Rookie pitchers Voiselle Kramer lead 4th of July rookie surge
Bill Voiselle of the Giants and Jack Kramer of the Browns emerge as top rookies as the majors enter a July double header run. Voiselle, 10-9 with 12 complete games after 19 starts, sustained only one rough loss. Kramer, 8-8 with nine complete games, competes with Walt Dubiel and Ken Raffensberger for rookie honors in a crowded field of young arms.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Bill Voiselle
New York Giants
Jack Kramer
St. Louis Browns
Mel Ott
Voiselle
S. C
St. Louis
Kramer
Seabees
New Orleans
Walt Dubiel
New York Yankees
Laurels
Harridge
Hartford
The
Phils
Piney Woods Invitational sees Lee and Stranahan duel in Georgia
Medalist Jimmie Lee of Tallahassee Florida and Frank Stranahan of Napier Field Dothan Alabama meet in the Piney Woods Invitational golf feature after rain shortened first round matches. Lee defeated Gordon Bullock 7 and 5 and Stranahan beat George S. Johnson 8 and 6 with finals set for 18 holes in the afternoon.
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Thomasville
Jimmie Lee
Tallahassee
Fla
Frank Stranahan
Napier Field
Dothan
Ala
Piney Woods
Lee
Gordon Bullock
Mahan
George S. Johnson
One-Armed Pete Gray Shines For Memphis Infield
Pete Gray, the one-armed Memphis outfielder, draws praise as he muscles up at bat and excels in center field. He homered inside the park at Memphis and over a 330-foot fence at Chattanooga, while posting a .340 to .350 average and leading the league in stolen bases with 21 as June nears. Memphis officials and scout Hank DeBerry back his major league potential, with Bill Terry predicting Gray would be a strong drawing card and capable in the field.
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Tenn
Pete Gray
Severn Association
DiMaggio
Chattanooga
Gray
Pete
Mark
Doc Prothro
Southern Association
Billy Evans
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Terry
Hank DeBerry
Giants
Yank
Army Weekly
Joy Lewis
England
Germany
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Joe
Sampson
N. Y
Naval Training Center
Jug McSpaden beats Lt Hogan in Chicago playoff
Jug McSpaden defeats Lt Ben Hogan 70 to 73 in an 18-hole playoff to win the Chicago Victory National championship. The victory nets $3 000 in war bonds and extends McSpaden’s recent winning streak, with Byron Nelson and Sammy Byrd also earning sizable bond prizes.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Jug McSpaden
Philadelphia
Ben Hogan
Minneapolis
Golden Valley
Harry Cooper
McSpaden
Hogan
Edgewater
Chicago Victory
Little Ben
Jug
Byron Nelson
Sammy Byrd
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Byrd- Revolta
Goggin - Hines
Hogan- Penna
Hamilton-Kaiser
Vines- Cooper
Mike Turnesa-Harbert
Joe Coria
Les Bolstad
Chattanooga Club Put On Market In Baseball Shuffle
Chattanooga baseball club put up for sale as Knoxville buyers seek to move it to occupy park vacated by the Knoxville Smokies. Herman Wynn says Washington owner Clark Griffith would offer the Chattanooga club to Chatta noogans first, then to Wynn if rejected. Billy Evans announces Knoxville club to be moved to Mobile, Alabama with Smokies wearing Mobile uniforms July 5.
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Knoxville Smokies
Herman (Breezy) Wynn
Tennessee
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Washington
Chattanoogans
Griffith
Wynn
Billy Evans
Southern Association
Mobile
Ala
Smokies
Pvt Jones Is Guest of Honor at Seneca Springs
Seneca Springs hosted a tribute to Pvt Judge H Jones with fried chicken, swimming at the pool, and ice cream. Attendees included Pvt and Mrs Judge Jones and daughter Arrilla. Mr and Mrs Doc Jones and children Lucyan and Barbara Ann. Mr and Mrs L W Jones and James Lee. Mr S L Jones. Mrs Ernest Maddox and daughter Shirley Darleen. Mrs Loyd Rogers and Mrs Will Sparkman.
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Judge H. Jones
Seneca Pool
Judge Jones
Arrilla
Doc Jones
Lucyan
Barbara Ann
L. W. Jones
James Lee
S. L. Jones
Ernest Maddox
Shirley Darleen
Loyd Rogers
Will Sparkman
Mancuso Brothers Fire Up For Fall Classic
Giants catcher Gus Mancuso, aged 38, revived his role with a .334 in 10 games and eyes first-string duties after a career from 1925 through 1940s. Frank Mancuso, paratrooper turned Browns catcher, recovered from service and injury to thrive in San Antonio and Dallas area minors, hoping to face Gus in a Fall classic someday.
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New York
Abner Doubleday
Mancuso
Gus
Frank
Mt Pleasant-Longview
Cardinals
Blackie
Jim
St. Louis
Rochester
Judge Landis
Giants
Ernie Lombardi
Mel Ott
Brother Frank
St. Louis Browns
Parachute Corps
Luke Sewell
Browns
Brother Gus
Dixie Walker and Thurman Tucker Lead MLB Batting Race
Dixie Walker of Brooklyn and Thurman Tucker of the Chicago White Sox shared the early season lead in major league batting after 11 weeks, with Walker briefly regaining top spot from Stan Musial of the St Louis Cardinals as the list of top ten hitters in each league was noted.
