Monsanto Maulers Stop Legion 4-2 In Sunlit Columbia
In Columbia Tennessee Monsanto Maulers defeated Decatur 4-2 extending the Legionnaires’ skid to two games. Key hits included triples by Jimmy Johns Hank Sweeney and Paul Craft with Bill Freeman adding a double. The game featured multiple double plays and wild pitching as Arkie Vaughn and Charley Jones contributed in the field.
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Hugh Terry Monsanto
Legion
Decatur
Legionnaires
Columbia
Tennessee
Jimmy Johns
Bill Freeman
Hank Sweeney
Bob McNelly
Paul Craft
Maulers
Charley Jones
Chick Sparkman
Robert Hudson
Hallie Hudson
Mauler
Stupe Harris
Harris
Gene Ratliff
Arkie Vaughn
Vaughn
Claude McMurtrie
McMurtrie
Johns
Monsanto Maulers
Dee Lovelace
Buddy Orr
Arky Vaughn
Craft
Lovelace
Tennessee Boys
Sweeney
Yanks And Giants Play In Mayor O Dwyer Trophy Tilt
New York battles in a charity exhibition at Yankee Stadium as Joe DiMaggio returns from injury for a home run contest and a possible game appearance. Giants manager Leo Durocher, suspended five days for umpire mistreatment, plans to lead the Giants in the exhibition.
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New York
Giants
Yankees
Mayor O'Dwyer
Yankee Stadium
Joe DiMaggio
Stormy Leo Durocher
Cards
Dodgers
Red Munger
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia
Phils
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Lake Worth dominates Southern Peach Swim Meet women
Lake Worth Florida won the women's team title at the Southern Peach Swimming meet held in Lagrange Georgia. Margaret Coles led the individuals with 14 points while Bill Dudley of New Orleans Athletic Club topped the men with 12 points. Atlanta Swimming Association finished second in women and Cascade Plunge of Birmingham placed second in men.
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Lagrange
Lake Worth
Fla
Southern Peach
Louisville, Ky
MEGA
Margaret Coles
Bill Dudley
New Orleans
Cascade Plunge
Birmingham
Ala
Monday Night Softball Games Feature State Firestone Matchup
Monday night softball card lists two games at 7:30 State versus Firestone and 8:30 National Guard versus VFW. Players include Jonn White for Dl Evans and lineups show local squads from Hart Motor Co. and Firestone.
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National Guard
Firestone
Bee Hart. Motor Co. Fs
Eee
State
VFW
Falkville Legion fall to Decatur in high scoring game
Decatur beats Monsanto 4 2 in eleven innings after a 2 1 game earlier. E Jones and Craft drive in runs as McMurtrie, Vaughn and Sweeney produce RBI. Lefty Hudson wins in 7 with Harris closing, Mon santo bats supply late offense.
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Decatur
Abrhoa Jones
Saeed Ae
Ali Todd
Mena
Tottt Freeman
McMurtrie
Sparkman
Tery T
Sey
Ser Eeere Ee
Crug
OSB
Simmons
Craft
Ideabilonass
Hudson
Harris
Seiidanens Ae
Monsanto
E. Jones
RBI
Johns
Vaughn
Sweeney
McNelly
Freeman
S. Bogues
SB Vaughn
Jones
Todd
Orr
R. Hudson
H. Hudson
H Hudson
WP Harris
U. Hill and
Loyd
Barons Hold League Lead
Birmingham again leads the Southern Association after two wins over Little Rock 9-5 and 2-1. Nashville split with Mobile as Atlanta faltered without Davey Williams. New Orleans moved up in the standings with victories over Chattanooga.
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Sterling Slappey
Associated Press
Birmingham
Barons
Little Rock
Nashville
Vols
Mobile
Atlanta
Davey Williams
Crackers
Memphis
Williams
Nw Orleans Pelicans
Pels
Chattanooga
Willard Nixon
Auburn
Nixon
Lou Lombardo
Ralph Atkins
Hugh Mulcahy
Bears
Dave Thicke
Tony Jacobs
New Orleans
Pelicans
Red Barrett
Pelican
Lookout
Antonio Lorenzo
Bill MacDonald
Bobo Newsom
Newsom
College Boys Begin Play Today at National Golf Meet
The opening round of medal play for the National Collegiate Golf Tournament tees off with 240 players from 69 colleges. Ted Payseur of Northwestern calls the field the fastest in history as Iowa State College hosts a 6055 yard course near campus. The event determines the 64 qualifiers for match play starting Wednesday and San Jose College competes for team honors.
