Barons Split With Choos In Doubleheader
The Barons and Choos split a doubleheader as Birmingham won the opener 11-2 on wild pitching, while Elwood Lawson held the Barons to 2 in a 4-2 nightcap victory for Memphis. The Atlanta Crackers stayed five games behind after a 9-8 defeat in ten innings to New Orleans.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Atlanta Crackers
Southern Association
Pets
Crackers
Atlanta
Donald Ernst
Little Rock
Knoxville
Smokie Park
Mavis
McGhee
Nashville
Memphis
Sulpher Dell
Charlie Brewster
Charlie Cuellar
Pete Gray
Chattanooga
Choo Choos
Birmingham
Barons
Choos
Elwood Lawson
Summer football practice race heats up nationwide
College coaches report on South prospects and transfers. Shorty McWilliams is linked to Mississippi State rather than Army and Georgia aims to use a separate varsity schedule after a transfer-fine issue. Alabama adds a 250 pound prospect and Clemson Tulane VMI also show strong material.
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New York
Shorty. McWilliams
Meridian
Sensation
Ili
Mississippi
Army
Georgia
Wally Butts
Bulldogs
Alabama
Auburn
Clemson
Tulane
Skating Season Opens at Lake Placid and Curling Bonspiel Set
Lake Placid begins the summer figure skating season while St. Paul plans a curling bonspiel from July 1 to 4. Distillers delay ice preparation, pushing ice-in until next month.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
St. Paul
Mixed sports notes touch on Shimek bowling and other athletes
Frank Shimek, once a standout at Town U, bowled several 600-plus scores in Burlington Iowa while working at the Iowa ordnance plant. The item also mentions Bill Doak narrowly missing no hitters in 1920 and 1922, Luke Johnson preparing for the Bears and All-Star game, apprentice seaman Leigh Woehling winning a cattle judging title, and Chucho Ramos visiting Leo Miller in Syracuse to ask about telephone calls to Venezuela.
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Frank Shimek
Town U
Burlington
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Bill Doak
Luke Johnson
Bears
Leigh Woehling
Penn State
Jesus Manuel
Chucho” Ramos
Syracuse
Reds
Leo Miller
Chiefs
Miller
Chucho
Venezuela
Hokay
Leo
Service Dept. Navy officer Mal Stevens in Wales
Lieut. Comdr. Mal Stevens, former N Y U football coach, serves as a Navy medical officer in Wales. Pvt. Lou Brissie, ex Presbyterian College pitcher now with the Athletics, pitched nine innings for a Greenville semi pro team, struck out 22, but lost 2–0 on a homer. Staff Sgt. Samuel Friedman of Camp Ellis calls himself the longtime Brooklyn fan with a reserved seat tradition at Ebbets Field.
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Heckler
Camp Ellis
Samuel Friedman
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Uncle Sam
Potato peeling loses up to a quarter of bulk
When peeling a potato you discard from one tenth to one fourth of its bulk, including valuable minerals and vitamins.
Trial by Battle Used in Scottish Courts Through 16th Century
The article notes that Scotland resolved court cases by trial by battle until the end of the 16th century. It highlights the legal practice as a historical method of dispute resolution and marks its decline with societal change.
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Scotland
Ingalls 97 Defeats Goodyear 15-3 Behind Shorty Pitching
Ingalls 97 beat Goodyear Decatur Mill 15 to 3 as Justice limited hits and Dumas returned with a 3 for 3 day. Crowe Clark and Dumas sparked the offense with multiple extra base hits while Briscoe’s infield defense played errorless ball.
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Goodyear
Ingalls Field
Justice
Ingalls Boys
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Crowe
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Briscoe
Johnson
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Rogers
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Rover
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Roberts
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Looney
Spencer
Aycock
Courtland to Compete in Army Air Forces baseball tourney
An elimination tournament for more than 25 Army and air force teams from 10 states will climax in finals at Montgomery on September 3 and 4. Competition begins August 6 with four winners advancing to Maxwell Field for the finals. Readiness spans multiple bases including Freeman Field and Courtland AAF among many listed entries.
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Montgomery
Ala
Army
Air Force
AAF
Eastern Training Command
Maxwell Field
Freeman Field
Symound
Ind
Lockbourne
Columbus
Blytheville
Blytheville Ark
Smyrna
Tenn
Stuttgrat
Stuttgart
Ark
Greenwood
Miss
Greenville
Courtland
Napier Field
Dothan
Mariana
Mariana, Fla
Tyndall Field
Panama City
Fla
Turner Field
Albany
Bainbridge
Bainbridge, Ga
Cochran Field
Macon
Diphtheria Report Shows First Yearless Week
June 23 7 State Health Department announced last week was the first in over a year with no diphtheria cases reported marking a health milestone and reflecting disease control efforts.
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Montgomery
State Health Department
Calamity House and the Hidden Letters
Ellery Queen visits Wrightsville to write a novel at Calamity House. Nora Haight discovers three unsealed envelopes to Miss Rosemary Haight, all in Jim Haight's handwriting, with crayon dates. Ellery and Pat retrieve the letters and sense a deeper mystery as Nora hides a secret.
