Barons Return To First In Southern Association Pitching Fight
Atlanta lost a doubleheader to Little Rock 3-2 and 4-2, allowing Birmingham to top the pennant race. Barons shutout Memphis 2-0 behind Pete Modica’s nine strikeouts and four Barons safeties with two Chick errors. Little Rock swept Atlanta 4-3 and 3-2 to climb from sixth to fourth. Nashville split with New Orleans 4-3 and 6-3 as Al Piechota and Jack Taylor handled mound duties.
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Patt Patterson
Associated Press
Atlanta
Little Rock Travelers
Birmingham
Barons
Memphis Chicks
Crackers
Pete Modica
Chicks
Hugh Mulcahy
Memphis
al Piechota
Cliff Dapper
Jack Taylor
Lookout Auguie Bergamo
Chattanooga
George Shuba
Bears
Woody Johnson
Bobo Newsom
Babe Barna
Tookie Gilbert
Pels
Vols
Ben Wade
Pel
Lenny Yochim
Yachim
La Motta Beats Marcel Cerdan For World Middleweight Title
Detroit reports Jake La Motta won by 10th round knockout over Marcel Cerdan at Briggs Stadium to claim the world middleweight title. Cerdan suffered a shoulder injury early. La Motta earned about 19 171 in 15 percent cut with defense yet to be determined and dates to be set.
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Charles C. Cain
Detroit
la Motta
Marcel Cerdan
Casablanca
Briggs Stadium
Cerdan
Marcel
Johnny Webber
Webber
Joseph Cahalan
Michigan Boxing Commission
Michigan
Jake
Officials Toots and Films Shape Dixie Refereeing
Southeast Conference coaches praise a training film showing real game officiating. George Gardner, secretary of the Southeastern Officials Association, uses clips from 1946 onward to critique calls and explain proper procedures. The annual film, shown in Atlanta, aims to cut errors and improve ratings, which stood at 8.10 in the following year after an initial 7.84 in 1946 from about 100 games.
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Sterling Slappey
Atlanta
Southeastern
Dixie
Southeastern Conference
George Gardner
Southeastern Officials Association
Gardner
Lamotta wins world middleweight title in Detroit
Jake Lamotta of New York defeats Marcel Cerdan to win the world middleweight title after Cerdan cannot continue following a ninth round shoulder injury.
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Detroit
Jake Lamotta
New York
Marcel Cerdan
Yugoslavia Eliminates Sweden In Davis Cup Clash
In Zagreb Yugoslavia defeated Sweden 3-2 to advance to the European Zone Davis Cup semifinals. Team members and venue noted, marking a pivotal win in the regional competition.
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Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Sweden
British Jockey Club Opens Stud Book to Foreign Bred
At Ascot England Lord Derby's Alycidon defeated Black Tarquin in the Ascot Gold Cup home American bred. In Delaware Stanton Geradon, a four year old maiden, won the third race at 403.20 dollars for two dollars wager, one of the largest straight payouts in U S turf history.
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London
British Jockey Club
Ascot
England
Lord Derby
Alycidon
Ted
Stanton
Del
Geradon
Delaware Park
U. S
Golf record set in Motor City Open round one
Bob Hamilton of Landover Md shot a course record 63 in the opening round of the Motor City Open Golf Championship held in Detroit.
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Detroit
Bob Hamilton
Landover
Pound Advantage Notes in Fight as Underdog Edge Shrinks
The report notes a pound advantage over Jake and an 8 to 5 underdog angle, but this was the only clear edge he held in the bout. The summary focuses on the limited advantage cited and the overall outcome.
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Jake
Newnan Tops Georgia Alabama League Action In Carrollton
Carrollton Hornets crushed Tallassee Cardinals 18 to 5 behind Nosworthy’s grand slam and Seals two-run homer as Newnan Browns drop 8 to 5 to LaGrange Troopers. Valley Rebels lose 4 to 3 to Alexander Miter, Opelika Owls beat Pimientos Griffin 11 to 5. Franson three hits for Newnan. Millers win with 10 hits and four Rebel errors.
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Tallassee
Cardinals
Carrollton Hornets
Newnan Browns
LaGrange Troopers
Alexander
City
Miter
Rebels
Valley
Opelika Owls
Pimientos
Griffin
Hornets
Nosworthy
Seals
Browns
Troopers
Franson
Newnan
Millers
Rebs
Owls
Pimiento
Patton Leads Southern Amateur Golf Tourney At Asheville
Medalist Billy Patton of Morganton N C captured the Sam Perry medal with a second straight two under par 69 and led a 138 total by three strokes over a 140-man field at the Southern Golf Association Amateur Championship at Biltmore Forest. Weldon Doe of Montgomery Ala and Harvie Ward of Tarboro NC were among top challengers in the opening day match play. Major casualties included George Hamer of Columbus Ga and Gummy Harrison of Augusta Ga as Columbus Country Club led the eight-club competition with 593 totals.
