Decatur Triumphs 2-1 Over Scottsboro In Thriller
Decatur American Legion post edged Scottsboro 2-1 at Legion Field to extend their win streak to twelve, while George Burns earned his eleventh straight win on the hill. Burns held Scottsboro to six hits. Decatur collected six off Wharton. Key moments came in the sixth and seventh as Decatur scored on Red Caudill's drive and Chick Sparkman three-bagger followed by Jimmy Johns’ RBI single to seal it. Jimmy Caudill led Decatur with a double and single, Cox led Scottsboro with two singles. Decatur next faces Athens at Legion Field.
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Hap Halbrooks
Decatur American Legion Baseball Am
Scottsboro
Legion Field
Legion
Georgeurns
Burns
Wharton
Decatur
McClendon
Jimmy Johns
Ward Proctor
Brooks
Jimmy Caudill
McMurtrie
Scottsboro Hurler
Dowa
Red Caudill
Red
Tose
Bill Freeman
Freeman
Chick Sparkman
Jimmy John
Sparkman
Gene Ratliff
Johns
Chick
Jackson County
George
Dangers of speed focus in modern thoroughbreds
A Seattle sports round up laments speed over endurance in today’s racehorses. It notes many greats were sidelined by leg injuries, cites Dinner Gang and others, and argues breeding now prioritizes rapid bursts over stamina, risking shorter careers and broader welfare concerns.
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Seattle
Blue Peter
Mr. Busher
Stymie
Count Fleet
Coaltown
Alsab
Seabiscuit
Eclipse
National League batting and pitching leaders recap
The Associated Press notes Robinson of Brooklyn leading with a .352 batting average and 167 hits, Reese and Thomson also high in runs and hits. Kiner and Gordon top home runs, Robinson leads stolen bases, and Wilks and Heintzelman lead wins with notable strikeout totals from Spahn and Newcombe.
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Robinson
Brooklyn
Slaughter
St. Louis
Reese
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Thomson
New York
Same
Philadelphia
Gordon
Wilks
Heintzelman
Spahn
Boston
Newcombe
Williams and Stephens Dominate 1940s AL Leaderboard
American League statistics show Williams of Boston leading in batting with 353, 121 runs, 155 hits and 123 RBI. Stephens also stars with 33 home runs and 138 RBI. Kell and Mitchell top others in doubles and batting, while Wynn and Hutchinson lead pitching with strong records.
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Williams
Boston
Kell
Detroit
Joost Philadelphia
Stephens
Mitchell
Cleveland
Dillinger
St. Louis
Yale
Philadelphia
Wynn
Hutchinson
Negro League Map: Barons vs Monarchs Tune Up for East West Clash
Tonight at eight Legion field the Birmingham Black Barons meet the Kansas City Monarchs in a Negro American League game. Birmingham touts major league pedigree with Piper Davis batting .392 and a roster overhaul including two pitchers. Monarchs counter with power hitters Brown Hunt and O Neil, aiming to stay atop the league standings as Robinson and other alumni contribute to a stacked lineup.
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Legion Field
Birmingham Black Barons
Kansas City Monarchs
Birmingham
Lorenzo
Piper) Davis
Boston Red Sox
Davis
Tom Hayes, Jr
Alonzo Perry
Oakland Oates
Arthur Wilson
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Jim Little
Sam Brown
Jimmy Newberry
Monarchs
Bob Thurman
Farr Taborn
Booker McDaniels
Chicago Cubs
Norman Robinson
Willie Mays
Ed Steele
Steele
Mays
NRL
Sophmore
John
Buck) O'Neil
Willard Brown
Leonard Hunt
Brown
St. Louis Browns
Hank Thompson
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
O'Neil
Gene Baker
Herb Souel
Bonnie Serrell
John O'Neil
Tom Cooper
Elston Howard
Curtis Roberts
Jim Lamarque
Cliff Johnson
Jose Burgos
Edward Steele
Pepper” Bassett
John Britton
John Scott
Lorenzo Davis
Earnest “Spoon” Carter
William Greason
Felix “Chin” Evans
Night NBA schedule across major cities
The card lists tonight's games including Chicago at Brooklyn and Boston at Chicago with two matchups, St. Louis at New York, Cincinnati at Boston, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, New York at Cleveland, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Washington at Detroit, and the Southern Association pair Nashville at Birmingham and Atlanta at Chattanooga with two games. New Orleans at Little Rock and Moblier Memphis appear as additional items.
