Dodgers sweep doubleheader to take early lead in National League
The Dodgers, dubbed ferocious gentlemen from Brooklyn, beat Cooper and the Boston Braves 9-6 to sweep Pittsburgh and Newark, moving into first place. Hal Gregg earned his ninth win as Cooper’s dominance ended, while the second game was halted by a curfew and will be completed in August.
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Ort Cooper
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Bucs
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Disco Austinville Clash For City Softball Title Shot
Tonight at 8:00 p m Disco faces Austinville in a key City Softball League game with the top two teams separated by only a single win. The Shipbuilders need two wins in three against Brothers to clinch the title after a prior 2-1 Disco victory in a seventh inning rally.
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Cubs Rally Give Derringer 8th Win In Twin Bill
Harry Lowrey drove in the tying and winning runs with a single as the Cubs beat the St. Louis Browns in a twin bill. Paul Derringer, who relieved Hank Wyse, earned his eighth victory.
Major League Leaders National League Batting and Pitching
The Major League Leaders show Holmes of Boston leading NL batting with 385 and 85 hits. Bar rett of Pittsburgh and Kurowski of St Louis top runs and doubles lists. Olmo of Brooklyn leads triples and stolen bases while Lombardi of New York heads home runs. Cooper of Boston and Creel of St Louis lead NL pitching with wins and ERAs.
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Boston
Kurowski
St. Louis
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Elliott
Olmo
Brooklyn
Ott
New York
Walker
Hack
Chicago
Lombardi
DiMaggio
Philadelphia
Nieman
Cooper
Creel
Baseball Statistics Summary for American League Leaders
The data list top performers by batting and pitching across the league. Key figures include Cuccinello of Chicago with a .347 average and Stirnweiss of New York with 41 runs and 61 hits. RBI leaders are R Johnson of Boston and Etten of New York, while Ferriss of Boston posts a 9 1 record and .900 ERA fine.
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Chicago
Etten
New York
Stirnweiss
Stephens
St. Louis
R. Johnson
Boston
McQuinn
J. Louis
Byrnes
Siebert
Philadelphia
Moses
Torres
Washington
Hayes
Cleveland
Case
Ferriss
Christopher
Weather Causes Postponement of MLB Doubleheader
Rain forces postponement of Cleveland at St. Louis and Chicago at Detroit games. Weather impacts schedule as teams wait to reschedule.
Baron Streak Snapped At Eight In Southern Baseball
In Atlanta and New Orleans both chasing the Southern Association lead, Birmingham Barons beat Birmingham in an 11 inning opener before Memphis Chicks edged their nightcap 2-1. The Nashville Vols fell to Little Rock in a doubleheader as Atlanta and New Orleans pursue the top spot.
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Mobile Bears
Aloma
Birmingham
Memphis Chicks
Barons
Vols
Little Rock
SGT Sims Receives Bronze Star for Heroic Action in Germany
Staff Sgt Millard M Sims of Athens earned the Bronze Star for single handed action near Saarlautern on 18 March 1945. Despite injuries he fired a bazooka after losing his submachine gun, set a building afire, and led his squad to safety while wounded. He serves with the 65th Infantry Division and has the European theater ribbon with a battle star and the Purple Heart.
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Athens
Foster General Army Hospital
Sgt. Sims
L. C. Sims
United States
Saarlautern
Germany
Sims
65Th Infantry
Eight Teams Set for Second Half City Softball League
City Softball League announces eight teams for the second half led by Disco Dot's Raiders Austinville Brothers and Courtland with Liberators and Flyers vacancies filled by The Daily and Nannies. New lineups form as Dot's and Courtland shuffle rosters and play moves to three weekly nights Tuesday Thursday Friday after a Monday start in the first half.
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Dot's Raiders
Austinville
Brothers
Courtland
Liberators
Flyers
Courtland Army Air Field
Nannies
Dot's
Kirkland urges coaches to back anti kidnaping cause
New York sports roundup reports Gordon Kirkland Catawba College baseball coach appeals to Commissioner Happy Chandler for a united response from high school and college coaches against major league scouts. He argues football cooperates with colleges and suggests baseball education and book learning for players.
