Decatur Legion Triumphs Over Fairfield Steelers 10-2
Decatur Legion defeated Fairfield 10-2 at Legion Memorial Field as Robert Hudson earned the win with seven hits allowed. Decatur built a lead in the third inning and added three more in the fifth and one in the sixth while catcher Claude McMurtrie left after being hit on the arm.
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Hugh Terry Fairfield
Decatur Legion
Legion Memorial Field
Claude McMurtrie
Decatur
Birmingham
Robert Hudson
Fairfield
Sonny Todd
Jimmy Caudill
Doc Bates
Bill Freeman
Jimmy Callaim
Legionnaires
Bates
McMurtrie
Johns
Todd
U.S. Pipe of Birmingham
Vander Meer Shuts Out Cardinals With Three Singles
Cincinnati lefty Johnny Vander Meer twirled a 3 to 0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. He allowed only three singles and did not let a Redbird reach second base all game.
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Louis
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbird
National Guard routs Firestone in six innings
National Guard baseball beat Firestone 11 to 1 in six innings on Saturday. Chalmers Riley and Don Watterson hit home runs and doubled, while Firestone committed seven errors. Joe Motherway limited Firestone to three hits as Guard tallied in clusters across the game.
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National Guard
Chalmers Riley
Don Watterson
Guard
Joe Motherway
Riley
Weatherly
Watterson
Wilson
Free
Dowling Poff
Poff
Golden
Motherway
Prater
Major League Scores Recap From AP Night Games
National League Brooklyn defeated New York 13 to 8 while Pittsburgh beat Chicago 8 to 3. Philadelphia played Boston at night and Cincinnati faced St Louis at night. American League New York topped Washington 10 to 2. Philadelphia beat Boston 3 to 1. St Louis beat Cleveland 4 to 2. Detroit edged Chicago 7 to 6.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
National League
Attendance Falls Behind in Southeastern League Play
Southeastern League attendance tops 300000 but trails projections by about 75000 as rainouts disrupt the first half. Only Jackson Meridian and Pensacola beat last year's figures. Montgomery and Vicksburg show the biggest drops, with overall club totals forecast at 700000 for the season.
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Ala
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Stephenson
Jackson
Meridian
Pensacola
Vicksburg
Gadsden
Anniston
Selma
Senators
First Fish Jubilee Along Gulf Coast
Across Fairhope Alabama the first fish jubilee of summer drew thousands to a mile long beach near Bailey's creek at dawn. Residents waded into shallow water to scoop up fish shrimp and crabs while numbers were tallied by local witnesses. F J Gale reported 75 flounders and Ben Harris captured 41 fish in the unusual event.
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Fairhope
Ala
Mobile Bay
Bailey’s Creek
F. J. Gale
Ben Harris
Freeman Leads Legion Batters Despite Dip in Average
Freeman remains the Legion's top hitter with the highest batting average though down eight points to .379. McMurtrie falls from .379 to .354 for fourth, Bates holds at .370, NeNelly and Caudill see no playtime. team total 223 hits in 770 at bats not counting Saturday vs Fairfield.
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Abrhoa Todd
Aaudill
Michael
Eee Bates
Freeman
McMurtrie
McNelly Erie
Hudson
Fairfield
Dunlap and
Meads
Ed Caudill
E. Holcomb
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Glover
Rbi Sparkman
Ohn
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Tisbell
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Sparkman
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Dunlap
W” Dunlap
Leger Dunlap
Burleson and
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Bill Freeman
Legion
Claude McMurtrie
Doe Bates
Bob NeNelly
AB H Pet
Ben Teal
Billy Michael
Dec Bates
Bob McNelly
Red Caudill Eae
Jimmy Johns
Chick Sparkman
Jimmy Caudill
Cea
Sonny .Todd
J. E. Michael
Gene Ratliff
Charley Jones
Robert Hudson
George Burns
Ees
Coy Halbrooks
Harry Brewer
Thomas Bolding
Dodgers Rally Past Giants with Eight Home Runs
In New York on July 2 the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants 13-8 after four late innings of power. Gene Hermanski cleared the bases with a two-out homer, Pee Wee Reese belted his tenth, Carl Furillo hit an inside the park shot in the ninth, and Rex Barney started strong before Giants homers by Thomson and Gordon tied the game early.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Dodgers
Giants
Gene Hermanski
Pee Wee Reese
Carl Furillo
Minner
Johnny Mize
Gordon
Marshall
Erv Paliéa
Miner
Mulherin Wins In Golf Tourney Piney Woods Invitational
Franck Mulherin of Augusta defeats Jimmy Lee of Tallahassee 2-1 in the Pine Woods Invitational top first round amid waterlogged greens at Glen Arven. Other results include L. H. Singletary, Jack Rountree, Frank Burkevich, Malcolm McLain, Pvt. Harvard, Sam Lippitt, Rod Hester, Sonny Tinney, and Larry McCrary advancing as finals set for July 4.
