Decatur Batters Dominate McCann Pitchers in 7-2 Win
Decatur American Legion racked up fifteen hits led by Bill Freeman and Claude McMurtrie to beat McCann pitchers 7-2. Keough shifted from left to center then pitcher after a leg issue, Michael earned the win with seven walks and ten hits allowed. McMurtrie and Sparkman plated key runs as Decatur seized control by the third inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Terry
McCann
Decatur American Legion
Decatur
Doc Bates
Bill Freeman
Claude McMurtrie
Legion
Twenive
Asewe
Wesw
Ae Antees
Nashville
Keough
J. E. Michael
Chael
De-Mar
Johns
Michael
Sherrill
Carlyle
McNelly
Todd
McMurtrie
Sparkman
Freeman
Sonny Todd
Hicks
Cook
Willis
Donaldson
Burnett
G. Sherrill
E. Sherrill
Johnson
Michaels
Burleson
Sam Hobbs
Abdahoa E. Sherrill
Anseee Donaldson
Atone Carlyle
Saree
Dale
Oneee Ook
Peeee
John
E. Caudill
Bates
Neee Freeman
Ecentesees Sparkman
Weteee McNelly
Michael Eeesbere
France and Italy Duel in Davis Cup Final Singles
In Paris on July 25 Italy leads 2 1 after doubles as Cecelli and Del Bello topple Bernard and Bolelli in five sets. Bernard and Cucelli meet in today’s singles with Abdesselam versus Del Bello as France eyes the victory while interzone finals loom August in Rye New York and the challenge round set for Forest Hills.
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Paris
Italy
France
Giani Cecelli
Marcello del Bello
Marcel Bernard
Henri Bolelli
Forest Hills
N. Y
Morrow Favored In Washington
Hopes ran high as more than 100 juniors prepared to start the National Junior Golf Tournament at Congressional Country Club in Washington. The under-18 event opens Wednesday with 128 players in medal play after 38 sectional qualifiers. the seven round, four day match play crowns the 1949 junior champion. Tommy Morrow of Shreveport leads from the deep South after qualifying at Metairie Club, with a four over par 75 in a thunder shower. First round pairings include Robert Miller Jr. of Selma and Ollie Fletcher of Washington facing Gerard Schultheis of Orlando and others in the opening matchups.
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Washington
Congressional Country Club
United States Golf Association
Deep South
Tommy Morrow
Shreveport
New Ileans
Metairie
King
Robert Miller Jr
Selma
Ala
Sooner Laommy
Ollie Fletcher
Sanity Code Under Attack At National Commissioners Meet
At New Castle New Hampshire July 25 the National Association of Collegiate Commissioners opens a four day meeting with the controversial sanity code central to discussions. Ten major conferences attend led by Reaves E. Peters and commissioners from the Big Seven Missouri Valley Southern Border Southeastern Mountain States Pacific Coast Southwest and Western. The group will study policies officiating and compliance including a report on the sanity code by Tufts chairman Clarence P. Houston.
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New Castle
N. H
National Association of Collegiate Commissioners
Reaves E. Peters
Big Seven
Arthur E. Eilers
Arthur R. Hutchins
Emil E. Larson
Bernie Moore
George Gardner
E. L. Romney
Victor O. Schmidt
James H. Stewart
Kenneth L. Wilson
Clarence P. Houston
Tufts College
Tenn To Play 20 Game Slate
The University of Tennessee announces a 20 game basketball schedule with 11 SEC foes and a December Corn Bowl tournament in Des Moines Iowa. Newcomers Tulane Maryland Dayton and Louisville join the slate.
