Blue Devils and Ingalls Face Weekend Baseball Roads
Decatur district fans have a doubleheader weekend as the Blue Devils host Warrior at Delano Park with Loggins on the mound and Shorty Ogle in relief. Ingalls travels to Huntsville for a four game set with Cubs as Shipbuilders chase a tenth win.
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AmERICUS Rides Lead In Georgia Florida League Victory
The Phillies of Americus defeated Thomasville 12 to 5 to extend their advantage in the Georgia Florida League. Tallahassee led early and held on for a 7 to 3 win over the Waycross Bears. Leo Leschke pitched four players for Valdosta to beat Cordele 3 to 1. The Dodgers had six safeties off Hamm and Albany’s Cardinals were rained out against the Packers at Moultrie.
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Standings Update From Major League and Minor League Games
Scores show Boston beating Detroit 3 in ten innings and Chicago 4 Washington 2 in 11. New York led Cleveland 9 to 1. Philadelphia defeated St Louis 4 to 3. National League results include Chicago 1 Brooklyn 0 and Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 1. Cincinnati not fully listed. Southern Association results feature Atlanta 6 Mobile 0 and Birmingham 11 New Orleans 3. Chattanooga 4 Little Rock 3. Memphis 11 Nashville 6.
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Georgia Florida Tallahassee Triumphs Over Waycross
Scores list Georgia Florida with Tallahassee 7 Waycross 3 Americus 12 Thomasville 5 Valdosta 3 Cordele 1 Albany postponed rain at Moultrie provide a brief regional scoreboard.
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Augusta Wins In 16 Innings In South Atlantic League
Augusta Tigers outlast Charleston 6 to 5 in a 16 inning game after Charleston tied it 5-5 in the eighth. Ray Curtiss miscue in the sixteenth allowed Red Schuerbaum to score the winning run for manager Dib Williams. Gene Pereyra earned the win after stepping in during Charleston’s eighth inning surge. Greenville Spinners remained close with a 7 to 2 win over Columbia Reds as Macon topped Columbus 16 to 3 behind Mat Julis. Pat Cooper drove in the decisive run in Savannah 2 run victory over Jacksonville. John Travis worked four innings before Ciola shut down Savannah uprising.
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Pat Cooper
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Transit Lead In Danger In City Softball Standings
Thursday night results leave Transit in danger of dropping from first as Garrison's 16 0 and Raiders 18 3 wins trim the standings. Garrison's face Transit tonight in the Delano Park diamond doubleheader with Namies and Dot's setting the 7 30 start.
Yesterday's Stars in Baseball Highlights
Johnny Schmitz of the Cubs held Brooklyn to three hits as the Dodgers lost 1-0. Schoolboy Rowe limited Pittsburgh to three safeties in a 4-1 Phillies win. Aaron Robinson drove in six with two homers as the Yankees crushed Cleveland 9-1. Bucky Walters pitched Cincinnati to an 8-2 win over Boston, collecting two runs batted in.
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Quarterfinal action opens at Southern Amateur golf
The 40th Southern Amateur golf championship at Birmingham Country Club moves into quarterfinal rounds with Ben Owen of Lexington Kentucky facing Alvin Everett of Rome Georgia and Cary Middlecoff of Memphis pairing with Charles Harper of Jacksonville. Jimmie Wittenberg of Memphis meets George Hamer of Columbus while Gene Dahlben der of Atlanta and Bob Cole of Baton Rouge also compete.
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Lexington
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Memphis
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Jacksonville
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George Hamer
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Baton Rouge
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Miami
Mobile Dodgers Crackers and Memphis Rally in Southern Association Play
The Atlanta Crackers blanked Mobile 6 to 0 to even the series while Chattanooga beat Little Rock 4 to 3. Memphis swept Nashville 11 to 6 as heavy hitters drove two wins with a two hour rain delay postponement shifting the doubleheader.
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Three Auburn Men Given All Star Bids
Auburn reports that Buster Ramsey accepting invitation to play in the All-Star game in Chicago on August 30. Ramsey, a 1942 All-America guard at William and Mary, joins Tex Warrington, Auburn 1944 All-American center, and Bill Harris, Auburn pivot from last season, in the All-Star lineup.
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Wit and whimsy in a local dinner party round
Scattered jokes and light vignettes from a Decatur page feature a playhouse owner refusing to rent to children with parents, a chairman compared to parsley on fish, and a running gag of social quips. The humor shifts from witty exchanges to cultural stereotypes and punchlines.
