Two Wins Highlight Wednesday City Softball League
VFW edged Hartselle 5 4 as the seventh inning produced two runs to clinch the opener while John White blanked State 4 0. Mick Garganus led VFW with three hits, Don Stevenson paced Hartselle, and Earl Payne worked four hits allowed by State while John White stranded four.
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VFW
Hartselle
John White
State
Mick Garganus
Red Kimbrell
Don Stevenson
Tommy Todd
Weaver
Burleson
Garganus
Hartselel
O. H. Burleson
Sonny Todd
Newlin
Mobile and Tuscaloosa meet for state championship
In Opalika Alabama on August 4 American Legion fans awaited a Mobile vs Tuscaloosa showdown for the state title. Mobile edged Tuscaloosa 2 to 1 to halt Tuscaloosa’s earlier 3-0 win, with Leslie Johansen pitching four hits and delivering clutch runs in the second inning. Belk and Foster starred for Tuscaloosa in a prior two-hitter performance, while a morning 1-0 Tuscaloosa win featured Belk on the mound and a single by Jimmy Walker.
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Opelika
Ala
American Legion
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Leslie Johansen
Tuscaloosans
Jerry Belk
Hohansen
Belk
Florence
Jimmy Walker
Tuskegee
Johansen
Risher
Foster
Hogan Named U S Ryder Cup Team Captain
Ben Hogan, famed golfer and 1948 player of the year, is selected as captain of the U S Ryder Cup squad for the Boston challenge match August 27 28 at Belmont Country Club. He will not play due to auto collision injuries but will help select the team for the matches in England September 16 17. Hogan previously captained the 1947 U S squad which beat Britain in Portland Oregon.
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Chicago
Ben Hogan
Professional Golfers’ Association
Hogan
U. S
Boston
Belmont Country Club
England
Texas
Britain
Portland
Ore
Barons Split With Travs in Southern Association Action
Nash ville Vols tie for league lead after Patterson’s last inning double drives 9 5 win over Mobile Beans. Travs shut out Barons 8 0 in opener, McKinney first win. Barons win 8 4 behind 17 hits. Pelicans erupt 14 7 over Lookouts. Chicks blank Crackers 4 0. Bears rally, Barna clears bases with go ahead double for Vols.
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PA . Patterson
Associated Press
Big Babe Barna
Nashville Vols
Mobile Beans
Vols
Birmingham Barons
Southern Association
Barons
Little Rock Travelers
Jack McKinney
McKinney
Travs
Little Rock
al Yayhan
New Orlean
Pelicans
Chattanooga Lookouts
Ralph Weigel
Bob Reid
Charley Glock
Dale Coogan
Pets
Roy Bueschen
Memphis Chicks
Atlanta Crackers
Crackers
Ralph Brown
Nashville
Bears
Bob Borkowski
Barna
Williams Leads 1940 American League Stats Roll
The Associated Press lists Williams of Boston atop batting with .344, runs with 98, and RBIs 107. DiMaggio of Boston and Dillinger of St. Louis join top marks in hits, Williams also leads in doubles with 28, while Mitchell and Dillinger pace triples. Wynn and Reynolds headline pitching with strong win totals and Newhouser trails in strikeouts.
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Williams
Boston
DiMaggio
Dillinger
St. Louis
Joost
Philadelphia
Stephens
Majeski
Mitchell
Cleveland
Baseball Leaderboard Fragments Highlight Brooklyn Stars
Robinson leads batting with .365 and 141 hits for Brooklyn while Hodges drives 79 RBIs and Reese posts 84 runs. Thomson and Thomson tied for hits, Musial and Ennis share triples, and Spahn and Branca top strikeout and win records across the leagues.