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Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Des Moines
Iowa
Tulane
Maryland
Dayton
Louisville
Vols
Lincoln Memorial U
Chattanooga
Tampa U
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest
Asheville
N. C
Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Mississippi State
Starkville
Miss
Nashville
Florida
Lexington
Loyola U
New Orleans
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Inverness four ball title goes to Harbert and Hamilton
Detroit's Chick Harbert and Bob Hamilton of Landover Maryland win the Inverness four ball championship. Wilford Wehrle of Louisville takes the Colonial Invitation by defeating Jimmy Wittenberg of Memphis 3-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Chick Harbert
Detroit
Bob Hamilton
Landover
Memphis
Wilford Wehrle
Louisville
Jimmy Wittenberg
Dollar Skips to First on U S Team for Harmsworth Trophy
In Detroit Stanley Dollar's Skip-A-Long earned first place on the U S team chosen to compete for the Harmsworth Speed Boat Trophy. In Chicago Argentina's El Tre bol Polo Club defeated a U S All Star team 9 to 5 to win the inter American polo championship.
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Detroit
Stanley Dollar
U. S
Chicago
Argentina
el Trebol Polo Club
U.S
Lefty James and other notes from a busy sports page
A round of items highlights Cornell coach Lefty James as an orthodox football mentor while discussing golf attempts and team prospects. The piece also cites junior golf costs, U S Junior Chamber of Commerce efforts, a National Fishing Rodeo, and early 1950s schedule chatter plus MacGregor Hunter entering the Western Open with a long-held family club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Egan, Jr
U. S
Better Fishing, Inc
Yankees
Vic Raschi
William and Mary College
Army
Joe Krobeck
Colgate
Hunter
Cardinals Rally to Top Dodgers 14-1 for NL Lead
Howie Pollet pitched eight innings for his 13th win as the St. Louis Cardinals crushed the Brooklyn Dodgers 14-1 to jump into first place in the National League. In the American League, New York defeated Detroit 6-3 in the first inning, plus other scores: Cleveland 7-5, Washington 5-2, Philadelphia 7-6, Chicago 2-4, St. Louis 9-4, Boston 8-8. The line notes two homers and a single contributing to Cleveland’s 5-2 win in their second game.
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Associated Press
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Hiladelphia
Howie Pollet
Cardinals
Dodgers
PGA Blacklists Bobby Locke For PGA Events
The Professional Golfers Association announced Bobby Locke was blacklisted from all PGA sponsored events for repeatedly failing to keep commitments at exhibitions and tournaments. The decision, passed unanimously by the tournament committee, followed a full review of violations of PGA regulations.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Professional Golfers’ Association
Bobby Locke
PGA
George Schneiter
Association
PGA of America
S. E. Linescores and Baseball Scores Across Regions
The page shows multiple line scores for baseball games with teams such as Gadsden, Pensacola, Montgomery, Vicksburg, Anniston, Selma, Meridian, and others. It lists innings results, team totals, and pitcher or catcher credits, indicating a compiled regional score digest.
Barons Sweep Lookouts and Rival Box Scores Shift League Pace
The Birmingham Barons swept Chattanooga in a doubleheader 1-0 and 7-3 to close to two and a half games behind Nashville. Nashville Vols split with Atlanta Crackers, winning 4-0 in the nightcap after a 3-2 loss. New Orleans Pelicans beat Little Rock 7-6 and 8-4, remaining third. Memphis Chicks beat Mobile Bears 3-2 and 5-3, the second game called early. Willard Nixon tossed a two hitter for Birmingham, Ralph Atkins homered in the first, and Tookie Gilbert homered for Nashville in Atlanta. Bill Kennedy drove in two in the seventh for the Crackers. Len ny Yochim finished for New Orleans, while Joe Krakausas earned the win in Mobile.
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Patt Patterson
Associated Press
Birmingham Barons
Chattanooga Lookouts
Nashville
Vols
Crackers
Atlanta
Pelicans
New Orleans
Little Rock Travelers
Travs
Pels
Memphis Chicks
Vocen
Mobile
Bears
Chicks
Willard Nixon
Ralph Atkins
Barons
Jim Suchecki
Chattanooga
Tookie Gilbert
Norman Brown
Johnny Beasley
Bill Kennedy
Kennedy
Memphis
Joe Krakausas
Francis Barrett
Barrett
Trav
Pete Modica
Lenny Yochim
Baseball Scores From Southern Leagues And Alabama Circuit
A summary of regional minor league results includes Southern Association scores for New Orleans, Little Rock, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Memphis, Mobile, Atlanta, and Nashville with various tallies. Georgia Alabama League games feature Valley, Tallassee, Alexander City, Griffin, Opelika, Newnan, plus Albany and Cordele in Georgia Florida League action. Alabama State League results list Dothan, Brewton, Greenville, Ozark, Geneva, and Andalusia with multiple innings noted. A PGA of America member’s invitation withdrawal is reported, citing failure to meet exhibition and tournament commitments.
