Muscle Shoals Beats Legionnaires 8 4 in Legion Field Tilt
Muscle Shoals Red Sox defeated the Legionnaires 8 to 4 at Legion Field. Pitcher Joe Phillips took the loss for Decatur after allowing 15 hits as Muscle Shoals broke open with two three run innings in the fifth and sixth. Sparks led the winners with three singles and four trips, while Decatur totaled eight hits and committed six errors.
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Ed Brazelton
Hawaiians Set Three American Swim Records at A A U Meet
In Honolulu at the A A U meet last night the Hawaiian Swimming Club set three American records. The 400 meter women’s freestyle relay team edged Crystal Plunge of San Francisco as they clocked 4 45.2 to break the 3 45.3 record set in 1945 by Crystal Plunge. Sixteen year old Evelyn Kawamoto shaved nearly four seconds from her previous mark.
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Busy Weekend Forecast For Decatur Legion Baseball
The Decatur Legion faces Lawrenceburg Tennessee tonight at 8:00 with Red Watts likely pitching Rayburn Johnson. Saturday they travel to Cullman to meet Graf Hart's Red Sox with Dennison Rice or Clyde Presnell expected to start. Sunday Brighton of Birmingham visits with Charlie Goodin on the mound.
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Sonny Todd
Avery Roberts
Bill Freeman
Chick Sparkman
Ed Brazelton
Red Caudill
Jimmy Caudill
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Johnson
Tomorrow's Schedule: Baseball Tees Up Double Headers
In the American League Cleveland visits Detroit with two games at 1 30 and 3 30 while Boston faces New York and Washington travels to Philadelphia. Chicago plays St Louis in two twilight times and the National League features Philadelphia at Brooklyn New York at Boston St Louis at Pittsburgh and Cincinnati at Chicago with early 12 30 and 1 30 starts.
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American women set 300 meter medley record and 15000 meter freestyle mark
The text notes a U S record for the women's 300 meters individual medley in 4 minutes 18.1 seconds, ahead of last year’s 4 minutes 21.9 seconds. Ford Kenno, 17, from Hawaii, set the American record in the men’s 15000 meters freestyle with 19 minutes 13.4 seconds, surpassing Ralph Flanagan’s 19 minutes 18.2 seconds. It also mentions a London call for a ministry of sports to boost British athletic training and prestige.
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Sauer Dropped From All Star Starters In Chicago Change
Chicago report says Hank Sauer was removed from the National League starting lineup for the All Star game. Duke Snider takes the left field spot after fans voted Sauer to start. Art Houtteman cannot pitch for the American League. Shotton and Frick consented to the switch amid other coaching debates.
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Schedule Odds for Cincinnati Philadelphia New York St. Louis
Odd matchups list Cincinnati versus Chicago Philadelphia at Brooklyn New York at Boston St. Louis against Pittsburgh all noted with east and north conference designations. The brief shows upcoming city pairings without results or dates.
Night baseball schedule across leagues
Boston at New York and Washington at Philadelphia feature all night games. Cleveland visits Detroit and Chicago plays St. Louis two times. In the Southern Association Mobile hosts Atlanta while New Orleans meets Birmingham Chattanooga faces Little Rock Nashville travels to Memphis.
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Konstanty Proves His Value as Phillies Reliever in 1950
Jim Konstanty, the Phillies ace of relief, has appeared in 34 games this season and saved several wins, earning praise from Eddie Sawyer as the best reliever in baseball. He trails only the season records for consecutive first-year pitcher wins and continues to arm Philadelphia past strong opponents as rookies shine.
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VFW Clinches Lead With 6 5 Victory In City Softball
In a Thursday game the VFW beat East End 6 to 5 in nine innings to move into the league lead. Aubrey Free doubled and Nolan Sanders singled for the winning run in the ninth with two outs. Earlier Wolverine defeated Guard 12 to 4 in the opener.
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Crackers Close In On All Star Host Bid
The Atlanta Crackers stand four wins from hosting the All-Star game at Ponce De Leon Park July 18 after a 10-3 win over Mobile while Birmingham fell 10-9 to New Orleans. President Hurth will rule on a protest over Walker’s lineup as Atlanta leads the race with four games left before Sunday’s deadline.
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Wolverines and Guard split twin bill with late rallies
In game one Hoyt Alvis fueled a four run first inning for Guard but Wolverines tied late as Sanders drove in the winning run. In game two the Wolverines used a multi inning burst to pull away with 12 runs while Guard managed six. Perry and Aday each scored for Guard in late frames.
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