Boosters Face Indians Tonight at Legion Field
The Decatur Indians host the Huntsville Boosters at 8 00 PM with manager George Burns unsure of the starter The Indians seek a season sweep after losing to Huntsville in two straight games Burns has three nurlers ready including himself Gary Cooke Charlie Goodin and Burns with Earl Reed likely to start Decatur notes injuries to Caudill and Red Caudill may miss the game Reed won the first Booster victory of the season for Decatur Also listed are the probable lineup positions for tonight's game and upcoming road games this week
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Madison County
Legion Field
George Burns
Huntsville
Decatur
The
Roosters
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Nurlers
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Charlie Goodin
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Birmingham
Indians
Russellville
Columbia
Tennessee
Monsanto
Florence Raiders
Avery Roberts
Boosters
Reed
Tom Bragg
Julian Tubbs
Tomorrow's Schedule for Baseball and Hockey Cards
Tomorrow's schedule lists Boston at Pittsburgh 3 30 P M Brooklyn at St Louis night 8 30 P M New York at Cincinnati 2 00 P Philadelphia at Chicago 1 30 P M
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Pittsburgh
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St. Louis
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Cincinnati
Associated Press
National League
Philadelphia
Chicago
Evening Sports Lineup: Five NBA Games Listed
The schedule shows five night matchups with Chicago at Washington at 7 30 P M Cleveland at Philadelphia at 7 P M St Louis at New York at 1 30 P M and Detroit at Boston at 1 P M.
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Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Boston
National League Game Schedule Update
The league announces no games scheduled for Monday affecting all teams and campuses. Schools observe a consolidated rest day with no varsity matchups across the circuit.
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Associated Press
National League
Fox Leads All-Star Game Fan Voting In Chicago
Nellie Fox of the Chicago White Sox tops the All-Star ballot with 4 168 votes from 17 764 cast as fans choose starters through June 29. Jackie Robinson Chico Carrasquel Stan Musial Ferris Fain among leaders for the July 10 Detroit game.
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Chicago White Sox
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White Sox
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St- Louis Cardinals
Ferris Fain
Philadelphia Athletics
Three Teams Tie Pro Am Battle At Huntsville
Three teams tied for first in the Huntsville Country Club State Pro Am Tourney with three under par scores on the 6 250 yard par 72 layout. Lead teams were led by Bob Lowery Sr of Huntsville Peck Leslie of Florence and E A Smith of Birmingham. Runner up teams posted two under par scores. Lowery Sr also took low amateur honors with 72. Spears and Leslie shared pro medal honors with 71.
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Ala
Huntsville Country Club
Bob Lowery
Peck Leslie
Florence
E. A. Smith
Birmingham
Hercel Spears
Spears
Leslie
Springfield Baltimore Scores From International League Brief
AP report lists several minor league results: Springfield 5 Baltimore 6, Buffalo 2 Ottawa 1, Montreal 4 Toronto 2, Syracuse 6 Rochester 4.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Toronto
Syracuse
Rochester
Baseball scores from the day’s fixtures
Kansas City beat Indiana 5 to 1 while Indianapolis defeated 4 to 3. St Paul won 4 to 2 over Toledo as Columbus led 7 to 1 against Minneapolis and Milwaukee defeated Louisville 8 to 2. Sacramento 4 San Diego 1 in the Pacific Coast League schedule.
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Six-city sports score roundup from the region
Dallas defeated San Antonio by 8 to 1, Houston won 4 to 0 at Fort Worth, Beaumont beat Oklahoma City 4 to 2, and Shreveport cruised past Tulsa 7 to 2 in the latest standings update.
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Beaumont
Oklahoma City
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Georgia and Alabama League scores and standings
Scores from multiple leagues show Little Rock 5 Mobile 2 and Atlanta 2 Nashville 1 in the Georgia Alabama League. Other results include Columbus 10 Montgomery 7 Macon 9 Augusta 5 and Charleston 2 Columbia 0.
