John White Defeats Hartselle in City Softball League
John White routed Hartselle 11 to 3 as Earl Payne hit a grand slam in the first inning and Doss Cleveland limited Hartselle to five singles. Firestone edged National Guard 5 to 4 in a pitching duel as Ratliff tripleled and Freeman and Mullins pushed Firestone ahead before a late rally by National Guard.
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Jack Hartselle
Russell
Leeman Gibson
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Sims
Gibson
Doss Cleveland
Jerry Mitchell
Cassidy
Mize
Wallace
Ferrill Shipp
Frank Garner
Peters
Mitchell
Harold Weaver
Halbrooks
Wilson
Aubrey Free
Bob Freeman
McClanahan
B Team Planned For Decatur Raiders With Five to Six Games
Decatur Raiders head coach Shorty Ogle announced plans for a new B team this year with a five to six game schedule. Assistant Bill Isbell will help with the varsity and direct the B squad. Ogle, Aubrey Fuller and Isbell will attend a coaching school at the University of Alabama on August 15. The B team aims to build greater grid potential for next year when a new high school houses junior and senior grades. The Raiders open the 1949 schedule on September 16 against the Anniston Rams.
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Shorty Ogle
Decatur Raiders
Bill Isbell
Union University
Crossville High
Ogle
Aubrey Fuller
Isbell
University of Alabama
Decatur
Raiders
Anniston Rams
Come and Get Shoes for Riverside Football Squad
Coach Shorty Ogle announced that all boys who want football shoes to toughen their feet may obtain them next Saturday. Prospective squad members can pick up shoes at Riverside High dressing room from 12 to 1 30 P M.
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Shorty Ogle
Riverside High
Barons Hold First Place in Tight Southern Assn Race
In the Southern Association pennant chase 1949 Barons, led by Babe Barna with his 33rd and 34th homers, beat New Orleans 8-6 and 7-5 to stay atop the standings. Birmingham edged Memphis 8-7 as Harold Bamburger hit a key three run homer in the ninth. Chattanooga Lookouts upset Mobile 5-4, aided by Andrea s Fleitas triple. Little Rock swept Atlanta 13-3 behind a seven-run fourth, Hal Simpson and Jack Sanford fueling the rally. Nashville Vols, sparked by Barna, Sawatski, and Maudin homers, won 13-3 over Atlanta in the opener. Texas Dietz beat by Dietz. Bobo Holloman pitched nine for his 14th win as Nashville took the nightcap.
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Pets
Mobile Bears
Bears
Chattanooga Lookouts
Andres Fleitas
Tony Lorenzo
Junior Wooten
George Shuba
Little Rock
Atlanta Crackers
Travelers
Hal Simpson
Jack Sanford
Sanford
Neil Saulin
Crackers
Nashville
Barna
Carl Sawatski
Paul Maudin
Joe Damato
Vols
Pel
Lloyd Dietz
Bobo Holloman
Collosal Wins Clang Handicap at Washington Park
In Washington Park yesterday Collosal won the $23,500 Clang Handicap with Delegate second and Carrara Marble third. At Saratoga Springs the Greek Ship raced to victory by a nose in the Flash Stakes beating Detective and Stablemate More Sun as the Spa meeting opened before a crowd of 14,442.
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Collosal
Delegate
Washington Park
Saratoga Springs
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Detective
More Sun
U S Track Team Dominates Helsinki Dual Meet
U S track stars won seven of eleven events at Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, finishing strong in a decisive dual meet. In Goteborg, the U S team claimed four events but fell twice as Swedish rivals edged them for a split outcome.
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Goteberg
U S Amateur entries reach one thousand sixty in Rochester
The U S Golf Association released 1060 entries for the U S Amateur in Rochester New York set for August 29 to September 3. A Western Junior Golfers team beat an Eastern squad by nine to three at Medinah Country Club in Chicago.
