Barons Fade as Memphis Chicks Seize Lead in Southern League
The Memphis Chicks beat the Chattanooga Lookouts 5-2 to extend a six game win streak and take first place from the Birmingham Barons. Earl Mosser and Ralph Mauriello fueled a double shutout of Mobile, while New Orleans toppled Atlanta 10-4 and Nashville edged Little Rock 7-5.
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New Orleans
Atlanta Crackers
Nashville
Little Rock
Hal Griggs
Bobby Cain
Dixie Upright
Griggs
Cain
Mosser
Jack McMahan
Jim Baxes
Cal Felix
Mauriello
Snider Calls Brooklyn Fans Worst In Baseball
Brooklyn center fielder Duke Snider blasted hometown fans after two losses to the Cincinnati Redlegs. He said they were the worst fans in baseball and that they don’t deserve the pennant, adding o a note about moving to Jersey City next year.
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Duke Snider
Dodgers
Snider
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Hartselle Tigers Face Bleak Grid Year Ahead
Hartselle high school football, led by Coach Tony Daniel, returns only two starters from 1954 as it prepares for a 1955 schedule including Athens and a Sept. 9 opener with Scottsboro. The team expects a challenging season with low roster weight and strong competition across TVC games.
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Hartselle
Hartselle Football Tigers
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Daniel
Oscar Knox
Scottsboro
Ule
Athens
Tigers
Seixas Faces Rosewall in Davis Cup Opener at Forest Hills
Vic Seixas opens for the United States against Ken Rosewall as the Davis Cup clash with Australia begins at the West Side Tennis Club. Tony Trabert meets Lewis Head in the second singles. Seixas and Trabert pair in doubles to face Hoad and Rex Hartwig.
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N.Y
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Australia
West Side
Vic Seixas
U.S
Philadelphia
Ken Rosewall
Tony Trabert
Lewis Head
Seixas
Trabert
Hoad
Rex Hartwig
Rosewall
Sports scores and schedules with era city matchups
Thursday results include Cincinnati 8 Milwaukee 3 and New York 2 Philadelphia 11. Friday schedule features Cincinnati at Brooklyn and Milwaukee at New York. Armchair note mentions Memphis Nashville Chattanooga and Little Rock with a historical wig anecdote about Mary Queen of Scots and her wig coach.
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Brooklyn
Milwaukee
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
V.F.W. Edges Chemstrand To Even City Playoff Series
V.F.W. defeated Chemstrand 7-4 to tie the best of five City Softball League series at one game each. George Schmidt pitched four hits while Bill Freeman drove in two runs in the fifth inning rally that broke open the game. A disputed fair or foul call on Ray Love’s homer sparked a late argument, but Chemstrand held to force the decision in game three at De Lano Stadium tonight at 7:30.
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Delano
Ray Love
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Bob Smith
Leonard Hedrick
Scott McClanahan
Bill Freeman
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Legg
RA Teams Compete For Softball Titles In Hartselle
Baptist RA Leagues in Decatur crown winners who will face Birmingham clubs for state championships at the Hartselle softball field Saturday. Morning play starts 9 30 with Mt Zion versus Wylam and Central Baptist versus 35th Avenue Church. Afternoon rematches at 2 30. if split the finals move to Birmingham next week. A barge ride will close the day.
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Birmingham
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Wylam
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35Th Avenue Church
Rickey Plans to Stay with Pirates Despite Poor Show
Pittsburgh General Manager Branch Rickey says he intends to remain with the Pirates despite the team’s disappointing performance under his leadership. He signals continued effort to rebuild the club and restore competitiveness in the upcoming season.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Branch Rickey
Element Of Surprise Missing From Kentucky Attack
Kentucky coach Blanton Collier faces a major rebuild as he must replace 11 lettermen including six starters. The Wildcats rely on returning All-SEC quarterback Bob Hardy and receivers Howard Schnellenberger and Bradley Mills while defensive lines add Bill Wheeler and Lou Michaels. Transfers and military service limit experience at fullback and other backfield spots as Kentucky anticipates tougher opponents who will key on them.
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Dick Mitchell
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Howard Schnellenberger
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Georgia Tech
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Lou Michaels
Cleveland Browns
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Lou
Dave Kuhn
Ray Callahan
Dick Moloney
Don Netoskie
Jets Eliminate White Sox In Gals Tourney
The Jets beat the White Sox 10 to 7 to advance to the finals against Austinville at Delano Park. Waldrop pitched the Jets to victory as Austinville moved into the final with a 12 to 2 win over Chemstrand. The winners will play the All Tournament team Saturday at 7:30, ending this season's girls softball activity.
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Delano Park
Shady Terry
Chemstrand
V.F.W
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Delano
Grid Schedules by Homer Wesley and Shorry Ogle
A list of football grid matchups with dates and sites for two readers leagues. Home and away designations appear after team names with schedules extending from September through November across multiple cities including Athens Tuscaloosa Gadsden Butler Sheffield Cullman Huntsville Florence and Moulton.
Local Schedule of Games and Homes Across Regions
Falkville to Tanner slate lists Sept 10 through Nov 11 with dates and venues. Teams include Athens Leighton Hayden Meek Addison Hartselle Blountsville West Limestone St Bernard and locations alternating home and away.
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Bill Whitlock
Tanner
Athens
Leighton
Hayden
Meek
Addison
Hartselle
Blountsville
West Limestone
St. Bernard
Schedule of games for Ferman Elmore season
The record lists dates and venues for games: Sept 9 Decatur home, Sept 16 Hartselle home, Sept 23 Moulton there, Sept 30 Sheffield there, Oct 7 Butler home, Oct 14 Coffee home, Oct 21 Cullman there, Oct 28 Huntsville there, Nov 4 Jasper there, Nov 11 Deshler home.
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Butler
Emma Sansom
Moulton
Decatur
Athens
Jasper
Guntersville
Hanceville
Hartselle
Shorry Ogle
Tuscaloosa
Gadsden
Sheffield
Cullman
Huntsville
Florence
Tuscumbia
Ferman Elmore
Coffee
Deshler
Tour schedule lists venues and dates across Alabama
HARTSELLE Tony Daniel announces a tour visiting Scottsboro Athens Jasper Hanceville Falkville Russellville Arab Moulton Cherokee Cullman with home and there designations and final stop in November.
Pirates Era GM Rickey Expected to Stay in Advisory Role
Rickey, aged 73, says he will remain with the Pittsburgh Pirates in an advisory capacity after his five year term as general manager ends in November. He also leaves the door open for John Galbreath to reappoint him GM.
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Galbreath
First successful steamboat Clermont carries 14 to Albany
In 1807 the Clermont the first successful commercial steamboat carried 14 people from New York to Albany on the Hudson River marking a milestone in early American transportation.
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Hudson River
Yankees Top Indians 5-2 in Series Opener
Yankee rookie Rip Coleman, 24, held Cleveland to two runs over five innings after being called up from the farm as Ol’ Casey Stengel’s bold selection. Joe Collins and Andy Carey homered as New York moved 14.5 games ahead of Chicago and widened the gap on Cleveland and Detroit in a day of American League action.
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Grim
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Andy Carey
al Rosen
Johnny Klippstein
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