Eagles Take First Round In Playoff Series
The Ozark Eagles defeated Dothan 7 to 4 to win their playoff series opener. Hillary Stanton went 2 for 2 with two RBIs and seven strikeouts, boosting Ozark to a 4-1 edge in the best-of-seven. Panama City leads Eufaula 3-1 in the other series. tonight’s game at Eufaula decides the matchup.
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Dothan
Panama City
Eufaula
Ozark
Hillary Stanton
Wheen
Browk
Ten Teams Vie For Southern Regional Softball Crown
Ten championship teams from six states gathered in Canton North Carolina as the Southern Regional Softball tournament opens. Favorites include Clearwater Florida champion and Peerless Woolens of Chattanooga Tennessee along with Champion YMCA of Canton. Maxwell of Columbia meets Pete's Café of Atlanta in the opening night game at 7:30 pm with Mobile Alabama facing Canton YMCA in the nightcap. The event marks North Carolina's first regional softball championship.
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N. C
North Carolina
Bécaisé
Clearwater
Fla
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Peerless Woolens
Chattanooga
YMCA
Georgia
South Carolina
Baker Village
Columbus
Maxwell
Columbia
Pete’s ‘Café
Atlanta
Mobile
Ala
Yesterday's Results Compiled From Evening Scores
Baseball scores show Atlanta defeated Mobile 6 to 3. New Orleans 6 Birmingham 3. Little Rock 1 Birmingham 3. Nashville 0 Memphis 2. Chattanooga 1 Mobile 2. (first 14 innings. second called after 6th)
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Atlanta
Mobile
New Orleans
Birmingham
Little Rock
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanoga
Schedule of Southern cities clashes and matchups
Nashville faces Little Rock while Chattanooga plays Memphis and Atlanta hosts Mobile Birmingham matches New Orleans in a regional slate. The card lists city pairings and venues indicating a compact set of intercity games across the southeast.
Baseball scores from a multi-game card
Yankees beat Tigers 4 to 2. Nationals outlasted Indians 9 to 8 in 16 innings. Cubs routed Phillies 11 to 1. Red Sox and Cardinals tied 2 to 1 after 10 innings in the first game of a doubleheader.
Cleveland at Washington and Detroit at New York Schedule
Today only two NBA games on the slate with Cleveland visiting Washington and Detroit traveling to New York. Both matchups are the sole entries on the day's schedule.
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Detroit
New York
Baseball scores from a hectic set of games
Encounters show Cincinnati beat New York 46 to 5 with a second game called after the seventh. Brooklyn triumphed 10 to 4 over St. Louis while Pittsburgh won 4 to 3. Boston fell 3 to 5 in the second game against Chicago, and Philadelphia was shut out 0 to 14.
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Eddie Stanky
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Harvey Haddix
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Eddie Yuhas
Youngstown
Stu Miller
Northampton
Mass
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Giants
Alpha Brazler
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Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
National Pet
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Eae
Pittsburgh
Night Baseball Doubleheader Schedules Across Cities
Philadelphia at Chicago New York at Cincinnati N Brooklyn at St Louis highlight the 2 Twin Night slate with matchups spanning four markets and a scheduled doubleheader in each city for fans tonight.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Major League Baseball season end awards highlight leaders
National and American League leaders cited for batting and pitching. Notable names include Fain and Doby with RBIs, Jensen and Sauer with steals, and Consuegra Shantz with key win totals and averages.
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Jensen
Washington
Consuegra
Shantz
Philadelphia
Barons Drop Close Twinbill With New Orleans Pels
In a Sunday doubleheader, Dick Thompson held Tennessee to two hits in 14 innings as the Travs edged the Vols 1-0 in the opener. Al Worthington fanned seven and allowed four hits in six innings as Little Rock won 4-1 in the nightcap before darkness halted play. New Orleans moved into second by sweeping Birmingham 6-5 and 3-1, while Memphis and Mobile disrupted first-division holds with wins and losses.