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U. S.— Golf Association
Rochester
N. Y
Chicago
Medinah Country Club
Harmsworth speedboat trophy decided in runoff race
R. Stanley Dollar's Skip-A-Long won the Harmsworth speedboat trophy after Jack Schafer's Such Crust withdrew after the first of two scheduled laps. In New Jersey, Billy Talbert defeated Gil Shea 6-3 6-4 on day one of the Eastern Grass Courts Tennis championships.
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R. Stanley Dollar
Jack Schafer
South Orange
N. J
Billy Talbert
New York
Gil Shea
Los Angeles
Major League Baseball Scores From AP
The Associated Press reports NL games with New York defeating Chicago 11 to 3, Brooklyn and Pittsburgh tied 9 to 9, and Boston trouncing St Louis 8 to 1 in scheduled action.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Rende
National League
Philadelphia
Teen-Agers In Tourney Web
Nearly 200 teen-age golfers, all 19 and under, gathered at the Houston Club for the fourth annual Junior Chamber of Commerce National Junior Championship. The event features two 18 hole rounds today and tomorrow to determine 28 spots for Thursday’s championship match play, with notable contenders including defending champion Gene Littler and medalist hopefuls from Charleston, Rockford, Santa Monica, and Houston.
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Tex
Tom Matey
Warren
Ohio
Lincoln
Neb
Dick Forrester
Gene Littler
San Diego
Calif
Don Addington
Ernie Schneiter, Jr
Ogden
Utah
George Schneiter
Professional Golf Association
Bus Holscher
Santa Monica
Baseball Scores From Today’s Schedule
Boston defeated Cleveland 4 to 3 while St. Louis edged Washington 2 to 1 in a night of tight ballgames. No other games were listed on the schedule.
What They Did Bobby Thomson Giants Hit 11-3 Cubs
Bobby Thomson clouted a triple two doubles and a single to lead the New York Giants to an 11-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Thomson tallied the bulk of the offense with multiple hits as the Giants powered past Chicago.
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Associated Press
Bobby Thomson
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Miss North Carolina Baseball of 1949 Crowned
Baseball queen Janise Marvel of Carolina Beach North Carolina who was crowned Miss Lions International at a New York convention now adds the title Miss North Carolina Baseball of 1949 earned at the state semi pro tournament in Ian North Carolina AP Photo
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Janise Marvel
Carolina Beach
N. C
New York
North Carolina
Ian
College powers to face NCAA sanity code citations
Sports Roundup notes that about six dozen colleges subscribing to the NCAA “sanity code” will be cited August 12 for violations. The notices follow a College Athletic Commission meeting at New Castle New Hampshire, where the NCAA Compliance Committee expressed enthusiasm about current intercollegiate conditions.
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Joseph B. Kelley
Hugh Fullerton Jr
Boston
Chicago
College Athletic
Collegiate Athletics Face Fresh Summer League Scrutiny
Summer baseball has long troubled colleges and promoters. Two years ago Eastern College AA players were banned from the Northern League in Vermont and New Hampshire. Now colleges eye the Bor scht Basketball Circuit in the Catskills where many collegians hold waiter jobs while playing basketball.
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New Hampshire
Borscht
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Rog Kennedy arm draws praise from Red Sox crew
Red Sox players and coaches rate Cleveland outfielder Rog Kennedy as having a throwing arm equal to the best. They compare him to Bob Meusel and note Satchel Paige favors the fastball over the curve, stressing location and hitter adjustment.
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Cleveland
Rog Kennedy
Bob Meusel
Satchel Paige
Satch
Red Sox Rookie Maurie McDermott Receives Scholarship
Maurice McDermott a lanky left handed rookie known for his polish at Fenway Park accepted a scholarship by mail from a correspondence school. The 20 year old hurler left St Patrick High School Elizabeth New Jersey in June 1945 to pitch for Scranton Sox farm in the Eastern League and never earned his diploma.
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Red Sox
Hurler
Fenway Park
Maury
St. Patrick's High
Elizabeth
N. J
Scranton
Sox
Linescores for Pensacola Selma and related games
Summary of multiple baseball line scores from Pensacola and Selma with Heffernan Wilson and Wiles as pitchers, delays, and rain postponement at Montgomery. Includes Anniston Jackson and Dothager Blumenthal combinations, and Vicksburg Gadsden results with scores and inning breakdowns.
