Four Rule Changes Made In Alabama High School Football
Montgomery Aug 22 Four rule changes for 1950 football will be demonstrated at state clinics over six weeks. Key changes allow either team to run with a fumbled ball, kicks into the receiving end zone are dead and bring out to the 20, require a barrier enclosure five yards from sidelines, and prohibit crossing a broken five foot line on the bench area. Clinics continue with dates through early September at cities such as Gadsden Huntsville Jasper Birmingham Troy Dothan and Mobile.
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Montgomery
Ala
Cliff Harper
State High School Association
Tuscaloosa
Sheffield
Fayette
Anniston
Association
Harper
Gadsden
Huntsville
Jasper
Birmingham
Troy
Dothan
Opelika
Atmore
Mobile
Selma
Legion Faces Pulaski At 8
Decatur American Legion meets Pulaski tonight at 8 P M. Pulaski has beaten Mon santo of Columbia Tenn and is expected to field a strong squad. Decatur shows 23 wins and 24 losses with a recent 1 2 mark after losses to Huntsville Boosters and a win over Dick Coffman s All Stars.
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Decatur American Legion
Pulaski
Monsanto
Columbia
Tenn
Decatur
Huntsville Boosters
Dick Coffman
All-Stars
Legion
Watts
Charlie Goodin
Huntsville
Lewis Clark
Avery
Roberts
Ray Stockton
Bill Freeman
Chick Sparkman
Jimmy Caudill
Red Caudill
Bill Sparkman
Gooding
Musial Heads NL Sluggers
Stan Musial of the St Louis Cardinals leads the National League in batting with .363, 151 hits in 416 at bats, and 37 doubles. Johnny Hopp trails at .343 with 104 hits in 303 at bats. Jackie Robinson sits third at .337 with 134 hits in 398 at bats. Del Ennis drives in 100 runs, Ralph Kiner leads in home runs with 37, Earl Torgeson strokes 87 runs, Frank Hiller posts .818 for nine wins, and Warren Spahn has 155 strikeouts.
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New York
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Musial
Pittsburgh
Johnny Hopp
Hopp
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
del Ennis
Philadelphia
Ralph Kiner
Big Gun
Boston
Earl Torgeson
Frank Hiller
Chicago
Warren Spahn
Tennessee wingback J W Sherrill shines in pass defense
Dixie football players fear Tennessee defensive wingback J W Sherrill, a 185 pound senior from Norfolk Virginia who intercepted 12 passes last season and returned them for 104 yards.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Dixie
J. W. Sherrill
Tennessee
Sherrill
Norfolk
Youth Tennis Events Listed for Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily Sports Department lists age group events for a local tennis meet. Categories include Men’s and Jr. Boys and Girls doubles, mixed doubles, and singles ranging from 0 to 17 years. Submissions are mailed to the sports department.
Civitan Wins Civic League Title
Civitan clinched the Civic League crown as the Lions edged the rivals 5 to 4. Standings show Team TWO leading in coastal division with notable matchup results and a tight scoreline, confirming Civitan and Lions as top contenders this season.
Monday Results Show Civitan Tops Rotary 17 to 6
Civitan defeated Rotary 17 to 6 while Lions edged Kiwanis 5 to 4 in latest league play. The results list the two matchups and final scores, reflecting a tight Lions Kiwanis contest.
Civitan Clinches Civic League Title With 17 6 Win Over Rotary
Civitan captured the Civic League championship last night by a 17 to 6 victory over Rotary. Watson Carlyle hit a homer in the third, Parks led with a double and two singles, and Civitan pitcher Johnnie Powers allowed seven scattered hits as Civitan hitters piled up 17 off loser Bill Ferguson. Bob Hunter homered for Rotary. Lions edged Kiwanis 5 to 4 in the other game, Kiwanis wildness in the fourth aiding Lions' three-run uprising. Sonny Jones tripled in the fifth. Troup and Fleming hit homers for Kiwanis in the opening frame. Next Monday Civitan and Rotary resume the postponed game when lights failed earlier.
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Rotary
Lions
Kiwanis
Civitans
Parks
Watson Carlyle
Bob Hunter
Johnnie Powers
Bill Ferguson
Bob McNally
Frank Troup
Troup
Dick Fleming
Ashwander
Briscoe
Godwin
Sonny Jones
Frank McLaughlin
Jones
Detroit
Tigers
New York
Yankee Stadium
Red Rolfe
Casey Stengel
Yankees
Stengel
Allie Reynolds
Rolfe
Hal White
Dizzy Trout
al Widmar
Vic Wertz
Hoot Evers
Trout
Philadelphia
Phillies
New York Giants
Curt Simmons
Larry Jansen
Willie
Andy
Seminick
Don Newcombe
Dodgers
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Brooks
Jackie Robinson
Willie Werle
Duke Snider
Clyde McCullough
Danny Murtaugh
Jim Russell
Slic
Murtaugh
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston
Braves
Tommy Glaviano
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Major League Results National League games
The Associated Press reports NL results with Philadelphia defeating New York four to zero Brooklyn edging Pittsburgh three to two and St Louis beating Boston nine to two in the only games scheduled.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit 7 St. Louis 1 leads league opener
The Tigers routed the Browns 7 to 1 in the only game of the day. Detroit takes early AL advantage as St Louis struggles defensively and fails to mount a comeback in the baseball schedule.
