Trans Trounce Barons 6 to 0 in Southern League showdown
The Little Rock Travelers shut out Birmingham 6-0 behind Verne Williamson four-hitter as the Travs win a series and improve to a .200 pace. Ed Matthews homers for Atlanta in a 12-2 rout of Memphis. Nashville 8 Mobile 2 as Sawatski continues to mash for Nashville. Big Bobo Newsom shines for Chattanooga in a five hitter over New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Southern Association
Palookas
Little Rock
Jack Saltzgaver
Travs
Birmingham
Verne Williamson
Travelers
Joh Holmes
Ozarks
Barons
Pat Haggerty
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Boston Braves
Chicago White Sox
Atlanta
Memphis
Boston
Ed Matthews
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Gar Hamlen
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Chattanooga
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Carl Sawatski
Sawatski
Bobo Newsom
New Orleans
Bob
Robinson Gains On Musial in Batting Race
Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers closes the NL batting gap on Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals. Robinson, hitting .362, trails Musial’s .390 by 28 points after a hot week. Musial slips to .366 as Dick Sisler moves to fourth at .351 and Enos Slaughter falls to fifth at .338.
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Musial
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Pittsburgh
Johnny Hopp
Philadelphia
Dick Sisler
Enos Slaughter
Duke Snider
Dodgers
Chicago
Andy Pafko
Hank Sauer
Danny Murtaugh
Eddie Waitkus
Tommy Glaviano
Ai Louis
Doby Still Top Hitter in National League
Cleveland’s Larry Doby leads American League batting at .395 after last week’s swing, with Detroit’s George Kell close behind at .375 and Boston’s Walt Dropo at .374. Kell and DiMaggio lead in hits and runs, while Williams owns most homers.
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Cleveland
Larry Doby
George Kell
Detroit
Ted Williams
Walt Dropo
Boston
Sam Mele
Washington
Paul Lehner
Philadelphia
al Zarilla
Phil Rizzuto
New York
Walt Evers
Dom DiMaggio
Johnny Pesky
Kell
Vern Stephens
Williams
Henrich
Doby
Bob Dillinger
Tommy Byrne
Allie Reynolds
Legion Baseball Heads to Florence for Rematch
The Decatur American Legion travels to Fair Park in Florence to challenge the Raiders again with Red Watts managing and Coy Halbrooks on the mound. Halbrooks is the only Decatur pitcher to beat Florence in five tries, as the Raiders lead the series four to one. The lineup likely includes Clark, Jones or Roberts, Caudill, Freeman, Sparkman, Red Caudill, Sonny Todd, Ed Brazelton, and Halbrooks. Upcoming games include Acipco at Legion Field Thursday, Waynesboro on Saturday, and Reynolds Ramblers Sunday.
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Fair Park
Florence
Red Watts
Coy Halbrooks
Halbrooks
Raiders
Decatur
Raider
Legion
Lewis Clark
Charley Jones
Avery Roberts
Jimmy Caudill
Bill Freeman
Chick Sparkman
Red Caudill
Sonny Todd
Ed Brazelton
Acipco
Legion Field
Waynesboro
Tern
Sanity Code committee studies 22 institutions
The NCAA enforcement panel began confidential reviews of compliance by 22 colleges under the Sanity Code. James Lynch reported on three schools. 19 others were asked to submit information. The three-member panel will not reveal names, and sessions are closed. Chairman is Clarence P. Houston with Ralph W. Rigler and James H. Stewart as members.
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Cleveland
National Collegiate Athletic Association
James Lynch
Savannah
Cornell University
Clarence P Houston
Tufts College
Ralph W. Rigler
University of Michigan
James H. Stewart
Tigers outslug Senators behind Hoot Evers big day
Hoot Evers drove in five runs with a homer and a triple to lift the Tigers to a 7-4 win over the Washington Senators. Bob Feller allowed five hits as Cleveland edged New York 3-2, stopping the Yankees in a sharp pitching performance. The report also mentions the mythic Sudanese creature the waab as background.
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Associated Press
Hoot Evers
Tigers
Washington Senators
Bob Feller
Indians
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Wolverine Faces E W In City Softball Doubleheader
Wolverine matches E&W in the opener of a City league doubleheader tonight. Decatur Nursery meets East End in the nightcap with first pitch at 7 30 and the second game at 8 30.
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Wolverine
Decatur Nursery
East End
Baseball Tonight Schedule Across Leagues
Major league action listed with Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston St. Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington New York at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis Southern Association games include New Orleans at Chattanooga Birmingham at Little Rock Atlanta at Memphis Mobile at Nashville All games scheduled for night time across leagues.
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Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Mobile
Nashville
Vevreenerveeres
Memphis Aur
New York
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Cleveland
Washington Eee
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
St. Louis Caenas
Boston
Coseeyes
Chicago New York
Purdue
Acca
Cincinnati
Minor and South Atlantic League Baseball Scores
Scores from several minor leagues include Chattanooga 3 New Orleans 2 Little Rock 6 Birmingham 0 Atlanta 12 Memphis 2 Nashville 8 Mobile 2 Augusta 4 Greenville 3 Charleston 9 Columbia 2 Savannah 5 Macon 2 Columbus 10 Jacksonville 0 Selma 4 Vicksburg 3 Montgomery 9 Jackson 3 Meridian 13 11 Anniston 10 6 Gadsden 5 Pensacola 4 LaGrange 10 Alex City 2 Valley 3 Opelika 2 10 innings Carrollton 7 Rome 4 Newnan 7 9 Griffin 4 18.
