Decatur Legion Dominates Fairfield 14-7 In Local Duel
Decatur American Legion defeated Fairfield Merchants 14-7 with six runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Key hits included doubles by Jimmy Caudill Doc Bates and Red Caudill Freeman tripled, while Hudson limited Fairfield to three hits in seven innings. The win featured several errors and wild pitches as Decatur pulled away early and widened the lead before Fairfield answered with a late scoring burst.
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Fairfield Merchants
Herb McElroy
Robert Hudson
Hudson
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Ivcuelus Dilleis Wee
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J. Cochran
Charley Jones
Fairfield
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McMurtrie
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Fairfiel
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Watson
Ratliff
C Jones
C. Johns
P. Ri
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Jones Sprayberry
Johns Sparkman
Pres E. Caudill
SB Findlay
A. Looney
Burleson
Jackson Meridian baseball scores brief set in region
First game shows Jackson 8 Meridian 5 after combined innings with Marino and McCreight contributing. Second game ends Jackson 6 Meridian 3 as Schumacher, Irons, and McCreight yield key runs. Other matchups include Montgomery 11 Gadsden 12, Vicksburg 0 Pensacola 5, Anniston 4 Selma 15, with multiple pitchers noted across games.
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Meridian
Cole
Marino
Lewis
Dowd
McCreight
Schumacher
Irons
Castro
Boyk
Regional Baseball Scores Update Across Leagues
In the Southern Association New Orleans beat Birmingham 12 to 3 while Little Rock fell 3 to 2 to Birmingham. Chattanooga 2 Mobile 5 Atlanta 4 Nashville 7 Memphis 5. Alabama State League All Stars 8 Greenville 4. Georgia State League Eastman 6 Vidalia 2 Tifton 8 Dublin 1 Sparta 4 Douglas 3 Baxley 7 Fitzgerald 4. Georgia Alabama League Tallassee 7 Carrollton 5 Valley 5 Griffin 4 Lagrange 5 Newman 4 Alexander City 11 6 Opelika 1 5 Southeastern League Gadsden 12 Montgomery 11 Anniston 4 Selma 1 Pensacola 5 Vicksburg 4 Meridian 5 3 Jackson 3 6.
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Dublin
Sparta
Douglas
Baxley
Fitzgerald
Georgia
Tallassee
Carrollton
Valley
Griffin
Lagrange
Newman
Alexander City
Opelika
Gadsden
Montgomery
Anniston
Selma
Pensacola
Vicksburg
Meridian
Jackson
Robinson Gavilan welterweight title bout eyed next Monday
Reading Pa reports training camps for Sugar Ray Robinson and Kid Gavilan as they prepare for a welterweight title bout in Philadelphia. Gavilan hosts a lively camp in Parksville New York while Ray stays largely disciplined.
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Ray Robinson
Kid Gavilan
Philadelphia
Maxie Baer
Lash
Parksville
N. Y
Gavilan
Mundito Medina
Angel Lopez
Fernando Balido
Balido
Sugar Ray
Robinson Eyes Fight Serious Preparations For LaMotta
Robinson doubts a shot at the middleweight title as Jake LaMotta holds it and shifts training to Pompton Lakes. An entourage of 20, including Sugar Ray as the drummer, plus a private golf pro and manager, accompanies him. He weighed 151 pounds last Tuesday in Philadelphia and must make 147.
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Jake LaMotta
Pompton Lakes
George Gainford
Sugar Ray
Ray
Philadelphia
Davis Plans Bold Fight Strategy and Nerves Jolt
Johnny Attell reveals the plan for Davis to skip a bout and counter Montgomery with a decisive left hook. A late room delay caused a faint, but Davis recovered and followed the strategy, delivering a victory that Attell says was worth $100,000 to Davis.
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Johnny Attell
Davis
Bob Montgomery
Montgomery
Johnny
Attell
Bummy
Pels Wallop Barons 2 1 in Southern Association action
In Sulphur Dell, Tookie Gilbert hit his 18th homer as the Nashville Vols rallied to beat the Memphis Chicks 7 5. Memphis jumped to a five run lead before Gilbert sparked a four run rally and a three run fourth inning. The Vols increased their lead to four games atop the standings as New Orleans rolled over Birmingham 12 1 and Mobile edged Atlanta 5 4. Erin Olson credited with the Mobile win after relief by Jim Davis, while Piechota outdueled Chandler in a late win for Little Rock. Jack Sanford hit an inside the park homer in the second.
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Associated Press
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Nashville Vols
Memphis Chicks
Sulphur Dell
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Vols
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Gilbert
Southern Association
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New Orleans
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Pels
Jim Davis
Bears
Mobile
Atlanta Crackers
Atlanta
Pete Mondorff
Crax
Erin Olson
Mondorff
Piechota
Little Rock
Royce Chandler
Chattanooga Lookouts
Jack Sanford
Trav
Gulf States Tennis Championships to Open Monday
Net stars from six states travel to Mobile for the first Gulf States Tennis Championships starting Monday. Entered players include Wade Herrin of Birmingham from Tulane, Bob Sierra of Tampa ranked No. 2 in 1948 Southern boys singles, Otto Inglemann and Vincent Distefano of New Orleans, and Harcourt Waters with Charles Hartridge of Mobile. Seedings and pairings set for Sunday with events in men’s singles and doubles and women’s singles planned.
