Disco Courtland Clash Shrugs Into Tie For Second
Courtland defeats Austinville 5 0 and moves into a third place tie with the Raiders as Disco prepares to face Courtland at 7 30 and Brothers at 9 00. Grasskopf pitched two hit ball while Bonds and Fisher driven by timely hitting pace Courtland to the win.
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Courtland
M Courtland
Raiders
Austinville
Tland
Disco
Dot
League
Brothers
Chick Grosskopf
Gropf
George Connor
Ed Payne
Bill McRae
Joe Motherway
Connor
Payne
Cisco
Grasskopf
Bonds
Mathews
Gros—Bonds
Fisher
Gardner
Long
Preakness Stakes field shapes up at Pimlico on Saturday
Pimlico prepares for its biggest stake day with an expected crowd of about 50 000 and a purse well over 150 000 The eight race card includes the 30 000 added Preakness with 83 170 gross through nomination fees Hoops Hoop Jr leads at 3 to 2 while Pavot and others follow Albert Snider to ride Hoop Jr in the Preakness Eddie Arcaro rode the Derby winner earlier Saturday in Churchill Downs Fort Worth coach Fessenden named Army Forces Training Command football coach Atlanta welcomes Tommy Pope to Georgia after his all southern high school season
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Baltimore
Hoop Jr
F. W. Hooper
Hoop, Jr
Walter M Jeffords
Pavot
Hooper
Montgomery
Ala
Albert Snider
Calgary
Alberta
Eddie—Arcaro
Churchill Downs
Atlanta
Wally Butts
Tommy Pope
University_of Georgia
Pope
Atlanta’ High
Golfer Bob Warren hits two aces on same hole at Athens club
Athens Alabama June 14 LT Bob Warren Navy flight officer after 21 years without a hole in one aces the 167 yard eighth hole at Athens Country Club with a No 6 iron then repeats yesterday using a No 5 club two weeks apart both on the same hole. Buddy Behrens opens bid in Southern juniors tennis while 60 entries expected through Saturday in two meets and Atlanta trades Mario Fajo to Mobile for Chuck Kearney. bowling green ohio notes batless doubleheader as Green University bats shatter with five bats broken and no practice until new bats arrive.
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Athens
Ala
Bob Warren
Georgia Navy
Athens Country Club
Clinton, S. C
Buddy Behrens
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Bowling Green
Green University
Oberlin
Tight race continues in women's bowling league standings
Garrison's and Rountree pressed for first as Garrison's beat Moye's and Rountree defeated G and W. Garrison's and Rountree clash next Wednesday to decide first half winner. Jerry Briscoe led Rountree with 171 high game and tied with Helen Kitchens for high series at 455 as other scores topped 150.
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Garrison
Rountree
Moye’s
W. Garrison
Jerry Briscoe
Helen Kitchens
Nancy Rudder
Howard
Ben Coffey
Ruth Morris
Ump Wins as Brigham City Pitcher Umpire Shifts Game
Roundup of quirky sports notes from Hank Hansmann acting as umpire in Brigham City Utah to a radio talent recruitment for Pittsburgh writers and quirky tales of college football prospects then a Norfolk Midget league game where a tossed potato leads to a ruling of unsportsmanlike conduct.
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New York
Ump
Brigham City
Utah
Brigham City Peaches
Camp Kearns
Hank Hansmann
Peaches
Hank
Marv Abrams
Eagles
Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Art “Prez” Rooney
John
Army
Navy
Norfolk
Raiders Seek Friday Night Softball Game at Delano Park
Decatur High School Raiders invite any Decatur district softball team to play at 9:00 p m Friday on the Delano Park diamond. Contact The Daily Sports Editor at the scoring table tonight or coordinate with Coach Shorty Ogle or League Manager Alvis Briscoe by Friday noon.
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Decatur
Decatur High School Raiders
Delano Park
Shorty Ogle
Alvis Briscoe
IST Division Teams Set For Night Bowing Action
In the Men's Doubles Bowling League four first division teams face four in the second division tonight. Spotlight match pairs the B 32s J C Ray and Tom La Croix against the Go Getters Harold Watkins and C K Pitt.
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J. C. Ray
Tom la Croix
Harold Watkins
C. K. Pitt
Cecil Turner
Shady Terry
Hot Shots
Hilton Dumas
Merle Yarbrough
Kewpies
Eual Garrison
Davis Clouse
Red Birds
Buck Latham
Charles Lawrence
The
Chargers
H. Davis
Lee Kitchens
Eagles
Roy Dodson
M. Shaffer
Reverend Guy Petty Delivers Sermons in Morgan County
In Morgan County Lebanon Miss Ruth Shaneyfelt reports Rev. Guy Petty delivered an inspiring message on Sunday with mornings titled Destruction Without Remedy and Sunday night marks of a Christian. Several local families visited kin and a BTU social was planned in honor of Pvt Herman Winsett on furlough from Camp Wheeler Georgia.
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Guy Petty
Dowie Denton
Eulan Denton
Annie Todd
Herman Winsett
Lonnie Winsett
Herman
Camp Wheeler
Homer Bogar
Solon Hughes
Mitchell
Neel
James Pearson
Harold King
Maurice Knox
Grady Godfrey
Falkville
Annie Shaneyfelt
Martha Collins
Howell
Decatur
Herman Collins
Ninda
Gail
Mamie Hardin
Vinemont
W. P. Wright
Bill Sigarss
Boy at Atlanta Theater Found Handling Grenade
A youthful theater patron in Atlanta was seen calmly watching a Western in hand with a grenade on his lap. Theater officials notified police who called in military authorities. The boy said a paratrooper gave him the grenade claiming it was dead.