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Southern Association
Nashville
Birmingham
Atlanta
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Little Rock
Moblier
Memphis
Associated Press Southern Association
See
Mobile Tee
Chattanooga Ee
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pet
New York
Boston _ ee
Cleveland
Owe
Philadelphia Tt
Detroit
Cricaro
Washington
St. Louis
Tide Tulane Tilt Near Sellout
MOBILE Aug. 26 The Alabama Tulane football opener here Sept. 24 is rapidly wearing a sell out. Manager Joe Mason said only 2700 end zone seats are left for the game at Ladd Memorial stadium. The stadium seats 36000. Hotels and tourist courts are booked solid for the weekend. Tulane defeated Alabama 21 14 last season and was picked No 1 in the SEC in a coaches poll.
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Mobile
Joe Mason
Ladd Memorial Stadium
Tulane
Alabama
Leavenworth
Kas
Leavenworth Braves
America
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Robert Ricketson
Boston Braves
Bill Cronin
Ricketson
Raymond
Fido) Murphy
Topeka Owls
Murphy
Jose Blanco
Mike Perez
Rafael Casanova
Earnest Mason
Percy Howard
Johnny Lloyd
Chicago
L. A
Red
Harvel
Western Association
Baseball Scores Across Multiple Leagues Reported
New Orleans 7 3 and Little Rock 2 9 show contrasting results alongside Atlanta 9 Chattanooga 2 and Birmingham 5 Nashville 2. In Texas Houston tops Tulsa 7 6 while Shreveport crushes Dallas 6 1. Fort Worth 15 Beaumont 1 and San Antonio 9 Oklahoma City 8 cap a busy scene. In the East Utica 7 1 over Wilkes Barre 3 12 and others including Hartford 2 Elmira 0 Albany 3 Williamsport 2 Scranton 5 Binghamton 3. Southeast Montgomery at Vicksburg rain, Anniston 7 Pensacola 2 Jackson 11 Selma 0 Meridian 15 Gadsden 12.
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New Orleans
Little Rock
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Nashville
Mobile
Memphis
Tulsa
Houston
Shreveport
Dallas
Fort Worth
Beaumont
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Utica
Wilkes-Barre
Hartford
Elmira
Albany
Williamsport
Scranton
Binghamton
Montgomery
Vicksburg
Anniston
Pensacola
Jackson
Selma
Meridian
Gadsden
West Limestone Varsity Faces Tanner In Athens Tonight
West Limestone and Tanner clash at the Athens high school field at eight. Tanner seeks a 2-0 start after a 27-0 win over Ardmore while West Limestone owns two victories 18-0 over Ardmore and 27-0 over Elkton. Likely starters listed for both squads.
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Athens High School
Limestone County
West Limestone
Tanner High
Tanner
Ardmore
Elkton
Don Williams
Hargrove
Hayes
Lauderdale
Swanner
Shaw
Thompson
Rt. Daily
King
Longshore
Schrimsher
Berryman
Davis
L. Davis
Scott
Coffman
Center
Freeman
Terry
Siniard
Evans
Patterson
Rose
Kennemer
Tuscaloosa Meets Texas Team Tonight
In Wichita Kansas August 26 the Fort Wayne General Electrics beat Manchester British American 8 0 and Bellingham Bells rout Sycamore 13 5 as the National Semi Pro Baseball tournament opens its second week Three games are on schedule including Knoxville Fultons and Krafts men loss and elimination Tuscaloosa Indians face Alpine Cowboys at 9 p m EST tonight in the tournament opener with nine other results noted from the day
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Wichita
Kas
Fort Wayne
Ind
General Electrics
Manchester
Conn
Bellingham
Wash
Sycamore
Tit
Sons
Swannanoa
N. C
Beacon Mills
Bakersfield
Calif
Spuds
Eloy
Ariz
Apees
Knoxville
Tenn
Fultons
Camden
Ark
Kraftsmen
Lee
Mass
Sons of Hal
Record Run Pace Marks Meadowland Handicap Mile and Three Furlongs
Yesterday at Washington Park Chicago’s Volcanic priced at $6.60 set an American Turf record for a mile and three furlongs while winning the $20,000 added Meadowland handicap in 1 54 4 5. In New York Demon Han over upset to win the $50,000 Roosevelt two mile trot near Westbury.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Westbury
N. Y
Demon Hanover
Women golfers reach semi finals in Western Amateur
Peg Kirk of Findlay Ohio Polly Riley of Fort Worth Texas Helen Sigel of Philadelphia and Mary Agnes Wall of Menominee Michigan advanced to the semi finals of the Women’s Western Amateur. Grace Lenczyk defending Canadian Open champion and Babs Davies Gracie DeMoss and Marian Herron also reached semi finals in Vancouver Vancouver area.