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Ala
Wade Herrin
Birmingham
Tulane
Bob Sierra
Tampa
Otto Inglemann
Vincent Distefano
New Orleans
Harcourt Waters
Charles Hartridge
British Open Enters Finals at St Georges Club
Johnny Bulla and Frank Stranahan, lone American survivors, enter finals tied on 144 after second round at the St Georges Club. Sam King leads with 140 after a rain shortened 69, while Bill Shankland and Max Faulkner sit on 142 and Roberto De Vicenzo plus Dick Burton on 143. Willie Hunter exits at 154 after a 79.
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Grand
Johnny Bulla
Frank Strahan
America
Bulla
Pittsburgh
Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Sam King
St. Georges Club
Bill Shankland
Max Faulkner
Roberto de Vicenzo
Dick Burton
Britain
de Vicenzo
Scotland
Jimmy Adams
Adams
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Bobby
Willie Hunter
Los Angeles
Hunter
Senators Fire Haefner After Early Knockout In Boston
Washington owner Clark Griffith dismissed pitcher Mickey Haefner following a first inning knockout against the Boston Red Sox last night. Haefner was slated for sale, trade, or outright release by the club.
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Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Mickey Haefner
Haefner
Boston Red Sox
King of Benin leads British Open after first lap
In Sandwich England Sam King of Benin holds a halfway round lead with 140. Americans Johnny Bulla and Frank Stranahan trail with 144s.
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Sandwich
Engand
Sam King
King of Benin
Johnny Bulla
Frank Stranahan
Blue Sox Versus Yellow Jackets Face Off At Delano Park
Blue Sox and Yellow Jackets meet Saturday night at 7 p m in Delano Park. Yellow Jackets start Freeman Diment Wolfe Collins Horn Black Hubbart Morrison Berrett. Blue Sox lineups include Standridge W Taylor Norris Cassimus Doss or Davis Wilson or Lovelady Hendrix or D Taylor Garnett or Bernett Murhay or Derrick. The teams are noted for solid play when they take the field.
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Dement
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Horn
Black
Hubbart
Morrison
Berrett
Standridge
W. Taylor
Norris
Cassimus
Doss
Davis
Wilson
Lovelady
Hendrix
D. Taylor
Garnett
Bernett
Murhay
Derrick
Regional track meet entries high across southern states
Approximately 50 entries are expected from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee and Georgia. Entries will start swinging early Monday morning and continue through finals on July 17.
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Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Tennessee
Georgia
Stengal's Yanks Lead by Five Games in Bold Run
Casey Stengel’s New York Yankees extend their AL lead to five games at the All-Star break with a 6-2 win over Connie Mack’s Athletics. Allie Reynolds strong in a five-hitter at Shibe Park as Hank Bauer belts a go-ahead two-run homer. Cleveland closes gap by a game and a half with an 8-2 win over Chicago. Detroit ends five-game skid with a 9-2 victory over St. Louis. Brooklyn strengthens NL lead to two games after a 5-2 win over Boston. Pittsburgh tops St Louis 2-0 later, and Cincinnati edges Chicago 7-6 as Walker Cooper hits again.
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Associated Press Sports Whetr
Casey Stengel
Casey
New York Yankees
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Philadelphia A's
Yanks
Bucky Harris
Joe DiMaggio
Stengel
Allie Reynolds
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Senators
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Sox
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Brooklyn
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St. Louis Power
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Cardinals
Pittsburghs
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New York Oe
Philies
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Cubs
Walker Cooper
Cooper
New York
Robinson Leads National League Batting and Runs
The Associated Press summary highlights Brooklyn stars across categories with Robinson topping NL batting at .399 and runs at 66. Kiner shares home runs with 21, while Hodges and Robinson lead runs batted in. Robinson also has 107 hits, and Robinson and Reese share stolen bases totals. Branca and Roe pace pitching with wins and strikeouts cited for Branca and Spahn.
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Brooklyn
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Reese
Hodges
Schoendienst
St. Louis
Thomson
New York
Jones
Philadelphia
Ennis
Furillo
Gordon
Roe
Branca
Heintzelman
Spahn
Boston
Utah Gold Mining Frontier Reaches Continental Last
Utah, once thought to lead in gold mining, was likely the final region in the continental United States to be explored, marking the end of a historic frontier era.
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Utah
United States
Baseball leaders and team stats from the American League
The list notes Kell Detroit batting .352 and DiMaggio Boston .333. Williams Boston and Stephens Boston lead RBIs with 8. Kell and DiMaggio tied with 95 hits. Kell Detroit 21 doubles. Mitchell Cleveland 11 triples. Williams and Stephens 19 home runs. Dillinger St Louis 9 steals, Raschi New York 13 2 with 867 ERA, Trucks Detroit 98 strikeouts.
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DiMaggio
Boston
Philadelphia
Williams
Stephens
Majeski
Mitchell
Cleveland
Yale
Dillinger
St. Louis
Reynolds
New York
Raschi
Trucks
Detsit
Brissie Philadelphia
Softball Night Doubleheader Schedule
Tonight features VFW versus State at 8:30 followed by Evans facing the National Guard. Both games set at the city park fields with local teams and regular league officials overseeing play.
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State
Evans
National Guard
Snead Leads Reading Open After Second Round
Sammy Snead shot a 63 to lead the $15,000 Reading Open at Reading Country Club as Lawson Little was one stroke back and George Low Jr. stood third with 65. The 152 players enter today's round with the field to be cut to low 60 and ties.
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Sammy Snead
Sammy
Reading Country Club
Lawson Little
George Low, Jr
Clearwater
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