Three Decatur Boys Try Out With Boston Braves
Three Decatur boys take in the Boston Braves tryout in Cullman this week. Carl Boley Bill Free and Gene Ratliff are listed as participants with Free focusing on a tryout in the field while Boley trains at fielding. Will Maughn leads the camp at St Bernard and practice runs through Thursday afternoon.
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Decatur
Boston Braves
Cullman
Carl Boley
Bill Free
Gene Ratliff
Rat
Boley
Eld
Will Maughn
St. Bernard
Barons Sign New Catcher Dickey
Birmingham announces the sale of catcher George Skeets Dickey from Hollywood to replace Joe Stephenson who broke his leg in Mobile. Dickey played for Chicago White Sox in 1947 hitting .223 in 83 games and will join the Barons with Yaylian being returned to the pool after a 7-5 record for the club.
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Birmingham
George
Skeets) Dickey
Brigham Barons
Die Glennon
Dickey
Hollywood
Chicago White Sox
Joe Stephenson
Mobile
Glennon
Yaylian
Kian
Barons
Baseball schedules for Friday night across leagues
The Associated Press lists tonight's games in the American League Cleveland at Detroit Washington at Philadelphia Boston at New York Chicago at St Louis. National League New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn St Louis at Chicago. Southern Association Little Rock at Chattanooga Atlanta at Mobile Memphis at Nashville Birmingham at New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn Cuientee
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Nashville
Mobile
Memphis
Birmingham
Siacdie
New Orleans
Little Rock
Chattanooga
American League
National League
Brooklyn
Southern Association
Atlanta
Giants Hammer Braves in 11-3 Home Run Outburst
SID GORDON blasted two homers driving the Giants to an 11-3 win over the Boston Braves, including a grand slam. ED LOPAT pitched to a 7-0 shutout for his sixth win, fourth straight, as the Yankees topped the Red Sox.
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Sid Gordon
Giants
Boston Braves
ED Lopat
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
John White Triumphs Over Home Supply in Rain Play
John White defeated Home Supply in a rain delayed matchup with a final score 66 to 1. The game was postponed due to wet conditions, highlighting White a dominant performer in a lopsided result.
Thursday Night Softball Schedule Highlight and Tie
John White Motors moved into a third place tie with V F W in the City Softball league after a 6-1 victory over Home Supply in the first game of a doubleheader. Rain halted the second game after Home Supply scored its lone run as John White built early leads and added in the fourth.
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John White Motors
Home Supply
John White
Ed Cassidy
Cassidy
Evans
Frank Gardner
Gardner
Florence
John Kwite
Dopey Phillips
Jack Morris
Bob Wilson
Morris
Grady Roberts
Wilson
Roberts
Seldon Flack
Hopkins
Mullins
Payne
Chicks Edge Vols 3 2 In Southern Association Tilt
Memphis Chicks defeated the league leading Nashville Vols 3 to 2 on Fred Hancock’s home run and Chuck Eisenmann’s seven hit pitching. Eisenmann earned his eighth win as Memphis improves to 18 10 for June while Nashville sits 16 13. Other scores: Mobile 13 Atlanta 11 Chattanooga 9 Birmingham 1 New Orleans 5.
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Memphis Chicks
Southern Association
Nashville Vols
Fred Hancock
Chuck Eisenmann
Chicks
Nashville
Mobile
Vols
Memphis
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Birmingham
Hancock
Eisenmann
Travs
Joe Brantt
Norman Brown
John Myers
George Shuba
Bears
Frank Stare
Dick Palm
George McDonald
Harris Predicts Yankees Win American League Flag Again
Manager Bucky Harris of the New York Yankees predicts the club will capture the American League flag again after a 7-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Ed Lopat limited Boston to three singles as Ted Williams extended his hitting streak to 15 games.
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Bucky Harris
New York Yankees
Yankee
Boston Red Sox
Yankee Stadium
Ed Lopat
Sox
Ted Williams
Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
Tigers
Detroit
Feller
Hal Newhouser
Indians
Prince Hal
Washington
Athletics
Philadelphia
Nats
Chicago White Sox
San Jose State Wins National Golf Team Title
San Jose State College captured the 1948 national golf team championship with a record 579 for 36 holes. Morgan Fottrell Jr. tied for medalist honors with 139, while Gardner Dickinson of LSU also shot 139 but withdrew from match play to join military duty.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford University
San Jose State College
Morgan Fottrell Jr
Gardner Dickinson, Jr
Louisiana State
Dickinson
Fort Benning
ET TT Leaders Batting and Pitching Standouts
Williams leads batting with .412 and 69 RBIs for Boston. DiMaggio tops runs and home runs for New York with 59 runs and 18 homers. Coan steals 12 bases for Washington as Williams and Boudreau pace other categories. Rasch 9 1/2 to 9 1/1 and Scheib leads wins for Philadelphia with .778 over Rasch.
