Falkville Defeats Ingalls Thursday By A 5 to 6 Margin
Falkville wins 5-0 as Jim West limits Ingalls Shipbuilders to five hits while Tubby Clark drives in four. Key plays include Clark a two base hit clearing bases in third and West contributing an RBI single in sixth. Final score details show Falkville scoring in second and third innings with offense led by Clark, Rowe, Blackwell, and Walling.
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Blackwell
Walling
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Rowe
Carl Boley
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Gogue
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Decatur
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Ee Johns
Grisham
Patterson
Paorey
Parkville
L. Clark
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Justice
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Wiggins
Zale to Meet French Champion for World Title Fight
Tony Zale set for a world title clash with Marcel Cerdan of France in September. Ebbets Field in Brooklyn is favored as the venue with gate splits 40 percent to Zale and 12 percent to Cerdan. Cerdan recently defended his European middleweight crown by outpointing Cyrille Delannoit in Brussels.
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Marcel Cergdan
Tony Zale
Casablanca
Gary
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Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Zale
Rocky Graziano
Newark
N. J
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Oak
Cyrille Delannoit
Brussels
Shyer to Meet Legion in Saturday Tilt at Legion Field
Shyer Jewelry visits Legion field for the third straight meeting this season with a 3 PM start. The Legion leads the series 2-0 after 2-1 and 3-2 games with Robert Hudson starting on the mound in both wins.
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Herb McElroy
Avery Roberts
Bill Freeman
Claude McMurtrie
Red Caudill
Chick Sparkman
Bud Lee
Scottsboro
Meridian and Vicksburg split nine inning game
Meridian defeated Vicksburg 9 to 5 after ten innings in a long game with key hits by Drismala and Davis. Montgomery jurors posted strong relief on the mound, while Anniston and Pensacola were routed 14 to 1 as Jackson crumbled with Rogers and McWhorter leading the offense.
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Barons Carry Day In Seven Run Tilt
The Lookouts and Barons slugged through a high scoring game as Birmingham beat Chattanooga 14 to 10. Mel Hoderlein starred with four hits and a three run homer for Birmingham while Charley Workman provided the key blast for Nashville and Norman Brown contributed for the Crackers.
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Baseball Leaders Show Williams and Musial Pacing Stats
American League leaders highlight Williams Boston batting .388 with 102 hits and 66 runs, Boudreau Cleveland at .361 with 101 hits, and DiMaggio New York 74 RBIs and 59 runs. National League sees Musial St. Louis batting .397 with 120 hits and 66 runs, Kiner Pittsburgh 65 RBIs and 24 homers, and Ashburn Philadelphia 106 hits and 21 steals. Pitching leaders include Feller and Lemon with strong numbers in the AL and Peat New York 9-2 era in the NL.
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DiMaggio
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Four Barons Named For SA All Stars 1948 Team
Southern Association announces its 1948 all star selections with Nashville placing five Vols on the roster. With Nashville hosting next Tuesday replacements named for five Vols include Twardy Wade Rizzo Gilbert Workman and Quick.
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Southern Association
Ben Wade
Hal Quick
Nashville
Mickey Rutner
Birmingham
Nashville Vols
Vols
Memphis
Mobile
Little Rock
Atlanta
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Ae Hane
Walter Dropo
Bill Kelly
Mickey Ratner
Bob Mavis
Charlie Workman
Charlie Gilbert
Three former golf champions clash in Alabama meet semis
In Pensacola on July 16 three past state champions battled for semi spots in the Alabama Golf Association Tournament. Harry Pritchett of Tuscaloosa, the 1928 and 1943 winner, faced Weldon Doe of Montgomery, 1939 champ, in the feature quarter final. Other matches featured Gordon Smith III of Mobile against Jack McCormack, Gene Williams of Tuscaloosa vs Red Coates of Montgomery, and R G Martin Sr of Pensacola vs Walter Wood of Birmingham.
