Cullman Bearcats Rally Past Raiders 14-9 in Nine-Run Fifth
Decatur Red Raiders built a 9-4 lead but Cullman turned the tide with a nine-run fifth inning. Howard Busbey slugged a triple for Cullman while Marvin Breeding Curtis Johns and Joe Burns fueled Decatur. Wolffe and Tucker had multi hit days for Cullman as the Raiders split the twin bill with a 4-2 win in the opener and a 14-9 loss in Cullman.
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Old Pros Come in To Save The Rookies' Games
Dizzy Trout, Joe Dobson and Sid Hudson blossom with age, shining in relief or shutout roles. Trout preserves a Detroit win at Yankee Stadium as Mantle and Rizzuto fall. Dobson shells the A's for 7 1 3 innings in a Sox victory, while Hudson edges Cleveland in a 13 inning duel at Griffith.
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Columbia Reds Top South Atlantic Standings Amid Scramble
Columbia defeats Macon 5 to 4 for its eighth win in nine starts to pull 3.5 games ahead in the South Atlantic League. Savannah, Montgomery, Charleston, and others chase as Reds, Tigers, and Grays exchange late-inning drama and punchy hits.
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Derby Sets Field as 10 Horses Ready for Run for the Roses
Derby excitement centers on 10 three year olds enrolled for the $100,000 added mile and one quarter. Blue Man of Rye heads the group with six more expected before entry closes.
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Major League Scores From National and American Leagues
National games Chicago defeated Brooklyn 7 to 2 New York routed Pittsburgh 13 to 5 Cincinnati edged Boston 7 to 6 Philadelphia beat St Louis 6 to 3 American League results St Louis down Boston 6 to 1 Detroit topped New York 5 to 4 Chicago won over Philadelphia 3 to 0 Washington beat Cleveland 2 to 1 in 13 innings
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Pelicans Gain Ground On Bears With Recent Wins
New Orleans Pets win four straight including a 5-4 over the Chicks while Memphis and Mobile idle. Nashville tops Birmingham 8-5 as Atlanta edge Chattanooga 4-3 in 11 innings. Liptak homers for Nashville and Press extends hitting streak. Joe Michiche earns win with eight strikeouts for Nashville. Eddie Cameron, Duke's Athletic Director, noted as a prominent former athlete at Washington and Lee.
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Indians Begin Season Tickets On Sale For Semi Pro League
Season tickets for 25 of the Decatur Indians Alabama Tennnessee Semi Pro League games went on sale today at McNelly Motors Loyd s Drug Store and Dillehay Drug Store. Box seats also available at these locations. President Bob McNelly said the league schedule has the team playing four league games weekly and facing top semi pro squads in the state. The opener is May 17 at Florence Pulaski and Lawrenceburg forming the league with Decatur. Pitching staff added with Ross Dizzy Graham joining after time in Texas.
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Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Summary
Robinson of Brooklyn tops batting with .424 while Atwell of Chicago hits .387. Sauer of Chicago leads RBIs with 20 and Kluszewski of Cincinnati has 19. Baumholtz of Chicago tallies 22 hits. Pafko of Brooklyn hits one home run. Sauer and Jackson of Chicago each have four. Jethroe of Boston and Thompson, Mays, Hamner have one stolen base. Staley of St Louis records 4.0 innings pitched.
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Baseball Stat Summary From A League Report
Batting leaders Mullin of Detroit with 414, Coleman of New York 405. Rosen of Cleveland 12 RBIs, Wertz of Detroit and Fox of Chicago 11. Simpson of Cleveland 22 hits. Rosen 6 home runs, Wertz 5. Stolen bases by Rizzuto of New York and Rivera of St. Louis with 3. Pitching Cain of St. Louis 3-0 and 1.000.
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Early Babylonian Banks Date Back to 2000 B.C.
The Babylonians developed banking systems as early as 2000 B.C. in Mesopotamia. These ancient financial practices involved lending, interest, and deposit-like activities that shaped early commerce and economy.
Minor League Scores In Southern Association
Atlanta beat Chattanooga 4 to 3 in eleven innings as New Orleans edged Memphis 5 to 4 and Nashville defeated Birmingham 8 to 5 in a day of only scheduled games.
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Pacific Coast Scores and International Results Summary
Oakland defeated Portland 3 to 0 in a Pacific Coast match while Seattle edged Los Angeles 3 2. San Diego beat San Francisco 4 2 and Sacramento posted 11 with Hollywood 6. International play saw Ottawa 40 over Rochester with Springfield 5 to 3 and Toronto 3 beating Montreal 19. Buffalo postponed Syracuse.
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Texas Scores Board Shows Mixed Results Across Cities
Fort Worth edged Beaumont 4 to 1 while Shreveport beat Dallas 8 to 7 and San Antonio won 7 to 7 against Oklahoma City 4. Tulsa at Houston game postponed leaving several teams awaiting next schedule.
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South Atlantic Scores Top Georgia Florida Matchups
Columbia defeats Macon 5 to 4 while Charleston beats Augusta 11 to 8. Montgomery edges Jacksonville 8 to 6 and Savannah wins over Columbus 5 to 1. Brunswick 7 9, Albany 5 10, Valdosta 4 6, Tifton 1 1. Waycross 6 5, Cordele 3 6. Moultrie 9 16, Thomasville 7 8. Want ads get results.
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Turf Classic Entries Include Blue Man and Notables
Yesterday ten hours of entry time for tomorrow's turf classic featured Blue Man alongside Count Flame and Master Fiddle from Mydelyn Stable. Also listed were Hannibal Delaware owned by Bayard Sharp, Gushing Oil, Hope of Texas, Dixiana Farm's Sub Fleet, and four outsiders including Happy Go Lucky and Oke Screen, Shag Tails, Brown Rambler from various owners.
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Cleveland
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Pepsi Cola Sets First Work Saturday Practice at West Town Park
Pepsi Cola baseball team schedules its first practice of the season for Saturday at 3:00 PM. Manager Grady Roberts urges interested players to report for the workout as the team plans a full season schedule at West Town Park.
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Beheading Honor Among Romans Discussed
A snippet notes that beheading was viewed as an honorable form by the Romans. The text presents a historical interpretation without further context or details.
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