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Associated Press
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Selma
Heffernan
Wilson
Bowers
Wiles
Anniston
Jackson
Delay
Blumenthal
Cole
Lewis
Gadsden
Vicksburg
Meridian
Montgomery
Florence Raiders Ride In To Face Decatur Lions
Florence Raiders visit Decatur American Legion tonight at 8 P.M. After five meetings this year Florence leads 4-1 with only opening night loss at Legion Field. Buck Ramsay may start for Florence after a 4-3 ten inning win last week, while Coy Halbrooks or J E Michael will take the mound for Decatur. Legion Appreciation Night on Thursday features prize donations from local merchants as Acipeo visits to boost Decatur's bid to spoil the home crowd.
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Decatur
Decatur American Legion
Legion Field
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North Alabama
Tuscaloosa
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Baseball season leaders and stats snapshot
Batting and pitching leaders listed by team and player. Key figures include Dillinger and DiMaggio in batting, Williams and Stephens high in runs batted in and runs, Williams and Williams again for hits and home runs, Majeski and Vale for doubles and triples, Reynolds and Wynn for pitching, Trucks and Newhouser for strikeouts.
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DiMaggio
Boston
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Joost
Philadelphia
Stephens
Majeski
Mitchell
Clevland
Vale
Reynolds
New York
Wynn
Cleveland
Trucks
Detroit
Newhouser
Pitcher's Duel In Red Shield League
Kids ran over the Bantams 13 to 6 in the Junior Division. In the Senior League Hoyt Alvin allowed one hit and Paul Marion two as the Fighting Zoo beat the Wolverines 4 to 2 in a pitchers duel.
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Bantams
Fighting Zoo
Wolverines
Hoyt Alvin
Paul Marion
Jack Rabbits Jump Speeds Range When Frightened
Report notes jack rabbits can leap at speeds between 30 and 35 miles per hour when frightened, illustrating their quick fledgling bursts and alert behavior.
Dodgers Move Within Half Game Of Cardinals Lead
Brooklyn Dodgers shut out the Pirates 9-0 to pull within a half game of the St. Louis Cardinals in a tight National League race. Ralph Branca allowed four hits for his 2nd win, as Warren Spahn also pitched well for Boston in another key result. The St. Louis Browns beat the Senators 2-0, Karl Drews earning his fourth win. The New York Giants crushed the Cubs 11-3 to seize fourth place. Other games not scheduled.
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Red Sox
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Indians
Mel Parnel
Cleveland
Bob Lemon
Ted Williams
Inniseg
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Pirates
Ralph Kiner
Warren Spahn
Sauer
Bob Elliott
St. Louis Browns
Senators
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New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Falls 1 0 to Harrisburg Senators
The Philadelphia Athletics were held scoreless in a 1-0 defeat last night as they were blanked for 27 innings by major league opposition and then by the Harrisburg Senators of the Interstate League.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Harrisburg Senators
Southern Association Matchups Across Cities
Atlanta faces Little Rock while Birmingham meets Memphis and New Orleans travels to Nashville. Mobile plays Chattanooga in the southern association schedule with four city pairings listed for the week.
Winor League scores and regional standings update
Summary of multiple minor league and regional fixtures across the South region. Wins include New Orleans 6 5 and Little Rock 13 3, Birmingham 8, Augusta 8 over Greenville 3, Macon 4 over Jacksonville 1, and Carrollton 11 0. Other results note Opelika 6 and Griffin 4 with LaGrange 9. Savannah at Columbus rainout, plus Valley 6 Newnan 4 Tallassee 3 and Alex City 23 dollars (?)
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Jacksonville
Charleston
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Opel'ka
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Georgia Florida League Scores from Albany to Valdosta
Albany 2 Warterose 1 Americus 11 Moultrie 7 Thomasville 8 Valdosta 6 Tallahassee at Cordele train.
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