Tourney Starts Saturday for Area District Play
The district tournament begins Saturday with Decatur Junior Legion facing Huntsville in a double elimination format. Saturday schedule includes Decatur vs Huntsville at 9 am, Falkville vs Athens at 11 am, Cullman vs the Decatur-Huntsville winner at 1 pm, and the losers’ game at 3 pm. A Sunday doubleheader starts at 1 pm, with a 3 pm follow-up, and at least one game is planned for Monday night with a chance of two.
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Decatur Junior Legion
Huntsville
Decatur
Falkville
Athens
Cullman
College Boy Heads in Frisco in Public Links semis
In Los Angeles July 15 a 20 year old college man and a waterfront cop enter the U S Public Links semifinals in Frisco. The 24th renewal narrows to a Western finale with three Californians and a Utah invader among 210 players. Towns vs Kunkel opens the matches followed by Barnes against Berger with Towns favored to advance.
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Los Angeles
U. S
San Francisco
Utah
Ken Towns
San Mateo Junior College
Burlingame
Phil J. Kunkel
Breenskeeper
Salt Lake City
Lou Barnes
Alhambra
Calif
Sales
William C. Berger
Son Groomed for Third Guldahl Open Victory
AP Newsfeatures reports on Ralph Guldahl Jr at Hoover High School in San Diego where his father Ralph Guldahl Sr coaches him. The 14 year old shows a swing like his father, excels with short irons and putting, and shoots in the low 80s as the elder Guldahl pursued Open Masters titles in the 1930s.
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San Diego
Calif
Ralph Guldahl
Ralph
Hoover High School
Ralph Jr
Guldahl
Ralph, Jr
Heintzelman Pitches Phillies to 1-0 Win Over The Cardinals
Ken Heintzelman pitched the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 win over the St Louis Cardinals as Del Ennis hit his 13th home run with one out in the ninth. The victory pulled Philadelphia within one game of the league leading Braves while Max Lanier took the loss for St Louis. All- NL actions produced more one run decisions as Cubs, Giants, Dodgers and others chased standings.
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Associated Press
Boston
Billy Southworth
Ken Heintzelman
Southworth
Southpaw
Philadelphia Phillies
Eddie Sawyer
Phils
Heintzleman
Max Lanier
Cardinals
del Ennis
Braves
Cubs
Redbirds
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Dutch Leonard
Biow
Frank Gustine
Vern Bickford
Johnny Mize
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Allie Reynolds
St. Louis Brown
Joe DiMaggio
Gene Woodling
Tribe
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
Joe Dobson
Red Sox
Joe McCarthy
Detroit Tigers
Eddie Robinson
George Metkovich
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
S. E. Linescores Show Tight Baseball Scores Across Doubleheader
The scoreboard outlines several Alabama region games with linescores for Jackson Pensacola Montgomery Anniston Selma Gadsden and Meridian. Key performances include Cole Stephens Moses Lewis Deal Murray Elka McWhorter Chuka Riesgo Kennon De lay Sierotko Bowers McGlothin Szuch Cardey Rapacki Swygert and Vicksburg. Final tallies vary from nine to fourteen runs in a series of close bouts.
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Pensacola
Cole
Stephens
Moses
Lewis
Deal
Murray
Elka
McWhorter
Montgomery
Anniston
Chuka
Riesgo
Kennon
Delay
Sierotko
Selma
Gadsden
Bowers
McGlothin
Szuch
Cardey
Rapacki
Swygert
Vicksburg
Meridian
Softball Tonight Schedule at 7 30 and 8 30
Tonight's games feature John White facing Firestone at 7 30 and VFW meeting Hartselle at 8 30 in a doubleheader style night of softball action.
John White and Firestone duel in City Softball League
City Softball League games tonight feature John White vs Firestone with Early Payne likely on mound for John White and Jimmy Caudill for Firestone. John White sits third while Firestone is fifth. a win by John White and a loss by W. would push them to second. Nightcap pairs V. F. W. against Hartselle with Lovelace opposing Mitchell. Hartselle can climb from last to sixth with a win, replacing State.
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John White
Firestone
Early Payne
Jimmy Caudill
Fire Stone
Hartselle
Buddy Lovelace
Jerry Mitchell
State
Herren Advances In Gulf States Tennis Championships
Top seed Wade Herren of Birmingham defeated Dick Stevenson 6-1 6-3 and Jimmy Cox 6-2 6-3 to reach the Gulf States quarterfinals in Mobile. Third seed Vince Distefano beat Walter James 6-0 6-2 and Francis O Rourke 6-0 6-0, while Harcourt Waters of Mobile is set to face second seed Waters. Women’s singles saw Lucy Masterson of Mobile beat Mary Rose Distefano 6-0 6-1 and Doris Middleton 6-1 6-1 as rain delayed progress.
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Mobile
Ala
Wade Herren
Birmingham
Herren
Vince Distefano
Dick Stevenson
Jimmy Cox
Distefano
Walter James
Francis O'Rourke
Harcourt Waters
T. Langan
Sylacauga
Alan Wickersham
Bob Hoffman
New Orleans
Otto Engleman
Bob Sierra
Tampa
Fla
Leo Denton
Sierra
Milton Cordell
Denton
Charles Evans
Engleman
Wickersham
Lucy Masterson
Mary Rose Distefano
Doris Middleton
New Or Mobile
Monsanto Hero Saturday Night Delays Raiders Decatur Game
Rain halted the Florence Raiders versus Decatur Legion game as wet field conditions persisted from Thursday afternoon. Decatur hosts Monsanto Maulers at 8 PM Saturday with two prior wins this year, 4-1 in Decatur and 4-2 in Columbia Tennessee. Sunday's Birmingham Slag match is canceled due to the Junior American Legion Tournament.
