Barons Lead Is Sliced Again In Southern Association Play
Atlanta Crackers beat Memphis Chicks 8-7 in 11 innings to extend their win streak to 10 and push Memphis to the league basement. Birmingham fell to Little Rock 9-8 as Nashville topped New Orleans 10-6. Mobile beat Chattanooga 5-4 in 10.
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Lookouts
Crocker
Jim Solt
Don Gutteridge
Dixie Howell
Frank Torre
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Lyle Olsen
Dick Hyde
Olsen
Norm Larker
Bears
Larker
John Wingo
Roger Higgins
Larry Ciesielski
Lou Berberet
Barons
Nelson King
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Butler Bessemer Face North Alabama Playoff Showdown
Bessemer High defeated Tuscaloosa 7-5 to capture the Fifth District playoff spot and advance to meet Butler of Huntsville at Leeds in the North Alabama playoff. Anniston meets T M Rogers in the opening game with the winners vying for the North Alabama crown and a chance at the South Alabama title.
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Indian Allie Reynolds Stars For Yankees In AL Pitching Lead
Husky Allie Reynolds, a Creek Indian who joined the New York Yankees eight years ago, tops the American League with a 1.00 earned run average after 45 innings and five earned runs allowed. He has five wins and one loss, with the lone defeat coming in relief on opening day. Curt Simmons leads the NL at 1.86, while Ned Garver and Russ Meyer post strong numbers behind him.
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Curt Simmons
Philadelphia Phillies
Ned Garver
Detroit
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Brooklyn
Russ Meyer
Worthington and Wolverine clash in City Softball tonight
Worthington meets Wolverine at 7 30 this evening in a City Softball league doubleheader. Nursery faces the Elks in the second game. Country club golf pro Bill Curtis reports no Ladies golf instruction classes Wednesday. Members plan to spend the day at Indian Hills course. Claude Carter of Decatur scored a hole in one Sunday at Decatur country club on the number four hole.
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New Orleans Surges as Del Greco Homer Decisive
Five doubles three singles two walks and an error off King and two relievers fueled a rally. Bobby Del Greco hit the game’s lone homer for New Orleans in the seventh.
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Scar Has Rugged Talk Tonight At Decatur Coliseum
Decatur's top wrestling card unfolds at the Coliseum with two falls out of three matches. Starred by Chick Garibaldi and The Red Scar, the event features Red Byrd versus Don Wayne in a 60 minute bout. Garibaldi and The Scar are longtime veterans with strong TV pedigrees. The card, sponsored by the DAV, starts at 8 p.m. free admission for local Boy Scouts.
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Thirty to Forty Pilots Set for Wednesday Stock Car Opener
The De catur Speedway hosts 30 to 40 pilots for the 1954 stock car season opener with six events starting at 8 pm. No time trials, rain-delayed return, expected record crowd of thrill seekers, led by Bob Reuther and Harold Fryar with a slate of top racers from Nashville Chattanooga and beyond.
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Bob Reuther
Nashville
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Fryar
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Cullman
Charlie Causey
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Billy Carden
Atlanta Leadfoot
Dick Hagood
Kirk Bentley
Athens
Billy Johnson
Guntersville
Bob White
Jimmy DeWald
C. A. Smith
Huntsville
Paul Reynolds
Ardmore
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Florence
Supreme Court To Study Boxing
The Supreme Court will study whether promoting professional boxing matches falls under the Sherman antitrust laws. The review follows a DOJ request and cites the court’s baseball ruling, which held baseball not within the act. If boxing is subject, federal courts could halt practices tending toward monopoly.
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Goetz slams umpiring after Cubs win 6 2
Umpire Larry Goetz criticized the officiating in the St Louis Cardinals versus Chicago Cubs game, calling it lousy after a disputed play involving a double and sacrifice fly. Manager Eddie Stanky protested the ruling as bases were loaded with one out.
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Braves surge to first as Pirates topple Dodgers
Seven straight wins lift the Milwaukee Braves into NL lead amid a week of drama. Chet Nichols and Ray Crone spark a pitching surge while Pittsburgh defeats Brooklyn 5-2 and Chicago, St Louis, Philadelphia and New York also win.
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