Burns Leads Florence To 7-5 Win Over Indians
Florence Raiders upset the Indians 7-5 at Legion Field on Appreciation Night. George Burns homered in the ninth after Burns tied the game at 5-5 with one on. Mark Breeding and Caudill led the Indians with triples, while Meadows pitched eight innings for Florence.
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Avery Roberts
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Russell Burt
Charlie Jones
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Bob Freeman
Brown Stars for Lookouts in Wins Over Crackers
Country Brown, former Atlanta centerfielder now with Chattanooga, starred in three of four Lookouts wins in their series at Atlanta's park. He homered and doubled, saved a run with a plate peg, and hit a ninth inning triple to spark a comeback. The Crackers split the doubleheader, ending a six game skid in game two as Nashville, Memphis Chicks, and Little Rock also won in regional action.
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Associated Press
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Chattanooga
Lookouts
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Country
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Memphis Chicks
Ruttman Suffers Skull Fracture After Iowa Crash
Indianapolis 500 winner Troy Ruttman crashed through a fence at the Iowa Fair in Cedar Rapids suffering a skull fracture and broken right arm. Doctors expect four to five months or longer before he can drive again. Ruttman, 22, from Ontario California, becomes the second consecutive winner to be sidelined.
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Camp Rucker Eliminated In National Tourney
In Wichita Kansas the Camp Rucker team fell 3-0 to Booneville Arkansas ending their run in the national non professional baseball tournament. Ft Myer received a first round bye while rain curtailed three night games and the California club opened with a 5-0 win over Camp Rucker.
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Indians Face Parkers in Huntsville Playoff Tilt
Play-offs are staged in Shaugh nessy style as the Indians travel to Huntsville for a Thursday night game with the Parkers in the tourney. Florence and Russellville also entered, and another loss would eliminate Decatur. Charlie Goodin is expected to start for Decatur Thursday.
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Burke and Middlecoff Set for Kansas City Open Showdown
Cary Middlecoff,Burke Jr. tied at 276 after 72 holes to reach a playoff for the Kansas City Open title. Burke shot 67 in round four and Middlecoff battled in rain as the $15,000 event moved to 18 holes at Milburn Country Club with $2,400 for the winner. Boros led money winnings after Chicago but finished with 292 to grab $50. Oliver and Douglas tied for third at 277 each for $1,200.
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Porky) Oliver
Lemont
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Newark
Del
Baseball leaders and coal mine industry note figures
A collection of baseball season leaders lists batting and pitching champs across leagues with names like Musial Sauer Adams Doby and Roe plus leaders in hits runs batted in and stolen bases. The piece also notes the number of coal companies and mines in the United States, totaling over 5 000 companies and about 8 000 mines.
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Sauer
Chicago
Adams
Cincinnati
Reese
Brooklyn
Roe
Wilhelm
New York
United States
Yesterday's Scores From Regional Games
Chattanooga defeated Atlanta 5 to 1 while Nashville and Birmingham both posted 6 to 8 and 5 to 5 draws. Little Rock beat Mobile 5 to 4 and Memphis fell 5 to 7 as New Orleans won 5 to 1.
Schedule of今日 Southeast football rivals
Chattanooga plays Atlanta, Nashville faces Birmingham, Memphis meets New Orleans, and Little Rock travels to Mobile in today’s slate.
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Birmingham
Memphis
New Orleans
Little Rock
Mobile
Sports Scores Bubble: Early Standings Mixed Across Cities
A compact set of baseball results shows New York topping Boston 3-2, Washington 7-5 over Philadelphia 2-12, and Cleveland 6-2 over Chicago 2-1. St Louis 4-2 defeats Detroit 2-4 in another matchup with tense runs.
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Baseball scores and standings from a late season slate
Boston beat New York 7 to 2 in a game noted as the second called eighth due to darkness. Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn 2 to 1. Chicago won 5 to 2 over Pittsburgh, while St Louis lost 2 to 1 to Cincinnati.
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Warren Spahn
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Bob Porterfield
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Sedgman And McGregor Favored In National Doubles
Brookline Massachusetts Australian stars Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor top favorites to retain the National Doubles title at Longwood as the field opens. The duo, coming off Newport Casino crown, dominates a men’s field with strong international teams.
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Ken McGregor
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Walcott and Marciano to Clash for Heavyweight Title
Philadelphia reports that Jersey Joe Walcott defends the world heavyweight crown September 23 against Rocky Marciano. Marciano, 41-0, aims to take the title from Walcott who last won it in Pittsburgh. Gate shares favor Marciano, with Walcott receiving 40 percent and Marciano 20 percent.
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Joe Walcott
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Ezzard Charles
Pittsburgh
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Pepsi Cola Triumph Over All-Stars Behind Betterton
Pepsi Cola defeated the Athens All-Stars 12 to 1 at the high school field Sunday. Fred Betterton pitched two hits for the win as Pepsi piled up 18 hits including a Howard Nash homer. The unearned Athens run underscored Pepsi’s eighth straight victory.
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Athens All- Stars
Athens
Pepsi
Howard Nash
Indians And Giants Press Leaders In Tight Race
Indians and Giants kept pressure on the leaders as St Louis clubs drew attention. Sally Hemus misplayed a late grounder allowing Cincinnati to score in a 2-1 Cardinals win while Stu Miller’s bid for a second straight shutout ended in the ninth.
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Roy McMillan
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Joe Adcock
Bob Borkowski
Local teams schedule games this weekend across counties
The schedule lists Union versus Decatur at 1 PM and Somerville at 3:30 PM on Saturday, New Market bringing a strong Pepsi squad to Decatur for a 2:30 game, and Pepsi opening Morgan county tourney with Trinity in Hartselle. Buck Johnson and Ernest Thompson to bat, Wayne Sims to pitch, and Shirley Quattlebaum likely to start the tourney game.
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Pepsi Cola
Buck Johnson
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Wayne Sims
Shirley Quattlebaum
Anne Hutchinson Lit the Spark of Women’s Clubs
Anne Hutchinson organized groups of women for secular and theological discussions. Her influence grew until she was banished in 1637 from Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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