Wertz Leads Tigers Past Browns 7-1 In Showy Batting Duel
Vic Wertz slammed a two on homer and scored again, powering the Tigers to a 7-1 win over the St. Louis Browns. Curt Simmons limited the Giants to four singles as the Phillies shut out New York 4-0.
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Associated Press
Vic Wertz
Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Curt Simmons
Phillies
New York Giants
Softball Tonight VFW and E and W Clash in Rubber Game
The City Softball League rubber game tonight decides which team meets Wolverine in the playoff finals. E and W won game one 9-7, VFW answered with an 8-6 victory in game two to even the series. Wolverine reached the finals by beating Nursery 5-3 and 10-5 last week. finals start Thursday at 7:30.
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VFW
Wolverine
Nursery
Wertz And Evers Homer As Tigers Win
Detroit's pennant chase intensified as they beat the Yankees 7-1 in a game featuring Dizzy Trout's seventh straight win. Hal White shut out New York, while Willie Mays and Duke Snider highlights appeared elsewhere as Phillies and Dodgers won to preserve leads.
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Wertz
Evers
Tigers
Phils
Teen pitchers star in opening round of 1950 state softball tournament
In Tuscaloosa last night J. W. Presnall, 17, no-hit Dixie Chevrolet of Selma 3-0. Harvey Chandler Jr., 17, of Dixie Cleaners Northport beat Bynum Ordnance Works Anniston 3-0 on two hits. Cooley Motor Rockets of Talladega defeated Auto Beauty Shop of Anniston 3-1 in a six inning pitchers' duel.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
J. W. Presnall
Dixie Chevrolet
Selma
Harvey Chandler, Jr
Dixie Cleaners
Northport
Bynum Ordnance Works
Anniston
Cooley Motor Rockets
Talladega
Auto Beauty Shoppe
Gunning for Grand American Trap Title in Dayton
The top trapshooters aim at Vandalia Field in Dayton for the Grand American trapshooting August 18 to 26. The highlight is the 51st Grand American Handicap, with Pete Donat of Amherst seeking to become the first repeat winner, after last year’s victory over I W Sonderman. Joe Devers of Dayton, 19, looms as strong challenger after sweeping most events in the Ohio state seeding tourney.
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Dayton
Pete Donat
Amherst
Donat
I. W. Sonderman
Lima
Joe Devers
Devers
Barons Take Two From Pels In Dixie Clash
In a Dixie playoff bid duel, the Mobile Bears tied with Atlanta for the Dixie championship chase after a doubleheader at Ponce De Leon Park. The Crackers won game one 7-4 with Hugh Casey starting for Atlanta, while game two featured a brawl between Atlanta and Mobile involving manager Dixie Walker and others. Marion Fricano held Atlanta to win 7-6. Birmingham beat New Orleans 9-0 as Karl Olson and Charley Maxwell highlighted the night. The Barons moved within five games of Atlanta. Nashville and Memphis also played, with Chattanooga sealing a 5-4 win over Little Rock.
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Mobile Bears
Atlanta
Dixie
Ponce de Leon Park
The
Crackers
Whitlow Wyatt
Dixie Walker
Birmingham
New Orleans
Barons
Mike Palm
Pels
Young
Jim Wallace
Stan Wentzel
Baron Norm Zauchin
Charley Maxwell
Karl Olson
Nashville
Vols
Memphis
Bob Schultz
Schultz
Bill Emmerick
Tomorrow's NBA Schedule Highlights Across Six Games
The slate features Brooklyn at Pittsburgh at 7 30 P M Boston at St Louis at 8 30 P M Philadelphia at Cincinnati 2 30 P M New York at Chicago 1 30 P M Detroit at New York 1 30 P M St Louis at Boston 1 00 P M Cleveland at Washington 7 30 Chicago at Philadelphia 7 00 P M with multiple city pairings and start times.
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Southern Association
Atlanta
Birmingham A
Nashville
Ince
Memphis A
New Orleans
Mobile Eee
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Brooklyn
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George Kell
Neil Berry
Don Kelloway
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Sterling Slappey
Joe Bird
Lookouts
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Vincent Price
Paul Christian
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William Holden
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