Walker Cooper's Ten RBI Day Lifts Reds Past Cubs 23 4
Walker Cooper slammed three homers driving in ten as Cincinnati crushed Chicago 23 to 4. The ex Giants star homered in the third sixth and seventh innings with two aboard, matching an early career high and boosting the Reds amid pennant concerns while other races were unsettled by rainouts and late drama. Cooper's big day ended a record-pace run and created headlines in a high-scoring midseason clash.
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Something New Here In Golf Pro Am Finds Monday Entry Open
Lowery of Decatur Country Club invites a Pro-Am event Monday with a $5 entry fee. Pros expected include Herschel Spears of Birmingham Country Club and others from Alabama. Entries close at 12:30 pm, play to start about 1 pm with foursomes and two-low-balls scoring.
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Tuscaloosa
Joe Burch
Mobile
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Birmingham
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Polio Victim Plans Return To See Athletics
A 14 year old polio victim from Atlanta named Louie Rigdon, two, will try again to see his favorite team, Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics, play the New York Yankees. He and his parents arrived in Philadelphia, hopeful after rain halted play, with Louie hoping to witness a regular American League game this summer.
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Mer idian and Montgomery duel in low scoring clash
Jackson Meridian and Montgomery Gadsden games produce a tight contest with final totals showing 15 9 6 1 0 and 7 1 3 6 0 sequences. Moses and Lewis Palica Mc Keight feature for Meridian while Koval Riesgo Matthewson Brunke and Swygert help Montgomery and Gadsden in a defensive battle.
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Decatur Legion Plays Fairfield Merchants Tonight At Eight
Decatur American Legion hosts the Fairfield Merchants from the Birmingham area tonight at 8 p.m. The Decatur squad carries a 15 11 record and aims to rebound after a double header loss to U S Pipe of Birmingham. Robert Hudson is expected to start on the mound for Decatur.
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Cook’s Beer of Nashville
Starting Lineups For All Stars Given
New York July 7 The All Star squads reflect fan voting with 5637743 ballots. Managers used top selections for eight positions while pitchers were chosen by judgment. DiMaggio returns for the Americans while Eddie Waitkus is honored for the Nationals. Brooklyn and St Louis lead NL rosters with seven players each. Lineups list stars from Giants, Red Sox, Reds, Phillies, and others. Money was first coined in Rome in 578 B C by Servius Tullius according to legend.
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Huntsville Jr Legion Beats Decatur 4-1 Behind Landers
Landers struck out sixteen and led Huntsville to a 4-1 victory over Decatur Jr American Legion. Landers also led with the bat, collecting two hits in three at bats. Horton and Morris provided Decatur’s two hits, with Horton scoring the lone Decatur tally in the fourth. Huntsville scored in the first, fourth, and fifth, including two in the fourth. Box scores credited Landers and Williams, Agee and Taylor, Freeman.
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Hill
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Whee
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Freeman
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Taylor
Agee
Georgia Alabama League and Southern Association Scores
In Georgia Alabama League Opelika over Alexander City 9 to 2 Carrollton defeats Tallassee 5 to 4 Valley wins over Griffin 10 to 7 Newnan beats LaGrange 13 to 5 Alabama State League Troy 6 Dothan 1 Ozark 8 Geneva 3 Southern Association Chattanooga 11 Little Rock 5 New Orleans 8 Birmingham 2 Atlanta 5 Mobile 1 Nashville 10 Memphis 9 in 13 innings.
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State and National Guard split two baseball games last night
National Guard won 12 to 0 in the first game after a three run second inning and miscues. In the second game Guard surged to a 12 to 0 victory as Bill Looney limited State to two hits while National Guard pulled away with two big innings led by Rodgers and Riley.
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Friday Night Showdowns Trimble League Boxing? No
State and National Guard split two games last night. State led 7-5 after the first game, while the Guard led 12-0 in the second. State's offense erupted in the big fifth inning with seven runs. Guard pitcher Joe Motherway played for the Guard.
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Vols Edge Chicks 10-9 in 13 innings thriller
Babe Barna drove in the winning run with a single in the 13th as the Nashville Vols beat the Memphis Chicks 10 to 9. Barna also hit his 27th homer. Tookie Gilbert connected for three homers for Nashville. The win moves Nashville three games up on second-place Birmingham Barons.
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Weedsport claim to baseball origins sparks Hall of Fame debate
New York July 7 E G Treat argues Hall of Fame should be in Weedsport New York because his weeding era Watsons club organized in 1842 predates Coopers Town. Treat cites local teams as early pioneers with 80 major leaguers starting with the Watsons and the Live Oaks of Salem’s first tour.
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Tigers Play Friday Night in Negro Southern League Clash
The Nashville Cubs meet the Montgomery Tigers at Legion Field Friday night at 8.00pm. Nashville leads the league by four games as Smith pitches for Montgomery with Martin catching while Washington faces Bailey for Nashville. A large crowd is expected in a section designated for white fans.
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Red Walker Cooper Drives In 19 In 23-4 Reds Win
Walker Cooper of Cincinnati drove in 19 runs with three homers and three singles as the Reds routed Chicago 23 to 4. Murry Dickson of Pittsburgh turned in eight solid innings of relief to hold St. Louis, preventing a first place tie.
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