Croran Wins the Cago Meet at Tam O Shanter Course
Croran wins the Chicago Open at Tam O Shanter with a 270 aggregate, earning about $1 200 more than Jimmy of Ojai who leads the money list. Hogan nets $2 000 and 16 567 overall this year while Demaret finishes 18th at even par and profits $125. May enforces a number badge rule for 72 hole play drawing mixed sentiment from players and officials. Babe Didrickson Zaharias leads a 40 woman contingent and Bobby Locke signs on with about 135 pros for the event.
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Florence defeats Ingalls Shipbuilders 6 to 2 behind Freeman
Florence University of Alabama players Hershel Freeman and Herb Chapman powered a 6 to 2 victory over Ingalls Shipbuilders. Freeman limited Ingalls to six hits, drove in two with a seventh inning triple and scored, while Chapman added a seventh inning triple. McElroy took the loss for Ingalls, as Florence jumped to an early lead and held on despite Ingalls threats.
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Red Caudill
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Charlie Jones
Hunt
Tanner
Jones
Caudill
Frank Looney
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Daugerty
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Falkville Beats Somerville 8 to 3 in Sunday Game
Falkville baseball team defeated Somerville 8 to 3 at Falkville. Falkville collected eleven hits and scored four runs in the first inning and four in the fourth. Carl Brown pitched for Falkville while Head and Dundaway pitched for Somerville. Falkville plans two games Wednesday in Falkville, one in Somerville and one with Saraland.
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Butts Helps Sinkwich Sinkwich Sinks Back To Form
Athens Ga June 30 Frankie Sinkwich once a star halfback and All-America is working with former Georgia coach Wally Butts to regain form after a knee injury and military service. Butts trimmed 22 pounds and Sinkwich shone in spring drills highlighting potential for a fall with the New York Yankees in the All-America Football Conference.
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Yankee
Ray Flaherty
Jack White
New York
Fans pick All Star lineups for Chicago game
American League lineup includes George McQuinn Kell Boudreau Buddy Lewis Ted Williams Joe DiMaggio Buddy Rosar. National League features Johnny Mize Emil Verban Bob Elliott Eddie Miller Dixie Walker Harry Walker Walker Cooper. Managers Cronin and Dyer choose pitching staff later.
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Detroit
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Philadelphia
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Boston
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Cincinnati
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Brooklyn
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St. Louis
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Jameson Captures Open Championship at Greensboro
Betty Jameson of San Antonio Texas won the 7500 dollar women s open crown in Greensboro with a six under par 70 and a 72 hole total of 295 setting a new course record at Starmount. Polly Riley Fort Worth tied for second at 301 with Sally Muskegon while Louise Suggs Georgia finished fourth at 302.
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Mich
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Lithia Springs
Elks Rally Late To Edge Columbia 5-4 In Decatur Showdown
Decatur Elks trailed 4-3 before scoring two runs in the eighth and ninth innings to defeat Columbia Tennessee 5-4. Hoyt Grizzard earned the win with relief after H L Ogle started and Sonny Todd drove the decisive offense with a ninth inning single followed by the go ahead run on Roberts' RBI hit. Fields Todd and Roberts led the 11 hit Elks attack as Columbia managed four.
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Baseball results from various minor and major leagues
AP reports scores across leagues including Savannah 9 Charleston 8 and Augusta 6 Macon 3 in the South Atlantic and Meridian 10 Vicksburg 4 in the Southeastern. Other notable games include Albany 8 Cordele 3 and Atlanta 1 Memphis 11 1 in the Southern Association with several late results due to rain.
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Tuskegee Wins AAU Team Championship
Tuskegee Institute dominated the National Women's Senior AAU Track and Field meet in San Antonio. The Alabama school scored 107 points, 52 ahead of runner up Polish Olympic A C of Cleveland. Stella Walsh won the 200 meters. Alice Coachman and Juanita Watson had key showings. Lillie Purifoy dethroned Walsh in broad jump. Dorothy Dodson and Alice tied for high point honors with 28 points each.
