Disco Clinches First Half Crown With 11 3 Win
Disco won the second game of a doubleheader from Brothers 11 to 3 to clinch the first half Seempinaship in City Softball. The victory left Disco at eight wins and three losses while tying Courtland and Dot for top contention. In the first game Brothers led 8 5 after a late rally, then Disco staged a comeback, but Brothers held on 8 7.
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Dot
Champs
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George Connor
Lee
Clark
Connor
Floyd Briscoe
Dan Weatherly
Marvin Golden
Roger
Wesn Quick Oeon
Teague
Bud Lee
Morgan Markham
Scot McClanahan
Sonny Johnson
Gene Lentz
Briscoe
Golden
Talo McRae
Wilson
McRae
Major League Leaders in the National League Batting and Pitching
The National League leaders include Holmes of Boston batting .381 with 51 runs and 86 hits leading in multiple categories. Kurowski of St Louis and Barrett of Pittsburgh follow with 44 and 42 RBIs respectively. Cooper and Creel lead pitching with strong win records and ERAs.
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Boston
Kurowski
St. Louis
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Elliott
Olmo
Brooklyn
Ott
New York
F. Walker
Hack
Chicago
Lombardi
Newno
Dimaggio
Philadelphia
Nieman
Cooper
W Ek
Creel
St.Louis
Baseball Leaders Highlight 1930s Era Stats
Batting Cuccinello Chicago .384 and Case Washington .321 lead the league like Stirnweiss New York with 41 runs and Stephens St. Louis with 34. R. Johnson Boston 37 RBIs and Etten New York 36. Cuccinello Chicago 64 Hitts and R. Johnson Boston 63.
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Stirnweiss
New York
Stephens
St. Louis
R. Johnson
Boston
Etten
McQuinn
Siebert
Philadelphia
Byrnes
Torres
Moses
Hayes
Cleveland
Ferriss
Christopher
Tennis Tourney Nears Quarterfinals in Birmingham
In the Southern Lawn Tennis Association tournament in Birmingham, second seed George Ball of Memphis advances to third round with Donald Floyd of Atlanta awaiting the quarterfinals. Other third round matches include Tom Malloy vs Lt Jack Kerr and H C Shikles vs Jack Bushman, with top seed Hal Surface surviving. Women’s singles sees Betty Ruth Hulbert defeat Marilyn Barnett 6 0 6 1.
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George Ball
Memphis
Southern Lawn Tennis
Association
Ball
Donald Floyd
Atlanta
Tom Malloy
Tampa
Jack Kerr
Maxwell Field
H.C. Shikles
Kansas City
Jack Bushman
Hal Surface
Berry Field
Byron Thomas
Palm Beach
Fla
Wade Herren
Buddy Behrens
Ft. Lauderdale
Herren
Bill Lurie
Behrens
Bruce Thomas
Betty Ruth Hulbert
St. Louis
Marilyn Barnett
New Orleans
Meat Balls Served With Tomato Sauce Get New Twist
Add a touch of macaroni to the meat mixture when serving with tomato sauce to extend the dish. The small pasta mix enriches texture and helps balance the sauce for a heartier plate.
Braves Rise Sparks Nets of 1914 Revival in pennant chase
Braves surge to 12th win in 16 games, downing the Giants 15 10. Dodgers sweep Phillies, Hal Newhouser shows form for Detroit with his 10th win as White Sox rally. Cubs move to third. Nationals beat Pirates. Rainouts affect Red Sox Yankees twin bill.
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George Stallings
Miracle
New York Giants
Giants
Danny Gardella
Johnny Rucker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Art Herring
Curt Davis
Hal Newhouser
Detroit
Cleveland Indians
Newhouser
Tigers
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
St-Louis-Browns
Riot breaks out after eighth inning at Sportsmans Park
In St Louis on June 21 1971 a bencheside melee erupted after Browns pitcher George Caster hit Sox batter and hurled toward the dugout. Chicago won 4 to 1 as Carl Scheel was beaten and bleeding. Umpire Passarella did not eject anyone and Browns and Sox surged into the dugouts.
