Butler Downs Raiders 8-3 over Decatur in dusty afternoon matchup
The Butler Rebels defeated the Decatur Red Raiders 8-3 in Antsville as nine hits and seven Decatur errors fueled the win. Windy conditions and dust slowed play. Harrison started for Decatur, with Stanbridge relief in the sixth.
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Dothan Browns Face Franchise Move Over Attendance
The Alabama-Florida league team the Dothan Browns could relocate after owner Charles Smith warned of moving if attendance did not rise. A doubleheader losses to Eufaula 12-4 and 6-0 intensified pressure. League directors gave Smith control to decide after a probation period with a June 16 attendance deadline.
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School prints mis spelled report cards to be reused
Los Angeles school chief Alexander J Stoddard advised the Board of Education to use about half a million mis printed report cards as office duplicates in secondary schools and hand correct the rest for elementary pupils. He noted errors in language and semester and urged better spelling in future proofs.
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Air Force division to move to Europe under Norstad
The 49th Air Division will depart Washington and join U S Forces in Europe, to be based in England. It will include a B 45 Tornado wing and an F 84G Thunderjet wing, under Lt General Lauris Norstad.
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Leaders Stay In The Lead By Close Victories
An AP analysis notes that success in one run games often separates contenders. Giants Indians Dodgers and Senators show strong close-game records while Pirates and White Sox post weak marks. Washington Chicago and Cincinnati face road tests to prove last year’s gains hold.
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Morgan County Tourney Opens With Fast Start At Delano Park
The Morgan County softball tournament opened with two games at Delano Park. Priceville edged Danville 20 to 19 as Priceville scored twice in the bottom of the seventh. Falkville defeated Trinity 17 to 3 behind Wilhite’s pitching. Walker homered twice and added a single.
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Weather-Related Postponements Hit Four Pro Games
Rain forces postponements across the schedule with Foose Toronto at Ottawa Montreal at Rochester Baltimore at Syracuse and Buffalo at Springfield all moved. Four games delayed due to wet conditions and poor field surfaces.
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Regional Minor League Scores From Weekend Schedule
A list of district game results shows St Paul and other teams with scores ranging from 16 to 1. Subregions include South Atlantic, Georgia Florida, and Georgia districts with entries for Montgomery Columbia Savannah Jacksonville Albany Brunswick Thomasville Moultrie Tifton Valdosta Cordele Waycross and more.
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Unclear Grid Scores From Georgia State Matches
The report lists scores for Dublin over Jesup 12 to 9 and Hazlehurst Baxley 54 over Douglas Fitzgerald 7 0 with Eastman 1 3, indicating a sequence of regional game results.
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Barons Chase First Division as Southern Loop Heats Up
Birmingham leads the Southern Association race with eight wins and four losses this month. Atlanta also hot as Birmingham beats Memphis 6 4 and Atlanta tops Little Rock 8 3. Mobile sits with six wins five losses in May as New Orleans beats Chattanooga 7 6. Barons pitcher Al Bennett homered twice and Jim as a Baron Tede, signed to strengthen the squad, also homered twice. Crowd for men’s night in Atlanta reached 4 853 with 942 women paying.
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Local Scores Highlight Regional Football Night
Vidalia beat Statesboro 6 to 2 while Eufaula won 12 to 6 over Dothan and Ozark defeated Enterprise 18 to 5. Panama City edged Headland 17 to 14 in a tight contest.
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Grays and Loop Leaders Tangle in tight Sally League standings
The South Atlantic League race tightens as Charlest on and Columbus surge to a tie for fourth while Columbia Montgomery and Savannah hold top three. Columbus beat Charleston 64, Jacksonville edged Macon 8 5, Savannah defeated Augusta 16 hits after an early Tigers lead, and Montgomery beat Columbia 10 4 with Keith Schmidt delivering a three run homer as Higbe silenced the Reds.
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Schedule of tonight’s baseball games across leagues
Tonight’s slate features Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis Washington at Detroit New York at Cleveland Pittsburgh at Boston St Louis at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia Birmingham at Mobile Memphis at Nashville with several night games on the docket.
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Philadelphia at Brooklyn game postponed by weather
The night game between Philadelphia and Brooklyn was postponed due to cold and wet grounds. Only scheduled matchup of the day, no rescheduled time listed.
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Cheetah Runs Wild in Geneva Market Panic
Geneva officials move to close a legal loophole after a 10 month old cheetah owned by a woman psychiatrist roamed the principal market causing a panic. The owner led the animal on a leash and plans to amend the law promptly.
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Indians Meet Parkers Tonight in Semipro Opener at Legion Field
Decatur Indians managed by Red Caudill host the Huntsville Parkers at Legion Field in the Alabama-Tennessee Semipro League opener. A rainy start postponed Saturdays planned game vs Florence State Lions. tonight’s lineup likely features Freeman, Roberts, Clark, Jones, Sparkman, Caudill, Ratliff and others. Box seats and season tickets remain on sale at McNelly Motors, Lloyds Drug Store and Dillehay’s Drug Store.
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Sal Maglie Posts Leading Earned Run Average
Sal Maglie of the New York Giants and Mike Garcia of the Cleveland Indians top season ERA after one month. Maglie allowed five runs in 44 innings for a 1.02 ERA, while Garcia gave up 12 runs, seven earned, in 54 innings for a 1.17 ERA and a 4-2 record.
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Ribs Fractured In Fall At Chemstrand
A 44 year old boilermaker employed by Daniels Construction Company was treated at Decatur General hospital after falling from a metal structure at Chemstrand about ten feet high. He suffered two fractured ribs and other injuries but his condition was not serious.
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High school graduates total estimated nationwide
The Office of Education estimates 1,186,000 students will graduate from high schools in the United States this scholastic year. The figure covers mid winter and year end graduations from both public and private schools.
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Water Molecule Composed of Two Hydrogen and One Oxygen
A water molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom forming H2O. This simple chemical structure underpins water's properties and abundance on Earth.
Auburn Faces Georgia in Closest SEC East Race
Auburn must win twice to match Tennessee 11-7 SEC mark and deny a division playoff. Florida awaits the eastern winner for a best of three at Gainesville as Bernie Moore considers a tie scenario with Tennessee and Auburn officials.
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Swiss warns cantons on foreign oil concessions
Bern reports the Swiss federal government orders cantons not to grant oil concessions to foreign firms that could threaten national independence or neutrality. Foreign companies were authorized by cantons to search shale deposits along the Jura Mountains southern rim.
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