Biggest Turnout At Games In Alabama Park Doubleheader
The crowd packed Alabama Park for a Sunday doubleheader as the Decatur Blue Devils beat Dallas 2-1 in the opener then battled 1-1 with the Decatur Vols in a long duel halted at 6 o clock by the blue law. Ogle and Sheats each fanned seven but Sheats walked seven.
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Armory to Host Chicago Decatur Boxing Clash
A Chicago Glovers team meets the Decatur Boys Club at the Armory in a high profile boxing card. Rogers of 138 pounds faces Drol of 145 pounds with Glenn matching weight gap and courage. The bill features Bill Telford vs Andy, Jimmy Auderbach, Aaron Kephart, Jim Winkle and Wilson Campbell as top bouts.
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Baseball Scores From The AP Its American League Results
American Louis defeated New York 6 to 5 and 11 to 6 while Boston beat Philadelphia 3 to 4 and Chicago routed Washington 9 to 1. In the National League New York 5 to 4 and 10 to 4 split, Chicago 2 to 5 and Cincinnati 0 to 0. St Louis 6 to 6. Southern league Atlanta 0 to 1 and New Orleans 6 to 2, Little Rock 3 to 1, Nashville 0 to 3.
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Pitching subjects tangled in a day of standout hurling
Baseball highlights center on pitchers who shut down foes and carried teams. Johnny Niggeling and Bob Harris of the St. Louis Browns silenced the New York Yankees in a doubleheader 6-2 and 5-0, with DiMaggio hitless in the first game. Bob Feller won his 20th for Cleveland, Ted Lyons blanked Washington, and other aces fueled wins across the league.
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Three Arrests as Raids Net Moonshine Seizure
Raids at three houses Saturday led to three arrests and 52 pints of moonshine whiskey. Deputies B. C. Pittman and Bibb Humphrey conducted the operations. Those detained were charged with violating the prohibition law.
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Tennis finals near as rain delays ease in net event
The men's singles reach quarter finals with several close finishes. David White beat Ed Davis in straight sets 6-1 6-4 while Sanford Cox beat Julian Bibb 6-1 6-4 after a 3-1 start for Cox. Joe Hughes edged Ted Hine 6-4 7-5 as Lee Billions ousted Carl F. Conley. Several women have begun singles play led by Anne Johnston and Jean Hale among favorites.
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Bud Pailcone
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Ted Hine
Anne Johnston
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Louise Kirkpatrick
Virginia P. Calvin
Frances Vaughn
Craig Wood Dominates Golf World In 72-Hole Victory
Craig Wood, at age 39, defeats Vic Ghezzi 5 and 4 in a special 72 hole match to claim an unofficial world championship and win 2500 dollars. He seeks the triple after wins at the National Open and Masters and later heads to Rochester Times Union tournament in mid August.
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Buck Morrow Dominates Crackers In Twin Bill Victory
Buck Morrow of Chattanooga pitched the iron man role and beat the Atlanta Crackers 5-0 and 10-1 on six hits. Hal Manders of Knoxville shut out Nashville 4-0 in the first game, as the Vols won 3-1 in the second. New Orleans split with Birmingham 13-3 and 6-5 to stay ahead by two games. Memphis twice defeated Little Rock 6-3 and 2-1, dropping the Travelers to the cellar.
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Schedule of Today's NBA Games Across Several Cities
The card lists matchups including New York at Washington and Brooklyn, Philadelphia at Boston, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, St. Louis at Chicago, New Orleans at Birmingham, Atlanta at Chattanooga, and Memphis at Little Rock.
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Fort Smith No Hits Topeka 1-0 In Western Association
Niel Saulia pitched Fort Smith to a no hit no run victory over Topeka in the Western Association, marking the second time this season he shut out the Topeka bats. The lone run came in the bottom of the game.
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Rip Sewell suffers tough break in hard luck loss
Pip Sewell, aiming for his eleventh win, pitched nine scoreless innings against the New York Giants before a two run tenth spoiled a 2 0 game. Hal Schumacher outpitched him as Sewell took the loss.
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Government opens probe into scrap metal price abuses
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced a Justice Department inquiry into monopolistic price practices in the scrap iron and steel trade. The FBI and antitrust division will probe alleged subsidies and hoarding by about 15 large brokers controlling 90 percent of scrap purchases, threatening defense steel production.
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Adult Education Teachers To Meet In Morgan Madison Cullman
An adult education teachers meeting for instructors in Morgan Madison and Cullman counties is set for Friday August 8 at the Wilson Avenue center. About 15 teachers are expected to attend starting 10 45 a m Miss Mary C Glover assistant state supervisor will be present and Prof Irwin J Quinn Morgan county education superintendent will deliver the principal address at 2 p m.
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Revival to Begin at Belle Mina
The Belle Mina Methodist church starts a revival August 10 at 11 00 a m and 7 45 p m with Rev 8 A Balch of Walnut Grove church Bessemer preaching daily Bible study for children and youth at 9 30 am led by Rev J R Rush. Local communities are urged to attend.
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Three Slain in Robbery at Seattle Nightclub
A gunman opened fire in a dingy Seattle nightclub before daybreak, killing three men and wounding seven, including two police officers. The shooter, 28 year old James Green, admitted planning a holdup and identified himself after being wounded and restrained.
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Mauriello Lesnevich bout chatter and Giants Barna talks
Eddie Brietz notes intrigue around Tami Mauriello in training for the light heavy title fight with Gus Lesnevich. He mentions Mauriello’s single light heavyweight start and invites readers to draw conclusions. The Giants seek Babe Barna from Minneapolis now, and the Dixie Pro Football League sets a $500 monthly salary limit.
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Dual Norfolk and Columbus Teams Share Baseball Ties
The two Norfolk towns serve as Yankee farm system affiliates while the two Columbus locations operate under the Cardinal chain, illustrating parallel city-name pairings in major league affiliations.
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Last official act of Ted Mann names Lach for All-America
Ted Mann, Duke publicity chief before resigning to join the naval reserve, nominated Steve Lach the backfield star for the All-America. Georgie Abrams’ manager Chris Dundee’s sister, aged 50, cheered Georgie’s victory over Billy Loose and then went to the hospital to have a baby.
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Detroit Free Press notes fan criticism of Clark Griffith pricing
In Stafford Detroit Free Press reports ball fans in Washington criticize owner Clark Griffith for setting fixed prices on players. Reportedly $200,000 to sell and $7,500 waiver price to buy, prompting debate among fans.
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Matured cotton boll found on H. D. Bynum farm near Courtland
A fully matured cotton boll was brought to The Daily office by Paul Davis. The boll was found Saturday on the H. D. Bynum farm near Courtland. Davis said it was the earliest matured cotton he had ever heard of.
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Three die aboard freight train near Tampa
On Saturday in Florida a freight train incident killed Monte F. Brown 61 vice president of the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce Gus Golmatos 48 a bartender and John Linder a bystander.
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