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Sox
Luke Sewell
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Pirates
Claude Passeau
Bucs
Bob Chipman
Phil Cavarretta
Washington
Athletics
Mickey Haefner
Bobo Newsom
Senators
Red Sox
Yankees
Cincinnati
Cardinals
ST. Louis
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
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Caster
Sig Jakucki
Ellis Clary
White Sox
Carl Scheel
Cleveland
Irving Vaughn
Chicago
Tribune
Scheel
Vaughn
Jimmy Dykes
The
Pale Hose
Art Passarella
Greenberg Back and Rarin to Go in Detroit Return
Hank Greenberg, 34, Detroit Tigers star, has returned after four years in the Army and arrived in Detroit ready to resume baseball. He said he will work on his batting eye, noting he did not play baseball in the Army except light safeball in China.
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Detroit
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tiger
China
Greenberg
Bob Feller's Amateur Magic Turns Up Heat In AL Circles
The roundup notes Bob Feller, back from the Pacific, as a top amateur magician who could spark questions about turning pro. It also mentions Sam Oliver pitching in Salt Lake City's Utah Industrial League, delivering the league's first no hitter against Magna, and a Tulsa wire praising a large junior baseball program with $2,000 from the Chamber sports committee to upgrade a Texas League park.
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Pacific
Bob Feller
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Sam Oliver
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oliver
Magna
Dave
Boo) Ferriss
Minter City
Miss
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Kas
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Okla
Chamber Sports Committee
Texas League Park
Standings Blowing At Briggs Stadium Start Tiger Batting Practice
The article notes intensive batting practice at Briggs Stadium to ready a Tiger for a June 30 return to the lineup after an absence. It highlights Standings Blowing as a prominent figure in the effort alongside team plans.
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Briggs Stadium
Tiger
Barons Narrow Lead As Nashville Stuns Chattanooga 5-3
Nashville Sots snapped an 11 game skid with a 5-3 rally over Chattanooga Lookouts lifting the barons above in the standings. Atlanta dropped to second after Birmingham victory and New Orleans edged Memphis in twin bill outcomes.
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Atlanta
Larry Gilbert
Nashville Sots
Vols
Chattanooga Lookouts
Lookouts
Chattanooga
New Orleans Pels
Memphis
Nashville
Fletcher
Hank Dunlap
Gilbert
Birmingham Barons
Atlanta Crackers
New Orleans
Birmingham
Little Rock
Barons
Mobile
Bears
Baseball scoreboard with multiple league results
American League games show Detroit rout 5 0 Cleveland and Boston over New York. Philadelphia edges Washington 7 5. Chicago 4 St Louis 1. Boston 15 New York 10. Brooklyn 8, poeeeeus 2 1 Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 5. Southern Association New Orleans 9 3 Memphis 6 11 Mobile 10 Little Rock 3 Nashville 5 Chattanooga 3 Birmingham 3 Atlanta 2. Only games scheduled.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago Ae
St. Louis Aesitanalin' Sa
New York
Te Eeneewe
Boston Cicnamiapennee
Cincinnati Ane
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston Arene
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Birmingham Ord
Memphis
Nashville
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Poeeeeus
Southern Association
New Orleans
Mobile
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Atlanta
Red Birds Take on Go Getters in League Shaping Showdown
The Red Birds face the Go Getters tonight at the Decatur Bowling Center to decide the lead in the Men's double bowling league. The Red Birds hold a one game advantage over the Go Getters heading into the match. Also on schedule are Kewpies vs Hot Shots, B-29s vs Chargers, and B-32s against Eagles.
