Southern Association Roundup: Pettit Dominates, Cracker Losses
In a rain delayed slate Atlanta dropped to Nashville as Paul Pettit struggled in two innings. New Orleans swept Little Rock 8 1 and 11 6 while Chattanooga won both ends of a twin bill vs Birmingham 11 5 and 4 3. Mobile topped Memphis 12 4 as Pettit’s star faded.
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Dixie Walker
Sulphur Dell
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Phillies Shipp Buzz Bowers to Toronto For Development
New York May 1 Phillies acquire Buzz Bowers from the Detroit Tigers farm system to sharpen him in Toronto. The former Michigan State star turned pro after summer ball under Ray Fisher faced Major League exposure in Florida and later pitched a shutout in his International League debut for Toronto.
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Michigan
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Eddie Sawyer
Coaches weigh two way players and old formations
Ivy Williamson of Wisconsin explores two way players amid talent concerns while Jeff Cravath at Southern California tests Pop Warner style double wing in spring drills. Hank Dana recalls disciplining Austin players for training rule violations and laments that you cannot be a good manager and a good fellow.
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Wisconsin
Southern California
Jeff Cravath
Pop Warner
Hank Dana
Austin
Hank
National League Baseball Scores From AP
St Louis edged Chicago 1 0 in 13 innings. Boston beat Philadelphia 4 3 and 9 1. Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 4 2 and 2 1. Brooklyn at New York postponed due to rain.
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Philadelphia
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Pittsburgh
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New York
Baseball Scoreboard Tonight in the American League
Chicago trailed Detroit 0 to 7 when the second game ended after nine innings due to darkness. Boston routed Philadelphia 19 to 0. New York at Washington postponed by rain. St Louis at Cleveland game 2 listed as post.
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American League
Rain Halts Legion Tilt in Huntsville
The Decatur American Legion game with the Huntsville Boosters was called off Sunday after morning rain. The Legion eye a Tuesday 8:00 p.m. home clash with Cullman at Legion Field with Coy Halbrooks likely starting and Halbrooks previously slated to face the Boosters. Florence Raiders visit Decatur Thursday marking the second and last home game this week.
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City Softball Open Tonight At Delano Park
Weather permitting the City Softball league begins its 1950 season tonight at 7 30 at Delano park VFW and Wolverines start the opener The Guard meets East End in the second game at 8 30 The league shifts to tonight schedule due to tomorrow's election with games set for Thursday and Friday as well
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Major League Batting and Field Leaders
Major League leaders include Musial of St Louis batting .448 and Ennis of Philadelphia at .423. Waitkus leads Philadelphia with 12 runs, Jethroe of Boston 11. Jones of Philadelphia tops RBIs with 14, Ennis 12. Jones and Ennis share 19 and 18 hits respectively. Ennis also tied for doubles with Robinson Wyrostek Murtaugh and Musial at four. Kerr and Ennis lead triples with two. Campanella Jones and Westlake each have four home runs. Reese and Snider of Brooklyn pace stolen bases with three and two.
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Philadelphia
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Jones
Ennis
Robinson
Brooklyn
Wyrostek
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Murtaugh
Pittsburgh
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Campanella
Westlake
Reese
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Baseball season stat leaders across teams noted
Batting Mitchell Cleveland .406 Groth Detroit .389 Runs Pesky Boston 17 Rizuto New York DiMaggio Boston 12 RBI Stephens Boston 18 DiMaggio New York 13 Hits Zarilla Boston 20 Pesky Goodman Boston and Dillinger Philadelphia 18 Doubles Zarilla Boston 8 DiMaggio New York and Wood St. Louis 5 Triples Henrich New York 3 DiMaggio New York and Doerr Boston 2 Home Runs Wood Kokus St. Louis Fain Philadelphia and DiMaggio New York 3 Stolen Bases Dillinger Philadelphia 2
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Philadelphia
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Williams and Rice lead long baseball doubleheader routs
Ted Williams and Del Rice powered a 19 to 0 and 6 to 5 doubleheader win for the Red Sox over the Athletics with Williams driving in seven runs on two homers and a single. Rice homered to break a 13 inning stalemate in the Cards 1-0 win over the Cubs. Brecheen and Wight pitchedNursery detailed. Hawkins from Navy plays both pitcher and first baseman on Annapolis baseball squad.
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O'Sullivan Wins 48th North and South Title in Golf
Patricia O'Sullivan defeats Es ges Lawson 3 and 2 at the North and South Championship. The 23 year old Connecticut native, who wears glasses to judge distance, overcomes Page in a match halted by Page's appendectomy hours earlier. Page rests in Durham hospital.
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Connecticut
Rome Wins Opening Day Attendance in Georgia Alabama League
Rome Ga, the youngest club in the Georgia Alabama League, drew 3858 fans for its first professional baseball game in over 30 years. Carrollton Ga finished second with 3000, followed by Opelika Ala 2500, LaGrange Ga 1900, Griffin Ga 1800, Valley 1710, Newnan Ga 1560, and Alexander City Ala 1494.
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Carrollton
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Bulldogs And Crimson Tide Lead SEC Play
Alabama and Georgia push to the top of the SEC baseball standings with strong plate power and steady mound work. Ed White homered twice for Alabama in a Florida series as Billy Henderson shone for Georgia with seven hits in 11 at bats and chase the school's stolen base record. The week ended with Vanderbilt slipping to fourth in the East.
