Radcliffe Loses but Fans 24 Men For Alma Mater
In Thomasville Georgia on June 3 Radcliffe pitching sensation Hugh Frank Radcliffe faced 12 major league scouts but lost 8 to 6 to Robert E Lee high in the state tournament. Gainesville pitcher Jackie Robinson held nine Robt E Lee batters and Gainesville won aided by nine errors by Robert E Lee. Canton beat Waycross 15 to 18 in the other first round match.
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Hugh Frank Radcliffe
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Robert E. Lee High School
Ivory Hunters
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Robert E. Lee
Canton
Waycross
Olympic Hopefuls Start in Birmingham Regional Trials
Boxing hopefuls from seven Southern states compete in the regional trials for the Olympic team in Birmingham. Event features three national champions and top titleholders including Henry Gault from Spartanburg D C Na tional Golden Gloves flyweight Eddie Birdwell from Nash National Junior A A U middleweight and Johnny Joca of Gainesville. Participants hail from North and South Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi.
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Retirement on hold as Joe Louis battles Walcott
Joe Louis shows wavering resolve on retirement after the June 23 bout with Joe Walcott. If he wins, he faces Gus Lesnevich next, while Lesnevich trains for a July 26 London bout with Freddie Mills. Louis may delay retirement and risk missing the Queen Mary departure on June 24 for the England fight.
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Joe Walcott
Gus Lesnevich
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Harlem
Strauss
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
Harry Markson
Joe
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Sarah Bernhardt
Lesnevich
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Joe’ Vella
England
Dodgers Top Cardinals 5-3 Behind Hodges Clutch Duo
Gil Hodges drove in three runs including the two decisive counters with a double as the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 5-3. Vic Raschi earned his sixth win against one loss while limiting St. Louis to five hits in a strong Yankee Stadium performance.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
VIC _RASCHI
Yankees
Detrdit
Dodgers Rally As Hatten Guides 5-3 Win Over Cardinals
Dodgers climb toward the pennant as Hatten goes the distance in a 5-3 victory over St Louis. Branca Roe and Hatten pace a pitching resurgence while the Pirates fall and the Giants lead. Triple play by Pirates in eighth frames a busy day across the league with several close results.
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Alvinark
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Baseball season leaders and stats across leagues
American League leaders include Williams batting 384 and 56 hits for Boston with 35 runs, Zarilla 357 in St. Louis, and Williams 43 RBIs. Kirked notes list Keltner 13 HRs, Williams 11, and pitching leaders Fowler 301,000 decisions with 61 wins by Raschi and Coleman. National League highlights show Musial batting 392 with 58 hits and 34 runs, Saver 13 HRs, Jansen 49 strikeouts, and Heintzelman and Wehmeier each with 3 or more decisions and 301,000.
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Pittsburgh
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Torgeson
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Schmitz
Heintzelman
Wehmeier
Home Supply Wins A Doubleheader At Delano Park
Home Supply, of the city, swept a softball doubleheader Wednesday night at Delano Park. Loveless pitched the first game for the victors and won 3 to 1, while Seldon Flack pitched the second game. The second contest ended 15 to 3.
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Delano Park
Loveless
Seldon Flack
Southern Association schedules reshuffled after open date
Birmingham sits third after a rough stretch as Memphis holds fourth, each eyeing the Barons. Nashville hosts New Orleans after sweeping a four-game set, while Atlanta visits Little Rock to end a seven game skid. Mobile, in second, meets Chattanooga as three-game series begin Sunday across five city pairings.
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Barons
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Vols
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Little Rock
Crackers
Travelers
Mobile
Chattanooga
Bears
Lookouts
Nashville
Night schedule features interleague games across leagues
The card lists tonight games: New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at St. Louis Detroit at New York St. Louis at Boston Chicago at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington plus Southern Association matchups Atlanta at Little Rock Birmingham at Memphis New Orleans at Nashville Mobile at Chattanooga all night games.
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Washington
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Montgomery Invites Top Golfers for Annual Tournament
Montgomery sponsors a premier golf tourney at Montgomery Country Club with national and regional players set to tee off. Notable entrants include 1946 National Intercollegiate Champion George Hamer of Columbus, Georgia, and Mobile’s Tom Martin, while last year’s winner Gene Williams of Tuscaloosa sits out due to illness.
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Bert Evans
Gene Williams
Tuscaloosa
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Mobile
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Billy Key
Sonny Swift
John Dorn
Sonny Ellis
Marshall Trammell
Nashville
Tenn
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Dothan
Harold and
Gilbert Wesley
Greenville
Gene Dahlbender
Atlanta
Tom y_Nicol
Harry Pritchett
Gordon Smith
Gardner Dickins
Macon
DeForge Faces Court Charge Over Alleged Game Fixing
Former Carolina league manager Bernard DeForge was charged with bribery after police tied him to a May 14 fix in a Winston-Salem versus Reidsville game for 300 dollars. He and club official Ed Weingarten were banned for life from baseball by NACBP president George Trautman. DeForge posted a 1000 bond and said he would cooperate.
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N. Cc
Carolina Baseball League
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Bernard DeForge
Reidsville
DeForge
Ed Weingarten
Tri-State
Blue Ridge
George M. Trautman
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Trautman
North Carolina
Gold
Pope
Leaksville
Stanley Radke
Weingarten
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Florence Club
Willis Gregory
Florence
Scores and Highlights From Regional Baseball Action
Montgomery and Pensacola split a low scoring tilt, Montgomery winning 8 to 2 after a late surge. Anniston fell 5 to 6 in a nine inning game noted for late rallies. Meridian and Vicksburg battled to a 10 to 6 finish in extra innings, while Gadsden defeated Meridian in a long 15 inning contest 11 to 6.
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Toledo
Indianapolis
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Kansas City
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Macon
Greenville
Augusta
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Southern Association
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Anniston
Selma
Meridian
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Pensacola
Gadsden
Vicksburg
Softball Tilts Are Called Off For Senior Night
City softball games tonight are canceled by League President Julian Hardy. The twin bill is postponed because two of the four teams lack enough players. Darleen and Firestone each have senior class players, making tonight a seniors class night.
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Bill
Darleen
Firestone
Decatur Owls Disband After Manager Blames Players
Manager Grady Roberts announces the Decatur Owls have disbanded due to player non cooperation and no home ballpark. The team has been replaced in North Alabama's Semi-Pro league by another club.
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Decatur Owls
Grady Roberts
Decatur
North Alabama
Gadsden Player to Join Florida Gators Football
Gainesville Florida learns that Harry Gowens of Gadsden Alabama plans to enter the University this fall and be eligible for the 1948 varsity football season. Gowens is finishing at Tennessee Wesleyan College and has held multiple student leadership roles and captained his high school football team two years.
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Fla
Florida
Gators
Harry Gowens
Gadsden
Ala
Gowens
Tennessee
Wesleyan College
Athens
Franchise Disposition Delayed as Radke Explains
Radke stated the franchise will remain inholding until it is disposed of, outlining the process and future steps. The remark underscores ongoing negotiations and the need for a clear timeline to finalize ownership and operations.
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Radke
Waltzing mice breed tied to Japanese origins
A note on a rare domestic mouse type described as a Waltzing mouse, with claims of Japanese origin and distinctive behavior noted in the text.
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