Tourney action resumes in Morgan County softball tourney
Tournament play picks up Saturday morning with Trinity meeting Priceville at 9, Ryan vs Cotaco at 10, and Austinville and Union Hill with byes. Winners advance to 11 and 2 schedule, with key 3 o'clock Falkville Decatur pairing and 8:30 final set Saturday night.
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Trinity
Priceville
Ryan
Cotaco
Austinville
Union Hill
Moulton Heights
Trinity-Priceville
Decatur Junior
Danvillensén=ior high school
Ryan-Cotaco
Decatur
Decatur Senior High
Columbus III Jump to Top in South Atlantic League
The Columbus Cardinals surged from fourth to first in the South Atlantic League by routing Jacksonville 10-8. Eddie Kazak homered to spark a nine run first inning, while Jacksonville battled back but failed to overtake Columbus. Augusta Tigers lost 6-1 to Greenville, and Macon Peaches dropped to fourth after Savannah won in ten innings. Columbia Reds beat Charleston 5-1.
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Associated Press
Columbus Cardinals
Jacksonville
Cardinals
Iase
Eddie Kazak
Augusta
Columbus
Tigers
Greenville
Macon
Peaches
Savannah
Columbia
Reds
Roundup highlights from baseball football and golf notes
A Lexington sports roundup covers Bill McKechnie's influence on the Red Sox rise, Lon Culberson's homer fueling a 12th straight win, debates over Georgia and Alabama players, Whirlaway’s publicity stunt, Tom Underwood’s Keeneland heaven tale, Cincinnati park seating value, North Carolina's team facing Tulane in New Orleans, Cliff Wells’ Greenies miracles, and Vince DiMaggio's hitting pause and Rosen injury updates.
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Lexington
Red’ Sox
Bill McKechnie
Bill
Cronin
Boo Ferris
Joe
McKechnigz
Lon Culberson
Boston
Deep South
Georgia
Charney Trippi
Alabama
Harry Gilmer
Whirlaway
Tom R. Underwood
Lexington Herald
National Association of State Racing Commissioners
Keeneland Track
Tom
Cincinnati
North Carolina
Tulane
New Orleans
Cliff ‘Wells
Greenies
Vince DiMaggio
Giants
Mel
Goody Rosen
Vince
Hyden and McCall Set for SEC Tennis Semi Final
In New Orleans on May 10 the SEC tournament semis feature top seed Johnny Hyden of Vanderbilt against Georgia Tech’s Howard McCall. Hyden beat Auburn’s Dick Barnes in straight sets, while McCall swept Deloach Cope of Mississippi and Rufus Harris Jr of Tulane. Doubles start today with play through Saturday.
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New Orleans
Johnny Hyden
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
Howard McCall
Hyden
Dick Barnes
Auburn
McCall
Deloach Cope
University of Mississippi
Rufus Harris, Jr
Tulane
Carlotte Padgett
Louisiamp State
Harris
Ed Adams
Bill
Boston Beats Chicago 7-5 Behind Doerr Two-Run Homer
Yesterday's Stars show Bobby Doerr belting a two run homer to pace Boston to a 7-5 win over Chicago. Grady Hatton and Max West contributed with key RBIs as Reds win 8-7 over Brooklyn. Eddie Mayo drove in two in Detroit's 9-8 win over Washington. Jim Wallace pitched 12 innings for Braves in 5-2 win over Chicago. Russ Derry and Athletics spark a 7-6 Philadelphia victory over Cleveland with three doubles.
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Bobby Doerr
Red Sox
Boston
Chicago
Grady Hatton
Max West
Reds
Hatton
West
Brooklyn
Eddie
Mayo
Tigers
Detroit
Washington
Jim Wallace
Braves
Ubs
Russ
Derry
Athletics
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Johnny Mize
Jack Graham
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Skein
Detroit Tigers
Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Bosox Extend Streak In Tight 7-6 Win Over White Sox
Boston rides a 7-6 victory to stretch its winning streak and pull further ahead in the American League standings as hitters Pesky Williams and Doerr pace a .300 team batting average. Pitcher Potter earns his fifth straight win for St. Louis, while Giants and Braves win to stay within striking distance of NL teams.
