Jacksonville Ace Is Winner at Gunterville Motorboat Races
Mabry Edwards dominated the fourth annual event winning three firsts and a third across Class B and Class C heats, with a pair of Class A top finishes. Final results list multiple drivers from Jackson Mississippi to Chattanooga Tennessee and St. Louis Missouri among others.
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Guntersville
Mabry Edwards
Jackson- Edwards
Bob Meyer
Kansas City
Kans
Leblanc
Jackson
Miss
Jim Matlock
Knoxville
Tenn
Bob Goodlett
Nashville
John Pittman
Meyer
Jacksonville
Fla
A Goodlett
Pittman
Edwards
Steve Ganther
St. Louis
Thomas Hagood
Orlando
Fila
Barney Thomas
St. Cloud
Ganther
Hagood
Leonard Casella
St. Augustine
Georgia Florida standings and postponed games in wet weather
Standings show Georgia Florida Waycross 13 Albany 10. Rain caused postponements with Valdosta at Americus and Tallahassee at Cordele delayed due to wet grounds. Only games scheduled are listed.
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Georgia-Florida
Albany
Valdosta
Americus
Tallahassee
Cordele
Chicks Climb To 3rd Place In Doubleheader Wins
The Memphis Chicks moved to third in the Southern Association by sweeping Little Rock 9 to 3 and 2 to 1. Nashville fell to fourth after two losses to Chattanooga Lookouts. Harrell Toones and Jack McKinney earned victories as Atlanta led the circuit with a twinbill sweep of Birmingham. Tonight’s schedule features Atlanta at Mobile and Nashville at Little Rock.
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Boston
New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Little Rock
Mobile
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Nashville
Uth Atlantic Macor
Jacksonville
Columbia
Columbus
Charleston
Greenville
Augusta
Savannah
Associated Press
Memphis Chicks
Southern Association
Vols
Chattanooga Lookouts
Lookouts
Harrell Toones
Jack McKinney
Mobile Bears
New Orleans Pets
Atlanta Crackers
Brmin Am
Yesterday's Stars Rally in Baseball Showdowns
Billy Herman drove in the winning runs in both Braves victories over the Cubs 6-5 and 6-4. Howie Schultz doubled and scored the decisive run in the Dodgers 5-4 win over the Reds in 14 innings. Murray Dickson and Jim Tabor led separate games, Dickson blanking the Phils 7-0 in the opener and Tabor hitting a 12th inning homer to beat the Cards 3-2. Bill Bevens held the Indians 2-0 with four hits. Bobby Doerr drove in seven as the Red Sox beat Hal Newhouser and the Tigers.
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Billy Herman
Braves
Cubs
Howie Schultz
Dodgers
Reds
Murray Dickson
Cards
Jim Tabor
Phils
Dickson
Tabor
Bill Bevens
Yankees
Indians
Bobby Doerr
Red Sox
Hal Newhouser
Joe Medwick
Philadelphia Phillies
Redbirds
Murty Dickson
Howie Poiret
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
Mike Budnick
Monte Kennedy
Pirates
Frank Gustine
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
White Sox
Ed Smith
Frank Papish
Washington Senators
Tom Ferrick
St. Louis Browns
Puneetees Athletics
Ingalls and Leighton Split Weekend Baseball Showdowns
Ingalls Shipbuilders beat Cullman 12-2 as Graf Hart's Bearcats fall for the 14th time this season. Leighton edges Decatur 2-0 to even the series at one game each. Ramsey vs Manahan highlighted the mound matchups.
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Decatur
Ingalls Shipbuilders
Cullman
Blue Devils
Leighton
Ingalls
Graf Hart
Bearcats
Frank Knoblockl
Ramsey Vs
Manahan
Carlos
Buck” Ramsey
John Manahan
Ramsey
Floyd Briscoe
H. L
Shorty” Ogle
Dennison Rice
Robert Hudson
Bearcat
Douglas Presnell
Fliers Power Past Selma in Southeast League Twinbill
Pensacola Fliers swept Selma with 11–2 and 4–0 wins as the league leaders showed strong hitting and solid pitching. Hadley and Hendrix held opponents to a few hits, while Selma’s Pietnak struggled in the opener. Anniston and Vicksburg split their doubleheader. Montgomery’s game was washed out.
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Associated Press
Selmas Cloverleafs
Pensacola Fliers
Fliers
Selma
Pietnak
Hendrix
Pensacola
Hadley
Anniston
Vicksburg
Rams
Gadsdé
Jackson Senators
Montgomery
Meridian
Wade
Vicks
Burtschy
Kallaher
Knowles
Jackson
Senators
Vanleiden
Gadsden
McClure
Thompson
Heller
Reforms Near in MLB labor talks as players push for contracts
Major league baseball players and owners moved toward contract reform in New York as player reps from both leagues presented platforms backed by Commissioner Chandler. Talks address minimum salaries from 5 000 to 5 500 dollars, pension plans, sprung training costs, and improved working conditions ahead of a policy committee session before Labor Day.
