Decatur Legion Romps Falkville 6-2 at Legion Field
Decatur American Legion beat Falkville 6-2 at Legion Field behind Coy Halbrooks eight strikeouts and eight hits. Jimmy Johns led Decatur with two doubles in four at bats, Gerald Fields and Red Caudill added key hits, and Falkville pitcher O Battles yielded four runs in the sixth. The next game is against Stockham Pipe of Birmingham at 8 p.m.
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Birmingham
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Dodgers Edge Fighting Zoo in Red Shield Clash
The Dodgers upset the Fighting Zoo 11 to 7 in a Red Shield League game marking the Zoo’s first loss of the year. In senior division action Knight Owns defeated Eagles by forfeit. Ozark Kids beat South Side Devils by forfeit in the junior league. Newsboys vs Red Sox set for this afternoon. Red Sox 3–0, Newsboys 1–1.
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Huntsville Golfer Grabs Off Crown
PADUCAH Kentucky June 30 Bob Lowry Jr Huntsville Ala defeated favored Brown Cullen Jr Louisville 2 up in the finals of the Kentucky Junior Amateur Golf Tournament. Lowry an 18 year old University of Alabama freshman was two down at nine holes they halved the next three then Lowry won the 13th they parred 14th and Lowry squared the match on the 15th they stayed even on the 16th and Lowry birdied the 17th to take the lead Cullen former Birmingham resident shot a 77 medal to Lowrys 76.
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Dimaggio Nets Two Homers In 9 7 Yankees Win Over Red Sox
Joe Dimaggio belted two homers driving in four as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 9 7. Hal Newhouser pitched the Tigers to a 4 0 victory over the World Series champion Cleveland Tribe with six hits in the win.
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Falkville 5 Halbrooks defeats Battles in slugfest
DP Johns drives Falkville to a 5 run win over Battles. Halbrooks pitches 5 innings, 6 runs on 8 hits with Pennington allowing 0 runs. Halbrooks earns win over Battles. Umpires Burleson and Looney. Time 2 00. Batter and fielding details noted.
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Looney
DiMaggio Dominates Yankees Rally to 9-7 Win Over Red Sox
Joe DiMaggio belts three homers in two days driving in six as the Yankees outlast Boston 9-7. He homerred with two on in the fifth and doubled the game in the seventh, lifting New York from a 7-4 deficit and fueling a comeback at Fenway Park.
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Slip-Up And Trinity Clash In Saturday Baseball
Trinity faces a rough start to the season with three straight losses, including 14-7 and 11-8 defeats to Caddo and a 32-2 loss to Slip-Up. Slip-Up scored 20 runs in Trinity’s fourth inning in the lopsided game, as Trinity lists Donald Sims and Loyd Manor among its lineup.
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Vols Narrow Gap With Barons In Crucial Series Opener
Nashville Vols win 5 to 4 over league leading Birmingham Barons to move within a half game and set up hosting duties for the Southern Association all star game. Memphis Chicks beat New Orleans Pelicans 4 to 3 as Tookie Gilbert drives in two and Holloman notches his tenth win.
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Memphis
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New Orleans
Mathis Still Decathlon Champ
Tulare California June 30 Bruce Mathis won the National AAU Decathlon title for the second straight year and matched the nation’s top performer. He scored 7 556 points to beat 18 rivals. The score trails the American and world records set in 1936.
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Robert Bruce Mathis
Bruce
London
Colorado
Glenn Morris
Montgomery Tigers to Play Nashville Stars Friday Night
The Montgomery Tigers travel to Legion Memorial Field to face the Nashville Stars at 8 pm. The Tigers own a 7 5 season record with Atkins pitching and Martin catching. Bus service will be available for fans attending the game.
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Williams Tops All Star Vote in Chicago Poll
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox led the All Star voting with 1,746,896 votes, ahead of Jackie Robinson of Brooklyn as totals reached 4,056,646. Final starting lineups for the Brooklyn July 12 game will be announced Saturday. poll governed by the Chicago Tribune and 527 affiliates.
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All Star Starters Look Back At 1949 Lineups
With voting near final, the roundup recalls 1949 National League starters Mize Schoendienst Ashburn Musial Slaughter Reese and Cooper plus American League stars McQuinn Gordon Keltner Boudreau Henrich Mullin Evers Williams. Several veterans remain out front as injuries shift the balance and new contenders emerge.
