Raiders Fall 9-3 as Legionnaires Triumph in Florence
The Decatur American Legion defeated the Florence Raiders 9-3 in Florence. Lefty Coy Holbrooks pitched eight innings with a two hitter before leaving with an injury, while Bill Freeman and Red Caudill led Decatur at the plate with three and two runs driven in respectively. The win improves Decatur to eight wins eight losses, with Acipco expected next and Birmingham to visit Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebel Steiner
Herb McElroy
Decatur
McElroy
Bill Freeman
Bill
Platter
Red Caudill
Fancy Fielding
Avery Roberts
Sonny ‘Todd
Todd
Roberts
Freeman
Hargrove
Gene Ratliff
Legion
Chick Sparkman
Gaisser
Ratliff
Steiner
Ed Brazelton
Doss Cleveland
Brazelton
Cleveland
Halbrooks
Sonny Todd
Jimmy Caudill
Keystone
Caudill
Sparkman
Joe Grant
Jimmy
Glen Thomas
Raider
Thomas
Florence
Raiders
Curtis
Acipco
Birmingham Nine
Halbrooks Star In Decatur 9 3 Victory Over Florence
Coy Halbrooks starred for Decatur in a 9 3 win over Florence Tuesday night. He pitched eight innings allowing two hits before being struck on the left elbow in the ninth. Rebel Steiner collected both of Decatur's hits. Injury to Halbrooks undetermined.
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Florence
Fair Park
Decatur American Legion
Florence Raiders
Decatur
Coy Holbrooks
Roy Gaisser
Halbrooks
Victory
Coy Halbrooks
Rebel Steiner
Montevallo Northerns Champion in Baseball Crown
Montevallo, the North Alabama champion, will meet Montgomery's Sidney Lanier, Southern titleholder, in a best two out of three series for the state high school baseball crown. The winner advances to the Southeastern Tournament at Tuscaloosa June 21-23. Montevallo beat Emma Sansom 9 to 5 in the district finals. John Galloway injured his arm and Buddy Rhodes pitched five-hitter.
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Leeds
Ala
Montevallo
North Alabama
Montgomery
Sidney Lanier
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
High
Emma Sansom
Gadsden
John Galloway
Buddy Rhodes
Rhodes
Stone
Whitten
Waddell
Roberts
Gas Day Schedule and Decatur Florence Baseball Summary
Southern Association action lists New Orleans at Chattanooga Birmingham at Little Rock Atlanta at Memphis Mobile at Nashville all night. In Decatur vs Florence, Freeman and Brazelton lead with multiple RBIs as Halbrooks wins 5-2 over Gaisser after 9 innings with errors and hits tallying through.
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Southern Association
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Mobile
Nashville
J. Caudill
Rf Roberts
Freeman
Sparkman
Caudill
Brazelton
Cleveland
Halbrooks
Johnson
McElroy
Eonce Decatur
Florence
E. Freeman
Todd
Ratliff
Hargrove
Steiner
RBI
Grant
Roberts
R. Caudill
Brizelton
Thomas
Rickard
Harii
Decatur
Gaiss
Gaisser
Lambert
Bryant
Big Ebba
Hoover
Garfies
Rocky Krsnich
Barons
Norm Zauchin
Travelers Field
Tigers King Lipon Sparks Detroit Rally in Rally as Tigers Take Lead
Johnny Lipon batted .335 and starved the field, guiding Detroit to a 11-8 win over Washington as Kell Evers Wertz led a hitting surge. Cleveland and Chicago also posted wins as Lipon’s club climbed atop the standings.
Baseball scores from a full National and American League slate
The Associated Press reports several NL games with New York over Pittsburgh 10 to 4, Boston over Cincinnati 8 to 3, Chicago 7 over Brooklyn 6 in 10 innings, St. Louis 5 over Philadelphia 4, and in the AL Cleveland routing New York 16 to 2, Chicago defeating Boston 8 to 4, St. Louis beating Philadelphia 6 to 5, and Detroit prevailing 11 to 8 over Washington.
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Associated Press
American League
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
National League
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Johnny Lipon
Tigers
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Lipon
Red Rolfe
Evers-Wertz-Groth
Newhouser-Houtteman - Hutchinson - Gray - Trucks
Gerry Priddy
George Kell
Yankee Stadium
Tiger
Kell
Everson
Hoot Evers
Vic Wertz
Wertz
Washington Senators
Bengals
Yankees
Indians
Luke Easter
Bob Kennedy
White Sox
Joe McCarthy
Red Sox
Kenny Holcombe
Fenway Park
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Curt Simmons
Johnny Lindell
Harry Walker
Jack Banta
Emil Verban
Cubs
Bobby Thomson
New York Giants
New Yorkers
Pirates
Earl Torgeson
Boston Braves
Cincinnati
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Nursery Wins with Four-Run Seventh In Softball Showdown
In a City softball league game Tuesday night Decatur Nursery rallied for a 5-4 victory over East End with four runs in the bottom of the seventh. Ed Cassidy started the rally with a four-base hit and key hits by Poff Mize and Justice sealed the win as Gardner doubled and Flack Gardner scored the decisive run on a wild pitch.
