Indians Meet Iuka Tonight at Legion Field
The Decatur Indians host Iuka Mississippi tonight at 8:00 in a Legion Field game. Manager George Burns likely starts Gary Cook after a week idle, with a lineup including Hardeman Roberts Hobson Dyer Napoli Sparkman Freeman White and Cook. Saturday the team faces Loveman's of Birmingham at 8:00 with either Burns or Goodin on the mound.
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Decatur Indians
Iuka
Mississippi
Legion Field
Decatur
Florence
George Burns
Gary Cook
Cook
Loveman’s of
Birmingham
Burns
Leon Hardeman
Avery Roberts
Clell Hobson
van Dyer
Tony Napoli
Chick Sparkman
Bill Freeman
Lester White
Manager Burns
Charlie Goodin
Slagtown
Loveman’s
Pros Against Pures Vie for Western Open Semis
In Philadelphia on June 21, 195? the Western Open at White Marsh Valley CC sees lady pros versus lady amateurs for semifinal berths. Simon Pures challenge pay-for-play foes while Louise Suggs and Patty Berg, both aiming for a fourth Western title, lead contenders with Suggs facing Beverly Hanson and Berg drawing Mrs. Mark Porter.
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Ralph Bernstein
Philadelphia
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Simon Pures
Whitemarsh
Louise Suggs
Carrollton
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Miss Suggs
Miss Berg
Carol Diringer
Tiffin
U. S
Beverly Hanson
Pasadena
Calif
Babe Zaharias
Patty
Zaharias
Mark Porter
Dorothy Germain
Picnic Saturday At Johnson Chapel Hosts Four Ball Games
Pepsi Cola will host a community picnic with four baseball games at Johnson Chapel on Saturday. First pitch at 10:00 locals vs locals, 12:00 Morgan City vs Johnson Chapel, 2:00 Hartselle vs Redstone Rockets, and Antioch vs Union. Sunday features Pepsi Cola hosting Athens at West Town ball park. Grady Roberts names Billy Woods starter for Saturdays game. Team departs Alabama Grill at 9:00 AM.
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Pepsi Cola
Johnson Chapel
Morgan City
Hartselle
Redstone Rockets
Antioch
Union
Athens
West Town
Grady Roberts
Billy Woods
Alabama Grill
Baseball Night Matchups Across The American League
The Associated Press lists games in the American League with Chicago visiting New York, Cleveland at Boston, Detroit at Philadelphia, and St. Louis at Washington in the Nixon schedule detail.
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Associated Press
American League
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Sports slate and a London fact in brief
Southern Association matches Memphis at Atlanta Little Rock at Birmingham Mobile at Chattanooga Nashville at New Orleans National League games New York at St Louis Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Also a note that Downing Street in London is named after George Downing an American relation to Gov Winthrop of Massachusetts.
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Little Rock
Birmingham
Atlanta
Nashville
Memphis Wee
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington Ewe
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Southern Association
Memphis
Mobile
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Downing St
London
George Downing
Gov. Winthrop
Massachusetts
1949 U.S. Amateur Crown Won In Historic Match
The winner of the 1949 U S Amateur title is noted after a quarterfinal victory where she defeated 17 year old Marlene Bauer of Midland Texas 3 and 2. This marks a landmark result in the tournament's history.
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U. S
Marlene Bauer
Midland
Tex
Yankees Down White Sox 2-1 in tight victory
Yankees edged the White Sox 2-1 as Billy Pierce pitched well but took the loss amid missed chances for Chicago. Eddie Lopat earned his 10th win for New York as Chicago stranded 10 and Chicago pitchers struggled on offense.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Chicago White Sox
New York
Boston
Paul Richards
White Sox
Yanks
Red Sox
Maestro Richards
Richards
Billy Pierce
Sox
Eddie Lopat
Pierce
Chicago
Cleveland
Yankee Stadium
Bobby Avila
Ty Cobb
Lou Gehrig
Detroit
Philadelphia A’s
A’s
St. Louis
Washington
Baseball Leaders From The Season Averages And Key Stats
Batting leaders include Minoso of Chicago with a .370 average and Fain of Philadelphia at .354. Williams of Boston led runs with 53, while Robinson of Chicago had 57 RBIs. DiMaggio led hits for Boston with 82, Fox of Chicago had 80.
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Chicago
Fain
Philadelphia
Williams
Boston
Robinson
DiMaggio
Fox
Coleman
St. Louis
Coan
Washington
Busby
Gumpert
Feller
Cleveland
Raschi
New York
VFW Tops Nursery 5-3 as Local 88 Defeats Wolverine 9-7
VFW earns win behind four hit pitching by Neil Armstrong as they beat Decatur Nursery 5-3. Local 88 edges Wolverine 9-7 with Hoyt Alvis going 11 hits allowed. Nelson matches with seven. Final rain delayed game set for tonight between VFW and Wolverine.
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VFW
Wolverine
Local 88
Vets
Decatur Nursery
Neil Armstrong
Wells
Nursery
Hoyt Alvis
Nelson
Barons Host To Trawlers In Southern Association Action
Chattanooga defeated Mobile 8-0 in a replay before beating Lookouts 8-5 as Joe Engel clashed with League President Charlie Hurth. Bob Ludwick earned wins in both games, with Ed Brooklyn and Ernie Groth taking the losses. Teams schedule games tonight across the region.
