Decatur Legionnaires Rally Past Monsanto Maulers 10-4
Decatur trailed after five innings but exploded for ten runs in the last four. George Burns allowed eleven Monsanto hits while Decatur hitters totaled many, led by Jimmy Caudill Todd and Sparkman who drove in key runs. Caudill tripled, Jimmy Caudill doubled, and Sparkman’s sixth inning single tied and then gave Decatur the lead with the final runs in the eighth. Next game is Wednesday against Seale Lumber Company of Birmingham at 8 PM.
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Decatur
Monsanto
George Burns
Decatur Legionnaires
Maulers
Red Caudill
Jimmy Johns
Sonny Todd
Bates
J. Caudill
Chick Sparkman
Monsanto Maulers
Dillard
Webb
Bogues
Lovelace
Vaughn
Sparkman
Jimmy Caudill
Todd
Freeman
McMurtrie
Johns
Seale Lumber Company
Birmingham
Seale
Tuscaloosa
Jimmy
John White
Free
Frank Gardner
Doss Cleveland
Mize
Cleveland
Peters
Mullins
Earl Payne
VFW
Hartselle
Micky Garganus
Garganus
Jerry Mitchell
Harry Puckett
Red Kimbrell
Sanders
Newlin
Sams
Hatselle
Mick Garganus
Halsten
Mitchell
Puckett
Firestone
E. Caudill
Payne and
Valley Tourney Opens as Barnes Advances in TVI
In Chattanooga Tennessee Tommy Barnes the Southearn amateur champion moved to the TVI semifinals after a 4 and 3 win over Billy Key of Columbus. Lew Oehmig beat Lew Brown 4 and 3, while Jack Key defeated Wes Brown 2 and 1 and faced Ed Herron Jr. later. Everett and Herron split after early holes with Herron finishing strong.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tommy Barnes
Billy Key
Columbus
Barnes
Lew Oehmig
Oehmig
Houston
TVI
Alvin Everett
Rome
Everett
Atlanta
Key
Atlanita
Riterview
Jack Key
Aboue
Herron
Snead Seals Dapper Dan Lead With 69 At 54 Holes
Sammy Snead stretched his lead to 203 after a 69 in the third round of the Dapper Dan Open at Alcoma Golf Club. Mangrum moved into second with 70, while Hamilton shot 68 to reach 208 and vie for Ryder Cup consideration.
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Hugh Fullerton
Pittsburgh
Sammy Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Sammy
Oyd Mangrum
Chicago
Mangrum
Alcoma Golf Club
Snead
Hamilton
Landover
Toby Lyons
Warren
Vic Ghezzi
Deal
N. J
Middlecoff
Herman Barrow
White Plains
N. Y
Otto Greiner
Baltimore
Gene Webb
Pels edge Barons 1-0 in rain-shortened game
New Orleans Pels defeated the Birmingham Barons 1-0 after five and a third innings as rain halted play. Bill MacDonald earned his tenth win after limiting the Barons to two hits with five strikeouts. Jim Davis took the loss for Birmingham as the Pels clinched the series two games to one and moved to an 8-6 edge in the season series.
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Birmingham
Ala
New Orleans Pels
Birmingham Barons
Pels
John Merson
Dom Dallasizide
Barons
Bill MacDonald
Jim Davis
Baron Southpaw
Slip-Up Falls To Rinky Dinks In 7-0 Softball Game
The Decatur Rinky-Dinks defeated Slip-Up 7-0 as Frank Gardner hit a home run for the winners. Grady Roberts pitched for Slip-Up and Junior Wallace for the Rinky-Dinks. The Rinky-Dinks improved to 4-0 for the season, a weekend City Softball League game.
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Decatur Rinky-Dinks
Frank Gardner
Grady Roberts
Junior Wallace
Rinky-Dinks
Debonair De Maret shoots 66 in windy day golf
About 4 000 spectators crowded the 18th green as Debonair Jimmy De Maret posted the day's best 66. He finished with a 213 total after a late surge. White compiled nine birdies and four over par holes for 67 and 210, while Skip Alexander, from Lexington NC, carded 68 for 211 with eagles on the 10th and 16th.
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Debonair
Jimmy DeMaret
White
Skip Alexander
Alexander
Lexington
N. C
Wisconsin Bay wins Arlington Futurity in surprise stalk
Wisconsin Boy a two year old sired by Teddy's Comet captures $74,975 Arlington Futurity at Arlington Park in a 6 furlongs race, paying $38 for 2, with W M Peavey of Ladysmith securing $60,075. The Diver nosed out Middleground for second while Navy Chief finished fourth. Saint Nicholas wins the one mile slide rule handicap.
