Aches and Pains Choice To Pilot Southern Stars
Baseball writers across the Southern Association select a 19 man All Stars squad for a July 9 exhibition against the league leader. Voting ends midnight June 28 with Luke Appling slated to manage the squad.
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Southern Association
All-Stars
Allstar
Bob Phillips
Post-Herald
Writers Association
Luke Appling
Memphis
Gene DeSautel
Little Rock
Red Marion
Birmingham
Paul Chervinko
Mobile
Giants lose Westrum and face long slump risk
The June 24 report notes catcher Wes Westrum suffers a broken finger, a critical blow to the National League champion Giants already missing Monte Irving and Willie Mays. It praises Westrum’s defense and power, warns Dodgers could pull away, and contrasts Yankees pitching with Allie Reynolds Vic Raschi and Ed Lopat as strong, while mentioning Indians’ sale rumors and Al Lopez’s handling.
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New York
Wes Westrum
Giants
Monte Irving
Willie Mays
Westrum
Poughkeepsie
Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
Dodger
Dodgers
Charlie Dressen
Yankees
Phil Rizzuto
Yogi Berra
Yankee
Allie Reynolds
Vic Raschi
Ed Lopat
Rizzuto
Cleveland Indians
Dale Mitchell
Larry Doby
Indians
Ray Boone
al Lopez
JAX STAR Lewis Clark Joins Arab High School Staff
Decatur Indians shortstop Lewis Clark, a versatile athlete from Jacksonville State Teachers College, joins Arab High School as coach. Clark, 5'11" 160 pounds, played baseball and football in college and Baseball for the American Legion last year.
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Decatur Indians
Arab
Lewis
Jacksonville State Teachers College
Decatur
Clark
American Legion
Major League Leaders Listed by The Associated Press
National batting Musial of St Louis .339 leads with 79 hits and 60 runs batted in while Sauer of Chicago has 19 home runs. Reese of Brooklyn swipes 14 bases and Roe earns 60 pitching wins with a 1.000 era.
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Associated Press
Musical
St. Louis
Sauer
Chicago
Musial
Reese
Brooklyn
Roe
Cleveland Aces Baseball Stat Leaders Toss Up
Rosen of Cleveland hits .336 with 44 RBIs and 77 hits. Shantz of Philadelphia records 12-1 with a .923 ERA. Rizzuto of New York steals 12 bases. Berra of New York tops home runs.
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Cleveland
Simpson
Berra
New York
Rizzuto
Shantz
Philadelphia
Sugar Ray Robinson Favored In 8 To 5 Bout For Maxim Crown
Sugar Ray Robinson attracted heavy betting as he neared an 8 to 5 favorite line to defeat light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim in Yankee Stadium. Postponement due to rain shifted the fight to Wednesday with Robinson at 174 3/4 pounds at official weigh in and Maxim at 175 pounds or less by morning weigh limit.
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New York
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joey Maxim
Yankee Stadium
Maxim
Robinson
Marked Glory and Babe Ruth Echoes in Baseball Reflection
The piece compares current stars to Babe Ruth noting no player matches his pace and greatness. It recalls Ruth’s pace and Babe era greatness with references to Hank Greenberg reaching 58 home runs late in a season and to Bobby Shantz’s scouting, including a visit to his home in Pottstown, Pa.
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Mark
Hank Greenberg
Ruth
Detroit Star
Barons Win In Off Boyce's Hit
Memphis slugger Floyd Fogg powered a two run homer a double and a single but Birmingham won 5-4 on Bill Boyce's tricky bunt in the 12th inning. Fogg tied the game with a eighth inning homer and the Chicks failed to finish in two late chances. The Southern Association reported other results Chattanooga beat New Orleans 7-2 Atlanta topped Little Rock 7-4 and Nashville defeated Mobile 7-4. Mobile’s Bill Antonello hit his 19th homer as Lookouts held New Orleans to seven hits.
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Floyd Fogg
Bill Boyce
Birmingham
Fogg
Chicks
al Kazar
Chattanooga
Loop
New Orleans
Atlanta
Little Rock
Nashville
Mobile
Bill Antonello
Jim Pearch
The
Lookouts
Ed Wolfe
Ramon Salgato
Trav
John Grice
Jerry Burke
Musial Leads National In Hitting Race
Stan Musial tops the National League batting chart with a .339 average and a 19 game hitting streak as Whitey Lockman and Jackie Robinson share and contest positions. Al Rosen leads the American League at .336 while Dom DiMaggio slips to .326 and Hank Bauer tops home runs with 14. Shantz and Roe lead their leagues in wins and winning percentages.
