Indians and Travs meet on Ladies Night at Legion Field
The Decatur Indians host the Russellville Travellers tonight at 8 PM for Ladies Night. Manager Red Caudill backs Charlie Goodin on the mound as Bill Roberts joins the local club from Holt Alabama and 6’3” 210-pound, with Bill Terry adding pitching depth after a strong Alabama freshman season.
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Decatur Indians
Russellville Travelers
Red Caudill
Charlie Goodin
Travs
Bill Roberts
Holt
Alabama
Holt Foundry
Roberts
Bill
Caudill
Gene Ratliff
Bill Freeman
Indians
Bill Terry
Courtland
Terry
University of Alabama
Huntsville
Parkers
Dave Stanley Opens Play in Public Links Tourney
Defending champ Dave Stanley of Los Angeles enters the second round at the National Public Links, drawing George Bluck of Windsor Ont. after a bye. Dub Pagan defeated Gene Gregory 8 7 in a high scoring first round as 72 players were eliminated. second round features 64 matches at Miami Country Club.
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Fla
Dave Stanley
Los Angeles
Stanley
George Bluck
Windsor Ont
Eluck
James L. Baske
Phoenix
Ariz
Dub Pagan
Palm Beach
Gene Gregory
Memphis
Pagan
Miami Country Club
Southern Association standings show tight race and misformatted data
The AP provided a mixed table of Southern Association teams with wins losses and percentages. New Orleans leads with 49 40 .551, while Chattanooga 47 39 .547 and Nashville 43 45 .489 show close pursues. Birmingham and Memphis trail with 40 46 and 37 50 respectively.
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New Orleans
Chattanooga
Nashville
Birmingham
Little Rock
Memphis
Baseball Scores From Yesterday's Games
Memphis defeated Chattanooga 6 to 5 in 14 innings. Mobile beat Birmingham 5 to 2. Atlanta triumphed over New Orleans 14 to 5. Little Rock edged Nashville 4 to 3.
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Memphis
Chattanooga
Mobile
Birmingham
Atlanta
New Orleans
Little Rock
Nashville
Barons Lose Pennant Chase In Race Stage
In the Southern Association pennant race the lead tightens as Birmingham sits 7.44 games back and New Orleans, Chattanooga, Atlanta and others jockey for position. Memphis Chicks stun Lookouts 6 5 in 14 innings to keep New Orleans atop standings. Milo Johnson and Alex McNeilance shine in key relief efforts as Travelers beat Nashville 4 3.
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Southern Association
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New Orleans
Chicks
Memphis
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Lookouts
Atlanta
Pets
Mobile
Bob Ludwick
Barons
Jim Piersall
Boston Red Sox
Little Rock
Alex McNeilance
Milo Johnson
McNeilance
Alex
Travelers
Nashville
Thorpe and Mathias Records Debated as Olympians Face Off
New York July 8 debate centers on Bob Mathias and Jim Thorpe. Mathias, 21, crushed the 1952 decathlon tryout, breaking the U S record. Thorpe, 1912 great, excelled in multiple sports. AAU official Dan Ferris weighs Mathias ahead in decathlon while acknowledging Thorpe's era advantage.
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Bob Mathias
Jim Thorpe
London
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Thorpe
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Tulare
Dan Ferris
AAU
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Helsinki
Jim
Sweden
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cubs
Sarazen Tops British Open Qualifying With 69
Gene Sarazen shot a 69 in the opening 18 holes of the British Open qualifying, best American score but four strokes behind Harry Bradshaw of Ireland who fired a 65. The field was reduced from 266 to 100 after today’s play, with match play set to begin tomorrow.
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Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Ireland
Harry Bradshaw
Royal Lytham
St. Annes Links
Cuban Gavilan Retains Welter Title with 11th Round KO
Cuban Gavilan remains welterweight champion after an 11th round technical knockout of 21 year old Gil Turner at Municipal Stadium. IBC officials plan dates and opponents, with potential future bouts against Johnny Saxton Billy Graham and Chuck Davey discussed for Garden title fights this fall. Turner was even with Gavilan through 10 rounds before the decisive rally.
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Reed
Turner
Municipal Stadium
al Weill
International Boxing Club
IBC
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Johnny Saxton
Billy Graham
Chuck Davey
Gavilan
Weill
Harry Markson
Charley Daggett
Lou
Pete Tomasco
Female housefly can lay over a thousand eggs in lifetime
A female housefly is capable of laying 1000 or more eggs during her lifespan, highlighting its reproductive capacity and potential for rapid population growth.
Indications Point Toward National Win In All Star Game
The 19th annual All Star game faces the American League undermanned with Stengel missing two pitchers a third baseman and an injured center fielder. The National League, led by Curt Simmons against Vic Raschi, aims to extend its All Star streak as a large crowd and TV receipts fuel the showcase.
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Nationals
Casey Stengel
Old Case
Leo Durocher
National
Philadelphia Phillies
Curt Simmons
Vic Raschi
Stengel
Yankees
Mite
Bobby Shantz
Allie Reynolds
George Kell
Boston Red—Sox
Dom DiMaggio
Red Sox
Mickey Mantle
Fain Takes American League Hitting Lead
Ferris Fain of the Philadelphia Athletics regains the American League batting lead with a .336 average after a 12-for-28 week, moving past Al Rosen who slips to .330. Stan Musial holds the National League lead, while Billy Goodman trails Fain by one point at .335 and Jackie Robinson falls to third in the NL.
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Detroit Tigers
Fain
Ferris
al Rosen
Cleveland
Rosen
Stan Musial
Chicago
Toby Atwell
St. Louis
Atwell
Billy Goodman
Boston Red Sox
Goodman
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Jackie
Discovery of Tasmania by Abel Tasman Ships
Dutch ships led by Capt. Abel Tasman ran aground on the Tasmanian coast during gales in 1642 marking the first recorded European discovery of the island.
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Tasmania
Abel Tasman
Mobile Bears slump prompts manager Head to explain
The Mobile Bears, early Southern Association pace setters, suffered six straight losses and slipped two games from the lead after a strong first half. Manager Ed Head cites a heavy hitting slump and bad luck, with four players sidelined by illness including Freese Browning Hemphill Himes. Barnes recently left the club over playing time.
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Mobile Bears
Southern Association
Ed Head
New York Yankees
Bears
George Freese
Wade Browning
Ken Hemphill
Mel Himes
Les Barnes
Head
Piersall Praised As Handy Force For Barons
Birmingham Baron general manager Eddie Glennon hailed Jim Piersall as the most valuable center fielder he has seen while noting Piersall’s presence has energized the Barons. Glennon said the team stalled early due to aging players and that benching older Supreme Court judges and adding youth has produced a different club.
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Jim Piersall
Eddie Glennon
Birmingham Baron
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Barons
Piersall
Birmingham Recon
Boston Red Sox
Baron Star
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