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Mr. X
Definitions and quips on relationships and daily life
A collection of humorous lines and definitions about women men and couples. The snippets touch on intuition motherhood bridal comedy and social situations with playful wordplay and satire.
Hines Tops Field in Kansas City Invitational
Jimmy Hines of Chicago surged with a 6 under par first round to lead the Kansas City Invitational at Hillcrest Country Club, aiming to challenge golf greats Ben Hogan Byron Nelson Lloyd Mangrum and Sammy Snead for the $20 000 prize. After a 3 under 32 and 3 under 34, Hines tied the course record as contenders trailed including Harold Jug McSpaden Johnny Bulla and Jackson Bradley with Snead absent due to travel delays.
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Jug) McSpaden
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Major League Leaders Track Batting and Fielding Honors
National League leaders include Walker and Musial in batting and runs. Slaughter and Mize lead RBIs, with Musial and Walker atop hits and doubles. Triples share honors by Musial and Walker. Pitchers Rush and Higbe front the league in wins. American League leaders show Vernon and Pesky in batting and Williams in runs and RBIs. Williams also leads in hits with Doerr, and Vernon again in doubles. Lewis and Edwards pace triples, Williams and Greenberg lead home runs, Case and Stirnweiss top steals. Newhouser and Leonard lead pitching wins with strong records.
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Maritime Service Offices Changed in New Orleans
Lieutenant G. W. Cross announced the U S Maritime Service enrolling office has moved to 204 Stern Building. The district quota is 65 apprentice seamen per month and volunteers age 16 to 50 are eligible for training with educational and physical requirements. Younger applicants 16 to 35 eligible for general training, 35 to 50 for steward's department if qualified.
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Road Blacktopped Butler County Alabama in July
One of the last unpaved links in state highway 10 across Alabama is being blacktopped. About 30 miles in this county from the Tombigbee River west.
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Printer's error helped Maxwell win sheriff nomination
Beatrice Nebraska July campaign card misprint drew more scrutiny. E G Ned Maxwell notes the mistake on his card increased reader attention and aided his Republican bid for sheriff nomination.
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Yanks Blast Feller In Five Inning Setback At Yankee Stadium
Bobby Feller, ace of the Cleveland Indians, faltered after a lights-out stretch as New York's Yankees hammered him for nine runs and 11 hits in five innings. Spud Chandler earned his 13th win while Aaron Robinson homered twice and drove in four. The loss tightens Boston’s pace atop the league, with several NL results shaping the standings.
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FLIERS BUILD LEAGUE LEAD IN SEC
Pensacola swept a doubleheader from Montgomery 6 4 and 1 0 to widen the Southeastern League lead as An niston Rams and Vicksburg dropped defeats. A 14 hit attack powered a 7 5 Senators win over Anniston. Gadsden outslugged Vicksburg 15 12 in a nine run ninth. Meridian beat Selma 4 2 as Piantek limited Meridian hits.
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National Public Links Golf Championship heats up field
New York July 12. The National Public Links Golf Championship at Denver attracts 3500 entrants reduced to 192 amateurs who want to play for the love of golf. Many rose from sectional rounds with scores around 151 152 while leaders bust 70 for two rounds. Smiley Quick tried Bud Ward for the low amateur award while many players are not big names but superb golfers. Bob Higgins laments Joe Tepsic signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers after Guadalcanal service.
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Transit and Dot's Clash With Undefeated Out‑of‑Town Teams
Decatur Transit and Dot's, the top two in the Brighton City Softball League first half standings, face two undefeated out‑of‑town clubs in a Delano Park doubleheader. At 7:30 Dot's meets Dr. Pepper of Athens, while at 8:45 Decatur Transit, first half champs, battles Gadsden Army Air Force Recruiting, both contests set to test flawless records.
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Suburban Atlanta Engineer Homer McDonald Dies
Homer McDonald chief engineer of the Atlanta water works died early today at his suburban home after a Tuesday night illness His death comes as wife Carmichael who is campaigning for her gubernatorial candidate James V Carmichael could not attend a statewide rally due to his worsening condition
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Shorts And Shells In The South And West
After rumors of Shorty McWilliams at Mississippi State, he is back at West Point for summer maneuvers at Camp Buckner. The All-Star baseball game sparked jokes about Pants Rowland and the Pacific Coast League versus the majors. The core issue: the All-Stars were all stars on one team.
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