Waycross Wins Eighth Straight in Florida League Action
Waycross maintained a long winning streak with an 13 11 victory over Albany as the Bears rolled to their eighth straight win. Thomasville, Valdosta, Cordele, and other Florida League teams chased the standings with varied results in a day of games.
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Associated Press
Bears
Tallahassee
Pirates
Cordele
Thomasville
Valdosta Dodgers
Moultrie
Americus
Valdosta
Dodgers
Waycross
Albany
McCallum
Cooper
Indians
Ingalls Top Legion 6-2 In Upset At Ingalls Field
Ingalls Shipbuilders upset the Decatur American Legion 6-2 on Ingalls field. Battles held the Legion to four hits while Ingalls piled twelve off Howard Curtis Herb McElroy and Red Caudill. Flor ence Sparkman Braswell Patterson and Brew er drove in runs as Ingalls tied it in the first and pulled ahead with key hits through the game.
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Olen Battles
Ingalls
Decatur American Legion
Ingalls Field
Legion
Battles
Howard Curtis
Herb McElroy
Red Caudill
Red Kimbrell
Avery Roberts
Florence
McElroy
Crown
Harold Sparkman
Joh Braswell
Grisham
Braswell
Batiles
Sparkman
Charlie Jones
Joe Brewer
Shipbuilders
Pat Patterson
Bill Freeman
Chalmers Riley
Bill
Kimbrell
Jones
McMurtrie
Roberts
Curtis
H. McElroy
Caudill
Brewer
Battle
A Ingalls
H. Sparkman
Nay
Moore
Row
Sstreeman
W. McElroy
Rf. Caudill
Igoles
Huntsville Juniors overpower Decatur in 15-2 victory
Huntsville Junior Legion exploded for seven runs in the eighth to sink Decatur 15-2 led by Bob Freeman who struck out 15. Freeman battled through seven innings with five walks and ten hits allowed while Huntville’s Sutton Watson and Bragg provided key hits including doubles and a triple. Decatur scored in the sixth and seventh before the decisive eighth.
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Barrett Shelton, JR
Huntsville Junior Legion
Decatur Junior Legion
Huntsville
Bob Freeman
Decatur
Bob
Macagnae Ee
Freeman
Wren —Neimed
Saat
Smith
Bragg
Watson
Sutton
Johnson
Church
Hoppenjans
Bob Freemans
Levin
Blackwell
Hill
Church Sutton
Wayne
Hammond
Florece
Cullman
Legion Field
al Jonge
Wee
Ain
Puackwed
Biase A
Ee Baker
Feu
Issentin
Wyane
Ai Boyett
Golden
Se Gables
B. Freeman
R. Freeman
Ridgeway
Baker
Birds Studying Magnetism In Migration Research
A study investigates whether birds migrate using Earth's magnetic field detected by an internal organ. Researchers aim to understand magnetic navigation mechanisms and confirm if magnetoreception guides migratory routes.
Firestone Edges Out VFW in 11-7 Softball Thriller
Firestone defeated VFW 11 to 7 as Darleen won 14 to 1 in a high scoring City League doubleheader. Firestone built early leads with five runs in the first inning and added four more in the fifth while VFW burst back with five in the fifth. Darleen cruised to a 14-1 win with a three run third frame and a final scoring push. Line scores show Firestone 11, VFW 7 and Darleen 14, Tip-Top 8 with McClanahan earning the win for Darleen.
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Firestone
Darleen
Will
Hugh Halbrooks
John Braswell
Jimmy Caudill
Phil Sandusky
Ray Love
Scott McClanahan
Charlie Jones
Billy Sparkman
Gene Ratliff
Joe Jewer
Liza Smith
Chalmers Riley
Carl Boley
McClanahan
Tip-Top
Sparkman
Brewer
Smith
Golden
Riley
Ed Brazelton
Southern Association games and scores across leagues
In the Prior League Southern Association Chattanooga edged Little Rock 5 to 4 in ten innings while Nashville beat Memphis 4 to 0. Mobile won 4 to 2 over Atlanta and New Orleans toppled Birmingham 9 to 2. Georgia Alabama League results include LaGrange 6 Alex City 5 Opelika 9 Newnan 3 Carrollton 7 Tallassee 6 and Valley 2 Griffin 0.