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Ames
Ted Payseur
Northwestern
Payseur
Ted
Iowa State College
San Jose College
Colorado college chiefs named to dog track posts
Ellison Ket chum, Denver U. athletic director, and Harry Hughes of Colorado A and M are named as judges and mutual directors at Mile High dog track. Allison Binns and Juan Reid of Colorado College join Colorado Springs track posts. The piece notes concern over college leaders taking pay from professional sports while praising the racing commission.
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New—York
Denver
Ellison Ketchum
Denver U
Harry Hughes
Colorado A
Allison Binns
Juan Reid
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Racing Commission
Radioactive golf ball proposed by USGA Journal
The USGA Journal reports a plan for a golf ball containing a radioactive substance and a pocket geiger counter like detector to locate lost balls by their emanations. The quip notes golfers need an honest counter to record strokes in the woods.
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Usga Journal
USGA
Southern Association scores and weather affected games
Memphis beat Birmingham 9-2 and Nashville 6-1 while Atlanta lost 2-1 and Little Rock won 5-1. Mobile 5-2. New Orleans 6-8. Chattanooga 2-0. In Georgia Alabama league Carrollton at Alexander City and LaGrange at Opelika were postponed by rain. Newnan 7 Tallassee 6.
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Associated Press Southern Association
Memphis
Atlanta
Birmingham
Little Rock
Nashville
Mobile
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Carrollton
Alexander City
LaGrange
Opelika
Newnan
Tallassee
Associated Press
Southern
Chattanooga Memphis
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Southern Association
Alabama state league scores mix across Dothan to Andalusia
Dothan beat Andalusia 4 to 3 while Brewton routed Ozark 30 to 2. Greenville defeated Enterprise 4 to 3. Moultrie blanked Tallahassee 4 to 0 and Albany won 11 to 1 over Thomasville. Cordele 6 Valdosta 3. Americus 11 Waycross 5. Gadsden 6 Meridian 4. Jackson 6 Montgomery 1. Pensacola 6 2. Anniston 0 1. Selma at Vicksburg and Geneva at Troy games were rain or wet grounds.
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Dothan
Andalusia
Brewton
Ozark
Geneva
Troy
Greenville
Enterprise
Fla
Moultrie
Tallahassee
Albany
Thomasville
Cordele
Valdosta
Americus
Waycross
Pensacola
Anniston
Gadsden
Meridian
Jackson
Montgomery
Selma
Vicksburg
Montgomery and Pensacola Split Skirmish in Doubleheader
In the first game Montgomery trailed 1 to 6 before a late push to 161, while Pensacola took a 6 11 2 finish. In the second game Anniston was held to 18 by Pensacola as Walker Blumenthal Deal and McWhorter contributed. Selma and Vicksburg had their matchup postponed due to wet ground.
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Anniston
Pensacola
Walker and Blumenthal
Dealad McWhorter
Charles Returns Home After Boxing Title Victory
Ezzard Charles, newly crowned heavyweight boxing champion, arrived in Cincinnati from Chicago where he defeated Joe Walcott. Thousands greeted him as he was paraded to the courthouse for a city welcome from Mayor Albert Cash. Charles said he had no definite future plans.
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Cincinnati
Ezzard Charles
Chicago
Joe Walcott
Albert Cash
Charles
California Wins Varsity Race at Poughkeepsie Regatta
In Poughkeepsie New York the University of California edged Washington to win the varsity three mile race in 14 42 6. Washington took the freshman race in 9 4 2 and the junior varsity in 16 flat.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
University of California
Ashington
Washington
Harri son wins Canadian Open Golf Championship
Toronto golfer E J Harri son, from Little Rock Arkansas, wins the Canadian Open with a 72 hole score of 271. Oklahoma City results show Louise Suggs defeating Otty Jameson 5 and 4 to win the Western Open. Colorado Springs reports Charlie Cox takes the Trans Miss Championship 6 and 5 over Fred Newton. Shackleton wins the Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct, Hitter places second, Going Away third. Star Reward upsets Coaltown to win the Arlington Park equipoise mile in 1 35. Ate Admiral wins Inglewood Handicap at Hollywood Park Santa Anita with Pretal second and Amble third.
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Golf Toronto
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Oklahoma City
Louise Suggs
Carrollton
Otty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Colorado Springs
Colo
Charlie Cox
Ardmore
Okla
Fred Newton
Denver
New York
Shackleton
Aqueduct
sOhe
Chicago
Coaltown
Arlington Park
Arcadia
Calif
National Professional Tennis Championship Final Result
Bobby Riggs of Altadena California defeated Don Budge of Oakland California 9-7 3-6 6-3 7-5 to win the National Professional Tennis Championship. Bill Talbert of New York beat Tony Trabert of Cincinnati 6-3 6-3 6-1 to win the Tennessee Invitation Championship in Chattanooga. Geoff Brown of Australia defeated Pancho Gonzales in Wimbledon after dropping the first set 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-1.
