Barons Lefty Dominates in Shutout Night Across Southern Association
In four games last night the Southern Association featured strong pitching. Memphis beat Atlanta 7-3 as Jim Goodwin held to eight hits, Birmingham’s Dick Littlefield blanked Little Rock 9-0, New Orleans beat Chattanooga 4-3, and Mobile edged Nashville 3-2. Littlefield struck out nine for his eighth win, while Goodwin limited Atlanta to a single hit per inning in a strong Memphis showing.
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Little Rock
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Bob Chesnes
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Lookouts
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Mighty Nashville
John Hall
Mobile
Jim Atchley
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Hall
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Carl Sawatski
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Andy Fleitas
Charlie Maxwell
Littlefiel
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Littlefield
Coed Golf Meet Opens With Lenczyk Leading Quarterfinals
Grace Lenczyk, representing Stetson University, leads opening round in the sixth National Collegiate Golf championship for women at Ohio State. She tied medalist honors with Betty Kerby after qualifying 77. Sixteen of 42 starters advanced to the championship bracket.
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Grace Lenczyk
Ohio State University
Hartford, Conn
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Akron
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Fla
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University of Kansas
Miss Lenczyk
United States
Judy Baker
Ohio State
Louise Camentz
University of Louisville
Tomorrow's Schedule Mixes National and American League games
The schedule lists NL games with Cincinnati at Boston 1 00 p m Chicago at Brooklyn 12 30 p m Pittsburgh at New York 1 30 p m St Louis at Philadelphia night 7 00 p m and AL games New York at Chicago 1 30 p m Washington at St Louis 8 30 p m Philadelphia at Detroit 3 00 p m Boston at Cleveland 1 00 p m.
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Musial Kell Lead Star Voting In All Star Poll
Stan Musial and George Kell edged toward a deadlock in a national fan polls to choose the All Star game starters at Comiskey Park starting July 11. Musial leads with 2 704 votes to Kell 2 639, with Jackie Robinson and Walter Dropo following.
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Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
George Kell
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Comiskey Park
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Kell
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Walter Dropo
Boston Red Sox
Cullman Elks Schedule Nine Games in July Plan
The Cullman Elks announce nine remaining games this month with contact for July bookings. Schedule lists dates from June 13 to July 9 including matches against Davis Lumber Co. Garden City Ebenzer Morris Trimble Simco Acipco East Thomas Logan and Columbus Ga with July 2 open and July 4 East Thomas listed.
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Garden City
Shades Valley
Birmingham
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Columbus
Legion Travels To Huntsville Tonight
The Decatur American Legion faces Huntsville Boosters at Huntsville, 8:00 p.m. This is their second meeting this season after Decatur won 6 2 in the first game. Manager Watts starts Charley Goodwin, with Lewis Clark or Doss at short, and a left handed heavy lineup including Sparkman and the Caudills.
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Decatur American Legion
Red Watts
Legionnaires
Huntsville Boosters
Decatur
Legion
Trussville
Roosters
Legion Field
Watts
Charley Goodwin
Goodwin
Boosters
Lewis Clark
Doss Cleveland
Sonny Todd
Charley Jones
Bill Freeman
Chick Sparkman
Red Caudill
Jimmy Caudill
Ed Brazelton
Sports matchups across major leagues today
Pittsburgh plays New York. Chicago meets Brooklyn. Cincinnati faces Boston tonight. St. Louis hosts Philadelphia tonight. New York visits Chicago. Philadelphia plays Detroit tonight. Boston faces Cleveland tonight. Washington meets St. Louis tonight. Southern Association action features Little Rock at Birmingham Nashville at Mobile Chattanooga at New Orleans Memphis at Atlanta.
Red Sox Card Schedule Reveals June July Fixtures
The Cullman Red Sox publish their remaining June and early July games. Manager Graf Hart lists 13 events including matches against Scottsboro Pell City Bayview Oneonta Decatur Scottsboro CAC Sumiton Fairview Brighton U S Pipe and Sumiton again with two July games on July 4 at 2:30 and 7:30.
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Pacific Coast League Scores and Postponements
Hollywood defeats Sacramento 4 2 while Seattle falls to Los Angeles 4 7 in the Pacific Coast League. Other PCL games end 5 9 8 for San Francisco at Portland and San Diego over San Francisco. International League results include Syracuse 4 Rochester 4 and Jersey City 7 Montreal 2. American Association reports Louisville 5 8 Kansas City 1 1 with Toledo 1 St. Paul 0 and Milwaukee 4 Indianapolis 2. Minneapolis at Columbus postponed.
