Austinville and Decatur Set For Morgan County Final
In the Morgan County softball final tonight at 7 30 Decatur Red Raiders face Austinville Hornets. Decatur beat Falkville 8 4 to reach the final while Austinville clawed past Priceville 14 13. Jimmy Hubbard and Winston Ridgeway led Decatur pitching with a four hitter and George Davis had three hits.
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Decatur Red Raiders
Austinville Hornets
Decatur
Falkville
Austinville
Priceville
Jimmy Hubbard
Winston Ridgeway
Wilhite
George Davis
OC Austinville
Riggs
Trucks Delivers One Hit Victory In Tight Detroit Win
Virgil Trucks blanked Washington 1-0 for Detroit in a dramatic finish. Porterfield held the Tigers hitless through 52 2/3 innings before Wertz homered in the ninth for the 1-0 win. Early run support came from Lepcio, Kellner and Lees in a day of mammoth pitching shutouts.
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Associated Press
Virgil Trucks
Trucks
Detroit
Washington
Philadelphia A
St. Louis Browns
Phils
Robin Roberts
Ray Scarborough
Boston
Alex Kellner
Jackie Jensen
Porterfield
Chicago White Sox
Ted Lepcio
Faye Throneberry
Lou Boudreau
Phil Masi
Lepcio
Red Sox
Ken Holcombe
Alex Kell
New York
Queens
Chuck Dressen
Pirates
Pete Castiglione
Brooklyn
Murry Dickson
Roberts
Joe Adcock
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Sports schedules and climatology note
The listing shows AP game pairings for American and National leagues with matchups in Philadelphia Chicago Boston St Louis New York Detroit Cleveland St Louis Boston Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia Little Rock Chattanooga Mobile Atlanta New Orleans Memphis Nashville. A separate line notes the doldrums near the equator as one of the rainiest regions.
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Southern Association
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Mobile
Atlanta
New Orleans
Memphis
Nashville
Cleveland
Washington Et
Boston
New York
Chicago A
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston i
Pittsburgh Co
Pet Mobile
Weenes
Milwaukee
Eems
Kansas City
Louisville
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Aseneeas
Indianapolis
Columbus
Toledo
TEXAS
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Wee Ewe Ee
Houston Se
Shreveport
Tulsa
MME Ac Nage
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
South Atlantic
Columbia
Montgomery
Savannahee
Macon
Charleston
Augusta Ee
Wee
Jacksonville
San Diego
Oakland
Hollywood
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Sacramento
Indians Face Leeds: League Falls Apart
The Decatur Indians open a 25 game home schedule against the Leeds Cardinals a top amateur club with an 8 1 record. Leeds features Charlie Collins Eddie Martin Romeo Neal Bobby Thomason Buck Lambert and a strong pitching plan led by John Meadows as manager Red Caudill lists a lineup including Jones Caudill Roberts Freeman Sparkman Clark Ratliff and Meadows in Saturday night action.
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Leeds Cardinals
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Birmingham
Bob McNelly
Decatur Baseball Association
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Tennessee
Lawrenceburg
Pulaski
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Florence
Indians
Raiders
Huntsville
The
Roosters
Parkers
Decatur
Leeds
Charlie Collins
Collins
Eddie Martin
Romeo Neal
Bobby Thomason
Thomason
Green Bay Packers
W.M.K
Buck Lambert
Red Caudill
John Meadows
Meadows
Caudill
Charley Jones
Jimmy Caudill
Avery Roberts
Bill Freeman
Chick Sparkman
Lewis Clark
Gene Ratliff
and Meadows
Barons Defeat Leaders In 4-0 Rally For Second Straight
The Barons shut out the leaders 4-0 as Birmingham pitcher Johnny Mackinson stretched his scoreless streak to 19 innings. Little Rock and New Orleans won while Memphis snapped a winless stretch with a late rally.
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Chattanooga
Cal Elmer
Jack Jones
Jones
Little Rock
Pelo
The
Rocks
Lookouts
Nashville
John Liptak
Memphis
Chicks
Birmingham
Johnny Mackinson
Skein
Mobile
New Orleans
Atlanta
Alex McNeilance
Mackinson
Bears
Leon Griffeth
Barons
Local Baseball Scores From Regions and Leagues
A dense roundup of minor league and regional scores across leagues in the United States. Listings include Sacramento over Oakland 3 to 2, Los Angeles 5 to 4 over San Diego, Hollywood 6 to 4, and Portland 4 to 4 in Pacific Coast play. Louisville beat Minneapolis 8 to 7 in 11 innings. Texas games include Fort Worth 4 over Dallas 2 and San Antonio 11 over Shreveport 7. other regional results cited. The note ends with a nonsequitur about sweet potato plants.
