Ardmore West Limestone Open Season Tonight
Ardmore West Limestone open season tonight with three injuries cited by Coach Cooper and Coach Richter predicting lineup changes. Ardmore’s starters include Camp, Tillery, Magnusson and Young while West Limestone leans on Banks and Lemay with veteran center Lauderdale. The Tanner Elk game and Ardmore Elkmont clash headline the Limestone County football night.
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Cooper
Jackie Bottoms
Bobby Young
Jimmy Hogan
Indians
Ardmore
Jim Magnusson
Elzie Tillery
Sonny Hodges
Jim Haney
Sam Biggerstaff
Larry Foster
Sam Reyer
Kenneth Camp
Bill Daly
Marshall Thornton
Magnusson
Tillery
Hodges
Haney
Foster
Camp
Young
Tommy Smith
Leroy Banks
Todtersian
Byron Lemay
West Limestone
Richter
Wildcats
Limestone County
Tanner
Elkpay
Elkmont
Owls
Don Lauderdale
Charles Dildine
Billy Hargrove
Milton Holt
Charles Elrod
Douglas Hardiman
Wade Bates
Joe Young
Baseball Fun Show At Legion Field Decatur Saturday Night
Ed Hamman the popular baseball clown brings his 1955 bag of tricks to Legion Field Decatur aided by King Tut and Spec Bebop. They host Indianapolis Clowns Negro American League champions against the crack New York Black Yankees.
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Ed Hamman
Funnyman King Tut
Stooge
Spec Bebop
Legion Field
Decatur
Indianapolis Clowns
New York Black Yankees
Bus runs to Legion Field for Saturday baseball
Transportation provides bus service to Legion Field for the Saturday game. The bus departs McCartney and Vine at 7 35 P M, from Russell's Minnow Pool at 7 40 P M, and from the East End Bar By place at 7 56 P M.
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Legion Field
McCartney and
Vine Streets
Russell’s Minnow Pool
East End
Clowns' Funshow Star Ed Hamman Draws Praise Across Leagues
The clown Ed Hamman, star of the Indianapolis Clowns, headlines barnstorming shows on Saturday in New York City with eight oclock starts. Managers from the Texas League and other clubs laud his back hand throws and crowd appeal. Hamman re joins the Clown troupe for the season alongside Natureboy Williams Prince Jo Henry King Tut and Spec Bebop.
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New York City
American Association
Texas League
St. Petersburg
Fla
Indianapolis
Hamman
Oklahoma City Indians
San Angelo
Natureboy Williams
Prince Jo Henry
King Tut
Spec Bebop
Miceli Upsets Aragon In Ten Rounds At Olympic Auditorium
In Los Angeles Joe Miceli of New York City upset Art Aragon in a ten round main event at the Olympic Auditorium on Thursday night. Miceli fought left handed to a one sided victory over Aragon in the nationally viewed bout.
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Los Angeles
Joe Miceli
New York City
Art Aragon
Olympic Auditorium
Medical Society critiques Little League baseball practice
The Journal of the Iowa State Medical Society editorial in August says eight to twelve year old boys face pressure to train and play long hours beyond their development. It questions juvenile delinquency claims and asks who benefits, suggesting proactive parental pressure and intense training may harm children.
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Des Moines
The
Iowa State Medical Society
Central
Town Creek
Bears
Central Hazlewood
Wide Open Scrap In Tam O'Shanter
The All-American Golf Tourney at Tam O’Shanter enters a tense second round amid 96 degree heat. A three-way tie for first among Waly Ulrich Arnold Palmer and Ted Kroll remains undecided while 43 players beat or matched the 6,915 yard par 72. Doug Sanders leads among men amateurs. 18 year old Wiffi Smith tops the women’s field.
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Chicago
Tam O’shanter
Waly Ulrich
Arnold Palmer
Ted Kroll
Yer
George Bolesta
Walker Inman Jr
Wiffi Smith
North-South Have Scrimmage Sessions
North and South squads held scrimmage sessions in Tuscaloosa as preparation for the Alabama high school all star football game on August 11. Key standouts included Evan Cummings of Mc Adory and Ward Alexander of Evergreen on defense, with Billy Gilbert of Dothan and Danny Wilbanks of Tallassee shining on offense.
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Tuscaloosa
South
Herbie Chapman
Evan Cummings
McAdory
Ward Alexander
Evergreen
Billy Gilbert
Dothan
Danny Wilbanks
Tallassee
Yankee
Ferman Elmore
Toby Deese
Talladega
Ken Roberts
Ann
Barons and Chicks in pennant race tightens
Birmingham leads by one game after a twin bill split with the Mobile Bears while Memphis downed Nashville 6-5. Birmingham won the late game 14-4 as Fred Kipp threw a one hitter in Mobile. New Orleans swept Atlanta 2-1 to gain ground as Little Rock beat Chattanooga 3-2. Next, Memphis hosts Chattanooga and Birmingham visits New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Assa
Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
Memphis
Chicks
Barons
Mobile Bears
Nashville
Mobile
Fred Kipp
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Southern
Idays
Faegol May Not Be In Gold Cup
Lou Faegol of Kent Ohio faces possible withdrawal from the Lake Washington Gold Cup with a leg bruise from the Slo-Mo-Shun V collision. His doctor orders rest, Twin Coach Motors directs him to skip racing, and Marion Cooper may pilot if needed as 13 boats vie to complete the 85 mph qualifying test.
