Dodgers sweep two games from Chicago 3 2 9 1
Dodgers win 3-2 and 9-1 over Chicago as Cincinnati and Boston split. Smith, Hamner homer powered Philadelphia pursuit of third place. Curt Simmons blanks St Louis for his 10th win and fifth shutout.
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Phillies
Athletics
Steve O'Neil
Jimmy Dykes
O'Neil
Phils
A’s
St. Louis
Curt Simmons
Dodgers
Giants
Chicago
Gran Hamner
Joe Presko
All-Star Softball Game Benefits Decatur Underprivileged Children
Decatur Jaycees announce an all star softball event at Legion Field on August 8 at 7 30 pm. The rained out City League game Wolver ine vs Southern Nut precedes the Civic League vs City League all stars. Proceeds fund shoes and clothing for needy children returning to school in September.
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Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Legion Field
Wolverine
Southern Nut
Civic League All Stars
City League
All Stars
Decatur
Bull Lea Tops Calumet as Best Money Maker
Calumet Farms top sire Bull Lea is highlighted as a premier money maker in racing history. The piece notes his 1936 Saratoga sale price of 14 000 dollars and from his progeny a lifetime earning near seven and a quarter million dollars, with a record 1 334 027 dollars earned in 1948.
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New York
Bull Lea
Calumet Farms
Calumet
Southern Association Results Snapshot
Yesterday results show Little Rock 11 to 3 over as Birmingham shutout 7 to 0. Memphis beat Atlanta 4 4 to 3 1. Mobile defeated Nashville 2 to 1 while New Orleans and Chattanooga played to a 5 5 tie and 4 8.
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Associated Press
Don Nicholas
Memphis
Atlanta
Nicholas
Cherry Lane
Sam Meeks
Chicks
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Lookouts
Pets
Mobile
Nashville
Little Rock
Travelers
Birmingham
Trays
Baron
Tommy O'Brien
Danny Ryan
Johnny Weiss
Barons
Today’s Schedule: Birmingham at Mobile Atlanta at New Orleans
The schedule lists three football matchups for today: Birmingham versus Mobile, Atlanta versus New Orleans, and Little Rock versus Memphis. All games appear as planned with no venue or time details provided.
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Birmingham
Mobile
Atlanta
New Orleans
Little Rock
Memphis
Baseball scores and postponements across majors
New York 6 6, St Louis 1 4. Detroit 6, Boston 0. Cleveland 4 2, Philadelphia 1 9. Washington 0, Chicago 0. Tie after eight innings in second game. rain postponed the later contest. New York at Washington remains the only scheduled game.
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago Nee
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Standings Snapshot From Early Baseball Scores
Pittsburgh leads 7 to 0 against New York with a second game ended early due to darkness. Brooklyn trails Chicago 3 to 9 while Boston dominates Cincinnati 7 to 0 and Philadelphia 6 to St Louis 0 shows a mismatch.
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Philadelphia
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Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Snead Aims For 275 As World Championship Opens
Sam Snead forecasts a 275 or better to win Tam O'Shanter's World Championship 90,000 prize. The Chicago event at Tam O'Shanter began with Snead posting a 271 after a rain delay to lead Tommy Bolt by eight strokes, Bolt finishing with 279 and 2,360 dollars.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Sam Snead
Tam O’shanter Country Club
Snead
Breeze
Tom
Tommy Bolt
Bolt
Durham
N. C
Olympic Games Bigger and Better Than Any Other
Ben Phlegar reports the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games set new records with 70 nations, 5,780 athletes, and Soviet Russia debuting. The United States led in golds with 41 to Russia’s 23, while overall events, participation, and length surpassed prior Games. The U S rallied on the final day to surge ahead in the medal tally.
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Ben Phlegar
Helsinki
Soviet Russia
Germany
Japan
United States
Singapore
Russia
Russia Claims Overall Point Victory In Olympic Games
The Soviet team declares an overall win with 494 points to 490.25 with seven points for first place in their reform of the scoring. Under standard scoring the United States led with 614 to 563. The Moscow papers cite a seven point first place system used in a British report on the 1948 games.
