Legionnaires Edge Florence Raiders in tight 7 6 win
Decatur American Legion rallied from behind to beat Florence 7-6. Curtis earned the win with Halbrooks finishing, while Red Caudill and McMurtrie led with doubles and multi hit games. John Johns stole bases and sparked Decatur’s late offense as Sessler and Suggs added key hits.
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Decatur American Legion
Florence
Decatur
Halbrooks
Curtis
Coy Halbrooks
Suggs
Red Caudill
Legion
McMurtrie
Chick Sparkman
Raider
Halloway
Thee
Freeman
Riley
Jimmy Johns
Charley
Jone
Red
Davis
Howard Curtis
Johns
Sessler
Richard
Bates
Lesster
Bill Freeman
Claude McMurtrier
Decatur Légionnaires
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Pounders
Legion Appreciation
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Redding
Killen
Challenger
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Wee
E. Caudill
Décatur
Barons And Vols Win In Doubleheader Action
The Mobile Bears swept Chattanooga Lookouts 4-0 and 4-2 to claim third in the Southern Association standings as Ken Olson and Pete Wolfe spun five-hit shutouts. Nashville Vols beat New Orleans 5-4 and 4-5 with Joe Damato homering twice, including a game winner in the fifth. Birmingham Barons and Memphis Chicks opened a six-game win streak for Birmingham as Jim McDonald won his 12th. Little Rock Travelers beat Atlanta Crackers 6-5 on Hal Simpson’s ninth-inning run. Al Piechota pitched into the fifth without a hit before the Cracker bats broke through.
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Associated Press
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Chattanooga Lookouts
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Ken Olson
Lookouts
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Joe Damato
Nashville Vols
New Orleans Pelicans
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Tony Jacobs
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Pels
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Memphis
Chicks
Jim McDonald
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McDonald
Little Rock Travelers
Atlanta Crachers
Hal Simpson
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Little Rock
al Piechota
Dixon sweeps 100 meters and hurdles in Finland meet
In Helsinki Craig Dixon of Los Angeles won the 100 meter dash and the high hurdles as a U K team defeated Finland. In Copenhagen American track forces won seven events in a meet against a picked Denmark team.
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Finland
Craig Dixon
Los Angeles
U. K
Copenhagen
Denmark
Talbert defeats Trabert in Grass Courts third round
Top seed William Talbert bested Tony Trabert to advance to the third round of the Eastern Grass Courts championships in South Orange New Jersey.
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South Orange
N. J
William Talbert
Tony Trabert
Blanket finish seals Wilson Mile at Saratoga for Manyunk
Manyunk edged Donor and Wine List in a tight finish to win the Wilson Mile at Saratoga. Jimmy Creed pulled from Thursday’s Nassau pace withdrew after entering the $50,000 two mile event. Lusty Long won the Dean Han Roosevelt Raceway trot in 206 3-5 at odds of 3.70.
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N.Y
Manyunk
Saratoga
Donor and Wine List
Westbury
N. Y
Jimmy Creed
Nassau
Dean Han- Roosevelt
National cub junior skeet title won by Angelo Sticola
In Dallas Texas Angelo Sticola of Tampa Florida captured the national cub junior skeet championship with a 97 of 100 score.
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Dallas
Tex
Angelo Sticola
Tampa, Fla
Hodges Delivers 16th Homer In Dodgers 5 2 Win
Gil Hodges hit his 16th home run and doubled driving in three as the Dodgers defeated the Pirates 5 2. Sheldon Jones allowed only three singles in the Giants 3 6 win over the Cubs. Other notes list runs batted in, doubles, stolen bases, and pitching figures for the day with Curtis winning and Halloway taking the loss.
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Associated Press
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sheldon Jones
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rex Barney
Cincinati Reds
Philadelphia Phils
New York Giants
John White Wins Over VFW To Move Into Second Spot
John White edged VFW 8 to 7 in six innings to seize second place as Leeman Gibson scored on a close play in the seventh. Evans 12, Firestone 2. Evans built a big lead with a five-run burst in the fifth and coasted after holding Firestone to three hits.
