Lookouts Move to First in Southern Association
Chattanooga climbs atop the Southern Association after a 4-3 win over Mobile Bears giving the Lookouts a 3-1 series victory. Ray Hawes homered for Chattanooga. Al Sima pitched effectively with limited run support. Birmingham loses to Little Rock 4-2. Barons rebound to win 12-6 in the nightcap. Atlanta beats Memphis 3-1 to claim third. Pels and Nashville rain out. Don Nicholas steals twice for Memphis. Eddie Pellagrini homers in his first major league at bat for Cincinnati against Washington.
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Indians edge Huntsville in 10-2 away game
The Huntsville Parkers beat Decatur 10-2 at Legion Field in a game hampered by ten Decatur errors and ten Decatur hits. Lester White and Red Caudill led Decatur with three hits each, while Charley Jones and Ed Cassidy added two.
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Crossword Puzzle From Daily Cryptoquote Preview
A word puzzle page with across and down clues including cryptogram hints and references to yesterday's quote and a King Features syndicate distribution note. Clues cover items from personal pronouns to foods and geographic terms. The cryptogram explanation notes letter substitutions and daily changing codes.
Major League Leaders and Standings Snapshot
National batting leader Robinson of Brooklyn at .350 and Chicago’s Sauer with 34 RBIs headline a compact report. Ennis of Philadelphia leads hits with 39, while Pafko ties for home runs at 8 with Sauer. Fondy of Chicago has 5 stolen bases, and Maglie of New York tops pitching with 7 wins and 0 losses.
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Cleveland players lead batting and hitting leaders
Mitchell hits .360, Rosen drives in 21 runs with 8 home runs, Simpson has 42 hits, Rizzuto swipes 8 bases, and Marrero goes 4 0 with an undefeated 1.000 ERA for Washington.
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McClain Named SEC Batting Champion for 1952
Joe McClain of Tennessee topped the SEC batting race with .415 and 27 hits in 65 games, including three homers. Dick Hazen of Florida led the pitching with six wins and no defeats, narrowly edging Dick Brown. Dan Murphy, Frank Ramsey, Dick Hearn, Jim Hursch, and others are noted in final 1952 SEC stats.
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Dick Greco High Impact Homer Leads Gray Victory
Dick Greco drilled a 425 foot homer to drive Montgomery past Savannah 10 4 as Grays rally with Grady Wilson also homering. Jacksonville climbed to sixth after a 6 4 win over Columbus while Augusta slid to seventh and Columbus to eighth.
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Detroit Tigers Hit By Evers Injury In Exhibition
Detroit manager Red Rolfe faces more bad news as outfielder Hoot Evers, the team's key hope to climb from the AL cellar, is sidelined for an undetermined period after breaking his thumb in an April 11 exhibition game.
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Baseball scores from yesterday in four cities
Chattanooga beat Mobile 4 to 3 and Atlanta defeated Memphis 3 to 1. Little Rock routed Birmingham 6 to 2 while Birmingham lost 12 to 4 in the other game. New Orleans at Nashville was postponed due to wet grounds.
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Today’s Schedule: New Orleans at Chattanooga
Sports card lists today’s matchups including New Orleans versus Chattanooga Mobile at Nashville Birmingham at Memphis and Atlanta at Little Rock with fans awaiting results.
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Baseball scores: Washington 2 St. Louis 0 night
The night card lists Washington defeating St. Louis 2 to 0 and New York edging Chicago 4 to 3. Boston at Cleveland and Philadelphia at Detroit were postponed due to rain.
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Night NBA Showdowns Listed for Five Cities
Boston visits Cleveland as New York heads to Chicago and Philadelphia travels to Detroit while Washington plays at St. Louis in night games across the league.
Evening city matchups feature stacked National League rivals
St. Louis travels to New York while Pittsburgh visits Philadelphia and Cincinnati plays Brooklyn at night. Chicago heads to Boston for a late showdown.
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Conference standings and upcoming matchups noted
The standings show Montgomery and Savannah tied at .500 with 20 15 scores, Charleston and Jacksonville at .500, and Columbus leading with 15 21. Upcoming games include Montgomery at Savannah Columbus at Jacksonville Augusta at Columbia Macon at Charleston.
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Pacific Coast Scores Roundup
Los Angeles beat Sacramento 4 to 3 while Oakland won 3 to 1 over San Diego and San Francisco triumphed 3 to 1 over Portland. Hollywood versus Seattle game was postponed.
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Springfield Beats Montreal 6 2 In International Play
The Springfield team defeated Montreal 6 to 2 in international action. Other games were postponed.
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American Association Scores Show St. Paul Beats Milwaukee
St. Paul defeats Milwaukee 3 to 1, while Kansas City tops Minneapolis 5 to 1 in American Association action.
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Texas Oklahoma City 6 Fort Worth 5 in 15 innings
Baseball score roundup shows Texas Oklahoma City beating Fort Worth 6 to 5 after 15 innings. Other games include San Antonio 1 Houston 0, Dallas 2 Tulsa 1, and Beaumont 2 Shreveport 0.
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Elmer Wheeler on Counting Personal Successes
A motivational piece urges readers to tally daily achievements and recognize self worth. It notes work, marriage, friendship, parenting, kindness, crafts, and creativity as valid successes and encourages sharing them publicly to counter future failures.
Jackie Jensen Leads Senators To 20 Victory
Jackie Jensen sparks the Washington Senators to a 2-0 win over St Louis as he goes 3-for-3 and lifts his season average to .314. Harris’s pitching shines with Connie Marrero delivering a four hitter in support.
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Eighth District Meet Continues at Legion Field
The Eighth District baseball tournament resumes at Legion Field with two games today. At 5:00 Athens faces West Point, and at 7:00 Butler meets Cotaco. Semi finals Thursday will pit Decatur against Cullman, and the day’s winners face off in the second game.
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Sain Breezes Through First Inning Before Walk Ends No-Hitter Bid
Sain dominated the early action, retiring the first 12 batters before Eddie Robinson drew a walk to lead off the fifth, ending the no hit bid and signaling a turning point in the game.
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