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Helsinki
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United States
N. Romanovy
Moscow
British Olympic Association
World Sports
White Way Beats Tanner 8-6 in Seventh Inning Rally
White Way won 8 to 6 over Tanner after breaking a 5 5 tie in the seventh inning. Hargrove singled and scored on a long fly for Tanner's final run. Whitten earned the win for White Way while Lewis took the loss. Next, White Way faces Mooresville Tuesday and Hartsville on Wednesday.
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Tanner
Hargrove
Whitten
Lewis
Mooresville
Hartselle
Pepsi Cola Defeats Legion 8 3 in Sunday Tilt
Pepsi Cola beat Morgan City Legion 8 to 3 as Marvin Breeding and George Burns powered the offense with a homer and two RBIs from Breeding. Fred Betterton allowed 10 hits with 10 strikeouts as Pepsi Cola turned five double plays and prepared for a Saturday doubleheader vs Union and Ebenezer.
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Homer
Marvin Breeding
George Burns
Morgan City Legion
Pepsi
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Fred Betterton
Cola
Betterton
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Quattlebaum
Alabama Grill
Jackie Freeman
Earl Benefield
Nash
Lester Ralph
Busbey
Johns
Bobby Smith
Gray
Parker
Pat Patterson
Sims
Walcott Seen As Man To Stop Marciano
Boxing commentators and promoters agree Rocky Marciano will face a strong test from Jersey Joe Walcott. They foresee a hard hitting, resilient challenger who could test Marciano's early career form, with odds suggesting a possible Walcott decision after 15 rounds.
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Marciano
New York
Rocky Marciano
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Rocky
Harry Matthews
Harry
Marviano
Matthews
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Jersey Joe
Brockton
Mass
Louis
Two ancient Greek eyes hold old diamonds in museum
Among the oldest known diamonds are two tiny stones set in the eyes of a 5th Century B C Greek statuette in the British Museum. The artifact highlights early gem use and classical artistry.
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British Museum
Rickey’s Pirates Sink Toward Last Place in MLB Standings
Pittsburgh general manager Branch Rickey, back from Canada, says little on a rumored Pirate meeting while facing a 76 loss 30 win season. Fans demand changes as attendance slips and calls for Meyer's or Rickey’s scalp grow louder after two wins over the Giants.
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New York Giants
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Pirate Brass
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Bue
League leaders and batting season highlights
The chart lists top performers across leagues with Fain and Robinson leading in runs, Fox and Musial securing most hits, and Doby Berra Sauer among homer leaders. Consuegra Shantz Roe provide top pitching records with striking averages and bases stolen by Jensen and Reese.
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Chicago
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Washington
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St. Louis
Sauer
Indians Aim for 32nd Win as Russellville Travels Here
Decatur hosts Russellville Tuesday in a single game as the Indians chase their 32nd win of the season. Ross Graham likely starts on the mound for Decatur. The Indians exploded for 14-1 over Huntsville Saturday with a big two man hitting display by Marvin Breeding and Jim Caudill, while Caudill drove in multiple runs and Meadows allowed five hits.
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Jimmy Caudill
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Troupe
Seixas to Captain United States in Davis Cup North Final
Vic Seixas will captain the US Davis Cup team in the North American zone final against Canada this weekend. He sails to Montreal with Herb Flam and Bob Perry to prepare for four days of drills. Seixas likely will pair himself and Flam in singles against Brendan Macken and Lorne Main.
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America
United States
Canada
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Herb Flam
Bob Perry
Seixas
Montreal
Flam
Brendan Macken
Lorne Main
Keene And Rube Wright In Grudge Match
Keene and Rube Wright square off in a two out of three falls bout at the Decatur Armory with a 90 minute limit. Garza Lozano predicts a win over Joe Corbett as the opening 60 minute bout features Keene versus Wright, each claiming the other caused a prior injury and a grudge tonight.
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Decatur Armory
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Corbett
Charles Keene
Rube Wright
Keene
Wright
Mike Miller
Birmingham league joins NBC as first non pro Alabama charter
The National Baseball Congress announces the chartering of its first non professional league from Alabama in the 1952 NBC. The Industrial YMCA League of Birmingham is chartered with eight clubs. Parker Austin serves as president and E W Barker as executive secretary, both Birmingham residents.
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National Baseball Congress Today
Alabama
Industrial Ymca League of
Birmingham
Parker Austin
E. W. Barker
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