Huntsville defeats Decatur to exit Junior Legion tournament
Huntsville toppled Decatur 4-3 ending Decatur’s run in the Junior Legion tourney. The night slate also saw Athens defeat Cullman 6-4, leaving Athens, Huntsville and Cullman as the remaining contenders with Athens undefeated.
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Solidarity Wins At Santa Anita
At Hollywood Park California trainer Harry Curland’s daughter Nat Goldstone bought Solidarity for 21 000. The California bred four year old colt won the 100 000 Hollywood Gold Cup, tying the track record with 2 01 0 2, and now targets the 50 000 added Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Santa Anita. Ralph Neves rode the 12 to 1 shot to the victory.
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Rain Delays Gulf States Tennis Semi Finals
Mobile Alabama July 18 rain again postponed the Gulf States Tennis Championships semi finals. Top seed Wade Herren of Birmingham faces Vince DiStefano of New Orleans in one bracket while Charles Hartridge of Mobile meets the winner of Harcourt Waters of Mobile and Phil Ciaccio of New Orleans. Women continue semi finals with Gerry Waterhouse vs Rosemary Gugert and Lucy Masterson vs Doris Middleton. Doubles Winners Hartridge and Larsen beat Gravice and Phillips 6 1 6 0 in a first round.
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Williams To Fight Bolanos At Wrigley Field
Lightweight champion Ike Williams and challenger Enrique Bolanos train for their title bout at Wrigley Field on Thursday night. Bolanos, 24, Mexico City native, faces pressure while Williams remains calm as manager George Parnassus grows tense ahead of the third title bid.
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National League batting and pitching leaders snippet
This brief lists leaders in the National League: batting Robinson Brooklyn .363 Kiner Pittsburgh .332 runs Robinson Brooklyn 73 Reese Brooklyn 71 runs batted in W Robinson Brooklyn 68 Hodges Brooklyn 65 hits Robinson Brooklyn 117 Schoendienst St Louis 110 doubles Jones Philadelphia 23 Robinson Brooklyn and Ennis Philadelphia 21 triples Furillo Brooklyn and Ennis Philadelphia 7 home runs Kiner Pittsburgh 24 Gordon New York 17 stolen bases Robinson Brooklyn 21 Reese Brooklyn 12 pitching Sewell Pittsburgh 5-0 Chambers Pittsburgh 5-1.
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American League Batting and Other League Leaders
The data lists top leaders in multiple categories for the season. DiMag gio of Boston leads AL batting with 343 and Pesky of Boston has 106 hits while Williams of Boston adds 105. Stephens of Boston drives in 93 runs and Williams 89. Majed ski of Philadelphia and Williams of Boston lead doubles. Mitchell of Cleveland and Vale of Philadelphia pace triples. Reynolds of New York and Wynn of Cleveland top pitching with 9 and 7 wins respectively.
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Dapper Dan Tourney Nears Conclusion With Snead Lead
Sammy Snead, White Sulphur Springs pro, holds a five stroke lead in the Dapper Dan Golf Tournament at Alcoma Course after 54 holes. Lloyd Mangrum trails, with second and third places worth $1,900 and $1,400 as the 72-hole event nears finish amid rain delays.
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Oehmig Wins Valley Tourney
Chattanooga golfer Lew Oehmig, 33, secured the Tennessee Valley Invitation Golf Tournament title over Jack Key of Columbus, Georgia, in a 3-2 final. He defeated Southern Amateur champion Tommy Barnes in the semi finals and had already claimed the Signal Mountain Open and Chattanooga City and State Amateur titles.
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PGA Headache Follows Locke Open Victory
Pittsburgh July 18 roundup notes Bobby Locke won the British Open and will stay in England. George Schneiter, Utah born tournament director for the PGA, faces sponsors unhappy with Locke's change and possible PGA action. Pro contracts require 30 day advance entries to be honored, Schneiter asserts, while praising golfers' reliability overall.
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PGA Tour changes cut appearance money and boosts Open
The PGA Tour Bureau shifts policy to run golf like a big business and protect sponsors. Big stars no longer receive appearance money except $250 for the National Open, PGA champions, and the top money winner from the prior year. A golf clinic yields extra fees shared with participating players, though it doesn’t cover all event costs.
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Wheeler Infant Named Brook Lynn Not Related to Brooklyn Trolley Line Fame
The Dod gers publicity department reports that Mr and Mrs Alva Wheeler of Miami formerly Brooklyn residents named their infant daughter Brook Lynn. The child is not related to the famous flat wheelers on the Brooklyn trolley lines.
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Southern Association Scores Summary
New Orleans defeated Atlanta 6 0, Memphis beat Chattanooga 4 0, Birmingham won 5 to 3, Nashville edged Little Rock 3 to 1, while Mobile lost to Birmingham 0 to 5 and Little Rock fell to Memphis 2 to 4.
South Atlantic League Scores and Weather Delays
Greenville defeated Charleston 3 to 1 in the first game before darkness paused the second. Columbia beat Augusta 5 to 3. Macon won over Savannah 12 to 3. Jacksonville at Columbus and the Charleston game were postponed due to rain and darkness.
