Dropo Halts Tigers Rally With 12th Straight Hit
Detroit first baseman Walt Dropo tied a major league record by 12 consecutive hits in two games with Washington. He fouled out in the seventh of the second game but then drove in two runs in the ninth as the Tigers split the doubleheader. Indians beat the Yankees 7-3 as Red Sox move to third with a 7-5 win over the White Sox. Giants over Cardinals 6-3. Dodgers rained out with Cincinnati. Phillies topple Pirates 10-3. Braves defeat Cubs 10-3 in day game.
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Ralph Roden
Associated Press
Walt Dropo
Moose
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Pinky Higgins
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Joost
Satchel Paige
Bo Bo. Newsom
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Hoyt Wilhelm
Cardinals
Curt Simmons
Pirtes
Mel Clark
Simmons
Phils
Howie Pollet
Braves
Cubs
Vander Meer Delivers No-Hit Glory In Texas League
Johnny Vander Meer, famed for consecutive no hitters, returned to form with Tulsa in the Texas League, blanking Beaumont 12 to 0. He now has another no hitter on his resume, adding to his career high with Cincinnati in 1938, while Harry Craft, who caught the final out of that game, managed Beaumont.
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Téx
Johnny Vander Meer
Tulsa
Johnny
Cincinnati
Vander Meer
Harry Craft
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Boston Braves
Southern Bell Tightens Pace With 16 12 Win Over Southern Nut
Southern Bell moved within two games of Hicks Chevrolet after a 16 12 victory over Southern Nut. Chemstrand edged Wolverine 8 7 with seven hits to five as Winston Ridgeway held Wolverine to five. Southern Bell led 11 2 after four and finished strong as S and N rallied midgame.
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Southern Bellvin
Hicks Chevrolet
Southern Nut
Chemstrand
Wolverine Tube
The
Merchants
Wolverine
Winston Ridgeway
Southern Bell
Wilson
Scott MacClanahan
Baseball Leaders and Team Stat Highlights
The report lists national batting leaders Addis Chicago .343 runs batted in Sauer Chicago 74 hits Musial St Louis 99 home runs Sauer Chicago 23 stolen bases Reese Brooklyn 17 and pitching records Roe Brooklyn 7 0 1.000. Also American batting Goodman Boston 349 runs batted in Rosen Cleveland 57 hits Fox Chicago 108 home runs Berra New York 19 stolen bases Rizzuto New York 12 and pitching Shantz Philadelphia 153 0 0.833.
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Chicago
Sauer
Musial
St. Louis
Goodman
Boston
Rosen
Cleveland
Heits—Fox
Berra
New York
Spolen
Huntsville Beer Truck In Custody
Henderson Ky. A Huntsville Alabama distributor faces trial Friday on hauling beer through Kentucky without a permit. T O Turner of Turner Beverage Co. was arrested with 1000 cases of beer. State alcohol agent Thomas Lett says he will ask Henderson County Court to confiscate the beer and the truck. Turner said the truck was en route from St. Louis to Huntsville.
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Huntsville
Ala
Kentucky
T. O. Turner
Turner Beverage Co
Thomas Lett
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Henderson County
Turner
St. Louis
Bloodroot dye and war paint use among American Indians
The excerpt notes that American Indians used crimson juice from bloodroot to dye garments and for handwork as well as for war paint. It also mentions a science idea that ice must absorb heat before melting, comparing temperature contexts.
Travelers Stop Indians Sparkman Breaks Leg
The Russellville Travelers edged the Decatur Indians 5 4 at Legion Field after a ninth inning rally. Chick Sparkman suffered a broken leg in the eighth on a double play. Breeding sparked the late rally with an extra base hit as Ratliff and Caudill scored.
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Legion Field
Russellville Travelers
Marv Breeding
Breeding
Indians
Charlie Jones
Charlie Cox
Gene Ratliff
Trav
Ratliff
Jim Caudill
Roberts
Caudill
Chick Sparkman
Travs
Chick
Billy Terry
Terry
Trays
Monsanto Maulers
Columbia
Tennessee
Red Caudill
Charlie Goodin
Leeds Cardinals
Monsanto
Tennessee Valley
Decatur
Playoffs Set for Four Teams in Area Invitational
Preparation Night notes four entrants Florence Decatur Huntsville Parkers and Russellville Travelers in two game first rounds leading to a four out of seven final. Donations for Appreciation Night pour in with nearly $50 raised in honor of the Indians from James Red Sanders Phillip Kyle Wayne Sims and Charlie Harvey.