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Asheville
N. C
Billy Patton
Southern Golf Associations
Wake Forest College
Morganton
Sam Perry
Charles M. Harper, Jr
Jacksonville
Fla
Patton
Biltmore Forest Country Club
Weldon W. Doe
Montgomery
Ala
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
Walter S. Cisco
Louisville
North Carolina
Rocky Mount
al Besselink
West Palm Beach
Monty Hill
Greensboro
George Hamer
Columbus
Gummy Harrison
Augusta
Columbus Country Club
Atlanta
Druid Hills
Eddie Joost Leads Athletics In 7-3 Win Over Tigers
Eddie Joost of the Athletics hit his 15th homer, drove in two runs, and scored three as Oakland defeated Hal Newhouser and the Detroit Tigers 7-3. Sid Hudson of the Senators allowed five hits in a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Browns.
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Eddie Joost
Athletics
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Sid Hudson
Senators
St. Louis Browns
Lou Klein
Red Munger
Pete Reiser
Braves
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Jim Konstanty
Phils
Cubs
Chicago
Fred Sanford
St. Louis “Browns
Yankees
White Sox
Sox
Philadelphia
Hal Newa
Washington Senators
Indians End Slump with Five straight Wins Over Yankees and Sox
The Cleveland Indians, after a lackluster stretch, won five straight against the Yankees and Red Sox to climb into fourth place and gain a half game on New York. Mike Garcia earned his second decision in five days in a 6-3 win over Boston as Aston Benton aided late.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
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New York Yankees
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Mike Garcia
Indians
Red Sox
Aston Benton
Chicago White Sox
Boston
St. Louis Cardinals
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Philadelphia
Dodgers
Braves
Phils
New York
Giants
Reds
Cincinnati
Joe Hatten
Cards
St. Louis
Meridian and Gadsden Split Doubleheader Scores
In the first game Meridian defeats Gadsden 109 to 2 with Ferguson and McCreight leading. The second game ends Meridian 126 to 98 over Gadsden as Cardey Daugherty Pap pas and King Jackson contribute. Also notes Montgomery, Vicksburg, Selma, Pensacola, Anniston, and other listed box score lines appear with varied scoring and innings.
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Ferguson
McCreight
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Piatnek
Lefler
Rogers
Hayward
Cardey
Daugherty
King
Montgomery
Jackson
Pensacola
Anniston
Selma
Vicksburg
Baseball Tonight: AL matchups across four parks
Detroit visits Washington under lights while St Louis plays Philadelphia and Cleveland faces New York. Chicago heads to Boston for a night game as the league slate tests top teams on the road and at home.
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Associated Press
National League
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
American League
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Southern Association Schedule Highlights
Mobile visits Chattanooga while Atlanta plays Little Rock Birmingham faces Memphis and New Orleans travels to Nashville in a compact league slate.
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Southern Association Mobile
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Little Rock
Birmingham
Memphis
New Orleans
Nashville
Southern Association
Mobile
Black Barons Here Tonight At Legion Field Exhibition
The Normal Red Sox of Huntsville A and M College meet the Birmingham Black Barons at Legion Field in an 8 p.m. exhibition. The Black Barons lead the Negro American League at 19 9 with a 3 2 win over the New York Cubans last Tuesday. Huntsville A and M Red Sox stand 4 3 on the season. Managers and lineups are noted with Piper Davis starting either Jimmy Newberry or Bill Scruggs for the Barons, Bassett Bell behind the plate, and Hines on the mound for Huntsville with Franklin catching.
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Red Sox
Huntsville A & M College
Birmingham Black Barons
Legion Field
Black Barons
New York Cubans
Huntsville A & M
Piper Davis
Jimmy Newberry
Bill Scruggs
Bassett Bell
Hines
Franklin
Parham
Hollaway
Malone
Webster
McKinney
Jones
Lawrance
Major League Baseball Leaders Summary
Detroit Kell leads batting with 347. Joost of Philadelphia and DiMaggio of Boston tie for 320. Joost and Stephens lead in home runs with 15. Williams and Stephens top RBIs with 58 and 56. Kell and Majeski pace hits. Zernial and Majeski lead doubles. Mitchell and Yale top triples. Raschi and Reynolds head pitching with low ERAs and Trucks and Newhouser have most strikeouts.