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Chattanooga
Little Rock
Nashville
Memphis
Mobile
Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
LaGrange
Alex City
Opelika
Newtan
Carrollton
Tallassee
Valley
Griffin
Age And Youth Tie In Tourney At Motor City Open
In Detroit the Motor City open golf championship moved into the second round with 51-year-old Joe Kirkwood Sr and 46-year-old Gene Sarazen sharing the lead at 68 as the 121-player field reached halfway. Young challengers include 24-year-old Gene Dahlbender Palmer and 30-year-old Marty Furgol, all chasing a field led by Ben Hogan after day one.
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Detroit
Joe Kirkwood
Philadelphia
Gene Sarazen
Kirkwood
Meadowbrook Country Club
Sarazen
Gene Dahlbender
Atlanta
Johnny Palmer
Badin
North Carolina
Marty Furgol
North Hollywood
Calif
eMadowbrook
Ben Hogan
Pitching Pains Lead Braves to 4-1 Victory
Johnny Sain became the first NL pitcher to reach ten wins as Boston defeated the New York team 4-1 on four hits. Andy Pafko supplied the offense for the Cubs in a 4-3 win over St Louis with a double and a three run homer.
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Associated Press
Johnny Sain
Braves
Boston
New York
Andy Pafko
Cubs
St. Louis
Valley Holds To First In Georgia Alabama League Standings
The Lagrange Troopers beat Alexander City 6-5 to move into sixth while Griffin’s 5 errors helped Valley slip ahead of Griffin and Tallassee in the standings. Carrollton and Valley each won to press for first, Carrollton beating Tallassee 7-6 and Valley 2-0 over Pimientoes. Opelika topped Newnan 9-3 as Dorsky, Adams, Phiester, and Marshall stood out in a weekend of tight finishes and lengthy winning streaks.
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Lagrange Troopers
Griffin
Alexander City
Valley
Carrollton
Tallassee
Carrollton Hornets
Pimientoes
Opelika
Newnan
Lagrange
Troopers
Marshall
Adams
Bailey
Kellaher
Opelika Owls
Hudson
Owls
Owl
Barclay Wins The Hard Way In NCAA Golf Quarters
In Palo Alto Michigan defender Dave Barclay survived a tough path to advance in the National Collegiate Golf quarterfinals at Stanford. Lou Stafford of Oregon and Edwin Hopkins of Texas also pushed through high stakes matches as the morning session opened.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Dave Barclay
Michigan
Lou Stafford
Oregon
Barclay
Tom Lambie
Stanford University
Stanford
Lambie
Eli Bariteauw Jr
San Jose State College
Stafford
Edwin Hopkins
University of Texas
Hopkins
Charles Coe
Oklahoma
National League and American League Night Baseball Schedule
The schedule lists New York at Brooklyn Boston at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh St Louis at Cincinnati all night in the National League. In the American League Washington at New York Philadelphia at Boston Detroit at Chicago Cleveland at St Louis all night. Southern games include Atlanta at Mobile Birmingham at New Orleans Memphis at Nashville and Little Rock at Chattanooga.
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Boston
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Associated Press
New York Or
Nmap
Saa
National League
Southern Association
Atlanta
Mobile
Birmingham
New Orleans
Memphis
Nashville
Little Rock
Cha’ Ga
AFL Building Trades Strike Claims Refused in Mobile
Unemployment claims by about 1,000 striking AFL building trades workers in Mobile were rejected. Industrial Relation Director Fleetwood Carnley said the claims arose from a labor dispute and were not eligible for benefits.
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Montgomery
AFL
Mobile
Fleetwood Carnley
Carnley
Sain Wins 10th as Braves Top Giants in Gene Run Game
Johnny Sain pitched the league leading Braves to a 4-1 victory over the New York Giants for his 10th win this season. The 29-year-old from Belleville, Ark held the Giants to four singles as Boston stretched its lead over St Louis to two and a half games. Tommy Holmes drove in three with a decisive seventh inning double.
