Battle Looms For Second in Georgia Alabama League Race
The Georgia Alabama League tightens near second place as Newnan leads a three team scramble. Alexander Valley and Carrollton chase, with Carrollton winning 11 10 over Lika, while Newnan beats them. Opelika, Griffin, and Troupers trade late drama and strong hitting shapes the standings as Valley and Newnan hold seven of ten wins.
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Alexander
Wis
Valley
Carrollton
Lika
Hornets
Alexander City
la Grange
Tal- Tassee Indians
Griffin
Pimientoes
Millers
Iave
Browns
Ortiz
McAfee
Opelika
Norty
Marshall
Ile Opelika
Griff
Be Er Boyer
Dians
Boyer
Tere
Gadsden
Anniston
Pensacola
Meridian
Montgomery
Selma
Jackson
Vicksburg
Georgia
Maurie Rose Wins at Indianapolis Speedrace
Maurie Rose of South Bend won the 500 mile Indianapolis speedway race with an average of 119.813 mph, besting Bill Holland Duke Nalon and Ted Horn as four men beat the previous 117.2 mph record. Duane Carter crashed but unharmed. Miss Barbara Britton presented the Borg-Warner Trophy to Rose who kissed his fiancée Ruth Wentworth after the race.
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Mauri Rose
Indianapolis
South Bend
Ind
Indianapolis Speedway
Rose
Mauri
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Maurie Rose
Speedway
Reading
Duke Nalon
Los Angeles
Ted Horn
Paterson
N. J
Floyd Roberts
Duane Carter
Santa Monica
Calif
H. C
Cotton) Henning
Mack Hellings
Burbank
Cal
Don Lee
Kurtis-Kraft
Hellings
Hal Cole
South Gate
Tacoma
Lee Wallard
Schenectady
N. Y
Tommy Hinnershitz
Oley
Johnny Mauro
Denver
Colo
Charles Vanacker
Barbara Britton
Miss Britton
Ruth Wentworth
City Softball League Night Adds Two Key Showdowns
Tonight at 7:30 John White faces Firestone and at 8:30 V F W meets Home Supply. John White aims to snap a three game slide with Earl Payne pitching, while Firestone counters with Phil Sandusky. Y F W sends Dewey West to the hill and Home Supply taps Puff to start.
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John White
Firestone
Home Supply
Southern Association and regional baseball scores
AP roundup lists multiple games across leagues. Nashville defeats Atlanta 8 to 2. Birmingham beats Chattanooga 9 to 4. Little Rock and New Orleans split. Mobile scores 7 to 12 in a loss. Also results from South Atlantic and Southeastern leagues and Georgia Alabama and state leagues with varied inning counts.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Memphis
Mobile
Little Rock
New Orleans
Charleston
Columbia
Augusta
Greenville
Jacksonville
Savannah
Macon
Columbus
Huntsville Blanks Jr Legion 16 to 0
Huntsville junior baseball team defeats Decatur Ameri can Legion junior squad 16 to 0 in Huntsville Monday night. Pitching trio Briscoe used included Bolding Freeman and Halbrooks with Bragg tossing five innings. Briscoe named five players for Guntersville trip heading to East West Boys game in Birmingham.
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Huntsville
Decatur American Legion
Floyd Briscoe
Bolding
Bob Freeman
Coy Halbrooks
Lefty Bragg
Briscoe
Guntersville
Harry
They Did By The Associated Press
Bobby Brown cracked seven straight hits including a second game winning homer as the Yankees swept the double header from the Washington Senators 10 to 0 and 5 to 4. Ken Raffensberger pitched a one hit shutout as the Reds swept both ends of a double header from the St Louis Cardinals 4 to 3 and 7 to 0.
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Associated Press
Bobby Brown
Yankees
Washington Senators
Ken Raffensberger
Reds
St. Louis—Cardinals
Baseball Tonight Highlights in AMERICAN and NATIONAL LEAGUES
The schedule shows the Washington at New York game in the American League as the day’s main event followed by Boston at Philadelphia. In the National League New York faces Brooklyn in a single game while several night matchups fill the slate including Nashville at Atlanta Chattanooga at Birmingham Memphis at Mobile and Little Rock at New Orleans.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadllphia
Boston
Cincinnati
Awe
Brooklyn
Errr
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Pet
Nashville
Mobile Ne — Cine Ae
Birmingham
Associated Press
American League
National League New York
Bears Sweep Memphis To Take Second In SA
Mobile Bears win 7-0 and 12-2 over Memphis to climb to second place. Barons lose ground after a 9-4 win by Chattanooga, while Nashville Vols beat Atlanta 8-2. Little Rock edges New Orleans 8-7 in a seesaw game as Shuba and Ruchser homer for Mobile.
