Crackers Rally Twice To Clip Barons In Doubleheader
Atlanta erased a slow start to beat the Birmingham Barons 3-2 and 6-5. Chet Hadjuk made a key ground save in the first game while Davis Williams collected seven hits in eight at bats for Atlanta. Barons pitcher Tommy Tatum misplayed a fly in the ninth of the second game, triggering a five-run finish. Nashville and Mobile won as the pennant race tightens in the Southern Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barons
Nashville
Southern
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Memphis
Travs
Birmingham
New Orleans
Mobile
Pelicans
New- Orleans
Atlanta
Crackers
Chet Hadjuk
Rusty Morgan
Tommy Tatum
Davey Williams
Bobo Holloman
Nashville Vols
Holloman
Sawatski
Bob Reid
al Flair
Tookie Gilbert
Paul Mauldin
Babe Barna
Ken Oljlson
Pel
Dale Coogan
MelRae
Lloyd Dietz
Lookabaugh Aids Eagles With Split-T Briefing At Soldier Field
Oklahoma A and M influence confers on Eagles as Jim Lookabaugh briefs Bud Wilkinson on the split-T. Illinois backs Raklovits Rylowicz and Vukelich loom while Michigan Northwestern Ohio State and Minnesota enter Big Ten title chatter. Purdue may surprise with Szulborski and Adams powering the backfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Liska
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Chicago
Oklahoma Sooner
Jim Lookabaugh
Oklahoma
A and M
Philadelphia Eagles
Bud
Wilkinson
Lookabaugh
Eagle
Aggie
Soldier Field
Eagles
Jim
Michigan
Northwestern
Ohio State
Minnesota
Purdue
Harry Szulborski
Nord Adams
Stu Holcomb
Notre Dame
Travs Rally as Erautt Hammers Grand Slam in Ninth
In the opener Erautt belted two homers including a grand slam in the ninth to shift standings. Al Yaylian replaced Erautt in the nightcap and held the Chicks to six hits with only two runs scoring in the first and third innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Barnes
Erautt
al Yaylian
Trav
Yaylian
Chicks
Red Sox Narrow Gap With Yankees As Roaring Week Continues
Boston boosts its standings by four games behind New York after sweeping Washington 9-3 and 13-4 while Philadelphia fell to a doubleheader loss. Dodgers take command in NL, Giants win twice, Indians surge, and Tigers split with St Louis as pennant races tighten.
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Joe Richler
Associated Press
A Penny
Casey
Stengel
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Yankees
Sox
Washington Senators
Philadelphia
Athletics
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cardinals
Brooks
Redbirds
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phils
Cincinnati Rede
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland
Indians
Chicago White Sox
Bob Lemon
Garcia
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Jed Hutchinson
Davis Cup Team Advances as Australia Tops Italy
In the inter zone finals, Frank Sedgman defeated Marcelo Del Bello in singles and Sedgman with John Bromwich beat Del Bello and Gianni Cucelli in doubles to give Australia a 3-0 lead over Italy. Margaret Osborne Dupont wins both singles and doubles at Essex County Club.
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Rye
Australia
Italy
Frank Sedgman
Marcello del Bello
Sedgman
John Bromwich
del Bello
Gianni Cucelli
Manchester
Mass
Margaret Osborne Dupont
Essex County Club
Louise Brough
Newport
Richard Gonzales
Gardnar Mulloy
Golf stars duel in Tom O'Shanter meet playoff
Jimmy Demaret and Johnny Palmer tied at 275 to force a playoff for the $10 000 top prize in the Tom O Shanter world golf meet. Bill Campbell led amateur division, Grace Lenczvik captured womens amateur, Babe Zaharias defended women’s pro title, Willard Jack Mann won all army title, while Jersey Joe Walcott stopped Olle Tandberg in Stockholm in a 12 round bout.