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Ellery Smith
Mr. Queen
Wrightsville
John F. Wright
Hermione
Nora
James Haight
Lola
Jim” Haight
Ellery
Frank Lloyd
Wright
Jin
Pat
Jim
Jim Haight
Hermy
Nora Dearest
John F
Carter
Town Hall
Smith
Hallowe’en
Patricia Wright
Ellery Queen
Wellesley
Sarah Lawrence
Muth
Pop
Bradford
Nor
Rosemary Haight
Pete
Little. Brown & Co
Oy King
Mobile Plea To Be Heard On SA Franchise Shift
In Chattanooga on June 23, Southern Association officials met in special session to discuss moving a league franchise from Knoxville to Mobile. The dispute centers on who pays for Caswell Park improvements, with Knoxville proposing the Smokies cover costs while Mobile officials plan a quick park readiness and urge relocation after Mobile left the SA when the Knoxville move occurred in 1943.
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Chattanooga
Southern Association
Knoxville
Mobile
Caswell Park
Smokies
George Dempster
Edgar Allen
Dempster
Allen
Robin C. Herndon
Pat Moulton
Brooklyn Scout Passes At Home
Lawrence Sutton, an 85 year old ex scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers and noted ivory hunter, died of uremia at his Brooklyn home. He recalled that higher standards kept players from signing before age 25. He also worked as a newspaper proof reader in winter.
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New York
Lawrence
Larry) Sutton
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Sutton
Baseball scores from major leagues today
In the American League Boston beat Philadelphia 5 to 2 while Philadelphia won 4 to 3. New York defeated Washington 4 to 0. Detroit won 4 to 3 over Cleveland. Chicago routed St. Louis 10 to 3. In the National League Philadelphia won 1 to 0 and Boston lost 0 to 7 in games that stretched to 15 innings in the first game and ended early in darkness in the second. Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 9 to 7 while Brooklyn topped New York 10 to 3. St. Louis vs Chicago was postponed due to wet grounds.
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St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Atlanta
Little Rock
Memphis
Birmingham
Knoxville
Nashville
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Mereenaernenmam Namen
National Philadelphia
Southern Association Scores Report
Nem 11 2 Chattanooga Nashville 12 Memphis 8. Little Rock 6 Knoxville 4 ten innings. New Orleans 9 Atlanta 8 ten innings.
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Southern Association
Nem
Chattanooga Nashville
Memphis
Little Rock
Knoxville
New Orleans
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Nashville
Patty Berg Eliminated In Western Open Semi Final
In Chicago on June 23 194? Babe Didrikson Zaharias faced 18 year old Betty Jane Haemerle in a Western Open semi final with Haemerle upsetting defending champion Patty Berg 19 holes. Jeanne Cline and Dorothy Germain also advanced as two 20 year olds joined the field from Blooming ton and Philadelphia.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Babe Didriksen Zaharias
Betty Jane Haemerle
Font Bonne College
St.ome
Babe
Beverly Hills
Calif.ae
Miss Haemerle
Patty Berg
Patty
Marines
Jeanne Cline
Bloomington
Rollins College
Florida
Dorothy Germain
Philadelphia
Beaver College
New Rochelle
Oese
Georgia Tainter
Rip Sewell Reaches Ninth Win In City of Streaks
Veteran pitcher Jim Tobin keeps his .500 mark as he throws his second no hitter of the season against the Phillies. Rip Sewell earns his ninth win in the Braves 7 0 victory as Brooklyn and Pittsburgh win twice in a day. Whit Wyatt completes Brooklyn’s 10-3 win over the Giants. Bill Javery suffers hard luck in the opener of a twin bill. Al Rubbeling delivers a pinch hit homer for the second time in a week.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Jim Tobin
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Brave
Big Jim
Boston
Johnny Vandermeer
Cincinnati Reds
Vandy
Tobin
Phillies
Ron Northey
Bill Lee
Charley Schanz
Bill Javery
Braves
Whit Wyatt
Giants
Brooklyn
New Yorkers
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Rip Sewell
al Rubbeling
Bill Zuber
Wasning
Golf at North Dakota matches yields tight duels
In North Dakota, N D veteran dominates with four and three victory while Doro thy shoots one-under to beat her foe 37 to 39. Miss Cline edges Phyllis Otto of Omaha 3 and 2 after a late rally. Babe powers back with three birdies to defeat Mrs Albert Becker of Englewood New Jersey 3 and 2.
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N. D
Dorothy
Miss Cline
Omaha
Phyllis Otto
Phyllis
Babe
Albert Becker
Englewood
N. J
Lincoln Mills to Meet Ingalls on Legal Field
Lincoln Mills of Huntsville will meet Ingalls on the legal field Saturday afternoon at five o clock. Coffman and Rogers will be the local battery.
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Lincoln Mills
Huntsville
Ingalls
Coffman and Rogers
Yankees Blank Senators as Metheny Homers in 4-0 Win
New York achieves a shutout in its 60th game with four hits. Bud Metheny hits his seventh homer with one on off Dutch Leonard for the decisive blow. The day includes A's 3-2 win over the Red Sox and a 5-4 opener by Boston.
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Pete Fox
Bobby Estalella
Joe Orengo
Charlie Metro
Detro
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Ralph Hodgin
St. Louis
Chicago
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