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Ralph Roden
Associated Press
Johnny Sain
Boston
Braves
Ste Coopse
BO Geimen
Giants
Bob Eltitt
Tommy Holmes
Cardinals
Cubs
Chicago
Andy Pafko
Pittsburgh Pirates
Reds
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Fritz Ostermueller
Pirates
Harm
Washington Senators
Indians
Tigers
Detroit
Philadelphia
A’s
Ferris Fain
Elmer Vale
Fain
George Vico
Hal Newhouser
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Yankee Stadium
Mickey Harris
Yanks
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Browns
Chicago White Sox
Cornell Favored In Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Tourney
In Montclair New Jersey July 2 Cornell Yale and Miami led the team standings with nine points each as quarterfinals opened. Cornell's Dick Savitt and Leonard Steiner advanced while Yale's John Moses faced top seed Charles Oliver of West Point. Upsets affected the field with Alan Watson of Princeton and G Diehl Mateer and Tony Vincent of Miami winning key matches.
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Montclair
N. J
Cornell
Yale
University of Miami
Dick Savitt
Leonard Steiner
Miami
Bruce Johnson
Tony Vincent
John Moses
Elis
Jack Geller
Moses
Charles Oliver
U. S. Military Academy
Steiner
Johnson
Savitt
Alan Watson
Princeton
Geller
James Schnaars
Haverford
Vincent
G. Diehl Mateer
Bob Saiege
Michigan State
Ot Ae
Ed McGrath
Oliver
College of Florida
Et Oe Fich Junior College
Americans Falter as Cotton Takes Open Lead in Britain
In Mairfield Scotland July 2 Henry Cotton shot 66 to reach 137 for halfway and lead the British Open as 38 players head into the final 36 holes. Arthur Clark 145 and several Americans trail with scores ranging from 146 to 148. Rotar and Thomson did not advance to the final field.
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Mairfield
Scotland
Britain
Henry Cotton
America
United States
Cotton
Arthur Clark
Huntington
West Va
Clark
Johnny Bulla
Ed Kingsley
Bobby Cruickshank
Frank Stranahan
Claude Harmon
Lawson Little
U. S
Charley Rotar
Canton
Germany
Jimmy Thomson
Los Ange
Bromwich Favored To Take Wimbledon Title
Bromwich faces Falkenburg in the men’s singles with Bromwich’s ambidextrous style and stonewalling tactics seen as giving him the edge. Betting favors the Australian over the American youth as the match unfolds.
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Bromwich
Falkenburg
Downunder
Pewser
Tom Brown
Gardnar Mulloy
Lennart Bergelin
Sweden
Jack Harper
Australia
Frank Sedeman
Legion Travels To New Hope For Single Tilt
The Decatur American Legion travels to New Hope for a single tilt against Madison County on Saturday. Game time is 3:00 PM. Claude McMurtrie names either Willard McElroy or Robert Hudson as starter with a lineup including Gervis Moore, Herb McElroy, Avery Roberts, Bill Freeman, Claude McMurtrie, Red Caudill, Chick Sparkman, Dan Crane, and Hudson or McElroy on the mound.
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Decatur American Legion
New Hope
Madison County Nine
Claude McMurtrie
Legion
Shorty Ogle
Willard McElroy
Robert Hudson
McMurtrie
Gervis Moore
Herb McElroy
Avery Roberts
Bill Freeman
Red Caudill
Chick Sparkman
Dan Crane
Hudson Or McElroy
Moulton Second in North Alabama Standings After Win
The Moulton baseball club edged Anderson 5 to 4 to stay within one game of the league lead at the end of the first half. Ashworth pitched for Moulton while Smith pitched for Anderson. Ray Stockson's eighth inning triple produced the winning run as Moulton plays Ingalls next Thursday in Moulton.
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Anderson
Moulton
Igh
Ray Stockson
Ashworth
Smith
Ingalls
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