Lead Is Back To Crackers In Southern Association
Atlanta's Crackers regain first place by sweeping a doubleheader over Memphis. Forest Thompson pitched seven innings for a 3-1 win in game one while Yerk McGowan hurled four hits for a 6-0 shutout in game two. Memphis Chicks drop to third as New Orleans sweeps Chattanooga and ties the Lookouts.
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Atlanta
Southern Association
Memphis
Forest Thompions
Son
Yer
McGowan
Chicks
New Orleans Pelicans
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Birmingham
Little Rock
Twin Hill
Barons
Travelers
Willis Hudlin
Nashville
Mobile Bears
Mel Hicks
Leo Twardy
Vito Tamulis
Dave Hamrick
Memis
Mobile
New Orleans
Selma Cruises Past Meridian in Rain-Shortened Tilt
The Southeastern League standings for Vicksburg Pensacola and Montgomery stayed the same after rain washed out Sunday games except the Selma versus Meridian match. The Cloverleafs scored four runs in the first three innings and added three more in the eighth to win easily. Both teams had seven hits, but Selma's timely hitting decided the game.
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Vicksburg
Pensacola
Montgomery
Selma
Ramsey Fans 13 as Dixie Supply Beats Ingalls 3-1
Carlos Ramsey struck out 13 in his 1946 debut for Ingalls but Dixie Supply of Florence won 3-1. Patterson pitched for Dixie with strong control, allowing three hits and seven strikeouts as key plays in the eighth inning broke a 1-1 tie. Ed Johnson produced Ingalls’ lone run in the seventh, while Dixie added two in the eighth to seal the victory.
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Buck” Ramsey
Ingalls
Ume
Dixie Supply
Florence
Ramsey
Aston Bolding
Herb McElroy
Decatur
Patterson
Gervis Moore
Johnson
Hudson Shears
Orfeman
Robert Garganus
Dixie
Jenkins
Bud Lee
Rhodes
Hudson Sheats
Vernon
Rickard
Bolding
Sessler
Moore
Shears
Lee
Garganus
Sheats
Lee Drew
Reynolds Metal
Reynolds
Pete
Lesnevich Favored in Bout With Mills for World Title
British boxing critics overwhelmingly support America's Gus Lesnevich to defeat Freddie Mills for the world light heavyweight championship in London at Harringay Arena. Mills, five years younger, is known for aggressive punching and susceptibility to being hit. A sellout crowd is expected and experts fear Lesnevich could topple Mills even if the bout lasts the full 15 rounds.
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London
America
Gus Lesnevich
Freddie Mills
RAF
Harringay Arena
Mills
Lesnevich
Brighton
Smith Hurls a No Hitter in South Atlantic League
Randy Smith pitched the Sally League's first no hitter this season, blanking Columbus 2-0 with 10 strikeouts. He walked five but faced 29 batters as Savannah kept the race tight, while his teammates collected 10 hits off Clark and Hale. Jacksonville and Augusta also won to stay near the top, with Augusta edging Columbia in 10 innings.
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Randy Smith
Savannah
Alumbus
Smith
Columbus
Clark
Hale
Jacksonville
Augusta
Macon Peaches
Columbia
Greenville
Jack Eoff
Charleston
Leon Balser
Ashworth
Herman Weberer
Hal Erickson
Major League Leaders and Regional Scores Snapshot
National League leaders include Reese batting .411 and Musial with 31 hits. American League note Pesky batting .394 and Dimaggio with 6 home runs. Regional scores list Savannah beating Columbus 2 0 and Jacksonville 10 Macon 2 among others. The entry ends with a trivia line on the smallest flowering plant, the water meal.
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Reese
Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Ryan
Boston
Hopp
Holmes
Mize
New York
Walker
St.Louis
Schoendienst
Cox
Pittsurgh
Stanky
Ryan Oston
Hatton
Cincinnati
Reiser
Haas
Lanier
Rush
Chicago
Beggs
Pesky
Williams
Vernon
Doerr
Jams
Greenberg
Detroit
Spence
Washington
Keller
Edwards
Cleveland
Dimaggio
Chapman
Rip Sewell Returns Home to Florida for Rest
Truitt Rip Sewell of Decatur and the Pittsburgh Pirates is resting at home in Plant City Florida after a ninth inning collapse in a recent close game. Relatives say he passed through Birmingham en route home by plane. Physicians ordered rest and said the illness is not serious and caused by not eating enough. He plans to rejoin the Pirates May 24 when they return to Pittsburgh after an extended road trip.
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Truitt
Rip) Sewell
Decatur
Pittsburgh Pirates
Plant City
Fla
Rip
Birmingham
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Four softball games set in Morgan Co tourney at Hartselle
Four games were on the Morgan County high school softball tourney card at Hartselle with Ryan facing Cotaco at 1 30. Later matchups include Moulton Heights vs Austinville at 2 30 Trinity vs Priceville at 3 30 and Union Hill vs the Ryan Cotaco winner at 4 30. The second round comes Wednesday afternoon and finals that night. First round scores Friday included Decatur Junior Raiders 3 Danville seniors 2 Hartselle 15 Eva 7 Decatur 8 Falkville 2 Moulton Heights junior high 22 Flint junior high 1. The Junior Raiders meet the Trinity Priceville winner next. The seniors play Hartselle at 2 Wednesday.
