Torrid Barons Push Bears 3 2 In Key Series
Birmingham Barons extend win streak to eight with a 9-2 victory over Mobile. Chickasaws beat Nashville 7-4 at Russwood Park, home of the renovated stadium. Chattanooga and Little Rock rain out.
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17 Horses Slated For Derby Gallop
Louisville news notes 17 horses expected to enter the 82nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Needles is viewed as the horse to beat after Fabius won the Derby Trial mile in 1 36.6 and Countermans strong stretch bid, Head Man finishing third. Fabius is owned by Calumet Farm and is a strong contender with a predicted postward as the 2 1 odds favorite.
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Yankees Rip Out Win Over Tigers
The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 9-2 in New York as Whitey Ford earned his third win. Al Kaline Harvey Kuenn and Ray Boone boosted Detroit with multiple hits but the Tigers faltered behind poor fielding and timely Yankee offense led by Mickey Mantle and Hank Bauer. Orioles, Indians, and A’s wins mixed with Braves and Pirates leadership shifts marked a busy day in the majors.
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NCAA Probation Hits Texas A&M Kansas and Mississippi College
The NCAA imposed probation on Texas A M Mississippi College and the University of Kansas in a broad enforcement action. Texas A M faces postseason and bowl game bans through May 14 1957 while Kansas and Mississippi College receive basketball related penalties.
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Braves halt Mobile in loss as Grabowski shuts out Orleans
Dick Gr babowski limited New Orleans to no runs as Atlanta defeated Mobile in a 1 sided game. Fritz Brickell delivered the decisive hit driving in the winning run for the visitors. It marked Mobile's seventh defeat of the season.
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Bama Netters Win Auburn Match 7-2
Alabama defeated Auburn 7-2 in tennis with Auburn suffering its ninth loss of the season. The first doubles match was forfeited due to Johnny McWilliams injuring his side, leaving Auburn ahead 6-0 and 14 in the second set when the match was halted.
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Asphalt used as sound deadening in auto body construction
Two sentences present discuss asphalt as a sound deadening material in car bodies and compare historical US population distribution, noting two thirds lived on farms in 1850 versus less than one seventh today.
Wednesday Baseball Schedule Mixed with City Matchups
Cincinnati to host New York at Chicago. Pittsburgh visits St Louis as the only games on the docket.
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Tuesday's Results and Wednesday Schedule Incomplete
The report lists Atlanta beating New Orleans 4 to 7, Nashville 4 Mobile 2, a rain postponed game at Little Rock, and Wednesday's schedule with Atlanta at New Orleans and Chattanooga at Little Rock. It also notes Nashville at Meni and Birmingham at incomplete.
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Patterson-Tossed In Heavyweight Scramble In Ring Rankings
Ring magazine releases monthly ratings with Floyd Patterson moved from light heavyweight to fifth in the heavyweight list. Archie Moore holds No 1 heavyweight, followed by Tommy Jackson and Bob Baker. Heinz Neuhaus exits top 10, James Parker up. Middleweight shifts follow, Charley Fullmer rises, Milo Savage drops. Featherweight reshuffle sees Cherif Hamia rise to third.
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Hurricane) Jackson
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Razors of volcanic glass dated 3100 B C found in Mesopotamia
Archaeologists report the discovery of razors crafted from volcanic glass dating to 3100 B C in Mesopotamia. The find suggests early metalworking and personal grooming tools in ancient civilization.
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U.S. Farms Had Fewer Than 1000 Trucks in 1910
An early 20th century snapshot notes U S farms possessed under a thousand motor trucks in 1910 while nationwide truck tonnage reached 212 million by 1953 highlighting rapid farm mechanization and growth of motor vehicle use in agriculture.
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VMI Withdraws From AAU Track Meet Roles
VMI says it wants no part of this year's AAU track meet after a ruling made William and Mary ineligible for AAU competition. Officials previously indicated withdrawal as cohost with Washington and Lee University, a claim AAU officials call presumptuous and unfounded.
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Bessemer Lad Se leads prep tennis seedings
Pat Higtham, state high school singles champion from Bessemer, was seeded No. 1 in a field of 31 for the 21st annual state high school tennis tournament to be held here Friday and Saturday. Higghtham has been beaten only once this spring, with Carlton Cook of West End the top seed last year.
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Investment cost to create a U.S. job reported at twenty thousand
The article states that about $20,000 invested in U.S. industry yields one new job, highlighting the efficiency and cost of job creation in the domestic economy.
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