Shirley France Sets Sights on English Channel Record
Shirley May France, a 16 year old Somerville High School swimmer, sails from New York to England to attempt the 19 mile Cape Gris Nez to Dover channel, aiming to break Gertrude Ederle's 14 hour 31 minute mark. She has trained with a 12 mile Bat tery to Coney Island swim in five hours 46 minutes and turns 17 August 11.
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New York
Shirley May
France
England
English
Gertrude Ederle
Somerset
Mass
Cape Gris Nez
Dover
Trudy” Ederle
Ederle
Mille Gade Carson
Miss Ederle
Shirley
Vols Lose Double-Header to Lookouts in Basketball Style
The Nashville Vols dropped a Southern Association doubleheader to the Chattanooga Lookouts 3-2 and 7-3. Tony Lorenzo hurled the first win and saved the nightcap, fending off a bases-loaded threat in the ninth. Memphis-based Travs split with the Chicks, 6-2 and 4-2, as Redhead Night celebrated Birmingham’s trio of red-haired players. Odie Strain made an error to spur two runs for Memphis in the opener. Weather and grounds halted New Orleans Mobile play at Hartwell Field.
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Patt Patterson
Associated Press
Nashville Vols
Tony Lorenzo
Chattanooga Lookouts
Tookie Gilbert
Nashville
Calvin Cooper
Lookouts
Lorenzo
Little Rock Travelers
Memphis Chicks
Chicks
Memphis
Bob Moyer
Travs
Chick Bill Evans
Rocks
Odie Strain
Birmingham
Barons
Atlanta Crackers
Ed Lavigne
Tommy Tatum
Willie Mathis
Jim Atkins
The
Crackers
New Orleans
Bears
Hartwell Field
What They Did Bobby Thomson Giants Drove in Six Runs
Bobby Thomson drove in six runs for the Giants with two homers and a double in New York’s 9-5 win over Cincinnati. Harry Brecheen held the Braves to five hits as St Louis beat Boston 3-1.
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Bobby Thomson
Giants
New York
Cincinnati
Harry Brecheen
Boston
The
Birds
Johnny Antonelli
Antonelli
New York Giants
Staten Island
Herm Wehmeier
Ed Brautt
Ewell Blackwell
Walker Cooper
Palo Grounds
Reds
Clint Hartung
Kirby Higbe
Pittsburgh
Hank Borowy
Chicago
Cubs
Phils
New York Yankees
Vic Raschi
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia
Roy Sievers
Brownies
Dick Fowler
Hank Majeski
Alex Kellner
Detroit
Pat Mullin
Dick Wakefield
George Vice
Washington
Tarrant Delivers Star Studded College Lineup to Decatur
Manager Dick Martin brings a high profile Tarrant City squad to Decatur tonight after a recent game with Florence. The lineup includes Lawless at third nursing a UT past, Booker at short, Harmon at first, and young catcher Farrar drawing fan interest. Starting pitchers list Richards in center, Booker short, Harmon first, Lawless second, Nelson in right, Foote left, Jones second, Farrar catching, with James or Logan on the mound.
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Dick Martin
Tarrant City
Decatur
Tarrant
Florence
Bob McNelly
Birmingham
Lawless
University of Texas
Booker
Short
Harmon
University of Alabama
Farrar
Martin
Richards
Nelson
Foote
Jones
James
Logan
Baseball Scores Across Southern Leagues This Week
Summary ofletzt week standings across Southern Association South to Georgia State League. Notable results include Chattanooga 3 Nashville 2 and Memphis 6 Little Rock 2 in the Southern Association plus Charleston 7 over Columbia 0 and Jacksonville 7 over Macon 0 in the South Atlantic League. Georgia District entries Douglas 13 Fitzgerald 5 and Baxley 6 Tifton 3 show high scoring gains.
