Barons Fall To Lookouts In 5-4 Defeat
Southern Association action saw the Lookouts edge the Barons 5-4 as Memphis beat Mobile 8-6 and Nashville swept Atlanta 6-5 in eleven innings. Little Rock won 4-3 over New Orleans, Chattanooga topped Birmingham 5-4, and Atlanta’s skid reached seven as Vols moved five games ahead.
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Associated Press
Southern Association
Memphis
Mobile
Nashville
Atlanta
Little Rock
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Vols
Hugh Mulcahy
Chicks
Mulcahy
John Perkovich
Travelers
Moyer
Barons
Larry Drake
Jean Davison
Dickson
Kinney
Crackers
Conger
Chareeauber
Mone
Leeks Cultivated Since Prehistoric Times Across Mediterranean
Leeks, traced to ancient Mediterranean regions, have been cultivated since prehistoric eras. The plant’s long history links it to early agricultural societies and varied regional cuisines.
Firestone and V. F. W. claim share of second in tight softball race
Firestone and V. F. W. each won to widen a four way tie for second place in the City Softball League. Firestone beat John White 7 to 3 aided by a five run explosion in the second inning, while V. F. W. rolled past Home Supply 16 to 4 with six runs in the second frame. Darleen and Tip-Top also in the chase after late results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Caudill
Firestone
Sonny Todd
V.F.W
Lea
John White
V.F.W. Firestone
Tip- Top
Darleen
Boye
Blue
Aubrey Free
Noel Teague
John Cole
Pat
Aday
John Braswell
Bud Lee
Jack Morris
Braswell
Earl Payne
Robert Evans
Claude McMurtrie
Morris
Bernice Clark
Payne
Sandusky
Will. Wilson
Poff
Home Supply
Nolan Sanders
Travis Callahan
Ross Graham
Vest
Loveless
Morgan
Roberts
Vets
Sanders
Graham
Tommy
Todd
Callahan
Red Kimbrell
S. Todd
A Freeman
Pat Thorton
Puff
Buddy Loveless
Beene
Caudill
Cleveland Leads National League Standings Despite Games Behind Gap
In the National section Cleveland remains the leader on percentage while the behind-the-first-place metric shows no games behind for Cleveland. Philadelphia trails and Boston and New York follow in the standings with records and percentages listed for the era.
S E Linescores Reveal Tilt Results Across League
Baseball line scores show Montgomery Pensacola Vicksburg Gadsden Jackson Selma Meridian and others with runs by players Demoran Powers Sash Goveau McIntyre Jar mon Delmonte Valdes Schumacher Fisher Stevens Rien and Filo. Final tallies include Montgomery 6 Pensacola 5 and Meridian 10 Selma 9 in tense matchups.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Pensacola
Demoran
Powers
Sash
Smi
McWhorter
Vicksburg
Gadsden
Goveau
McIntyre
Jarmon
Delmonte
Valdes
Jackson
Schumacher
Fisher
Stevens
Rien
Filo
Anniston
Meridian
Selma
Giants Dodgers tie as Lockman Hodges drive in all runs
Whitey Lockman hit two homers and a single for the Giants while Gil Hodges homered twice for the Dodgers in an 11 inning 4-4 tie. Walter Masterson pitched a five hitter and retired the final 20 Yankees as the Senators won 4-1.
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Whitey Lockman
Giants
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Lockman
Hodges
Walter Masterson
Senators
New York Yankees
Spears Leads Open Qualifying At Birmingham Country Club
Herschel Spears assistant pro at the host club led sectional qualifying for the National Open with 67 72 139 at the West course as 25 players vied for three spots. John Campbell Jr withdrew after 70 78 148, leaving Harold Williams and E T Mize to fill the two other places. Nichol and Reed also featured in the tight field.
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Birmingham
Herschel Spears
Birmingham Country Club
Spears
John Campbell, Jr
Columbus
Miss
Harold Williams
Tuscaloosa
E. T. Mize
Marietta
Williams
Mize
Tommy Nichol
Nichol
Charlie Hall, Jr
Crisman
Worsham
Skee Riegel
Riviera
Willie Hunter
Ala
Mar
Ponte Vedra Beach
Pete Cooper
Ponte Vedra
Clyde Nsina, Jr
West Palm Beach
Fla
Jose Exar
Orlando
Denny Champagne
X-Hobart Manley, Jr
Savannah
Valley Moves Into Tie For Georgia Alabama League
The Valley Rebels beat Newnan 5-4 to pull into a three way tie for second in the Georgia Alabama League. Alexander City kept pace by beating Lagrange 12-5, while Carrollton fell from the triangle after an 8-5 loss to Tallassee. Kane drilled two homers for Griffin as Opelika edged Carrollton 12-8.
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Valley Rebels
Newnan Browns
Alexander City
Valley
Lagrange
Carrollton
Tallassee Cook
Griffin
Kane
Pimientoes
Indians
Newnan
Rebels
Veazey
Lindsley
Chappel
Millers
Lindsey
Prezeworski
Troupers
Opelika
Cichon
Marshall
Hornets
Ball
Two Players Banned For Life Over Gambling Scandal
In Winston-Salem police and baseball officials banish Bernard Deforge and Ed Weingarten for life over bribery and game throwing. Deforge admitted taking 300 dollars after a May 14 Winston-Salem game. Weingarten denied involvement as an investigation continues.