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Williams
Boston
Boudreau
Cleveland
DiMaggio
New York
Zarilla
St. Louis
Coan
Washington
Keltner
Dillinger
Feller
Lemon
Rasch
Scheib
Philadelphia
Baseball season leaders and team stats from the era
Stat leaders include Musial of St Louis with 55 RBIs and 98 hits, Kiner of Pittsburgh with 51 RBIs and 19 home runs, Sauer of Cincinnati topping 22 homers, Ashburn of Philadelphia with 21 stolen bases, and Branca setting 71 strikeouts. Pitching leaders Peat, Brecheen and Riddle share 8-3 records and a .727 ERA.
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Musial
St. Louis
Holmes
Boston
Sauer
Cincinnati
Kiner
Pittsburgh
St.Louis
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Ennis
Russell
Waitkus
Chicago
Hopp
Torgeson
Branca
Brooklyn
Schmitz
Peat
New York
Brecheen
Riddle
College golfers and scores from LSU Miami entries
Arthur Ellis Jr. withdrew. Lucca Barbato posted 73 78 151 for LSU, Junius Hebert 74 and Alfred Timbrock 77 154. David Sullivan 81 76 157 for Miami, James P. Boyle 76 77 153. Gardner Dickinson Jr. 71 68 139 for LSU, Albert Besselink 76 78 154 for Miami, Moore 72 78 150 for LSU, Harold Spears Jr. 82 80 162 for Georgia, Buddy Goodwin 85 78 163 for Miami, Dendall Barnes listed for LSU.
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Arthur Ellis Jr
Univ. of
Arkansas
Lucca Barbato
Louisiana State
Junius Hebert
Alfred Timbrock
David Sullivan
Univ. of Miami
James P. Boyle
Univ. .of
Miami
Gardner Dickinson Jr
Albert Besselink
Moore
Harold Spears Jr
Univ. of Georgia
Buddy Goodwin
Dendall Barnes
Ingalls And Legion To Clash At Ingalls Field Thursday
Decatur American Legion hosts Ingalls Ship builders Thursday afternoon at 4:00 in a third meeting this season. Expected to start are Olen Battles or Carlos Ramsey for Ingalls and Lefty McElroy or Howard Curtis for the Legion. Starting lineups include Red Kimbrell and Herb McElroy for the Legion, with Joe Brewer and Charl ie Jones among Ingalls cast.
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Decatur American Legion
Ingalls Shipbuilders
Ingalls Field
Ingalls
Olen Battles
Carlos Ramsey
Shorty Ogle
Lefty McElroy
Howard Curtis
Legion
Bernice Clark
Ogle
Red Kimbrell
Herb McElroy
Avery Roberts
Bill Freeman
Claude McMurtrie
Gervis Moore
Chick Sparkman
Dan Crane
McElroy
Curtis
Clark
Joe Brewer
Battles-or
Ramsey
Gene Ratliff
Grisham
Florence
Charlie Jones
Chalmers-Rite
Jimmy Johns
Carl Boley
James Sparkman
Pat Patterson
Selma Linescores Show Regional Baseball Action
S E Linescores by Selma Jackso Milk Britt and Linden to Mur 300 000 200 5 82 002 000 000 2 5 1 phy 9 and Cash Montgomery 101 000 0100 3 6 2 Vicksburg 000 010 101 1 4 12 1 Demorah Powers 8 and Griffey Lash 8 Poole Satterfield 10 and Jarman Anniston 011 001 000 3 10 0 Pensacola 000 000 100 1 40 Rich and Sierotko Taylor and Mc Whorter
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Vicksburg
Demorah
Powers
Griffey
Lash
Poole
Satterfield
Jarman
Anniston
Pensacola
Rich and Sierotko
Taylor and McWhorter
Americans Lead In British Open Qualifying at Muirfield
Jimmy Thomson of Los Angeles led the American contingent with a 143 total after two rounds at Muirfield Scotland. Frank Stranahan posted 145 to sit among several Americans who qualified as top contenders for the final 36 holes. Henry Cotton led the field with 138, while Roberto De Vicenzo and Fred Daly followed with 140s as 97 players advanced toward Friday’s final 36 holes.
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Marsfield
Scotland
Jimmy Thomson
Los Angeles
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Henry Cotton
Cotton
Roberto de Vicenzo
Argentina
Fred Daly
Ulster
Thomson
California
Muirfield
Stranahan
Lawson Little
Cleveland
Ed Kingsley
Utah
Army of Occupation
Geremany
Arthur Clarke
Huntington
W. Va
Claude
Harmon
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Johnny Bulla
Phoenix
Amateur weightlifting notes with scattered names and scores
The fragment lists Ariz and Charles Rotar from Canton Ohio both in the Army in Germany with 148 and Bobby Cruickshank of Virginia with 152. Cruickshank barely made the top qualifying score of 152, the lowest in the tournament’s history.
United States Buys Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917
The United States purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917 for 25 million dollars. The transfer established U S control over Saint Thomas Saint John and Saint Croix and shaped Caribbean territorial holdings for the era.
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United States
Virgin Islands
Denmark
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