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Red Birds
Decatur
Kewpies
Chargers
Eagles
Semeteeeses
Weeeeseeeseeenes
Go-Getters
Sean
Bloodworth Promoted to Radioman Second Class in Navy
James Morgan Bloodworth of Decatur has been advanced to radioman second class by the US Naval Armed Guard Center at New Orleans. He served 15 months at sea on a Navy gun crew guarding intel war materials aboard merchant ships, visiting ports in France, Africa, Scotland and England. He enlisted in February 1943 after working as a ship moter se 8.
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USNR
Decatur
Naval Armed Guard Center
New Orleans
France
Africa
Scotland
England
Navy
Rebevere
Bloodworth
Rountree Leads Women’s Bowling Standings in Close Battle
Rountree took three of four from Garrison's to grab a two game edge in the Women's Bowling League. Moye's closed distance to three games behind Garrison's by winning three from G, while Evelyn Childs claimed high game with 189 and high series with 502. Zelda Rowe 168 170, Cody Street 178, Pat White 161, Kerg Coffey 168, and Mary Smith with 450 plus series also boosted the night.
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Garrison's
Moye’s
Garrison
G and
Evelyn Childs
Zelda Rowe
Cody Street
Pat White
Kerg Coffey
Mary Smith
Rowe
Childs
Victory Sanceeseesteeses
Terry Aneeenneen
Turner Seseanee
Hamilton
Gannison
Knowles Podoevors
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Rudder
Wane
Vinson i
Dodgers Stock Sale Delayed as Hearing Is Postponed
News from New York reports the effort by Branch Rickey and associates to buy 50 percent of the Brooklyn Dodgers stock from the Ebbets heirs was postponed after a hearing in Surrogate Francis D. McGarey’s office. The group already holds 25 percent of the club, with a fall date anticipated.
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New York
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbets
Francis D. McGarey
Babe Didrickson Zaharias Faces Dorothy Kirby In Open Round
Survivors of two rough rounds at Highland Country Club proceed to the afternoon match play for the Women s Western Open. Defending champion Babe Didrickson Zaharias of Los Angeles is among the leaders and must again excel in her second round match with Jean Kirby.
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Indianapolis
Highland Country Club
Mildred
Babe) Didrickson Zaharias
Los Angeles
Jean
Pelicans suspend pitcher George Washburn in pennant race
New Orleans General Manager Charlie Hurth announced George Washburn was suspended for leaving the team in Memphis. Hurth said it is a tough time to jump a team battling for the all star game and the pennant. weeks Charles S Howard moved into second with 44920 on five winners. W. W. Crenshaw is third with 32180, 11 firsts.
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Weeks
Charles S. Howard
Anita
W. W. Crenshaw
New Orleans
Charlie Hurth
New Orleans Pelicans
George Washburn
Defi
Memphis
Hurth
Rebels Name Four Lettermen In Ole Miss Summer Camp
University of Mississippi summer practice continued as four lettermen led a 42 player field for football honors this fall. Captain and star end Bob McCain returns, joined by Bernard Blackwell guard Oscar Buchanan and quarterback Johnny Bruce. coach Harry Mehre said the session would last five weeks.
League Opens Second Half in City Softball
The City Softball League starts the second half tonight at 7:30 at Delano Park with Austinville facing Namie's. Namie's joins the league this season. The A and Dots meet in game two as Dot's reshuffle a lineup after tying for second in the first half.
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Delano Park
Austinville
Namie
Golf title chase widens as Kirby and Freese prevail
Hopkins of Cleveland won 11 up in 20 holes. Zaharias and Kirby meet today. Kirby beat Alice O Neal and 6. Casey of Mason City and Freese of Portland won yesterday as Casey defeated Sally Sessions and Freese ousted Betty Jameson 1 up in 19 holes.
Scurvy's Deadly Toll on Early Sea Voyages
In early modern maritime history scurvy emerged as the leading killer on long ships. Sailors suffered undernutrition as citrus and fresh produce were scarce, leading to widespread illness and high mortality until vitamin C knowledge and better provisioning reduced its impact.
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