Indians Face Huntsville Boosters In Tuesday Night Tilt
The Decatur Indians travel to Legion Field to face the Huntsville Boosters at 8:00 PM after Huntsville edged Decatur 7-6 in a wild Sunday game. John Meadows pitched well for Decatur. Tom Bragg started for Huntsville before being relieved by Julian Tubbs.
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Birmingham
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Neal Stephenson Cell 817 M Decatur
Neal Stephenson listed with address 817 M Decatur on Route 1 Austinville. Phone or contact notation not provided.
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De Vicenzo Wins Palm Beach Round Robin in Close Finish
Victor De Vicenzo of Palm Beach benefited from others faltering at Whagy Country Club to win the Palm Beach Round Robin with a plus 40 total. Jim Ferrier, trailing early, surged to within three. Burke Jr Haas Jr Harbert and others posted high rounds in a 16-player, five-round format.
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Robert de Vicenzo
Palm Beach
Jim Ferrier
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Kiner's two homers power Pirates to 5 4 win over Dodgers
In a 11th inning rally Ralph Kiner hit his 14th and 15th homers to lift Pittsburgh past Brooklyn 5 4 after Brooklyn won the opener. Eddie Lopat pitched Yankees to a 2 1 win over Chicago while Chicago White Sox topped New York 11 7 in the nightcap.
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Associated Press
Ralph Kiner
Pirates
Brooklyn
Eddie Lopat
Yankees
Chicago
White Sox
National League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary
Baseball leader highlights include Robinson of Brooklyn topping NL batting at .370 and Musial of St. Louis at .366. Hodges of Brooklyn drives runs with 42, while Snider 43 RBIs for Brooklyn pace NL batters. Pitching leaders show Roe 8-0 and Brecheen 4-0 with 1.000 ERAs.
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Westlake
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Ashburn
Philadelphia
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Boston
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Bell
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Chicago
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Jethroe
Roe
Brecheen
Rome Linksman Captures Gadsden Golf Tourney Title
Burgett Mooney of Rome Georgia won the Gadsden Invitational golf tournament in Gadsden Alabama. He defeated Carol Armstrong of Chattanooga one up in the final after edging Weldon Doe of Montgomery two up to reach the final. Armstrong beat Walter Wood of Gadsden 2 and 1 in the semifinal. Harry Webb of Huntsville won the consolation title 1 up over Joe Lee Griffin of Gadsden. Webb then beat Jennings Gordon of Rome 5 and 3, while Griffin defeated Dr. J. R. Shamblein of Tuscaloosa 2 and 1 in the other semifinal. Wilton Wigley of Anniston won the first flight by defeating John Wood of Gadsden 2 up.
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Star
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Wilton Wigley
Anniston
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Schedule for B Today SI American League and Southern Association
In the American League there are no games scheduled. Southern Association action includes Nashville at Atlanta Little Rock at Mobile and Chattanooga at Birmingham, with only those games listed.
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Atlanta
Little Rock
Mobile
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Baseball doubleheader results across cities
Scores show Atlanta 5 Nashville 3 with Birmingham 3 Chattanooga 2 in a first game of 10 innings. New Orleans 8 Memphis 6 in the second 10 inning game. Little Rock 7 Mobile 7 when the game was called after seven innings due to darkness.
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Nashville
Birmingham
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Memphis
Little Rock
Mobile
Arkness
Georgia and Deep South League Scores Report
Regional baseball scores from the South Atlantic Georgia Florida and Alabama leagues show Columbus 8 to 3 over Columbia, Augusta 12 to 5 over Savannah, Albany 6 to 0 over Moultrie, Americus 12 to 7 over Brunswick, and Valdosta 3 to 0 over Tifton in Georgia. Alabama outcomes include LaGrange 16 over Rome 6 and Opelika 10 over Valley 3 with other results in Huntsville region.
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Valley
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Alexander City
Snead Eyes National Open Victory at Oakland Hills
DETROIT June 11 Sammy Snead, famed for never winning the National Open, is among a small group of favorites at Oakland Hills. The 162 contenders face a tough 6927 yard par 70 layout with new traps. Snead calls the course the toughest he has played, aiming to break the jinx this week.
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Oakland Hills Country Club
Birmingham
Snead
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Bobby Locke
Lloyd Mangrum
Jim Ferrier
Cary Middlecoff
Sam
Pale Hose Set for East Coast Swing
The Chicago White Sox prepare for a two week tour through New York Boston Washington and Philadelphia after a 14 game winning streak topped by a dramatic 11 7 comeback against the Yankees. They hold a two and a half game lead over New York as Boston presses for third place with a pair of wins over Cleveland.
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Land of Free and Plenty
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Baseball Standings Snapshot From Early Schedule
New York 2-7 Chicago 1-11 Boston 9-8 Cleveland 6-2 Detroit 11-9 Philadelphia 7-5 St. Louis 10-2 Washington 9-3 Second game went 11 innings.
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Civic League Opens 15 Week Softball Season At Delano Park
The Civic softball league begins its 15 week season tonight at 7 PM at Delano Park with two games. Kiwanis Civitans meet first, Lions Rotary follow, each game slated for five innings.
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United States Sees First Billion Bushel Wheat Crop
In 1944 the United States harvested a record wheat crop reaching one billion bushels marking a milestone in agricultural output. The achievement underscores wartime food production strength and expanded domestic supply.
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Barons Grab Doubleheader in Tight Southern Race
Birmingham’s Barons rally in a doubleheader win over Chattanooga to extend a five game streak and close on Southern Association leaders Little Rock. Freeman earns two wins with late relief as Birmingham takes 3-2 in ten innings and 4-3 in the nightcap. The Crackers split with Nashville, New Orleans shocks Memphis, and Mobile draws Little Rock in a 7-7 tie after a rain delay. The U S Army reached 8,266,373 total personnel in 1945.
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