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Southern Association Nashville
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Memphis
Mobile
Little Rock
New Orleans
Southern Association
Nashville
Georgia
Musial Leads Cardinals to 14 1 rout of Dodgers
Stan Musial sparked a 14 to 1 St. Louis victory over Brooklyn, completing a batting cycle with a single double triple and home run. He led the Cardinals as they built a half game lead over the Dodgers and continued a strong stretch against Brooklyn across nine wins. The hit parade included 16 hits off Don Newcombe Paul Milner and Carl Erskine as the Cards rolled past Brooklyn.
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Musial
Brooklyn
Keith
Dodger
Stan
Carris
Dodgers
Brooks
New York
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Washington
Bob Lemon
Indias
Mickey Vernon
Tribe
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Jack Kramer
Reds
Philadelphia
Athletics
Chicago Whites
Pittsburgh
Boston Braves
Pirates
Braves
Johnny Sain
Cincinnati Reds
Dauarea
Philadelphia Phils
Georgia State League scores show tight games across region
In the Georgia State League, Douglas defeated Sparta 1 to 0. Fitzgerald led with 13 runs and Baxley added 1. Dublin beat Tifton 10 to 9 while Vidalid posted 15 and Eastman 3.
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Douglas
Sparta
Fitzgerald
Baxley
Dublin
Tifton
Vidalid
Eastman
Tonight's games VFW versus Firestone and State versus National Guard
Two matches on the schedule feature VFW facing Firestone and State meeting National Guard at 8 30. Both games offer local interest with competitive lineups and regional stakes for standings.
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VFW
Firestone
State
National Guard
Major League Enders In National League Batting and Scoring
Summary of final league stats listing top batters and leaders: Robinson Brooklyn leads batting with .359 and 124 hits, runs and RBIs figures show Reese and Robinson high in runs, Hodges and Stephens among leaders for Brooklyn and Boston, while Williams leads RBIs and hits for Boston. other top marks include Kell and Williams tied in batting, Joost and Pesky also cited.
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Robinson
Brooklyn
Marshall
New York
Reese
Hodges
Thomson
Kell
Detroit
Williams
DiMaggio
Boston
Joost
Philadelphia
Stephens
Pesky
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Huntsville
Reynolds
Florence
Stockham
Monsanto
Huntsville Elms
Dary Sullivan Majore * Reynolds
Warner Pathe
By Dorsey - Mag Blair
Fabulous
Tbasil’ Rathbone
London
Morrow
BY Joe Ives
Gerard Schultheis
Orlando
Fla
Robert C. Atwell
Indianapolis
Walter Baker
Atlanta, Ga
Haynes Hawkins
Mt. Vernon
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American Legion
the Legion Home
Bank St
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Associated Press Golf
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Richard
Pancho) Gonzales
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Victor Seixas
Arcadia
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Historian
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Empire City of Jamaica
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American League
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Vernon
Daily OF Yas Ky ci Guild
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New York City
Hugh S. Fullerton, Jr
Cornell
Lefty James
Ben Mintz
Ithaca
Ben
Angel and the Badmen
John Wayne
Gail Russell
Harry Carey
Pet
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Pirset Certs
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Lewis
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Gtrand Theatre
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Celeste Holm
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Alan Young
Russ Hayden
Sons of Adventure
George O'Brien
St. Louis Cards
Joe Reichler
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
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Troy
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Nationtal i Guard
Firestone State
Hartsele
National League
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the Mermaids
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Pluto Cartoon “Mail
Phar le Widmark
Stockwell
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Toot
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