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Oakland
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Syracuse
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Columbus
Baseball Leaders The 1948 season elite hitters and pitchers
The standings highlight top performers across leagues with names like Williams Kell Musial Slaughter Kiner and Spahn among leaders. Kell of Detroit hits 76, Williams of Boston 18 homers, Williams and Stephens drive runs for Boston, while Byrnes and Konstanty top pitching lists with strong ERAs and win totals.
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Evers
Detroit
Kell
Williams
Boston
Pesky
Stephens
Keéll
Zarilla
Henrich
New York
Dillinger
Philadelphia
Doerr
Texas and Georgia Alabama leagues scoreboard roundup
Baseball scores from multiple leagues list Dallas over Shreveport in 14 innings 6 to 5 Fort Worth over Beaumont 5 to 4 Houston 3 Oklahoma City 1 San Antonio 7 Tulsa 5 in 10 innings Memphis over Atlanta 7 3 New Orleans 4 Chattanooga 3 Mobile 3 Nashville 2 Birmingham 9 Little Rock 0 Newnan defeated Alexander City 4 0 Opelika beat Griffin 3 10 innings Rome 9 Valley 7 Carrollton 9 LaGrange 5 Geneva 4 Greenville 3 Ozark 12 Dothan 7 Brewton 8 Headland 7 Meridian 6 Selma 5 Montgomery 8 Pensacola 4 Annis ton 8 1 Gadsden 4 Jackson 3 palindrome reference follows.
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Shreveport
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Houston
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Tulsa
Newnan
Alexander City
Opelika
Griffin
Rome
Valley
Carrollton
LaGrange
Cullman Legion Opens Thursday in Regional Push
Coach Tilron Morrison leads the Cullman American Legion as they host the Courtland Legionnaires on Thursday seeking their first win of the year. Probable lineup includes Andrews Anderton Knight Owen Lane Blalock Childs or Bean Martin Tucker. The Cullman nine aim to repeat last year’s regional finals run after facing Huntsville on Tuesday at the VFW diamond.
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Tilron Morrison
Post - American Legion
Courtland Legionnaires
C—Andrews
Anderton
Knight
Owen
Lane
Blalock
Ammonia Named From Sal Ammoniac Legend at Ammon Temple
Ammonia takes its name from sal ammoniac, a substance legend says was first produced near the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Egypt. The tale links ancient worship with early chemical naming traditions.
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Jupiter Ammon
Egypt
Nursery Defeats VFW to Tie for First in League
Decatur Nursery moved into a first place tie with VFW after a 13 2 victory over the Vets. Wolverine defeated East End 6 5 in nine innings as Fred Adams scored the decisive run in the top of the ninth. Dovlin Poff hurled a six hitter for Nursery while Harlan Hunter powered eleven base hits for Nursery. VFW committed six errors. Line scores show Nursery strong at the plate with multiple early scoring shocks.
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VFW
Vets
Wolverine
East End
Fred Adams
Jimmy Adams
Dovlin Poff
Nursery
Harlan Hunter
Hoyt Alvis
Menefee
Rodgers
Borden
Dutch War Diet: Bulbs Unnourishing and Disturbing
During the war the Dutch consumed many flower bulbs but found them not nourishing and hard to digest. The bulbs were described as unappetizing and distressing to digestion, reflecting severe food shortages and adaptation.
Hoot Evers Delivers 10th Inning Home Run for Tigers Victory
Hoot Evers clouted a single a triple and a game winning home run in the 10th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 6 5 win over the Philadelphia Athletics. Chuck Stubbs allowed two hits and struck out seven as the Red Sox overwhelmed the Cleveland Indians 8 1.
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Red Schoendienst
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Cubs
Larry Jansen
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Jansen
Aleutian Islands Name Change From Catherine Archipelago
The Aleutian Islands separating the Bering Sea and the Pacific were once called Catherine Archipelago. The historical name reflects early exploration and mapping of the region.
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Aleutian Islands
Bering Sea
Pacific
Catherine Archipelago
Evers Breaks Shadow to Lift Tigers Over Athletics 6 5
Walter Evers delivered a decisive 10th inning homer to power the Detroit Tigers past the Philadelphia Athletics 6 5. The St Louis native also added a triple and a single, extending his hitting streak to 18 games and boosting his average to a league leading .379.
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