Newnan Browns Beat Valley In Tight Georgia Alabama League Game
The Newnan Browns defeated Valley 5-2 as Newnan moved within four games of first place. Opelika tallies 12 runs on 17 hits against Tallassee, while Deerfinger and Kilgore pitched strong for Carrollton and Opelika respectively. Griffin led LaGrange in a 7-4 win over the Troopers, with Mlynarek and O’Connell hitting key homers for Griffin Pimientoes.
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Associated Press
Newnan Browns
Valley
Opelika
Tallassees
Tallassee
Kilgore
Deerfinger
Carrollton
Alexander
Itark
Owls
Bailey
Zich
Indians
Gilmore
Miller
Doesinger
Huesman
Wooley
Culpepper
Hornets
Griffin Pimientoes
LaGrange
Mlynarek
Pimientoes
O'Connell
Payne and Burke Duel In Long Baseball Showdown
Travis Callahan and Tommy Todd sparked Ww to a 2-1 win over Burke and Payne in a marathon game. Tip-Top beat Firestone 12-5 in a wild first clash, with McMurtrie and Burke homering for their teams and Burke fanning sixteen across the night.
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Travis Callahan
Tommy Todd
Winfield Burke
Earl Payne
Tip-Top
Firestone
Claude McMurtrie
Burke
Payne
John Braswell
Jimmy Caudill
Baseball scores from multiple leagues and teams
A condensed rundown of games across American Association Pacific Coast League Texas League Southern Association Eastern League South Atlantic League Georgia Alabama League Southeastern League Georgia Florida League and Georgia State League. Notable results include Sacramento losing to Oakland 14 6 and Hartford edging Scranton 1 0 with other games postponed.
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Sacramento
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Seattle
Hollywood
Oakland
Portland
Baseball League Leaders Highlight 1949 Batting and Pitching
Williams leads American League batting with .390 for Boston while Boudreau hits .346 for Cleveland. DiMaggio dominates runs and homers with 91 runs and 24 homers for New York, Boudreau and Williams top hits. Stolen bases go to Dillinger and Coan, with pitching led by Kramer 13-3 and Fowler 10-3.
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Associated Press
Williams
Boston
Boudreau
Cleveland
Stephens
DiMaggio
New York
Henrich
Stewart
Washington
Keltner
Season Baseball Leaders and Standings
Stat lines list top performers in batting hits and runs batted in for the major leagues. Musial of St Louis leads in average and runs scored, with Mize and Lockman close behind New York. Pitching leaders show Bracheen and Jansen atop the strikeout and win-loss charts.
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Musial
St. Louis
Lowery
Chicago
Mize
New York
Lockman
Waitkus
Ennis
Philadelphia
Hopp
Pittsburgh
Kiner
Sauer
Cincinnati
Ashburn
Torgeson
Boston
Branca
Brooklyn
Blackwell
Brécheen
Jansen
Dodgers Rally with Three Homers in 6-4 Win Over Cubs
Gene Hermanski hit three consecutive home runs driving in five runs and lifting the Dodgers to a 6-4 victory against the Chicago Cubs. Sene Bearden scattered six hits to shut out the Senators 3-0 and homered in the Iridians win.
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Associated Press
Gene Hermanski
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Sene Bearden
Iridians
Washington Senators
Teal Forced Out at Home as Todd Rally Wins in 11th
With runners on second and third and one out, Ben Teal broke for home and was thrown out. Tommy Todd singled to start the 11th, Cal Lahan followed with a hard grounder that McMurtrie deflected allowing Todd to score from first for a 2-1 V.F. Wi victory.
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Tip-Top
Brazelton
McElroy
Parks
Newlin
Long
Flack
Park
Firestone
Billy Thompson
Halbrook
Murphy
Halbrooks
Red Caudill
John Braswell
Robert Hudson
Ed Brazelton
Tody Parks
McMurtrie
Homer John White
Claude McMurtrie
Burke
Ben Teal
Tommy Todd Todd
Callahan
Todd
V.F. Wi
Locke Leads In Tourney Scramble For Top Money
Eight pros began the final round of the TAM Q Shanter scramble with only four strokes separating them. Bobby Locke and Herman Barron led at 208 after 54 holes, with Cooper Mangrum and Ransom within one stroke, as dense pack and potential playoff shaped the late finish. Patty Berg led the All-American women’s open at 236 while Babe Zaharias fell back to 238.
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Chicago
Bobby Locke
Herman Barron
Pete Cooper
Gainesville
Lloyd Mangrum
Cooper
Mangrum
Henry Ransom
Bill Nary
Phoenix
Dick Metz
Arkansas City
Kans
Herman Keiser
Akron
Porky Oliver
Jimmy Demaret
Chandler Harper
Sam Snead
Ralph Guldahl
Patty Berg
Babe Zaharias
Carol Dhringey
Tiffin
Ohio
Hermanski Lifts Dodgers as Walker Fades in Brooklyn Victory
Gene Hermanski hit three home runs in the Dodgers 6 4 win over the Chicago Cubs to lift Brooklyn to second place just 4 1 2 games behind the Braves. Dixie Walker is noted as his predecessor but Hermanski now shines in right field. The Braves held a four and a half game edge as they beat the Reds 6 4 in Boston.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Dixie Walker
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Dodger
Jacques Fournier
Hermanski
St. Louis Cardinals
Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Boston
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Athletics
Indians
White Sox
Chicago
Cardinals
Giants
New York
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phillies
Philadelphia
White and Poyner Medalists in Play
Bob White of Savannah and Pat Poyner of Dothan tied for medalist honors with three-under-par 69 in Radium Springs Invitational golf. Match play started at 9 am with White meeting Roddenberry and Durshimer facing Manley in upper bracket. Ayres and Barnes also in action.
