American Legion Defeats Ingalls 14 to 7 in Saturday Game
The American Legion baseball team beat Ingalls 14 to 7 as Ross Graham allowed four hits and two earned runs. Avery Roberts led the Legion with four safeties in five plate appearances, while Bill Freeman drove in multiple runs in late innings.
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Ingalls
Ross Graham
Wallace
Halbrooks
Bill Freeman
Bill
Avery Roberts
Boley
Florence
Roberts
Freeman
Sparkman
Ratliff
Hutson
Moore
Crow
Graham
Jones
H. Sparkman
The
Kimbrell
Caudill
Robert
Patterson
B. Sparkman
Clark
Red Caudill
Sawyer
Radio Schedule Fragment With Numerous Programs Listed
A dense listing shows a long morning to evening radio lineup featuring Daniel Quartet, Top Of The Morning, News, Gold River Bars, Koffee Klub, Editors Diary, Bible Study, Musical Journey, and many more. Includes recurring shows on Mon to Fri with various hosts and program names.
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Daniel
Golden River
Koffee Klub
Radio School of the Bible
Committee
Cedric Foster
John Daniel
Moniton St
Auburn Daily News
Red Hook
Johnson Pamily
America
Two Ton Baker
Tom Mix
Fulton Lewis Jr
Henry J. Taylor
Gregory Hood
Pri
Billy Roser
Lionel Hampton
Hollywood Party
Col. Steepnagle
Alabama
MBS
Dance Land
Holtville Lake Jordan boat regatta plans announced
Plans are set for a three hour Lake Jordan speed boat regatta near Holtville with Midget to F class boats racing from 2:00 pm. Prizes exceed 1 000 dollars as drivers from Alabama Arkansas Mississippi Georgia and Florida compete including Montgomery and Lake Village entrants.
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North
Alabama
Montgomery Boys
John Caddell
C. F. Halstead
Melvin Manley
L. H. Walden
M. M. Jackson
Jankey Arnold
Bill Douglas
Lake Village
Arkansas
Jackson
Mississippi
South Eastern Boating Association
Atlanta
Columbus
Panama City
Savannah
Florala
Birmingham
Alexander City
Tallassee
Montgomery
Auburn Starts Fresh Under New Football Coach Brown
Auburn prepares for a new era with Earl Brown taking over the program on September 1. He leads a staff including Walter Marshall Johnny Murphy and Shot Sean as 1948 spring drills struggle in bad weather. The 1947 squad’s two wins and 78 points face a 10 game slate featuring Mississippi Southern Louisiana Tech Florida Georgia Tech Tulane Vanderbilt Mississippi State Georgia Clemson and a December 4 Birmingham meeting with Alabama.
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Auburn
Ala
Earl Brown
the Plains
Tigers
Mississippi Southern
Montgomery
Bengal
Notre Dame
Walter Marshall
Johnny Murphy
Sean
Birmingham
John Williamson
McCoy Hewlett
Louisiana Tech
Florida
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Georgia
Clemson
Alabama
Auburn Stadium
Skipper Brown
Brown
Coker
Barton
Hal Herring
Andrew Douglas
Frank Hayes
Tom McKinney
Ray Moore
Bob Cannon
Floyd Fulmer
Phil Poundstone
Royce McMahon
Chester Cline
Wayne Hepler
John Adcock
Max Autrey
Jim Bailey
Joe Evangeliste
Homer Wesley
Dick Hayes
Frank Jones
Jack Lambert
Lewis Lawley
Bill Waddall
Fred Duart
Erskine Russell
Arnold Fagen
Don Woolrich
Ralph Pyburn
Bobby Weaver
David McCrary
Virgil Willett
Jim Wood
Jim McDaniel
Charlie Langner
Jim Johnson
Jim Hawk
Danny Stewart
Jocko Norton
Ray Pelfrey
Calvin Emmett
Billy Ball
Billy Haas
Travis Tidwell
Johnny
Waltix Backenkite
Dick Frearney
Jim Auckeley
Bobby Gilliam
Russell Inman
Don Brause
Brownie Flournéy
Gene McQueen
Control to Win Blackwell Says Pitcher Needs Sharp Control
Ewell Blackwell of the Cincinnati Reds extols control as the key to success. He recalls Bucky Walters advice, shares memories of a 16 game win streak and a no hitter against the Braves, and notes Stanky’s taunt that nearly spoiled his second no hitter.
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Ewell Blackwell
Frank Eckap
Cincinnati Reds
Bucky Walters
Bucky
Walters
Blackwell
Braves
Blacky
Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Eddie Stanky
Stanky
Ray Lamanne
Johnny Schmitz
Alabama Auburn Grid Classic Returns at Legion Field
Auburn and Alabama renew their rivalry at Legion Field in Birmingham on December 4, the first meeting since 1907 when a 7 7 tie occurred. The 1948 tilt marks a long awaited clash between the two teams in a historic gridiron classic.
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Alabama
Auburn
Ala
Legion Field
Birmingham
Auburn 1948 Football Schedule Reveals Home State Dates
Auburn announced its 1948 football schedule with six home state engagements. The slate includes Mississippi Southern in Montgomery on September 24 and a Clemson game in Mobile on November 27, plus other regional dates across Alabama.
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Ala
Mississippi Southern
Montgomery
Louisiana Tech
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Birmingham
Clemson
Mobile
Auburn Tigers Schedule Readies Moonlight Scrimmages
Auburn announces three night scrimmages for 1948 with Mississippi Southern in Montgomery September 24, Florida in Tampa October 9, and Vanderbilt in Montgomery October 29.