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Florida
Auburn
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Billy Henderson
Henderson
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Trippi
White Sox cancel Wakefield deal over salary demand
The Chicago White Sox called off their agreement with the New York Yankees for outfielder Dick Wakefield after Wakefield requested an extra $5,000 in salary. Babe Didrikson Zaharias won the first stage of the Transcontinental Weather vane Women's Open at Pebble Beach with a 36‑hole 158. Pat O’Sullivan defeated Estelle Lawson Page 3 and 2 for the North South title at Pinehurst. Arnold Palmer of Wake Forest won the Southern Intercollegiate title with a 72‑hole 280.
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Orange
Wilt wins Boardwalk mile and Fuchs sets shot put mark
Fred Wilt wins the Boardwalk mile in 4 05.5 in Atlantic City. Jim Fuchs throws 58 feet 5 1 2 inches to improve the world shot put record. Southern California defeats Michigan State and Yale in a triangular meet. Philadelphia National 400.
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Raiders Prepare for Athens Nine at Legion Field
Decatur Red Raiders host Athens Golden Eagles Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. on Legion Field. Athens handed Decatur an 8-3 loss earlier this season. Isbell’s lineup features Freeman, Thompson, Landers, Horton, Guthrie, Crim and others with either Solon or Roland Mirandy starting for Athens.
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Jack Scott
Max Patterson
Roy Freeman
Nelson Guthrie
Candler Crim
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Roland Mirandy
International League update with rain postponements
Standings show Bringfield 7 14 Rochester 1 4 Montreal 4 4 Syracuse 0 3. Toronto at Jersey City postponed due to rain. Buffalo at Baltimore postponed.
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Baseball scores across leagues and cities today
American Association games result in Indianapolis 4 to 8 and Louisville 3 to 4 with Columbus at Toledo and Kansas City at Milwaukee. Two games postponed by rain. Milwaukee hosted St Paul in a pair. Pacific Coast League tallies include San Francisco 11 to 5 over Oakland 10 to 3. Los Angeles 6 to 8, Hollywood 5 to 1. San Diego 5 to 6, Seattle 4 to 3. Portland 2 to 0. Sacramento 0 to 2.
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Texas League Scores Report
Beaumont topped Oklahoma City 4 to 0 while Fort Worth beat Houston 3 to 1. San Antonio won 6 to 3 against Dallas as Tulsa fell 1 to 0 and Shreveport was shutout 0 to 0.
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Unclear sports scores with interruptions from weather
Report notes multiple baseball results with delays due to darkness and rain. Mobile beat Memphis 12 to 5, Nashville edged Atlanta 6 to 5, while New Orleans led Little Rock 11 to 8 in a disrupted doubleheader.
Postponements Hit New York Basketball Slate
Binghamton at Scranton and Hartford at Elmira games delayed due to wet grounds. Albany at Williamsport and Utica at Wilkes Barre also postponed as weather disrupts the schedule.
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South Atlantic League standings and scores reported
Greenville defeated Columbus and Savannah routed Augusta while Macon and Charleston posted wins. The second Columbus game was postponed due to rain. Jacksonville beat Charleston, and Columbia fell to Macon as Savannah led with a strong 14-3 win.
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Track and field highlights from various leagues and relays
Baxley over Eastman 5 to 4 and Tifton over Douglas 7 to 4 mark Georgia league scores. George Rhoden clocks 47.5 for a quarter to help Morgan State set a Penn Relays mile relay record 3 13.66 as Penn and NYU win three titles each. Drake relays see Des Moines Oklahoma A M win half mile mile and two mile relays. Don Cooper of Nebraska vaults 14 1 to set post record. Racing results include Better Self in the Gallant Fox handicap and On Trust in San Francisco handicap. Churchill Downs sees Fleeting Star win the Churchill Downs handi. Rare Mineral captures Pimlico opening day.
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NYU
Reggie Pearman
Little Morgan State College
Penn
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Don Cooper
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New York
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Louisville
Baltimore
Pimlico
Princeton Harvard win Compton Cup as MIT mares behind
Princeton and Harvard capture the Compton Cup regatta with MIT second Princeton third and Rutgers last in a tight finish Derby Connecticut Penn win Blackwell Cup Regatta Yale and Columbia trailing in order of finish
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Red Sox rout Athletics 19 to 0 as doubleheader opener shocks
Boston blasts Philadelphia 19-0 in the opener, matching one of the largest AL shutouts in a decade as Ted Williams hits two two-run homers with Williams, Doerr, and Stephens powering a 17-base onslaught. Rest of twin bill features Green Sox win and White Sox rally.
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Detroit Tigers
Bill Wight
White Sox
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St. Louis Cardinals
Southern Association Standings Mixed Amidst Incomplete Data
The fragment shows multiple baseball standings with teams like Birmingham Atlanta New Orleans Memphis Nashville Chattanooga Little Rock and shifts in win loss and winning percentage. Some rows are garbled but indicate league leaders and midpack teams across Southern association and major standings.
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Nashville
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Boston
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Chicago
Evening Pro Hockey and Basketball Schedule Updates
Tomorrow's schedule lists Boston at Pittsburgh 7 30 P M New York at Cincinnati 8 30 P M Philadelphia at Chicago 1 30 P M Brooklyn at St Louis 8 30 P M St Louis at Washington 8 30 P M Detroit at Philadelphia 12 30 P M Chicago at New York 1 30 Cleveland at Boston 1 00 P M.
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