Vols edge Crackers in ten as Pelicans fall to Barons
The Vols beat the Crackers 4-3 in New Orleans after a 10 inning Knoxville win over Memphis 8-7. The Barons rallied for an 8-4 Birmingham victory over Chattanooga as Ray Davis earned his eighth win. Bud Thomas improved to 6-0 for Atlanta. Frank Skaff homered in the 10th for Knoxville.
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Engelites
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Congress Activity Snapshot
Today Senate in recess as the Finance committee studies a revenue measure. House in recess. Yesterday Senate in recess and Finance committee continued the revenue measure with the Appropriations committee weighing a deficit relief bill. House passed an amended Overton flood control bill as Bell committee advances Townsend pension plan inquiry.
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Graves Urges Sheriff Cooperation in Prohibition Enforcement
Montgomery May 23 Alabama Governor Bibb Graves asked all sheriffs and solicitors to act with active cooperation to enforce prohibition and anti gambling laws. He said his office would support officials with full powers to curb violations and ensure proper enforcement.
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Ala
Alabama
Bibb Graves
Commencement Set at Trinity School for Negroes
Athens Alabama May 23 Trinity School for Negroes will hold commencement May 24 28 Dr Richard Ewing of Nashville will preach May 24 Dr T A DuBose and Dr Harrison of Talladega College will speak Wednesday night A big chicken stew and games are planned Thursday with whites and negros invited to attend.
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Ala
Trinity School For
Richard Ewing
Nashville
T. A. DuBose
Harrison
Talladega College
Professor on the Go: Miss Johanna Dames and the 131st Catch
A 23 year old woman nicknamed Professor continues her cat catching crusade begun in 1914 as global conflict began. Today she claimed her 131st catch of the black cat named Professor, in Los Angeles.
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Johanna Dames
Black Cat
Europe
State Official Horizontal Clue Crossword Grid
A compact list of crossword clues labeled horizontal and vertical asking for political terms measurements and common words including state official titles and geographic directional hints. The grid entries reference republican themes and everyday items like bed box and skillet with varied lengths and edge word associations.
Promoter’s Wrestling Card Promises Local Showdown
Decatur fans will see Joe Dillman, known as the wild river man, in tights against Eddie Wayland in the main event. The two falls out of three contest has a two hour limit, with Freddie Knichel facing Tiger Song in a semi final two falls out of one to decide.
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Wahoo) Dillman
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St. Louis Flyer
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Palm Beach
Local Major League and Minor League Game Schedule
Southern League matchups include Chattanooga at Birmingham and Little Rock at Atlanta. Alabama Florida League games feature Dothan at Abbeville and Union Springs at Troy. American League games list Washington at Boston and St Louis at Chicago with doubleheaders noted. National League shows Boston at Brooklyn and Philadelphia at New York with Chicago at St Louis and Philadelphia at New York.
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Seeeemnneennes
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Troy
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Cleveland
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Grand Opening Ends in Jaw Dislocation at Evanston
Theo dore Andrews of Lafayette Indiana arrived in Evanston for the opening and after boarding an elevated train he suffered a dislocated jaw. An accident prevention squad met him at the station and rushed him to a hospital where a physician reset the jaw.
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Theodore Andrews
Lafayette
Ind
Hosierymen in Fine Shape for Florence Tilt
After a week of hard practice the Alabama Hosierymen are ready for a Florence game this afternoon and tomorrow's match with the Columbia Bill Sox at 2 30. Fred House faces Ed Lindsey on the mound in a close pitching duel. Lefty Briscoe also pitches today against Florence State Teachers. Tomorrow's lineups include Rayburn Burchette Maddux Irwin Loveless Clymore Orr H Lindsey Ed Lindsey for Columbia and Robertson Graham Bronaugh Johnson Hargrove Gilbreath Swallows Keenum House for Hosierymen.
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Baseball Results From Southern League Night Action
Birmingham defeated Chattanooga 8 to 4 and Atlanta beat Little Rock 2 to 0. Nashville edged New Orleans 4 to 3 and Knoxville won over Memphis 8 to 7 in ten innings.
