Pepsi Cola Leads With 14 7 Record And Strong Lineup
Pepsi Cola, led by manager Grady Roberts, shows 14 wins and 7 losses as the season nears its end. The team features a deep batting order with Marvin Breeding hitting .583 and Bobby Smith .560, plus solid on base and pitching depth cited as advantages against rivals.
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Pepsi Cola
Pepsi
Grady Roberts
Cola
Roberts
Marvin Breeding
Bobby Smith
Willard Gray
George Burns
Earl Benefield
Fred Betterton
Tommy Sims
Shirley Quattlebaum
Howard Busbey
Howard Nash
Pat Patterson
Lester Ralph
Jackie Freeman
Playoffs Set as Hicks Chevrolet and Chemstrand Reach Finals
Hicks Chevrolet and Chemstrand swept two games apiece to reach the City Softball finals. Southern Bell finished second. Chemstrand were fourth, making the likely series a tough three to five games. The final begins Tuesday at Delano Park at 7:45 with Ed Wells for Hicks and Gervis Moore or Winston Ridgeway for Chemstrand.
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Hicks Chevrolet
Chemstrand
Southern Bell
Hicks
Chevry Boys
Delano Park
Ed Wells
Gervis Moore
Winston Ridgeway
Moore
Ridgeway
Wells
All Star High School Football Game Review
The piece laments missing Thursday's All-Star high school football game and discusses players Wayne Ridgeway Lewis Dollar Brad Hamilton Brab and the Northern and Athens squads. It notes strained predictions and comments on punting, line play, and offensive potential with a humorous closing reference to comic strip characters.
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Wayne Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Brad Hamilton
Lewis Dollar
Athens
Hamilton
Brab
Yokum
Time Ripe for Tigers
A Florence memory from 1950 recalls the Hartselle Tigers suffering a heavy loss to the Yellow Jackets yet displaying grit. Under coaches Max Summerford and Fred Morgan the team is hoped to rebound for a strong season opening September 12 at West Limestone with a slate of Friday games including St Bernard Jasper and Hanceville.
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Florence
Hartselle Football Tigers
Yellow Jackets
Jackets
Hartselle
Tigers
Florent
Max Summerford
Fred Morgan
West Limestone
St. Bernard
Jasper
Hancevetry
Hanceville
Double Springs
Jevenson
Russellville
Moulton
Tanner
Cullman
Indian Appreciation night support eyed for a league
Organizers thank all contributors to Indian Appreciation night and hint at a future Tennessee Valley league next year. The Indians or a close facsimile hope to join the circuit and contend for the top on pursuit of strong play.
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Tennessee Valley
Indians
Morgan County Baseball Tournament Opens in Hartsell
The fourth annual Morgan County tournament starts Monday August 25 in Hartsell. Since 1949 the event has drawn wide interest from Morgan County fans and local clubs. Entered teams include Pepsi Cola Morgan City Union Trinity Ebenezer and the Hartselle American Legion Cubs. Pepsi is noted as the best team entered.
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Hartsell
Pepsi Cola
Morgan City
One Union
Trinity
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Hartselle American Legion Cubs
U S Amateur Tourney Opens With 200 Starters In Seattle
Two hundred top amateurs begin Monday at the Seattle Golf Club for the United States Amateur Championship. Defending champion Billy Maxwell and a dozen favorites start amid a field including past U S, British, Canadian and Mexican amateur title holders. Monday reduces the field to 128 after 18 holes with further rounds daily through Friday semi finals.
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United States
Palver
Billy Maxwell
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Tex
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U. S
Canada
Mexico
Senators Roll Past Athletics 10 3 On Masterson Win
Washington climbs to fourth in the American League by defeating Philadelphia 10 to 3. Walt Masterson limits the A's to eight hits and contributes a two run single. Gus Zernial drives in two runs with his 22nd homer as Kellner Kucab and Wright allow a dozen hits. A rain delay precedes a one sided rally with four runs in the second inning.
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Philadelphia
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Walt Masterson
Masterson
Gus Zernial
Senators
Alex Kellner
Johnny Kucab
Ed Wright
Kellner
Tigers End Loss Streak with 5-2 Win Over Browns
Detroit beat the St. Louis Browns 5-2 to snap a four game skid. A three run rally in the fifth broke a 1-1 tie. Steve Souchock hit his 9th homer in the eighth for the final run as Ted Gray earned his 10th win. Vic Wertz and Don Lenhardt debuted for the Browns. Freddie Mutchinson used Jim Delsing who scored Detroit’s first run.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
St. .Louis Browns
Steve Souchock
Ted Gray
Tigers
Vic Wertz
Don Lenhardt
Browns
Parilli Named Most Valuable In All-Star Game
Vito Babe Parilli Kentucky quarterback was named MVP in a ballots by over 100 writers after the All-Stars lost to the Los Angeles Rams 10-7 at Soldier Field. Rich ter of California was runner up. key plays included Parilli’s 40 yard scamper and a 58 yard pass to Hugh McElhenny before a late fumble.
