Legion Triumphs 6 1 Behind Halbrooks Three Hitter
Lefty Halbrooks fired a three hitter to lift the Legionnaires to a 6 1 win over Muscle Shoals at Legion Field. Bill Freeman and Sandlin Sams each had two hits, Decatur built a 3 0 lead by the third, and the defense produced an unearned run for Muscle Shoals in the third frame. The win improves Halbrooks to 3 0 with 12 strikeouts and three walks over nine innings.
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Hunter Hurls No-Hitter in City Softball
V. F. W. defeats East End 14 to 0 as Hunter throws a no hit game. Nursery wins their matchup in a separate city softball card with dominant offense and strong defense.
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City Softball Opens Season With No-Hit Victory by Harlan Hunters
Harlan Hunters no hit no run game marks 1950 season opener as V F W defeats East End 14 0. Nursery dominates Wolverine 15 1 while Nursery holds league lead and hits feature Long Gardner Justice Teague and Teague in multi run rally.
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Moose Lodge, White Way and West Town Win
White Way opened the season with an 11 to 10 win over the Elks Lodge. The Elks staged a four run rally in the seventh but fell one run short. West Town defeated Vikins 13 to 2. Moose Loop Gregg Chev won 5 to nothing in six innings due to darkness. No score reported for VFW Terry.
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Raiders Down Moulton 7 to 4 in 4-Hitter Start
Wayne Sims pitched a seven inning win for the Decatur Red Raiders allowing four hits and striking out ten. Charley Horton and Roy Freeman led the offense with four of Decatur’s eight hits as they tacked on four runs in the fifth to pull away from Moulton.
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Tomorrow's Schedule in National League Today
National League slate includes Pittsburgh at Boston 1 30 P M St Louis vs Brooklyn 12 30 P M Chicago at New York 1 30 P M Cincinnati at Philadelphia 12 30 P M Washington at Chicago 1 30 P M Boston at Detroit 3 00 P M Cleveland game at 1 30 P M all listed with venues and times for today
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Oakland and Hollywood play 11 innings in coast league game
Oakland defeated Hollywood 12 to 8 in 11 innings while Sacramento beat Seattle 6 to 5. Los Angeles routed San Francisco 8 to 4, and San Diego toppled Portland 7 to 3 in Pacific Coast League action.
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Baseball Scores From Texas League and Southern Association
Texas League results include Tulsa 4 Shreveport 2 and San Antonio 5 Dallas 4. Fort Worth 2 Houston 1. Mobile 2 Atlanta 0 in the Southern Association with Memphis 8 Little Rock 6. Alabama State and Georgia Alabama leagues show Ozark 7 Brewton 1 and Carrollton 21 Opelika 1 with other minor scores.
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Dorothy Kielty Reaches Quarterfinals in British Women’s Golf
Dorothy Kielty of Los Angeles advances to the quarterfinals of the Women’s British Golf Tournament in Newcastle as the field narrows to last eight players.
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Horse Racing Winners From Belmont to Garden State
In New York at Belmont, Statecase won six furlongs in 1 10 4 5 for the Scintillator purse. Boston saw Whissendine take the featured six furlong sprint at Suffolk Downs. Camden New Jersey crowned King Chico at Riverside Purse in Garden State. Louisville housed Old Tom in the featured Allowance Race at Churchill Downs.
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Will Vols Climb Sawatski Returns in Little Rock
Nashville’s Nashville Vols near seventh place after 28 games with Atlanta leading. Carl Sawatski, last season’s Southern MVP, joins the Vols on 24 hour recall from the Cubs, boosting their pennant push. Mobile and Birmingham remain close behind in the standings as Memphis passes Little Rock into fourth.
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Baseball Schedule Notation for Multiple Cities
ODAY S at ODAY S at AMERICAN LEAGUE matches New York at St. Louis Boston at Detroit Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at Cleveland N New Orleans at Atlanta Mobile at Birmingham Nashville at Little Rock Chattanooga at Memphis
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Augusta Tigers appoint new president in reorganizational meeting
Thurston Bennett, an Augusta radio and advertising executive, named president of the Augusta Tigers, Inc. He replaces Elbert Pabody who remains on the board. Clem Castleberry is re-elected vice president and George Peirce named secretary treasurer. Bennett owns a controlling interest in the South Atlantic League club.
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