Elks Face Scottsboro. Cubs at Athens. Legion to Sheffield
Decatur Elks host Scottsboro at Legion Field at 3:00 tomorrow in their first meeting of the season. Cubs travel to Athens for a return game. American Legion plays Sheffield at Shefield with Bucky Price pitching. Ingalls idle.
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Shorty” Ogle
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Joe Flynn
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Reds Defeat Cardinals 1-0 in Slim Victory
The Reds beat the Cardinals 1-0 as Kent Peterson held St Louis to five hits for the win. Pittsburgh’s still-struggling pitching hurt the Pirates who fell toward the NL cellar, while Chicago moved into second by beating the Pirates 7-3 and Cincinnati’s win nudged St Louis down.
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Babe Zaharias Dreams Grand Slam After British Win
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, first American to win the British Women’s Amateur, calls her victory the women’s grand slam and says she will sleep late, breakfast in bed, then head to St Andrews to play the old course. She beat Jacqueline Gordon 5 and 4 and plans to explore Scotland this week.
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Major League Leaders From The Baseball Season Summary
The list summarizes top MLB performers by league, citing leaders in batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, strikeouts, and pitching. Names include Mize, Slaughter, Baunholtz, DiMaggio, Keller, Williams, Feller, and Shea among others, with team affiliations from New York, Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago, and St. Louis. A final note mentions Bushmen consuming termite eggs.
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Philadelphia
Mize
New York
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Marshall
Baumholtz
Cincinnati
Haas
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Pittsburgh
Ennis
Ere
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Brooklyn
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Spahn
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Keller
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Newhouser
Feller
Shea
Hutchinson
Poll update shows Boudreau leads AL shortstop race
Cleveland’s Lou Boudreau broadens his AL shortstop lead over Luke Appling to 4 181 votes as balloting for the 14th annual All-Star game nears the June 26 deadline. Buddy Kerr passes Marty Marion for NL shortstop second behind Eddie Miller. total vote reaches 47 692.
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New York Giants
Marty Marion
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Cincinnati
Eddie Miller
Reds
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Legion Defeats Cullman 3 to 2 in tight decider
Decatur American Legion won their fourth game of the season by edging Cullman 3 to 2. Halbrooks, the left handed ace, earned his third win, scattering five hits as Cullman scored two in the sixth to narrow the gap. Dan Crane and Joe Motherway drove key plays in Decatur’s two early runs.
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Coy Halbrooks
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Joe Motherway
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VFW Tops Tip-Top in City Softball Standings
V F W defeated Tip-Top 8 to 7 to stay in second place with six wins in the season. Mickey Garganus and Tom Todd sparked a late rally as Meadow Gold fell to Cooper Wells 19 to 5 with a third to fifth inning onslaught.
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Herb McElroy
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Baseball Scores From Across Leagues with Varied Games
National Cincinnati 1 St Louis 0 Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 3 results listed. Southern Association tilts include Atlanta 3 7 Birmingham 1 6 and Nashville 15 Chattanooga 0. Additional scores: Mobile 8 New Orleans 2 Memphis 8 Little Rock 7 Oakland 8 Seattle 2 Hollywood 3 Los Angeles 2 Portland 5 Sacramento 3 San Diego 10 San Francisco 3 Macon 2 Columbia 1 Savannah 5 Greenville 4 Charleston 4 Columbus 3 Augusta 10 Jacksonville 2 Waycross 7 Cordele 6 Albany 3 Thomasville 1 Moultrie 6 Tallahassee 5 Valdosta at Americus postponed rain Georgia Florida League Tallassee 7 Lanett 4 Opelika 10 Alexander City 3 Griffin at LaGrange postponed rain Newnan at Carrollton postponed Southeastern League Vicksburg 20 Gadsden 14 Jackson 4 Montgomery 3 Pensacola 13 Anniston 9 Selma 6 6 Meridian 2 pitcher struck out six Line score Decatur 001 002 0 35 1 Cullman 010 001 0 25 3 Halbrooks J Brewer Aldridge McElroy
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Alabama and Clemson Spark Opening NCAA Playoff Wins
In Charlotte on June 13 Clemson defeats Auburn 8 to 3 behind Joe Landrum while Alabama beats Virginia 7 to 2 as both teams win opening games in the first meeting between Southern and Southeastern conference champs. Thayer Bellis starts for Alabama against Clemson's Joe Hazle in a double elimination format with the final championship set for tomorrow.
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Virginia
Cubs-Led Chicago Attack Wins 7-3 Over Pirates
Don Johnson led Chicago with three hits including a bases loaded eighth inning triple in a 7-3 victory over the Pirates. Kent Peterson pitched Reds to a 1-0 shutout over the world champion Cardinals for his first complete major league win.
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Pirates
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Linescores from baseball and football games in Chicago and across cities
The Associated Press reports line scores from multiple games. Results include Erickson’s 7 run effort for Pittsburgh in a 7 to 3 win, Hearn and Rice securing Cincinnati’s 17 to 0 victory, and scattered outcomes across New Orleans Mobile Nashville Chattanooga Memphis Atlanta Birmingham and Little Rock with various pitchers and batters named.
Locke Behind in National Open as leaders shoot 67
St Louis June 13 Three players shared the lead with four under par 67s in the opening round of the National Open at St Louis Country Club. The field of over 160 pros and amateurs was cut to about 60 for tomorrow's 36 hole scramble. Texas duo Harry Todd and Henry Ransom from Houston joined Chicago's Northmoor in the field.
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Bears Down Pelicans 8 2 in Southern Association clash
Mobile Bears stay within half a game of the league leaders after an 8-2 win over New Orleans Pets. Pat McGlothin pitched a five hitter to back a sixth straight victory. Other scores include Nashville 15 Chattanooga 0 and Birmingham taking two from Atlanta.
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Harbert, Locke pace distant leaders in 6,532-yard event
Club and long-driving Chick Har bert of Northville Michigan led a tight race at the 6,532-yard course with narrow fairways and unresponsive greens. Bobby Locke trailed by one stroke, while Marvin Bow Ward and other contenders chased from Spokane and Kansas City with 69 shooters in the field. Ben Hogan sat within three strokes as the tied group of 70s contended for Open Qualifiers.
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Birth statistics show 41.4 percent male babies
Statisticians calculate that 41.4 percent of all babies scheduled for birth are males.
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