Southern Pitchers Dominate Night Game Action Under Arc Lights
Atlanta Crackers beat Chattanooga 7 0 as Robert Durham pitched four innings of near no hit ball. Knoxville Smokies split with Nashville in a twin bill 4 1 and 10 4. New Orleans swept Little Rock 9 4 while Birmingham edged Memphis 4 3. Durham fanned six and Darrow rebounded from rough start with late heroics.
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Decatur Baseball Rivalry Opens Season With Hosierymen
Big Sunday crowd expected for the opener between Decatur Alabama Hosierymen and Goodyear Wing Foots at 2:30. Hosierymen surge with new players while visitors also show strong form and power hitting. A warm up match tomorrow has Hosierymen hosting Fayetteville Tigers and Goodyearites facing Dallas Millers in Huntsville. Manager Bronaugh confirms Hardy to start for the Hosierymen.
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Sports Mirror Highlights Past Baseball and Golf Victories
Today a year ago Carl Hubbell of the Giants and Dizzy Dean of the Cardinals logged their eighth wins of the season. Three years ago Jerfl Browning defeated Joe Savoldi in a rain drenched heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium. Five years ago Dorothy Abell Hurd and Helen Hicks shared the 54 hole eastern golf championship with a 263 total.
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Hosierymen Over Locals In Hitting Duel At Alabama Park
Fred House pitched seven strong innings as Acme loses to the Hosierymen from Birmingham 15 safeties. Bronaugh leads with a triple and three singles, while Gunnells Hargrove and Smith contribute multiple hits. Errors and baserunning miscues shape scoring, with Batson Halfacre miscue costing a run.
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Stars Top Tigers in 10-9 Slugfest Victory
Yesterday's games featured Stars beating the Tigers 10-9 with Red Rolfe contributing tying and winning runs. Deshong pitched two-hit ball to blanks White Sox 2-0 for the Senators. Hack's homer broke the Cubs deadlock in a 6-4 win while Sulik homered as the Phillies beat the Cardinals. Johnson drilled two homers and a double in the Athleticos 5-2 over the Indians. Ferrell drove in four with a homer and double for the Red Sox against the Browns. Campbell delivered an eighth inning double that scored the eventual winner for the Reds over the Dodgers.
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Dodgers May Change Pilot At End Of Season Says Brietz
The Van Mungo episode puts Casey Stengel under pressure as two Dodgers quit early in the year. Front office chatter suggests a managerial change possible this season. Rumors involve Judge McKeever, Burleigh Grimes, Babe Ruth, and contract angles for Stengel and Carey's era. The piece notes various sports figures and honors for local journalists.
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Louisville
Joe Gilleau
Ebbets
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Stengel
Southern Bell to Play Twin Header at Delano Park
The Southern Bell Telephone soft球ballers will play two games Saturday afternoon at Delano Park against the American Telephone and Telegraph team of Birmingham. First pitch is at 2 o clock on diamond No 1. Both teams have 16 wins, and the local club aims to win both games.
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Rookies Suffer Heavy Loss at Tuscumbia
The Rookies were routed 22 to 2 by Tuscumbia. They made 15 errors as the visitors capitalized on misplays and hammered Sandlin Grant Hudson and Batley. The Rockies travel to Tuscumbia for a Sunday game.
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Johnson's Home Run Sparks Athletics Victory
Johnson hit a key home run for the Athletics yesterday, contributing to the team's win. Details on score and opponent are not provided in the fragment.
Yanks Depend On Pitching In Tight AL Race
The New York Yankees risk the pennant on their pitching staff as they traded Jimmy DeShong to Washington for Bump Hadley and Roy Johnson. DeShong thrives in Nationals rotation, while Hadley struggles to establish himself for New York.
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New York Yankees
Jimmy DeShong
Yanks
Deshong
Jesse Hill
Washington
Bump Hadley
Roy Johnson
Nats
Hadley
Joe
Baseball Results Across Leagues Collected Scores
Southern League Birmingham 4 Memphis 3 Knoxville 3 10 Nashville 1 4 New Orleans 9 Little Rock 4 Atlanta 7 Chattanooga 0. American League New York 10 Detroit 9 10 innings Boston 7 St Louis 5 Philadelphia 5 Cleveland 2 Washington 2 Chicago 0. National League Chicago 6 Boston 4 Philadelphia 12 St Louis 4 Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 3. New York Pittsburgh rain Alabama Florida League Panama City 3 Union Springs 1 Dothan 8 Andalusia 3 Abbeville 9 3 Ozark 8 5 Enterprise Troy rain.
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Newark Drops Toronto 8 in Rain Shortened Game
Newark routs Toronto 8 to 0 before rain halted play in the sixth inning. Montreal blanked Albany 4 to 0 as weather interrupted several matches while Rochester and Syracuse had rain delays. Buffalo Baltimore games were washed out.
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Stammer Wins Opening Davis Cup Match Over Jacobs
England’s Ray Stammers defeats American titleholder Helen Jacobs in straight sets 12 10 and 6 1 to take the early lead in the best of seven series for the Wightman Cup.
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Southern Leaders Pitching and Hitting Leaders
Summary of top performers in a baseball season with pitchers winning five or more games. Notables include Darrow and Birmingham's ghoun and Richards of Atlanta with eight home runs each. RBIs led by Taitt of Nashville and Duke of Memphis with 58 and 53 respectively. Stolen bases show Onnenkamp of Little Rock and Weatherly of New Orleans with nine and ten. Nashville and Atlanta lead runs scored while Atlanta and Chattanooga allow the fewest runs.
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Atlanta
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Duke
Taitt
Nashville
Memphis
Onnenkamp
Little Rock
Weatherly
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Joe Louis Builds Killer Spirit in Camp
Joe Louis and trainer Jack Blackburn push the fighter toward a merciless ring mindset. Louis pounds five sparring partners in intense drills as Blackburn urges him to smash foes without mercy.
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Holman and son flee to Oyster Bay estate under guard
Libby Holman widow of Smith Reynolds and her three and a half year old son Christopher Smith Reynolds have retired under armed guard to a 50 acre Oyster Bay estate.
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Ludwig Signs For Battle In Martin Arena Card
Promoter Chris Jordan announces German star Otto Ludwig has given written consent to face Freddy Knichel in the main event at Martin Arena Tuesday night. The match will be best two of three falls with a 90 minute limit, and Ludwig risks suspension in Alabama and 37 affiliated states if he refuses. The card also features Eddie Wayland versus Dynami te Joe Dillman in the semi final.
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University of Tennessee
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Indianapolis
Schedule of Tonight's Pro Football Matchups
Tonight's slate lists Birmingham at Atlanta Little Rock at Chattanooga New Orleans at Knoxville Memphis at Nashville Boston at Chicago New York at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at St Louis St Louis at Boston Detroit at New York Chicago at Washington Dothan at Panama City Troy at Abbeville Ozark at Union Springs Enterprise at Andalusia.
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