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Ryan
Cotaco
Moulton Heights
Austinville
Trinity
Priceville
Union Hill
Ryan-Cotaco
Decatur Junior Raiders
Danville
Eva
Decatur
Falkville
Moulton Heights Junior High
Flint Junior High School
Standings Snapshot Across Leagues and Cities
Standings show Philadelphia at 6-1 and Washington 4-3 in one set, with others like Cleveland 4-3 Chicago 1-4 and Detroit 4-1. Southern Association lists Atlanta 3-6 Memphis 1-0 Birmingham 7-3 Little Rock 5-5 Nashville 9-2 Mobile 4-0 New Orleans 13-5 Chattanooga 6-5. Cincinnati 4-5 St Louis 2-1 Boston 6-7 New York 5-2 Brooklyn 13 Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 1.
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Nashville
Davis
Little Rock
Bruno
New Lees
Ellis
Atlantia
Edwards
Mobile
Manheim
Cc Johnson
Wills
Satterfield
Birmingham
McClure
Memphis
Byers
Tost
Fasesakkenenee
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Pensacola
Montgomery Coll
Meridian One
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Selma ci
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Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
New York
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Chicago
Atlanta
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St.Louis
Contoneta Core
Seebee Penerneersnees
Southern
New Orleans Leads in 1924 Baseball Stats
Home Runs Reid and Birmingham both hit four. Bruno of New Orleans has 29 RBIs. Astbury of New Orleans leads with nine stolen bases. New Orleans also records 43 double plays.
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Birmingham
Thoels
New Orleans
Bruno
Astbury
Reunion at Templeton home brings large family together
Ottis ay of Akron Ohio and Sgt. Jack Templeton of Ft Sill Okla returned home after visiting sister Mrs Joe Toone of Athens. The gathering included Ottis Beaty Sgt Templeton and family of Hartsville Rev Earl Riggs of Decatur and Joe Toone and son. It marked the first time in six years the whole family had been together.
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Ottis Ay
Akron
Ohio
Jack Templeton
Ft. Sill
Oklo
Joe Toone
Athens
Ottis Beaty
Sgt
Templeton
Hrtselle
Earl Riggs
Decatur
Ernest Templeton
Hartselle
Nelson Adds Another Win in Houston Tournament
Lord Byron Nelson, golf's tall tactician from Toledo, stretched his 1945 wins with a three under par over River Oaks 6558 yards to finish 274 and win $2000. Ben Hogan failed to catch him as Hogan led in total and Nelson now has four tourney titles this year Los Angeles San Francisco New Orleans Houston. Hogan has three victories and a Miami four-ball win with Jimmie Demaret. Hogan finished 276 while Sam Snead took third with 281. Vic Ghezzi was fourth and Dick Metz Lloyd Mangrum tied for fifth at 283.
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Texas
Lord Byron Nelson
Golf
Toledo
Val Trail
Nelson
River Oaks
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Lord Byron
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New Orleans
Hogan
Miami
Jimmie Demaret
Fort Worth
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Vic Ghezzi
Knoxville
Dick Metz
Chicago
Lloyd Mangrum
AFL Pickets at Parkway Field Set to Continue
In Louisville Kentucky May 13 pickets formed by the AFL union at Parkway Field home of the Louisville Colonels block beer soft drinks and hot dogs as management and the union dispute over hiring. Union president B K Brantley says picketing will persist until the club hires unionized ushers ticket-takers and sellers. Harry F Petty of the Kentucky State Federation of Labor notes the action followed a club rejection of former workers who had unionized.
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Parkway Field
Louisville Colonels
AFL
Conti
B. K. Brantley
Brantley
Harry F. Petty
Kentucky State Federation of Labor
Stars and Braves Tame Early Season Giants and Pirates
Yesterday's stars delivered for their teams as Mickey Harris limited the Yankees to three hits in a 3-1 Red Sox win. Ray Sanders drove in runs with a four hit game including a two run homer as the Braves beat the Giants 6-5. Ed Wright added nine hits in a winning effort as Atlanta also won 7-2. Claude Passeau and the Cubs topped the Pirates 3-1 on a seven hitter. George Case and Tex Shirley helped Cleveland and the Browns in a 4-3 and 9-3 pair of wins. Max West's pinch single beat the Cardinals 4-2 in 10 innings while Dixie Walker drove in three for the Dodgers in a 13-4 rout of the Phillies.
