City Softball playoffs tilt ends with Guard edging Evans 3-1
Monday night action in the City Softball league saw Guard top Evans 3-1 as Aday, Freeman, and Brewer delivered key hits in the seventh. VFW tallied five in the fifth and two in the seventh to defeat John White 7-4, with Lovelace’s three hits fueling the rally.
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VFW
National Guard
Guard
Evans
John White
Pat Aday
Long
Bob Freeman
Seldon Flack
Gene Ratl
Joe Brewer
Chalmers Riley
Brewer
Billy Sparkman
Noel Teague
Cleveland
Nolan Sanders
Sandlin Sams
Sims
Red Kimbrell
Sanders
Tommy Todd
Sams
Buddy Lovelace
Mike
Todd
Ray Love
Kimbrell
Giants Outfield Averages Push Above .300 Benchmark
A New York Giants trio Wil lard Marshall Bobby Thomson and Whitey Lockman aim to finish the season batting over .300. If achieved it would be first time in 13 years Giants outfielders exceed the mark since 1936 when Mel Ott Joe Moore and Jim Ripple posted .327 .305 and .316 respectively. Denny Myers Boston College coach sent a letter to Tennessee coach Bob Neyland describing tuna caught weighing about 250 pounds and joking they lacked signals and preferred the South in winter.
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Austin Bealmear
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Willard Marshall
Bobby Thomson
Whitey Lockman
New York Giants
Giants
Mel Ott
Joe Moore
Jim Ripple
Denny Myers
Boston
Tennessee
Bob Neyland
Myers
Old Connie Mack Spared Drama as Red Sox Fan in Dugout
Jerry Mitchell of the New York Post notes Connie Mack, a veteran figure, sits relaxed in the dugout during games. He closes his eyes to errors, opens them for good plays, naps between innings, and lets coaches handle umpire arguments, even giving up signaling with a scorecard long ago.
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Jerry Mitchell
New York Post
Connie Mack
Boston Red Sox
Down the Hatch Liberty ships named for sports figures
Fourteen Liberty ships named for notable sports figures from the war era remain in service. Knute Rockne George Gipp William H Edwards and Charles Paddock still afloat while John L Sullivan James J Corbett Percy Houghton are in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Lou Gehrig Christy Mathewson Abner Doubleday Edward L Grant laid up. John J McGraw sold to British owners and renamed Lassell. Walter Camp Hobart Baker were sunk by enemy torpedoes.
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Knute Rockne
George Gipp
William H. Edwards
Charles Paddock
John L. Sullivan
James J. Corbett
Percy Houghton
National Defense Reserve Fleet
Lou Gehrig
Christy Mathewson
Abner Doubleday
Edward L. Grant
John J. McGraw
Lassell
Walter Camp
Hobart Baker
Long Range Prediction in 1949 College Football Picks
An annual magazine predicts Army, Georgia and Oklahoma as teams most likely to go unbeaten in 1949. The author questions why Notre Dame or Michigan are overlooked, implying skepticism about the picks and suggesting potential omissions or surprises in the forecast.
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Army
Georgia
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Michigan
Stock Motor Boat Race to Be Held
A stock motor boat race is set for Sunday at one o clock at Disco harbor. Entries require a 10 h p motor or larger. The course runs from Disco harbor to Whitesburg.
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Disco Harbor
Whitesburg
Cleveland's White Leads With A Triple In Hard-Fought Game
John White of Cleveland led the offense with a single a double and a triple as the seventh inning provided the final push. The line scores show a tight contest with small scoring bursts late in the game, Osborne and Brewer facing Harpe and Sparkman through the nine frames.
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Cleveland
John White
Second Game VFW Waite Lovelace and L Love Payne Mize
VFW game details list Waite Lovelace L Love Payne and Mize with score segments 000 0502-780-Waite 103 0000-482.
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Waite
Lovelace
L. Love
Payne
Mize
Legion Faces Guntersville Tonight At Legion Field
Tonight at 8:00 on Legion field the Guntersville All-Stars meet the Decatur American Legion aiming to halt the Legion’s ten game winning streak. Florence cancelled their game yesterday. Burns seeks an eleventh straight win and 14th of the season if he starts. The lineup remains: Jones Caudill Caudill Freeman McMurtrie Sparkman Bates Johns Burns or Michael. Upcoming: Scottsboro Thursday, Athens Saturday.