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Gordon Kirkland
Happy Chandler
Kirkland
Baseball Standings and Notes From The League
National League updates show Philadelphia 11 6, New York 9 3, Brooklyn 9 1, Boston 6 4, Chicago 3, Cincinnati 1 with a second game delayed by rain. St Louis 7 6, Pittsburgh 0 2. Southern Association lists Atlanta 6 4, New Orleans 3 5, Chattanooga 5 1, Mobile 0 2. Little Rock 11 4, Nashville 3 1, Birmingham 5 1, Memphis 4 2 in first game 11 innings. A cayenne note calls flavor to souffle dishes.
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New York
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Boston
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Haynes May Be Lost For Rest Of Season
Chicago White Sox pitcher Joe Haynes may miss the rest of the season after a compound fracture of his right leg and a badly dislocated ankle. He left by ambulance to Mercy hospital after sliding into third base in the fifth inning of the second game of a doubleheader with Detroit, though he had just secured his fifth win of the year.
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Joe Haynes
Chicago White Sox
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Mercy Hospital
Sox
Detroit
Daily Players Called To Practice At DeLano Park
Maynard Layman Daily softball manager asks all Daily players to report to DeLano Park at 5 30 Tuesday evening for a practice session.
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Maynard Layman
Delano Park
Meeting Called Off by Alabama Exchange Club Convention
The Exchange clubs of Alabama cancel their annual state convention due to transportation conditions. The decision was made by the state board of control, with current officers to continue in place.
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Ala
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Ingalls Huntsville game rained out in 1945 season
Ingalls attempt to extend their five game winning streak was halted by heavy rain. A reschedule is planned against the Huntsville Arsenal team later in the season, per manager Herman Evans.
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Huntsville Arsenal
Herman Evans
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From Daily Issue
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Kentucky Derby winner Hoop Jr. may miss Belmont Stakes
The Derby and Preakness outcomes jumble the 1944 racing picture as Hoop Jr. pulls up lame in the Preakness and may not start the Belmont. Polyne sian, Pavot, and Darby Pieppé are ineligible or unlikely to run. Hooper and Jones weigh options for Pericles Pot O Luck and other horses ahead of the Belmont.
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Ben Jones
Warren Wright
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Semi-Pro Tourney Set With Sherman Field Flyers Defense
The National Baseball Congress announced the 1945 semi pro tourna ment series with Sherman Field Flyers of Fort Leavenworth and Enid Army Air Field as defending champions. Army clubs across the nation qualify for meets starting July 3 in Greensboro North Carolina and other sites including Beniston Alabama Pine Bluff Arkansas Jacksonville Florida Baton Rouge Louisiana Jackson Mississippi and Nashville Tennessee with dates in July.
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Create a Kitchen Workspace You Will Use Regularly
A practical reminder to establish a dedicated kitchen spot for sitting and working. Emphasizes setting up a chair and small table in a stable area to support consistent use and focus during tasks.
Warren to Coach Georgia Preflight Football Team
Lt. Robert S. Warren USNR will succeed Lt. Commander Raymond W. Pond as coach of the Georgia Navy Preflight School football team this fall. Athletic director W. M. Bell says Warren, former NC State athlete, was head coach at Virginia Tech and spent over a decade on the North Carolina coaching staff.
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Robert S. Warren
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Raymond W
Ducsky) Pond
Georgia Navy
W. M
Matty) Bell
Warren
North Carolina State
Virginia Tech
North Carolina
Nelson Sets New Records In Philadelphia Invitation
Byron Nelson led the Philadelphia Inquirer Invitation with a 269 to finish two ahead of Harold McSpaden. He posted a course record 63 and moved his season earnings to 27,948.33 with ten wins in 20 starts, while McSpaden, Bulla, Coltart and Hines claimed top prizes as the field battled in steady heat.
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