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Florence
Decatur
Huntsville Parkers
Russellville Travelers
Red Sanders
James “Red” Sanders
Phillip Kyle
Wayne Sims
Charlie Harvey
Southern Association standings glimpse from 1948
Incomplete box score excerpt shows teams Boston and Cincinnati with scores 26 48 and 35 48, plus Pittsburgh 422 and 63 267 figures hinting at game results or standings from a 1948 Southern Association context.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Yesterday's Baseball Scores From Southern Cities
Birmingham shut out Atlanta 6 to 0 while Chattanooga defeated Nashville 2 to 0. Memphis edged Little Rock 5 to 4 in a pitchers duel. Mobile game with New Orleans postponed due to rain.
Today’s Schedule For Southern Football Showdowns
Atlanta visits Birmingham as Little Rock plays Memphis at two venues. Nashville travels to Chattanooga while Mobile hosts New Orleans in a regional slate.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mobile
New Orleans
Baseball Scores From Early Season Matches
Cleveland defeated New York 7 to 3 while Boston topped Chicago 7 to 5. Philadelphia beat St Louis 7 to 6, Detroit edged Washington 8 to 9, and Detroit won 2 to 8 against another opponent.
Detroit at Washington and St Louis at Philadelphia N
A sports schedule entry lists Detroit at Washington, St Louis at Philadelphia, Cleveland at New York, and Chicago at Boston as matchups. The games are labeled with network designations and pairings for an upcoming slate.
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Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Boston
National League standings snapshot show WCW L Pet
A compact note lists NL teams with records and winning percentages including Brooklyn Brooklyn 54 22 711 St Louis 48 37 .565 Philadelphia 39 42 .481 New York 51 29 .638.
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WCW
Brooklyn
Now
York
St. Louis
eSee
Philadelphia
Sports scores update roundup with multiple MLB style games
New York beat St Louis 6 to 3 and Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 10 to 3. Boston won 10 to 3 over Chicago. Brooklyn faces Cincinnati in the remaining matchup.
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New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Ancient City Lazuli Ornaments Hint Lost Optics
Glass or crystal lenses found in ruins are thought to be decorative ornaments rather than optics. Scholars doubt Earthly observation of Jupiter’s real surface and suggest people gaze at clouds above the planet.
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Jupiter
Earth
Tennessee Valley Horse Show Prize Purse At Decatur Lions Event
The 21st annual Tennessee Valley horse show, sponsored by the Decatur Lions Club, offers 2600 dollars in cash prizes. The event, July 24–25 at Legion Field, features judges Eli Long Jr and Orman H. Gilmore, plus Marvin C. Moore as announcer. Entries closed after July 24, but late entries may be accepted with no extra charge. Tickets: 1 dollar general, 30 cents children 14 and under, under 10 free. Box seats available at the Masonic Building for 1.75 a night, six chairs at 9 dollars per box.
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Decatur Lions Club
Legion Field
Eli Long, Jr
Germantown
Tennessee
Orman H. Gilmore
Wartrace
H. R. Sherrow
Marvin C. Moore
Atlanta
Sam H Wheat
Masonic
Lions Club
Masonic Building
Wheat
United States Soccer Team Opens Olympic Run in Finland
In Tampere the U S soccer squad faces a strong Italian eleven in a qualifying match as the Helsinki Games begin. Basketball rounds are underway with the Americans advancing on a bye. Bob Mathias declares this will be his final Olympic decathlon set for July 25-26.
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Helsinki
Sam
Tampere
U. S
Bob Mathias
Entrance to No 10 Downing Street Lions Head Door
A green door with a lion’s head knocker marks the entrance to No 10 Downing Street the official residence of Britain’s prime minister.
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No 10
Downing St
Britain
Kennedy Shuts Out Atlanta Crackers 6-0 at Rickwood Park
Birmingham pitcher Baron Bill Kennedy threw a two hit complete game to drop Atlanta from sole league lead into a tie with Chattanooga. Jim Solt was the lone Crackers hitter above .300. New Orleans and Mobile idle. Memphis beat Little Rock 5-4.
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Baron Bill Kennedy
Atlanta Crackers
Associated Press
Bill Kennedy
Rickwood Park
Birmingham
Crackers
Southern Association
Rickwood
Atlanta
Kennedy
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Virginia
Jim Solt
Nashville
Mobile
Memphis
Little Rock
Jura Regions Span Europe from France to Scotland
Jur a appears as a department in France a European mountain range and an island near Scotland noted in geographic references. The text lists Jura as multiple distinct geographic entities in Europe.
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Jura
France
Scotland
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