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Fla
Alabama Golf Association
Harry Pritchett
Tuscaloosa
Weldon Doe
Montgomery
Pritchett
Doe
Gordon
Buddy) Smith III
Mobile
Jack McCormack
Gene Williams
Red Coates
R. G. Martin
Walter Wood
Birmingham
Smith
Johnny Damrich
Jamsie McPhillips
McCormack
Washington and Lee
Pop Horner
Guy Yaste, Jr
Dee
Gilbert Wesley
Greenville
Paul Stapp
Henderson Hilton-Green
Skippy Weatherby
Williams
Gordon Smith Jr
Buddy
Pat Poyner
Dothan
Coates
John Donovan
Trett Millis
Wood
University of Alabama
Bob Lowry, Jr
Huntsville
Tom Martin
Firestone and Darleen win league tilts in softball night
Two close games highlight Thursday in the City Softball League. Darleen exploded for seven in the sixth inning to beat Tip-Top 8 to 2, while Firestone defeated Home Supply 5 to 3. Key moments include Darleen’s seventh inning surge and Firestone’s three-run third inning led by Sandusky and Halbrooks.
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Charlie Jones
Billy Sparkman
Gene Ratliff
Jerry Stair
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Carl Boley
Scott McClanahan
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Hapre
Liza Smith
Ratli
Long
Harvey
McClanahan
Firestone
Hugh Halbrooks
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Home Supply
Grady Roberts
Bob Hopson
Noel Teague
Teague
Stair
Phil Sandusky
Halbrooks
Aubrey Free
Sandusky
John Braswell
Free
Jimmy Caudill
Caudill
Jimmy
Pat Aday
Indians-Dodged double to win two from Phillies
Ken Keltner doubled and drove in two in the first game and hit a tie breaking home run, his 21st of the year, in the second as Cleveland defeated Philadelphia twice. Dutch Leonard pitched well for Philadelphia, holding St. Louis to four hits and no earned runs in a 3 to 1 win.
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Ken Keltner
Indians
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Dutch Leonard
Phillies
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Hank Sauer
Ray Poat
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Harry Brecheen
Cardinals
Baseball Scores From Major Leagues and Minor Leagues
A roundup of recent baseball results across leagues includes Pacific Coast League games with San Diego 6-3 over Sacramento and Los Angeles 3-2 over San Francisco, plus Seattle 4 over Portland 2 and Oakland 10 over Hollywood 7. Multiple leagues report innings results and varied early-season standings.
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San Diego
Sacramento
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Southern Women golfers reach semi finals in Nashville
In Nashville on July 16, top players competed for the Southern Women's Golf championship with Margaret Gunther of Memphis facing Eopie Whitaker of Florida in one semi final and Polly Riley of Fort Worth paired with Mrs. E. S. Blanton of Enid. Okla. Blanton eliminated Estelle Lawson Page 1 up and Gunther beat Mary Lena Faulk 5 and 3 as matches continued.
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Fairway
Margaret Gunther
Memphis
Tennessee
Eopie Whitaker
Florida
Winter Haven
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
E. S. Blanton
Enid
Okla
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Downing
Mary “Lena Faulk
Georgia
Thomasville
Blanto
Estelle Lawson Page
Page
Riley
George Wilcox, Jr
Marin
Miss Whitaker
Bettyer Mimms
Dallas
Gunther Tok
Miss Faulk
Sree
Bill Veeck’s Laugh Now as Paige Shines for Indians
Satchel Paige earned credit in an 8-5 win over the Athletics at Shibe Park, boosting Cleveland’s lead to two and a half games. Ken Keltner homered in the eighth, Larry Doby added a ninth inning two-run shot, while Hank Majeski and Paige drew quick attention for aging prowess amid pennant chase notes across the league.
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Cleveland Indians
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Tribe 1
Paige
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Shibe Park
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Indians
A’s
Hank Majeski
Ken Keltner
Larry Doby
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
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Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Boston
Jack Kramer
Washington
Rae Scarborough
Senators
Chicago White Sox
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
New York Giants
Johnny Sain
Giants
Ralph Kiner
Todays Y Schedule Preview for Southern Cities
Today features Atlanta at Nashville Birmingham at Chattanooga Little Rock at New Orleans Memphis at Mobile. Strong regional matchups highlight a day of schedule notes across the South.
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Southern Association
Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Little Rock
New Orleans
Memphis
Mobile
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