Meadows Sparks Decatur Legion To 11-1 Win Over Reynolds
Decatur American Legion routed Reynolds Ramblers 11-1 at Muscle Shoals Park as John Meadows pitched a complete game with ten strikeouts and four walks. Chick Sparkman hit his 12th home run with three RBIs, Red Caudill and Ray Stockton each contributed two hits, and Sonny Todd added two singles. Decatur improves to 3-1 against Reynolds this season and prepares to meet Cullman Red Sox on Thursday.
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Crackers Top Vols 4-3 Ending Sulphur Dell Jinx
Atlanta’s league leading Crackers finally beat the Sulphur Dell jinx with a 4-3 victory over Nashville. Country Brown’s double and key hits fueled the rally after Pete Modica faltered in the sixth. Don Liddle pitched well for the win as Birmingham and Chattanooga split a doubleheader and Mobile and Memphis rain out.
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Walker And Tonnemaker Are Captains
CHICAGO August 9 Doak Walker three time All American halfback SMU and Clayton Tonnemaker 235 pound center Minnesota will lead the College All Stars against the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field Friday night. They were elected co captains at training camp in Delafield Wis. Walker will lead on offense while Tonnemaker will anchor the defense. About 90000 fans are expected for the 17th annual classic with the NFL champion Eagles two touchdown favorites.
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Giants edge Braves as Westrum hits two run homer
Yesterday's Stars reports Wes Westrum of the Giants belted a two run homer to lift his team 2-1 over the Braves securing an eighth straight win. Lou Brissie of the Athletics shut out the Senators on two hits 2-0 for his second career major league shutout.
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Decatur Triumphs in Rubber Game Over Cullman Tilt
In the nine game series decider, Cullman faces Decatur with Red Watts set to throw either Charlie Goodin or George Burns. Box score shows Reynolds for Decatur and Meadows earning the win over Elledge as both teams combine for 11 runs with key hits from Sparkman Caudill and Stockton.
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All American High School Football Clash Set Tonight
In Memphis Tennessee August 9 a field hosts the second annual All American High School football game. Forty six players from 32 states, all stars, vie for victory as the East and West squads prepare with a week of conditioning and drills.
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Crim Sett to Start for Eastern in All American Grid Battle
Candler Crim the 1949 Red Raider quarterback will start for the Eastern squad in tonight's All American game. He will play mainly on offense and direct the East's T formation. The game airs tonight on WMSL at 8:15 from Memphis with Crim and his father Candler Crim Sr. and Dr. M E Edwards nearby.
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East and West grid all star clash set for Corpus Christi
The East coached by Harold Red Drew aims to repeat after a 12 to 7 win in Corpus Christi, with co captains Jack Smalley and John Lattner directing the East and Joe Bush and Harold Lofton leading the West. about 12 000 to 15 000 fans expected. event sponsored by the Wigwam Wisemen of America.
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Red) Drew
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Baseball leaders and team stats snapshot
American League leaders include Kell Detroit batting .354 Doby Cleveland .350 Runs Stephens Boston 91 DiMaggio Boston 89 RBIs Dropo Stephens Boston 106 Hits Kell Detroit 146 Rizzuto New York 131 Doubles Kell Detroit 32 Rizutto New York 25 Triples Doerr Boston Woodling New York Williams Dropo Boston home runs Rosen Cleveland 29 Williams Dropo 25 Stolen bases DiMaggio Boston 12 Lemon Cleveland New York 106 Cleveland Detroit 8-2 .800 Lemon Cleveland 17-5 .773 National League leaders include M atting hieni St Louis .361 Robinson Brooklyn .356 Runs Torgeson Boston 82 Jones 77 Doubles Musial St Louis 34 Erinle Ashburn Philadelphia 12 Jethroe Home runs Pittsburgh 30 Pafko 25 Stolen bases Boston 28 Snider Brooklyn 10 Strikeouts pahn Boston 146
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Extra innings showdown for All-American top prize
In Chicago on August 9 British Open champion Bobby Locke and 1946 U S Open winner Lloyd Mangrum led the All-American field at six under par 282. An 18 hole playoff was set for 2 p m EST as promoter George S May aligned with the world tour plan and mandatory sudden death if tied.
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Detroit at Chicago and other 5 pairings in NBA slate
Detroit visits Chicago while Cleveland plays St Louis and Washington meets Philadelphia N. Boston travels to New York in a full day of league games featuring rival matchups and regional showdowns.
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Phils Build Lead With Sixteenth Season Win Over Dodgers
Philadelphia under Eddie Sawyer pushed to a five game lead atop the standings after a 6-5 win over Brooklyn, their sixth win in 13 meetings this year. Robin Roberts earned his 15th victory as the Phils widened the gap over the Dodgers and continued a strong season against the defending champions.
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VFW Wins City Softball Title 1950 in 3-2 Final
VFW clinched the city softball league championship for the 1950 season with a 3-2 victory over Wolverine at Delano Park. E and W defeated Nursery 3-2. Hoytt Alvis had three hits for Wolverine as VFW bunched three runs in the fourth inning, sparked by G. W. Sellers and Bud Copeland.
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Record Hailed for Most Winning Horses in a Year
Walter Miller set a record with 388 victories from 1,384 mounts in 1906, then surpassed 300 again in 1907 with 334 wins from 1,194 mounts. Other riders to exceed 300 include Vincent Powers with 324 in 1908, Jack Westrope with 301 in 1933, and Johnny Longden with 316 in 1947 and 319 in 1948.
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