Dallas Entry Steals Show at Southern Golf Tourney
The May golf event in Dallas featured Louise Suggs repeating a course record and advancing to the quarter finals. Mrs. H. C. Riedel also showed strong play while several other contenders, including Miss Gunther and Miss Kirby, won their second round matches.
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Dallas
Louise Suggs
H. C
Riedel
Momen
Suges
Dallas ~Country Club
Riedels
Goldthwaite
Frank Worth
Uther
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
H. T. Williford
Sherman
Texas
Bettye Mims White
George Noble
Poly Rilex
Kay Pearson
Houston
George Wilcox
Miam
Margaret Grizzle
Wichita Falls
Julius Page, Jr
Greensboro
N.C
Texans Start in Houston Tourney for $10,000
Forty four crack shots of the links began the Houston tournament with Byron Nelson and Hogan as co favorites and Jimmie Demaret as third choice. The rugged 6 558 yard course hosts 18 holes daily through Sunday as 30 pros and 14 amateurs compete.
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Houston
Texas
Byron Nelson
Erst
Hogan
Jimmie Demaret
Jimmie
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Sam Snead
Virginia
Ky Laffoon
Herman Keiser
Standings Update From National and American Leagues
National League results include New York 1 Pittsburgh 0 and Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 3 with Chicago 10 Boston 5 St. Louis 5 Philadelphia 3. American League shows New York 5 St. Louis 1 Boston 14 Chicago 10 Detroit 1 Washington 0 Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 2. Southern standings list Greenville 4 Augusta 0 Jacksonville 5 Columbus 3 Macon 9 Savannah 3 Columbia 20 Charleston 8 with Georgia Florida state group Tallahassee 8 Albany 1 Valdosta 7 Cordele 3 Americus 13 Thomasville 4 Waycross 8 Moultrie 2 and Georgia Alabama pairings Carrollton 5 7 LaGrange 2 2 Opelika 5 Valley 4 Tallassee 6 Newnan 5.
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New York
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Teveland
Philadelphia
South Atlantic
Greenville
Augusta
Jacksonville
Columbus
Macon
Savannah
Columbia
Charleston
Georgia-Florida
Tallahassee
Albany
Valdosta
Cordele
Americus
Thomasville
Waycross
Moultrie
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Carrollton
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Opelika
Valley
Tallassee
Newnan
Re. GE St
Lous Ganponesseee
Brooklyn Ee
Nei Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Seer
Tle
Washington Weenee
St Louis
Cleveland
Crackers Gain Ground in Southern Association Race
Atlanta's Crackers, defending champions, beat Little Rock and closed within a hair of league leader Memphis. New Orleans fell to Nashville 9-6 and slipped a half game behind Atlanta as Chattanooga lost to Mobile. Tonight's games feature Little Rock at Atlanta and Birmingham at Memphis.
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Southern Association
Memphis
Atlanta
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Feee
Masheilie
Little Rock
Birmingham
Mobile Southern Association
Mobile
Nashville
Southeastern Pet
Vicksburg Aonace
Meridian
Pensacola
Selma
Associated Press
Crackers
Dot's vs Garrison's Preseason Softball Tilt
In a doubleheader at Benson Field tonight Garrison's meets Dot's in the second game. The opener features Nannies vs Meadow Gold with first pitch at 7 o'clock.
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Dot
Garrison
Pesky Leads Bosox To Win
Johnny Pesky dominates as he hits six times in a 14 to 10 Boston win over the Chicago White Sox. He raises his batting average to .429 with 39 hits in 91 at bats and helps the Red Sox extend their winning streak to 13 straight.