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Florence Raiders
Decatur Legion
Decatur
Monsanto Maulers
Monsanto
Columbia
Tennessee
Birmingham Slag
American Legion
Trinity To Play Saturday Doubleheader At Home
Trinity will host Liberty at 10 AM and a Decatur team in the second game. Home lineup features Guy Lamon catching Donald Alexander Shortstop Buddy Alexander second base Ted Etheridge third base Loyd Manor first base Red Sharp center field T. M. Mears left field Donald Sims right field Wilbert Lunsford and Joe Gray pitching.
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Trinity
Liberty
Decatur
Guy Lamon
Donald Alexander
Buddy Alexander
Ted Etheridge
Loyd Manor
Red Sharp
T. M. Mears
Donald Sims
Wilbert Lunsford
Joe Gray
Gonzales and Parker Reach National Clay Court Semis
In Chicago, Pancho Gonzales and Frank Parker, the top two seeds, moved into the semifinals of the National Clay Courts Tournament. In Gstaad, Switzerland, Czech players Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik were ordered by the government to stop participating in the Swiss International Tournament, which also lists two Germans and a Spaniard among entrants.
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Associated Press Tennis
Chicago
Pancho Gonzales
Frank Parker
Gstaar
Switzerland
Jaroslav Drobny
Vladimir Cernik
Racing results at Arlington and Empire City tracks
Racing notes report Castel Beau won the Grassland Handicap at Arlington Park on turf for $22,750. Splash earned a nose victory in the Bridgeport Handicap at Empire City At Jamaica on Empire City program, with payouts listed as $23.80 and $72.20 respectively.
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Chicago
Arlington Prk
New York
Bridgeport
Haasat Leads First Round At Dapper Dan Open
Fred Haasat of New Orleans shot 66 to lead the field in the opening round of the $16,500 Dapper Dan Open Golf Tourney in Pittsburgh. The event features a large field and a strong mix of professionals and amateurs.
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Pittsburgh
Fred Haasat
New Orleans
New York
Gilbert Johnson
New York Yankees
Honolulu
Morning Star
Los Angeles
1946 American League batting and pitching leaders
Kell of Detroit top batting with .344 while DiMaggio of Boston hits .343 and Pesky and Williams lead Boston with 99 and 105 hits. Williams and Stephens tie for 20 home runs. Williams and Coan steal seven bases each. Reynolds leads with 10 wins and 1900 innings pitched, Wynn 6-1857, Trucks 98 strikeouts.
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Kell
Detroit
DiMaggio
Boston
Joost Philadelphia
Williams
Stephens
Pesky
Majeski
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Cleveland
Vale
Yale
Coan
Washington
Reynolds
New York
Wynn
Trucks
Newhouser
Brissie
Coal origin by states dominates US mine output
About 88 percent of all coal mined in the United States comes from Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky, highlighting the concentration of production in these seven states and their central role in national energy supply.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Barons Edge Pels 4-3 In Tight League Scuffle
Hugh Mulcahy and Bob Moyer powered the Memphis Chicks to an 8-4 win over the first place Nashville Vols as Mulcahy pitched all nine and Moyer homered in the sixth to seize the lead. Birmingham Barons beat the Pelicans 5-4 in New Orleans.
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Bob Moyer
Memphis Chicks
Nashville Vols
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Chicks
Moyer
Vols
Baseball scores from regional leagues update
In the Southern Association Atlanta beat Mobile 5 to 3 in 11 innings. Birmingham edged New Orleans 5 to 4 in 1] innings. Little Rock triumphed over Chattanooga 11 to 7, Memphis won 8 to 4 against Nashville. Greenville led Columbus 4 to 3 in the South Atlantic League.
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Southern Association Mobile
Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Nashville
Memphis
Southern Associationeam
L. Pet
Mobile
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Southern Association
Greenville
Columbus
Macon
Charleston
Savannah
Augusta
Columbia
Jacksonville
Newsom suspended for the year by Chattanooga club
Joe Engel, president of Chattanooga, suspended Louis Bobo Newsom for the season without pay after he refused to accompany the Lookouts on a trip to Little Rock. Griffith, owner of the Senators and Lookouts, said Newsom’s action ends his ties to our organizations and likely to baseball unless a major league buyer appears. Newsom, around 41, has bounced among eight major league teams since 1929, including four stints with the Senators.
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Joe Ives
Washington
Louis
Bobo) Newsom
Bobo
Chattanooga Lookouts
Southern Association
Clark Griffith
Griffith
Washington Senators
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Little Rock
Newsom
Joe Engel
Connie Mack
Baseball Scoring Lines From Night of Games
Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 7 to 1 while Boston beat Detroit 5 to 2 and Chicago routed Washington 6 to 2. New York 5 and St Louis 0 rounded out the slate.
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Associated Press
National League
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Phillies and Dodgers edge Cardinals and Reds in tight games
Del Ennis belted a ninth inning homer for Philadelphia to beat St Louis 1-0. Billy Cox doubled home a 10th inning run to lift the Dodgers past Cincinnati 6-5. Heintzelman scattered eight hits in a 1-0 Phillies win over St Louis, while Allie Reynolds fanned 10 in a 5-0 Yankees shutout of the Browns.
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del Ennis
Phillies
Billy Cox
Dodgers
EnnIs
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