Barons Edge For Best Home Schedule In Southern Association
The Birmingham Barons hold the best home scheduling among first division teams in the Southern Association with 22 dates at Rickwood Park from now until the season ends September 10. Atlanta Crackers, Nashville Vols, Memphis, and schedules mix as race tightens with late series and doubleheaders shaping the league’s closing weeks. Memphis and Nashville each plan at least three road or home dates, while Birmingham’s final homestand runs through September 4 ahead of a Birmingham season finale vs Little Rock.
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Florence and Cullman clash for North Alabama title
Florence and Cullman meet in the North Alabama Junior American Legion baseball final with Florence holding momentum after past wins over Gadsden and Cullman. Jack Darby star pitcher anchors Florence with strong relief and a near perfect 1-0 win.
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Tennessee Valley Invitational golf opens with top players shares
In Chattanooga the defending champion Lew Deh faces Monty Hill as 32 players compete in the TVI qualifying blast on Riverview golf course. Co-medalists Chris Gers and Gilbert Wesley posted even par 70s and Arnold Palmer and Howard Derrick advance.
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Drew And Crisp to Speak At Mississippi State Coaching School
Alabama head coach Harold Red Drew and assistant Hank Crisp will be guest instructors at the 18th annual Alabama coaching school in Starkville. Drew will discuss the combined split T and Notre Dame offense, Crisp will lecture on offensive line play, and they join with Bud Wilkinson and Everett Case plus the Alabama staff from August 14 to 18.
Major League Results From The Associated Press
American League Detroit beat Boston 5 to 1 and Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 7 to 2. Washington and Chicago finished 3 to 3 after a 3 to 2 deficit for Chicago. St. Louis won 3 to 2 against New York. National League Philadelphia routed Chicago 13 to 3 while St. Louis crushed Brooklyn 13 to 3 and Boston edged Pittsburgh 5 to 3. Only games scheduled.
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Major TT and Batting Records Amid Baseball Standings
MLB leaders list Robinson Brooklyn 367 Musial St Louis 360 in runs Kiner Pittsburgh 71 RBIs Jones Philadelphia 73 HITS Musial 119 Robinson 117 Dou bles Musial 31 Schoendienst 28 TRIPLES Ashburn 11 four tied 6 Home runs Kiner 28 Jones 21 Bases Jethroe 25 Robinson 9 Spahn 128 strikeouts Pitching note cites Rogers Hornsby 1922 and Holmes 37 games NL mark. Miami opens two golf events worth 20 000 in December with Havana 15 000 invitational span.
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Legion Plays Russellville Saturday rubber game in series
The Decatur American Legion returns to action in Russellville at 7 30 p m with Red Watts starting options Robert Hudson or Charlie Goodin after a Sunday layoff The locals aim to break the tie in a 1 1 series with Russellville lineup features Lewis Clark Sonny Todd Avery Roberts Bill Freeman Chick Sparkman Red Caudill Jimmy Caudill Ray Stockton and Hudson or Goodin The club also hits Legion field Sunday to face Brasher of Birmingham after a Fourth of July twin bill split.
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Basketball Matchups In Tonight's Major Cities
St. Louis faces New York, Chicago visits Brooklyn, Cincinnati plays Boston, and Pittsburgh travels to Philadelphia in tonight's schedule. Each game marks key showdowns across strong rivalries and major arenas.
Night NBA and Southern Association matchups listed
Night games include New York at Chicago Boston at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at St Louis in the NBA schedule and Southern Association pairings Memphis at Atlanta Little Rock at Birmingham Nashville at Mobile Chattanooga at New Orleans all set for late games.
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Baseball season notes and player stats roundup
Summary of batting and pitching highlights from recent games. Ennis drives seven runs with a homer and double with bases loaded in a 13-3 Phillies win over Chicago. Trout wins 5-1 for Detroit over Boston. Historical notes include Joe DiMaggio at 17 playing three games for the San Francisco Seals and season leaders in runs, RBIs, hits, and pitching.
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Hartselle Soldier Enlists Weather Training at Chanute AFB
Private First Class Calvin S. Quattlebaum of Hartselle reports to Chanute Air Force Base for a 16 week weather observation and forecasting course. The six month service member will complete training then be reassigned for further instruction. He is a Morgan County High School graduate.
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This Week's Game Lineup
Friday baseball 5:00 Wolverines at Fairview and 7:30 Austinville vs Red Sox at West Town. Softball 7:30 Guard at East End and 8:30 East and West Nursery at Nursery.
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Philadelphia and St Louis Basketball Standings and Scores
Fragmented OCR shows team names Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Chicago Cleveland Washington and others with scattered scores such as .55 38 and 49 39. The sequence hints at a standings list or box scores with multiple teams and paired numbers, but many words are garbled.
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Phil Test As Simmons Leaves The Phillies
Curt Simmons departs on temporary leave from the Phillies to serve at a National Guard camp, leaving Eddie Sawyer's staff to cover for two weeks. The Phil woes come as Simmons has led the league with 14 wins, while Del Ennis drives in seven with a bases-loaded double and homer, aiding a 13 3 victory over the Cubs.
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Baseball Scoreboard With Multiple League Results
Rochester edges Baltimore 8 to 7 in 11 innings while Springfield defeats Montreal 3 to 2 and Jersey City beats Buffalo 5 to 4. Sacramento ousts San Francisco 3 to 4 as San Diego 5 tops Los Angeles 3. Minneapolis and Louisville win in American Association. Nashville Mobile game postponed. Tulsa 5 14, San Antonio 4 5 with 1 2 innings listed. Dallas 2 Shreveport 1 in 11 innings. Georgia Alabama: Carrollton 11 Alexander City 10. Valley 4 Opelika 2. Rome LaGrange and Newnan Griffin games postponed.
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VFW Defeats Wolverine 9-8 To Take City League Lead
VFW edged Wolverine 9-8 in a late rally as Harlan Hunter hit a ninth inning homer to force a tie and spark the Vets to the top of the standings. National Guard has withdrawn from the league, leaving Nursery to face E and W tonight in the lone scheduled game.
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North Alabama picks quartet of quarterbacks for all star game
North Alabama head coach Buck Hughes named four quarterbacks Marvin Hill of Huntsville Gaines Lawrence of Fayette Jimmy Mitcherson of Winfield and Carl Rice of Northport to the North squad. The team will meet the Southern All Stars August 18 at Denny Stadium in University Alabama. Hill Lawrence and Mitcherson were all state honorable mention in 1949.
VFW to Face Howell Furniture in Delano Park Clash
VFW travels to Delano Park to meet Howell Furniture of Fayetteville Tennessee at 7 30 PM Saturday night in a regional showdown featuring local teams.
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Tomorrow's Schedule for Major League Matchups
The card lists games at various times including New York vs Chicago at 1 30 P M Philadelphia vs Detroit 3 P M Boston vs Cleveland 1 P M Washington vs St Louis 2 30 P M Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia 12 30 P M Chicago vs Brooklyn at 1 00 P M and 3 00 P M St Louis vs New York 1 30 P M Cincinnati vs Boston 1 P M.
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