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GOLF
Chicago
Peg Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
Helen Sigel
Philadelphia
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
New York
Charles
Chuck) Kocis
U. S
Walker Capper
John W. Fisher
Vancouver
B. C
Grace Lenczyk
Hartford
Conn
Babs Davies
Gracie DeMoss
Corvallis
Ore
Marian Herron
Portland
Davis Cup picks Sidwell Sedgman to face Schroeder Gonzales
In Forest Hills Australia named Billy Sidwell and Frank Sedgman to play Ted Schroeder and Pancho Gonzales in singles. In Sea Bright two seeded players Robert Abdesselam of France and Irv Dorfman of New York were upset in the tournament.
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Forest Hills
N. J
Australia
Billy Sidwell
Frank Sedgman
Ted Schroeder
Pancho Gonzales
Sea Bright
Plazers
Robert Abdesselam
Rance
Irv Dorfman
New York
Baseball scores from an overnight slate
Major League results list Chicago 4-1 Brooklyn 0-3 Pittsburgh 5-2 Philadelphia 1-4 St. Louis 5 New York 2 Cincinnati 4 Boston 3 over 10 innings New York 6 Cleveland 3 Chicago 8 Boston 3 Philadelphia 9 St. Louis 5 Detroit 2 Washington 1.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
State Tennis Semi Finals in Birmingham
Second seed Joe Davis of Nashville faces Oscar Mullis of Atlanta in Alabama quarter finals. Mullis upset Bill Davis of Knoxville 7-5 6-4. Top seed Wade Herren of Birmingham meets Norman Copeland of Daytona Beach while Tom Molloy of New Orleans faces C D Wilder Jr of Paris Tennessee. In women’s play Eleanor Shaw of Craig Field defeats Louise Fowler 6-3 9-7 and Jean Clarke of Birmingham beats Ruthellia Buchi 6-0 6-0.
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Birmingham
Joe Davis
Nashville
Oscar Mullis
Atlanta
Alabama
Mullis
Bill Davis
Knoxville
Tenn
Bill
Wade Herren
Norman Copeland
Daytona Beach
Fla
Tom Molloy
Sunny Seacoast Lures Ice Queen
Hollywood and Barbara Ann Scott share mutual interest as the Olympic skating champion hints at liking sunny California and ocean views. Her agents introduce her around studios while she contemplates a Hollywood stay but plans to return to Ottawa for Canadian tour preparations this winter.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Barbara Ann Scott
Barbara
Ottawa
Canada
Railroad seeks night closures of two Florida river bridges
The Louisville and Nashville railroad asks permission to close the Apalachicola river bridge near Chattahoochee from 8 PM to 4 AM and the Blackwater bridge near Milton from 9 PM to 5 AM, citing river traffic concerns. Protests from navigational interests must reach the Mobile district engineer by September 3.
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Ala
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Florida
Mobile Corps of Engineers
L. and N
Apalachicola River
Chattahoochee
Blackwater
Milton
Mobile District
Fighting Zoo Beats Wolverines in Tight Senior Baseball
Paul Marion of the Wolverines allowed two hits while Hoyt Alvis of the Fighting Zoo gave up five. Errors by the Wolverines helped the Fighting Zoo to a 2 to 1 victory, deemed the best Senior division game this season.
