Decatur Legion Edges Leeds 3-2 in Tight Legion Field Victory
Decatur American Legion beat Leeds of Birmingham 3-2 at Legion field as Dickie Coffman pitched eight strong innings and Slugging Sparkman drove in two runs with four hits. Leeds scored first but Decatur answered in the first and took the lead in the third. Coffman earned the win, Brymer the loss, with Robets and Caudill contributing multi hit games. Decatur targets Florence next, then Acipco and Waynesboro in upcoming Legion games.
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Lamotta Graziano title bout in jeopardy amid training doubts
The scheduled middleweight title bout at the Polo Grounds on June 28 faces trouble as IBC delays advance ticket sales. Graziano, who traveled home for Memorial Day, has not trained, and Rocky may request a postponement. No comment from Graziano. Pirates Golf Open crowns Mangrum as first champion with a 274 total. Oliver and Palmer follow in money positions. Georgia caps a Marine veteran, Mike Merola, as 1950 captain with Dick Yelvington as alternate.
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Major League Results From Today
National League results include Cincinnati a 3 to 6 loss at Boston 0 to 7 and Chicago 13 over Brooklyn 8. New York topped Pittsburgh 4 to 3, St Louis beat Philadelphia 6 to 2. American League action has New York 7 over Cleveland 0 and Boston 17 to Chicago 7. St Louis 12 over Philadelphia 5 in a 13 run game.
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Rotary Faces Lions Tonight in Civic League schedule
Rotary meets Lions at 7 00 with the first game and Civitan facing Kiwanis as the nightcap Lions play Rotary in the opener and Civitan vs Kiwanis follows in the Civic League lineup
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Baseball Seasonal Leaders Summary
PRA aN FL Batting Doby Cleveland Kell Detroit .395. Runs DiMaggio Boston 43 Williams Stephens Boston 41. RBI Stephens Boston Wertz Detroit 47. Hits Kell Detroit DiMaggio Boston 60. Doubles Kell Detroit 16 Rizutto New York 12. Triples Henrich New York Doerr Boston Mapes New York Dillinger Philadelphia 5. Home runs Williams Boston 13 Dropo Boston Rosen Cleveland 11. Stolen bases Dillinger Philadelphia 5 Doby Cleveland DiMaggio Boston 4. Strikeouts Reynolds New York 49 Lemon Cleveland 42. Pitching Byrne New York 51 833 Newhouser Detroit 41 .800. Batting Musial St. Louis .300 Hopp Pittsburgh 366. Runs Glaviano St. Louis 35 Jethroe Boston 34. RBI Elliott Boston Sauer Chicago 36. Hits Musial St. Louis 55 Sisler Philadelphia 53. Doubles Robinson Brooklyn 17 Musial St. Louis 15. Triples Jethroe Boston Ashburn Philadelphia Slaughter St. Louis 4. Home runs Gordon Boston 11 Kiner Pittsburgh 10. Strikeouts Roberts Philadelphia 51 Spahn Boston 46.
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Cardinals Rally Past Phillies for 6-2 Win
Max Lanier sparked a five run sixth inning with the bases loaded to turn a deficit into a 6-2 victory for the St. Louis Cardinals over Philadelphia. Ed Lopat blanked Cleveland for a 7-0 win, earning his 24th victory against six losses.
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Frisch Backfires On First Plan For Cubs
Frankie Frisch’s pre season youth plan for the Chicago Cubs backfired as the club, after seven weeks, sits fifth with a .500+ record and four games behind leaders. Stars Hank Edwards and Hank Sauer pace the lineup while Phil Cavarretta and Andy Pafko provide power.
Barons Split Doubleheader With Travelers In New Orleans
Southern Association action centers on New Orleans as Birmingham and Little Rock split a twin bill. Highlights include Bob Chesnes being optioned after a sore arm, Vernon Law called up, and Carl Sawatski homering twice for Nashville. Barons rally with Ray Yochim’s eighth inning homer in extra frames.
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Swish) Sawatski
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Southern Association Baseball Schedule Fragments
Readable odds list shows Chicago at Boston J Louis at Philadelphia troit at Washington New Orleans at Chattanooga Birmingham at Little Atlanta at Memphis Mobile at Nashville with no scores or outcomes provided.
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League Scores Report From Regional Football Matches
Chattanooga 2 5 New Orleans 0 1 Little Rock 4 1 Birmingham 1 2 Nashville 5 3 Mobile 2 2 Memphis 5 1 Atlanta 2 2 Texas Beaumont 6 3 Tulsa 5 9 Shreveport 3 Oklahoma City 0 Houston 2 1 Dallas 0 7 Fort Worth 6 San Antonio 5 Alabama League Greenville 9 Ozark 2 Headland 3 Enterprise 2 Brewton 3 Andalusia 2
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Robinson Faces Villemain In Crucial World Title Bout
Sugar Ray Robinson meets French challenger Robert Villemain in Philadelphia for a 15 round middleweight bout at Municipal Stadium. The winner could gain NBA title recognition if conditions are met as La Motta battles Graziano in New York on June 28.
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Tomorrow's Schedule For Today’s Weathered Rivalries
The card lists games with matchups New York versus Pittsburgh at 12 30 PM Boston versus Cincinnati at 2 30 PM Brooklyn versus Chicago at 1 30 PM Philadelphia versus St Louis at 8 30 PM Detroit versus Washington at 1 30 PM St Louis versus Philadelphia at 7 30 PM Cleveland versus New York at 1 30 PM Chicago versus Boston at 1 PM.
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Five-Foot-Six Boxer Faces Harlem Sugar in Bout
The shorter fighter, 5 ft 6 in, has 44 fights with only one knockout loss and a single knockdown. Harlem Sugar boasts 69 KOs in 111 fights, lost to La Motta once, and drew with Jose Basora. Villemain has a La Motta defeat, a questionable decision, and later beat Jake. Villemain is expected at 158 pounds while Robinson tips the scales at 152.
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Construction workers shield heads with WWI style helmets on steel frame
Construction workers on the skyscraper steel framework wear metal helmets resembling World War I gear to guard against a stray hot rivet or other injury.
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