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Chicago
Jimmy Demaret
Johnny Palmer
Tom O'Shanter
Bill Campbell
Grace Lenczvk
Babe’ Zaharias
San Antionio
Tex
Willard M
Jack? Mann
Fort Worth
Maj
Lawson Magrunder
Stockholm
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Olle Tandberg
Racing roundup notes multiple track wins across the circuit
Curtice wins the Washington Park Futurity at Chicago as Red-Armed follows in second. First Nighter captures the Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs while Assault fades to fourth. Arise wins the Travers Stakes at Saratoga with More Sun scoring in the Saratoga Special. Hill Prince takes the World’s Playground Stakes at Atlantic City. Brownian wins the Governor’s Lady Handicap at Detroit Fairgrounds. Zenada prevails in the Coronado Handicap at Del Mar. Exami nation reports Assault bled after the race and may not run again.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Boston
Massachusetts
Suffolk Downs
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Arise
Travers
Atlantic City
N. J
Atlantic @ty
Detroit
Detroit Fairgrounds
del Mar
Calif
Cantrell wins 17th national sweepstakes with 87.464 mph
Red Bank New Jersey William E Cantrell of Louisville Kentucky drives My Sweetie to victory in the 17th annual national sweepstakes trophy setting a new four lap speed of 87.464 miles per hour on the Navesink River. Odessa Texas Bernice Robinson of Chicago posts a national AAU women 80 meter hurdles record in 119 seconds. Oldmark tied by Babe Didrikson Dallas and Anne OBrien Los Angeles.
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Red Bank
N. J
William E. Cantrell
Louisville
My Sweetie
Babe Didrickson
Dallas
Anne O'Brien
Los Angeles
Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Noticeable in AP Summary
The Associated Press highlights National and American League leaders. Robinson of Brooklyn tops batting with 165 hits and 94 RBI plus 28 steals. Spahn and Newcombe lead strikeouts. Branca and Roe post 9 3 record. Williams Kell and Stephens headline AL batting and power figures.
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Brooklyn
Slaughter
St. Louis
Reese
Hodges
Thomson
New York
Musial
Hatton
Cincinnati
Ennis
Philadelphia
Smalley
Chicago
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Gordon
Sauer
Spahn
Boston
Newcombe
Branca
Roe
Communist threat grows as race tensions rise in Asia analysis
A Chinese born analyst argues communism exploits Asia's racial tensions and could trigger a race war if it fails to deliver on promises. He cites Japan's fate in China and cites Smuts noting a broader revolt of colored peoples seeking freedom from Western domination and white supremacy.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
China
Asia
Japan
Moscow
Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
Baseball Schedules From The Day
Major league slate lists Chicago at St Louis Detroit at Cleveland Washington at Boston New York at Philadelphia. In the American League Chicago faces St Louis while Detroit meets Cleveland and Washington plays Boston. The Southern Association games include Birmingham at Atlanta Little Rock at Memphis and Chattanooga at Nashville Mobile at New Orleans.
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Associated Press Southern Association
Birmingham
Nashville A
New Orleans
Mobile Mae
Atlanta
Little Rock
Memphis
Mae
Chattanooga
Brooklyn
Aes
St. Louis
New York
Andhwaie
Boston Eae
Philadelphia of
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
Southern Association
Nashville
Mobile
Softball Tonight Listings Sparse
Sparse readable text shows softball tonight with scattered details and incomplete names. Mentions National Guard and Pagans along with Firestone and Hartselle in fragmentary form. No clear teams, scores, or dates emerge from the OCR snippet.
Schedule of Tonight and Upcoming Games
Tonight at 7 30 Evans faces John White and at 8 30 V F W meets State Tuesday features Hartselle against State and Evans vs National Guard Wednesday sees Hartselle against Firestone.
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Evans
John White
F. W
State
Hartselle
National Guard
Firestone
Muscle Shoals Legion Meet Tuesday At 8
Muscle Shoals Red Sox host Decatur American Legion Tuesday at 8 on Legion Field. Last week Decatur beat Muscle Shoals 3 2 after nine innings with Robert Hudson pitching for the locals. Manager Bob McNelly names probable lineup including Johns or Jones, Caudill, McMurtrie, Sparkman, Bates, Todd and Halbrooks or Hudson on the mound.
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Muscle Shoals
Red Caudill
Jimmy Caudill
Bill Freeman
Claude McMurtrie
Chick Sparkman
Doc Bates
Lenny Todd
Halbrooks
Hudson
Salem Revival Opening At Salem Methodist Church
A revival starts next Sunday at Salem Methodist Church with Rev. L. D. Brooks of Isom's Chapel delivering the sermon and Rev. Woodrow Lamon inviting the public to attend.
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Salem Methodist Church
L. D. Brooks
Isom's Chapel
Woodrow Lamon
Asia and Africa unite against colonialism and communism
Smuts urged Asia to resist white domination and warned of a world shift toward change. He called on the Western world to aid colored peoples toward stability and peace. Lockett echoed Asia’s march, saying colonialism is a dead era and democracy should be channeled there now.