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Mickey Harris
Red Sox
Yankees
Ray Sanders
Ed Wright
Braves
Sanders
Giants
Wright
Claude Passeau
Cubs
Pirates
George Case
Indians
Tex Shirley
Browns
Case
Cleveland
Shirley
Max West
Ewell Blackwell
Reds
West
Cards
Blackwell
Dixie Walker
Dodgers
Phils
Dizzy Trout
Bengals
Chicago White Sox
Tigers
New York Yankees
Brooklyn
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Boston Braves
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington
Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Bobby Feller
Feller
Tribe
Tobacco Tally House in Colonial Virginia Stores
Colonial Virginia shops and taverns kept a special warehouse used as a till for tobacco money. The practice centralized cash handling, reflecting the era's trade and finance methods.
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Virginia
First Shipboard Flight By Eugene Marks In 1910
A biplane took off from a ship in November 1910 piloted by Eugene, marking the first airplane takeoff from a naval vessel.
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Eugene A
Reds Blast Cardinals Twice To Drop Out Of First
With Walker Cooper sold to the New York Giants for 175000 the St Louis Cardinals struggle as Harry Brecheen and Charlie Barrett win仅 one game between them in 1946. The Reds sweep a doubleheader 4 2 and 5 1 behind Bucky Walters and Ewell Blackwell as St Louis falls to third place behind Brooklyn.
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St. Louis Cardinal
Walker Cooper
New York Giants
Redbird
Cooper
St. Louis
Harry
Cat
Brecheen
Charlie
Red
Barrett
Cincinnati
Reds
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bucky Walters
Ewell Blackwell
Walters
Blackwell
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
British boxing imports eyed after Woodcock Mauriello clash
New York May 13. If Bruce Woodcock defeats Tami Mauriello next Friday a flood of British boxing imports could follow under Tom Hurst guidance. Woodcock won the British Empire title in 21 pro fights and Hurst faces amateur interest while the British Board of Control tightens fight approvals. In another note Indiana University publicist Bob Cook sent football questionnaires and received a blank reply from senior center John Cannady who demanded secrecy.
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Tami Mauriello
Lefty
Tom Hurst
Woodcock
Hurst
Tom
England
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British Boxing Board of Control
Bob Cook
Uncle Sam
Indiana U
John Cannady
Dizzy Trout Dominates White Sox As Tigers Extend Win Streak
Dizzy Trout pitched seven strong innings allowing four runs on seven hits to boost the Tigers to a seventh straight win over the Chicago White Sox in front of 43 726 fans. The crowd pushed Detroit’s seven home games total to 233 660.
Pelicans labeled Yankees of the Southern League by Nashville Banner
Billy Thompson and the New Orleans Pelicans draw the Nashville Banner’s praise as the Yankees of the Southern League. Senator Claghorn is oddly invoked as a contrast. 91 Lehmid, a blind ex Marine from Guadalcanal, will appear in a movie short Playing by Ear after coaching from Bob Anderson helps him connect on the second try.
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New Orleans Pelicans
Nashville Banner
Billy Thompson
Yankees
Senator Claghorn
Lehmid
Guadalcanal
Bob Anderson
Howard Burdette Named NAIB District Chairman
Floyd Burdette Howard College basketball coach was named Chairman of NAIB District 5 by Emil Liston Baker University. He will organize a Florida Alabama Georgia committee to run district activities and qualify district 25 teams for the National Intercollegiate tournament. The appointment was made by A O Duer Pepperdine College president of NAIB.
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George Pepperdine College
Los Angeles
NAIB
Americus Stays Undefeated With 13-0 Blowout
Americus blanked Albany 13-0 to win its tenth of 11, while Waycross beat Valdosta 10-4 to close to two games behind the Phils. Cordele shut out Moultrie 3-0 behind Parente and Nicolai, and Tallahassee defeated by 11-3 in other Georgia Florida League action.
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South Atlantic
Savannah
Columbus
Jacksonville
Macon
Augusta
Columbia
Greenville
Charleston
Georgia-Florida Americas
Albany
Cordele
Moultrie
Thomasville
Tallahassee
Waycross
Valdosta
Geer
Alabama
Carrollton
Opelika
Valley
Tallassee
Americus Phillies
Waycross Bears
Americus
Wilson
Phils
Cordelo White Sox
Parente
Nicolai
Hle
Tallahassee Pirates
Koch
Tigers Struggle Ahead in pennant Chase as Slump Persists
Detroit’s pennant hopes fade as Boston leads the AL while the Tigers chase third place. Manager O’Neill says good pitching will spark a rally as hitters lag. Barney McCosky bats .205, Wakefield hits .224 and Outlaw and Greenberg lead the club with subpar totals.
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Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Boston
Steve O72eill
Dick Wakefield
Pat Mullin
Anse Moore
Jim Outlaw
Hank Greenberg
U S Merchant Seamen Earn Higher Pay Than Peers
U S maritime sailors receive nearly three times the wages of the average of 15 leading maritime nations, highlighting a significant pay advantage for American seamen among global crews.
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U. S
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