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LaGrange
Tallahassee blank Headland in Alabama Florida League opener
The game at Tallahassee ended 5 to 0 as the hosts shut out Headland in the only reported matchup in the Alabama Florida League.
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Southern Association Schedule Notes for New Orleans and Birmingham
The schedule lists New Orleans at Chattanooga and Birmingham at Memphis as the only games planned, with no additional matchups or dates provided.
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Southern Association
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Chattanooga
Birmingham
Memphis
St. Louis at New York and Other NBA Matchups
Readable brief lists four NBA games with teams St. Louis hosting New York, Detroit visiting Boston in New England, Cleveland facing Philadelphia in the Northeast, and Chicago traveling to Washington in the capital region.
Louis And Savold Confident Ahead Of Bout
Joe Louis and Lee Savold express confidence ahead of their outdoors bout at Weill's Wigwam. Louis predicts a fifth round KO while Savold vows to beat Louis in five. The bout airs on pay per view style closed circuit across five cities with Louis favored at 3 to 1 and Savold returning after a year’s layoff.
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Bruce Woodcock
Musial Closing Gap On Robinson In Leading NL Batting Race
New York June 12 Stan Musial is within four points of Jackie Robinson in the National League batting race. Musial trails Robinson who dipped to .370 after a week with Brooklyn and a 33 point loss. Red Schoendienst moved up to third as Musial’s Cardinal push continues. Roy Campanella joined the top five with a 16 point rise to .343. Richie Ashburn sits at .341 and Bob Elliott at .339 as the chase tightens.
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Red Schoendienst
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Roy
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Phillies
Bob Elliott
Boston
Majors Start New Series In Other Fields
Chicago White Sox lead the American League by 2 1/2 games and face the Senators in Washington as Ed Stewart and Gus Niarhos cope with fever. The Dodgers open a Western swing in St Louis against the Cardinals while Harry Dorish heads home after his infant daughter's death. Brooklyn aims to extend its NL edge despite hard luck. Reds visit Giants and Cubs host Phillies as Boston and New York pursue wins in varied trips among the league leaders. All clubs were idle yesterday.
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Nursery Meets VFW Tonight in City Softball League
Decatur Nursery faces VFW in the first game at 7 30 with Local 88 vs Wolverine to follow This marks the penultimate night of the first half of the league If no rain falls only one replay battle remains between VFW and Wolverine The second half starts June 26.
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VFW
Wolverine
Two Excellent Bouts Slated Wednesday at Decatur Armory
Two main feature bouts are set for Wednesday at the Decatur Armory wrestling card. Cyclone Johnny Bence meets Al Massey in a two falls out of three format with a 60 minute limit, followed by Nick Carter of Oneonta facing Irish Jack Kelley in a grudge match two falls out of three with a 90 minute limit.
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al Massey
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Oneonta
Jack Kelley
Nellie Fox Tops AL Batting Crown in Week of June
Nellie Fox of the White Sox led the American League with a .363 average after 12 hits in 34 at bats. Ray Coleman of St. Louis boosted to third with a .355 mark by collecting 14 safeties in 30 at bats. Ted Williams led homer production with 12 and runs batted in with 50. Eddie Lopat led wins with nine and Vic Raschi tied in strikeouts with 55.
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Step Ahead of Pittsburgh's Ralph Kiner at .337
A concise sports note highlights a batter leading Ralph Kiner of Pittsburgh at a .337 pace. The snippet notes a local context and competitive positioning in batting performance.
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Ralph Kiner
Barons Rally Past Lookouts as Newsom Reinjures Leg
Old pro Bobo Newsom left with a likely leg injury after a liner hit him in the left leg in the second inning. Roger Higgins blanked Chattanooga to seal Birmingham’s 6 1 victory, extending the Barons’ win streak to six. Sonny Dixon fell to 6 0 as Lookouts stranded sixteen and left runners loaded twice. Also, Little Rock beat Mobile twice to widen the league lead. Memphis and New Orleans did not play. Atlanta beat Nashville 2 1.
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