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Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Knoxville
Nashville
New Orleans
Baseball Scores and Standings From Weekend Slate
A summary of scattered results shows St. Louis down Pittsburgh 11 to 4, Brooklyn 4 over Boston 3, New York 15 over Philadelphia 0, Chicago 5 over St. Louis 3, and Detroit defeating Cleveland 18 to 10 in the listed games. The mix of scores reflects a busy schedule with several teams posting big innings and notable early-season offense.
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Brooklyn
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Cleveland
Local Baseball Scores From Alabama Florida and International Leagues
Dothan swept Ozark 5 0 while Abbeville defeated Panama City 5 1 and Enterprise beat Troy 6 0 Andalusia over Union Springs 9 5 In American Association Columbus edged Toledo 4 3 All other games were rained out International League Montreal beat Toronto 8 2 Newark defeated Baltimore 10 7 Buffalo crushed Rochester 13 0 Albany beat Syracuse 6 4
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Albany
Syracuse
Major League Leaders by Batting and Pitching
A compact list of season leaders across leagues includes Terry of the Giants with 455 batting points and Medwick of the Cardinals with 52 hits. Ott and Gehringer lead in runs and hits, while Gumbert and Grove top pitching stats for Giants and Red Sox respectively.
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Giants
Joe Medwick
Cardinals
J. Martin
Cuyler
Rees
Camilli
Phillies
Ott
Medwick
Jordan
Bees
Herman
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McQuinn
Riggs
Reds
Mize
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S. Martin
Allen
Gumbert
Walker
Greenfield Removes Hitching Posts Ending Horse and Buggy Era
Greenfield Massachusetts ends a era as ten granite hitching posts along Main Street are cut down. Citizens once protested when older posts were removed during resurfacing twenty five years ago, but this time no protests accompanied their removal.
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Main Street
DiMaggio and Terry Share MLB Lead in All-Star Pace
New York May 23 1947 veteran Bill Terry of the Giants and 22 year old Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees headline the season batting leaders in the National and American Leagues. DiMaggio tops American League with 30 runs batted in and a .411 mark while Terry leads National League hitters with a .455 on base percentage and strong counting stats across 20 games. Other leaders include Medwick Demaree Durocher Moore and Brubaker across the NL and Gehringer Gehrig Millies Lewis and Appling among the AL.
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Cleve
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Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press
Pitching leaders list and season figures show GwiL Schmidt and L Thomas of Atlanta with strong marks. Sharpe of Little Rock and Speece of Nashville also appear among top hurlers alongside Manahan of Chattanooga. Home run leaders include L Scott of Birmingham and Duke of Memphis with 7 and 6 respectively.
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Eeee
L. Thomas
Eke Et E Sharpe
Little Rock
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Nashville
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Chatta
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Birmingho
Duke
Memphis
Taitt
Ashville
Scharein
Nonnenkamp
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Weatherly
New Orleans
Kattanooga
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Jurges Missing From Cubs Regular Lineup This Season
Chicago Cubs star shortstop Bill Jurges will not be able to play regularly for the rest of the season due to an arm injury from a slide on April 30. Dr Edwin H Ryerson, a Chicago bone specialist, said Jurges may play occasionally but cannot risk daily play without permanent damage.
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Chicago Cubs
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Edwin H. Ryerson
Jurges
Fans Again Gain Control of All Star Lineup
Harry Grayson notes major leagues give fans 16 of 21 spots in the July 7 Boston Bee Hive game while managers retain five selections each. He argues the concession shows weak faith in fans and questions the value of polls that have little impact on actual rosters.
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Landis
Harridge and
Frick
Boston
Chicago
Stars Elden Auker Drives Tigers Past Indians
Yesterday's Stars Elden Auker aided a Tigers win with three hits and four RBIs in 5 13 innings against the Indians. Mule Haas sparked an 11 hit White Sox attack as they beat St. Louis with four singles. Johnny Cooney and Terry Moore keyed a Dodgers win with an 11th inning RBI single. Pinky Whitney's five RBI burst powered the Phillies to a 15 0 victory over the Giants. Cardinals star had four hits and three runs in a win over the Pirates.
