Gilmer Back In Hot Water Over All Star Game
Philadelphia August 13 The NFL faces a legal dispute over the Chicago Tribune Charities All-Star game between the NFL champions and college stars. Commissioner Bert Bell may delay ruling for up to ten days as he consults attorney John Bell Jr. Gilmer the Redskins player declined to participate.
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Baseball scores from AP vast American League and National League
Major League results include St Louis beating Cleveland 8 3 and Boston at New York postponed by rain in the American League. National League games show Boston 2 Brooklyn 1 and Pittsburgh 3 St Louis 2, with only those games scheduled.
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N B A Matchups Listed Across Cities
The schedule shows games in major cities with teams from Brooklyn Boston Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland Washington and others. Southern Association matchups feature Atlanta Mobile Birmingham New Orleans Little Rock Chattanooga Nashville in sequence.
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Newman Browns Run Roughshod Over Alexander City Millers
The Newman Browns crushed the Alexander City Millers 23 to 1 in a high scoring Georgia Alabama League game. Millman six hits for Newman led a 24 hit barrage while Millers committed six errors.
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National semi-pro baseball tournament opens in Wichita
The 14th annual national semi-pro tournament begins with Wisconsin Missouri Arkansas and Kansas champs in opening night games. Jefferson City Red Birds meet Topeka Decker Oilers while New Holstein faces Camden Kraftsmen. Fort Benning and Maxwell Field Bookers also entered as 32 teams compete over about three weeks. Fort Wayne General Electrics are defending champions.
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Linescores Show Close In Regional Baseball Action
S E Linescores feature Vicksburg Anniston Montgomery Meridian Selma and Gadsden in a tense set of games. Key players include Guise Jarmon Schmidt Scott Pippen Sierotko Taylor Stuch Coulling Smith Sosh Palica Long Zierlinski Cash Britt Welbrock Brunke Baskin and Dews. Final tallies vary with Vicksburg and Selma each posting notable innings while Montgomery and Gadsden hover in close scores.
Air Force board probes B 17 crash near Topeka
An Air Force inquiry investigates a B 17 crash at Topeka air base that killed five crewmen and seriously injured two after a routine photographic mission. The four engine bomber went down in flames shortly after takeoff.
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Dock literature ban announced by Mobile official
On August 13, Dock Director Henry W. Sweet announced a ban on unauthorized distribution of literature on state docks property. The notice in a letter to Docks Protection Supervisor Grady Flynn requires all soliciting or distribution of literature to be authorized by the personnel director.
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Owls Rally With Seven Inning Fifth Inning, Struggle Fielding
The Owls scored all seven runs in the fifth and committed five errors as LaGrange produced 13 hits in the contest.
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Pelicans Triumph Over Birmingham Barons 10-2
Nashville Vols rally with three homers in the eighth and an eleventh inning blast to beat the Chicks 10-9. Charley Gilbert hits his 33rd homer as Charley Workman adds his 44th and Smokey Burgess plates a three-run shot. Lookouts lose 9-1 to Little Rock in the Lookouts’ park. Pelicans hammer Barons 10-2 in Pelican City.
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Three Georgia Florida League teams split the first three doubleheaders
Valdosta leads Waycross and Albany after a three game split with 7-0 and 5-1 scores. Cordele took a 6-2 first game win and 3-0 second, while Tallahassee swept Americas Phils 12-5 and 25-7. Byrne and Frank tossed strong games for Albany and Card, Wilder held Bears to three hits, and Moultrie surged with late ninth inning runs.
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Falkland Islands Comprised of About 100 Islands
The Falkland Islands, a British colony roughly 300 miles east of the Strait of Magellan, consist of about 100 individual islands.
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Tip-Top Still Not in Playoff After Slaughtering John White
Tip-Top defeated John White 16 to 6 last night to keep the team out of the playoff race. Hobson pitched well for Tip-Top allowing four hits while John White starter Allen left in favor of Earl Payne after a big fifth inning. Parks and Newlin drove in runs early as Tip-Top built a 2-1 lead in the first, with Flack delivering another score.