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Asia
Smuts
Ernie Hill
Chicago Daily News
Africa
Dr. Malan
Manila
Thomas H. Lockett
Philipines
United States
NCAA Sets Up Bowl Rules
Chicago August 13 A NCAA group lays out six post season football rules to govern bowl games and proposes two representatives from member schools on non collegiate committees. It also flags violations by nine unnamed colleges under NCAA sanity code and broad review of all star games and tournaments.
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Chicago
National College Athletic Association
NCAA
Associated Committee
New York
Race PS Mobile Sees Mixed Results Across Cities
Race PS Mobile posted varied scores in multiple markets with New Orleans at 0-3 and Nashville 13-7. Chattanooga lagged at 1-6 while Little Rock and Memphis showed 6-6 and 5-2 records respectively. Avianta 3-6 and Birmingham 2-5 also logged results.
Regional Baseball Scores Across Georgia and Alabama Leagues
Georgia State League Sparta edges Eastman 8 to 6 while Baxley-Hazlehurst at Douglas game ended early due to rain with Douglas leading 2-1. Georgia Florida League Albany clobbers Thomasville 14 to 3 and Americas edges Waycross 9 to 7. Southeastern League results include Selma over Anniston 6-4 and Meridian beating Jackson 7-4. Georgia Alabama League Alex City narrow 6-5 over Valley as Newnan loses 5-8 to an opponent. Tallassee defeats Carrollton in 13 innings 2-1. Alabama State League sees Enterprise 4 Ozark 2 and Andalusia 9 Troy 2 with Brewton 5 Geneva 4 and Dothan 1 plus Greenville 4 remaining.
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Sparta
Eastman
Tifton
Fitzgerald
Dublin
Vidalia-Lyons
Baxley-Hazlehurst
Douglas
Alex City
Valley
Newnan
Opelika
Tallassee
Carrollton
Enterprise
Ozark
Andalusia
Troy
Brewton
Geneva
Greenville
Dothan
Baseball Scores From Today’s Games
Results include Brooklyn 7 Boston 2 and New York 8 1 over Philadelphia 1 0. Cincinnati 4 8 Chicago 2 0 batters in 12 innings. New York 4 3 Philadelphia 2 4 Cleveland 4 5 Chicago 3 0. Detroit 6 4 St Louis 2 3 Boston 9 13 Washington 3 4.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Johnson Drives In Winning Runs In Yankees Twinbill
Billy Johnson drove in the two deciding runs in New York's 4-2 victory over Oakland, then had all three RBI in a 4-3 setback after a double and homer. Larry Jansen pitched a two hit shutout in the Giants 1-0 win in game two, with the Giants also taking the opener 8-1.
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Associated Press
Billy Johnson
Yankees
Athletics
Larry Jansen
Giants
Phils
Akron Lad Wins Soap Box Derby
Freddy Derks, 15, captured the All-American Soap Box Derby crown at Derby Downs for the third time in five tries, defeating 147 entrants from 40 states and beyond. His walnut speedster earned him a $5,000 college scholarship and the top honor amid a heats record near 27.03 seconds. Second went to Don Klepsch of Detroit with a Chevrolet, followed by Charles Muhl Jr of Cleveland.
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Fritz Howell
Akron
Freddy Derks
Panama
Canada
Alaska
Derby Downs
Don Klepsch
Detroit
Charles P. Muhl, Jr
Cleveland
Jerry Williamson
Charleston
W. Va
Tommy
Navikal
Nebraska City
Neb
John Penuelas
San Diego
Calif
Kettering
Jimmy Doolittle
Frank J. Lausche
Jimmy Stewart
S. E. Linescores and Game Details From Tripleheader
Scoring lines show Gadsden failing 14 to 13 against Montgomery with late runs. Meridian defeats Jackson 7 to 3 in game one and 4 to 1 in game two. Pensacola loses 15 to 1 to Vicksburg as Hennebeck and teammates pace the visitors with strong relief.
Palmer and Demaret Tie for $17,000 World Tourney Lead
Johnny Palmer and Jimmy Demaret stalemate at 275 after 72 holes to reach an 18 hole playoff. The Tam O Shanter golf event draws about 12,000 fans as the final 18 begins at 2 p.m. EST with $10,000 going to the winner and $7,000 to the runner up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Johnny Palmer
Jimmy Demaret
George S. May
Palmer
Demaret
Sam Snead
Decatur Game Between Shyer Jewelry and Legion Post Rainout
Wet grounds and rain forced postponement of the Decatur amateur baseball game between Shyer Jewelry and the Decatur American Legion on Sunday after their Saturday meeting, won 9 to 2 by Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betwee Shyer Jewelry
Decatur American Legion
Decatur
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