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Dixie Walker
Brooklyn
Thurman Tucker
Chicago White Sox
Walker
Stan Musial
St Louis Cardinals
H. Pet. Tucker
Chicago
Fox
Boston
Doerr
Siebert Philadelphia
Moses
Hackett
Cleveland
Stephens St. Louis
Hostetler
Detroit
Estatella Philadelphia
Outlaw
Brookly
Musial St. Louis
Independence Day pennant leads and lingering MLB hopes
July Fourth standings show the Cardinals nine and a half games ahead with the Pirates in sight while the Browns lead the Red Sox by eleven and a half and sit eight games ahead of last place Oakland. The piece notes a long held belief that the team leading after July 4 often wins the pennant, though many years disprove the trend.
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Yanks
Cleveland
Cardinals
Pirates
Browns
Red Sox
Athletics
July 4 Fight Highlights Through Time From Dempsey to Louis
The summary traces notable July 4 boxing moments including Dempsey stopping Willard in Toledo and Louis debuting in the pros against Jack Kracken. It notes 1907 through 1924 events such as Burrs over Squires, Batting Nelson over Gans, Johnson over Jeffries, a Gibbons clash in Shelby Montana, and Tilden's Davis Cup controversy amid Forest Hills tennis matches. It also mentions WW II era Army base incidents and Navy baseball and Iceland softball anecdotes.
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Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Toledo
Joe Louis
Jack Kracken
Tommy Burrs
Bill Squires
Battling Nelson
Joe Gans
Jack Johnson
Jim. Jeffries
Dempsey
Tom Gibbons
Shelby
Mont
Big Bill Tilden
U. S. Lawn ‘Tennis Association
Bill
Red Cross
Forest Hills
California
Body hunt continues for drowned soldier in Lake Jordan
Search for Corp. Walter Meadows 23 of Gunter Field goes on after he fell from a boat and drowned in Lake Jordan near Wetumpka on Sunday. He is the second drowning victim in the area along with Horace Hall 16 who sank in a gravel pit near Millbrook. Hall's body was recovered Monday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Corp
Walter Meadows
Gunter
Lake Jordan
Wetumpka
Meadows
Horace Hall
Millbrook
Three Thieves Up in AL Pennant Chase
The article highlights top base stealers in the American League with George Case of the Senators, George Stirnweiss of the Yankees, and Don Gutteridge of the Browns leading the thefts, showcasing a dynamic race despite overall pennant fluctuations.
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Senators
George Stirnweiss
Yankees
Don Gutteridge
Browns
Watta
Pettusville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits Illnesses
Mrs. Joe Miller is ill at home. Visiting relatives and friends from Athens Indianapolis Decatur Nashville Kingsport and Prospect Station attended or connected with Mrs. J C Martin's funeral at New Bethel and burial at New Garden cemetery. Several Pettus family members were noted among the many callers and callers.
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W. L. Brakefield
Ruth Jackson
Indiana
K. C. Dunnavant
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Decatur
Lola Pettus
Joe Holt
Ruby Jo Pettus
Veto
Carl Robinson
Ben Phillips
Elkmont
L. E. Dunnevant
Roy Holt
Ben Holt
Trouis Bates
Robert Whitfield
Nashville
W. B. Spence
Will A. Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert
Otis Gilbert
Raymond
Eddie Lois
Prospect Station
Tenn
Mamie Pettus
Miss Ruby
Pettus
MORGAN COUNTY ROCK CREEK
Rev Dewey Crow held services at Morgan County Rock Creek weekend attendance noted. Visitors included Opal Allen Louise Blackman from Mount Washington Kentucky Othell White Pratt City Martha Holmes Curtis Nelson Aliora Gregory Eva. Nunan Turner and Lullene from near Gadsden visited Louis and Malinda Tanner. Corda Self Union and Hilda Pellowski Linda Jo Pellowski Mobile were also mentioned.
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Opal Allen
Louise Blackman
Mount Washington
Kentucky
Othell White
Pratt City
Martha Holmes
Curtis Nelson
Aliora Gregory
Eva
Malinda Lewis
Louise
Beckie McKee
Nunan Turner
Lullene
Gadsden
Louis Tanner
Corda Self
Union
Annie Bell Hamilton
Hilda Pellowski
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Mobile
Chicks and Crackers Battle for First Half Flag
Atlanta and Memphis clash tonight in a Southern Association doubleheader at the Chicks home park with Atlanta needing a 2-0 win to claim the first half title. Memphis edged Atlanta 11 6 in a twin bill and Birmingham and Little Rock also won to secure spots in the first division, as DiFani delivered the deciding run in the 11th.
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Little Rock
Chattanooga
Memphis
Atlanta
Birmingham
Nashville
New Orleans
Associated Press
Chicks
Southern Association
Crackers
Pete Gray
Barons
Knoxvile
Johnny Orphal
Clarence Difani
Wallis Hudlin
Earl Aldridge
Barons Sign Six-Foot-Six Lefthander Joe Talley
Birmingham Barons announce the signing of Joe W Talley a 30 year old six foot six lefthander who will pitch in today’s doubleheader with Knoxville after obtaining an option from Syracuse of the International League Talley returned to baseball after stops in 1942 1943 and had a 21 3 record in 1941 with Wilson North Carolina of the Mountain State League.
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Birmingham
Joe W. Talley
Syracuse
Birmingham Barons
Paul Florence
Talley
Knoxville
Wilson
N. C
Barons
Local Visitors Spend Weekend With Area Families
Friday after spending the month of June with her sister, Mr. and Mrs Cecil Tanner. Mrs Dolorese Smith from Decatur is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Virgil Smith. Mr. and Mrs Charley Harbison and grandson Winford from Cullman county spent the weekend with relatives here. Miss Edith McClure from Decatur visited relatives here during the weekend. Paul Oden spent last week with his sisters in Decatur.
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Dolorese Smith
Decatur
Virgil Smith
Charley Harbison
Winford
Cullman County
Edith McClure
Paul Oden
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