Grand Finale At Tennessee Valley Track Meet In Tuscumbia
The Decatur track season ended with a standout grand finale at the Tennessee Valley meet in Tuscumbia. Raiders under Coach Shorty Ogier earned 282 points though honors were individual, with Coffee scoring 41 as Deshler followed with 40 and Athens and Huntsville gathering notable totals. Alabama figures including Red Drew unable to attend, while Tom Lieb refereed the event and Lew Bostick, Rubber Nesbit, Hank Crisp joined the Tide delegation at Deshler Stadium.
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Tuscumbia
Shorty Ogie
Raiders
Coffee
Deshler
Athens
Huntsville
Alabama
Red Drew
Tide
Tom Lieb
Capstone
Lew Bostick
Rubber Nesbit
Hank Crisp
Raiders prevail as track team shows season bests
The Raider squad posted its best meet of the year with improved performances. Wayne Ridgeway and Bob Connor excelled in high jump, Bob Bell anchored the relay in 880, and Sears posted a 10.7 seconds in the 100 and 19 feet 2 inches in the long jump. Freeman was sidelined by an injury in the Union Hill Decatur game, while Sears and Bell also starred in field events.
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Wayne Ridgeway
Bob Connor
Raider
Bob Bell
Bob Freeman
Freeman
Glen Sears
Sears
Glen
Martin
Raiders
End Great Careers as Raiders Close Season
Decatur honors retiring Raider stars Roy Freeman Fred Horn Marvin Taylor and Wesley Thompson after final track and field events. Freeman ran the 880 and joined a mile relay, Horn won the shot put, Taylor ran the 440 880 and mile relay plus the 220, Thompson placed second in discus, and Florence ace Big Jim Fulmer won both shot and discus.
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Decatur
Roy Freeman
Fred Horn
Marvin Taylor
Wesley Thompson
Freeman
Horn
Taylor
Thompson
Big Jim Fulmer
Florence
Booth
Baseball Playoff Saturday Open in Huntsville
The eighth district baseball tournament starts Saturday in Huntsville with 16 teams from eight counties. Madison county teams Gurley and Lincoln, Limestone entries Elkmont and Athens, plus two Morgan county clubs, compete as Decatur and Danville decide one berth Monday. The two district winners meet northern champions then face the southern champ for the state title. It also notes the North Alabama Kennel Club dog show in the Coliseum at 1:00 with many dogs entered and a call to attend.
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Gurley
Lincoln
Madison County
Elkmont
Athens
Limestone
Morgan County
Decatur
Danville
Hartselle
Ryan
Trinity
North Alabama Kennel Club
Coliseum
Kennel Club
City Bowling Champs Crowns Texaco Oil Co Team
Decatur hosted the second annual city men's bowling tournament at the Decatur Bowling Center under the American Bowling Congress. Texaco Oil Co won the team title. doubles went to Red Watts and John Babis. singles to Lonnie Petty. all events to S. P. Hogan with J. C. Ray winning the city title by all events total pins from 12 games 2130 pins averaging 178.2.
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American Bowling Congress
Decatur Bowling Association
John Babis
J. C. Ray
Texaco Oil Co
Red Watts
Lonnie Petty
S. P. Hogan
Smith to Coach at Walker County High in Jasper
E. M. Bull Smith resigns as Athens college head coach and athletic director after two years. He will join Walker County High in Jasper as coach starting September 1. Smith has a long Alabama coaching record at Guin Marion County High and University Military School Mobile.
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Walker County
E. M
Bull) Smith
Athens College
Walker County High
Jasper
Alabama
Marion County High
Guin
University Military School
Mobile
Athens
Russell's Surprising Hitting Boost For Brooklyn
Brooklyn fans see Jim Russell, a right handed outfielder, emerge as the team’s No. 2 hitter. He shows power against both sides, with three homers in five recent games, after a slow start and prior seasons with the Braves and Pirates.
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N. Y
Jim Russell
Frenchy Bordagaray
Russell
Carlo Furillo
Tom Brown
Bill Antonello
Giants
Phillies
Jim
Legion Faces Athens Today At 3 O'clock
The Legion hauls into Legion field at 3 PM to meet the Athens Independent club in Decatur's first game since a 5 4 Tuesday loss to Lawrenceburg. Manager Red Watts names George Burns to start with a 2 0 record and lists a lineup including Charley Jones Sonny Todd Red Caudill Bill Freeman Chick Sparkman Ed Brazelton Mickey Gurganus Herb McElroy or Sandlin Sams and Burns on the mound.