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Robinson
Brooklyn
Slaughter
St. Louis
Reese
Hodges
Thomson
New York
Jones
Philadelphia
Musial
Ennis
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Gordon
Sewell
Branca
Spahn
Boston
Californians Dominate Open in Jaycee Junior Golf
California’s Gene Littler led the defending champions to a team title as the National Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament opened in Houston. Littler fired a 36 hole 137, with four Californians among the five low medalists, as California posted 566 points to Illinois and Texas tied for second at 606. Casper of Chula Vista was three behind Littler, while Dunn and Holscher trailed. Match play runs through Saturday with finals Sunday.
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Houston
Tex
California
Gene Littler
San Diego
Dean Lind
Rockford
Ill
William Casper
Chula Vista Calif
Casper
Houston Country Club
Littler
Bob Atkinson
Portland, Ore
John Jones
Nampa
Idaho
S. E. Line scores Pensacola and Selma games
Baseball action reports from Pensacola Selma Anniston Meridian Gadsden and Vicksburg with multiple games including scores 3 16 4 0 etc. Kirkland Wilson Walker Wiles Bird Blumenthal Kennon Britt Trans Brunke Hayward Demoran Riesco Rapacki King Hayes Bandoch Cardey Guice Brandoch noted across first second games and doubleheaders.
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Pensacola
Selma
Kirkand
Wilson
Walker
Wiles
Meridian
Montgomery
Ferguson
Hayward
Chuka
Gadsden
Vicksburg
Cardey
King
Guice
Brandoch
Dom DiMaggio Seeks 56 Game Major Record Tie
Dominic DiMaggio sparking the Red Sox with a 30 game hitting streak since June 29. He must hit in 26 more to tie his brother Joe's 56 game major league mark set in 1941. He has hit .357 with extra-base hits as Boston trails the Yankees by six games. Ellis Kinder's 14 strikeouts fueled a 9-3 win over the Browns as New York and Cleveland won, while St Louis and Brooklyn held NL leads.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Dominic DiMaggio
Joe
Boston Red Sox
Little Professor
Big
NiMandala
Tvaeae
RGU
Ted Williams
Sox
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Ellis Kinder
St. Louis Browns
Boston
Detroit
Indians
Washington
Cliff Mapes
Bobby Brown
Joe DiMaggio
Yanks
Tommy Byrne
Hank Biasatti
Connie Mack
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Howie Pollet
New York Giants
Dave Koslo
Ken Raffensberger
Fighting Zoo Looms Over Wolverines in Red Shield Action
The Fighting Zoo trounced the Wolverines 10 to 0 in Red Shield League Senior Loop play. In the other race, the Ozark Kids defeated the Fairview Scouts 19 to 4 to widen their lead. A watermelon cutting will be held Friday Aug 5 at 7 p.m. in Delano Park, with all Red Shield League boys invited and melons provided.
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Fighting Zoo
Red Shield
Wolverines
Snior
Ozark Kids
Fairview Scouts
Red Shield Boys Club Committee
Delano Park
Tigers To Play Sunday Tigers In Nashville Doubleheader
The Montgomery Tigers face New Era Johns of Nashville in a Sunday doubleheader with first pitch at 2 p.m. Reserved seats are available for white fans. Bus service will depart Vine and McCartney at 1:15 and 1:40, then to the East End ark and the ball park.
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Montgomery Tigers
Era Johns
Nashville
Vine
Japanese swimmers to compete in U S AAU meet
Roundup notes six Nippon swimmers including Hironoshin Furuhashi and Shiro Hashizuma will compete at the United States AAU swimming and diving championships in Los Angeles August 17 to 19. Promoter Jimmy McHugh sought approval from Truman and MacArthur, who blessed the plan.