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Decatur Nursery
East End
Wolverine
W. Ed Cassidy
Poff
Mize
Charlie Justice
Flack Gardner
Flack
Hoyt Alvis
Bland
Gardner
Johnson
Perry
Howard
Lemley
Slayton
Gibson
Fred Adams
Virgil Presnell
Brandaway
Quinn To Make Start Tonight
Frank Quinn, a former Boston Red Sox prospect, opens a Chattanooga start against New Orleans seeking to prove his future after past slips through Boston and Washington. Manager Fred Walters directs Quinn at Chattanooga as the Lookouts aim to extend a winning streak over New Orleans.
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Sterling Slappey
Associated Press
Frank Quinn
Springfield
Mass
Yale University
Boston Red Sox
Quinn
Red Sox
Washington Senators
Boston
Washington
Senators
Chattanooga Lookouts
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Yale
Tom Lawkey
Birmingham
Fred Walters
Walters
Bill Kennedy
Lookouts
Tony Jacobs
Methuselah
Tony
Nashville Vols
Mobile
Buster Boguskie
Sulphur Dell
Atlanta
Dick Hoover
Ebba St. Claire
Hoover
Woodcock Falls to Savold in Four-Round English Title Fight
In London at White City stadium Bruce Woodcock loses to Lee Savold in four rounds for the British European heavyweight title. Woodcock bears a deep cut over his left eye, nose and mouth as Savold bloodies him with sharp jabs and hooks. The referee stops it after the fourth.
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London
Bruce Woodcock
Fighting Woodcock
Doncaster
Yorkshire
Lee Savold
United States
Bird
White City Stadium
Savold
States
Woodcock
Tom Hurst
Andrew Smyth
Doc
Savold Enticed by Bids From Louis Charles and Walcott
June 7 reports Lee Savold the new world heavyweight champion has attracted offers to fight Joe Louis Ezzard Charles or Jersey Joe Walcott. Abe Greene of the NBA disclosed bids from an unidentified promoter. In Chicago Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech will coach the South team for the All Star game at Soldier Field August 11. Dodd is 40 and tied as oldest coach in the SEC in continuous service, recently named athletic director at Tech.
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New York
Lee Savold
Britain
Joe Louis
Ezzard Charles
Jersey Joe Walcott
Abe Greene
National Boxing Association
Chicago
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Eddie Anderson
Soldiers Field
Dodd
Bill Alexander
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Batting and pitching leaders across leagues
In the season leaders list Kell of Detroit hits .388 with 66, Williams of Boston hits 14 homers and 46 runs for Boston, Stephens drives in 53 for Boston while Williams leads Boston in runs with 46. Other leaders include DiMaggio 60 hits for Boston, Dillinger 5 steals for Philadelphia, and Byrne 5-1 for New York.
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Associated Press
Kell
Detroit
Doby
Cleveland
Williams
Boston
Stephens
DiMaggio
Evers
Rizzuto
New York
Henrich
Doerr
McDermott
Musial
St. Louis
Robinson
Brooklyn
Jethroe
Glaviano
Sauer
Chicago
Elliott
Slaughter
Sisler
Bankhead
Roberts
Philadelphia
NBL Eague Scores and Southeastern League Results
NBL Eague: Kinneapolis 2-9 Milwaukee 1-6. Indianapolis 8-5 Toledo 2-4. Louisville 6 Columbus 0. Southeastern League: Selma 7-5 Vicksburg 6-4. Jackson 14 Montgomery 13 Meridian 13 Anniston 7. Pensacola 14 Gadsden 6. Chattanooga 6 New Orleans 2 Nashville 8 Mobile 7 Birmingham 8 Little Rock 2 Atlanta 3 Memphis 1.
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American Association Kinneapolis
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Columbus
Selma
Vicksburg
Jackson
Montgomery
Meridian
Anniston
Pensacola
Gadsden
Pro Basketball Night Schedule Across Cities
Tomorrow's games list Brooklyn versus Pittsburgh, Philadelphia versus Cincinnati, Boston versus St. Louis, New York versus Chicago, Cleveland versus Washington, Chicago versus Philadelphia, Detroit versus New York, and St. Louis versus Boston with start times ranging from 1:00 PM to 8:30 PM. The card highlights multiple city matchups and confirms local broadcast or venue timing.
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Legionnaires
Hurt
Richard
Riley
Sessler
Brewer
C Gaisser
Oneet Regeseeee
Rhoa Todd
Tar
de Carlo Duff
Eddie Slack
MGM
Roxy
Hatfield
Athens
Judy Garland
van Johnson
Scholastic England
Robert Mitchum
Janet Leigh
Cafe Society
Daffy Duck
Late World News
Saas
Walt Disneys
Nursery
F.W
Guard
Lovelace
F. Adams
Smith and Mullins
Alvis
Wells
Sf FW
Oseneye Sneeser
Wolverine E
Hartselle
Dagwood
the Boss
Bumstead
Blondie
Dorothy Lamour
Girl From
Manhattan
NBL
Paramount
John Payne
Gait Russell Sterling Hayden
Jorge
Gebby” Hayes Bicck
Atlante
Wea
St. Louis Posee
Philadelphia Steeee
New York Ee
Tonige
Wes Can MacDonald
Jose A Sture
Jane Powell
Metro-Goldwyin-Mayer
Samuel Goldwyn
Danny Kaye Virginia
Covoe Sy Technicolor
Decatur Legionnaires
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