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Legion Field
Athens
Decatur
Lawrenceburg
Red Watts
George Burns
Burns
George
Huntsville
Cullman
Watts
Legion
Charley Jones
Sonny Todd
Red Caudill
Bill Freeman
Chick Sparkman
Ed Brazelton
Mickey Gurganus
Herb McElroy
Sandlin Sams
and Burns
Wes Thompson Keeps Lead In Red Raiders Hitting Race
The Red Raiders stay with Wes Thompson atop the team batting chart after three games this week. Thompson hits .522 with Max Patterson at .500 and Roy Freeman at .350, followed by Alvin Landers Marvin Taylor and Nelson Guthrie in the .300s. Bob Freeman breaks into the .211 mark as Charley Horton falls to .222 while Freeman adds two more wins to reach four this season and Bob Freeman records another loss for a 1 2 mark.
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Thompson
Max Patterson
Roy Freeman
Alvin Landers
Marvin Taylor
Nelson Guthrie
Landers
Taylor
Guthrie
Bob Freeman
Charley Horton
Freeman
Tide Trackmen Finish With a Perfect Season
Alabama completed an undefeated track season by routing Mississippi State 96 to 30 in Tuscaloosa. Sophomores Carl Shield and Marv Cichowski led with four first places. Derieux and Miller set campus records in the two mile and 880. The Tide freshmen edged Maryland 63 to 61 as Elmo Branch starred for State with several top finishes.
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Ala
Alabama
Mississippi State
Carl Shield
Marv Cicihowcki
Tide
Jerry Derieux
Gene—Miller
Shield
Cichowski
Maron
Elmo Branch
Branch
Braves Crush Dodgers as former Giants power Boston
In Brooklyn May 13, Boston Braves powered past the Dodgers 12 2 with four ex Giants driving in eleven runs. Walker Cooper led the attack with five RBIs including a three run homer, while Sid Gordon Willard Marshall and Buddy Kerr added key hits. Vern Bickford earned the win with three hitters allowed.
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Vern Bickford
New York Giants
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Walker Cooper
Sid Gordon
Willard Marshall
Buddy Kerr
Sam Jethroe
Boston
Cooper
Cincinnati
Gordon
Marshall
Kerr
Don Newcombe
West
Bickford
Cubs Rally ToBeat Pirates In Tight May Showdown
Chicago Cubs overcame 12-6 hits by Pittsburgh to win 4-3 in front of a ladies day crowd. Hal Jeffcoat doubled in the seventh to score Mickey Owen and Wayne Terwilliger, giving Frank Hiller his second win in a debut with the Cubs after allowing 11 hits in seven innings. Walt Dubiel finished the last two innings.
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Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Clif Chambers
Bucs
Hal Jeffcoat
Mickey Owen
Wayne Terwilliger
Frank Hiller
Cubs
Walt Dubiel
Ed Barrow Day Boosts Yankees Past Athletics 9 3
The New York Yankees celebrated Ed Barrow Day at Yankee Stadium with a 9 3 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Vic Raschi and Bob Porterfield combined for six hits allowed. Yogi Berra and Bobby Brown hit homers as Hank Yuse was roughed up in the second inning. Joe DiMaggio ended a hitless skid with a third inning triple.
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New York Yankees
Ed Barrow
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Philadelphia Athletics
Vic Raschi
Bob Porterfield
Barrow
Yanks
Tebbetts Seals 1000th Major League Game
Catcher Birdie Tebbetts celebrated his 1000th major league game by driving in the deciding run as the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 5 to 4. Tebbetts added two singles extending his hitting streak to 14 games as Ted Williams and Walter Dropo homered for Boston.
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Birdie Tebbetts
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Washington Senators
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Sid Hudson
Ted Williams
Walter Dropo
Feller Hammers Indians Past White Sox in Win
Cleveland beat Chicago 6 to 2 as Bob Feller and teammates Kennedy and Clark hit three homers among 11 hits. Feller earned the win in a game that extended Cleveland's streak to four victories.
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Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Bob Feller
Bob Kennedy
Allie Clark
Tribesmen
Feller
Smith Leaves Athens College for Walker County High
Veteran coach E M Bull Smith resigns from Athens College effective August 15 after the college ends its subsidation program. Jasper High signs Smith, with at least six other schools pursuing him as football is dropped at the college. Known for perfect Guin and Mobile Military School records and a focus on conditioning.
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E. M
Bull” Smith
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Smith
Guin
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Mobile
Sparkman Still Top Team Hitter for Legion
Sparkman continued to lead the American Legion lineup with a strong week as his batting average rose to .526 after six games. Bill Freman climbed to .471, Red Caudill moved into third at .364, Ed Brazelton reached .333, and Coy Halbrooks joined Burns with two wins in pitching.