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Charleston
Columbia
Greenville
Augusta
Jacksonville
Macon
Columbus
Savannah
Baxley
Tifton
Douglas
Fitzgerald
Eastman
Dublin
Sparta
Vidalia
Surprises Come Fast at Toledo in Inverness Four Ball
Fifteen of golf’s finest professionals and top amateurs opened two rounds in the Inverness Invitational Four Ball Tournament. Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Palmer led at two under after a 60 as Sam Snead and Dick Metz joined a plus two group. Freddy Haas and Dave Douglas upset Cary Middlecoff and Jim Ferrier one up in a morning upset.
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Toledo. O
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Johnny Palmer
Badin
N.C
Bob Hamilton
Chick Harbert
Detroit
Sam Snead
Dick Metz
Dutch Harrison
Jim Turnesa
Clayton Heafner
Skip Alexander
Jimmy Demaret
Frank Stranahan
Stranahan
Ben Hogan
Demaret
Freddy Haas
Dave Douglas
Palica Sparks Dodgers With Reliever Heroics In Key Series
Erv Palica again earned a Dodgers win as a relief pitcher in Brooklyn’s vital four game set with the St Louis Cardinals. Palica saved another game, lifting his season total to seven appearances with four wins and one loss as Brooklyn widened its lead in the National League.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Erv Palica
Casey
Brooklyn
Dodgers
St Louis Cardinals
Palica
Hugh Casey
Erv
Dodger
Pittsburgh
Luis Olmo
Pirates
Cardinal
Boston
Baseball Matchups and Ancient Armies In One Note
The record lists New York at Detroit Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Chicago and Washington at Cleveland as American League games. It closes with a historical line noting Rameses III's army possessed iron weapons, blending sport schedules with ancient warfare reference.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
National League
Dean Ousted From Tourney
MEMPHIS July 22 Match play began at the Colonial Country Club Invitational Amateur Golf Tournament. Dale Morey of Indianapolis shot 69 69 in qualifying to lead with 138, while H P Childress of Memphis was second at 139. Three players tied for third with 141. Dizzy Dean was exempt from qualifying. Other scores included Goodloe of Valdosta 71 71 and Gordon of Rome 74 74.
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Memphis
Colonial Country Club
Dale Morey
Indianapolis
Ind
H. P. Childress
John Buziak
Monette
Ark
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
N. C
Jack Geiss
St. Louis
Dizzy Dean
Baseball Fame
W. L. Goodloe
Valdosta
Jennings Gordon
Rome
National League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary
AP records show Robinson of Brooklyn leading NL batting with 355, 119 hits and 23 steals. Reese also shines with 74 runs, 17 steals. Hodges and Thomson key for Brooklyn and New York respectively. Pitching leaders include Chambers and Sewell for Pittsburgh with strong win totals and Branca and Spahn high in strikeouts.
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Associated Press
National League
Robinson
Brooklyn
Marshall
New York
Reese
Hodges
Thomson
Jones
Philadelphia
Ennis
Furillo
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Gordon
Chambers
Sewell
Spahn
Boston
Branca
Williams Wins Another Fight
Ike Williams defeats Enrique Bolanos by technical knockout in the 14th round of a 15 round lightweight title bout in Los Angeles. About 18 999 fans paid 108 274 dollars for the charity show. Bolanos claims thumb to eye while manager Parnassus protests to the California Athletic Commission. referee Jack Dempsey finds no foul.
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Bob Myers
Los Angeles
Mexico
Enrique Bolanos
Ike Williams
Bolanos
Lou Costello
California Athletic Commission
Solanos
Parnassus
Bolangs
Williams
Dempsey
R. J. Carreon, Jr
Williams retains lightweight title with fourth round stoppage
Ike Williams, of Trenton New Jersey, stops Enrique Bolanos of Mexico City in the fourth round to keep the lightweight crown. In Davis Cup action Canada defeats Australia as Brendan Macken edges Billy Sidwell in five sets and Frank Sedgman sweeps Henri Rochon. Arlington Park yields five winners led by Fly Out and Trier. Stunts wins Saratoga Chickasaw Handicap at Jamaica.