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Charles Dunkley
Chicago
Wisconsin
Arlington
Teddy
Comet
W. M. Peavey
Ladysmith
Wis
Wisconsin Bay
Peavey
Calumet Farm
Russell A. Firestone
King Ranch
E. P. Taylor
Navy
Brown Hotel
Saint Nicholas
Endovina
Kontas
Cacomo
Emil Denemark
Fred W .Hooper
Olympia
David Straus
R. Smug
Walter Johnson Dominated AL Strikeouts Twelve Times
Legendary pitcher Walter Johnson led the American League in total strikeouts twelve times, establishing a record of enduring dominance across multiple seasons. His swinging-era dominance highlights the era's pitching prowess and Johnson's standout performances.
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Walter Johnson
First Man Made Balloon Rise Believed in 1782
The article notes that the first man made balloon is believed to have ascended from the earth in 1782. The historical claim highlights the dawn of balloon flight and marks a milestone in early aviation history.
Decatur Splits Two Games In The Junior Legion Tournament
Decatur splits two games in the Junior Legion Tournament as Huntsville, Cullman and Athens win one each. Decatur toppled Falkville 15-5 after a 10 run second inning while Falkville earlier fell 11-6 to Athens. Bob Freemen led Decatur with four of 12 hits, and Cullman edged Huntsville 2-1 in another tight round.
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Decatur
Falkville
Athens
Cullman
Huntsville
Sanders
Ridgewavy
Byars
Cothern
Millican
Dean
Decatur Junior American Legion
Bob Freemen
Hunteville
Braves Triumph 9-1 Over Cubs In Boston
The Boston Braves behind a 14 hit attack and a homer by Elbie Fletcher defeated the Chicago Cubs 9-1 in the opener of a three-game series. Long John Sain earned the victory as Boston moved ahead in the series.
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Boston
Boston Braves
Elbie Fletcher
Long John Sain
Chicago Cubs
Phillies Stop Rally in Ninth to Take Game Three
The Philadelphia Phillies halted a late St. Louis rally to win 4-2 and take the series rubber game. Hank Borowy earned his eighth victory with relief from Jim Konstanty in the ninth, supported by Willie Jones homering.
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Phillies
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis
Cardinals
Hank Borowy
Jim Konstanty
Willie
Puddin’ Head
Cooper Homers Twice In Reds Win Over Dodgers
Cooper hit his second homer of the game in the 10th inning to lift Cincinnati to a 7-6 extra inning victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Dodgers scored in the 10th but Bobby Adams’ diving stop saved a tying run, and Ed Brantt ended the threat by retiring Pee Wee Reese with the bases loaded.
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Cooper
Brooklyn
Walker Cooper
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Bobby Adams
Marv Rackley
Ed Brantt
Pee Wee Reese
Indians Top A's 7 3 Behind Paige Win
Cleveland clinched a 7 to 3 victory over Philadelphia as Satchel Paige dazzled late with his self styled outcut in pitches striking out seven in order after entering with bases loaded. Jim Hogan belted a three run homer to put the Tribe ahead in the fourth.
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Cleveland
Satchel Paige
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Jim Hogan
Tribe
Paige
White Sox top Washington as Michaels drives in four
Pi-Second Baseman Cass Michaels drove in four runs with a double and single as the Chicago White Sox defeated Washington 5 to 1 before 4175 fans. Bob Kuzava pitched a six hit game to give Chicago a 2-1 series edge.
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NATS
Chicago
Cass Michaels
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Bob Kuzava
Browns Stop Yanks In Five Inning St. Louis Win
Rain halted the game after five and a half innings as the St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees 4-2. All Browns runs came in the first inning off Tommy Byrne aided by three hits a walk and errors by Johnny Lindell and Phil Rizzuto.
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Browns
ST. Louis
New York
St. Louis Browns
Yankees
Tommy Byrne
Johnny Lindell
Phil Rizzuto
Red Sox Rout Tigers 11-0 for Series Lead
July 16 Boston routed Detroit 11 to 0 as Mel Parnell allowed four hits and led the win. Nine Boston runs came on four homers by Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Al Zarilla and Birdie Tebbetts to take the series two games to one.
