Fatherly talent click or clash in sports legends
New York reports on whether offspring of great athletes inherit sports talent. It notes examples across baseball boxing golf and track, mentions Joe DiMaggio Ted Williams and Joe Louis and citesPathways from horse racing and swimming pool design, with anecdotes about Pepper Martin and Bernard Baruch.
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New York
Ty Cobb
Connie Mack
Walter Johnson
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Thorpe
Walter Hagen
Jack Kelly
Henley
George Sisler
Jim Bagby
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Joe
Joe Louis
Bob Feller
Rotary
Bold Venture
Hever
Happy Chandler
Dan Parker
Baseball
Dan
Happy
Senate
Fitzsimmons
Bernard M. Baruch
Fitz
Baruch
Decatur Country Club Golf Tourney Set to Start June 22
The Decatur Country Club announces its annual golf tournament with 18 hole qualifying rounds between June 22 and June 30. Flights of eight compete in match play from July 1 to July 3, with finals on July 4 at 2 00 PM. All members may enter, trophies awarded per flight, and a Florence invitational event follows on June 25.
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Decatur Country Club
Country Club
Florence
Florence Country Club
Decatur
Cullman Red Sox Blank Pell City 9 to 1 on Opening Day
Cullman Red Sox rout Pell City 9 to 1 at the VFW diamond behind Fred Davis’s seven innings of strong pitching and 13 hits. Florence and Calvert fueled the offense with timely hits as Cullman jumped ahead with a first inning run and pulled away with multi run frames.
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Fred Davis
Cullman Red Sox
Pell City
VFW
Sox
Alverson
Hartmen
Florence
Thomas
Morrison
Soxs
Gilbert Florence
Gardner
Davis
Cesswidnageescs
Pell
City
Ee Alverson
Bidha Carabane Cintarage
B. Smith
Geenic Diaiinte
Cahoon
Walker
Pri Wn
Cullman Abrh
Salience
TIRE
A. Smith
Loser
Major League Results Across National and American Leagues
Major League games reported with National League scores Chicago 9 New York 7 Brooklyn 10 St. Louis 2 Boston 15 Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 2. American League results include St. Louis 7 New York 3 Washington 6 Chicago 3 Detroit 2 Boston 1 and Cleveland 8 Philadelphia 7.
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Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York Major League Standings Released
New York reports major league standings updated today with standings table and notes on yesterday's games. The release highlights team positions and key results impacting the pennant race.
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New York
Independents Defeat Liberty in Six-Run Baseball Win
The Decatur Independents beat Liberty 15 to 3 Saturday at Liberty Field. Sterling Muzzy collected five hits in six at bats and the team turned six double plays. Gradie Roberts pitched for Decatur as Liberty used three pitchers. Decatur advances to a doubleheader against Hartselle in Hartselle with Wes Thompson and Hoyt Grizzard slated to pitch for the locals.
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Decatur Independents
Liberty
Sterling Muzzy
Decatur
Independents
Gradie Roberts
Hartselle
Wes Thompson
Hoyt Grizzard
Probable pitchers for tomorrow's major league games
New York wires list probable starting pitchers for Friday matchups across the National and American Leagues. Games include St Louis at Brooklyn, Chicago at New York, Pittsburgh at Boston, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Washington at Chicago, New York at St Louis, Boston at Detroit, and Philadelphia at Cleveland with noted win loss records for each listed hurler.
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New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Staley
Bankhead
Chicago
Vander Meer
Voiselle
Jansen
Koslo
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chambers
Papish
Donovan
Bickford
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Fox
Wehmeier
Simmons
Miller
Hughes Named Coach Of The Northern Team
Larry Buck Hughes of Huntsville and Mal Morgan of Lanett will coach opposing squads in the third annual All Star high school football game set for August 18 at Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa under floodlights. Hughes played for Alabama in the Rose Bowl and Morgan led Lanett high to a nine game unbeaten season while also being a former Auburn star.
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Montgomery
Ala
Larry
Buck) Hughes
Huntsville
Mal Morgan
Lanett
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Denny Stadium
Cliff Harper
Alabama High School Athletic Association
Hughes
Morgan Hughes
Huntsville High School
Stanford
Morgan
Lanett High School
Auburn Prndiron
Tiger
Lanett Eleven
Southeastern Prep Tourney Opens With Nine Teams
The Southeastern High School Baseball Tournament begins Wednesday in Tuscaloosa Alabama with nine teams including Greenwood Mississippi Lakeland Florida Tuscaloosa Lanier Catholic High Newport Mt. Vernon Way Bass Chattanooga Clemmons New Port. Teams arrive Monday and Tuesday with practice at Thomas Field and the university freshman field. Drawings occur Tuesday night before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday opening round at Thomas Field.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Dixie
Greenwood
Miss
Lakeland
Fla
Chatta
High
Clemmons
New Port
Mt. Vernon
Thomas Field
University of Alabama
University
Motorcycle Races Set For July 4 In Athens
North Alabama Motorcycle Club and the Veterans of Foreign Wars announce July 4 motorcycle races at the Athens fairgrounds. Last year more than 6,000 fans watched riders in Novice Amateur and Expert divisions compete for 900 in prize money. Horace Travis of Nashville edged Herman Dashke of Tuscaloosa in a close Expert final.
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Athens
Ala
North Alabama Motorcycle Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Athens Fairgrounds
Horace Travis
Nashville
Herman Dashke
Tuscaloosa
Travis
Wolverine Climbs To Third In City League Race
In Friday action Wolverine eased past Guard 12 0 to move into third place while East End beat East End 8 1. Menefee starred with a two hit effort for Wolverine as nine runs came in the fourth inning. McClanahan pitched for the losers with Legg tossing a three hitter in the opener for East End and W and W. Presnell scored early and Legg homered to spark the East End win.
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Wolverine
Guard
East End
Menefee
Scott McClanahan
Lemmond
Fred Adams
Jimmy Adams
Gerald Fields
Morgan
Mitchell
Lovelace
Fields
McClanahan
Portwood
Legg
W. Presnell
Garnett
Mullins
C. Presnell
McNalley
Howard
Slayton
Menefee and
Schedule Set For Teen Age Baseball Players
A complete schedule was announced for teen age baseball clubs at the new diamond by the water tower in West Decatur. Ninety two boys take part. Night games start at eight, afternoon games at 4 30. Matches include Moose versus VFW, Gregg versus White Way, Elks versus West Town, VFW versus White Way, Moose versus Elks, Gregg versus VFW, and White Way versus West Town across June 19 to June 28.
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Water Tower
West Decatur
Moose
VFW
Gregg
White Way
Elks
West Town
Athens Race Attracts Top Riders In Regional Series
Nine events scheduled with two eliminations and a final in each division. The Athens race is regarded as one of the best in the region, drawing top riders from surrounding states.
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Athens
Surroun
Sparkman Still Top Slugger
Sparkman leads Decatur American Legion hitters this week with a .479 average, up from .468 last week. Caudill rises to .372 with four RBIs, Freeman to .354, while Coffman earns his second win. An anagram notes palindromes such as Madam I’m Adam.
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Chick Sparkman
Decatur American Legion
Sparkman
Red Caudill
Bill Freeman
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Branch Rickey
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Flint Refrigeration Co., Inc
South 20 Street
Birmingham, Alabama
State National Bank
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Dixie Freezer
Decatur Refrigeration CO
Bank St
Fidyd L. Corbin
Mgr
Floyd L. Corbin
Hussman
EBCO
Flint Refrigeration Co
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Decatur Refrigeration CO. Commercial
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