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Chicago
Vito
Babe) Parilli
University of Kentucky
Los Angeles Rams
Les Richter
California
Ollie Matson
San Francisco
Bob Toneff
Notre Dame
Vic Janowicz
Ohio State
Richter
Soldier Field
Janowicz
All-Stars
Rams
Collegians
Kentucky
Green Bay Packers
Washington
Hugh McElhenny
Larry Brink
Redlands
Calif
Jaycees and Civitans Tie For First In Civic Softball
The Jaycees and Civitans finished tied for first last week in the Civic softball league. Monday night at Delano Park starting 7 30 P M the two teams meet in a two out of three series opener to decide the champion.
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Civic Softball League
Jaycees
Civitans
Delano Park
Fans urge Ford Frick to curb slow baseball games
In a letter from New York dated August 16, Gayle asks baseball commissioner Ford Frick to speed up games. He cites a Giants vs Dodgers three and a half hour nine inning game and complains players and managers exaggerate between pitches and at bats. He notes Bud Rennie of the Herald Tribune praised a faster pace without television.
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Boston
Bud
Allie Reynolds
Yankees Beat Red Sox 5-4 at Fenway After Berra Three-Run Homer
Yogi Berra hit a three run homer off Maury McDermott in the sixth as the Yankees toppled the Red Sox 5-4 at Fenway Park. Rain halted play in the seventh after a 1 1 2 hour delay. Allie Reynolds earned his 15th win as Hank Bauer also homered in the game.
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Yogi Berra
Maury McDermott
New York Yankees
Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Allie Reynolds
Ogle's Raiders Open 1952 Practice Friday at Decatur Stadium
Decatur Red Raider coach H L Ogle sets Friday August 22 for first workouts at 3 30 PM in Decatur Stadium. 11 lettermen report while many key backs and line players have graduated, creating a busy rebuild ahead of the September 12 season opener against Athens Golden Eagles.
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Decatur Red Raider
Decatur
Raiders
Athens Golden Eagles
Ogle
Raider
Wayne Ridgeway
Zack Perry
Clark Rountree
Frank Mullins
Earl Benefield
Charles Bowles
Bobby Harrison
Bowles
Harrison
al Hill
Bobby Bowen
Paul Marion
Hoyt Powell
Jim Busbey
Tim Baker
Gary Rogers
Paul Terry
John Mullican
Battle Royal heads Armory card this Tuesday
Promoter Mike Miller brings a fast paced battle royal to the Armory Tuesday night. Participants include Nick Carter, Hubert Wright, Danny Novak, Charlie Keene, and Red Byrd as wrestling fans expect a hard hitting event following last week’s well received crowd.
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the Armory
Mike Miller
Nick Carter
Hubert Wright
Danny Novak
Charlie Keene
Red Byrd
Mike
Lawrence Prospects and River Conditions
The report notes fair prospects for Lawrence waters with Wheeler Lake and Spring Creeks showing clear conditions and bass, bream, and catfish activity. Limestone area creeks remain clear with bass and bream taking plugs, flies, or worms, while Indian Creek and Paint Rock show mixed clarity and generally fair prospects. Tennessee River offers clear conditions with bass, bream, catfish, drum and various lures, indicating good prospects overall.
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White Lake
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Probable pitchers for tomorrow's major league games
New York at Boston Lopat 5 5 vs Trout 8 9. St Louis at Detroit Burden 6 2 and Stuart 2 2 vs Newhouser 5 7 and Garver 7 10. Chicago at Cleveland Kretlow 3 2 and Stobbs 7 8 vs Feller 8 12 and Garcia 14 8. Washington at Philadelphia.
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Menwe
New York
Trout
Bearden
Stuart
Newhouser
Garver
Cleveland
Kretlow
Stobbs
Feller
Garcia
Baseball doubleheader lineups and pitcher pairings
Listed matchups for the National League games include Philadelphia at Brooklyn Crews Erskine facing Zoldak Scheib, Boston at New York Sur kent Spahn against Hearn Koslo, Cincinnati at St Louis Hiller Miller, and Pittsburgh at Chicago Waugh Friend versus Rush Kelly with specified records. The brief card conveys pitching rotations and team designations for the day.
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New York
Ana E
St. Louis Eae
Philadelphia
Chicago Wee
Boston Sneer
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Crews
Erskine
Boston
Surkent
Spahn
Hearn
Koslo
St. Louis
Hiller
Miller
Chicago
Waugh
Friend
Rush
Kelly
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