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Meridian Edges Vicksburg In Nine to Eight Race
Southeastern League action sees Meridian beat Vicksburg 9 to 8 in a late scoring affair. Jackson defeats Pensacola 7 to 4 while Selma and Anniston end tied 3 to 3 after 12 innings due to Sunday law. Gadsden at Montgomery postponed by rain.
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Georgia Florida League Scores and Rain Delays
Tallahassee defeated Albany 4 3, Cordele beat Thomasville 11 to 1, Valdosta won 4 to 2 over Americus in ten innings. Waycross at Moultrie postponed due to rain.
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Georgia Alabama Weather Affects Valley Griffin Newnan Games
Valley at Alexander City ppd due to rain. Griffin at Opelika ppd wet grounds. Newnan at Tallassee ppd rain. Alabama State League results Ozark 3 Greenville 1 Enterprise 3 Troy 2 Brewton 4 Dothan 1.
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Softball Tonight Matches On Tonight Schedule
Evans vVFw John White 1 Guard headline tonight with two games at 7 30 and 8 30 State plays Firestone at 7 30 and John White meets Hartselle at 8 30 all at the arena tonight.
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Towns Wins Public Links Final At Rancho Course
Kenneth Towns of San Francisco captured the 36 hole final over Bill Berger 5 and 3 to win the U S Public Links Tournament at Los Angeles Rancho course. Towns plans to pursue amateur majors and possibly the National Amateur at Oak Hill in August while weighing travel costs and entering California State Amateur at Pebble Beach in September.
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Gonzales Wins For Second Time At River Forest
Gonzales captures his second straight National Clay Court title at River Forest Tennis Club with a four set win over Frankie Parker 6-1 3-6 8-6 6-3. Magda Burac defeats Beverly Baker in women’s final 2-6 9-7 3-6. Seixas and Match win the doubles title 6-4 4-6 5-7 8-6 9-7.
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Memphis Chicks Rally in Doubleheader Split with Lookouts
Memphis won both ends of a doubleheader 3-0 and 4-3 against Chattanooga as Rocky Ksnich drove in six runs and homered twice. The Chicks still trailed Lookouts by eight percentage points in the Southern Association cellar. Nashville beat Little Rock 3-2 as Babe Barna homered for his 29th, while Birmingham blanked Mobile 5-0 behind Bobby Blake and Bob Nelson homered in the seventh for a 3-1 nightcap win. The Crackers and Wason split with New Orleans in Atlanta weather. Big Al Hockey won for Atlanta in the nightcap for his fourth win without a defeat.
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Weekend sports wrap from across the nation
Solidarity won the Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita in a stakes day that also featured Wisconsin Bay capturing the Arlington Futurity by six lengths at Arlington Park. Conniver won the Butler Handicap at Empire City Jamaica. Pancho Gonzales retained his National Clay Courts title by defeating Frankie Parker. Mrs Magda Burac beat Beverly Baker to keep the women’s title. Earl Cochell won the Swiss Tennis title over Jaroslav Drobny. Ken Towns claimed the National Public Links title over William Berger. Rain halted the Dapper Dan final with Sam Snead ahead by five strokes.
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Tigers Rally For Split, Campbell Drives Wins
Paul Campbell starred in Detroit's doubleheader versus Philadelphia, delivering a grand slam and two singles in the first game, plus a single driving in the winning run in the 11th inning of the nightcap. He also added two doubles as the Tigers split the twin bill.
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Vern Stephens Lights Red Sox In Split With Detroit
Vern Stephens powered Boston with two homers and four RBI in a doubleheader split against Cleveland. He drove in both Boston runs in the 4-2 opener and in the 2-1 nightcap, his 23rd homer sealing the win as Boston moved to third in the AL. Meanwhile Detroit swept Philadelphia behind Paul Campbell and Ted Gray as the Tigers closed within a game and a half.
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Baseball scores from a rain affected late season slate
Results show Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3 with the second game postponed by rain. St Louis 10 New York 1, second game halted by rain. Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 1, Boston 5 Cincinnati 4. American League Cleveland 4 Boston 1, Detroit 8 Philadelphia 5 after 11 innings. St Louis 15 Washington 8, New York 2 Chicago 1 with other games unfinished by rain.
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Browns sweep Senators in doubleheader as Roy Sievers shines
St Louis Browns win both games of a doubleheader against Washington 15-8 and 7-4 with Roy Sievers collecting five hits in seven at bats. Brooklyn holds 1.5 game edge over St Louis after edging Chicago 4-3 while Cardinals crush the Giants 10-1 in New York. Braves drop ground with split against Reds as Pittsburgh beats Philadelphia 2-1. Reds win nightcap 3-2.
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Tigers Dominate Phillies 8-0 in First Game
Pitcher Ted Gray hurled a three hit shutout as Detroit crushed Philadelphia 8-0 in the opening game of a doubleheader, striking out eight. The Tigers secured a commanding early lead behind strong defense and timely hitting.
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