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Johnny Mize
Red Schoendienst
Andy Pafko
Peewee Reese
Walker Cooper
Stan Musial
Enos Slaughter
Richie Ashburn
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
George Kelly
George McQuinn
Joe Gordon
Ken Keltner
Lou Boudreau
Buddy Rosar
Tommy Henrich
Pat Mullin
Hoot Evers
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July 4 Standings Predict Pennants, Says Segar
Charley Segar notes in a statistical sample that 17 league leaders on July 4 won the pennant in four years while 10 teams that stood second at mid season later captured the title. He cautions the result shows the leader on July 4 is simply hot, not a guarantee.
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Tulare athlete retains AAU Decathlon title
Bob Mathias of Tulare won the National AAU Decathlon with 9,556 points across a two night meet. Irvn Mondschein from New York led the first night and finished second with 7,044 points.
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Bill Adams
University of North Carolina
Bob Mathias
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Floyd Simmons
North Carolina
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New York Pioneer Club
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New York
Schroeder and Drobny Reach Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final
Ted Schroeder of La Crescenta California and Jaroslav Drobny of Czechoslovakia advance to the Wimbledon final by defeating Eric Sturgess of South Africa in four sets. Drobny defeats Bromwich of Australia in straight sets to reach the final.
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Czechoslovakia
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South Africa
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Australia
National Seniors Champion Wells Tops 36 Holes at Rye
Joseph M. Wells, veteran amateur from Newell West Virginia, won the National Seniors Championship with a 36 hole total of 145. Arnold Palmer, 19 year old Wake Forest medalist, led early in the National Collegiate Tournament with a 4 and 3 victory over Marion Pilute of Texas A and M. El Muno, under Rand Stable ownership, won at Narragansett after a 16 month layoff. Turbine set American turf course record for a mile and one sixteenth in the St. Clair Handicap at Detroit in 1 42 5/6.
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Palmer Sets Course Record in National Collegiate Golf
Arnold Palmer, 19, Latrobe PA, Wake Forest College, posted 70 71 141 to set a 36 hole course record at Iowa State College in the National Collegiate Golf Tournament. He defeated Marion Pflunger 4 and 3 in first round match play and faces Harold Spears in an opening match of the second day.
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University of Texas
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Herron Advances To Semi Finals
In Sylacauga Alabama Wade Herron defending champion from Birmingham meets Steve Potts from Memphis in the Cotton States Tennis semi finals. Jim Vuille from St. Petersburg faces Ed Adams of Columbus in the other semi final. Potts beat Don Sullivan 3 6 4 6 3 and Adams defeated Ellery Carver 6 0 6 0. Herron seeded No 1 beat Bob Lake 6 0 6 4.
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Wade Herron
Birmingham
Steve Potts
Memphis
Jim Vuille
St. Petersburg
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Ellery Carver
Colorado Springs
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Walker Harris
New Orleans
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Brooklyn
S E Linescores Prompted State Volleyball Action
Montgomery and Vicksburg played a high scoring game with Montgomery losing 39 to 15 after late inning runs. Gadsden and Pensacola posted low scores while Jackson and Meridian produced multiple runs and errors. detailed box scores list pitchers batters and substitutions for each side.
Skeet Shooters Prepare for Blue-Gray Open in Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama on June 30 officials announce the Blue-Gray open skeet championships set for July 2 to 4. Nine events will crown champions in small bore 20 gauge and all bore shoots with top national skeet shooters expected to compete.
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Ala
Regional baseball scores from several leagues
In the NSLe Southern Association Memphis won 4 to 3 over New Orleans while Nashville edged Birmingham 5 to 4. Columbus led Savannah 5-3 and Greenville bested Augusta 6-1, with Macon 5 Jacksonville 3 and Columbia 7 Charleston unknown. Meridian 9 Anniston 5 and Pensacola 8 Gadsden 3, Vicksburg 3 Montgomery 1, Selma 13 Jackson 1. Douglas 7 10 Fitzgerald 6 4. Vidalia 8 Sparta 7 in 5 innings. Tifton 10 Baxley 2 Eastman 4 Dublin 1. Andalusia 5 5 Dothan 0 2 Brewton 4 Ozark 3 Geneva 4 Troy 0.
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