Austinville Hornets Win Morgan County Softball Title
The first Morgan County Softball tournament crowned the Austinville Hornets champions with a 7-3 win over the Decatur Red Raiders in the finals at Decatur Stadium. Eight county high schools competed over four days, highlighting sportsmanship and spring athletics across the region.
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City Softball League Opens With Strong Prospects
The City Softball League begins Tuesday night with a solid constitution and six teams. The return of the National Guard and high school players boosts manpower after a prior shortage, promising fast play. Floyd Harris and the City Park Board prepared the framework and will oversee the league with the directors.
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Playoff Hinge Decides Eastern Half Title in T V C Race
Butler and Cullman face a playoff to determine the Eastern half representative for the Tennessee Valley Conference playoffs after a string of wins and losses. Athens salvaged a 7 5 victory over Butler, keeping the standings tight as both Cullman and Butler each suffer two losses.
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Bama Wins SEC Track Meet Despite Rain Delays
Alf Holmberg of Stockholm Limited now at Tennessee set two SEC records in the mile and two mile as Alabama won the 20th SEC meet in Legion Field. Tennessee star Frank Albertson clocked 1 52.8 for the 880 amid rainy conditions. Auburn's Jim Dillion set a discus record and Elmo Branch of Mississippi State topped the high jump. Alabama totaled 38 points, Florida 36.5, Auburn 34, Tennessee 33.5, LSU 23.5.
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Charlie Goodin Set To Hurl For The Locals
Southpaw Charlie Goodin will take the mound for the Decatur Indians at Legion Field today at 2 30 as they chase a third straight win against the Florence Raiders. Decatur backed by John Meadows and Robert Hudson’s pitching and Chick Sparkman, Charlie Jones and Avery Roberts hitting, aims to continue a hot stretch after a 5 2 victory over Leeds and a 5 4 14 inning win over Huntsville Parkers.
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Baseball scores and track notes from AP release
AP reports St Louis edged Boston 2 1 and Cleveland beat Washington 9 2 while Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at Detroit were rained out. In baseball Cincinnati rallied 7 8 over Philadelphia and Brooklyn topped Pittsburgh 12 7. Don Johnson nears full recovery from a pulled leg muscle as Dilton sets SEC discus marks but fell short of 170 feet. Mississippi State led with 16 1 2 points followed by Georgia Tech 15 Kentucky 10 Georgia 8 and Vanderbilt Mississippi 5 each Tulane did not participate.
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Austinville Captures The County Softball Honors
The Austinville Hornets defeated the Decatur Red Raiders 7-3 to win the Morgan County softball title at Delano Park behind four hit pitching from Bill Woodall. Austinville led 4 0 in the early innings and added insurance in the seventh as Winston Ridgeway pitched 6 1 3 innings.
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Golden Eagles Top Butler In Tight TWC Bout
Athens Golden Eagles edge Butler Rebels 7 to 5 on Butler home field. Key hits come from Cole, Hamilton, Woodroof and Coffman with critical runs in first third and fifth innings. Pitcher Hamilton earned the win while Buckets in relief and late errors shaped the scoring flurry.
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Brazle Relief Yields Cards 5 4 Win Over Braves
Alpha Brazle relieved for the St. Louis Cardinals as Cliff Chambers earned a 5-4 victory against the Boston Braves. Chambers left after seven as Boston rallied with three runs on four singles and a wild pitch.
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Reds End Phillies Streak With 7-3 Victory
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 at Shibe Park as Hank Edwards piled up five hits in five at bats, including two singles two doubles and a triple. Edwards led a 14-hit assault that snapped Cincinnati from a batting slump and cooled Philadelphia after a four-game winning streak.
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