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VFW
Leeman Gibson
Ray Love
Tommy Todd
Travis Callahan
Gardner
Jonn White
Noel Teague
Doss
Cleveland
Mize
Russell
Sims
Sanders
Burleson
Gibson
Evans
Firestone
Harpe
Dick Wilson
Roy Freeman
Long
Smith
Charles Smith
Payne
Newlin
Notre Dame and SMU to Lose This Fall Says Coaches
HOT SPRINGS Ark Aug 3 Two college coaches Frank Leahy of Notre Dame and Matty Bell of SMU predict losses this season citing seven departed regulars tough schedule and thin depth Leahy warns Notre Dame may be five and six deep Bell expects three or four defeats but calls Dec 3 Dallas game a likely great contest
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Ark
Toney
Frank Leahy
Matty Bell
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Leahy
Bell
Walker
Southern Methont University
Fighting Irish
Mustangs
North Carolina
SMU
Smearin
Matty
Gil Johnson
Johnson
Irish
Dallas
Union City Gets Rudy York as Greyhounds Manager
Union City Tenn Aug 3 Rudy York 37 year old former Boston slugger will take over Friday as manager of the fifth place Union City Greyhounds of the Kitty League York who played first base for the Class D Greyhounds succeeds on y Rensa who was released yesterday Club officials said York came to terms by telephone yesterday from his home in Cartersville Ga Gold has been in use for some 6 000 years
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Tenn
Rudy York
Boston Red Sox
Union City Greyhounds
York
Greyhounds
Ony Rensa
Cartersville
Friday Night Baseball Summary at Local Park
John White sparked a comeback as VFW edged Firestone 8 7 after trailing four runs. Evans overwhelmed Firestone 12 2 in six innings with Teague and Cleveland homering for the winners while Ray Love homered for Firestone. White again fought from behind twice to secure the win.
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VFW
Evans
Firestone
Teague
Cleveland
Ray Love
Racing duel of Buzfuz and Lets Dance spans victories and returns
Story traces seven-year-old geldings Buzfuz and Lets Dance from nearly failed juveniles to top sprinters. Buzfuz earned 263340 on 102 starts. Lets Dance 162245 on 93 starts. Once split from Sunshine Stable, Lets Dance now belongs to Chappell then Rosen, while Buzfuz remains a major graded performer entering Oceanport Handicap at Monmouth Park.
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Fred Hayden
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Buzfuz
Vance
Lets Dance
Miami
Fla. Sunshine
Dan Chappell
Mose Rauzin
Chappell
Florida
Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
Rauzin
Joe Rosen
Hialeah Park
Bob Robertson
R. D. Patterson
Dan
Buzzuz
Buzzer
Oceanport
Monmouth Park
Belmont Park
John D. Hertz
Albert Warner
Santa Anita
Buzfutz
Baseball Evening Matchups Across The League
Detroit visits New York while St. Louis plays Boston and Chicago hosts Philadelphia in night games. Cleveland meets Washington in a second night showdown as the American League slate unfolds with key intra league contests.
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New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit Tigers Gain Slim Pennant Hope After Yankees Beatdown
Detroit pulled within seven and a half games of the AL lead after a 10-2 rout of the Yankees. Hal Newhouser notched his 11th win in relief of a 14-hit Tiger attack that chased Allie Reynolds early. The day also saw wins by the Indians, Red Sox, Athletics, Cardinals, Dodgers, Reds, and Giants as pennant races tighten across leagues.
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Yankees
Indians
Red Sox
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Newhouser
Allie Reynolds
Washington
Early Wynn
St.Louis
Aes Ns
de DiMaggio
Vern Stephens
Ned Garver
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Tech Star To Lead Buffalo Bills This Year
Buffalo Bills coach R Lawson announced former Georgia Tech star Jim Stilt will be the No 1 quarterback this season. He was chosen over Yale's Tex Furse and Forest's Tony DiToma. George Ratterman, last year's starter, did not return to the Bills.
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Jim $Til
Georgia Tech
Buffalo Bills
R. Lawson
Yale
Tex Furse
the Forest
Tony di Toma
George Ratterman
Bills
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