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Seattle
Lou Fageol
Lake Washington
Fageol
Kent
Ohio
Twin Coach Motors Co
Stan Sayre
Marion Cooper
Louisville
Farmers Use More Electricity in July 1954
U.S. farmers averaged 373 kilowatt hours of electricity in July 1954, which is 46 kilowatt hours higher than July figures. The data highlight a sizable monthly increase in farm electric use.
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U.S
White Sox Fall In Gals Loop Thriller 12 11
Austinville defeated the White Sox 12 to 11 at Delano in a Girls Softball League clash. Chemstrand edged Mutual 13 to 12 in the other thriller as a three team chase for first with Jets White Sox and Austinville at 3-1. Exhibition games tee off Saturday with Austinville vs Mutuel and White Sox vs Jets.
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White Sox
Gals Loop
Austinville
Delano
Chemstrand
Mutual
Shady Terry
Jets
Mutuel
Major League Leaders in Batting and Runs
American League batting leader Kaline based on 275 at bats. National League batting leader Camargo based on 278 at bats. Runs leader Snider of Brooklyn. Snider also leads in runs batted in. HITS leader Post of Cincinnati with 133. Snider ties for home runs.
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Kaline
Snider
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Swaps to Face Nashua in Washington Park Showdown
A national poll of 319 sports writers and announcers favors Swaps of California over Nashua of Belair Stud in a $100,000 match race at Washington Park Chicago on August 31. Swaps leads 184 to 135 with Nashua preparing in Saratoga Springs under Sunny Fitzsimmons while Mesarth Tenney trains Swaps for the American Derby.
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Associated Press
Nashua
Washington Park
Chicago
Rex C. Ellsworth
California Star
William Woodward Jr
Belair Stud
Swaps
Belmont
Meshath Tenney
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Sunny Fitzsimmons
Dick Huston
Lincoln
Ill
Evening Courier
V. F. W. Wallops Jaycees 15 to 2 in Junior League
The V.F.W. nine crushed the Jaycees 15 to 2, raising their season total to 101 runs in 11 games while allowing only 26. Clark held the Jaycees scoreless for four innings, surrendering three hits. Schedule updates follow with Elks, Austinville, and V.F.W. matchups.
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Decatur
Jaycees
Vets
Clark
Elks
Austinville
Austinville, Monday—V.f.w. Vs. Austinville, Tuesday—V.f.w
Lopez Sees 98 Wins as Path to Tribe Pennant
Al Lopez says he would be satisfied if the Indians reach 98 victories to keep the pennant in Cleveland. After a 63 loss to the Yankees, Cleveland sits two percent behind the White Sox with 48 games left. The White Sox would need 35 wins in 50, while the Yankees and Red Sox would require three and 36, respectively.
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al Lopez
Indians
Tribe
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Yanks
Red Sox
Indians Stay Close in AL Race Led by Sox
The Cleveland Indians moved within two percentage points of the Chicago White Sox atop the American League as they beat the New York Yankees 6-3. Boston pulled within one game of the Yankees after routing the White Sox 7-3, with Jackie Jensen driving in four runs. In the NL, Ernie Banks hit three homers in the Cubs 11-10 win over Pittsburgh, while Roy Campanella hit a three run shot for Brooklyn as they topped Milwaukee. Vic Wertz and Al Rosen fueled Cleveland with key hits as Mantle led the Yanks with his 24th homer.
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Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Indians
New York Yankees
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
White Sox
Boston
Yanks
Jackie Jensen
Red Sox
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Tigers
Washington
Casey Stengel
Ed Lopat
Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City
Ernie Banks
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
Snider
Brooks
Milwaukee
Braves
Joe Nuxhall
Cincinnati Redlegs
Philadelphia
Tom Poholsky
St. Louis
New York
Vic Wertz
al Rosen
Mickey Mantle
Jimmy Piersall
Johnson
Ted Williams
Norm Zauchin
Ellis Kinder
Williams quits baseball citing back ailment
Davey Williams, 27, Giants second baseman, says doctors at Mayo Clinic in Rochester advise retirement from baseball due to spinal arthritis and possible slipped disc. He rose from Pensacola Class B ball to the Southern and American associations before joining New York, but back trouble forced him off the bench since late June.
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Rochester
Minn
Dallas
Tex
Davey Williams
New York Giants
Mayo Clinic
Williams
Pensacola
Fla
Atlanta
American Assn
Minneapolis
Giants
All Day Picnic Three Baseball Games at Austinville
An all day picnic at Austinville High School features three baseball games. Caddo versus Austinville at 10 A.M. Oak Grove against Brooksville at 1 P.M. Union faces Antioch at 3 P.M. Admission is free and refreshments will raise funds for Austinville recreation.
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Austinville
Caddo
Oak _Grove
Brooksville
Union
Antioch
Birmingham Babe Ruth Team Wins Region Four Tourney
The Birmingham Babe Ruth team won the Region Four tournament by defeating Jackson Tennessee 2 to 1 in the final last night. The victory capped a run to sharpen their attack for the Little World Series in Austin Texas in two weeks.
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Birmingham
Babe Ruth
Jackson
Miss
Ala
Austin
Tex
Tenn
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