Barons forge decisive wins in Southern Association action
Nashville Vols rally in 13 innings to beat Memphis 9-8 as Birmingham Barons explode for 11 runs in the sixth to defeat New Orleans 15-7. Mobile Crackers split at Atlanta. George Diehl and Roy Boles star as Mobile wins 6-1. Little Rock tops Chattanooga 7-5. multi-homer games noted for Barons and Pelicans.
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Yankees Fined Six Players Over Promotion Fiasco
Six New York Yankees were fined by owner Larry MacPhail for resisting a promotion stunt and for remarks about the plan. DiMaggio Keller and Robinson led the list with fines from 25 to 50 dollars, while others were docked varying amounts. Nine players refused Western plane travel and could be required to pay their own way, amid tensions with MacPhail and as details of the 1946 season issues resurface.
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Dimaggio
Mississippi Aims to Double Tourist Trade by 1947 48
Mississippi forecasts by 1947 48 to double its pre war tourist business from 120 million dollars. The plan targets growth across travel and hospitality sectors with state support to attract visitors.
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Rams Stop Fliers 8 to 5 in Southeastern League
Anniston Rams defeated Pensacola 8 5 to take fifth place as pitchers held down batters. Meridian beat Gadsden 5 2 while Vicksburg edged Selma 5 2. Jackson topped Montgomery 3 2 in a mound duel as Ed Filo and Ken Manus featured in scoring plays.
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Major League Leaders In Batting And Pitching
AL leaders include Mullin batting .375 for Detroit and McQuinn .353 for New York. Williams has 27 runs and 10 homers for Boston. Philley leads with 8 steals. NL stats show Mize batting .359 for New York and 10 homers. Ennis and Baumholtz lead with 12 and 39 hits respectively.
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Decatur Baseball Teams Set Busy Weekend Schedule
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Funny Tigers pace questioned by Wakefield amid tight AL race
Detroit star Dick Wakefield says the Tigers look off with .180s from the top three and .260 from cleanup, while Pat Mullin carries the lineup as Steve ONeill suggests a wide open AL with teams beating on each other. Cincinnati pitcher Ewell Blackwell recalls California roots and a high school feat. Dots All notes an $80,000 gate for the Ortiz Young fight in Hawaii. Nebraska high school mile marks top Dodds record with Mountford and Zimmerman posting 4:26s.
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al Lang
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David Young
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Roof Association Probe Urged in Georgia Price Fix Claim
Columbus businessman Edmund M. McKinstry urged U. S. Attorney General Tom Clark to investigate the Georgia Roofer Manufacturers Association for possible price fixing and restraint of trade. He sent a telegram after a newspaper report quoted G. B. Jor saying 25 members agreed to close mills to combat falling prices.
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Housewife Finds Pearls Hidden in Yard Flower Plot
In Los Angeles on May 23 a housewife, Vivian West, dug for flowers and uncovered an old fruit jar containing three small pearls. A jeweler valued them as cultured pearls. Mrs. West said she felt like a pirate as she considered the possible ownership of the find.
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Vivian West
Appropriations Made For State Schools
In 1918 a influenza epidemic originating in Asia caused far greater loss of life than World War I. The text notes 105 000 appropriations to four state and the Partlow reminded.
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Asia
Dot's dominates Meadow Gold to stay unbeaten in league play
Dot's 12 Meadow Gold 3 as Dot's runs revolve early to build a 9 2 lead. Cooper Wells rallies past Darleen 12 11 on Frank Knoblock seventh inning homer. Knoblock’s blast seals Cooper Wells victory. Dot's leads V F W by 1 5 games heading into tonight's Green and Stein clash.
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St Louis Triumphs Over Pirates in Sole Major League Game
Baseball results show St Louis defeated Pittsburgh 4 to 1 as the only major league game. Other schedules list rain delays and postponements across American Association, Texas League, Southern Association, and several regional leagues with multiple postponements and shortened innings.
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Mistaken Identity Spurs Police at St Paul Doll Prank
Mrs Lester Schampagne returned home to find what looked like two pairs of baby feet in pink booties beneath a sheet at the foot of her stairs. Police arrived and uncovered two dolls, not real infants, in the prank that startled the building.
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Hee
Rain Delays Prompt Southern Association Baseball Pairings
Rain postponed all listed games in the Southern Association. Box scores show Pittsburgh and St. Louis efforts ended 17 to 8. Birmingham split scores with Mobile and Atlanta, while Chattanooga led Little Rock briefly before a 7 to 5 finish. Nashville and Memphis combined for an 8 run game with Wade Easterwood Hanski Biggs Polivka Weiland and McNair contributing.
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Cards Top Higbe 4 to 1 in Night Game Duel
Kirby Higbe drew starts against Howie Pollet as the Cardinals defeated the Pirates 4 1 at Sportsman's Park. Pollet earned his first home win of the year and St Louis avoided other majors scheduled games due to rain.
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Valdosta Climbs To Second In Georgia Florida League Sweep
Four double headers produced two changes in the league last night. Valdosta swept Tallahassee 6-5 and 10-2 to move into second place, while Americus climbed to fifth by splitting with Moultrie. The Americas Phils won 9-1 in opener and 9-1 in nightcap, as Moultrie pushed to a 23-10 victory in the second game. Waycross beat Albany 9-0 behind Galey, then 7-2 with Harwood’s seven hits. Cordele split with Thomasville, 5-4 and 1-0 in two long duels.
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Cardinals Rally Past Pirates In 4-1 Night Game Victory
Red Schoendienst collected three singles and scored twice while scoring two runs against Pittsburgh. Howie Pollet limited the Pirates in Sportsman's Park for a seven hit shutout home triumph. A stray line about a person viewing a mirror image appears as unrelated filler.
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Athens Beats Cubs Again 7-3 in Baseball Tilt
Athens College rallied from a 3-2 deficit with two runs in the fifth and three in the eighth to defeat the Decatur Cubs 7-3 Thursday. Scott McClanahan went 4 for 4 while Russell Wood allowed 8 hits and earned the pitching win. Cubs led 3-2 after three innings but Athens tied it in the second and pulled ahead late behind timely hitting from Meadows Lumpkin and Sibley.
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Belgian Territories Unite With Holland in 15th Century
The historical record notes that during the 15th century the Belgian territories formed a single political unit with Holland, reflecting the era’s regional alignment and governance structures. This alignment shaped later territorial and sovereign developments in the Low Countries.
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Auburn Downs Georgia 3-0 Behind Nixon Pitching
Auburn defeated Georgia 3-0 as freshman right-hander Willard Nixon from Lindale Ga struck out 10 in a tidy three-hitter. Bob Callahan led the offense with four hits and two runs in the first inning and an additional score in the second.
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