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Paul Marion
Wolverines
Hoyt Alvis
Fighting Zoo
Alvis
Comets Named for Long Hairlike Tails From Latin Origin
The name comet derives from the Latin term coma meaning hair, reflecting the wispy tails that give these celestial objects their distinctive appearance. The term highlights how observers from early astronomy linked the streaking glow to hair-like features.
Mize Sparks Yankees Past Indians for Belted Home Run
Johnny Mize led the Yankees to a 6-3 win over the Cleveland Indians with a first inning homer off Bob Feller and a late single off Gene Bearden. Ed Lopat earned his 13th win as New York widened its lead over Boston to three games while other NL and AL results reshaped the pennant race amid 63,522 at Cleveland.
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Associated Press
New York Yankees
Johnny Mize
Big Jawn
Yankees
New York Giants
Mize
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Tommy Henrich
John
Gene Bearden
Indians
Ed Lopat
Joe Page
Boston Red Sox
Sox
White Sox
Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Schmitz
Brooks
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Phils
Pirates
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Detroit
Washington
Virgil Trucks
Senators
Town Creek Rogersville Meet Opens 1949 Football Season
Town Creek and Rogersville meet tonight at 7 30 to start their 1949 football seasons. Hazelwood and Rogersville high schools field seasoned squads with returnees, coached by Kenneth T Hampton and C R Jackson. Both sides expect a close hard fought game as in previous meetings.
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Town Creek
Hazelwood Golden Bears
Rogersville
C. R. Jackson
Kenneth T. Hampton
Barons Triumph Over Nashville in 5-4 Win
In Leavenworth Kansas on August 26 the Barons edged the Nashville Vols 5-4 at Rickwood Park. Norm Koney sparked a four-run sixth inning rally for Birmingham, tying Nashville’s lead in the Southern Association to three games and evening the series at one. Jim McDonald pitched a five-hitter for the Barons, including a seventh inning homer by Floyd Fogg.
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Associated Press
Norm Koney
Birmingham
Barons
Nashville Vols
Nashville
Southern Association
Rickwood Park
Jim McDonald
Hal Kleine
Joe Damato
McDonald
Floyd Fogg
Mobile
Bears
Memphis
Frank Laga
Dave Thicke
New Orleans
Little Rock
Pel Stan Milankovich
Joe Smolko
Travelers
Hal Simpson
Jack Sanford
Smolko
Babe Ellis
Chattanooga
Atlanta Crackers
Ellis
Crackers
Jack Taylor
Atlanta
Guard Evans Clash Tonight in City Softball Playoffs
Guard and Evans meet at Delano Park at 8 00 PM in the first round playoff. The winner faces VFW, which beat John White, for the league title. James Carl Osborne likely on the mound for Guard and Scott McClanahan for the leaders. The champions series begins Monday with a best three of five set.
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Delano Park
Guard
Evans
VFW
John White
James Carl Osborne
Scott McClanahan
Wildcats Defeat Yellow Jackets in Wednesday Game
The Wildcats beat the Darleen Yellow Jackets 18 to 7 behind solid pitching by Ronnie Lee. Bobby Smith led with three singles in four plate appearances, while Frank Mullins added two doubles and a triple in five at bats. Farrish was the leading hitter.
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Wildcats
Darleen Yellow Jackets
Ronnie Lee
Bobby Smith
Frank Mullins
Farrish
Wildcats Fall Short as Key Players Sit Out
In a tight game the Wildcats lost with Lewis Carroll and Curtis Johns benched. the crowd of about 35,000 bees in the hive reflects the unusual note in the report.
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Coats
H O Jones
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J. Caudill
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Sunset Drive-In Theatre
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Victor Moore
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Jack Hewins
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
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Johnson
Rudy Vallee
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Mart Astor
Lewis Stone
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Edgar Buchanan
Mervyn Leroy
Richard Bhooks
Fema
Coward Kare Meth
Lewis Carroll
Curtis Johns
Darryl Franick
Olivia de Haviland
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Smiley Burnett
Raymond Walburn
Walter Catlett
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