Ingalls and Legion Lined Up For Thursday Showdowns
Ingalls hosts Acipco from Birmingham and Huntsville Legion at Ingalls Field and Legion Field, with Ross Graham slated to pitch for Ingalls and Bob McNelly planning a fourth straight win for the Legion. Decatur opened the series 6 3 at Huntsville, then lost 11 1 in the rematch.
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Legion
Ingalls
Acipco
Bireee
Ingallsfield
Huntsville Legion
Legion Field
Birmingham Baseball Federation
Red Caudill
Ross Graham
Graham
Legions
Huntsville
Decatur
Bob McNelly
Women’s AAU Track Meet Sees 150 Entries in San Antonio
Entries for the Women’s National AAU Track and Field meet exceed 100 with hopes for 150 entrants. Tuskegee Institute leads with 17 entries. San Antonio has 2. the Polish Olympic Women’s Club of Cleveland, led by Stella Walsh, shows strong numbers. Alice Coachman, defending champion in 50 and 100 meters and high jump, now competes for Albany State College of Georgia.
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San Antonio
Texas
Babe Didricksons
Tuskegee Institute of Alabama
Alice Coachman
Cleveland
Stella Walsh
Albany State College of Georgia
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Including NL and AL Results
AP baseball results from national and regional leagues list NL games New York routed Chicago 11 0 Boston defeated St Louis 9 6 Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 4 2 Brooklyn edged Pittsburgh 4 2 AL Chicago defeated Washington 3 0 St Louis beat Philadelphia 12 3 with rain postponements in Cleveland at New York and Detroit at Boston. Southern Association Nashville 4 1 and Mobile 0 2 Birmingham 6 3 Little Rock 2 0 in 14 innings Chattanooga 11 New Orleans 8 in 11 innings. other reads.
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Chicago
Boston
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Pittsburgh
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Detroit
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Mobile
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Little Rock
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Spahn and Sain Lead Braves in Pennant Run
Pitchers Warren Spahn and John ny Sain of the pennant-starved Boston Braves chase the modern NL record for wins by two teammates in a season. Spahn notched his 11th win as the Braves beat the Cardinals 9-6 to stay one game ahead of the Dodgers in the tight pennant race.
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Junior golf play starts in Alabama junior tournament
Charley Hall Jr of Birmingham led a field of top Alabama junior golfers qualifying at Montgomery Country Club. More than 20 entrants practiced in soggy conditions as Johnny Morris noted several players in good form. Walter Wood of Tuscaloosa, last year's winner, is ineligible after turning 18.
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Charley Hall,Jr
Birmingham
Alabama
Montgomery Country Club
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Kippy Weatherby
Tom Martin
Jimmy Feltham
Mobile
John Cade
Floyd Snyder
Billy Burton
Tuscaloosa
Gilbert Wesley
Greenville Hall
Rollo Steinmehl
Kenneth Cooper
Joe Griffin
Jimmy Meigs
Allen
Gene Head
Jerry Longshore
Sonny Thames
Dicky Howell
Walter Wood
Jackson High Seeks Double Elimination Baseball Crown
Jackson Miss June 25 Central high school stands unbeaten in the Southeastern high school baseball double elimination event. Johnson City Tennessee and Fort Lauderdale Florida each have one loss and face off this afternoon to challenge Jackson for the title. A Jackson win tonight clinches the championship. a loss forces a rematch tomorrow with both challengers still alive.
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Central High School of
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Johnson City
Tenn
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Herb Welch to headline two wrestling bouts at armory
Two matches headline the armory card with Herb Welch facing Mike Chacoma, light heavyweight champion, in a two out of three falls match for up to sixty minutes. The co feature pits Nick Carter against Ed Ramerey in a grudge two out of three falls bout with a ninety minute limit.
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Herb Welch
Decatur Boy
Mike Chacoma
Nick Carter
Ed Ramerey
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Ramerey
Kali Pasha
Arter
National League batting and pitching leaders of 194? season
The report lists NL batting leaders Haas and Slaughter with .341 and .340, Mize leading in runs with 60, and Mize also top in RBIs with 51. Baumbholtz and Haas lead in hits, Slaughter and Ennis top in doubles, Slaughter leads triples, Mize and Kiner lead home runs, Robinson tops in stolen bases, with strikeout leaders Blackwell and Branca. Pitching leaders include Munger and Spahn in wins and ERA, plus Feller and Newhouser in strikeouts.
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Cincinnati
Slaughter
St. Louis
Walker
Philadelphia
Mize
New York
Robinson
Brooklyn
Marshall
Baumbholtz
Baumholtz
Ennis
Edwards
Cooper
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Torgeson
Hopp
Boston
Boudreau
Cleveland
McQuinn
Williams
Henrich
DiMaggio
Johnson
Dillinger
Mullin
Detroit
Philley
Chicago
Keller
Feller
Newhouser
Kinder
Gillespie
City Softball Games Postponed by Wet Grounds
City League softball games were postponed due to wet grounds. They will be made up at the season end with the other rained out games. Thursday at 7 30 Cooper Wells faces Darleen while Green awaits.
