City Softball League Opens Fall Schedule Tuesday
The City Softball League starts its season Tuesday at Delano Park with a 7:30 p.m. opener between Southern Bell and Southern Nut and a 9:00 p.m. nightcap featuring Hicks Chevrolet against Wolverine. Six teams compete this year: Southern Bell, Southern Nut, Hicks Chevrolet, Wolverine, Chemstrand, and Decatur Merchants.
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Decatur Jr. League Opens Third Season May 19
Decatur's Junior Baseball League begins its third season on Monday May 19 with six teams: Hicks Chevrolet, Ellis, Pepsi-Cola, Meadow Gold Dairies, Austinville and VFW. Coaches include Floyd Pirtle Ellis Lanier Rev Neely Crawford Tracy Knight Billy Ayers. First week schedule lists matches at Austinville Hi Decatur High West Town Whiteway fields all games set for 4 PM and designates specific venues to prevent mix ups.
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Tracy Knight
Billy Ayers
Elks
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VFW
Meadow Gold
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West Town
Whiteway Field
Black Barons Turn to Decatur for First Negro League Game
The Birmingham Black Barons travel to Decatur Friday night to face the Chicago American Giants in their season opener following three exhibitions. A home game drew 6 704 fans, with future dates including June 6 Philadelphia Stars and June 8 a double header. admission prices have been reduced.
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Philadelphia Stars
Lockman Delivers Late Home Run For Giants Victory
Whitey Lockman hit a two run homer in the eighth to lift the New York Giants to a 9 8 win over the Chicago Cubs and keep pace with the Dodgers for NL lead. Davey Williams sparked the rally with a two out double as Chicago starter Paul Minner faltered.
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Dutch Leonard
Sports Schedule From The AP This Day
American League games include Boston at Detroit New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Cleveland Washington at Chicago Pittsburgh at New York Cincinnati at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn National League matchups St Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn Southern Association games New Orleans at Nashville Mobile at Chattanooga Birmingham at Little Rock
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Dodgers Trounce Pirates 12-7 in Big League Bout
A fiery game cooled after a Dodgers offensive burst as they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 12 to 7. The Dodgers pitcher held the Pirates to one hit and struck out nine through six innings before yielding four runs.
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Indians Beat Senators 9 2 on Jim Hegan Easter Doby
Cleveland's Bob Lemon earned his fourth win of the season as the Indians exploded for 16 hits and a 9-2 victory over the Washington Senators. Larry Doby Jim Hegan and Luke Easter homered driving in six runs in support of Lemon who allowed six hits. It marked Lemon's first win over Washington since 1950 and restored Cleveland's 2.5 game lead over the Nats. Julio Moreno took the loss after five straight losses to Cleveland.
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Luke Easter
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Dodgers Hot Streak Keeps Them Tied With Giants
Dodgers pull ahead late with home runs in the last three frames to force a first place tie with the New York Giants, who won 9-8 over Chicago.
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Dodgers
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Chicago
Ben Wade Delivers Win for Dodgers in May
A 29-year-old rookie righthander for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Ben Wade, began his major league stint with a strong start in mid May, earning a win as he pitched effectively early in his outing.
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Brooklyn
Blue Man Wins The Preakness At Pimlico Race Course
Blue Man surged from last to first under jockey Conn McCreary to win the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, earning 113270 dollars for White Oak Stable. The Kentucky Derby third place finisher clinched by three and a half lengths over Jampol with Sub Fleet finishing fifth.
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Blue Man
Conn McCreary
Old Pimlico Race Course
Max Kahlbaum
Jampol
Count Fleet
Sub Fleet
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Western Half Meet Set Here
The Western half baseball tournament for the Eighth District opens Monday at Legion Field with an eight team twi night doubleheader schedule. Seeded are Cullman Butler Decatur and Athens. First round features Cullman vs Huntsville and Decatur vs Limestone County with later matches Athens vs West Point and Cotaco vs Butler.
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Butler
Decatur
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Cotaco
Ft. Payne
Weaving: One of humanity’s earliest crafts
The passage notes weaving as among the first crafts developed by humans, potentially the earliest. It emphasizes its ancient origins and foundational role in human technology and culture.
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