Indians Aim to Move Ahead of Russellville at Legion Field
The Decatur Indians host Russellville at Legion Field in a key series matchup. Gary Cooke will start for Decatur with a lineup featuring Avery Roberts Lester White Jimmy Johns Clell Hobson Red Caudill Chick Sparkman Bill Freeman Napoli and Cooke. Russellville won one of the first two games and Decatur won the other as both teams seek a series edge.
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Chandler Set to Quit as Baseball Commissioner
New York June 7 Albert B Happy Chandler prepared to resign from the Baseball Commissioner's post. He demands full severance of 65 000 annual salary to May 30 1952 indemnity against damages and relief from office expenses. He will set his own resignation date.
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Cleveland Indians
Lou Kretlow Wins First Game For Sox
Lou Kretlow wins his first game for the White Sox with a four-hit victory over Washington, driving in the winning run and completing his first full game since 1949. The win helps Chicago pull away as Detroit and St. Louis stumble, while Yankees and Red Sox falter.
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Baseball Schedule Highlights From Key American League Matchups
The Associated Press lists major league games: Washington at Chicago New York at St Louis Boston at Detroit and Philadelphia at Cleveland with National League designation. The rundown outlines teams and venues for today’s schedule.
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Southern Association
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Philadelphia Ee
National League Matchups Across the Circuit
Cincinnati visits New York while St. Louis heads to Brooklyn and Chicago plays Philadelphia. Pittsburgh travels to Boston in a slate of NL road games.
Southern Association Matchups Feature City Pairings
Chattanooga faces Atlanta while Nashville travels to Birmingham and Memphis plays Mobile. Little Rock goes to New Orleans as the Southern Association slate presents cross city showdowns.
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Tallahassee
Ozark
Headland
Panama City
Dothan
Enterprise
Valley
Alexander City
Opelika
Rome
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LaGrange
Junior League June Schedule Promises Packed Baseball Action
The Junior League outlines a June schedule with Tuesday and Thursday games across city diamonds. Key matchup today at West Town park features Homelike versus White Way, a rematch after May’s 14 to 9 Homelike win. The month’s slate includes Meadow Gold, Gregg, VFW, Elks, Moose, Pepsi Cola, White Way, and Homelike in multiple pairings.
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Pepsi Cola
White Way
Pepsi Cola Team Plans Cowan Trip and Caddo Match
Pepsi Cola will travel from Alabama Grill to Cowan Tennessee on Friday at 5 00 p m with 14 players including Breeding Thompson J Terry Carter Nash Patterson Muzzy Horton B Long White Ferguson R Terry Sims and Agee Thompson or Agee to start. Saturday they depart at 1 00 p m for Caddo to play. Batting averages are listed for the squad with Breeding at .548 and Thompson at .500 among others.
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Penn Defies NCAA Ban By Televising Fall Football
University of Pennsylvania announces plans to televise eight home football games this fall and urges NCAA president Hugh Willett to reconvene a special meeting. Athletic Director Frank Murray says Penn will share TV revenues with opponents and continue its alumni outreach despite the ban.
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Hugh C. Willett
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Tom Hamilton
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Tonight's NBA schedule features six games across major markets
Tomorrow's lineup lists Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and Chicago at New York at 7 30 P M with St Louis at Boston Cincinnati at Philadelphia New York at Chicago Boston at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at St Louis 8 30 P M The text also notes Adolphe Sax as the inventor of the saxophone describing it as a modern hybrid with a clarinet mouthpiece and single reed.
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VFW Defeats Fayetteville In Two Games
VFW won a two game set with Fayetteville Tennessee at Delano Park 5-4 and 7-4. Neil Armstrong pitched the first game and Sandlin Sams homered in the second. Fayetteville led early with Pitts scoring, but VFW pulled ahead with timely hitting and three runs in the seventh.
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Tigers rally to 6 4 win on bases loaded blast
Dick Kryhoski doubled with the bases loaded to spark an eight run inning and a 6 4 Tigers victory. Lou Kretlow earned a four hitter in a 4 2 White Sox win over Washington ending a long win drought and giving Chicago 19 wins in 21 games.
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Vols Edge Barons 1 to 0 in Low-Scoring Tilt
The Vols edged the Birmingham Barons 1-0 as Nashville righthander Jim Atchley earned a 1-0 win, backed by early singles from Bama Ray, Bob Brady, and Buster Boguskie. The loss drops the Barons 5 1/2 games behind Little Rock.
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Lanier Opens Playoff Run With 8 4 Victory
Sidney Lanier of Montgomery built a six run lead in the fourth inning and defeated Ensley of Birmingham 8 to 4 in the Alabama state high school baseball finals at Siluria. Coach Bill Moseley pulled starter Marvin Bowers to rest him for tonight's game.
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