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Radium Springs
Bob White
Savannah
Pat Poyner
Dothan
Ala
Poyner
White
John Ayres
Ralph Roddenberry
Cairo
Ingalls Drops Home Game to Cullman in 10-4 Defeat
Cullman defeated Ingalls 10 to 4 at Ingalls field after taking an early 4-0 lead. W McElroy pitched all nine innings for Cullman and helped by eleven walks and two homers, R McElroy homered twice. Grisham led Ingalls with a triple and two singles while H McElroy and Justice produced key moments though unable to rally the home team. Ingalls travels to Cullman for a return game Sunday with a noon team meeting at Ingalls field.
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Ingalls
Cullman
Ingalls’ Field
Clark
W. McElroy
R. McElroy
Grisham
H. McElroy
Gorham
H McElroy
Justice
Pettus
Patterson
Fields
Shults
Sams
H. Sparkman
R.mcelroy
Elrod
Holmes
Ingalls Field
Legion Goes To Hville for Mfg Co. Meeting
The Decatur American Legion travels to Huntsville to face Huntsville Mfg Co. tonight. Coach Ogle indicates either he or Curtis will pitch as starter. lineup includes McMurtrie catching Crow or Freeman at first Roberts second odd third Caudill short ee left Sparkman center Kimbrell right. A Sunday trip to Columbia Tennessee awaits Monsanto in the Tenn Ala League doubleheader.
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Decatur American Legion
Huntsville
Huntsville Mfg Co
Ogle
Curtis
McMurtrie
Crow
Freeman
Roberts
Odd
Caudill
Sparkman
Kimbrell
Legion
Columbia
Tennessee
Monsanto
Scheiter Seeks Junior Amateur Golf Run
Ernie Scheiter Jr an 18 year old from Ogden Utah advances in the national junior amateur golf championship at Lincoln Neb facing Dick Estey of Portland Ore in the third round. Other top contenders include Gene Littler Dean Lind Dick Yost and Michael Gallagher with Yost noted as a giant killer after two wins.
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Lincoln, Neb
Ernie Scheiter
Ogden Utah
West
Ernie
Dick Estey
Portland
Ore
Marvin Worsham
Washington
Bill Leigh
Lakeland
Fla
Bill Baxwell
Abilene Tex
Gene Littler
San Diego
Dean Lind
Rockford
Dick Yost
Michael Gallagher
Augusta
Yost
Tom Mater
Warren, C
Jerry Schlythers
Orlando
Unclear Names Incomplete Data From Albany Region
Fragmentary OCR listing multiple individuals with ages and cities including Albany Tifton Waycross Atlanta and names such as Jimmy Gray James Newton Irb Anderson Joe Cannon Dun lap and Saubin. lacks coherent event or outcome to summarize.
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Con
Jimmy Gray
Albany
Aneet James Newton
Tifton
Saubin
Waycross
Irb Anderson
Atlanta
Joe Cannon, Jr
Rick
Ageinet Co
A. Dunlap
No Hope For Single Hero In Olympic’s This Year
The 1948 Games show no single dominant star as women take the spotlight led by Fannie Blankers-Koen Ostermeyer and Victoria Draves with Karen Harup. Mal Whitfield fades after a 400m third as Americans win rowing and high diving while the US leads the unofficial team standings.
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Wembley
England
Mal Whitfield
Fannie Blankers-Koen
Micheline Ostermeyer
Victoria Draves
Karen Harup
Thames
Sammy Lee
Blankers-Koen
Mile. Ostermeyer
France
Draves
High Tower
Miss Harup
United States
America
Sweden
Belgium
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Australia
Hungary
Jamaica
Norway
Czechoslovaki
Night NBA Schedule Shows Five City Matchups
Five late games span Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis Washington at Detroit and New York at Cleveland. All contests start after dark giving fans five regional battles across the league.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
New York
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
National League
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
National League Pittsburgh
Nighttime Showdowns Across Three State Rivalries
Chattanooga faces Atlanta while Nashville meets Birmingham and New Orleans battles Memphis. Mobile travels to Little Rock for late games all night.
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Southern Association
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham
New Orleans
Memphis
Mobile
Little Rock
Pirates Rise in Georgia Florida League Standings With 8-4 Win
Tallahassee Pirates move to fifth in the Georgia Florida League after an 8-4 victory over the Thomasville Tigers. Waycross Bears beat Valdosta 5-1 to strengthen their challenge, Cordele edged Moultrie 4-2, and Albany overwhelmed Americas Phillies 9-0 in a day of multiple league games.
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Tallahassee Pirates
Thomasville Tigers
Pirates
Waycross
Valdosta
Bears
Cordele
Moultrie Packers
Albany
Americas Phillies
Phillie
Tallahassee
Thomasville
Tallassee
Valdosta Dodgers
Seidel
Dodgers
Lynch
Busa
Moultrie
Cordig
Stephens
Americus
Scores From S E Linescores By The Associated Press Pensacola
In a pennant style tally, Elko led with 14 runs and 12 hits while Anniston posted 9 runs on 12 hits. Montgomery and Vicksburg traded blows with 12 and 11 runs respectively, as Meridian and Gadsden scored 6 and 5. Selma and Jackson matched 6 and 7 in a tense league tilt.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Anniston
Elko
Taylor
McWhorter
Pippen
Scott
Rich
Sierotko
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Fortunio Bonanova
Ana Codee
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the Philharmonico Tho
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Victor Mature
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