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Chick Sparkman
Sayegoed
American Legion
Sparkman
Bill Freman
Red Caudill
Caudill
Ed Brazelton
Coy Halbrooks
Burns
Rain Delays City Softball League Games
Rain halted play in the City Softball League on Friday night. Action resumes Tuesday with VFW versus East End in the opening game and Wolverine against Nursery in the second tilt.
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East End
Wolverine
Nursery
Jackson Wins Skeet Shoot at Decatur
Decatur skeet shooters failed to challenge C. J. Jackson as he won the championship for Huntsville by breaking 48 of 50 targets. Runner up was C. M. Tucker with 23 of 25. C. M. Scales led the twenty gauge class. visiting shooters from Athens and Huntsville attended.
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C. J. Jackson
Huntsville
C. M. Tucker
C. M. Scales
Athens
Athens Eagles defeat Moulton 6 to 3 in baseball clash
Athens high school baseball team snapped a two game skid with a 6 3 win over Moulton in Athens Alabama. Solon Mirandy earned his fourth win with an eight strikeout four hitter while Jim Sibley and Max Kelly paced the offense with multiple hits. The Eagles next face Lincoln of Huntsville.
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Athens
Ala
Furman Elmore
Athens High Baseballers
Moulton
Lawrence County Eleven
Solon Mirandy
Floyd Hamilton
Jim Sibley
Sibley
Max Kelly
Eagles
Nelson
Hamilton
Hall
Howell
Carroll
Bull
Blevins
Richard
Kelly
Lincoln High
Huntsville
Madison County
Cohere
Southeastern track favorites pick LSU Alabama Auburn over Tech
L S U, Alabama and Auburn enter as favorites for the Southeastern Conference track title with Georgia Tech tagged as outsider. Rain canceled LSU's planned dual with Tulane, leaving LSU as a dark horse. Contenders include Overton Bienz Stillwold Covington Flournoy and Nutini with champions Poucher and Voss returning.
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Ala
Georgia Tech
Louisiana State
Alabama
Auburn
Tulane
Bayou Tigers
L. S
Norris Dean
Tech
Overton
Paul Bienz
Bienz
Frank Stillwold
Bill Covington
Dickie Flournoy
Jimmy Mitchell
Florida
Hugo Nutini
Leroy Poucher
L.S. A
Harold Voss
Probable MLB pitchers for tomorrow’s National League games
New York at Philadelphia Hansen Jansen Heintzelman Meyer listed as probable pitchers. Boston at Lee Spahn Podbilan. Cincinnati at St Louis Fox Munger. Pittsburgh at Chicago Walsh Queen Schmitz Lade.
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Philadelphia
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Jansen
Heintzelman
Meyer
Boston
Lee — Spahn
Podbi@lan
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Fox
Munger
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Walsh
Queen
Schmitz
Lade
American League matchups and pitcher lineups noted
The card lists several AL games with pitchers. Philadelphia at New York with Hooper facing Lopat. St Louis at Detroit with Fannin vs Newhouser. Washington at Boston with Hittle or Weik vs Nagy in a doubleheader set. Chicago at Cleveland with Haefner and Pierce versus Lemon and Garcia.
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New York
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Lopat
St. Louis
Detroit
Fannin
Newhousers
Washington
Boston
Hittle
Weik
Nagy
Parnell
Papai
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Cleveland
Haefner
Pierce
Lemon
Garcia
League Results From The Associated Press
Boston beats Brooklyn 12 to 2 and Philadelphia defeats New York 7 to 1. Chicago edges Pittsburgh 4 to 0 while Cincinnati faces St Louis tonight in another league matchup.
Baseball Scores From Evening Games
New York defeated Philadelphia 9 to 3 while Boston beat Washington 5 to 4. Cleveland topped Chicago 6 to 2. Detroit won over St Louis 1 to 0 in 11 innings.
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Vic Wertz
Innin
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Johnny Lipon
Alabama Beats Auburn 9-7 for Series Sweep
George Howell slugged a three run homer in the eighth as Alabama defeated Auburn 9-7 to sweep the three game series. The second game of the doubleheader was rained out delaying play from the previous day. Alabama improves to 12-3 on the season and heads to Starkville for a two game set with Mississippi State.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
George Howell
Alabama
Auburn
Bama
Mississippi State
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Meyday
George Hill
Howell
Frank Lary
al Lary
Gene Hoehle
Hills
Gilbert
A. Lary
Napoli
Hamburg and Funks Town Referred to as Potomac Riverfront
The Potomac riverfront area in Washington DC has long been known by the nicknames Hamburg and Funks town reflecting local history and community memory.
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Washington, D. C
Hamburg and
Funkstown
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