Atlanta Moves Back Into Lead
The Atlanta Crackers beat Mobile 3-2 to top the Southern Association standings as Forrest Jacobs sparked the win with a first inning homer and Al Henenbeck pitched five effective innings. Memphis swept Little Rock 16-0 and 9-4, while Nashville and Chattanooga split a twin bill 3-1 in each game. New Orleans edged Birmingham 5-4 in the opener of a doubleheader before rain halted the second game.
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SEC Title Chase Shapes In Baseball Race As Alabama Eyes Crown
Alabama leads the Western Division with Mississippi State in second as they close the season with a two game series that could clinch the title for the Tide. In the East Kentucky needs one win in three to clinch while Georgia drops further after a loss to Georgia Tech.
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Musial Keeps Up Blazing Hitting Streak
Stan Musial stars for the St. Louis Cardinals with a single, double, and triple in an 8-7 win over the Cincinnati Reds. He has hits in all but two of 19 games as Philadelphia leads the league. Johnny Hopp shines for Pittsburgh with six hits in a doubleheader sweep of the Cubs.
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Fairhaven Rusty Crowned North Alabama Kennel Club Champion
Fairhaven Rusty a 91 pound Golden Retriever owned by Troy Martin Sr. won grand champion at the first North Alabama Kennel Club Sanction dog show held Sunday at the Coliseum. Judge S Wright Smith presided as finalists for the final judging narrowed to six champions including Miss Citation of Doriana owned by Ed Rodgers and others across Sporting Group and ASCOB divisions.
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Kentuckians tout Sonny Allen as potential NBA set shooter
In New York a sports roundup notes Sonny Allen of Kentucky possibly the NBA’s best set shooter after joining the Indianapolis Olympians from Morehead. It also highlights Jack Kinney of Michigan State, Georgia’s Billy Henderson, Charley Trippi theft records, Walter Gray’s high school star power, and a UNC track anecdote about vegetarian Roy Solaski who works as a meat cutter while earning college expenses.
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Baseball Matchups on Tap Across the American League
Tomorrow's schedule features Washington at Chicago New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Cleveland and Detroit at Cleveland with matchups shaping pennant chase and team standings.
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Southern Association schedule lines up early week games
Birmingham faces New Orleans, Atlanta plays Mobile, Memphis visits Little Rock, Nashville travels to Chattanooga in a set of key Southern Association matchups.
Big John Mize Sent Back to the Minor Loops
Veteran first baseman Big John Mize, 37, a 14 year major leaguer, is sent to Kansas City by the New York Yankees to the American Association farm. Pitcher Duane Pillette and infielder Al Billy Martin also optioned on 24 hour recall. Clarence Marshall and Johnny Lindell listed as missing by deadline.
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Racing roundup From Belmont Pimlico Garden State Park and Churchill Downs
Yesterday's races at Belmont Pimlico Garden State Park and Churchill Downs produced notable results. New York Hill Prince defeated Middleground by a length and a half to win the Withers Stakes at Belmont Park. Baltimore-Loser Weeper won the Dixie Handicap by five lengths at Pimlico. Olympia took the Camden handicap at Garden State Park. Kings Hope narrowly won the Bashford Manor Stakes by a neck at Churchill Downs. Johnstown, the 1939 Kentucky Derby winner, died in Paris Kentucky.
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Zaharias Lengthens Lead in Weathervane Transcontinental Golf
Cleveland Babe Zaharias expanded her advantage to seven strokes at the 108 hole mark with a par 77 at Ridgewood. In Virginia Beach Polly Riley of Fort Worth won the Women’s Southern Golf Association title by edging Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta 1 up after 36 holes.
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Annapolis Rivalry Defines Eastern Intercollegiate Sprint
Annapolis Md Mit edged Harvard by one tenth of a second to win the Eastern Intercollegiate crew sprint championships.
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Athletics Rally Past Yankees 9-8 Behind Shantz Relief
Bobby Shantz limited New York to four hits over five and two thirds innings in relief as the Athletics erased a seven to one deficit to beat the Yankees nine to eight. The rally featured three run-producing hits and three runs driven in by key hitters.
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