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Scouts Attend Kiwanis Meeting In Cullman
June 30 Kiwanis club guests were Boy Scout Troop members Billy Kelley Joe Stitt and Wilfred Tucker who will join Camp Westmoreland for a week in July. Mrs Elizabeth Schaefer treasurer of the Youth Movement received a $1000 check from the club to support a swimming project. V V P Hughes spoke on the movement's good works with other attendees including Virgil Fowler Geo Kramer and Mrs Frances Clisby.
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Barclay Wins 50th NCAA Golf Championship
Dave Barclay of Michigan defeats Jack Coyle of LSU 1 up on the 36th hole to capture the 50th NCAA Golf title in Ann Arbor Michigan.
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Tigers Triumph In Twin Bill to Stay in AL Race
Detroit Tigers sweep a doubleheader 7-5 and 6-1 behind Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout extending a lead over the Browns. Braves and Dodgers win and lose. Robinson drives key runs as Brooklyn tops and falls in a split with the Giants. Higbe secures his 100th win for the Pirates. Indians drop one to White Sox who win opener.
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Dizzy) Trout
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Brown to Face Petra in Wimbledon Tennis
Tom Brown of San Francisco seeks revenge against Yvon Petra of France in a Wimbledon quarterfinal. The 1946 runner up lost to Petra in five sets last year and hopes to reverse the result as semifinal spots hinge on today’s matches featuring Patty, Drobny, Pails, Falkenburg and Kramer.
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America
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Georgia Alabama All Stars Named For Opelika All Star Game
The Georgia Alabama League All Stars to face Opelika in Opelika Alabama on July 7 were announced by official scorers. Abe White Griffin Manager will guide the squad featuring Don Stoyle Newnan Joe Chambers Valley Blackstock Griffin Charlie Roberts Carrollton Charlie Danna Valley Earl Edwards Valley Ted Browning Newnan Kenneth Guettler Griffin pitchers include Joe Danna Valley Bill Jones Newnan Buck Matthews Carrollton Edward Westbrook Tallassee Paul Crain Valley Paul Brock Newnan Bill Webb Carrollton. Claude Shoemake Newnan and Shorty Marshall Carrollton named utility outfielder and infielder respectively. Umpires Malesky and Terry assigned with rain date July 8.
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League Leaders and Stat Leaders Highlight 1948 season
The report lists top batting leaders with Walker of Philadelphia hitting .345 and Mize of New York leading in runs with 63. Pitching leaders include Blackwell of Cincinnati with 6 wins and an ERA around 3.57, plus Feller of Cleveland with 101 strikeouts. Other categories feature Baumholtz and Slaughter sharing doubles at 17, Mize with 20 home runs, and Dillinger leading hits with 83.
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VOLS DROP BEARS TWICE IN S A DIVISION DOUBLEHEADER
Nashville rebounded to sweep Mobile in Sunday doubleheaders 3-2 in 11 innings and 8-6 in the nightcap. Ben Wade earned his 11th win with 9 strikeouts and his 8th complete game while Frank Laga took the loss. Memphis beat Atlanta 11-1 then lost to Forrest Thompson 2-1. New Orleans beat Chattanooga 7-2. Little Rock defeated Birmingham 6-2 with a 9-0 second game.
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Cubs Rally Past Cairo 13 7 In Delano Park Battle
The Decatur Cubs defeated Cairo 13 to 7 in a midweek game at Delano Park. Wallace started for the Cubs, left in the sixth as Cairo scored five, while McClanahan led the 18 hit attack with four safeties. Next game vs Hillsboro at 4:00 Wednesday.
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Athletics Sweep Red Sox as Suder and Fain Hit HRs
Suder belted his first homer of the season to beat the Red Sox 2 0 in the opener while Fain followed with an inside the park homer with the bases loaded to power a 6 5 A s victory. Voiselle pitched five hits allowed in a 4 2 Braves win over the Phillies after a short rest.
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Kiwanis to face Civitan in softball opener at Delano
Kiwanis will play Civitan in the first softball game tonight at seven in Delano. In the second game Rotary meets Lions.
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Harvard Wins Lake Washington Regatta In World Record Time
Harvard sprint crew won the second Annual Lake Washington Regatta with an unofficial world record 5 minutes 49 seconds over 2000 meters. Yale finished second, Washington third, followed by Syracuse, Cornell, California, Wisconsin, Princeton and MIT tied for eighth with Pennsylvania, Columbia and UCLA.
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