Goodin Hurls One-Hitter as Decatur Beats Russellville 6-0
Decatur Legionnaires defeat Russellville 6-0 at Legion Field behind Charlie Goodin who no hits until a fourth inning single by Jack Hudson. Red and Jimmy Caudill pace the offense with four singles two RBI and a trio of runs.
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Jack Hudson
Charlie Goodin
Decatur Legionnaires
Russellville
Legion Field
Hudson
Goodin
Red
Jimmy Caudill
Caudill Brothers
RBI
Decatur
Lewis Clark
Bill Sparkman
Ray Stockton
Bill Freeman
Clark
Chick Sparkman
Stockton
Freeman
Chick
Red Caudill
Sparkman
Riley
Jim Caudill
Trammell
Charley Jones
Self
Caudill
Jones
Jimmy
Legion
Sheffield
Reynolds Ramblers
Red Watts
Dennison Rice
Legionnaires
Rice
The
Pitchers Stir Up Night In City Softball League Action
Tuesday results show Nursery beat East End 8 4 and VFW top E and W 8 1 as Hunter pitched a one hit game for VFW and Duggie Johnson allowed two hits. Tonight schedule lists 7:30 VFW vs Wolverine and 8:30 Guard vs East End.
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VFW
Wolverine
Guard
East End
Nursery
W. J. Harlan Hunter
Duggie Johnson
Hunter
Fred Mittwede
Pirtle
Johnson
Clifton
Copeland
Leonard Love
Legg
Nolan Sanders
G. W. Sellers
Slayton
Vets
Bland
Bill Appling
The Standings A Lead Pencil Fact Myth
A brief note explains that a lead pencil contains graphite and clay, not lead. It describes the historical misconception and clarifies the composition used in standard pencils.
Harper New PGA Champ After Win
In Columbus Ohio Charles Chamberlain reports Sam Snead’s supremacy yields to Chandler Harper as Harper wins the PGA Championship over Hank Williams 4 and 3 at Scioto Country Club. Harper earns 3500 dollars and celebrates his first major in a 36 hole final which wrapped with a steady, tactical victory.
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Charles Chamberlain
Columbus
Ohio
Virginia
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Chandler Harper
Harper
Portsmouth
Harpers
Hank Williams
Seoane
Scioto Country Club Acres
Snead
Jock Hutchison
Essie
Scioto
PGA
Glensheallah
New Elizabeth Manor
Fred Annon
Dick Metz
Bob Toski
Lloyd Mangrum
Jimmy Demaret
Williams
This Week's Game Lineup For Local Sports Teams
A schedule lists softball and baseball games through Friday and Saturday. Teams include Nursery East End VFW Gregg Russellsville Reynolds White Way Wolverine New Hope Cullman Lawrenceburg Austinville Waynesboro Florence and Hurricanes Sluggers with times mostly 7:30 to 8:30 at Legion field West Town and other local fields.
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Nursery
East End
VFW
Legion
Legion Field
Russellsville
Gregg
West Town
Wolverine
Guard
Reynolds
White Way
Jr. Legion
New Hope
Cullman
Lawrenceburg
Legionfield
Austinville
Braves
Waynesboro
Wolverines
Florence
Hurricanes
Sluggers
Tomorrow's Schedule in Major Leagues
National League games feature New York at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Chicago, Philadelphia at Boston. American League action has Cleveland at St. Louis.
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National League
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
American League
Cleveland
O Neill Aims for Unbeaten Start as Red Sox Win
O Neill becomes the sole unbeaten big league manager after Boston extends its road winning streak to five since taking over last Friday. Ted Williams drives a 16 hit attack with two runs and a homer as the Red Sox stay close to Detroit in the standings.