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Yeston
Jim Bagby
Mace Bro
Bobby Doerr
Ted Williams
Johnny Pesky
BoSox
Boston
Pesky
Williams
Dom Dimaggio
Doerr
Red Sox
Yankees
Nelson Potter
McCarthy
St. Louis Browns
Standings Snapshot From Early Baseball League Tables
National League leaders Cincinnati eight to Brooklyn seven and New York six. Pittsburgh listed as x with Boston five and Chicago two. American League shows Louis six and New York one with several other teams close. Southern Association includes dramatic 11 inning New Orleans 4 and Nashville 3. Georgia Florida district games feature Albany six Valdosta four Tallahassee five Cordele three Moultrie fifteen Thomasville two Americus eight Waycross four. Georgia Alabama results show Valley ten Carrollton zero Newnan nine Opeland three LaGrange seven Tallassee two.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
Georgia-Florida
Albany
Valdosta
Tallahassee
Cordele
Moultrie
Thomasville
Americus
Waycross
Georgia-Alabama
St. Louis
New
Ingalls Baseball Set for Saturday Double Feature
Ingalls meets Scottsboro at 3 p.m. Saturday on the Ingalls diamond with Herman Evans announcing the matchup. A second home game pits Shipbuilders against Dixie Supply from Florence at 3 p.m. Crowson leads Scottsboro with a strong arm as Hudson prepared to oppose him.
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Ingalls
Scottsboro
Herman Evans
Dixie Supply
Florence
McCord Lumber
Birmingham
Ted Crowson
Warrior
Reynolds
Metal ‘Co, Tear
Evans
Crowson
Robert Hudson
Slim
Mangrum ties for lead in Houston tournament
Hogan and Mangrum fired four under par 67s to lead after the first round of Houston's $10,000 Tournament of Champions at River Oaks. Demaret, Snead, Haas, Todd, Keiser and Stranahan followed with 69s as 13 players beat par. Mangrum, from Los Angeles, drew praise as the surprise leader amid a strong field.
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Houston
Tex
Ben Hogan
Lloyd Mangrum
Lone Star State
Hogan
Mighty Atom
Hershey
Mangrum
Los Angeles
Jimmie Demaret
River Oaks
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Fred Haas
New Orleans
Harry Todd
Dallas
Herman Keiser
Akron
Ohio
Frank Stranahan Ofloledo
Demaret
Nelson
Major League Leaders Hitters and Pitchers Across Leagues
National League leaders include Musial St Louis 403 Reese Brooklyn 400 with Hopp Boston 18 runs and Musial Schoendienst 14 runs batted in Holmes Boston 16 and Cavarretta Chicago 15. American League leaders feature Pesky Boston .427 and 41 hits, Doerr Boston 28 RBIs, and DiMaggio Williams Chapman tied for 5 homers. pitching leaders show Lanier St Louis 40 and Chandler New York 5-0.
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Boston
New York
Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Musial
Reese
Brooklyn
Hopp
Schoendienst
Holmes
Cavarretta
St.Louis
Wyrostek
Ryan
Cox
Pittsburgh
Miusial
Mize
Walker
Hatton
Cincinnati
Reiser
Haas
Lanier
Kush
Beggs
Heintzelman
Pirates
Pesky
Williams
Doerr
Greenberg
Lodigiani
Keller
Spence
DiMaggio
Chapman
Rizzuto
Case
Chandler
Harris
Gelatined salad doubles as fruit mix serving
A plain vegetable or fruit salad prepared for four becomes generous servings for seven or eight when combined with a gelatin mixture made from two cups of boiling water.
Mortgage Sale Notice in Morgan County Alabama
State of Alabama Morgan County mortgage notice involving J B Grooms and Lucy Grooms to Home Owners Loan Corporation. Sale set for May 28 1946 in front of Morgan County Courthouse Decatur Alabama for amount due including legal fees. Attys Peach & Co for mortgagee. Dates April 26 May 3 10 17.
