Raiders Open 10 Day Pad Rule and Season Prep
The Red Raiders begin football practice this week with a 10 day ad pad rule starting Tuesday and pads by September 1. Coaches Ogle Isbell Fuller return from summer work as the varsity and a B team under Isbell prepare for an eight game schedule. Six lettermen from 1949 join a mix of returnees as Decatur seeks a home field and routes a road opening at Anniston.
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Florence
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Hartselle
Delano Park
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Heafner Keeps Tie For Lead In Eastern Open Golf
Clayton Heafner shares the lead at the Eastern Open after 54 holes at Mount Pleasant links. Pete Cooper ties Heafner after carding 71 as Walter Romans, Cary Middlecoff, and John Palmer chase one-stroke back. Weather shifts from sun to drizzle as 125 players are cut to 70 for the final round.
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Burns To Face Ramsey On Hill Burns To Face Ramsey On Hill
Ex major league pitcher Dick Coffman brings his Tennessee Valley All Stars to Legion field for a 3:00 start against Decatur American Legion. Ramsey leads the Stars with Bill Suggs, plus Johns, Newsome, Riley, Sessler and others from Reynolds and Florence. Decatur counters with George Burns and a listed lineup, while several league results and a season record summary follow.
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Freeman shines in All-Star High School Football Game
Roy Freeman stood out as the outstanding lineman in the Annual All-Star High School game in Tuscaloosa. He will pause football for National Guard service after this appearance, playing on a special pass. Decatur teammates Fred Horn and Marvin Taylor started, while Wesley Thompson contributed despite an injured elbow. Thompson and Horn plan to attend Auburn on a grant aid scholarship. Freeman was slated to enter Auburn.
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Decatur Tennis Tournament Opens August 28
The Annual Decatur Tennis Tournament sponsored by the Decatur Rotary Club will start August 28 and run through the week. Entry blanks must be sent to The Daily, with Jimmy Johns listed as defending men's single open champion though he has not yet entered. It is unclear if he will participate.
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Cleveland
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City Softball League Nears Playoff Final
The league advances to the last first round game before a three-out-of-five title series. Wolverine has secured a final berth while VFW and E. W. face off Tuesday to decide who challenges the Tubers. Overall, the season has been very successful.
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White Way Champs face Iuka Junior in key rematch on home field
White Way Champs host the junior team from Iuka Mississippi in a big league game on White Way field. The two clubs have each dropped a game this season and aim to repeat the earlier 8 6 win by White Way in Iuka with a fast paced contest anticipated.
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Writer on Vacation as Barons Crackers Series Seen
The article notes the writer will be away two weeks for annual vacation starting today. Assistant Sports Editor Hugh Terry will cover, following his week in Atlanta where he observed the Barons Crackers five game series.
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Tanner Drops Ardmore 27-0
Tanner High Owls shutout Ardmore 27-0 at Athens High stadium in front of about 2,000. R. C. Berryman and Buster Miller opened with 54 and 59 yard drives for a 13-0 lead. Morris Hargrove added a 14 yard score, Miller booted extra points, and Berryman sealed with a fourth quarter TD and PAT. Ardmore’s Cecil Clem stood out defensively amid a strong Tanner line led by Henderson Gardner Scott Daily Shaw.
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White Way Junior vs Decatur Champs at White Way Park
The Luka Junior baseball team visits White Way Park to face Decatur's White Way Champs at 3:00. Both clubs carry one defeat this season and the Champs play their final league game Monday against the Elks at White Way field. A. L. Ryan urges full participation from Decatur junior players.
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Birmingham Beats Atlanta In Low-Scoring Tilt
Southern Association baseball game ended 16 to 7 in favor of Birmingham over Atlanta. Atkins, Mathis, Gorin, and St. Claire provided key hits and runs for Birmingham.
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Eskimos Hunt Caribou By Driving To Traps And Spears
The Nunatagmiut Eskimos of Alaska killed caribou by driving them into traps or into water and then spearing them.
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Manager Sawyer Won't Pick His Flying Phillies for First
Eddie Sawyer refuses to name a pennant favorite for the 1950 season, stressing long term growth and confidence in a talented Phillies roster. He cites building for the future, avoiding pressure on a young team, while praising players Bubba Church Robin Roberts and Ken Johnson for coming through in key games.
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Boosters Triumph 9-6 In Ten Innings Over Legion
Huntsville boosters edged Decatur American Legion 9-6 in ten innings at Legion Field. Sparkman homered for Decatur to force extras while Dan Sims, George Lilly and Bill Daniels fueled Huntsville in the tenth with a three-run rally to secure the state title. Rodgers earned the win for Huntsville as Goodin took the loss.
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Ransom climbs PGA money list after Tam O Shanter win
Texan Henry Ransom rises from tenth to second on the PGA money list after winning Tam O Shanter earning 11,000. Sam Snead leads with 29,048 while Ransom's season total reaches 18,885.03. Jim Ferrier slips to third with 18,771.66 as Chandler Harper breaks into the top ten by winning Tam prize money.
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Campbell doubts Bluebird II can retake speed record
Donald Campbell said Bluebird II is too old to recapture his father Sir Malcolm Campbell’s 1939 world speed record of 141.74 mph on Lake Coniston. While undergoing engine work and next trials, Campbell notes the 16 year old craft was designed for 155 mph, as rival Slo-Mo-Shun IV's 160.32 mph stands.
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Wolverines Triumph as VFW Edges E and W 8 6
Wolverine advances to the City Softball League finals after a 10-5 win over Nursery. VFW defeats E and W 8-6 to even their playoff series. final game set for Tuesday at Delano. injuries occurred in the second game when Akers and Long sustained head injuries and were hospitalised.
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National League matchups listed for today’s schedule
National League games include Philadelphia at New York and Boston at Brooklyn with two games each, Pittsburgh at Chicago, and Cincinnati at St Louis.
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Mobile at Atlanta two preview in midweek slate
Atlanta hosts Mobile in a 2 point game as teams seek momentum. The matchup follows other key tests with New Orleans at Birmingham and Chattanooga visiting Little Rock along with Nashville traveling to Memphis in a robust schedule.
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Japanese Move to Mine Iron on Hainan Island
Japanese forces who captured Hainan Island in World War II initiated large scale iron ore extraction there for the first time, signaling a shift in wartime resource strategy and regional industrial activity.
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