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Bosox
Detroit
Mel Parnell
Boston
Detroit Tigers
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Bobby Doerr
al Zarilla
Birdie Tebbetis
Pirates sweep Giants in doubleheader triumphs
In New York on July 16, the Pittsburgh Pirates swept the New York Giants 9-0 and 7-6. The Pirates belted six homers in game one, defeating pitchers Clint Hartung and Sheldon Jones. The nightcap went extra innings, with Vic Lombardi delivering a bloop single as a pinch-hitter for the winning run.
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Pirates
NEW York
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Clint Hartung
Sheldon Jones
Vic Lombardi
Baseball Matchups in the American League Today
In league action, New York visits Chicago, Washington plays St. Louis, Philadelphia travels to Detroit, and Boston faces Cleveland. Each game is slated as a doubleheader or twin bill as teams vie for standings and impact in the American League race.
Southern Association Matchups Across Cities
New Orleans plays Atlanta Mobile faces Birmingham Nashville meets Little Rock Chattanooga hosted Memphis in a slate of Southern Association games. The text notes the potato has spread globally from the Andean highlands of South America.
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Southern Association
New Orleans
Atlanta
Mobile
Birmingham
Nashville
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Memphis
South America
Firestone Beats John White and VFW Routs Hartselle
Firestone defeats John White 5 to 4 after a seventh inning rally halted by six John White errors. VFW crushes Hartselle 9 to 2 as Lovelace silences the offense with three hits allowed and Garganus, Todd driving key runs.
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Firestone
John White
V.F.W
Hartselle
Evans
John
National Guard
VFW
Butler Handicap Photo Finish Wins By Conniver
Conniver, the 1948 champion mare, defeats Palestinian by a lip in the Butler Handicap at Jamaica. Stunts finishes third, Donor fourth. crowd of 30,631 watches as Conniver rushes from sixth in the final eighth to prevail in a time of 1 57 1 5. The race netted $40,300 for owner La Montagne from a $58,400 gross purse.
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New York
Conniver
Jamaica
Discovery
Stunts
G. H
Pete) Bostwick
Capot
Gordon Glisson
Arnold Kirkland
la Montagne
Eggs of extinct Madagascar bird rival hens in size
The largest known eggs come from the extinct Aepyornis of Madagascar. A single egg's contents would equal 15 dozen modern hen eggs, highlighting the bird's immense reproductive capacity.
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Madagascar
Open hearth furnaces dominate U.S. steel output at 91 percent
The open hearth furnaces now produce ninety one percent of all steel manufactured in the United States, highlighting their central role in the nation’s steel industry.
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United States
Probable pitchers listed for Tuesday major league games
New York dispatch lists probable starters for tomorrow. National League matchups include Cincinnati at Boston with Vander Meer and Blackwell against Voiselle and Antonelli. Chicago at Brooklyn with Rush and Schmitz against Branca and Palica. St Louis at New York with Staley and Munger against Koslo and Kennedy. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia with Chambers and Dickson against Meyer and Donnelly.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
New York
National League
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
Vander Meer
Blackwell
Voiselle
Antonelli
Rush
Schmitz
Branca
Palica
Staley
Munger
Kosio
Kennedy
Chambers
Dickson
Meyer
Donnelly
New York Chicago Doubleheader Pitchers and Lineups
New York at Chicago featuring Raschi and Sanford against Gumpert and Pierce at Sur kent. Boston visits Cleveland with Stobbs and Gramer opposing Wynn and Benton. Philadelphia vs Detroit matches Scheib and Coleman against Gray and Kretlow. Washington faces St Louis with Haynes and Calvert versus Fannin and Kennedy.
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Chicago
Raschi
Sanford
Gumpert
Pierce
Surkent
Boston
Cleveland
Stobbs
Gramer
Wynn
Benton
Philadelphia
Detroit
Scheib
Coleman
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Rho Johns
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Caudill
Burns
Hudson
HB Bolton
Burns and Freeman
A. Looney
Burleson
Jaroslav Drobny
Vladimir Cernik
Gstaad
Switzerland
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Pels Stop Barons
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Felton
Walters
Giddens
Doolittle
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Mallette
Eisenmann
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Yankowski
Rowzee Desoto
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Hooper Star
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Lott
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Horton
Patterson
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Scott
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Decaturee
Henderson
Freema
Wizardczoddsly
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Niagara
Press
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KR. H. Pet
Robinson
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Kell
Tigers
Bi 'Kiner
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Hodges
Braves Lick Cubs
Aluminum
Wyker’s
Bank St
State
John Whites
Buddy Lovelace
Aubrey Free
Hap Halbrooks
Bob Freeman
Forrest Pate
Butler
By John Chandler
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
Emmett McClary
Mgr. Lee and
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