Big Guns Roll On April 30th
April 30 featured powerful performances from Ted Williams Stan Musial and others as top stars dominated the field. Williams hit an eighth inning homer for Boston as Williams led Boston to a 3 1 win over Kansas City. Musial homered in the 13th to lift St Louis past Pittsburgh 6 5. Antonelli shut out Milwaukee but also hit a two run homer for New York. Lemon notches his 202nd win with a homer as Cleveland defeats Washington 5 1. Pierce allows six hits as Chicago White Sox beat Baltimore 6 1.
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Don Zimmer
Frank Bolling
Ted Wiliams
Stan Musial
Bob Lemon
Johnny Antonelli
Milwaukee
Zimmer
Bolling
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Pee Wee Reese
Detroit
Tigers
New Yorks
Yankees
Musial
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Williams
Boston
Kansas City
Antonelli
Braves
New York
Lemon
Cleveland
Washington
Billy Pierce
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore
Frank Robinson
Brooks Lawrence
Wally Post
Gus Bell
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Lawrence
Raiders Defeat Hartselle 2-0 In Practice Game
Decatur’s prep A team beat Hartselle 2-0 in a practice game on fourteenth. Bobby Miller spun a three hitter with four strikeouts and one walk to earn the win. Bill Lindsey took the loss as the Raiders used two hits, steals, and errors to score. Jack Crow and Tommy Teel scored the runs, each on a sequence of walks, steals, and errors.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Bobby Miller
Miller
Bill Lindsey
Raiders
Jack Crow
Tommy Teel
Blalock Helps Alabama Past Tigers 8 to 4
Sophomore Bobby Ledford pitched seven hits and 11 strikeouts as Alabama defeated Auburn 8 to 4. Dale Rice and Ralph Blalock each had three singles, and Bill Walker added his second homer in two days. Auburn line shows 4 runs on seven hits while Alabama totaled 8 runs on 10 hits.
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Tuscaloosa
Bobby Ledford
Alabama
Auburn
Montgomery
Dale Rice
Ralph Blalock
Bill Walker
Fullmer Favored To Bash Robinson In Title Go Tonite
Chicago report notes middleweight champ Gene Fullmer at 25 years old is favored to stop Sugar Ray Robinson in a title rematch at Chicago Stadium. Robinson, 36, a 2-1 underdog, may retire after a loss while seeking his fourth middleweight crown in a bout telecast by ABC at 9 p.m. EST.
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Fullmer
Robinson
Chicago
Gene Fullmer
Sugar Ray Robinson
Chicago Stadium
Sugar Ray
New York
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Bobo Olson
Olson
Los Angeles
Bob Provizzi
Sugar Man
ABC
Baptist League Plans Complete for Morgan County Softball
Final plans for the Morgan County Baptist Softball League are set with teams in the Junior and Intermediate Leagues. Central Baptist, First Baptist Decatur, Flint, Neel, New Friendship, West Side Hart selle, and First Baptist Hartselle enter Juniors. Flint, Central Baptist Decatur, First Baptist Decatur, First Baptist Hartselle, Shoal Creek, Bethlehem, and New Friendship in Intermediates. League officers include Rev. Huie Turner as director and Roy Champion as league director with Richard Penn and Ray Nixon managing intermediates and juniors respectively. Opening games are scheduled for May 6 at Pop Oliver Field and May 9 at Hartselle and Pop Oliver Field.
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Morgan County Baptist
Central Baptist
First Baptist of
Decatur
Flint
Neel
New Friendship
West Side
Hartselle
First Baptist
Central Baptist of
Shoal Creek
Bethlehem
Morgan County
R. A
Huie Turner
Roy Champion
Richard Penn
Ray Nixon
Pop Oliver
First Baptist of Decatur
Decatur B Team Beats Austinville Bees 5-3
Decatur's B team defeated Austinville's Bees 5-3 in a regional game yesterday afternoon. Winning pitcher Bob Montgomery relieved Donald Green, with Decatur collecting five hits to Austinville's two. Buddy Lowther hit a home run for Decatur.
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Austinville
Decatur
Bob Montgomery
Donald Green
Buddy Lowther
Saratoga Launches Interceptor Salvo in a Minute
Four steam catapults aboard the U S aircraft carrier Saratoga can launch four armed interceptors within sixty seconds.