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Legion Field
Guntersville
Decatur
Charley Jones
Red Caudill
Jimmy Caudill
Bill Freeman
Claude McMurtrie
Chick Sparkman
Doc Bates
Jimmy Johns
Burns
Michael
Legion
Scottsboro
Athens
NCAA Rules Will Hurt Orange Bowl
Chicago August 23 The NCAA's post season football rules aim to control bowls and not kill promoters. Orange Bowl opposes giving teams 80 percent of gate receipts, noting sponsors may keep up to 40 percent for capital costs. Sugar Bowl in New Orleans backs the plan, saying it can meet obligations to stadium bondholders. The full association must approve at January meeting.
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Jerry Liska
Chicago
NCAA
Grover Marrow
New Orleans
Frank Schaub
Mid-Winter Sports Association
New York
Darleen Yellow Jackets to Host Wildcats Wednesday
Darleen Yellow Jackets host the Wildcats at Delano Park diamond Wednesday at seven. Manager Jackie Freeman announced the lineup with Irish catching, Gannaway pitching, Black at first, Horn second, Mincher third, Wolfe short, Freeman left, Berrett center, Johnson right for Darleen. Wildcats start Sherrow behind the plate, Lee on the mound, Smith at first, Bowen second, Davis third, Johns short, Bonefield left, Carroll center, D Johns right.
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Carroll
D. Johns
Yankees Buy Johnny Mize Adds Power To Pennant Run
New York Yankees acquire Giants home run king Johnny Mize, 36, for an undisclosed sum and place him in uniform immediately as they push to extend a slim AL lead over the Red Sox and Indians. Mize has 315 career home runs.
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New York Yankees
Giants
John Mize
Yankees
Detroit
Fence Punisher
Robinson Leads Hitters But Average Falling
Robinson of the Dodgers continues to pace NL batting but his average slips to .358 after Sunday games. Enos Slaughter and Ralph Kiner trail, with Slaughter at .325 and Kiner at .313 as leaders list shows.
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Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodger
Robinson
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Deep Sea Rodeo Heads Into Second Day of Play
MOBILE August 23 More than 1000 saltwater buckaroos compete in the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo as 15 year old Warner Gale of Mobile tops opening day with six speckled trout earning 60 points toward King Fisherman. Despite scarce first day catches, boats continue to report as 2000 participants fish Mobile Bay and the Gulf for fighting and a $5 000 prize pool amid forecasts of a record tarpon run and a giant sailfish.
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Warner Gale
Mobile Bay
Gulf of Mexico
J. B. Volnoff
Morrow
Texas and Southern Association baseball scores listed
In Texas League action San Antonio beat Dallas 2 to 1 and Fort Worth defeated Houston 6 to 5 with Beaumont over Tulsa 1 to 0 and Shreveport edging Oklahoma City. In the Southern Association Mobile routed Atlanta 8 to 1, Nashville crushed Memphis 4 to 0, Birmingham bested New Orleans 7 to 1, and Little Rock overwhelmed Chattanooga 10 to 1.
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Southern Association Mobile
Atlanta
Nashville
Memphis
Birmingham
New Orleans
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Southern Association
Mobile
Eastern League Scores From Tonight
Williamsport defeated Hartford 4 to 1 Wilkes-Barre outscored Binghamton 13 to 2 Scranton beat Utica 5 to 1 All three games listed are scheduled results for the league.
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Hartford
Wilkes-Barre
Binghamton
Scranton
Utica
Georgia State League results round up
Dublin 8 over Douglas 5. Baxley Hazelhurst 5 to Eastman 3. Sparta 12 defeated Fitzgerald 4. Tifton 6 edged Vidalia Lyons 5. Championship implications not stated.
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Douglas
Baxley-Hazelhurst
Eastman
Sparta
Fitzgerald
Tifton
Vidalia-Lyons
Georgia Florida League Scores From Albany Area
In league play Albany defeated Cordele 6 to 5 while Waycross beat Tallahassee 9 to 4. Americus won 11 to 2 against Thomasville and Valdosta 6 to 3 edged Moultrie 7.
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Cordelo
Waycross
Tallahassee
Americus
Thomasville
Valdosta
Moultrie
Lavigne Sparks Barons Past New Orleans Pels
Birmingham Barons overcome New Orleans Pelicans 7 to 1 as Red Lavigne leads with strong outfield defense and a homer, double, and single by Lacigne driving in five. Pete Modica, Jim Suchecki, and Charlie Samaklis contribute in a series of decisive innings.
