Swish Homers Boost Vols as Barons Edge Bears
Nashville’s Carl Sawatski homered twice driving the Vols in a 9-8 loss to Birmingham. Atlanta Crackers beat Chattanooga in 14 innings 4-3, Hugh Casey earning the win. Boo Ferris started for Birmingham, Boo Ferris left after six. Pelicans routed Mobile 4-2 behind relying on baserunning.
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Charlie Samaklis
Little Rock
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Lou Lombardo
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Gene Verble
Genoese
Ralph “Country” Brown
Hugh Casey
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Pete Vosey
Southern Association
Moose Lodge Junior Baseball Wins Third Straight
The Moose Lodge junior team defeated West Town Terry 11 to 7 on the Fairview diamond. Tim Baker pitched six innings with ten strikeouts, while Farish and Baker led a six run first inning and Farish added a three run hit in the sixth. The Moose, sponsored by the Loyal Order of the Moose, has also beaten Gregg and VFW and will face the Elks junior team at 4 30 Thursday.
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National League batting and pitching leaders listed by Associated Press. Notable names include Musial St Louis .439 and 43 hits, Jethroe Boston .377 and 40 hits, Ennis Philadelphia 27 RBIs, Rush Chicago 5 0 1.000 and Johnson Philadelphia 3 0 1.000.
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Robinson
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Kerr
Ashburn
Kiner
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Gordon
Eese
Snider
Galviano
Torgeson
Roberts
Spahn
Rush
Chicago
Johnson
Bankhead
Baseball Leaders in the American League
Batting leaders include Doby of Cleveland at .407 and Lehner of Philadelphia at .390. Stephens of Boston leads runs with 31, followed by DiMaggio with 30. Stephens again tops RBIs with 40, Williams 36. hits led by Stephens with 44 and Rizzuto 43. Williams has 11 homers. Dillinger leads steals with 4. Reynolds 36 strikeouts and Reynolds 4-1 ERA with Lopat and Trucks at 3-1.
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Rizzuto
New York
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Detroit
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Pirate Rookie Hurls Shutout In His Debut
Bill MacDonald a 21 year old rookie righthander from Alameda Calif pitched a shutout in his major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 6 to 0. He allowed three singles and struck out seven. The win kept the Pirates within reach of the league leaders as other games unfolded.
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Rose Bowl contract renewal to be studied by Big Ten
Chicago May 24. Big Ten faculty men will study renewing the Rose Bowl football contract signed in 1946. They will consider continuing the series after the 1951 game and may appoint a committee to confer with Pacific Coast Conference officials on revisions if a majority favors renewal.
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LaMotta and Graziano Set June 28 Title Fight
Rocky Graziano and Jake LaMotta agreed to a 160 pound championship bout on June 28 at the Polo Grounds. Both boxers signed personally as their managers face suspensions and contract tensions loom with the New York boxing scene. The IBC matchmaker announced 30 percent purses for each and a rematch clause if Rocky wins.
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White Way Completes Third Straight League Win
White Way beat VFW 13 to 4 in a one run lead early, then pulled away with four runs in the seventh. Hewitt earned the win with five hits allowed while Marion took the loss. both pitchers faced rough innings as White Way extended its streak and prepared to meet West Town next.
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Baseball Scores From A Bunched City League
The Associated Press reports Chicago 5 Brooklyn 4 and Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 0 with Cincinnati 6 Boston 2. St. Louis at New York postponed due to rain.
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Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
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Scores From Open Schedule: Washington Detroit St. Louis Philadelphia
Baseball results show Washington 8 Detroit 2 and St. Louis 7 Philadelphia 1. Only games scheduled, no additional context provided.
British Amateur Golf Championship heats up with two rounds daily
Wee Willie Turnesa of Elmswood New York remains the favorite as British Amateur play quickens to two rounds daily. If he defeats A G Helm in the morning he may meet Bill Campbell of Huntington West Virginia in the afternoon. Campbell, in top form, beat John Orr of Britain and could clash with Turnesa. Also favored to advance are Frank Stranahan Dick Chapman James Mc Hale and Bill Goodloe.
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Tom O’shanter
U. S
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Sam McCready
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N. C
James McHale
Philadelphia
Bill Goodloe
Valdosta
Tomorrow's Schedule Sends Four MLB Matches
Tomorrow's card lists Chicago at Brooklyn 12 30 p m and St Louis at New York 1 30 p m with Pittsburgh at Philadelphia 12 30 p m the only games. In the American League Philadelphia visits Chicago 1 30 p m Boston goes to St Louis 2 30 p m New York plays Detroit 3 p m and Washington hosts Cleveland 1 p m. Moose Lodge defeats West Town sluggers 10 7 and Ellis tops Gregg Club 17 2.
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Gurley and Scottsboro Reach Eighth District Finals
Gurley tops Hanceville 1-0 on a seventh inning error as Bill Shephard pitched a three hit game. Scottsboro defeated Lincoln 8-0 with Bradford holding the mound for Jackson County. The winners meet at 3:00 for the district title and the losers play for third at 1:00.
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al Landers
Alabama Edges Kentucky 4–1 Behind Lary in SEC Playoff
In Tuscaloosa on May 24 Alabama defeated Kentucky 4 to 1 as Frank Lary shut the Wildcats for five innings and Jim Huffstutler collected two timely singles. Kentucky had its 14 game win streak end and the series moves to Lexington with Alabama one game up in the best of five.
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V.F.W. and Nursery Battle For Softball Lead
Nursery beat East End 13-0 and VFW defeated E and W 14-3 in city softball action. Nursery and VFW remain tied for first as both teams won on Tuesday with notable hitting from Flack Long Cassidy and Free Hess Hunter Love and impressive pitching led by Puff Mize Hammons Smith.
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Mark Long
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