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Geoff Brown
Australia
Texas wins NCAA baseball title over Wake Forest 10 to 3
Texas defeats Wake Forest 10 to 3 to capture the NCAA baseball championship. In Fresno California the Los Angeles Athletic Club tops the National AAU track and field meet with 87 19 20 points while San Francisco Olympic Club moves in for second with 87 3 4 points after an initial error.
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Wichita
Kan
University of Texas
Wake Forest
Fresno
Calif
Los Angeles Athletic Club
San Francisco Olympic Club
Promoter Talks Fall Matchups for Champion Ezzard
Promoter Sam Becker plans a fall title bout in Memphis or Atlanta and negotiates with Jake Mintz to stage the champ’s return. He aims to pit Ezzard against the winner of the Joey Maxim Gus Lesnevich bout as arranged.
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Sam Becker
Jake Mintz
Charles
Ezzard
Joey Maxim-Gus Lesnevich
Becker
Robinson And Reese Cinch Spot In All Star lineup
Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese of Brooklyn are virtually favored for starting assignments in the National League against the American League in the 16th annual All Star game in Brooklyn on July 12. Robinson leads the league in voting with 684,157 to Red Schoendienst’s 506,214, while Reese tops Marty Marion by 111,308 with 693,945 votes. The poll closes at midnight Wednesday and final tallies will take several days.
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Chicago
Jackie Robinson
Weewee Reese
Brooklyn
Robinson
Dodger
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Schoendienst
Reese
Marty Marion
Cardinals
Baseball leaders and team tallies from the major leagues
American League leaders Kell Detroit .353 and DiMaggio Boston .339 for batting. Williams Boston 19 home runs and 78 RBIs. Stephens Boston 70 RBIs. 68-83 hits by Kell DiMaggio. notable pitching Raschi New York 11-2 1.83 era and Reynolds 7 wins 0.875 era. National League leaders Robinson Brooklyn .387. Reese Robinson 54 runs. Robinson 60 RBIs. Branca Brooklyn 9-1 4.63 era. Spahn Boston 58 strikeouts.
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Detroit
DiMaggio
Boston
Philadelphia
Wiliams
Williams
Stephens
Majeski
Zernal
Chicago
Liz
Mitchell
Cleveland
Vale
Henrich
New York
Joost
Dillinger
St. Louis
Reynolds
Raschi
Trucks
Newhouser
Robinson
Brooklyn
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Reese
Hodges
Pea
Thomson
Ennis
Jones
Ashburn
Furillo
Musial
Baseball scores from Cincinnati to Boston
Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 4 to 3 in a 1st game that went 10 innings. Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 15 to 3 in the 2nd game halted after 3 innings due to curfew. New York won 6 to 2 against Chicago. St. Louis stopped Boston 2 to 0.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Baseball scores from a day of major league games
New York defeated Detroit 6 to 4 and Philadelphia beat Chicago 4 to 0 and 10 innings featured Cleveland over Washington 3 to 1. Boston won 5 to 3 against St Louis.
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New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
St- Louis
Tuscaloosa Indians win North Alabama Semi-Pro title in doubleheader
The Tuscaloosa Indians defeated Florence 5-3 to clinch the best of three North Alabama Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament. Florence won game two 1-0 with Ramsey pitching until a Tuscaloosa rally, Ramsey leaving after three Tuscaloosa runs crossed.
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Tuscaloosa
Pesky Powers Boston Into Third Place Run Chase
Johnny Pesky leads Boston as the Red Sox win their fifth straight to climb into third place by edging the St. Louis Browns 5 3. The Mets? No, the article notes Pesky’s steady hitting and table setting for Ted Williams and Vern Stephens as Boston overtakes Detroit.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Boston Red Sox
Johnny Pesky
Ted Williams
Vern Stephens
Pesky
Tigers explode past Yankees in 12-4 win powered by Mullin
Pat Mullin slammed three home runs and a single, scoring four runs and driving in five as the Tigers beat the Yankees 12-4 to split the doubleheader.
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Pesky
Johnny
Boston
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Detroit
Yankees
Tigers
Ed Lopat
Vic Raschi
Frank Shea
Pat Mullin
Johnny Groth
Philadelphia
A’s
Chicago White Sox
Walley Moses
Ken Keltner
Bob Kennedy
Cleveland
Senators
Washington
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
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