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Golf title trimmed two rivals to reach quarterfinals
A year ago Lawson Little eliminated two opponents to advance to the quarter finals in defense of the British amateur golf crown. The retrospective notes mention three years back Babe Ruth hit his sixth homer and Lou Gehrig his eighth against Cleveland. Five years ago the US beat Canada 4 to 1 in a Davis Cup tennis tie.
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Canada
Mill Property to Be Sold at Auction in Athens
The Volunteer Knitting Mill in Athens will auction all mill and other personal property next Wednesday May 27 at 10 30 a m. Representatives have prepared an inventory and expect the mill building to be repurposed for another industry after removal of contents.
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Athens
Ala
Feud Between Indians and Tigers Escalates In Salem Rivalry
Detroit Tigers blasted the Cleveland Indians 13 to 10 as baseball feuds flare amid city rivalry. The Cubs beat the Pirates 11 to 4 in Pittsburgh, Phillies routed the Giants 15 to 0, Dodgers edged Boston 4 to 3 in 11 innings, and White Sox defeated Browns 5 to 3 as Detroit gained a half game on New York and Boston in the standings.
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Brevity Seeks Belmont Mile Glory After Derby Loss
J E Widener's Brevity, the Kentucky Derby runner up to Bold Venture, goes to Belmont Park to chase the Withers Mile title as the 6 to 5 favorite. He faces strong rivals including Red Rain from C V Whitney and John Hay Whitney’s Mr Bones, with Red Rain seen as a top threat after a promising winter and spring showing.
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J. E. Widener
Belmont Park
Brevity
C.V. Whitney
Red Rain
Mrs. Dodge Sloane
John Hay Whitney
Mr. Bones
Aged Slayer Put to Death Today in Schwerin
In Schwerin Germany on May 23 Adolf Seefeld aged 65 known as Uncle Tick Tock was executed for the murder of 12 boys. He confessed admitting he poisoned the children and carried out the killings on the road as a traveling jeweler.
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Schwerin
Germany
Tick Tock
Adolf Seefeld
New Recruits Enroll at Athens CCC Camp
Twenty five new recruits from southern points have been enrolled at the Asheps 200 camp to replace those whose terms expired. The total enrollment of officers and men now totals nearly two hundred. Lt. Gilbert V Betschick commands the local camp.
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Athens
Ala
Gilbert V. Betschick
Denny Clings To Role Amid Tide Football Faith
Tuscaloosa May 23 The University of Alabama faces a trustees meeting to consider President George H Denny resignation after 24 years at the helm He plans retirement July 1 and may spend time near Lexington Virginia While he will retire from the presidency he is sure to be seen on the Crimson Tide sideline his favored football bench perch His leadership coincided with Alabama Rose Bowl battles and he recalls players such as Dixie Howell and Don Hutson contributing to a storied era
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Ala
University of Alabama
Crimson
George H. Denny
University Board of Trustees
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Bama
Lexington
Crimson Tide
Hampden- Sydney College
Pantops Academy
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
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Denny Field
Dr. Denny
Crimson Warriors
Dixie” Howell
Freddie Sington
Don Hutson
Bill Lee
John Cain
Tony Holm
Tom Hopke
Wu” Winslett
Rookies Defeat Trinity 13 to 2 at Delano Park
The Decatur Rookies extended their winning streak by routing Trinity 13 to 2 Friday afternoon at Delano Park. Brazelton led with two doubles and a circuit ball, Caudill added two-base hits, and McCluskey also doubled. Simms stood out for Trinity with a triple.
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Delano Park
Brazelton
Caudill
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Tucker
Sheats
Kimbrell
Jones
Butterfly Follows Nine-Year-Old to School in Cranston
A butterfly has fluttered after nine year old Robert Phillips in Cranston Rhode Island for several days. Robert caught the insect last Tuesday and it has followed him to school lighting on his head and arms. It even posed with him for photographs in class.
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