Tigers Beat Yank Again in Fourth Straight Win
Lefty Hal Newhouser threw a four hit game for his 13th win as the Detroit Tigers beat the world champions New York Yankees 6 to 2 before 7 704 fans. Detroit climbed to seven wins in nine meetings with New York.
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Hal Newhouser
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Yankees
Newhouser and Richards
Zuber
Turner, Lyons and Garbark
Sox Rally Beats Indians 11 7 In Boston
Boston rallies after Cleveland opens with four runs to win 11 to 7 at home. Reynolds Calvert Gromek O'Dea Schleuter Rosar Terry Hughson Wagner listed for Boston and Cleveland for the Indians.
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Boston
Cleveland
Red Sox
Indians
Reynolds
Calvert
Gromek
O'Dea
Schleuter
Rosar
Terry
Hughson
Wagner
Athletics Top White Sox 3-1 Behind Newsom Three-Hit Gem
Bobo Newsom pitched a three-hit game as the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1. Humphries Lopat and Turner credited with runs while Newsom and Hayes held the White Sox to a pair. Chicago scored in the first and third, Philadelphia tallied twice in the third and added an insurance run in the seventh.
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Philadelphia
Bobo Newsom
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White. Sox
Chicago
Humphries
Lopat
Turner
Newsom and Hayes
Southeastern swim meet dates announced for Birmingham
Birmingham July 8. The Southeastern Amateur Athletic Union swimming and diving meet will be held July 29. Head James H. Dickson announced the one day event due to wartime adjustments. Georgia Tech won the men’s title last year. Cascade Plunge took the women’s crown.
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Ala
Southeastern Amateur Athletic Union
James H. Dickson
Dickson
Georgia Tech
Cascade Plunge
Eye Lens Growth Continues Throughout Life
The eye lens enlarges with age, increasing in size over a person’s lifetime. This growth affects vision and may influence refractive changes as people grow older, highlighting ongoing developmental changes in ocular anatomy.
Baseball Standings Roundup From Early Season Showdowns
In the American League the standings show St. Louis Boston New York and Philadelphia with mixed records. Chicago Cleveland Detroit and Washington trail with several teams playing night games as Pittsburgh Cincinnati New York Brooklyn and Boston lead the National League in a tight race.
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Boston
New York
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit Mirena
Philadelphia
Louis
Pittsburgh
Newark Defeats Baltimore Four to Three in Three Night
In a tightly contested game Newark tops Baltimore 4 3 across three nights. Memphis downs Chattanooga 2 1 over two nights in the Southern Association.
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International League Newark
Baltimore
Southern Association
Memphis
Chattanooga
National League Pitchers Matchups Preview
National League schedule lists two games per team with pitchers named for each matchup. Games include New York at Chicago Hansen and Voiselle. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Davis and Heed or Melton. Philadelphia at Cincinnati Gerheauser Barrett versus Carter Gumbert. Boston at St Louis Tobin Cardoni against M Cooper Breecheen. Detroit at New York Trout and Gorsica vs Roser Dubiel. Cleveland at Boston Klieman Poat against Bowman Hausmann. Chicago at Philadelphia Dietrich Grove versus Flores Hamlin. St Louis at Washington Hollingsworth Potter or Shirley vs Niggeling Lefebvre Wolff. plus Atlanta Little Rock. Chattanooga Memphis. Mobile New Orleans. Nashville Birmingham.
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Chicago
Hansen
Voiselle
Chipman
Passeau
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Davis
Heed
Melton
Roé
Butcher
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Cincinnati
Gerheauser
Barrett
Boston
Klieman
Poat
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Hausmann
Dietrich
Grove
Flores
Hamlin
St. Louis
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Potter
Shirley
Niggeling
Lefebvre
Wolff
Southern Association
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Memphis
Mobile
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Baseball Leaders Highlighted in AP Summary
Associated Press notes three leaders in each league with multiple at bats. Mentions players such as Musial, Cullenbine, Hayes, Doerr, Ott, and Fox. References teams Cardinals Giants Red Sox Indians Athletics Dodgers Cubs White Sox and Yankees for context.