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U. S
Saratoga
National League and American League leaders page
The Associated Press lists top leaders in batting runs and home runs for both leagues. Notables include Musial and Williams leading with strong averages, Mays and Furillo driving runs, Adcock and Skizas with home runs, and Spahn with pitching wins and high strikeout totals.
Derby contenders eye fast track may smash record
Nine horse field for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs could threaten the 1941 mile mark if track speed holds. Calumet Farm entries Gen. Duke and Iron Liege pace the main chances, with Bold Ruler and Federal Hill also in the mix as odds favored. The $151,800 gross Derby totals and $107,700 to the winner frame the high class lineup before 100,000 spectators and CBS telecast.
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Orlo Robertson
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Downs
Columbia Broadcasting System
Calumet Farm
Gen. Duke
Iron Liege
Bold Ruler
Wheatley
Whirlaway
Clifford Lussky
Federal Hill
Ada L. Rice
W.S. Miller
Bee
Mrs. Rice
Indian Creek
Calumet
America
Bold Ruier
Eddie Arcaro
Travis Kerr
Round Table
Ralph Lowe
Gallant Man
T. A. Grissom
Shan Pac
Detroit
Tigers Name John McHale New GM in Surprise Swap
Detroit appoints 35 year old John McHale as general manager the youngest in the majors. Two hours after taking the post he announces a trade sending Jack Phillips to Boston in exchange for Karl Olson from Washington to bolster the Tigers lineup.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
John McHale
McHale
Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Karl Olson
Washington
Jack Phillips
Broncos Sweep Arab With Close Extra Inning Win
The Holly Pond Broncos defeated Arab 5-4 in an extra inning finish to complete a suspended game. In a second full game Marshall Burgess pitched a three hitter as Holly Pond won 1-0 with Kyle Crumbley driving in Morris Rakestraw in the second inning. Friday's schedule shows Holly Pond vs St Bernard at home.
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Holly Pond Broncos
Holly Pond
Broncos
Marshall Burgess
Kyle Crumbley
Morris Rakestraw
St. Bernard
Margaret Mitchell Dies After Auto Crash in 1949
Margaret Mitchell author of Gone With the Wind died in 1949 following an automobile accident. The notable writer's death occurred after the crash, ending the life of the celebrated U.S. novelist and pioneer in American fiction.
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Margaret Mitchell
Today's Baseball Schedule From Atlanta to New Orleans
The schedule lists games today: Atlanta at Mobile, Chattanooga at Memphis, Nashville at Little Rock, New Orleans at Birmingham. In the International League, Tuesday results show Havana at Montreal, Miami at Toronto, Columbus at Buffalo, and Richmond at Rochester with no games previously.
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Atlanta
Mobile
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
Little Rock
New Orleans
Birmingham
Havana
Montreal
Miami
Toronto
Columbus
Buffalo
Richmond
Rochester
Southern
Orleans
Augusta
Renee
Charlotte
Knoxville
Savannah
Columbia
Jacksonville
Receville
Savennah
Macon
Nashville Vols Shine as Kelly Shuts Out Little Rock 5-0
Bob Kelly pitched a four hitter and struck out nine to lift the Nashville Vols to a 5-0 win over Little Rock. The 29 year old ex major leaguer earned his third straight victory, becoming the first Vol to do so. Nashville cut half a game off Memphis lead as Birmingham won and others rained out.
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Bob Kelly
Nashville Vols
Kelly
Little Rock
Nashville
Kelly Gem
Memphis
Asia
Chicks
Chattanooga
Birmingham
New Orleans
Pelican
Atlanta
Mobile
Travelers
Bill Kern
Larry Osborne
Jim McManus
Jim Atkins
Barons
Orlans
Ronnie Lee
Atkins
Crackers
Selma Cloverleafs Struggle in Alabama Florida League
Buddy Kerr led the Selma Cloverleafs to a 7-6 10 inning win over Panama City for their second victory of the infant season. The team had one other extra inning win 5-4 over Montgomery, but dropped four straight nine inning games in between.
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Associated Press
Selma Cloverleafs
Buddy Kerr
New York Giant
Panama City
Montgomery
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Esther Williams Swimming Pool CO
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