Decatur Red Raiders Top Athens With Breeding Two Homers
Decatur beat Athens 5 to 4 in a baseball game paced by Arv Breeding two home runs and a single. Herb Sherrow earned the win with a three hitter and five strikeouts while Jake Freeman and Breeding drove in most of the runs.
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Decatur Juniors and Cullman Juniors Tie in Meet
The Decatur and Cullman junior track teams tied 31 all at Decatur Stadium in their first meet. Cullman led in sprints while Decatur won relay and field events. top finishers include West and York for Cullman in sprints and Decatur’s relay teams winning the 440 and 880 relays.
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Indians Sweep Yankees In New York For Third Straight
Cleveland thrashed New York 12-5 to complete a three game series sweep as Ray Boone drove in three with a fifth inning homer and Bobby Feller earned the win. Bob Lemon saved the day with a strong relief performance after 12 Yankee hits in 5 2 3 innings.
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Pelicans Halt Barons Win Streak in Southern Play
Frank Biscan returned to Memphis and pitched well as the Chatta nooga Lookouts fell 3 to 1. Hal Simpson sparked Little Rock past Nashville 7 to 4 with a three run homer. New Orleans rose to second, Birmingham saw a 5 game win streak end, and Mobile beat Atlanta 13 to 10.
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Indians Open Season Saturday Night At 8
The Decatur Indians start the 1952 baseball season against the Florence State Lions at Legion Field with first pitch at 8:00. Manager Red Caudill plans two to three pitchers for three innings each and names likely starters and lineup. Season tickets and box seats remain on sale at local outlets.
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Major league scores and postponement from rain
National League update shows New York 3, St Louis 6, Boston 6. Chicago 4. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh postponed due to rain. Only games scheduled.
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Baseball Scores and Suspended Game Evening Report
Cleveland beat New York 12 to 5 while St Louis edged Philadelphia 9 to 8 and Chicago defeated Boston 4 to 2. A Washington 4 Detroit 4 tie game was suspended and ended May 31 after the teams catch trains.
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SEC Net Tourney Opens as Tulane Top Seed Leads
New Orleans hosts the SEC tennis tournament with Tulane led by top seed Ham Richardson. Tulane and Tennessee dominated yesterday winning all their matches in A B and C divisions featuring players from Alabama Georgia Auburn Florida LSU Vanderbilt and Mississippi State in a day of round-robin results.
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Schedule highlights for Chicago Detroit and more
Today’s card lists games across the league with Chicago visiting Detroit in the morning. St Louis plays Cleveland in a night game followed by Washington at Philadelphia and Boston at New York.
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Major League Baseball Night Schedule Features Two Games
The day’s only matchups list Pittsburgh at Chicago and Cincinnati at St. Louis under the lights. No other games are on the schedule.
Southern Association Sports Schedule Noted
Mobile plays Atlanta and New Orleans visits Birmingham in the Southern Association lineup.
Faulk Beats Riley In Southern Amateur Semi Final
In Savannah Georgia Mary Lena Faulk of Thomasville defeats Polly Riley to reach the final after a seesaw 18th hole. McWane, McKinnon and MacLaurin also advance with decisive semi final wins.
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Lakeland
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Mark McGarry
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Maurice. Glick
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Minor League Scores Page Report
Mobile edged Atlanta 13 10 while New Orleans topped Birmingham 5 3 Little Rock beat Nashville 7 4 Memphis defeated Chattanooga 3 1 in a set of minor league games highlighting competitive regional action.
Coast Baseball Scores From San Francisco to Sacramento
Pacfic Coast league results show San Francisco 8 Hollywood 2 Oakland 8 Los Angeles 7 San Diego 5 Sacramento 2. Portland at Seattle game postponed.
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Hockey Scores From North American Circuit Briefs
International games show Ottawa 6 Montreal 5 and Toronto 8 Rochester 4. Springfield 4 Syracuse 11. Buffalo dominates Baltimore 10 to 0. American Association results include Milwaukee 6 Toledo 3 Kansas City 9 Columbus 2 St Paul 3 Louisville 2 Indianapolis 5 Minneapolis 1.
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Ed Oliver Leads G Brier Open After 61 at Old White
Ed Oliver shot a 61 at Old White course in White Sulphur Springs to lead the Greenbrier Open on the first 18 holes. Sam Snead trails three strokes back at his home course as Oliver seeks a 72-hole title.
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Leaders Face 1st Division Challenge As Reds Open Series
The South Atlantic League leaders, the Columbia Reds, host their second straight first division opponent, aiming to extend a five game cushion at mid season. Columbus blanked Columbus 2-0, with Jim Kleckly pitching a three hitter. Montgomery shut out Charleston 5-0 behind Kirbe Higbe. Augusta edged Jacksonville 6-5 as Ken Yount collected 10 hits. Macon and Savannah were idle due to wet grounds.
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County Softball Tournament Opens Monday Night Play
Eight Morgan County high schools start the first annual county softball tournament Monday at Delano Park with 7 00 p m opening game Priceville vs Danville followed by Falkville vs Trinity The meet runs Tuesday Thursday Friday with semi finals Thursday and final Friday at 7 30 p m Umpires unnamed admission free Eva Cotaco not entered Decatur hosts two games Tuesday and Union Hill meets Decatur in the bracket. The Raiders 1946 champions return coach Charlie Smith fields pitchers Winston Ridgeway Lewis Carroll and Jimmy Hubbard.
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City Softball League Sets 6 Teams for 1952 Season
The City Softball League opens May 20 at Delano Park with six clubs. Defending champion Decatur Nursery competes while runner up VFW is absent. Other teams include Chemstrand Wealverine Southern Bell Southern Nut and Decatur Merchants. Schedule details will follow after slate completion.
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Pepsi Cola Opens 1952 Season With Antioch Tilt
The Pepsi Cola baseball team starts its season Saturday at 3 30 by facing Antioch at Hillsboro. Joe Gray will pitch for Pepsi Cola. Remaining Pepsi lineup undecided. Players meeting at the Alabama Grill at 1:00. Teams seeking games should call 3877 W Decatur or write Grady Roberts, 932 North Avenue, Decatur.
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