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Cooper Wells
Darleen
Green
California Exports 39 Thousand Cars Of Produce In 1946
California shipped more than 39 thousand cars of fruits and vegetables to New York City in 1946 while New York State moved more than 35 thousand cars.
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California
New Sox City
New York State
Linescores Summary Across Multiple Games in Southeast League
Detailed linescores show Memphis, Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Mobile, Chattan, and other teams posting runs across innings. Notable tallies include Memphis vs Atlanta 140 261 and 391 031 games, with various pitchers listed such as Eisenmann McNair Diehl West and others. Postponements in Vicksburg at Meridian and Jackson at Pensacola due to rain are noted among league results.
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Atlanta
Dumler
McNair
Thompson
Mathis
Eisenmann
Diehl
West
Alisney
Notable debut boosts Iott as Giants blank Cubs 11 0
Clarence Hooks Iott started for the Giants and pitched shutout baseball against Chicago fanning eight and collecting two hits. Vern Stephens fueled the Browns with six RBIs including a grand slam and two singles in a 12 3 win over the Athletics.
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Clarence (Hooks) Iott
Giants
New York
Cubs
Vern Stephens
Browns
The
Athletics
Ten Thousand Attend Dempsey Birthday Celebration
Ten thousand fight fans at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles sang happy birthday to ex-heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. Al Jolson presented the celebrant who joked that he was 32, though the truth is 52. a layered cake and candles followed the toast.
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Jack Dempsey
Olympic Auditorium
Dempsey
al Jolson
Jolson
Jack
Babe Ruth Returns to Hospital for Rest
New York reports Babe Ruth back in the hospital on doctors orders to rest and regain strength after a period of illness. He said he tires easily and will take things easy for a few weeks.
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Babe Ruth
New York
Ocean Holes and Vast Pacific Surfaces
The Pacific Ocean covers about a third of Earth's surface and holds nearly half of the planet’s water. Its immense expanse dwarfs continental landmasses and shapes global climate and sea routes.
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Pacific Ocean
Doyle Fighter Rushed to Hospital After KO
Cleveland June 25 Jim Doyle lay unconscious in Charity Hospital after a brain clot operation following a KO from Sugar Robinson in the eighth round. Surgeon Dr Spencer Braden led the procedure as the chaplain gave last rites. Doyle previously suffered a brain concussion last year and had been in a comeback.
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Cleveland
Jimmy Doyle
Charity Hospital
James W. Nagel
Spencer Braden
Doyle
Arena
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
Robinson
Jackie Davis
Davis
Artie Levine
Jimmy
Cleveland Boxing Commission
Ferrier Captures American PGA Championship Title
Australian born Jim Ferrier dominated the American PGA Championship at Plum Hollow Golf Club Detroit beating Melvin Chick Harbert 2 and 1. Ferrier earned 3500 for his first win of the year and moved to fourth in the 1947 money parade with earnings to 9669.16. He completed 204 holes at 27 under par over 12 rounds in a week, needing 54 putts for the 35 holes in the final match.
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Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Melvin
Chick) Harbert
Northville
Mich
Ferrier
Plum Hollow
Harbert
Grace Williamson and J Duane Squires Win $500 Atlantic Monthly Awards
The General Federation of Women's Clubs announced winners in the Atlantic Monthly contest on the schools I want and how to get them. Grace Williamson of Oxford Alabama and Mrs J Duane Squires of New London New Hampshire each won $500 awards. Mrs Robert B Reynolds of Mobile Alabama received honorable mention.
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General Federation of Women's Clubs
Grace Williamson
Munger St
Oxford
Ala
J. Duane Squires
New London
N. H
Atlantic Monthly
Robert B. Reynolds
Mobile
Dimaggio Keeps All Star Lead At Half Million Votes
At Wrigley Field on July 8, the ballot total surpassed 1.25 million with Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees holding the top spot for starting outfield. Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals trails with 526,412 votes and Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox has 514,826.
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Wrigley Field
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
DiMaggio
Yankee
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Barons Move Into Top Four After Twin Bill Wins
Birmingham surged to fourth place in the Southern Association with a 14 inning 6 2 win over Little Rock in game one and a 3 0 win in nightcap Charlie Glock belted a two run homer in the first opener Forest Thompson pitched four hit ball Chuck Eisenmann held New Orleans to no runs in game two Nashville defeated Mobile 4 0 and Atlanta edged Memphis 2 1 in a tight day of baseball with several extra inning games and shutouts
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Charlie Glock
Forest Thompson
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Chuck Eisenmann
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Chattanooga Lookouts
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