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Bob Myers
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Los Angeles
Japan
United States
Hironoshin Furushashi
Jimmy McHugh
Truman
MacArthur
McHugh
Furuhashi
Shiro Hashizuma
Young
Jimmy McLane
America
Yoshijiro Hamaguchi
Sumio Tanaka
Shuichi Murayama
Shiegeyuki Murayama
Louie Kamperini
University of Southern California
Regional baseball scores from Southern and Georgia leagues
Southern Association results include Atlanta 6 0 over Memphis 3 4 and New Orleans 14 over Chattanooga 7 in 11 innings. Georgia State League shows Dublin 11 Vidalia Lyons 8 and Tifton 9 Fitzgerald 1, with Eastman at Sparta postponed. Georgia Florida League features Moultrie 15 Cordele 10 and Waycross 9 Valdosta 0, plus Thomasville 3 1 Tallahassee 1 5. Southeastern League notes Jackson 11 5 Anniston 5 4 in 2 games and Meridian 1 2 Montgomery 0 1.
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Douglas
Baxley-Hazelhurst
Dublin
Vidalia-Lyons
Tifton
Fitzgerald
Eastman
Sparta
Moultrie
Cordele
Thomasville
Tallahassee
Waycross
Valdosta
Albany
Americus
Jackson
Anniston
Meridian
Montgomery
Pensacola
Selma
Vicksburg
Gadsden
Appreciation Night in Decatur Honoring Legionnaires
Acipco faces Decatur tonight as Decatur hosts Appreciation Night with 200 prizes donated by local merchants and fans. James G. Sanders hosts. Legion players will draw for prizes, and every regular receives one. Acipco, tied for top in the Central Division, seeks to spoil Decatur’s crowd, following a 4-0 win over Stockham Pipe.
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Decatur
Legionnaires
Premiee
FAS
James G
Sanders
Legion
Acipco
Birmingham
A. Pipe
Decature
Stockham Pipe
Schedulable matchups list for 1960s teams
The excerpt lists pairings including New Orleans versus Chattanooga Birmingham versus Little Rock Atlanta versus Memphis Mobile versus Nashville. The item reads as a fragment of a sports schedule with multiple city matchups and no results.
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Southern Association
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Mobile
Nashville
Aldridge duo opens sporting goods store in Bradenton
William L. Aldridge Sr. and son launch a Bradenton sporting goods shop after his retirement in Dunn North Carolina. They showcase a patented bait jail for live bait with a metal rectangular container and flexible arms fitting into slotted steel holders on boats. The device keeps bait alive by submergence and water flow while at anchor or underway.
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Bradenton
Fla
William L. Aldridge
Dunn, N. C
Talbert Triumphs In Eastern Grass Court Match
Top seed Billy Talbert beat Jack Tuero 3 6 6 2 6 2 in the third round of the Eastern Grass Court Championships. In New York Alrick Man Jr, U S Davis Cup captain, said Ted Schroeder would be available to help defend the trophy.
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South U
Angn
N. J
Billy Talbert
Jack Tuero
Mratch
New York
Alrick Man, Jr
U.S
Ted Schroeder
Horse Races See Wins and Illinois Night Racing Law
Calumet Farm's Re Armed wins at Washington Park in the $20 000 added George Woolf Memorial with a $6 60 payout. Rippey captures $10 000 added Ocean Handicap at Monmouth Park with a $4 60 payoff. Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson signs law permitting night thoroughbred racing.
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Chicago
Calumet Farm
Washington Park
George Woolf
Oceanport
J—Rippey
Monmouth Park
Ilinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York Merger Forms 18 Club NBA
The National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America merged to form an 18 club circuit to be known as the National Basketball Association.
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New York
National — Basketball League
Basketball Association of America
National Basketball Association
Duke Snider Drives Dodgers Past Pirates in 10-5 Win
Duke Snider drove in five runs with a homer a double and a single as Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 10-5. Ken Raffensberger and Ellis Kinder combined on a 2-0 shutout of the Phillies with two hits for Raffensberger and Kinder striking out 14 in relief as the Browns won their 12th game, 9-3.
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Associated Press
Duke Snider
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Ken Raffensberger
Reds
Ellis Kinder
Red Sox
Raffensberger
Phillies
Kinder
St. Louis
Browns
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