Madison Square Garden expansion signals bigger sports complex
The piece notes Madison Square Garden's upcoming $60 million rebuild with a 2,000 car garage and modern features as it aims to become Television City. It also previews potential changes in New York sports including a new big league hockey team and more college games, circuses, and conventions. It discusses baseball pennant race outlooks, highlighting Detroit, the Yankees, and Dodgers, and includes racing and boxing notes.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Temple of Muscle
Dumont
New Garden
Raingers
Civitan Plans Gala Civitan Day Football Game
Civitan Football Committee met at the Country Club to arrange Civitan Day events. The 8 P M game features Florence State Teachers College vs Howard College with a parade, barbecue, luncheon, and dance planned for visiting Civitan members from Alabama and Washington.
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Florence State Teachers College
Howard College
Ange
Civitan Club
Civitan Int
Alabama
Washington
Representa
Decatur
Florence
Red Raiders
Cillans
Department program aims to uniform potato sizes for even cooking
The U S Department of Agriculture promotes grading potatoes into uniform sizes so all pieces finish cooking at the same time. The plan seeks standardization to ensure even heat and better meal preparation across shipments and markets.
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U. S. Department of Agricabins
Rams Fans To Help Team Stay In SEL
In Montgomery Alabama July 1 booster tickets sold at a stockholder meeting in Anniston keep the Rams in the league for two weeks. President Stuart Stephenson says new players are being sought to bolster the team as Aston sits last with one win in nine games. He expects Anniston to remain in the league and grow stronger.
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Montgomery
Ala
Sean E Ae
Stuart X
Stephenson
Anniston
Joe King, III
Ram
Aston
Rams
Barons Lead Red Shield League
The Red Shield League releases the second half baseball schedule led by Pop Oliver. Home games at East Moulton and Tenth, start times 5 PM and 7 30 PM with night games at West Side Park. Matches feature Barons Braves Red Sox Wolverines Fairview Scouts Austinville.
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Red Shields
Pop” Oliver
Red Shield
East Moulton
Tenth Avenue
West Side Park
Wolverine
Barons
Braves
Red Sox
Austinville
Fairview Scouts
Wolverines
Sox
Egiew
Cullman Red Sox rout Sumitan 14 4 at VFW Park
Cullman Red Sox defeated Sumitan 14 to 4 behind a nine run first inning and five more in the fifth. James Calvert led hitters for Cullman with multiple hits while Copeland and White contributed for Sumitan. The game featured 13 batters in the first frame and a decisive early rally.
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Cullman Red Sox
Sumitan
Dora
VFW Park
Cullman
Clifford Copeland
Graf Hart
James Calvert
Guardian
Roberts
Copeland
Whallen
Thompson
Lowery
White
McElroy
Toledo Signs Frank Lary
Frank Lary, 19, Alabama pitcher and SEC champion, signed with Toledo of the American Association. Detroit scout Bill Pierre said Lary will pitch for the Tiger farm club this season for 6000 dollars, reporting immediately. He is brother to Ed and AL and was a standout in NCAA playoffs at Kannapolis North Carolina.
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Ala
Frank
Lary
Alabama
Toledo
American Association
Bill Pierre
Detroit
Tiger
Kannapolis
N. C
Baseball matchup slate across leagues with multiple pitchers
Major league schedule lists games in both American and National Leagues. Matchups include New York at Boston with Reynolds and Kinder, Detroit at Cleveland with Gray and Houtteman against Le mon and Feller, and St Louis at Chicago with Dorish Widmar facing Scar borough Gumpert. National League shows Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Boston at New York, Chicago at Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh at St Louis with listed pitchers for each side.
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Boston
Reynolds
Kinder
Detroit
Cleveland
Gray
Houtteman
Lemon
Feller
St. Louis
Chicago
Dorish
Widmar
Scarborough
Gumpert
Philadelphia
Washington
Hooper
Cincinnati
Dubiel
Wehmeier
Ramsdell
Pittsburgh
McDonald
Law
Munger
Martin
Decatur Falls To Waynesboro 5-3 In Legionball
Decatur Journeys to Waynesboro Tennessee and loses 5-3 as Phillips yields four hits in his first local start. Sparkman hits his sixth homer, Avery Roberts adds three hits, and Waynesboro pitcher Robinson also homers. Decatur rally ends with Sparkman’s two run shot in eighth. Hartsville slated next.
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Decatur Legionnaires
Waynesboro
Tenn
Phillips
Scottsboro
Decatur
Avery Roberts
Chick Sparkman
Robinson
Legion
J. Moore
R. Moore
Webb
Bill Freeman
Hartselle
Legion Field
Freeman
Lindsey
Ips
Hillips
Fite
Clark
Turman
Cole
Taylor
Sparkman Tops Legion Sluggers With Six Home Runs
Sparkman remains the top slugger in the American Legion rankings through Friday night with six home runs this year. Cauil l holds second at .356 and Caudill rises to third at .333 after a dip to .157 two weeks ago. Freeman and Clark sit at .318 and .300 as Sparkman also delivers another homer. Chick leads RBIs with 36, Todd advances in triples to three. Johnson and Hudson earn first wins of the season as pitchers.
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Chick Sparkman
American Legion
Chick
Red Caudill
Jimmy Caudill
Jimmy
Bill Freeman
Lewis Clark
Sparkman
RBI
Todd
Johnson
Hudson
Hartselle to Play Doubleheader Tuesday With Somerville
The Hartselle baseball team will play two games Tuesday July 4 beginning at 9 30 a m in Hartselle and at 3 p m in Somerville. Hartselle carries a 13 game winning streak into the battles while this afternoon they visit Decatur to face the Legion.
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Hartselle
Somerville
Decatur
The
Legion
Decatur Jr. Legion Rally Tops Cullman in Sixth
Decatur Jr. American Legion nine overcame Cullman with seven runs in the sixth inning. Joe Jones led the rally and Decatur totaled twelve hits while committing seven errors. Cullman scored twice in the second on walks and hits as Bill Martin and Jim Link paced their offense.
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Joe Jones
Decatur Jr. American Legion
Cullman Legion
Decatur
Jerry Brandon
Wayne
Brown
Bill Martin
Jim Link
Aes
Cullman
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