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Franck Mulherin
Augusta
Jimmy Lee
Tallahassee
Fla
Mulherin
Florida
Glen Arven Country Club
L. H. Singletary
Pelham
Pine Woods
Bill Leight
C. E. Phillips
Rod Hester
Cairo
Mike Nolan Jr
Sonny Tinney
Florida State University
Billy Gooch
Lake Wales
Larry McCrary
Dallas Weaver
Cedartown
Sams Hurls No Hit Against Jr Legion
Falkville Jr American Legion shut out Decatur Jr American Legion behind a no hit pitching performance by Sams. Falkville tallied four runs in the first inning on five hits and a walk, added three more in the second, while Decatur managed only two infield hits. The Jr Legion travels to Cullman and then hosts Huntsville next Tuesday night.
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Decatur Jr. American Legion
Sams
Falkville
Billie Joe Teague
Wayne Sims
Decatur
Jr. Legion
Red Shield Captains to Meet and league updates
Junior and Senior team captains and managers are called to a meeting at the Red Shield Boys Club Building on Wednesday July 6 at 7 30 p m to plan postponed schedules. The Southside Devils and Blue Boys drop from the Junior League. A new Eagles team captained by James Tubby Slayton debuts July 8 in the Senior League.
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Southside Devils
Blue Boys
Eagles
James “Tubby” Slayton
SSS
Airdales Peciee
Aceuac
Roundup Beats Barons in 7-0 Victory
The Tom Mix Roundup defeated the Decatur Barons 7-0 as Louis Wolf doubled for the go ahead and Donnie Mincher added a second inning double. The Roundup added six more runs over the next three innings. Next, Roundup faces the Fighting Zoo on Wednesday. The lineup includes Mincher Richards Wolf Kennington Thomason Moses Kent Mooney Childers and Stanley Terry.
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Tom Mix
Decatur Barons
Decatur
Donnie Mincher
Louis Wolf
Fighting Zoo
Hootie Richards
Billy Kennington
Douglas Thomason
Ralph Moses
Jimmie Kent
Jimmie Mooney
Jimmie Childers
Stanley Terry
Kiner Attacks With 20th Homer as Pirates Defeat Cubs
Ralph Kiner sparked a five run seventh inning with his 20th homer of the season guiding the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8 3 victory over the Chicago Cubs before 16 670 fans. A five run rally and a triple play punctuated the win.
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Chicago
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers Rally With Four Homers To Beat Giants 13-8
The Brooklyn Dodgers erased an early four run deficit by belting four late inning homers to defeat the New York Giants 13-8. Gene Hermanski hit a bases loaded homer in the sixth, Pee Wee Reese homered in the eighth and ninth, and Carl Furillo also went deep. Bobby Thompson Sid Gordon Ray Mueller and Willard Marshall hit four homers for the Giants.
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Brooks
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Gene Hermanski
Pee Wee Reese
Carl Furillo
Giants
Bobby Thompson
Sid Gordon
Ray Mueller
Willard Marshall
Tigers Edge White Sox in Eleventh Inning Thriller
Don Kolloway delivered a clutch single in the 11th to score George Kell and lift the Detroit Tigers to a 7 to 6 win over the Chicago White Sox. Pat Mullin tied the game with a ninth inning homer, sending the game to extras.
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CISOX
Detroit
Don Kolloway
George Kell
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Pat Mullin
Johnson Hurls One-Hitter in Decatur Win Over Baton Rouge
Decatur Alabama pitcher Eddie Scrappie Johnson of the Alexandria Aces lost a no-hitter in the eighth on a fielding single by manager Tony DiBartolo. Johnson improved to 10‑4 as Alexandria beat Baton Rouge 5‑1 for their fourth straight over the Strikers with solid defense and late run support.
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Bringhurst Field
Tony DiBartolo
Little Eddie
Johnson
Decatur
Ala
Alexandria Aces
Baton Rouge
Strikers
New Iberia
State And VFW Win In City Softball League Results
State defeated Martselle 17-10 in the opening game with nine in the first inning and homers by Wayne Sims James Sullivan and Harry Puckett boosting State. VFW edged Evans 1-0 as Tommy Todd drove in the lone run. McClanahan and Lovelace each pitched three hitters with tight defense and late-inning scoring.
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Martselle
VFW
Evans
Scott McClanahan
Buddy Lovelaze
Hartselle
Wayne Sims
James Sullivan
Harry Puckett
Boots Woodall
Bill Mullins
Ferrell Shipp
Bobby Gilchrist
Alvin Landers
Harry Brewer
Tommy Riggs
Sanders
Phil Sandusky
Brewer
Sandusky
L. E. Shaney
Sullivan
Leon Sullivan
Jack Hartselle
Don Stevenson
Jerry Mitchell
Howard Miller
Read
Woodall
Sims
Landers
Mullins
Tommy Todd
Buddy Lovelace
Lovelace
Seldon Flack
Monk Allen
Love
Short
Bil Y Sparkman
Murphy
Todd
Red Kimbrell
Ray Love
Clyde Murphy
Shaneyfelt
Mitchell
Riggs
L. Sullivan
S. Todd
McClanahan
Sparkman
Legion Hosts U S Pipe In Birmingham Doubleheader
Decatur Legion faces U S Pipe in a two game set starting 2 30 p m with a 8 p m night game tomorrow. Decatur 14 9 after a 2 0 week while U S Pipe boasting strong Birmingham league record prepares to challenge. Saturday Cook s Beer of Nashville visits the Legion.
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Johnston Street
Birmingham
Decatur
U. S. Pipe
Falkville
Stockham
Legion
Florence
North Alabama
Columbia
Monsanto
Cook's Beer of Nashville
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