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Little Rock
Hartcter
al Worthington
Nashville
Thompson
Pine Bluff
Ark
Vols
Travs
Worthington
New Orleans
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Memphis
Lookouts
Mobile
Atlanta
Necciai Wins First Major League Victory at Forbes Field
Rookie Ron Necciai earned the Pirates a 4-3 win over the Boston Braves at Forbes Field. He struck out only one batter but drew praise from manager Billy Meyer and teammates, with Dickson closing out the ninth for the victory. Ralph Kiner and Sonny Senerchia homered for Pittsburgh.
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Ron Necciai
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Forbes Field
Clyde McCullough
Murry Dickson
Braves
Johnny Berardino
Ralph Kiner
Sonny Senerchia
Necciai
Billy Meyer
Dickson
Sid Gordon
Necclai
Welsh
Bristol
Tenn
War Veteran Held In Death Of Child
Joseph B Fewell 22 a Korean war veteran and his brother Ellis 20 were jailed in Birmingham on charges they murdered 9 year old Phyllis Dean Carver in April 1949. They were indicted in June and arrested in Korea and Texas respectively.
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Joseph B. Fewell
Ellis
Korea
Joseph Fewell
Texas
Phyllis Dean Carver
Power Shovels Aboard for Surfacing Mining
Large scale mining project deploys power shovels towering up to ten stories, with machines costing over a million dollars each. The fleet supports extensive surface mining operations, signaling major investment and scale in the industry.
Plain Defense Keeps Yanks Dodgers Atop Baseball Standings
Defensively driven results keep the Yanks and Dodgers in first place as fielding leads. The Dodgers hold an 84 2 game over the Cardinals in the National League, while the Yankees lead the Indians by two in the American. The Dodgers set a major league fielding record pace, with 71 errors in 117 games, and a 984 team fielding percentage. The Yankees excel in double plays with 152, while the Giants and Phillies split a doubleheader in a busy day of action.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Luke Easter
Pete's Cafe Wins Alabama Softball Title in Tuscaloosa
Pete's Cafe captured the Alabama Men’s Softball championship with a 2-0 win over Sokol's of Tuscaloosa. Butler, McGee, Presnall, and Barksdale delivered the decisive singles in the fifth inning as Presnall restricted Sokol's to three hits and a third inning double play ended their rally.
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Pete’s Cafe
Alabama
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Knox' Butler
Sam McGee
J. W. Presnall
Morgan
Jesters Last Employed in Elizabethan England
The National Geographic Society notes that England last filled the position of court jester during the reign of the first Queen Elizabeth.
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England
Elizabeth
National Geographic Society
Qualifying Round Of Ladies' Tourney Begins Today
The field of about 160 competes in the qualifying round of the 52nd United States women's championship at Waverley Country Club near Portland Oregon. Winners advance to match play with 64 survivors. Defending champion Dorothy Kirby heads a strong field including Grace Lencyrk Claire Doran and Curtis Cup participants.
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United States
Waverley Country Club
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
St. Paul
Grace Lencyrk
Newington
Conn
Claire Doran
Cleveland
Miss Doran
Grace de Moss
Corvallis
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
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Decatur, Ill
Pat O'Sullivan
Orange
Seixas and Australian Pair Capture Davis Cup Doubles Title
Vic Seixas of Philadelphia anchors U S Davis Cup plans after teaming with Australian Mervyn Rose to defeat Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor in a five set doubles final in Brookline Massachusetts. The win clinches the doubles crown as the duo overturns a 3 6 deficit and persistently pockets the final four games.
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Mass
Philadelphia
Vic Seixas
Australia
Frank Sedgman
Ken MceGregor
Seixas
Mervyn Rose
Sedgman
Breeding Leads Pepsi To Win Over New Market
Pepsi Cola defeats New Market 5 to 2 at Decatur High School field as Morgan county tournament opens in Martselle. Fred Betterton pitched six hits allowed with six. Marvin Breeding homered his tenth of the year along with a double and single. Bobby Smith added two hits including a triple. Legg hit a seventh inning homer for New Market. Trinity to face Pepsi in today’s games as Shirley Quattlebaum to start for local club.
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Morgan County
Martselle
New Market
Decatur High School
Fred Betterton
Pepsi
Marvin
Bobby Smith
Legg
Pepsis
Trinity
Shirley Quattlebaum
Grady Roberts
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