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Stephens
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Cullenbine
Indians
Hayes
Athletics
Walker
Dodgers
Weintraub
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Doerr
Red Sox
Fox
Nicholson
Cubs
Kurowski
Tucker
White Sox
Doeer
Hitler hardest hit in Stockholm report on Ley remarks
Dr. Robert Ley in Der Angriff says German setbacks impose a very heavy burden. He notes defeats have hit Germans hard and that Hitler is losing many devoted friends in the party and in the army.
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Stockholm
Robert Ley
Labor Front
der Angriff
Nelson McSpaden widen Golden Valley lead with 63s
Byron Nelson and Jag McSpaden shot two best ball 63s to move 20 under and take a commanding lead in the $10 000 Golden Valley team tournament with 36 holes left. They beat Ben Hogan Toney Penna five up in the morning and Sam Byrd Johnny Revolta four up as McSpaden nailed a 40 foot eagle on 18. Kaiser Hamilton closed with 66 over Byrd Revolta to stay within a point as Nelson McSpaden prepared for tomorrow’s tests against Kaiser Hamilton and Hogan Penna.
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Byron Nelson
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McSpaden
Kaiser-Hamilton
Harry Cooper
Ellsworth Vines
Hogan Penna
Kaiser
Hamilton
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Jimmy Hines
Wille Goggin
Stir Up Wins Em pire City Handicap at Jamaica
Stir Up from Greentree Stable won the $50,000 Empire City Handicap at Jamaica in a track record time of 1 56 1 5 for 1 316 miles. The three year old gelding defeated Alfred P Parker’s By Jimminy, with George D Widener’s Lucky Draw in third, as 26 546 fans watched. Stir Up paid 10 50 4 60 2 10, Lucky Draw 10 80 2 60, By Jimminy 2 10.
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New York
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Greentree
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Jamaica Racing Strip
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Jimming
Stir
Aqueduct
George D. Widener
Widener
Jimminy
Stir Ap Wee
Dewey Leads Negro Poll With 72 Percent
A New York poll shows Governor Thomas E Dewey gaining 72 percent of 120000 Negro votes in 23 Northern states after the Republican convention in Chicago. Roosevelt draws 28 percent, an approximate seven point rise for Dewey since a prior survey. Edgar G Brown of the National Negro Council released the figures.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Edgar G. Brown
National Negro Council
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Dewey
Brown
Bears Named For Mobile Souther Association Club
Mobile’s Southern Association baseball franchise will be called the Bears. Edgar Allen, club president, announced bleacher construction at Hartwell Field, with capacity for 7,500 for the first home game against Birmingham Friday night. The club, moved from Knoxville mid 1931 season, carries the 1922 pennant and Dixie Series winner legacy.
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Ala
Bears
Fort Worth
Edgar Allen
Hartwell Field
Birmingham
Knoxville
Schedule of week play in park softball league
The schedule lists Monday through Thursday games in the park softball league. Teams include Maintenance, Instructors, Courtland Army Air Base, Cisco, Southern Airways, Ingalls, Decatur Independents, Goodyear, Disco, Huntsville. Rain makeups modify Tuesday and Wednesday lines with several replays.
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Cisco
Southern Airways
Ingalls
Decatur Independents
Goodyear
Disco
Huntsville
Decatur
Pet ‘Southern Airways
Independents
Courtland
Erry
Tennessee Valley horse show set for Decatur July 28
Decatur Lions club committees prepare for the Tennessee Valley horse show at Benson Field with over $1000 in prize money across twelve classes. Entries from Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi are expected with top event prizes at 75 dollars. Entry deadline is July 20 and proceeds aid vision correction for underprivileged children.