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Boston Red
Sox
Johnny Pesky
New York
Cleveland
Cecil ‘Travis
Washington
Luke Appling
Cane White Sox
Vern’ Stephens
St. Louis Browns
Marty Marion
St. Loui Cardinals
Pee Wee Reese
Brooklyn
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Cincinnatic
Portland
Ore
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Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Gehrig
RED Sox
Clem Dreisenwerd
Leon Culberson
Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park
Dreisewerd
Browns
Culberson
War casualties tallied totaling nearly one million
Washington May 9. The armed forces report World War II deaths at 295,867 with 12,744 missing and 679,234 wounded. Totals across services show Army 929,238 dead 598,935 wounded 10,897 missing. Navy 45,572 dead 24,678 wounded 1,646 missing. Marines 20,937 dead 55,408 wounded. Coast Guard 820 dead 213 wounded 83 missing.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
No disciplinary action planned after Kilby prison escape
Montgomery May 9. The blame for the recent 11 man escape at Kilby prison is general, so no disciplinary action will be taken, says E P Russell director of the state corrections and institutions department. He adds prison officials have begun stricter enforcement and new anti escape safety precautions. Curtis Flowers is planning a three story bullet proof guard tower in front of the prison. Poor vision from the existing tower was cited as a factor.
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Montgomery
Kilby
E. P. Russell
State Corrections and Institutions Department
Russell
Curtis Flowers
Division of Prison Welfare
Eevee
Decatur Teams Open Mor san county Tourney Friday
The Decatur Junior and Senior high softball squads clash in the Mor san county tournament opener at Hartselle. At noon the Decatur junior highs meet Danville senior high, followed by Hartselle versus Eva at 1 pm and Decatur versus Falkville at 2 pm, with four games slated Friday.
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Decatur
Morsan
Hartselle
Raiders
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Spowite
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Brisgo
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Meadow Gold
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Priceville
Ryan
Cotaco
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Moulton Heights
Flint
Falkville blank Danville 5 0 in Morgan County tilt
Falkville won their third straight and sixth of seven as Louis Thompson pitched a four hitter for a 5 0 win over Danville. All Falkville runs came in the first inning with Bill Walling Herman Seegers Billy Owen Anderson Ralph Murphy and Dunlap contributing. Danville yielded four singles in the third inning and threatened briefly. Line scores show Falkville 5 0 0 and Danville 0 0 0.
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Falkville
Louis Thompson
Decatur
Morgan County
Hartselle
Bill Walling
Herman Seegers
Billy Owen
Anderson
Ralph Murphy
Dunlap
Danville
Fields
Lindsey
Ried
Spense
Battles
Thomason
Pesky stars as Red Sox top White Sox 14 10
Johnny Pesky drove in six runs on four hits for the Red Sox in a 14 10 outslugging of the White Sox. Hal Newhouser beat the Senators 1 0 with two hits in a strong pitching showing. Phil Rizzuto led the Yankees with three RBIs and two runs in a 5 1 win over the Browns. Billy Herman and Don Padgett sparked the Dodgers 8 5 win over the Reds with late heroics. Phil Cavarretta drove in three runs on three hits as the Cubs beat the Braves 10 5.
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Ted Williams
Rudy York
Bobby Doerr
Pesky
Boston
Chicago
New York Yankees
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Spud Chandler
Browns
Detroit
Hal Newhouser
Cleveland
Bobby Feller
Newhouser
Washington Senators
Feller
Philadelphia Athletics
Nats
Tigers
Don Padgett
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Pirates
Bucs
Phil Cavarretta
Lou Stringer
Ed Waitkus
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia
Phils
Johnny Pesky
White Sox
Billy Herman
Dodgers
Herman
Padget
Reds
Cubs
Braves
Four Teams Stage Fight in Georgia-Florida League
The Georgia-Florida League action sees Americus and Waycross tied for first with six wins and one loss each. Moultrie and Valdosta chase second at five and two. Americus beat Thomasville, Waycross toppled Moultrie 8 to 2, Tallahassee beat Albany 8 to 1, and Valdosta rallied to a 7 to 3 win. Multiple errors marred the night for Moultrie, Thomasville, and Valdosta.
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Americus
Waycross
Moultrie and
Valdosta
Thomasville
Moultrie
Shapiro
Tallahassee
Albany
Dazzling Sluggers Rule League Scores
Line scores from American League National League and Southern Association games show Cleveland Philadelphia St Louis New York Detroit Washington Chicago Boston New York Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis Southern Association Little Rock Atlanta Nashville New Orleans Chattanooga Mobile Birmingham games with varied runs and pitching lines. Key pitchers Feller Lollar Zoldak Mancuso Chandler Dickey and others contributed to decisive victories.