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Auburn
Ala
Scouts at Legion Tourney Spark Big League Interest
Thomaston Georgia hosts the regional American Legion baseball championship as scouts from major leagues converge after Hugh Frank’s $40 000 Phillies bonus. The field features a dozen to twenty prospects from four states with seven scouts already booked in hotels, including reps from the Red Sox Phillies Crackers Tigers Cubs Cardinals and Yankees.
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Thomaston
Philadelphia Phillies
Hugh Frank. Radcliffe
American Legion
Radcliffe
Ivory Hunters
Dicker
Mace Brown
Boston Red Sox
Johnny Nee
Joe Pastor
Atlanta Crackers
W. A. Pierre
Detroit Tigers
Tim Murchison
Chicago Cubs
Harrison Wickle
St. Louis Cardinals
Bert Neihoff
New York Yankees
Admission Policy At Club Grounds Event
The notice states admission is $1.00 with free entry for children under twelve. It references a car event on the club grounds and notes general entry terms.
W F W Drops From League Tallies Forge Playoff Race
The City Softball League ends its season as V F W withdraws leaving all teams in playoffs. John White defeats Darleen 12 to 2 to seal regular season results with Tuesday playoff games set: John White vs Firestone and Darleen vs Tip Top in a two out of three opening series.
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John White
Firestone
Darleen
Tip-Top
V.F.W
Stair
Terry
Morris
Julian Hardy
City Softball League
City Hall
Talented youths readied for regional action from four states
Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Florida send teams with players led by Macon pitchers Don Lewis and Heyward Tunstall with supporting stars Edgar Defore Bud Brake Calvin Clifton Strickland Falk Parnell William Baker Blackwell H T Watson Tom Bragg. Darlington sits as regional favorite aiming for Charleston sectional while South Carolina squad defeats Greenwood to claim state title. Jacksonville remains as holdover from last year's regionals.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Macon
Don Lewis
Edgar Defore
Bud Brake
Darlington
Heyward Tunstall
Calvin Clifton
Strickland
Falk
Parnell
Huntsville
William Baker
Blackwell
H. T. Watson
Tom Bragg
Charleston
Greenwood
Jacksonville
Tigers Meet Athens Here
The Decatur Tigers face Athens at Ingalls field this afternoon at 3 00. Decatur sits at 28 wins and 8 losses. Athens will start pitcher Stace. Brown handles the plate. Floyd Jackson released the Tiger lineup with Pryor Malone Pruitt Daily Martin Jackson Payne Gains Smith on the field.
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Decatur Tigers
Athens
Ingalls Field
Tigers
Stace
Brown
Floyd Jackson
Pryor
Malone
Pruitt
Daily
Martin
Jackson
Payne
Gains
Smith
Yanks Move Into Third After 6-0 Win Over A’s
The New York Yankees rose to third place by routing the Philadelphia Athletics 6-0 as rookie Bob Porterfield pitched a four-hit shutout. Joe DiMaggio’s two-run homer, his 27th of the season, capped a four-run seventh inning rally.
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Philadelphia
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Bob Porterfield
A's
Yanks
Joe Dimaggio
White Sox Rally Beats Indians in Ninth Inning Thriller
Aaron Robinson and Dave Philley hit back to back ninth inning homers to lift the Chicago White Sox past the league-leading Cleveland Indians 3 to 2 before 47,062 fans. Cleveland had held opponents scoreless for 47 innings, surpassing the 41-inning record set by the 1903 Indians.
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Cleveland
Aaron Robinson
Dave Philley
Chicago
White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Bob Lemon
Stephens Delivers Two Homers As Red Sox Beat Senators
Boston's Red Sox pulled within two games of first in the American League by defeating Washington's Senators 106. Vern Stephens hit a grand slam and a four run homer, his second of the game, with Bobby Doerr also homering.
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Boston
Red Sox
Washington
Senators
Vern
Homer
Bobby Doerr
Sox
Mize Drives Giants Past Phillies With 30th Home Run
Mize belted his 30th homer of the season to spark the New York Giants to a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. His two-run shot in the eighth sparked a four run rally that erased a 4-2 deficit. Walker contributed earlier in the game.
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Mize
New York
Johnny
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Walker
Giants, Phillies slugging stars in spring clash recap
Oper homered for the Giants while Del Ennis and Andy Seminick connected for the Phillies in a conclusion to the spring exhibition.
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Oper
Giants
del Ennis
Andy Seminick
Phils
Vander Meer, Reds Top Cubs 2-0 in Chicago
Vander Meer 11th win as he scattered five hits to shut out the Chicago Cubs 2-0 before 16,262 at Wrigley Field. Cincinnati erupted for both runs in the eighth against Hank Borowy, securing the victory.
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Vander Meer
Chicago
Ohnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Reds
Hank Borowy
Tigers edge Browns 6 5 on disputed plate play
Detroit pitcher Fred Hutchinson earned his ninth win as the Tigers defeated the St. Louis Browns 6 to 5 before 10 879 fans. St Louis manager Zack Taylor protested a home plate play after a news photographer touched the ball during the sequence.
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Detroit
Freddie Hutchinson
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Zack Taylor
St. Louis
Georgia Alabama League Schedule and Dodgers win
The Georgia Alabama League lists Valley at Opelika Newnan at Alexander City Carrollton at Tallassee for today’s games. In the National League Philadelphia visits New York Boston faces Brooklyn Cincinnati plays Chicago Pittsburgh meets St Louis. American League New York at Philadelphia Washington at Boston Chicago at Cleveland St Louis at Detroit and a twin bill notes Dodgers won the opener 8 to 7.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Opelika
Newnan
Alexander City
Carrollton
Tallassee
National League
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