Barons Beaten 8-6 By Crax
Nashville lefty Bob Schultz earned his 20th win with a five hit 9 1 victory as the Barons dropped 8-6 to Crax in a Southern Association game. Atlanta cracked Birmingham 8-6 as Gene Verble hit an inside the park homer in the eighth. Milo Johnson and Marvin Rotblatt pitched well in Little Rock versus Memphis. Purkey outdueled Fricano in New Orleans Mobile pitching duel.
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Bob Schultz
Nashville
Chattanooga
Don Osborn
Muskegon
Schultz
Memphis
Osborn
Atlanta
Birmingham
Crackers
New Orleans
Mobile
Little Rock
The
Rocks
Gene Verble
Hugh Casey
Leo Kiely
Milo Johnson
Ed McGhee
Johnson
Chicks
Marvin Rotblatt
Pelicans
Bob Purkey
Marion Fricano
Purkey
Walt Moryn
City Softball Playoffs Tip Off Tonight at 7 30
The City Softball League opens the championship playoffs with two best of three series at 7 30. VFW meets E and W in the opener while Nursery faces Wolverine with Wolverine and Nursery playing Friday night. The winners advance to a three out of five finals after Wednesday’s wet field halted play. Bosh Pritchard of the Philadelphia Eagles, 160 pounds, is noted as the NFL’s lightest player.
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VFW
Nursery
Wolverine
Bosh Pritchard
Philadelphia Eagles
Decatur Rotary Sponsors Local Tennis Tournament
A sports notice from The Decatur Daily lists August 28 to September 2 as dates for a tennis tournament sponsored by the Decatur Rotary Club. events include Men’s Singles and Doubles open, Jr Boys and Girls divisions, Ladies Singles and Doubles, Boys and Girls Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. Details urge mail-in entry to the Sports Department.
Alabama All Stars breakdown 1950 state ties and military status
The 1950 Alabama All Stars largely stay in state with 55 players divided among Alabama 25 Auburn 15 Georgia 3 Vanderbilt 2 and Chattanooga Tennessee and Jacksonville one each. Military status shows 13 1 A 8 National Guard 3 Naval Reserve 3 Marine Corps Reserve and 28 too young or not classified yet. Several players face September military calls and two Marine Corps Reserve members go active around Sept 1.
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Alabama
Marine Corps Reserve
Billy Burbank
Neil Galloway
West End
Davis
Hamilton
Roy Freeman
Decatur
National Guard
Jake Renfroe
Troy
Tuscaloosa
Champs Defeat Gregg Nine In Hard Tilt 8-6
White Way earned a 8-6 victory over Gregg as Don Johns started for White Way and Charles Hewitt relieved in the fourth. Jimmy Mooney drove in three runs with two doubles and a single, while Dago White hit a first inning triple and a fourth inning double. Gregg’s Reeves worked for the losers as White Way heads to Iuka Mississippi to meet the Warriors noon today and be fed after the game.
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White Way
Gregg
A. L. Ryan
Don Johns
Charles Hewitt
Hewitt
Jimmy Mooney
Dago” White
White
Wolfe
Reeves
Bill Allred
Iuka
Miss
Iuka Warriors
Rainy schedule notes in early baseball roundup
National League games include Brooklyn at New York Cincinnati at Chicago and Pittsburgh at St Louis with one night game. American League features New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston Chicago at Detroit and St Louis at Cleveland with night play. Southern Association entries incomplete.
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New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
American League
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Hinacka Ae
Eee
St. Louisia
Southern Association
Atlanta
Birmingham
Nashville
Memphis
New Orleans
Mobile Ae Ae
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Dizzy Trout Tops White Sox Again for Tigers Victory
Dizzy Trout, at 35, again led Detroit to a 6-2 win over Chicago as he improved to 10-2 and notched his sixth straight triumph. He pitched and batted in the six run second inning, and a 50,262 crowd watched the Tigers widen their lead as Cleveland and Boston lost. The game featured Trout’s fork ball and key RBI hits, while Flores and Garcia anchored Cleveland’s wins in a separate doubleheader.
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Associated Press
Dizzy Trout
Cleveland
Boston
New York Yankees
Washington
Indians
Jesse Flores
Mike Garcia
St. Louis Browns
Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Tribe
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Tom Ferrick
New York
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Doerr
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Bickford
Giants
Dodgers
Hank Thompson
Don Bueller
Ralph Kiner
Redbirds
Tom Saffell
Indianapolis
Pirates
Ron Northey
Bob Ramazzotti
Reds
Three Raiders Will Start For North Squad. Wes Hart
Alabama grid fans anticipate the Third Annual All Star game at Denny Stadium with North and South squads in final practice. Starting nines preview at least two scorers per side as Wes Hart leads North’s diverse lineup including Roy Freeman and N A Russell at ends and guards like Jessie Sytres and Fred Horn. Sideline talk favors a high scoring, open game as both coaches stress action for all players.
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Southern All Stars
Denny Stadium
Tuscaloosa
Bobby Harris
Oxford
Bobby Thrasher
Anniston
Marvin Hill
Huntsville
David Cotton
Brilliant
Lawrence Crowson
Sheffield
Paul Prestage
Red Bay
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Decatur
Carl ‘Rice
Tuscaloosa County
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Fayette
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Jessie Stores
Northport
Don Chapman
Jim Davis
Hamilton
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Andalusia
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Birmingham Age Herald
Montgomery Advertiser
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Jack Smalley
Bobby
University
Ala
Alabama
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Larry Buck Hughes
Thompson
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Morgan
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Sidney Lanier
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Ray Newman
Dadeville
James Emmons
Neil Galloway
West End
Birmingham
Bill Kilpatrick
Bessemer
Bob Farris
Bobby Sherrer
Valley High
Billy Burbank
Tommy Lewis
Greenville
Joe Fulghum
Lanett
Recatur
N. A. Russell
Gadsden
Jessie Sytres
Fred Horn
G. B. Beasley
Etowah County
Lineville
Bob Burns
Redskins Beat Rams In Charity Opener At Memorial Coliseum
Washington Redskins defeated the Los Angeles Rams 17 to 14 in a charity exhibition at Memorial Coliseum before a reported 90,135 fans, a new professional attendance record. Bob Waterfield fumbled early, Sammy Baugh connected for a Dudley TD, and Dudley added two field goals as Edges led by halftime. Kalmanir's score capped the Rams’ last tally after a roughing penalty on Van Brocklin. Glenn Davis made his pro debut with modest per play gains.
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Los Angeles Times
Bob Waterfield
Rams
Redskins
Sammy Baugh
Bill Dudley
Baugh
George Thomas
Fleet George Sims
Waterfield
Dudley
Easterners
Harry Gilmer
Eddie Saenz
Woodley Lewis
Bob Goode
Norm van Brocklin
Bob Boyd
Boyd
Washington
van Brocklin
Tommy Kalmanir
Glenn Davis
Army
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