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New York
Stan Musial
al Rosen
Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Whitey Lockman
New York Giants
Washington
Hank Bauer
Bauer
Yogie Berra
Chicago
Lockman
Frank Baumholtz
Toby Atwell
Hank Sauer
Sauer
Bobby Adams
Cincinnati
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Peanuts Lowrey
Bobby Shantz
Philadelphia Athletics
Preacher Roe
Civitans defeat Rotary in Civic Softball League title chase
The Civitans ended the Hart selle Rotary clubs’ undefeated run with a 184 to 0 win in Civic Softball League action. In the same night, Jaycees beat Kiwanis 149 to 0.
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Civitans Scalp Rotary
Civic Softball League
Civitans
Hartselle Rotary Clubs
Out of Towners
Jaycees
Kiwanis
Turnesa and Kroll Set for Action in PGA
In Louisville the 34th PGA Championship semifinals pair two veterans with Turnesa facing Kroll and Harbert meeting Hamilton. Kroll stunned Middlecoff in a playoff to reach this stage while Turnesa beat Doser 2 and 1. Hamilton outlasted Champ to advance.
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Louisville
Bob Hamilton
Ted Kroll
Big Spring Golf Club
Kroll
Jimmy Turnesa
Hamilton
Chick Harbert
Cary Middlecoff
Turnesa
Westchester County
N. Y
Clarence Doser
Harbert
Fred Haas
Frank Champ
Houston
Tex
Indians Meet Monsanto At Columbia Tennessee
The Indians travel to Columbia Tennessee tonight after a rough weekend with two straight losses. Manager Red Caudill has not announced his mound assignment. Decatur will face Monsanto for the first time this year as their record stands 14 wins and 7 losses.
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Tennessee
Red Caudill
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Tennesseans
Baseball Scores and Schedule From Yesterday and Today
Yesterday results show Chattanooga 7 New Orleans 2 Birmingham 5 Memphis 4 in 12 innings Atlanta 7 Little Rock 4 and Nashville 7 Mobile 4. Today’s slate features New Orleans at Chattanooga Mobile at Nashville and Birmingham at Memphis.
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Birmingham
Memphis
Atlanta
Little Rock
Nashville
Mobile
Baseball Scores From Evening Schedule
Scores show Boston beating Detroit 12 to 6, Washington 6 to 4 over Chicago, and New York 14 to 10 against St Louis. Only games scheduled.
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Detroit
Washington
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Five Nba Games on Schedule Across Cities
New York visits St Louis and Washington travels to Chicago. Boston plays Detroit while Philadelphia hosts Cleveland in a set of four neutral games.
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Wee
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Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
Rain Forcings Shuffle Weekend Baseball Schedule
Cincinnati at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia were postponed due to rain while St. Louis at Brooklyn also saw a rain delay. Boston defeated Pittsburgh 9 to 3.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburgh
Pro Basketball Matchups Across Cities
St. Louis meets Brooklyn in a two point game. Cincinnati travels to New York for a two point contest. Pittsburgh plays Boston with a neutral site. Chicago faces Philadelphia in a two point clash with home court noted.
Larsen Upset by Swede in Wimbledon Shock
Art Larsen seeded ninth and Ham Richardson seeded eleventh fell to Swedes at Wimbledon as American women and men faced a startling early round. Torsten Johansson of Sweden advanced in a surprise upset, thrilling the crowd of 20 000 at the All England Championships.
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Baton Rouge
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Richardson
Torsten Johansson
Sweden
Rookie phenoms spark wide open rookie award race
Sammy White Eddie Mathews and Bob Nieman lead a crowded rookie field with standout games. White three hits and a homer pace Boston in a 12 6 win over Detroit while Mathews belted his 12th homer as Boston Braves beat Pittsburgh 9 3. Nieman drove in three for the Browns in a 14 10 loss to New York.
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Eddie Mathews
Bob Nieman
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Boston
Red Sox
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Mathews
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Pittsburgh
Braves
Pirates
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Ample American challenges as Ampon tops Larsen on center court
Top-seeded Doris Hart opens defense in a center court second-round match. The field includes 10 Americans led by Dick Savitt and Vic Seixas as the men’s singles title run continues. No men’s singles matches today.
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Felicisimo Ampon
Mite
Philippines
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Vic Seixas
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
S. W. Odling
Britain
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Early corn cultivation and elephant varieties noted
The text estimates American Indians cultivated corn for about 5,000 years. It also distinguishes two kinds of elephants, the Asiatic and the African.
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