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Steve O'Neill
Red Sox
Joe McCarthy
O'Neill
Boston
Sox
al Zarilla
Joe Dobson
Philadelphia Athletics
Dobson
Mel Parnell
A’s
Ted Williams
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Washington
Senators
Detroit
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn
Dick Sisler
Phils
Starsardinals
Redbirds
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
New York Giants
Giants
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Ted Gray
Johnny Lipon
Ray Scarborough
Ickey Vernon
Yankees
Mickey Harris
Phil Rizzuto
Roy Campanella
Skein
Howie Pollet
Max Lanier
Pollet
Lanier
Virgil Stallcup
Herm Wehmeier
Pirates
Chicago at Detroit Boston at Philadelphia Washington at New York
A set of sports matchups lists Chicago versus Detroit, Boston versus Philadelphia, and Washington versus New York. Each pairing outlines regional teams facing off in upcoming games with city designations and rivals.
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Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Barons Defeat Pelicans 6-3 in Southern Association action
Barons topple Pelicans 6-3 as the night yields low offense with only 18 total runs in four games. Fred Hatfield hits a triple for Birmingham, Fred Taylor homers for Chattanooga, and Nashville’s Bob Schultz earns his 10th win as Atlanta and Mobile endure shutouts and injuries.
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Bengal
Southern Association
Birmingham
New Orleans
Atlanta
Mobile
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Fred Taylor
Fred Hatfield
Fender
East Tallassee
Ala
Lookouts
Joe Engel
Stan Milankovich
Leo Kiely
New Orleans Pelican
Milankovich
Karl Olson
King Carl
Kiely
Paul Pettit
The
Pelicans
Paul
Southern
Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary
Baseball leaders listed by league figures include Batting .369 Robinson Brooklyn and .370 Kell Detroit with top averages, Runs led by Jethroe Boston with 53, RBIs led by Kiner Pittsburgh with 54, Hits 83 by Lockman New York and Robinson Brooklyn, Doubles 23 Robinson Brooklyn, Triples 6 Musial St Louis, Home Runs 19 Kiner Pittsburgh, Stolen Bases 17 Jethroe Boston, Strikeouts 95 Spahn Boston and 77 Roberts Philadelphia. Pitching leaders show Miller Philadelphia and Newcombe Brooklyn with dice results, Kell Detroit batting leader and Williams Boston with 65 runs, Williams 72 RBI, Dillinger 9 triples, DiMaggio 6 steals, Reynolds 71 strikeouts.
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Associated Press Southern Association
Atlanta
Birmingham
Areneenensese Esse
Cincinnati
Steckten
A Freeman
C. Sparkman
A. Fass
R. Caudill
Iean J. Caudill
Jones
Russellville Envencesens Sege Decatur
E— Jones
Trammell
RBI
Caudill
Freeman
Winsor Goole
U — Burleson
Looney
Coffman
Robinson
Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Jethroe
Boston
Tor
Snyder
Brooken
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Sauer
Chicago
Lockman
New York
Kell
Detroit
Doby
Cleveland
Williams
Stephens
Zarilla
Dillinger
Philadelpia
Doerr
Henrich
Rosen
DiMaggio
Philadelphia
Elks Top Moose 9 to 7 in Key Playoff Battle
The Elks Lodge defeated the Moose 9 to 7 to claim second place in a rivalry showdown said to be one of the season’s best. Pitcher Gerrald Standridge earned praise for his mound work despite his small stature, delivering accurate feeds and a win over the top team White Way.
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Moose
Elks
Elks Lodge
Gerrald Standridge
Standridge
White Way
Phillies top Braves 3 2 to grab NL lead
Dick Sisler belted a two run homer in the seventh powering the Phillies to a 3 2 victory over the Braves and moving into first in the National League. Ted Gray pitched Tigers past the White Sox allowing five hits.
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Dick Sisler
Phils
Ene
Phillies
Braves
Ted Gray
Tigers
White Sox
Rookie Batter’s Plate Approach Drives Wins and Losses
A rookie hitter shows a curve that breaks near the plate with a 3 in front, and his step control and consistency have become main factors in his win loss record.
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