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Mobile Bears
Memphis
Birmingham
Southern Association
Barons
Chattanooga
Nashville Vols
Atlanta Crackers
Little Rock
New Orleans
Ken Olson
Chicks
Pete Wolfe
George Shuba
Lou Ruchser
Mobile
Bears
Shuba
Leo Twardy
Atlanta
Vols
Larry Drake
Jim Hedgecock
Mike Palm
Lookouts
Joe Scheldt
Eddie Lyons
Pels
Travelers
Baseball Leaders and Season Leaders Across Leagues
Williams of Boston tops multiple categories with a .374 batting average and 42 RBIs and 52 hits led by a 35 runs. DiMaggio stands strong for New York with 41 RBIs and Musial of St. Louis posts 57 hits and 34 runs. Keltner tops homers with 13 for Cleveland while Sauer and Kiner lead other power figures.
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Williams
Boston
Boudreau
Cleveland
DiMaggio
New York
Tucker
Evers
Detroit
Zarilla
St. Louis
Wertz
Platt
Louis
Keltner
Dillinger
Coan
Washington
Lemon
Trucks
Fowler
Philadelphia
Coleman
Holmes
Musial
Sauer
Waitkus
Chicago
Cincinnati
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Ashburn
Torgeson
Jansen
Schmitz
Wehmeier
Heintzelman
Lowery Competes in Birmingham Area Open Trials
Melvin Lowery, pro at Decatur Country Club and former Birmingham Country Club assistant, plays in Birmingham sectional tryouts for the National Open Golf Championship. He meets Tommy Nicol of Tuscaloosa in the first round at 10 05 this morning on his old stomping grounds.
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Melvin Lowery
Decatur Country Club
Birmingham
Lowery
Decatur
Tommy Nicol
Tuscaloosa
Reds Halve Cards in Memorial Day doubleheader
In Cincinnati on Memorial Day 1948 the Reds swept a doubleheader from the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 and 7-0, dropping the Cards from first place as the Giants moved up with a split against the Dodgers. Ken Raffensberger blanked St Louis in the nightcap, while Nippy Jones added a late single for the lone hit.
Niagara Falls Shifted About a Quarter Mile Since First Sightings
Historical note records Niagara Falls as having moved roughly a quarter mile since first documented sighting by explorers. The surprising geologic shift highlights long term river erosion and natural landscape change observed over centuries.
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Niagara Falls
Mississippi State Clinches SEC Baseball Title
Mississippi State won the Southeastern Conference baseball championship by defeating Auburn 6 to 5 in Opelika Alabama. Pitcher Phil Brandon starred with a complete game on the mound and three hits driving in four runs. Dennis Kinlaw of Auburn started and allowed 10 hits in seven innings as reliefs Johnny Francis and George Hill held Auburn scoreless.
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Opelika
Ala
Mississippi State
Maroons
Auburn
State
Starkville
Miss
Phil Brandon
Brandon
Dennis Kinlaw
Tigers
Johnny Francis
George Hill
Ray Williams
Don Brause
S E Linescores Show Close Battle Between Vicksburg and Jackson
In a compact line score, Vicksburg and Jackson battled with Vicksburg scoring 6 runs to Jackson 7. Final notes show scattered scoring by innings, while pitching duels and errors influenced the late game.
U S Women Left in England at Golf Championship
Six Americans, including Louise Suggs and Glenna Collett Ware, advanced to the quarterfinals of the British women’s amateur golf championship at Royal Lytham and St Annes. The field features Curtis Cup regulars across four bracket quarters as match play continues.
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Anne's-On-The-Sea
England
Royal Lytham
St. Anne’s
Louise Suggs
U. S
Atlanta
Glenna Collett Ware
Merion
Dorothy Kirby
Grace Lenczyk
Newington
Jean McIntyre
Jean Hopkins
Cleveland
Ohio
Page
Philomena Garvey
Miss Lenczyk
Jean Doland
Mrs. Ware
Mary Richards
Miss Kirby
Garforth
Miss Kirlty
Nellie Howarth
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