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Atlanta
Heath Returns to Indians After Holdout
John Geoffrey Heath rejoined the Cleveland Indians aiming to lift the team's batting. The Canadian outfielder hopes to rebound from a two month holdout and back up manager Lou Boudreau. Heath praised his power and said a few games against major league pitching will get him going. He may seek a trade again if productive for the club.
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Chicago
John Geoffrey
Jeff) Heath
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Seattle
Husky
Indians
White Sox
Johnny Dickshot
Heath
Hilarious Cowboy Faces Drunken Riding Charge
Helena Montana police chief wrestled with charging a comic rider who galloped a horse around city hall and up to the station door. He finally filed the note drunken riding in the record.
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Helena
Mont
Arthur Parsons
City Hall
Tiger Star May Return to Boost Tigers Title Bid
The Tigers edge toward a strong AL season with Hank Greenberg possibly returning to the outfield and Rudy York showing signs of ending his slump. York had three hits and a three run homer in a 6 4 win over St Louis as Detroit leads the Yankees by a game and relies on pitching strength.
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Associated Press
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
Rudy York
Steve O'Neill
Tigers
Bengals
New York Yankees
Star May
Greenberg
Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Tiger
York
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Tribe
Steve Gromek
Joe Haynes
Gromek
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
Giants
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Hal Gregg
Harry Feldman
Pirates
Bucco
Dodger
Leo Durocher
Phillies
Boston Braves
Mort Cooper
Joe Bowman
Cincinnati
Boston Red Sox
Reds
Scoreboard: American League and Southern Association results
American League scores include Detroit 6 over St. Louis 4 and Chicago 5 over Cleveland 3. Washington vs New York and Boston at Philadelphia were noted as postponed by rain. In the Southern Association New Orleans 8 over Chattanooga 6, Atlanta 4 over Mobile 3 in 10 innings, Birmingham 9 over Little Rock 1, and Memphis 20 over Nashville 5.
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W. L. Pet
Detroit
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Sidanvopreyed Biasees
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn Woseee
St. Louis Staves
Woo
Boston Osesee
Cincinnati
Accastaney Aeeeven Ll
Atlanta
New Orleans
Chattanooga Mobile
Little Rock
Memphis
Birmingham
Nashville
Brooklyn
Southern Association
Mobile
Chattanooga
City Softball League Meeting for Team Entrants
League Manager Alvis Briscoe asks all prospective entrants to send a representative to a meeting at the Delano Park equipment house at 6:00 p.m. Saturday evening.
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Jace
Alvis Briscoe
Delano Park
Gilmer and Hodges Return to Alabama Summer Practice
Harry Gilmer and Norwood Hodges, Sugar Bowl stars, joined Alabama’s squad in the first summer practice session in Tuscaloosa. Gilmer, praised for Sugar Bowl passes, had worked in a Birmingham war plant but is back in school. Hodges, recovering from knee surgery, was in the Merchant Marine and later rejected in the draft. About 500 candidates worked out in shorts.
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Tuscaloosa
Harry Gilmer
Norwood Hodges
Alabama
University of Alabama
Gilmer
Birmingham
Hodges
Merchant Marine
Hueytown
Tide
Vision Defects Common in Children Under Fifteen
A study reports that one in four children under 15 experience defective vision. The finding highlights screening needs and access to eye care for youth health.
Barons Trim Rocks Again In Southern Association Play
Atlanta Crackers edge Mobile 4 3 after a late rally. New Orleans beats Chattanooga 8 6 with a seventh inning homer by Paul Merineau. Birmingham Barons rout Little Rock 9 1, Memphis completes a five game sweep over Nashville 20 5.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Southern Association
Atlanta Crackers
Mobile
Chattanooga Lookouts
Paul Merineau
Pels
Birmingham Barons
Little Rock
Travelers
Memphis
Nashville
Muskrat Markslong Dive Spans Fifty Yards Underwater
A muskrat can travel fifty yards underwater without surfacing for air, illustrating notable diving endurance in small aquatic mammals.
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Rothers
Liberator
Braswell and Simmons
Grosskopf and McElmore
Stea
Ererewres
Health Dept
William N. Weaver
Mgr
Texaco Service
Moulton Street
Fort Worth
Tex
Douglas A. Fessenden
University of Montana
Army Forces Training Command
Randolph Field Ramblers
Mario Fajo
Mobile Bears
Charles
Chuck) Kearney
Manao Ki Cuyler
Tony
Cooper-Weills
Wayne Yaney
Mer
Pioneer
Tex-Pan
Panama
Patterson
LGB. Garrison
Knowles Ees Decarreeres
Rudder Weeneee
Vinson
Street
Sovecese
Kitchens
Steadman
Moran
Goodwin
McElroy Ssemnentsaserace Howard
Rountree Victory
Seetanee Cenecsene
Hamilton Woos
Terry
Briscoe
Turner
G. and
W. Coffey
Lindsey A
Morris
Tucker
Smith
Sone
Hugh S. Fallettos Jr
Moody's
Servicenter
Highway 31
Vine
George Binks
Yankee
Herb Crompton
Oscar Grimes
Alvin Powell
Grimes
Yankee Stadium
James Boyer
LGB
Morgan County
Lebanon
Ruth Shaneyfelt
Aree Ltd
Melmore
Fis
Charles Winninger
Tiger Star
Capitol
Ann Miller
Joe Besser
Russell Hayden
Dub Taylor
Guy de Morpomer
Rhesco
John Emery
Kurt Kreuger
Alan Napier
DR. Pepper
Barons Trim Rocks
Bo MN Cdwarde
Appoi
Aprincessz
LAGT
Col, Robert ' Ten ScoerTr
Dennis Morgan Clark
Massey
Hale Andrea King John Ridgely
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