Barons Close Gap On Crackers In Tight Southern Race
Birmingham Barons powerful in recent games as Timely homer blasts helped chase Atlanta Crackers down to a two and a half game lead. Memphis Chicks and New Orleans Pelicans posted victories while Nashville Vols beat Mobile Bears.
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Tomorrow's Schedule in Major Leagues
National League games include St Louis at Boston, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, Chicago at New York, Cincinnati at Philadelphia. American League features Philadelphia at Chicago, Boston at St Louis, New York at Detroit, and Washington at Cleveland all at night.
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Rotary Faces Civitan Tonight in Civic Softball League
Rotary meets Civitan this evening in a Civic Softball League tilt. Lions host Kiwanis in another league matchup.
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Major League Results Across The League
The Associated Press reports: New York defeated Chicago 15 to 4 in game one. second game ended after eight innings due to darkness with Chicago trailing 7-3. Cleveland beat Boston 6-5 while Detroit topped Philadelphia 12-10. Washington won 9-13 against St. Louis 5-8. St. Louis defeated New York 6-3. Boston won 4-2 against Cincinnati. Brooklyn beat Chicago 7-2. Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 10-4 while Pittsburgh lost 0-2.
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Regional minor leagues scores roundup across several circuits
Scores from the Southern Association Texas League and related leagues show Memphis 7 Atlanta 1 Birmingham 5 1 Little Rock 1 1 Nashville 3 Mobile 1 New Orleans 4 2 Chattanooga 2 1. Dallas 5 Beaumont 1 Fort Worth 8 Shreveport 5 Tulsa 12 Houston 5. Americus Thomasville rain postponements plus Albany 12 Cordelo 5 Moultrie 12 Waycross 5 Valdosta 4 Tallahassee 3 in 13 innings.
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Georgia State League scores roll across several matches
Douglas defeated Jesup 5 to 1 and Baxley Hazlehurst topped Vidalia Lyons 9 to 1. Tifton crushed Fitzgerald 8 to 2 while Dublin routed Eastman 15 to 13.
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Gadsden Tops Vicksburg in Southeastern League clash
Gadsden defeated Vicksburg 6 to 3 in a Southeastern League game. Meridian played Montgomery and Pensacola beat Selma 8 to 2 in seven innings, with the second game postponed.
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Ex Texas gridiron stars return for an exhibition
A Dallas exhibit on August 30 pairs Doak Walker Gil Johnson Kevine Sam Baugh Bobby Layne and Benagene in one game. Detroit Lions meet Washington Redskins with Dallas Salesmanship Club sponsors. The marquee names promise strong gate appeal and a classic Texas football duel.
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Ennis and Phils Sweep Pirates in Doubleheader
Del Ennis delivered a grand slam in the opener as the Philadelphia Phillies swept a doubleheader from the Pittsburgh Pirates 10 to 0 and 4 to 2. Ennis added a second homer in the nightcap, while Robin Roberts earned his 13th win. The Phils increased their NL lead as the Yankees moved within two games of Detroit.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The data list top performers: batting Robinson of Brooklyn with 370, Musial of St. Louis 361, runs Jones of Philadelphia 75 and Torgeson of Boston 74, RBIs Ennis of Philadelphia 89 and Kiner of Pittsburgh 79. Pitching leaders include Miller of Philadelphia 9 2 8 18 and Lapier of St. Louis 9 3 .750.
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Baseball Season Leaders and Standings Summary
Batting Kell of Detroit and Doby of Cleveland top for 348 runs credited to Kell and 85 by Stephens of Boston with 100 RBIs by Stephens and 99 by Dropo. Kell leads hits with 134 while Rizzuto of New York trails at 125. DiMaggio and Za rilla lead in doubles and triples. Lemon leads strikeouts.
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Junior Open at Indian Hill Club opens for 33 entrants
The 24th WWGA Junior Open begins at Indian Hill Club Winnetka with 33 under eighteen entrants from 11 states. Marlene Bauer passes on defending her title as 18 holes qualifying starts today and top 16 advance to match play. Final on Friday features 15 year old Barbara McIntire and 17 year old Mary Ann Villegas among frontrunners.
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Ward Wins Tennessee Valley Invitational Golf Title
Harvie Ward Jr of Tarboro North Carolina rallied after falling behind in the 36 hole match to defeat Gay Brewer a Lexington Kentucky 18 year old to claim the Tennessee Valley Invitational golf title at the Riverview Course. Ward the 1949 intercollegiate champion overcame Brewer with clutch approach play as both were well over par in a fast field of more than 150 amateurs.
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