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Winston-Salem
Bernard Deforge
Mananer
Reidsville
N. C
Ed Weingarten
Florence
S C
Leaksville
Blue Ridge Loop
George M. Trautman
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Columbus
Trautman
Deforge
Weingarten
John Gold
W. R. Burke
Abernathy
W. C. McWaters
McWaters
Fac
Carroll T. Brown
Carolina Loop
Beatrice Club
Dayton
Durham
Birmingham
Ala
Portsmouth
Montreal
Natchez
National League Tonight Schedule Matches
New York faces Cincinnati while Philadelphia visits Chicago. Boston plays Pittsburgh and Brooklyn travels to St Louis with night games at Pittsburgh and St Louis.
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Associated Press
National League
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Southern Association
United States Open Golf Field Trimmed to 171 Players
The 1,418 entrants for the U S Open were pared to 171 as qualifying trials narrowed the field. The event runs June 10 12 at Riviera Country Club Los Angeles with defending champion Lew Worsham of Pittsburgh. Jimmy Thomson of Los Angeles Chicopee Mass failed to qualify by one stroke.
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New York
Fairway Giants
Riviera Country Club
Los Angeles
Lew Worsham
Pittsburgh
Jack Harden
el Paso
Texas
Jimmy Thomson
Chicopee
Mass
Thomson
San Francisco
California
Art Bell
Holmes and Musial Vie for National League Batting Lead
Holmes of the Boston Braves and Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals battle for the NL batting crown. Holmes sits at .394 while Musial trails at .393 after Monday's games, with Gustine dropping from .425 to .386 and Biatnik sliding to .369 as others rise in the rankings.
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York
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Braves
Holmes
Musial
Frank Gustine
Pittsburgh
Johnny Biatnik
Philadelphia
Richie Ashburn
Rain Falls in British Women's Tourney Tuesday
In St Annes on the Sea England June 2 a cold steady drizzle greets Louise Suggs and Dorothy Kirby as they play in the British Women's Tournament quarter finals. About a dozen spectators under umbrellas watch the Americans tee off with slacks and sweaters. US hopes for an All American final are hurt by a bracket placing the three American survivors together. Suggs leads Kirby three up when Kirby forfeits the seventh. Suggs uses five strokes and remains 100 yards from the green when she picks up.
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ST. Anne's ON the Sea
England
Louise Suggs
Dorothy Kirby
United States
America
Louise S
U. S
Major League Attendance Surpasses Last Year Early
Attendance across 16 major league clubs nears 20 million for the season led by the Indians 556,068 in 4% home games and Tigers 514,038 in 19. Yankees 478,493 in 17, Giants 438,131 in 19 at Polo Grounds. Washington beat New York 4-1 as Masterson allowed five hits.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Holns
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Yankees
Stadium
Washington Senators
Walter Masterson
Yanks
Philadelphia
Boston Red Sox
Athletics
Joe McCarthy
Eddie Joost
Whitey Lockman
Gil Hodges
Giants
Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Baseball Leaders and Standings From The Era
The roundup lists top performers across the American League and National League including Williams Boston with a .382 batting average and 43 RBIs, Boudreau Cleveland at .359, and Musial St. Louis with .393. It notes Williams with 35 runs and 11 home runs, Kiner 10, and Sauer 13 RBIs, plus pitching leaders Wehmeier and Heintzelman with 30 wins and 1.000 ERA.
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Holmes
Boston
Musial
St. Louis
Sauer
Cincinnati
Lockman
New York
St.Louis
Gustine
Pittsburgh
Schenz
Chicago
Waitkus
Kiner
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Torgeson
Jansen
Schmitz
Wehmeier
Heintzelman
Five Decatur Players to Compete in East West Game
Five Decatur youths will join the Northern district all star selections in Guntersville for the East West Boys baseball tilt. A 2:00 p.m. elimination game will determine the five Decatur players Coy Halbrooks Harry Brewer Joe Brewer Tom Bolding and Dan Crane. Lions Clubs sponsor the regional eliminations with Coach Floyd Briscoe and Bob assisting.
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Guntersville
Birmingham
Decatur
Halbrooks
Joe Brewer
Harry Brewer
Tom Bolding
Dan Crane
Court Upholds Conservation Rules in Alabama Rulings
The Alabama Court of Appeals ruled the State Conservation Department may issue rules with the force of law, upholding a tracker case in Marshall county over trot line proximity to Guntersville dam. It also ordered the dismissal of arson charges against William Turner Jr in Tuscaloosa county citing lack of evidence and protection of liberty.
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Montgomery
State Conservation Department
Alabama Court of Appeals
Marshall County
Marshall
C. W. Keel
Kell
Guntersville
William Turner, Jr
Tuscaloosa County
Turner
Charles R. Bricken
Bill
Bricken
Ben
Williams Holds Batting Lead in Junior Circuit
Boston's Ted Williams topped the American League batting race with a .374 average after 13 hits in 31 at bats last week. He led in hits with 52 runs 35 RBI 42, while Lou Boudreau dropped to second with .359 and seven players held top ten spots. Keltner led homers with 13 and Dillinger stole eight bases. DiMaggio Wertz and Platt led triples with five. Reynolds Coleman and Fowler posted strong pitching marks, with Lemon topping strikeouts at 43.
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Williams
Boston
Boudreau
Cleveland
DiMaggio
New York
Tucker
Evers
Detroit
Zarilla
St. Louis
Wertz
Platt
Keltner
Chicago
Ted Williams
RBI
Lou Boudreau
al Zarilla
Bob Brown
Walt Evers
George McQuinn
Bob Dillinger
Ken Keltner
Vic. Wertz
Pat Mullin
Dillinger
Joe DiMaggio
Whitney Platt
Allie Reynolds
Joe Coleman
Philadelphia
Dick Fowler
Bob Lemon
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June Preisser
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Indianapolis Speedway
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Carl Furillo
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Chicago Cubs
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Pirates
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