Barons Edge Lookouts To Seize Southern Association Lead
Birmingham's unpredictable Barons held a narrow Southern Association lead after winning three straight against Chattanooga Lookouts. The Barons won 5-2 behind Jack Urban after a 4-1 suspended game, as Nashville, Little Rock, and New Orleans each won, with Atlanta fading further in the standings. Vet eran Wally Rogers hit a key two-run homer in the regular win.
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Chattanooga
Atlanta Crackers
New York Yankee
Jack Urban
Lookouts
Nashville
Atlanta
Little Rock
Mobile
New Orleans
Memphis
Billy Currie
Gerry Lane
Dick Hyde
Baron
Currie
Lane
Hyde
Mark Freeman
Ernie Nichols
Dave Benedict
Wally Rogers
Junior Wooten
Wooten
Vols.a
Crackers
Bob Lennon
Vols
Dick Libby
Joe Stupak
Chicks
Bob Schultz
Keith Thomas
del Lang
Len Johnson
Bears
Travs
Dick Hoeksema
Ralph Atkins
Norm Larker
Campanella Steals Home In 12th Sparks Brooklyn Win
Brooklyn catcher Campanella stole home in the 12th inning as Carl Furillo hit a run scoring single to lift the Dodgers 7-5 over the Cardinals. Del Rice suffered a spike wound and severe contusion of the right leg in a collision at home plate as he was carried from the field.
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Roy Campanella
Brooklyn
Campy
St.Louis Cardinals
Carl Furillo
Campanella
al Brazie
Cardinal
Clem Labine
Brazie
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Rice
Yanks Uneasily Await Detroit Invasion
The world champion New York Yankees wait for Detroit as injuries pile up and the club trails the Indians and White Sox in standings. GM George Weiss denies deals while Joe Collins Enos Slaughter and Andy Carey miss games and the bench struggles under Casey Stengel.
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New York
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Yanks
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
George Weiss
Joe Collins
Enos Slaughter
Andy Carey
Yank
Casey Stengel
Water meter found buried for over three decades in Granfield
Walter Dodson, city water worker, unearthed a buried water meter in Granfield Oklahoma. He cleaned and reported it as good as new. Lake Erie reaches 210 feet at its deepest point.
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Okla
Walter Dodson
City Water
Lake Erie
Patterson Edges Maxim In Unequal Newspaper Decision
Floyd Patterson, a 19 year old Olympic graduate, won a newspaper decision over Joey Maxim but Maxim secured the official unanimous verdict from the three officials. Patterson stunned the crowd with a leaping right hand lead and a crowd of 2,350 booed the tally.
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New York
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Joey Maxim
Cus Diamoto
Patterson
New York State Athletic Commission
Bob Christenberry
Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway
Arthur Susskind
Maxim
Joe Eppy
Ruby Goldstein
Pal Joey
Southern Association Results and Major League Schedule
Major league and Southern Association results show Nashville and New Orleans posting wins while Atlanta, Memphis, Birmingham and others suffered losses. Tuesday’s MLB schedule features Cleveland at Washington and Chicago at Philadelphia among seven games and two 12 inning decisions in the day’s action.
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Memphis
Little Rock
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Cee Oe
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Lemon
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Monday Night Fights Highlight Brooklyn Card Results
In Brooklyn Joey Maxim outpointed Floyd Patterson in a 10 rounder. Archie Moore stopped Bert White in a non title bout in Baltimore. Vern Stevenson stopped Smitty Hicks in Berlin New Hampshire. Willie Vaughn outpointed Rainey Mays in Los Angeles.
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Joey Maxim
Cleveland
Floyd Patterson
New York
Archie Moore
Miami
Bert White
Baltimore
Berlin
N.H
Vern Stevenson
Montreal
Smitty Hicks
Portland
LOS Angles
Willie Vaughn
Los Angeles
Rainey Mays
Villains Lead Coliseum Card In Decatur Wrestling
Mr. X and Al Getz headline a two falls out of three tag match with a 90 minute limit against Tarzan White and Don Wayne. Wayne faces Mr. X and White meets Getz in two one fall bouts, each 30 minutes, at 8 30 p m. DAV sponsors the Decatur card as Alex Gulas acts as matchmaker.
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Decaturat
Wayne
Hungary
Olive and Richards to Compete Wednesday at Decatur Speedway
Three fireballers join Vic Geison, the Cull man Fireball, for a strong stock car night at Decatur Speedway. Buck Olive brings a new Olds 88 powered car and K C Richards unveils a rebuilt engine, aiming to topple the Florence duo and chase a possible all-time purse record as six events start at 8 p.m.