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Detroit
DiMaggio
Boston
Joost
Philadelphia
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Williams
Stephens
Majeski
Zernial
Chicago
Mitchell
Cleveland
Yale
Dillinger
St. Louis
Raschi
New York
Reynolds
Trucks
Newhouser
National League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Robinson of Brooklyn led NL batting with 393 after a season featuring Reese also high with 47 runs and 44. Hodges and Rennie are noted among RBI leaders while Kiner and Seminick top home run lists. Branca and Sewell anchor pitching with strong totals alongside Spahn in strikeouts.
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St. Louis
Reese
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Chet
New York
Ennis
Philadelphia
Jones
Waitkus
Furillo
Smaley
Chicago
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Seminick
Sewell
Branca
Spahn
Boston
Woodlawn Caps State Baseball Title in Tight Triumph
Woodlawn Colonels defeated Coffee Florence 6 1 to win the Alabama high school baseball championship. Pitcher Hugh Deacon Jones limited Florence to one hit with 10 strikeouts to push his playoff total to 32 in three games. Woodlawn tallied runs in the fifth and sixth innings, with key hits from C J Clark, Fred Schmidt, Murray Wood, and John Armstrong as Jones coasted to the win.
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Ala
Woodlawn Colonels
Alabama
Coffee
Florence
Hugh
Deacon) Jones
Dave Braicher
Florence Club
James Lovelace
Jones
Ray Armstrong
Woodlawn
Murray Wood
John Armstrong
C. J. Clark
Fred Schmidt
Amateur tourney resumes in rainy N C showdown day
The soggy 43rd Southern Golf Association Amateur resumed with second and third round matches in Asheville. P J Boatwright from Wofford lost on the 19th hole to William D. Stark Jr. of Jacksonville who later faced Walter Cisco of Louisville in the upper bracket.
Rain Delays Decatur Legion Game Schedule Ahead
Rain postponed Decatur American Legion versus Fairfield last night due to wet grounds. Decatur has yet to play a full game in over a week. They travel to Columbia on Saturday to face Monsanto and host Birmingham Huffman on Sunday to avenge a 19 to 13 defeat.
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Decatur American Legion
Fairfield
Decatur
Columbia
Monsanto
Huffman
Birmingham
New Jersey scout predicts Maynard Jones leads new heavyweight pack
New Jersey boxing insider Jersey Joe surveys emerging heavyweights including Maynard Jones of Wilmington and rivals Roland Lastarza Joe Cheshuto Johnny Wilson Rocky Marciano Johnny Holman outlining each prospect. He notes Jones as clever with power but unreliable at times and says the division will rise despite limited top names.
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New York
Jersey
Jones
Ezzard Charles
Joe Walcott
Joey Maxim
Lee Savold
Bruce Woodcock
Roland Lastarza
Joe
Cheshut
Johnny Wilson
Johnny Holman
Sooners Are Lateralized At Oklahoma Stadium
The track was moved from Oklahoma U Stadium to create more seating, leading to a new footracing layout. Coach John Jacobs was persuaded to write about it, noting advantages of separate layouts for football and track and arguing that 55,000 spectators cannot see both contests clearly during halves.
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Oklahoma U
Athletic Journal
John Jacobs
Jake
Shorts and Shells Highlight Seedings and Tryouts
Frank Kovacs complains about being seeded behind Don Budge in upcoming pro tennis championships. Ralph Beard visits Boston for a Braves tryout. Richmond Capital City Softball League bans Ray Wingo and Bill Covington from pitching, citing their dominance in the circuit.
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Frank Kovacs
Don Budge
Ralph Beard
Kentucky
Boston
Braves
Richmond
Capiital City
Ray Wingo
Bill Covington
Local Prep Scores From Southwest Region Meet
Lyons defeated Douglas 6-4 while Tifton led 5-3. Spartan tied Dublin 0, and Eastman shut out Fitzgerald 9 to 3.
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Douglas
Tifton
Spartan
Dublin
Eastman
Fitzgerald
Mobile Bears Face Park Rent Jump in 1950
Mobile Alabama June 17 The Mobile Bears reveal rent decontrol will hike costs dramatically from 1 dollar per year under a 1944 lease to 1800 dollars annually after renewal. Club president Edgar Allen says renewal is planned with City Commissioner Robin C Herndon confirming, as repairs totaling 42425 and admission taxes 72189 have been recorded.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile Bears
Hartwell Field
Bear
Knoxville
Edgar Allen
Robin C. Herndon
Aen
Bears
Tonight's Games Highlight State and Guard Matchups
The card lists two events at 7:30 PM pitting State against National Guard and at 7:30 PM John White facing Firestone. Both bouts set local fans cheering as organizers promote competitive action tonight.
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Pet. Evans
John White
National Guard
Firestone
Hartselle Motor Co
Iain Endlich
State
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