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Pacific Coast
Sacramento
Oakland
Los Angeles
San Diego
Hollywood
Portland
San Francisco
Seattle
Louisville
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
International
Texas Fort Worth
Dallas
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Houston
San Antonio
Shreveport
New Orleans
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
Birmingham
Mobile
South Atlantic
Charleston
Savannah
Augusta
Montgomery
Columbia
Macon
Jacksonville
Alabama-Florida
Albany
Moultrie
Brunswick
Valdosta
Thomasville
Cordele
Tifton
Georgia State
Jesup
Hazlehurst-Baxley
Vidalia
Eastman
Dublin
Douglas
Statesboro
Fitzgerald
Norm Brown Leads Montgomery Grays To 6-Hit Win Over Columbia
Norm Brown a former Atlanta, Chattanooga and Birmingham pitcher, tossed six strong innings and collected four singles as the Montgomery Grays beat Columbia 13-4. Banks McDowell added four singles and a double, aiding a 19-hit attack by the Grays. Roy Lefevre hit a 380-foot homer in the 11th to complete Charleston’s split with Columbus while Jacksonville fell 2-0 to Macon on three-hitter Stan West.
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Macon
Stan West
Fred Sherkel
Montgomery
Columbia
Savannah
Augusta
Charleston
Columbus
Bozo Snider
Burl Storie
Bill Harrington
Indians
Norman Brown
Southern Association
Montgomery Grays
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Brown
Banks McDowell
Grays
McDowell
Roy Lefavre
Red Bird
Sheldon Bender
Kernan
Detroit 1 Washington D D Spartans Triumph
Detroit defeats Washington in a tight game while Boston edges Chicago. Philadelphia dominates St. Louis, and New York at Cleveland is postponed due to cold conditions.
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Detroit
Washington, D
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Cleveland
Bronx Night Showdowns Highlight Unfinished Games
Brooklyn beats Pittsburgh 2 to 0 and Philadelphia defeats Cincinnati 5 to 1 in night games. Chicago at New York and St. Louis at Boston were postponed due to rain, with no completed results.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Track Meet Its Underway
Southeastern Conference meet in Birmingham features many champions as underdogs in 14 events. Auburn’s Jim Dillion favored to win discus again and set a mark. Holmberg Albertson and Trent may contest the mile and two-mile. Alabama’s Shield and Florida’s Hall are among top challengers in field events. LSU expected to win team title with Alabama and Tennessee chasing.
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Birmingham
Auburn
Jim Dillion
Tennessee
Alf Holmberg
Frank Albertson
John Trent
Holmberg
Trent
Alf
Ole Miss
John Paris
Holmberg and
Albertson
Marv Cichowski
Alabama
Herb Neff
Poppa Hall
Florida
Elmo Branch
Mississippi State
Hall
Don Hester
Big Carl Shield
Dillion
Shield
Louisiana State
Georgia Tech
Pepsi Cola Plays Parkers Cubs At Decatur Sunday
Pepsi Cola ball players must attend a 2:30 Saturday practice at West Town Park. Sunday 2:30 Huntsville Parker Cubs visit West Town Park for a game with four pitchers Grady Roberts lists Fred Betterton Joe Gryan Grady Kirby and Hoyt Grizzard ready.
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West Town Park
Huntsville Parker Cubs
Grady Roberts
Fred Betterton
Joe Gryan
Grady Kirby
Hoyt Grizzard
Coffee Origin Clarified Across Global Regions
The note states that coffee is native to the Old World, though its cultivation now widely spans the Western Hemisphere. It highlights a common misconception about coffee’s origins and points to historical diffusion of the plant across continents.
Major League Baseball Batting and Pitching Leaders
Robinson of Brooklyn leads with 368 batting. Sauer of Chicago has 29 RBIs. Ennis of Philadelphia posts 36 hits. Pafko of Brooklyn tops with home runs. Jethroe and Reese of Brooklyn tied 4 stolen bases. Maglie of New York records 6 0 with a 1.000 ERA.
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Sauer
Chicago
Ennis
Philadelphia
Pafko
Brooklyn
Jethroe
Boston
Reese
Maglie
New York
Baseball Stat Leaders Prolific Batting and Stolen Bases
Mitchell of Cleveland posts 361 at bats while Rosen of Cleveland drives 20 RBIs. Robinson of Chicago and Simpson of Cleveland tie for 38 hits and Rizzuto of New York steals six bases. Groshek of Cleveland and Marrero of Washington notch 30 wins with a 1.000 saves?
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Cleveland
Robnson
Chicago
Simpson
Rizzuto
New York
Groshek
Marrero
Washington
Piers Put Into Service In Philadelphia And Houston
Last year Philadelphia and Houston opened new multi million dollar piers. The project references two major waterfront facilities and marks a significant investment in urban port infrastructure.
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Houston
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