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St. Louis
New York
Zoldak
Mancuso
Chandler
Dickey
Red Sox ride 13-game win streak on hustle and team spirit
Boston managers and players praise the club's strong cohesion as the Red Sox extend their streak. Joe Cronin cites hustle and team spirit, with Del Baker and Mike Ryba echoing the same sentiment. Dom DiMaggio and Rudy York are highlighted for effort and intelligence, and Cronin suggests this might be the best Boston team yet.
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Boston
Red Sox
Joe Cronin
del Baker
Mike Ryba
Dom
DiMaggio
Christman
Mark Christman
St. Louis Browns
Mike
Rudy York
Rudy
Cronin
Selma Splits A Double Bill In Southeastern League
Meridian falls 5 4 in opener to Selma and wins 6 1 in nightcap behind Vickery. Vicksburg beats Anniston 10 4 as leaders widen gap. Pensacola loses 1 0 to Montgomery in pitchers duel. Jackson tops Gadsden 7 6 with two ninth inning runs.
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Associated Press
Anniston
Vicksburg
Rams
Pensacola
Montgomery
Rebels
Kirschner
Colas
Jackson
Gadsden
Major League Leaders National League and American League
Key leaders include Reese of Brooklyn batting .398 with 14 RBIs for St Louis Musial and Schoendienst. In the American League Pesky Boston leads with .429 average, Doerr 25 RBIs and Williams 24 RBIs. Dimaggio, Williams, and Chapman tied with 5 homers. Keller leads triples. Greenberg and Pesky top doubles and hits. Pitching leaders Chandler Harris 5 0.
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Mize
New York
Hopp
Boston
Walker
St Louis
Heintzelman
Pittseggs
Cincinnati
Pesky
Williams
Doerr
Greenberg
Detroit
Keller
Dimaggio
Chapman
Philadelphia
Rizzuto
Case
Cleveland
Chandler
Harris
Rumors and Comebacks Tip May Meeting in Lexington
Lexington notes at a meeting of the American College Public Relations Association include rumors of Bob Fenimore leaving Oklahoma A and M, Amos Alonzo Stagg returning with the College of Pacific in October, and Joseph Chandler forming the Chandler All-Stars. Also mentions Ken tucky horse country and tours of Calumet Farm, Faraway Farm, and Walnut Hall.
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American College, Public Relations Association
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Bob Fenimore
Oklahoma Aggies
Bob
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Wildcats
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Chandler
Dutch Gray
Pittsburgh
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Aoife
Fulton Daily Leader
Kentucky
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Walnut Hall
Peter Volo
Jacksonville Climbs To 1s In South Atlantic League
Jacksonville moved into a first place tie by beating Columbus 5 to 3 while Augusta was shut out by Greenville 4 to 0. Ray Janikowsky debuted with Greenville delivering a four hit shutout over the leading Augusta Tigers. Mazurek Dockery and Gribble drove in runs as the Spinners won their fifth straight. Sheldon Jones earned his sixth win as Jacksonville held Columbus to six hits. Charleston romped over Columbia 20 to 8 as Ted Kluszewski slugged two homers. Poole of Savannah ended a 17 game hitting streak in a 9 to 3 loss to Macon.
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Columbus
Augusta
Greenville
Ray Janikowsky
Augusta Tigers
Mazurek
Dockery
Gribble
Sheldon Jones
Columbia Reds
Charleston
Ted Kluszewski
Columbia
Savannah
Poole
Macon
Keeneland Walks Like A Historic Track Near Goshen
Vivid phrases describe Keeneland as a racetrack evoking Goshen’s legendary venue. The narrator notes newborn ants in green pastures and mentions a burgee displayed yesterday for college publicity. A remark on chili tastes concludes the vignette.
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Keeneland
Lord Boswell
Goshen
College
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