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Tip-Top routs John White in big fifth to lead 16 6
Tonight's schedule changes: John White vs Darleen called off and Tip-Top vs Firestone moved to 7 30. Julian Hardy says postponements unnecessary. makeup game set for August 20. Final linescore shows Tip-Top 16 John White 6 with a massive 10 run fifth inning.
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Veterans Make Up One Third Of Airlines Workforce
A historical note states that about one third of employees at U S airlines are World War II veterans. The statistic highlights veteran representation in the aviation industry and workforce demographics.
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Johns Wins Boys Singles In Decatur Tennis Final
Curtis Johns defeated Max Patterson in three sets 2-6 7-5 8-? to win the boys singles title at the Decatur City tennis tournament. Patterson had edged Johnnie Tatum to reach the final, while Johns and Jack Davis lost to Johns and Lewis Dement in the doubles final 6-0 6-1.
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Braves edge Dodgers 2-1 as Spahn fans five
Warren Spahn allowed five hits and one walk while striking out five as the Braves edged the Dodgers 2-1. Wally Westlake singled with two outs and the bases loaded in the Pirates 3-2 win over the Cardinals.
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Red Sox Hold Two Day Georgia Tryout Camp
The Boston Red Sox conduct a two day tryout camp in Douglas Georgia for young players. The event runs Monday and Tuesday and invites local athletes to showcase for potential selection.
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Americans Lead Olympic Medal Count at Close of Games
The United States held 35 first place medals as the 14th Olympics near closing. Sweden trailed with 11 as the U S basketball team prepared for France in the finals. Other nations topped by Turkey Holland Italy Hungary and France with five each.
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Indians Rally Past Browns in 26 3, Streak Breaker
The Cleveland Indians split a doubleheader with the St. Louis Browns, losing 8-4 then exploding for 26 runs on 29 hits in the nightcap. The outburst moved Cleveland to second place two percentage points behind the idle Philadelphia Athletics. Indians set or approached multiple records with the 26 3 victory.
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Camp directed by Roy Dissinger hosts tryouts in park
Roy Dissinger, veteran director of such events for 15 years, runs the camp with tryouts starting at 10 a.m. in the municipal park. Open to all young men aged 18 to 24.
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Huntsville Boy Leads In National Junior Amateur
Ann Arbor Mich August 13 Jim Billy Key Southern amateur titlist ranked as the boy to beat among 16 in the running for the national junior amateur crown. Miles Schladik of Northbrook Ill eliminated Warren Higgins of Dallas Tex in third round while Key beat Jim Pollock of Columbus Ohio. Others include Clayton Johnson St Paul Minn Lowry Jr Huntsville Ala Tom Strange Jr Cincinnati and Mason Rudolph Clarksville Tenn youngest golfer in the field as four advance to today’s two rounds with semi finals and finals set.
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Baseball Scores From Regional Leagues Across The South
In the Southern Association Nashville defeated Memphis 10 to 9 in 11 innings while New Orleans beat Birmingham 10 to 2 and Little Rock downed Chattanooga 9 to 1 as Atlanta had a bye due to Mobile postponement. Greater Georgia Alabama League games featured Valley over Griffin 8 to 3 and Newnan crushing Alex City 23 to 1.
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Bids Open on 26 Highway Projects In Montgomery
The state Highway Department will open bids in Montgomery today for 26 road projects including Cullman stockpiling and storage aggregates for the Cullman Jasper road project.
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Babe Ruth Improves but Remains Critical in Hospital
New York August reports say Babe Ruth, hospitalized since June with cancer related illness, remains in critical condition though improved. His wife Claire notes he is feeling better while hospital bulletins confirm no change in overall status as physicians manage pulmonary complications.
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