Atlanta Crackers Stretch Southern Association Lead
The Atlanta Crackers extended their lead to 10 games in the Southern Association after a 17-5 victory, their tenth win in 12. Jack Sanford homered for Chattanooga in a 3-2 setback to New Orleans while Nashville fell 6-4 to Mobile and Little Rock beat Birmingham 6-5.
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City League Softball Postponed by Rain Officials
City Softball League games scheduled for tonight were postponed due to rain and wet grounds. Dot's vs Raiders and Meadow Gold vs Transit were called off and rescheduled for Friday night with Dot's vs Garrison's and Raiders vs Namies, weather permitting.
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Rain Threatens to Halt Decatur Baseball Doubleheaders
Rain Wednesday night into today jeopardizes two Decatur doubleheaders. The Royal Cleaners of Bessemer and Graf Hart’s Bearcats were set to clash with Decatur teams at Ingalls’ diamond and Cullman respectively, but weather may force postponements for the 4 and 1 Blue Devils this season.
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Baseball Statistics Leaderboard Highlights
Summary of top NL and AL rankings including Walker and Hopp leading NL batting. Musial and Walker among hits. Slaughter and Musial high in runs batted in. Vernon and Doerr pace batting in the AL. Note standout pitchers Higbie and Newhouser among leaders.
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Yanks Stop Bosox Again in Major League Action
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 3-2 to sweep the two game series and set attendance records with 52,664 fans. Williams struggled against New York, batting .097 in 31 at bats over 10 meetings. Newhouser earned his 15th win for Detroit in a 2-1 victory over Chicago, while Feller struck out 10 as Cleveland blanked St. Louis 6-0.
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Standings and Results From American and National Leagues
American League standings show Boston and New York atop with 50 wins each while Detroit and Cleveland chase. Scores include New York 3 Boston 2 in 10 innings and Detroit 2 Chicago 1. Cleveland 6 St. Louis 0. Philadelphia 3 Washington 1. National League action lists Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 2 and St. Louis 16 Cincinnati 0 with Boston 7 Philadelphia in a night game. Only games scheduled.
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Southern Association Scores and Postponed Games
In the Southern Association standings Atlanta leads 54 to 28 over Memphis 44, with Chattanooga 42 and Nashville 37, Mobile 34, Birmingham 33, Little Rock 31. Several games were postponed by rain including Charleston at Columbia and Tallassee at Carrollton. Jacksonville and Savannah played, while others listed varied results across Georgia Alabama and Florida teams.
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Regional Semi-Pro Pairings Announced in Wichita
National Baseball Congress released pairings for 17 bi state regional playoffs determining entries to the 12th annual National Semi Pro Baseball Tournament in Wichita August 16 to 28. Regional hosts dates and game counts to be set by semi pro commissioners with invitational priority to title teams if withdrawals occur. Winners from 14 states advance directly to the nationals. matchups include Sedalia Missouri vs Fort Smith Arkansas Baton Rouge Louisiana vs Jackson Mississippi Pikeville Kentucky vs Greeneville Tennessee Columbus Georgia vs Bemiston Alabama.
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Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers
A compact listing of across and down crossword clues concluding with a cryptogram quotation. The page includes standard crossword entries, a cryptoquote clue and a reference to Milton’s line, plus a note on yesterday’s solution.
Wrestling Matches Canceled By Rain In Benson Field
Wrestling program at Benson Field was canceled Wednesday night due to rain and will be resumed next Wednesday. On the card were Jack Wentworth versus Sailor Watkins and George Thomas VI Prince Omar.
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Four U S Girls Reach Wimbledon Title Fight
Four American players from California advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals in singles. San Francisco’s Margaret Osborne faced Louise Brough of Beverly Hills for a center court clash, while doubles action pitted Osborne and Brough with teammates aiming to defend titles.
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Open round leads with Locke atop field at St Andrews
Six of the eight leading contenders sit within two strokes as Bobby Locke sets a course record with 69 at the British Open in St Andrews. Norman Von Nida Henry Cotton follow one stroke back, while Sammy Snead Johnny Bulla and Joe Kirkwood post 71s. Lawson Little struggles with a 78.
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Sports Roundup Highlights Oddball Baseball and Golf Tales
A Cincinnati golf equipment maker survived Hiroshima with three clubs intact found in Bank of Hiroshima ruins. Ted Williams buys a Strangler Lewis device to strengthen his arm. Georgia back Johnny Cook returns to compete for QB job against Johnny Rausch. Spalding buys a 400 acre NH forest to produce tennis rackets. Butler Southpaw Jack Och walks three batters then strikes out three in the Middle Atlantic League. Fans quip with a toast as the crowd watches.
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Baseball Recap Yankees Win Over Red Sox as 9th Inning Rally
Aaron Robinson and Yankees prevail 3-2 over the Red Sox after a two run uprising in the ninth. Bob Feller tosses a 6-0 shutout over the Browns for his 14th win. Hal Newhouser drives in winning run in 10th, Tigers beat White Sox 2-1.
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