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J. B
Grooms
Lucy Grooms
Home Oers' Loan Corporation
Morgan County
Alabama
J. B. Grooms
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Court House
Decatur
New York Leads Hall of Fame with Immortals Team
New York state tops the Hall of Fame with ten natives enshrined and a complete team of immortals. Ernest J. Lanigan notes positions shift but all Yankees would have played each role at some time. The roster includes Kelly, Radbourn, Gehrig, Evers, McGraw, Wright, Keeler, Collins, Collins, and Brothers.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
New York
Ernest J. Lanigan
National Baseball Museum and Hall of Fame
Lanigan
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Ohio
Illinois
Abner Doubleday
Texas
Rhode Island
Iowa
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Nebraska
Missouri
Georgia
West Virginia
Maryland
California
Troy
Charles (Hoss) Radbourn
Rochester
Lou Gehrig
Johnny Evers
John J. McGraw
Truxton
George Wright
Willie Keeler
Brooklyn
James J. Collins
Niagara Falls
Eddie Collins
Millerton
Dan Brothers
Sylvan Lake
Line Scores From Detroit and Other League Games
Baseball scores from multiple leagues show Detroit and Cleveland in lopsided outcomes, with Chicago Boston and St. Louis New York also posting top innings. The piece ends with an unrelated blurb about beans and meal ideas.
Garrison's Tops Dots 8-6 After Extra Innings
Garrison's outscored Dots 2-1 in the eighth to win 8-6 after eight innings. Namies routed Meadow Gold 16-12 with a seven run sixth and a late surge while Meadow Gold led 12-2 early.
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Garrison
Dots
Namies
Meadow Gold
Nanies
Black
Elmore D. Rogers
Woodruff
Love
Americus Leads Georgia Florida League With Win Over Waycross
Americus defeated Waycross 8 to 5 to break a first place tie in the Georgia Florida League. A decisive eighth inning broke a 5 all tie, followed by two more runs in the ninth. Waycross committed seven errors as Moult rie and Thomasville surged in standings with Moultrie’s 15 to 2 win. Albany beat Valdosta 6 to 4, and Tallahassee erased a late deficit to win 5 to 3 at Cordele.
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Associated Press
Americus
Waycross
Moultrie
Thomasville
Valdosta
Hoffman
Albany
Cordelo
Tallahassee
Pensacola Edges Selma 8-7 in Tight League Showdown
Pensacola rallied with a six run burst in the last two innings to topple Selma 8 to 7 and move into second place in the Southeastern League. Vicksburg stayed first with a 6 to 3 win over Gadsden as Sparks allowed eight hits. Jackson beat Anniston 2 to 1 behind Oglesby as Meridian fell to Montgomery 8 to 6 in a pair of big innings.
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Pensacola
Selma
Vicksburg
Gadsden
Sparks
Pensacolas
Montgomery
Meridian
Monties
Jackson
Anniston Rams
Oglesby
City League Softball Rosters Due and Opening Night Schedule
Managers must submit 14 man rosters by Saturday noon to the Daily office. Opening night features Meadow Golds vs Raiders and Dot's vs Nannies. the schedule appears in The Daily Sunday edition.
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Meadow Golds
Raiders
Dot
Nannies
Suggs Falls In Southern Golf Tourney Upset
In Dallas on May 10, Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs Ga. was eliminated in the quarter finals as Margaret Gunther of Memphis defeated her 2 and 1. Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta later beat Bettye Mims White of Dallas 5 and 4 in a bristling round of the women’s Southern Golf Tournament.
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Dallas
Texas
Dallas Country Club
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Julius Page
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Miss Gunther
Suggs
Georgia
Kirby
Bettye Mims White
Page
H. C. Riedel
Miss Riley
Orge Wilcox
Miami
Fla
Nelson to Meet British Champion in 36 Hole Match
Byron Nelson, the national PGA champion, accepted Dick Burton's challenge to a 36 hole match for the unofficial world golf title. The first 18 holes will be played May 29 at a yet unnamed course, with the second 18 during the first round of the Goodall round robin at Winged Foot on May 30 in New York.
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Houston
Texas
Byron Nelson
Dick Burton
Burton
U. S
England
Atlantic
Winged Foot
N. Y
Mobile Bears Blank Chattanooga in Southern Association Showdown
Mobile rolled past Chattanooga 4-0 to pull within two and a half games of Memphis in the SA race. Pat McGlothin pitched a five hit shutout as the Lookouts slid. Memphis beat Birmingham 9-6 as Atlanta and New Orleans won. Tonight Chattanooga visits Mobile, Nashville at New Orleans, Birmingham at Memphis, Little Rock at Atlanta.
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Southern Association
Atlanta
Little Rock
Memphis
Birmingham
Mobile
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Nashville
Southern
Chattanooga Nashville
Associated Press
Mobile Bears
Lookouts
Pat McGlothin
Si Emeone
Atlanta Crackers
Nashville Vols
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