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Southern Association
Joe Engel
League
Charlie Hurth
Chattanooga
Mobile Bears
Hurth
Alabamans
Lookouts
Engel
Stadium
Joe
East Tennessee
Voodo
Baseball scores from multiple leagues and games
Mobile 8 8, Chattanooga 0 5. Georgia State League Jesup 4 18, Fitzgerald 0 2. Eastman 12 Hazlehurst Baxley 8 Dublin 8 Douglas 2. Alabama Florida League Dothan 2 Panama City 0 Enterprise 4 Tallahassee 3 Headland 5 Ozark 4. Georgia Florida League Cordelo 2 Americus 1 Tifton 14 Brunswick 12 Valdosta 10 Moultrie 8 Waycross Albany postponed rain. Pacific Coast League Sacramento 4 Los Angeles 3 14 innings Seattle 5 San Francisco 0 Hollywood 4 Portland 3 Oakland 5 San Diego 4. International League Syracuse 4 5 Toronto 3 4 Ottawa 4 Baltimore 0 Rochester 5 Montreal 4 Buffalo 4 Springfield 0 American Association nee 13 7 Minneapolis 13 St Paul 6 9 Louisville 4 5 Kansas City 7 Toledo 3.
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Chattanooga
Jesup
Fitzgerald
Eastman
Hazlehurst-Baxley
Dublin
Douglas
Griffin
Alexander City
Valley
Lagrange
Rome
Opelika
Dothan
Panama City
Enterprise
Tallahassee
Headland
Ozark
Cordelo
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Seattle
San Francisco
Hollywood
Portland
Oakland
San Diego
Syracuse
Toronto
Ottawa
Baltimore
Rochester
Montreal
Buffalo
Springfield
Boston routs Chicago as National League games lead
In National League action the Boston Beaneaters crushed Chicago 9 to 0. Cincinnati edged Brooklyn 2 to 1 in extra innings. St Louis defeated New York 4 to 2. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 1 to 0.
Berra Regains AL Catcher Lead In All Star Balloting
Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees retook the top spot as the American League catcher in the All Star balloting with 168 307 votes. Jim Hegan of Cleveland is 3 383 votes behind with 164 924. Stan Musial leads the league vote for NL left field with 194 586, followed by Nelson Fox 189 444 Ted Williams 186 047 and Jackie Robinson 182 193. Balloting runs from June 10 to midnight June 29.
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Chicago
Larry
Yogi) Berra
Husky
New York Yankees
Berra
Cleveland
Jim Hegan
Hegan
Detroit
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Stan
Nelson Fox
Chicago White Sox
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Western Amateur follows jammed schedule after rain delay
In South Bend on June 21 the Western Amateur trims 64 players to 16 in a double round of match play. Rain shortened the second qualifying round, forcing play to run dawn to dusk to finish by Sunday. Defending champion Charlie Coe of Oklahoma City leads the field against Walter Cisco of Louisville at the South Bend Country Club.
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South Bend
Ind
Charlie Coe
Oklahoma City
South Bend Country Club
Walter Cisco
Louisville
Avila homers thrice and adds a single for 15 bases
Bobby Avila of the Indians belted three home runs and a single, totaling 15 bases in Cleveland. The feat highlighted yesterday's baseball action.
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Bobby Avila
Indians
Cleveland
Local Social News from Morgan County and Nearby Towns
Weekend visits and family gatherings fill Morgan County events as residents travel to Gadsden Hartselle Eva and Lacon. Acknowledgments include Mrs. David Stinson’s discharge from Hartselle Clinic and multiple calls on kinship at church, home, and family dinners.
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W. B. Hawk
Gadsden
H. R. Livingston
Elsie McKee
Hartselle
Home Demonstration Club
Omer Holmes
Roy Oden
Cullman
Alvin Stinson
Shelby Jean Stinson
Mrs. Thurman
Jimmie Ponter
Gaines Lovelady
E. M
Tony Ponter
David Stinson
Louis Stinson
Eva
Rock Creek
Iva Oden
Oden Ridge
Mr. Ponter
Cecil Bogle
A. D. Stinson
J. A. Bogle
Hillsboro
Mr. Stin
BravesBlank Boston as Spahn Stars in 9-0 Shutout
Warren Spahn pitched a five hit shutout for the Braves against Boston, dominating with a nine run margin. Tommy Holmes contributed with a single a double and a three run homer while Boston manager watched from the dugout.
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Warren Spahn
Boston Braves
Chicago
Spahn
Kenny Raffensberger
Dodgers
Red Munger
St. Louis
Giants
Bubba Church
Pittsburgh
Phillies
Bob
Friend
Boston
Braves
Tommy Holmes
Sion
Cube
Lanier Wins Opener 4 2 In Southeastern High School Tourney
Lanier of Montgomery, defending champions, took a 4 2 semifinal win over St Xavier while Mulberry beat Southside 1 0. Lanier rode two hit pitching by Billy Cawthorne and key runs from Robert Barnes to advance toward the Prep title game.
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Ala
Richmond Academy
Augusta
Jackson
Miss
Mulberry
Fla
Lanier
Southside
Memphis
St. Xavier
Louisville
Little Mulberry High
Danny Handley
Robert Evans
Don Good
Haywood Watts
Billy Cawthorne
Robert Barnes
Alabama
Cawthorne
Berry
Short
Bayens
Bender
Evand
Johnson
Goad
Watts
Gartrell
Yak tails used as fly whisks on silver handles in India
In India yak tails are commonly mounted on silver handles to form fly whisks. The ad copy suggests potential buyers should respond to want ads for results.
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India
Schedule of Tonight's NBA Games
Chicago at Boston 7 30 P M. Cleveland at New York 7 30 P M. St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington 7 30 P M.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and Other Pro Baseball Items
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh 7 30 P M New York at Chicago 1 30 P M Boston at St Louis 8 30 P M Philadelphia at Cincinnati 8 P M Poker is believed to be an adap tation of a Persian game. It took its name from the French game que and the German poch en. Poplin cloth manufacture originated in France and was brought to England by the Huguenots.
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New Orleans
France
England
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442Nd Regimental Combat Team
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