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New York
Major League Baseball
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Chandler
New York Yankees
Pro golfers face ten tourneys left on busy schedule
Touring professionals will play ten major events through late October. Fred Corcoran says the Canadian Open in Winnipeg offers 10 000 in prizes, followed by the PGA championship in Portland. Other stops include Los Angeles Nashville Memphis Dallas Fort Worth Montgomery Knoxville and Richmond with 10000 prize lists.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Fred Corcoran
Professional Golfers Association
Winnipeg
Canada
Portland
Ore
Los Angeles
Calif
Nashville
Tenn
Memphis
Senn
Dallas
Texas
Fort Worth
Montgomery
Ala
Knoxville
Richmond
Schoolboy Rowe Injured Fielding Grounder for Phillies
Philadelphia August 5. Pitcher Schoolboy Rowe pulled a groin muscle while chasing a ground ball in the ninth inning against St. Louis. He was carried off on a stretcher to Jefferson hospital. the injury sidelines him for an indeterminate period. Erv Dusek’s hit tied the game 2-2. Philadelphia won 3-2 in 12 innings with a Tabor homer. Rowe’s season record stands at 11–4.
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Dennison Rice
Cullman
Lamar Gurganus
Ingalls
Rice
Robert Hudson
Hudson
Bettinger
Presnell
Herb McElroy
Decatur
Gurganus
Gervis Moore
Hudson Sheats
Pressnell
Moore
Lee Watson
James Sparkman
Philadelphia
Schoolboy Rowe
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Jefferson Hospital
Rowe
Erv Dusek
Dusek
St. Louis
Phils
Tabor
Rosefish Known by Several Common Names
Rosefish are described as having about six alternate names such as ocean perch and Norway haddock.
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Norway
Rosefish give birth to live young in contrast to most fish
The article notes that rosefish in Canada reproduce by bearing live young rather than laying eggs. It also mentions that ice cream production in Italy may have begun as early as 1600, highlighting early dairy innovations.
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Canada
Italy
Sports Roundup Highlights Record Revisions and Humorous Notes
A roundup noting Rube Waddell’s 1904 strikeout record corrected to 347, with Bobby Feller needing 101 to tie. It also recalls Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret banter about Sam’s hat, and Lip Durocher’s stance on Eddie Stanky. Oklahoma football publicity hints the Sooners’ schedule differs from classic listings with Bob Fenimore at Oklahoma A&M.
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Ape Rae
Hug’erton, Jr
New York
Rube Waddell
Bobby Feller
Sam Snead
Jimmy Demaret
Sam
St. Andrew’s
Bing Crosby
Brooklyn
Oklahoma U
Sooners
Glenn Davis
Doc Blanchard
Oklahoma A. & M
Bob Fenimore
Attendance Surges as Yankees Win and Crowds Break Records
The scoreboard tells of a Sunday double header at Cleveland Municipal Stadium with 75,959 in attendance, a new city record, though Feller left early with a back muscle strain. The Yankees edged Cleveland 2 0 in the opener before rain halted the second game. Boston and Brooklyn also posted wins in heavy action across the league.
Ransom Beats Little In Open Golf Showdown For 10 000
Henry Ransom of Houston captured $2 000 for winning the St. Paul Open golf championship with a record-breaking finish by carding six under par 66 to share the lead with Lawson Little of Monterey in a one stroke victory. Little earned $1 000 for second place while Frank Stranahan led the amateurs with a 286.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Henry Ransom
Houston
Texas
Lawson Little
Monterey
Calif
Ransom
Little
Dick Metz
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Major League Leaders by League in 1945 Baseball Stats
National League leading batters and pitchers include Walker of Brooklyn hitting .378 with 135 hits and 78 RBIs in a season where Musial of St. Louis posts 142 hits and 81 RBIs. Slaughter leads RBIs with 81, Mize tops homers with 52, and Dickson of St. Louis is 10 3 as a top pitcher. American League leaders feature Vernon batting .357 with 136 hits, Williams of Boston 105 runs and 97 RBIs, Pesky 139 hits, Williams 29 home runs, and Newhouser 20 4 with Ferriss 18 4 as top pitchers.
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Brooklyn
Hopp
Boston
Musial
St. Louis
Mize
New York
Slaughter
Holmes
Kinner
Pittsburgh
Reiser
Haas
Cincinnati
Dickson
Rowe
Phillies
Vernon
Washington
Williams
Pesky
Doerr
Spence
Lewis
Edwards
Cleveland
Greenberg
Detroit
Case
Stirnweiss
Newhouser
Ferriss
Baseball stat leaders and season totals listed
Home runs Ellis Atlanta 10 Pawelek Nashville 10. Runs Batted In Neill Birmingham 98. Stolen bases Layden New Orleans 21 Wooten Chattanooga 21. Double plays New Orleans 136. Diamonds get their luster from their ability to break up light. In Canada hardly any soya beans are grown commercially outside Ontario.
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Ellis
Atlanta
Pawelek
Nashville
Neill
Birmingham
Layden
New Orleans
Wooten
Chattanooga
Canada
Ontario
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