Blue Devils Face Town Creek In Third Meeting At Park
Decatur Blue Devils and Town Creek clash for the third time this season at Alabama Park Saturday at 3 PM with both teams seeking the sweep. manager Knoblock plans a strong lineup to counter Town Creek as Belew has ace one arm hurler on the mound for the visitors. Sunday features a doubleheader with Pulaski and Anderson. first game starts at 2 PM.
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Pepper
McMurtrie
Sheats
Riverside blanks Disco in pitching duel as Softball Leaguers split
Bud Lee and Vaughans each star in double header style contest. Riverside wins 15 to 6 over Disco on strong hitting and errors while Vaughans muscle past Garrison with Williamson on the hill. Burleson leads Riverside with three hits while Williamson allows six runs on 16 hits for Vaughans.
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Vaughans
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Liamson
Hillis
Wilson
H. Burleson
Self
Sanders
O. Burlesorl
Vaughan
Williamson
L. Sellers
Storey
Woodall
Buster Terry
Murphy
Showboat Newsom Wins as Tigers Rally with Two Homers
Detroit pitcher Big Buck Newsom earned his tenth win in a 2-1 decision over the St Louis Browns after Charley Gehringer and Hank Greenberg homered to back him. The game left Detroit two games behind idle Cleveland, as Bob Harris and Bill Trotter limited the Tigers to three hits. Hal Schumacher also tossed a three hitter in the Giants 7-0 win over the Phillies.
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Detroit Tigers
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St Louis Browns
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St. Louis
Prince Hal
Courtland Wins 16 14 in Tight Baseball Thriller
Pitching and power highlight the game with E Sherrill the winning pitcher and Hester the loser. Batters Garrett Shedd and Tubbs drive key hits while bases on balls and two infield double plays shape the tense 2 31 time. Veteran comments on beaning and helmet use echo the long history of head injuries in the sport.
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Bratton
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McRight
Sinclair
E. Sherrill
G. Terry
P. Agee
Halbrooks
Tedder
R. Sherrill
Bond
Hester
Tubbs
E Sherrill
Redding
B. Strange
Courtland
Ala
Russellville
Seeme B. Crow
Onneen Shedd
C. Strange
Eeee Johnson
J. Strange
Hester, P
Eeneeee
Ward
Giants win third straight as Schumacher shines
The Giants backed Schumacher with 15 safeties as teammates provided only six runs. Brooklyn Dodgers edged the Chicago Cubs 5-4 in a nine hit game, pulling within one game of first place Cincinnati Reds while the Giants stay close.
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Schumacher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Reds
Vols to Meet LL-Star Unit in All Star Game
Nashville's Vols host the Southern Association all-star game Monday night July 8 after earning the right by beating Memphis 13 to 6. The win gives Nashville a 4.5 game lead over Atlanta, which lost 8-5 to New Orleans. Birmingham hammered Chattanooga Lookouts 9-6 as Bib Bob Carpenter and eight-hit pitching helped Knoxville Smokies beat Little Rock 9-3.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Vols
Memphis
Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
Dick Bassy
Lena Stiles
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Bob Carpenter
Knoxville Smokies
Little Rock
Lajoie Urges Batting Helmets for All Players
Napoleon Lajoie, baseball Hall of Famer, calls for helmet use to protect batters from fast pitches. The 64 year old, living near Cleveland and winters in Florida, argues helmets should cover all conditions including night games. He notes the risk of injury and prefers safer gear over extending injuries.
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Bob Feller
Lajoie
Ducky
Medwick
Brooklyn
Carl Mays
Ray Chapman
Rube Waddell
Frank Chalice
Lajoiie
Eddie Collins
Lake Erie Shore
Cleveland
New Fishing Rule Bans Snaring Near Locks and Dams
Montgomery Alabama June 28 a new rule prohibits snaring snagging or snatching fish within a quarter mile of locks or dams affecting game and non game fish but not rod and reel fishing. The rule aims to stop abuse by commercial and recreational anglers near Wilson Wheeler and Guntersville dams and will be enforced state wide in those impounded waters.
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter B. Jones
Jones
Wilson, Wheeler and
Guntersville
Alabama
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