Tide Clobbers Georgia 12-1 in SEC playoff clash
Alabama defeated Georgia 12-1 in Tuscaloosa as Genery scattered two hits while John Paul Anderson and Doug Foster were slated to pitch the rematch. Alabama piled 13 hits and stretched the SEC eastern division lead with extra-base hits.
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Tide
Doug Foster
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Lary
Foster
No hitter by Sam Jones shocks Cubs at Wrigley
Sam Jones pitched a no hit game for the Chicago Cubs against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field, striking out six and walking seven. The Cubs scored 2 runs on Ted Tappe's homer and five other hits to back Jones in a 2 0 victory. The result made Jones the first Cub to throw a no hitter in 40 years and the first Negro to accomplish the feat in the majors.
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Cleveland
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Pirates
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Milwaukee Braves
Wilson
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Frank Thomas
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Nelson King
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Conley
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Sandy Amoros
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Youth Fling Leads White Sulphur Springs Open Post Round
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia reports Mike Souchak Don Finsterwald and Peter Thomson atop the White Sulphur Springs Open after shooting 64s to lead by six strokes. John Revolta and Henry Picard, both former PGA champions, sit one behind the leaders as round two looms.
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W. Va
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Henry Picard
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Argentine Choice to Conquer Jones at Madison Square Garden
Eduardo Lausse the Argentina knockout artist is a 2 1 favorite to score his 28th straight victory against Ralph Tiger Jones at Madison Square Garden. Jones 34 13 3 with eight knockouts has faced top 160 pounders and usually delivers a strong body punching display in New York. Lausse seeks a title shot and has not met a real name fighter since his 10 round loss to Kid Gavilan in Buenos Aires 32 months ago.
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Eduardo Lausse
Argentina
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Madison Square Garden
Kaye
Tiger
Henry Burroughs
Kayes
Lausse
Kid Gavilan
Buenos Aires
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Jones
Yonkers
N.Y
41 Schools On Hand For State Track Events At Auburn
Alabama high school trackmen from 41 schools gathered for the state meet in Auburn. Defending Class AA champion Sidney Lanier faces strong challenges from Tuscaloosa Shades Valley and Murphy of Mobile as records loom in multiple events. Class AA has 22 entrants and Class A 19 entrants with contenders like Hewitt Fairfield Foley and Deshler in the mix. Regional qualifiers were decided last weekend.
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Alabama
Sidney Lanier
Tuscaloosa
Shades Valley
Murphy
Mobile
Hewitt
Fairfield
Foley
Deshler
Elks and VFW slug through city league softball wins
Elks beat Chemstrand 4 to 2 and VFW outlasted Wolverine 13 to 9 in a high scoring city league night. Five homers were hit as Sparkman and Long led VFW with four and three RBIs respectively, while Ray Adams and L Garner homered for Wolverine. Ed Wells pitched the win for VFW and held Wolverine in the seventh.
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Elks
Chemstrand
V.F.W
Wolverine
V.F.W. Wolverine
The_Ellis
Gervis Moore
Hal Puckett
Doug Birdyshaw
Bobby Smith
Bill Woodall
Long
Sparkman
W.F.W
Paic
Ray Adams
L. Garner
Ed Wells
Wells
H. Thompson
Rock and Cockell Managers Debate Fight Rules In California
In San Francisco the managers of heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano and challenger Don Cockell met the California Athletic Commission to discuss eight ounce gloves versus six ounce gloves and the ring size for the 15 round title fight. California law governs glove weight and ring dimensions with a 16 foot ring installed at Kezar Stadium.
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Bob Myers
San Francisco
Rocky Marciano
Don Cockell
California Athletic Commission
California
Marciano
al Weill
John Simpson
Cockell
Weill
Jimmy Murray
Kezar Stadium
Simpson
Scores and schedules from Friday baseball games
Results include New York 4 Chicago 0 and Milwaukee 2, Brooklyn 1 in 12 innings. Other games: Philadelphia and Cincinnati postponed by rain. Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 6. Boston 12, Kansas City 7. Washington 3, Cleveland 0. Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Washington. Chicago at Baltimore. Kansas City at Boston. Atlanta 8, Little Rock 5 6 Gut game 1) innings called due to rain. Memphis 2 Chattanooga 3 postponed second game by rain. New Orleans at Atlanta listed as Friday's schedule.
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Milwaukee
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
Kansas City
Washington
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Creed 16 Wins Shreveport Amateur to Top Favorite
Opelousas teen Clifford Ann Creed, 16, rose from relative unknown to favorite in the Women's Southern Amateur golf tournament after a 4 and 3 upset victory over defending champion Polly Riley in Shreveport Louisiana. Creed, a high school student, defeated the Fort Worth veteran to seize momentum.
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Clifford Ann Creed
Opelousas
Polly Riley
Miss Creed
Fort Worth
Lookouts Gain First Division Title With 3-2 Win Over Chicks
Hal Griggs pitched a 3-2 victory to lift the Lookouts into the Southern Association first division. Griggs, 26, began pitching after a late start and notched his fourth win of the season while Dan Grate delivered the winning run in the seventh. Atlanta beat Little Rock 8-5 to split a twin bill as rain halted the rest.
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Hal Griggs
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Tou
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Griggs
DeLand
Fla
Atlanta
Dan Grate
Crowds See Big Interest In 500 Qualifying Session
Indianapolis crowd expectations rise for the 500 mile race qualifying for May 30. Track records hint at a larger turnout than recent sessions with 75 000 to 120 000 spectators prophesied. Front row poles are at stake as drivers like Jack McGrath Bob Swikert Sam Hanks Pat O Connor Bill Vukovich Troy Ruttman vie for top times and the pole position.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Jack McGrath
Inglewood
Calif
McGrath
Bob Swikert
Kurtis-Kraft
John Zink
Tulsa
Okla
Sam Hanks
Burbank
Pat O’connor
North Vernon
Ind
Bill Vukovich
Fresno
Troy Ruttman
Houston
Tex
Vukovich
Tuscaloosa Prides Wins Qualifying Night In Alabama Golf
Dick Pride of Tuscaloosa High won a qualifying flight with a 73 beating Mike Gregory of Dothan in a three hole playoff. Gregory’s 73 helped Dothan to the team title with 306 points as Crawford and Flowers added 76 and 74. First round pairings list Pride vs Crawford and other matchups across Birmingham Montgomery and Gadsden.
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Dick Pride
Tuscaloosa High
Mike Gregory
Dothan
Pride
Rut Crawford
Crawford
Gregory
Flowers Crawford
Betts Slingluff
Tuscaloosa
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John Carroll
Dick Wall
Sidney Lanier
Montgomery
Mack Long
Gadsden
Bill Hinds
Hugh Merry
Murphy
Rem Noble
Roger Suttle
Earl Or
Gene Hardy
Parrish
Selma
Leask Harris
Jimmy Wiley
Decatur
Billy Shamblin
Williams To Sign Boston Contract
Ted Williams arrives from Miami to sign with the Boston Red Sox and begin conditioning workouts as he joins spring camp.
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Williams
Boston
Ted Williams
Miami
Boston Red Sox
Little League State Complete Schedule and Tryouts
City Hall session set a May 23 deadline for new teams to enter the six club Little League. Teams include Austinville Wolverine Chemstrand Civitads Postoffice and the Eagles coached by Ray Adams. Adams calls for tryouts Saturday at 9 30 A M at Delano Park with Walter Hammond coordinating entries.
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Walter Hammond
Chemstrand
Austinville
Wolverine
Civitads
Postoffice
Eagles
Ray Adams
Adams
Delano Park
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