Legion Faces Falkville At Legion Field In Saturday Practice
Legion plays Falkville at Legion Field Saturday at three o clock with Red Caudill managing in Shorty Ogle s absence Ogle attends coaching school in Oxford Caudill names starting lineup Gervis Moore Herb McElroy Avery Roberts Bill Freeman Claude McMurtrie Caudill Dan Crane Chick Sparkman Howard Curtis Also Decatur Legion vs Athens starts at one o clock in Athens with Tom Bolding starting at pitcher
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Olympic Boxing tryouts shortened to finals tonight in Birmingham
The Southern Region Olympic boxing tryouts moved to a one night finals schedule in Birmingham due to a small field and faults. Chink Pharo stopped Tip Canady in two minutes seven seconds in a light heavyweight bout. Johanns Baker of Nashville won by technical knockout over Howard of Ensley in another early match. Readiness drew competitors from Florida the Carolinas Alabama and Tennessee with byes moving into tonight's card.
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Decatur Legion Beats Ingalls for Second Time This Season
The Decatur senior American Legion team defeated Ingalls Shipbuilders 9 to 5 on Legion Field. Ben Teal pitched well for Decatur as they secured the second win over Ingalls this season.
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Dan Crane Chosen for East West Boys Game
Dan Crane from Decatur was selected to represent the Western district in the East West Boys baseball game in Birmingham on June 18. Scouts Shakey Kain Harrison and Bagley picked him after he starred in the Northern District final, hitting twice in six at bats and playing center field.
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Daily baseball schedule from AP across leagues
National League games include New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at St Louis American League contests feature St Louis at Boston Detroit at New York Chicago at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington Southern Association matches list Atlanta at Little Rock Birmingham at Memphis Mobile at Chattanooga New Orleans at Nashville with all games noted as night regional slots.
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Major League Leaders Pitching and Hitting Highlights
Major League leaders include Williams of Boston averaging .388 with 57 hits and 36 runs, Boudreau of Cleveland with 12 doubles and 43 RBIs, Keltner of Cleveland with 13 home runs, and Dillinger of St. Louis leading in stolen bases with 8. Williams also tops batting average and runs while Lemon of Cleveland leads in strikeouts.
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Stat Leaders and Standings From Major League Baseball
Stats show Musial of St. Louis leading in average with .389 and 159 hits, Sauer of Cincinnati top in runs batted in with 37, while Kiner of Pittsburgh leads home runs with 12. Pitchers Heditzelman and Wehmeier share 30 wins and a 1.000 team ERA.
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Suggs Wins The British Amateur Championship
Suggs defeats Jean Donald one up to win the British Women's Amateur title amid gale and rain at St Annes on the Sea. The U S Curtis Cup team and Miss Suggs head to London as American golfers claim back to back British amateur titles following Stranahan's win in the men's event.
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Baseball scores from early season games
Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 5 Boston 3 St Louis 4 Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 6 New York 4 Detroit 6 New York 2 in 11 innings Boston 3 St Louis 2 Cleveland at Washington rain Chicago at Philadelphia rain
Vols Win Sixth Straight in 8-1 Victory Over New Orleans
The Nashville Vols defeated New Orleans 8-1 as part of Southern Association action. Atlanta beat Little Rock 6-5 ending a seven-game skid. Chattanooga Lookouts topped Mobile 11-3. Birmingham’s Jim Hedgecock took his first loss despite four lookouts.
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Regional Baseball Scores From Local Leagues
Summary of recent games across multiple leagues including Georgia Alabama and Southeastern leagues with Tallassee Carrollton van s Newnan Valley LaGrange City Griffin Anniston Vicksburg Montgomery Meridian Pensacola Selma Jackson Gadsden Thomasville Valdosta Moultrie Americus Tallahassee Cordele Albany Waycross Baxley Fitzgerald Sparta Douglas Vidalia Lyons Eastman Nashville New Orleans Chattanooga Mobile Memphis Birmingham Atlanta Little Rock and Eastern and South Atlantic league results along with postponed games.
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Georgia Teen Hugh Radcliffe Signs With Phillies
Thomaston Georgia teen Hugh Frank Radcliffe 19 a prep school strikeout king and world record holder signs with the Philadelphia Phillies for their Wilmington Delaware Class B Interstate League club. Rumored $40 000 on signing plus hopes of a major league future with notes on his 28 strikeouts in one game and 185 strikeouts in 72 23 innings while allowing 16 hits and three earned runs. He is five nine and 182 pounds right handed with a Georgia Peach dream and a 17 year old girlfriend possibly soon to marry.
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Ewell Blackwell Back in Form as Reds Victor 6 4
Ewell Blackwell returned to form for the Cincinnati Reds in a 6 4 win over the New York Giants. He allowed two hits and two runs in seven innings, walked six, and left with Cincinnati ahead as the Reds closed in on first place while Giants led by a half game.
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John White Faces Darleen in City Softball Night
John White meets Darleen at 7 30 in the city softball league opener with Gervis Moore pitching for Darleen and Earl Payne for John White. West will start for VFW and Braswell for Tip-Top in the nightcap.
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Montgomery versus Meridian high school linescores recap
Montgomery 6 7 4 totals six runs and seven hits while Meridian posts five runs ten hits. Gadsden and Selma games show close scoring with late innings and relief pitching tallying. Anniston and Pensacola competitions feature notable ninth inning rallies and key players.
Ashburn Extends Hitting Streak Behind Three Safeties
Richie Ashburn singled twice and doubled in five at bats to stretch his consecutive hitting streak to 20 games. Harry Brecheen limited the Dodgers to four hits for his fifth win as the Cardinals halted a six game skid with a 4 to 1 decision.
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U S Derby Hope With Black Tarquin Favored At Epsom
At Epsom the Derby bets focus on Black Tarquin owned by William Woodward of New York with Senator 2nd as the other American entry. Forecasts of wind and rain favor the heavy going, potentially boosting Black Tarquin in the 33-horse field as odds may shorten from 100 to 7 against the colt.
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Dinner Honors The Great Connie Mack
Connie Mack was honored by the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce for 65 seasons in organized baseball and 48 straight years as manager of the Athletics. A dinner under Shibe Park's west stands drew 200 Philadelphians paying tribute to the 85 year old veteran.
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