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Greenville
Charleston
Columbia
Savannah
Macon
Columbus
Jacksonville
Selma
Vicksburg
Montgomery
Jackson
Meridian
Anniston
Gadsden
Pensacola
LaGrange
Alex City
Valley
Opelika
Carrollton
Rome
Newnan
Griffin
Wee:S League Results Highlight Busy Baseball Slate
Brooklyn defeated Chicago 13 to 1 while Philadelphia beat St Louis 6 to 5 and New York edged Pittsburgh 5 to 4 in 10 innings. Cleveland topped New York 3 to 2 as Detroit blanked Washington 7 to 4 and Boston crushed Chicago 12 to 0.
Robinson Wins Pennsylvania Middleweight Title Over Villemain
Sugar Ray Robinson defeated Robert Villemain in Philadelphia to claim the Pennsylvania 160 pound title in a 15 round bout before 22 004 fans paying 119 007 49. Robinson expressed desire to become world champion and invited a match with Jake Lamotta. Villemain and wife planned to return to France June 8. Both boxers earned 25000 dollars.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Robert Villemain
France
Sugar
New York
Harlem
Robinson
Pennsylvania
Municipal Stadium
Villemann
Sugar Ray
Jake Lamotta
Villemain
Tomorrow's schedule of games across four cities
Brooklyn faces Pittsburgh at 7 30 P M Philadelphia plays Cincinnati at 8 30 P M Boston visits St Louis at 8 30 P M New York travels to Chicago at 1 30 P M.
Schedule of 7 Regional NBA Promotions
Cleveland at Washington 7 30 P M Chicago at Philadelphia 7 00 P M Detroit at New York 1 30 P M St Louis at Boston 1 00 P M
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Washington
Chicago
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Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Japan Rail Fares Based on Third Class Rate
The text explains that third class fare forms the base for all railroad fares in Japan. It states that second class fare is twice the third class rate and first class fare is four times the third class rate.
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Japan
Junior Legion Opens Practice at Legion Field
Decatur Junior American Legion opened practice yesterday afternoon at Legion field. Coach Joe Jones will continue to work the boys until the season starts. Boys not yet 17 before January 1 are invited to report for practice with the Junior Legion.
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American Legion
Legion Field
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Legion
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Junior Legion
Baseball season leaders and stats listed by team and player
The season leaders include Be td 3 Leaders with batting averages led by Doby Cleveland and Kell Detroit at .388 and .64 hits for Kell. Williams Boston led in runs with 44 and RBI with 53. DiMaggio Boston and Stephens Boston tied for 60 hits. Pitching leaders include Byrne New York with 5 1 and .833 and McDermott Boston and Newhouser Detroit at 4 1 .800.
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Associated Press
Doby
Cleveland
Kell
Detroit
Williams
Boston
DiMaggio
Stephens
Rizzuto
New York
Henrich
Doerr
Mapes
Dillinger
Philadelphia
Dropo
Rosen
Reynolds
Lemon
Byrne
McDermott
Newhouser
Baseball Leaders and Standings From The Season
Batting leaders include Musial St Louis 393 Robinson Brooklyn 354 Runs Glaviano St Louis 35 Jethroe Boston 34 Runs Batted In Sauer Chicago 37 Elliott Boston 36 Hits Musial St Louis 57 Sisler Philadelphia 53 Doubles Robinson Brooklyn 17 Musial St Louis 16 Triples Jethroe Boston Ashburn Philadelphia Slaughter St Louis 4 Home Runs Gordon Boston 11 Kiner Pittsburgh 10 Stolen Bases Erwilliger Chicago 6 five players tied with 5 Strikeouts Roberts Philadelphia 58 Spahn Boston 46 Batting average Bankhead Brooklyn .800 Simmons Roberts Philadelphia 72 .773
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Musial
St. Louis
Robinson
Brooklyn
Glaviano
Jethroe
Boston
Sauer
Chicago
Elliott
Sisler
Philadelphia
Ashburn
Slaughter
Gordon
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Erwilliger
Roberts
Spahn
A Eee
Bankhead
Simmons and_ Roberts Philadelphia
Tulip Craze Grips Western Europe in 1630s
A tulip mania swept Western Europe during the 1630s and a prize flower reportedly won an award valued around $60 000, illustrating the era's astonishing price levels for prized blooms.
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Europe
Tigers Roam to Streak as Road Form Shines
The Detroit Tigers hold an 19-3 road record after a 7-4 win over Washington, tying up the pennant race with the Yankees who were swept to a 14-4 road mark. Hoot Evers and George Kell drove in key runs while Dizzy Trout pitched a complete game for his third win.
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