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Cullman
Florence
Buck Olive
Olive
K. C. Richards
Richards
Gerson
Mickey Martin
Stan Musial Leads 1954 NL Slugging Race
Stan Musial posts a 785 slugging mark leading the National League in 1954 with 150 total bases in 191 at bats and 74 hits including 19 homers. Willie Mays stands third in NL slugging at .669 while Al Rosen paces the American League at .623 before injury. Minnie Minoso tops AL total bases with 115 as Hank Sauer trails in NL.
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Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Associated Press
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Redbirds
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Babe Ruth
Brooklyn
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
al Rosen
Cleveland
Willie Mays
New York Giant
Minnie Minoso
Chicago White Sox
Rosen
Seining Allowed in Whiteside Pump Drainage Area
Starting Wednesday all waters drained by the Whiteside pumps are opened for seining. Fishermen may take all species without a license, using methods except shooting dynamiting or telephoning. The legal area is the drained Whiteside pump region only.
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Dodgers to face Falcons at Legion Field Sunday
The Decatur Negro Dodgers meet the Chattanooga Falcons Sunday at Legion Field. Game time is 3 o clock. The Dodgers have played 15 games with 13 wins. The Falcons also hold a creditable record this season in a likely tight matchup.
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Chattanooga Falcons
Legion Field
Dodgers
Falcons
Major League Leaders Highlights by Team
The wire lists season leaders across positions. Avila of Cleveland tops batting at .381 with 72 hits, while Minoso of Chicago leads runs with 46 and 51 RBIs. Musial of St. Louis dominates multiple categories with a .387 average, 52 runs, 62 RBIs, 79 hits, and 19 home runs. Jablonski also ranks highly with 79 hits. Padres of Brooklyn leads pitching with 61 wins and a .857 winning percentage.
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Cleveland
Minoso
Chicago
Rosen
Branda
Detroit
Morgan
New York
Stone
Washington
Musial
St. Louis
Jablonski
Padres
Brooklyn
Huntsville Cotton Broker Leads In Sectional Trials
A Huntsville cotton broker, Hercel Spears, tops sectional Open qualifying at Birmingham Country Club west course with rounds of 70 and 71 for a 141 total to lead five qualifiers for the National Open at Springfield New Jersey next week.
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Huntsville
Ala
Springfield
N. J
Hercel Spears
Birmingham Country Club West
Minnie Attains 192 At Bats With 599 Slugging Mark
The report notes Minnie tallies 10 doubles 7 triples and 9 home runs in 192 at bats achieving a slugging percentage of 599.
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Minnie
Patton just makes Open as amateurs shine in qualifying
Billy Joe Patton survived a late miscount to tie for sixth in the Open sectional at Burlington N C and win a playoff with a birdie. Amateurs dominated the day with Harvie Ward Jr leading Sacramento qualifiers and Bob Duden posting a 9 under par in Cincinnati.
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Ore
Bob Duden
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Bob Toski
Livingston
N.J
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Johnny Palmer
Dave Douglas
Jerry Barber
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PGA
Horton Smith
Chick Harbert
Jimmy Hines
Toney Penna
Frank Strafaci
Robert Tyre Jones III
Bobby
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Lawson
Burlington
Harvie Ward Jr
Sacramento
Calif
West Virginia Named To Basketball Classic
West Virginia of the Southern Conference was named as the fourth team in the Birmingham Basketball Classic to be held December 17 and 18. The Mountaineers join Alabama Texas and Wake Forest in the two day tournament with Alabama having won last year's finals. Opening night opponents are selected by coin toss and the victors meet for the title the next night.
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West Virginia
Mountaineers
Alabama
Texas
Wake Forest
Atlantic Coast
Auburn
Open championship bids set for national golf meet
In Birmingham the field of six for the Open includes Gene Dahlbender Atlanta and Charlie Harper Fort Benning with 144s. Crisman Selma and Harold Williams Tuscaloosa both posted 144, while Harper and Buck White Greenwood were co medalists in 1947 trials. Spears makes his sixth Open appearance with a best finish of 11th in 1948.
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Atlanta
Charlie Harper
Ft. Benning
Oteg Crisman
Selma
Ala
Harold Williams
Tuscaloosa
Dahlbender
Harper
Crisman
Williams
Buck White
Greenwood
Miss
Birmingham Country Club
White
Spears
Campanella Back Powers Dodgers In 12-Inning Win
Campanella returns after 29 days out and drives the Dodgers to a 7-5 victory over the Cardinals in 12 innings. Furillo’s RBI and Campanella’s take rush the pennant race as Brooklyn extends its winning streak to 10. Giants and Red Sox win while rest idle. Eskimo ancestry noted near Lake Superior.
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Carl Furillo
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Stan Musial
Ray Jablonski
Roe
Jim Hughes
Bill Sarni
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Wes Westrum
Sal Maglie
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