Barons Begin Nashville Visit With Slugger Lavigne Back
The Birmingham Barons travel to Sulphur Dell to face the NashvilleVols with Ed Lavigne back in the lineup after a rest. Lavigne and Norm Zauchin clash with Fred Richards and Swish Sawatski in a potential home run showdown. Atlanta Crackers beat Barons 4 1 to pull ahead in the pennant race as Mobile split with New Orleans. Richards fueled a 9 7 Nashville win over Memphis. Little Rock Chattanooga postponed to arrange trains.
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Vols
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Norm Zauchin
Fred Richards
Arl (Swish
Mobile Bears
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Crackers
Mobile
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Pels
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Memphis
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Chattanooga
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Bob Masters
Ashville
Don Osborn
Chicks
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Osborn
Im Goodwin
Russ Oppliger
Paul Menking
Barons
Little Rock
Decatur Resigns as Georgia Alabama League President
Decatur quit as president of the Georgia Alabama Class D baseball league after a disputed ruling against Carrollton provoked protests. The former major leaguer cited the good of the league and said Carrollton officials began to get personal, prompting his departure. Decatur’s career spanned 1914 start in the league, later National League play, scouting, and a 1941 presidency.
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Carrollton
Decatur
Columbus, Ga. Enquirer
Bob Pruitt
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Southern Association
International League
Newhouser Earns First Victory Of Season
Hal Newhouser pitched eight solid innings to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Washington Senators. Don Newcombe also earned a 5-1 Dodgers victory over the Reds, delivering a strong outing after early arm concerns.
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Sam Dente
Dick Kryhoski
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N.C
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Indians
Yankees
Vern Stephens
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Red Sox
Stephens
White Sox
Effie Malone
Jim Busby
Chicago
Lefty McDermott
Gus Zernial
Nursery Faces East End In City Softball clash
Tonight in the City Softball League Decatur Nursery meets East End at 7 30. A second game features V F W versus E and W A on a tennis court near the Farallon Islands off San Francisco as rainwater diversion to cisterns is tested.
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Farallon Islands
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Frank Leahy Set To Hurl Playoff Opener For Tide
Alabama hopes to win the Southeastern Conference baseball title opening with sophomore right hander Frank Lary on the mound for the Western division champs. Al Worthington will start the next game as the Tide seeks its ninth conference crown in a best three out of five series set in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Ala
Alabama
Kentucky
Frank Lary
al Worthington
Wildcats
Tide
Lexington
First Ice Sold in U S Costs 1 Pound
Historical note states the first ice sold in the United States was cut from frozen lakes and priced at up to one dollar per pound.
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Baseball scores from regional leagues and associations
AP recap of results across leagues includes Syracuse 8 Jersey 6 and Rochester 10 Toronto 6 in International League. Baltimore 9 Springfield 5. Montreal 5 Buffalo 0. Columbus 7-1 St. Paul 3-3 in American Association. Minneapolis 3-6 Toledo 2-0. Indianapolis 6 Milwaukee 3. Louisville 4 Kansas City 3. Southern Association games Atlanta 4 Birmingham 1. Nashville 9 Memphis 7. Mobile 4-1 New Orleans 3-2. Alabama State League results Dothan 6 Greenville 2. Andalusia 5 Headland 1. Ozark 7 Geneva 6. Enterprise 6 Brewton 5.
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National League Schedule Highlights for Chicago and Others
Chicago plays Brooklyn and St. Louis faces New York in key National League matchups. Cincinnati meets Boston while Pittsburgh travels to Philadelphia as the circuit begins critical clashes.
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St. Louis
Baseball matchups across leagues listed
Washington faces Detroit while Philadelphia visits St Louis. Atlanta plays Chattanooga and New Orleans travels to Mobile. Birmingham meets Nashville in a slate of American League and regional games.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Hanceville Beats Athens In District BasebalI Duel
In Huntsville May 22 Hanceville scores two unearned runs to edge Athens 2-1 in the Eighth District quarterfinal at Optimist Park. Pitcher Bob Anderton fanned 14 and allowed five hits while Solon Mirandy held Hanceville to four hits. Athens committed seven errors as rainouts lingered over the team. Monday results include Gurley 5 Geraldine 0.
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Ala
Hanceville High
Athens High
Optimist Park
Bob Anderton
Hanceville
Solon Mirandy
Mirandy
Anderton
Athens
Woodroof
Nelson
Anderton and Mirandy Lead Scoring for HPB WP Anderton Wins
Anderton tallies 14 points with Mirandy adding 7 to pace HPB as Anderton secures a win. S Mirandy credited with 1 point and Dean earns free throw points. Green and Payne contribute for the team.
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Mirandy
S. Mirandy
WP Anderton
Dean
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