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Alabama
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Mississippi
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Morgan County National Bank
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Auburn Adds Ft Benning to 1944 Football Schedule
Auburn's 1944 grid schedule adds the 4th Infantry of Ft. Benning Ga to the Plainsmen slate creating the lone open date October 7. The updated lineup lists Sept 29 Howard College, Oct 7 Ft Benning, Oct 14 Georgia Tech, Oct 21 Tulane, Oct 28 Presbyterian College, Nov 4 open, Nov 11 Mississippi State, Nov 18 Georgia, and Nov 24 Miami University.
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Eee
Couch Carl Voyles
4Th Infantry
Ft. Benning
Howard College
Montgomery
Ala
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Sewell Wins 10th as Pirates Top Dodgers 8-5
Sewell pitched for Pittsburgh to his 10th victory, holding Brooklyn to seven hits as the Pirates defeated the Dodgers 8-5, ending Brooklyn's 12 game losing streak. McLish Webber King Owen Sewell Lopez. Cincinnati Reds fall to Phillies 3-2 with Lee and Karo getting the win. Gee Walker homered for Cincinnati. Cards beat Braves 4-0 as Wilks shuts them down and Ray Sanders drives in runs during an 8,787 fans free admission Ladies Day attraction.
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Rip Sewell
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
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St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Ted Wilks
Ray Sanders
Giants Beat Cubs 6 3 Behind Ott Homers and Feldman
The New York Giants won their second straight over Chicago 6 3 with Mel Ott hitting his 20th homer with one on in the fifth. Harry Feldman pitched for New York as Bill Nicholson hit his 15th Cubs homer in the seventh.
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Chicago
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Harry Feldman
Chicago Cubs
Bill Nicholson
Cubs
New York
Feldman
Adams
Lombardi
Erickson
Lynn
Vandenburk
Wyse
Williams
Flyers Back On Schedule
After a week of inactivity the Southern Airways Red Sox resume play this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. against Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. Newcomers include Lt. Baiamonte and Aviation Cadets Grubbar and Manor. Baiamonte brings a strong aviation record from the Mediterranean and time with New Orleans. Grubb captained Cochran Field with a .350 hitting average. Mauer arrives with Duke University baseball experience. Starting lineup: Willett, Pieper, Rabczak, Baiamonte, H. Grubb, Mauer, Ziminski, Mulder, Schierloh, Elbert.
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Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Flyers
Balamonte
Grubb Arid
Baiamonte
H. Grubb
Cochran
Mauer
Airways
Duke University
Willett
Pieper
Rabczak
Ziminski
Mulder
Schierloh
Elbert
Rural Area Group Reports Strong E Bond Sales
Saturday night Alvis Briscoe and his committee for the Decatur rural area group which includes Moulton Heights and Austinville tabulated returns and found the area well over the top in sales of E bonds in the fifth war loan drive. The quota was $12,000 and a total of $13,368.75 worth of bonds had been purchased.
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Alvis Briscoe
Decatur
Moulton Heights
Austinville
Foot Itch Warns Of Contagious Skin Disease Spread
A warning describes a contagious skin condition affecting the soles of the feet with redness swelling cracking and itching. It notes the itch worsens and may spread to hands underarms or groin prompting quick relief.
Relief Guaranteed Or Money Back For Athlete's Foot
This notice promises relief from Athlete's Foot with H. F. product use. It claims 59 percent adult infection rate and describes symptoms under toes, blisters and itch. Directions urge applying H. F. twice daily until feet improve, typically ten to three days, asserting soft smooth skin results.
Virginia Democratic delegates to cast 24 votes against Wallace
Virginia’s delegation to the national convention will vote as a unit against Vice-President H A Wallace for the presidential nomination. The state convention, led by Senator Harry F Byrd, approved a resolution contending his positions differ from Virginia party faiths. The meeting proceeded with no floor fights.
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Virginia
H. A. Wallace
A. Wallace
Dem
Harry F
Coaches Introduced in England in 1555
A note details the introduction of coaches to England in 1555 marking a shift in transportation. The entry highlights the early adoption of stage-like travel and the impact on travel speed and accessibility.
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