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Los Angeles
Ike Williams
Trenton
N. J
Enrique Bolanos
Mexico City
Montreal
Australia
Canada
Ries
Brendan Macken
Billy Sidwell
Frank Sedgman
Henri Rochon
Chicago
Steve Brooks
Arlington Park
Merrytown
Theory
Ponder
Trier
New York
Saratoga
Jamaica
Ted Atkinson
Mangrum Palmer Best-Ball Tie In Inverness Invitational
Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Palmer shot 11 under par in a best-ball format to tie an 11 year old Inverness Invitational record as the four-ball event opened. Four-ball golf matches began alongside this results note.
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General Toledo
O.lloyd Mangrum
Johnny Palmer
Inverness
New York
U. S
Cowes
England
United States
Rocky Graziano
Charlie Fusari
Polo Grounds
Legion Meets Tarrant City in Birmingham Area Clash
Decatur returns to action with a 80 season record facing strong Tarrant City from the Birmingham area. The game marks their first meeting this year with a different Decatur squad. Saturday will feature McCann Steel Company of Nashville visiting for the game, followed by Legion appreciation night on August 4 against Central League leaders Acipo.
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Decatur
Tarrant City
Birmingham
McCann Steel Company of
Nashville
Legion Appreciation
Acipo
The
American Legion
Decatur Legionnaires
McCann Steel Co
Nastville
Birmingham Hosts Annual Southeastern AAU Swim Meet
The Southeastern AAU Swimming event opens in Birmingham at Cascade Plunge with 150 competitors from three states. Teams include Miami Georgia Georgia Tech Alabama and others with notable swimmers Dent Richards Conklin Link Ellis McDonald aiming for titles in several events.
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Cascade Plunge
Miami
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Tampa
Atlanta
LaGrange
Atlanta Swimming Association
Georgia Peaches
Dent
Gayle Richards
Marquin Conklin
Mary Link
Lenette Ellis
S.E.A.R.U
Tom McDonald
Softball Tonight Standings and Tonight's Games
Tonight includes Hartselle versus Firestone at 7 30 and John White against State at 8 30. Standings ahead of the games show team records and recent results.
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Hartselle
Firestone
John White
State
LisPet. Evans Ee
John White Cane
National Guard
Hewes Named South Coach for Alabama All-Star Game
Dothan mentor W. D. Rip Hewes will coach the Southern squad in the Alabama high school All-Star football game at Tuscaloosa on August 19. He will be joined by Ha vis Dawson Sam Jones and W H Brown as assistants, opposing Billy Bancroft's Northern team led by Joe Gann Fred Payne and Hal Self.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
W. D. “Rip” Hewes
Dothan High
Billy Bancroft
Northerners
Bancroft
Anniston
Hewes
Havis Dawson
Mobile
Murphy High
Sam Jones
York
W.H. Brown
Valley
Fairfax
Joe Gann
Jones Valley
Fred Payne
Fayette
Hal Self
Athens
Alabama
South Alabama
Dawson
Sewanee
Jones
Auburn
Brown
Louisiana Tech
Alabama High School
American League batting and pitching leaders highlight season
DiMaggio leads batting with 344 for Boston while Kell tops Detroit at 342. Joost and Williams pace runs. Stephens and Williams drive in most. Pesky and Kell lead hits. Reynolds and Kuzava top pitching with 10-1 and 6-1 records respectively.
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DiMaggio
Boston
Kell
Detroit
Joost
Philadelphia
Williams
Stephens
Pesky
Majeski
Mitchell
Cleveland
Yale
Dillinger
St. Louis
Reynolds
New York
Kuzava
Chicago
Dempsey Seeks New Canadian Heavyweights for Tourney
Former heavyweight champion Yack Dempsey and promoter Jack Allen plan an All-Canadian Heavyweight Boxing Tournament starting in Toronto on Sept 19. They aim to uncover a Canadian challenger for the world title once held by Joe Louis, with about 60 to 100 fighters in the event and a possible Canadian training camp for top prospects.
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Los Angeles
Yack Dempsey
Jack Allen
Toronto
Canada
Dempsey
Allen
Joe Louis
Varsity Coaching School Concludes 17th Annual Program
The Coaches' Association will close its 17th annual free coaching school. The event runs August 15 through 19 and highlights instructional sessions for varsity programs.
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Coaches’ Association
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