Indians Aim to Even Series With Travs at Legion Field
Decatur hosts Russellville Travelers tonight at 8 00 pm hoping to rebound from a 6 1 loss in Russellville. Manager Red Caudill relies on John Meadows to secure a win as Meadows seeks three straight victories this season. Lewis Clark fills short stop with Breeding sidelined for East West game.
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Grays Defeat Augusta Tigers 8 To 5 in brawl and rallies
Montgomery lefty Lou Lombardo was ejected after disputing an umpire call in the third inning. Norm Brown blanked Augusta for six frames to earn the win as Grays beat the Tigers 8-5 to halt Augusta’s losing streak at 20. Other standings: Columbia over Savannah 6-5 in 12. Charleston 7-4 over Jacksonville. Columbus 4-1 over Macon.
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Bible distribution tops 13 million texts in occupied Japan
The American Bible Society reports more than 13 million Bible texts were distributed in Japan during the occupation, detailing a broad effort to spread Christian scripture across the country.
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River Jordan Empties Into Dead Sea
An article notes the River Jordan flows from its sources to the Dead Sea. It highlights the river’s course through regional landscapes and its role in defining historical and geographic boundaries.
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Curtis Cup set for rare women’s golf debut in Scotland
In Mairfield Scotland the seventh Curtis Cup edition opens with American players favored to win as six from Mae Murray Dot Kirby Polly Riley Grace De Moss Pat O Sullivan Marjorie Lindsay Claire Doran vie for non playing captain Mrs Frank Goldthwaite selection.
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Baseball season leaders from the Associated Press summary
Major league batting leaders Sauer of Chicago and DiMaggio of Boston headline season stats with top marks in batting average and runs batted in. Pitching leaders Roe of Brooklyn and Shantz of Philadelphia headline win loss records and earned run averages across the leagues.
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Lightning strikes hit the Empire State Building in 20 minutes
Lightning struck the Empire State Building in New York City up to 12 times within a 20 minute span but caused no damage. The event highlights the building's tall height and surrounding weather conditions as observers noted multiple glows and thunder.
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New York at Chicago and other sports matchups listed
A slate shows New York facing Chicago, Philadelphia vs Cincinnati, Brooklyn against Pittsburgh, and Boston meeting St Louis in night action.
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Baseball results and upcoming schedule for Southern league
Yesterday's games included Atlanta 4 Chattanooga 0 and Nashville 5 Birmingham 4. Memphis 5 New Orleans 3. 13 innings Little Rock 4 Mobile 3. Today's slate shows Atlanta at Chattanooga New Orleans at Memphis Birmingham at Nashville and Mobile at Little Rock.
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Baseball scores and postponements across the league
New York 6 Chicago 3. Boston 13 Cleveland 11. Philadelphia 4 Detroit 3. St. Louis at Washington postponed due to rain. Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston Detroit at Philadelphia. Scheduled games include Columbus at Columbia Montgomery at Charleston Macon at Savannah Augusta at Jacksonville.
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Baseball Scores From Southern League Showdowns
In a 12 inning set of games, Montgomery topped Augusta 8 to 5, Columbus defeated Macon 4 to 1, Columbia beat Savannah 6 to 5, and Charleston bested Jacksonville 7 to 4.
Baseball Scores Around the Circuit
The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Giants 6 to 2 while the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7 to 4 and the St. Louis Cardinals won 6 to 0 at home. Cincinnati edged Philadelphia 10 to 8 in a high scoring clash.
Shantz nets eighth straight win as A's top Detroit
Bobby Shantz pitched the Athletics to a 4-3 win over Detroit for his eighth straight victory and ninth of the season. Larry Doby drove in six runs for Cleveland with a homer, triple, double and single, but the Indians fell 13-11 to Boston.
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Trade Already Is The Boston Sox Trade
Boston fans hailed Yawkey as the club vaults forward after a million dollar deal brought four Detroit veterans for infielders Pesky Dropo Hatfield and Wight Lenh Lipon. Kell Evers Trout sparked a 13 11 win over the Indians as Boston moved into the lead. Lipon did not play.
Charles Favored Over Jersey Joe In Rematch Tonight
Murray Rose reports in Philadelphia that Ezzard Charles is a 2 to 1 favorite to win the fourth Walcott Charles title bout at Municipal Stadium. The 15 round fight draws about 3 000 fans and could top $250 000 in gate plus radio and TV rights. Charles weighs in at an anticipated 191 pounds against Walcott around 194 to 195.
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Crackers Take Lead As Southern Race Tightens
Atlanta Crackers move to first in the Dixie race after a 4-0 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts. Country Brown remains sidelined, with Walker offering only a future return. Memphis climbed to second after beating New Orleans 5-3, Little Rock beat Mobile 4-3 in 13 innings, and Nashville edged Birmingham 5-4 as Dusty Rhodes drove in the winning runs and hit his 10th homer with a man aboard.
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