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Patt Patterson
Associated Press
Pete Mallory
Nashville Vol
Memphis Chicks
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Mallory
Bama Ray
Hugh Mulcahy
Little Sulphur Dell
Memphis
Nashville
Red Lavigne
Birmingham Barons
New Orleans Pelicans
Celaners
Lacigne
Birmingham
Jim Suchecki
Suchecki
New Orleans
Barons
Pel
Pete Modica
Jim Kleckly
Charlie Samaklis
Atlanta Crackers
Mobile Bears
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Atlanta
Bill Antonello
Dee Fondy
Samaklis
Mobile
Antonello
Hal Simpson
Little Rock Travelers
Chattanooga Lookouts
Simpson
Art McConnell
The
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Vern Williamson
Chattanooga
Major figures in National League batting and pitching stats
The Associated Press lists top NL performers led by Robinson of Brooklyn in batting with 355, 162 hits and 28 stolen bases. Reese also of Brooklyn sits high with 102 runs and 94 runs. Hodges 88 RBIs. Kiner 34 homers. Heintzelman 15 wins. Spahn 105 strikeouts. Newcombe 99. Several players share top spots across categories including Ennis Robinson and Musial with 29 doubles.
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Associated Press
National League
Robinson
Brooklyn
Slaughter
St. Louis
Reese
Hodges
Thomson
New York
Ennis
Philadelphia
Musial
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Gordon
Sauer
Chicago
Heintzelman
Chambers
Wilks
Spahn
Boston
Newcombe
S. E. Linescores baseball multiple games reported
Meridian and Anniston split two games with scores 28 13 and 13 7 in the first two contests. Pensacola, Gadsden, Montgomery, Selma and Vicksburg also posted scores in the daily line scores with pitchers and fielding notes listed for each game.
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Vicksburg
Selma
Anniston
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Pensacola
Gadsden
Brunke
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Johnson
Sierotko
Palica
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Hayward
Kennon
Delay
Crosby
Ted Williams Averages Lead In AL Batting Race
Ted Williams of Boston appears set to win a third straight American League batting title, leading with a .356 average through Sunday's games. George Kell follows with .345, Bob Dillinger .337, and a pack of sluggers contends in the table of leaders including DiMaggio, Pesky, and Doby as the season progresses.
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Ted Williams
Williams
George Kell
Eetroit
Bob Dillinger
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Detroit
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DiMaggio
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Cleveland
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Pesky
Ozark Kids Champion Red Shield Triumphs Over Scouts
Ozark Kids defeated the Fairview Scouts 9 to 7 to claim the title. They had won all season except for two forfeits. In the fourth place playoff, the Wolverines beat the Knight Owls 8 to 7, with Shafer homering for Knight Owls. The Wolverines face the Reeessoo on Wednesday August 24 at 4 30 PM in the second playoff game.
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Fairview Scouts
Wolverines
Knight Owls
Shafer
Burns Cardinals Open Series At Ebbets Field
The World Series atmosphere surrounds Ebbets Field as St Louis Cardinals face the Brooklyn Dodgers in a pivotal three game set. Stan Musial leads the Cardinals while Branch Rickey predicts the winner will represent the NL in the World Series.
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Ralph Roden
Associated Press
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St. Louis Cardinals
Flatbush
Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Rickey
Stan Musial
Red Birds
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Pete Reiser
Ed Stanky
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Braves
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Tulane Announces 21 Game 1949 50 Basketball Schedule
Tulane's 1949 50 Green Wave basketball schedule includes 21 games with 12 to 13 SEC games. The slate features a home opener against Keesler Field on November 28 and matches with Southeastern Louisiana College and Spring Hill at home in early December.
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Green Wave
Horace Renegar
Keesler
Southeastern Louisiana College
Spring Hill
Baseball schedule snippet from 1940s era games
The list shows day and night games across multiple cities and leagues. Matches include St Louis at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at Boston, Chicago at New York, and AMERICAN LEAGUE matchups New York at Detroit and Philadelphia at Chicago with different night indications.
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College schedules loom large for Southeastern teams
The list outlines a busy slate of games and events including Southwestern Louisiana Institute, Rice Institute, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Baylor in San Antonio, Sugar Bowl double headers, Georgia Tech, Louisiana State, Alabama, Mississippi State, Auburn, Ole Miss, and the SEC tournament, with venues in Baton Rouge, Oxford, Atlanta, Knoxville, Starkville, and San Antonio. The schedule spans December through March, highlighting key matchups and the conference tournament.
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Georgia Tech
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Tennessee
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Starkville
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Auburn
Oldest map? Ancient clay tablet found near Baby lon site
A clay tablet uncovered in ruins about 200 miles north of the Baby lon area is now preserved at Harvard University and is believed to be the oldest map in the world, suggesting early cartographic work by ancient inhabitants.
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Babylon
Harvard University
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