Cullman Bearcats and Coffee Yellow Jackets Tie 17 Inning Classic
In a Tennessee Valley Conference baseball marathon, Cullman Bearcats and Coffee Yellow Jackets battled 17 innings to a 3-3 tie. Dwight Tucker pitched for Cullman with 22 strikeouts. Melton started for Coffee and Heathcock finished. The game ends with no champion, potential next Friday decider at Legion Field.
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Legion Field
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Fanning
Melton
Coffee
Heathcock
McInnis
Gandy
Calvert
Martin
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Tucker
Taylor
Jim Cummings
Biggers
Freeman
Buster Freeman
Birmingham Barons
Louisville Colonels
American Association
Decatur
Henry Melton
Don Hutson Honored by Washington Touchdown Club
Don Hutson, Alabama star and Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame end, was honored by the Washington Touchdown Club with a portrait in its Hall of Fame. Alabama officials and alumni attended, praising Hutson as a symbol of All-America status while noting his NFL career and post football life.
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Washington Touchdown Club
Washington
Alabama
Hutson
University of Alabama
Pine Bluff
Ark
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Racine
Wis
Temp Richards
Fayette
Ata
Julia
Tuscaloosa
John Galalee
Mortimer Jordan
Charles Bernier
Don
Arntsen
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Arlington, Va
Denny Stadium
Denny
Touchdown Club
Knute Rockne
Jim Thorpe
Sammy Baugh
Orville Rush
Bessemer
Rush
Gallalee
Prep Playoffs Start Tuesday At Leeds Park
Gadsden faces Arab and Coffee of Florence meets the Fifth District winner in North Alabama opening round on Tuesday at Leeds. Ramsay High School coach T. R. Matt Reynolds announced the draw for the North Alabama tournament. The upstate champion will meet the South Alabama title-holder in a best two out of three for the state crown.
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Leeds
T. R. Matt Reynolds
Ramsay
South Alabama
Montgomery
Sidney Lanier
Valley of Lanett
Reynolds
Coffee
Meadow Gold Leads Junior League After Two Weeks
Meadow Gold Dairies tops Decatur's Junior Baseball League after two weeks with standout relief pitching in tense late innings. Austinville shows strongest improvement, capturing its last three victories as schedule pits VFW Hicks Chevrolet Elks Pepsi Cola Meadow Gold and Austinville across West Town and Decatur High diamonds.
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Decatur
Austinville
Meadow Gold
Hicks Chevrolet
VFW
West Town
Ellis
Pepsi Cola
Decatur High Diamond
Elks
Decatur High
Probable pitchers for tomorrow's major league games
New York May 31 probable starters list for NL and AL matchups. Key duels include Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Simmons Ridzik versus Pollock Lapalme, and Boston at Cincinnati Brickford Spahn against Hiller Raffensberger.
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Simmons
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Pollet
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Cincinnati
Brickford
Spahn
Hiller
Raffensberger
Brooklyn
Chicago
Wade
Klippstein
St. Louis
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Staley
Mizell
Cleveland
Lemon
Lopat
Harrist
Zoldak
Detroit
Washington
Houtteman
Gray
Hudson
Marrero
Rogovin
Henry
Hicks Chevrolet Takes Lead In City Softball League
Hicks Chevrolet moved into the lead after Ed Wells pitched a one hitter for Decatur Merchants 5 4 win over Southern Bell. Wells spun a one hitter, Merchants built a 5 4 edge as Lovelace and Allen doubled, Marvin Taylor homered, and Hicks benefited from early runs and a 11 run third inning. Looney four hitter for Merchants, York and Alvis pitched for losers.
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Decatur Merchants
Southern Bell
Wells
Southern Nut
Lee
Hicks
Wallace
Flack
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Lovelace
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Marvin Taylor
Jones
Love
Merchant
Looney
York
Alvis
Murphree
McMillan
Friday scores show Hicks rout Southern Nut 17 to 0
Merchants edge Southern Bell 5 to 4 as Friday games produced a pair of tight results and a lopsided Hicks win over Southern Nut.
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Southern Nut
Merchants
Southern Bell
Mele's two homers spark White Sox past Red Sox 7-3
Chicago clinches its eighth win in nine as Sam Mele hits two homers and Marvin Grissom allows five hits. Boston falls behind after Mele's first homer in the fourth and a five run Chicago rally in the sixth.
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Sam Mele
Marvin Grissom
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Mele
White Sox
Ray Scarbrough
Sam Cleuted
Sheri Lollar
Scarbrough
Randy Gumpert
Red Sox
Chicago
Gumpert
Ivan Delock
Grissom
Chico Carrasquel
Nelson Fox
Wight
Carrasquel
Fox
Fred Hatfield
Vern Stephens
Scarborough
Walt Dropo
Hank Sauer Rivaling Hack Wilson in Cubs Power
Chicago May 31 Hank Sauer the Cubs star is compared to Hack Wilson for power as he leads in batting average RBI and homers early in the season. He has 52 hits 45 RBI and 10 homers to date and credits relaxed swing and hitting away from left field for his surge.
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Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Wally Westlake
Redleg
Wrigley Field
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Bobby Adams
Reds
Bob Ramazzotti
Cubs
Westlake
Hammerin
Hank Sauer
Hack Wilson
Lewis R. Wilson
Wilson
RBI
Sauer
Hack
Hank
Hogan Captures Open Title Round with Par 71
Ben Hogan, defending national open champion, posted a 71 at Northwood Course in Dallas as fans awaited returns on who would challenge him. He notes that every bogey sparked a new medal and references National Golf Day with heavy participation and a $1 donation to USO and National Fund.
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Ben Hogan
Northwood
America
Cana
USO
National If Fund
Cyprus’s long rulers span Egyptians to British rule
The National Geographic Society notes Cyprus in the Mediterranean has endured rule by Egyptians Romans Crusaders Venetians Turks and the British among others over centuries.
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Cyprus
Mediterranean Sea
National Geographic Society
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