Indians Rally Past Raiders to Clinch Second Straight Victory
Decatur Indians routed Florence Raiders 11 to 6 in Legion Field action. John Meadows earned the win with six hits allowed and 9 innings pitched. Decatur powered the day with 15 base hits including RBIs from Riley, Johnson, Brewer, and Meadows. The win extends Decatur’s streak to two straight and five of six. Next, Decatur faces Fleming’s Transfer at Legion Field Thursday at 3:00 PM.
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Harvie Ward Moves Into Second Round
Harvie Ward of Tarboro North Carolina and former U S intercollegiate champion advanced to the British Amateur championship second round with a 4 and 3 win over Ronnie Nicol of England at Prestwick Scotland Ward was the first notable American in the draw to finish his match on the tricky 6531 yard course Nicol erred with three out of bounds tee shots and Ward benefited from Nicol s nerves and a late unsteady putter Ward moved on as withdrawals reduced the American entry list to 38 with notable absences including Robert Sweeny Dick Shapman and Frank Stranahan among others.
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Germany
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Leaders Split Games In The Sally League
The Columbia Reds split a doubleheader with Augusta, while Jacksonville edged Columbia 3-2 in 11 innings after an earlier 4-0 win by Columbia. Jankowski Davis and Johnson homer for Columbia. Brechin allowed two runs. Augusta dropped 4-1 and 2-0 to Columbus as new manager Burl Storie played in his first game.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press lists national leaders with Ennis of Philadelphia batting .344 and Sauer of Chicago driving in 38 runs. Ennis also leads with 44 hits and Sauer has 9 home runs. Fondy of Chicago has 5 stolen bases. Maglie of New York is 8-0 with 1.000 ERA, joined by Roe and Wilhelm at 40 games with 1.000. American leaders include DiMaggio at .340, Rosen with 26 RBIs and 10 home runs, and Rizzuto with 9 stolen bases. Marrero and Shea top pitching at 4-0 and 3-0, both 1.000.
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Travs Triumph with Johnson Simpson Powering Win
Little Rock Travelers revived a 1951 formula of Milo Johnson pitching and Hal Simpson hitting to defeat Birmingham 3-1. Johnson held Birmingham to four hits as Simpson drove in the first run and scored the other two, supporting a strong relief effort by Jack Brittin for Atlanta.
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Chet Miller Breaks More 500 Records in Indy Qualifying
In Indianapolis Chet Miller, 49, Glendale California, auto upholsterer, set a one lap record of 139.6 mph in an extra qualifying session for the Memorial Day 500. His Novi V-8 conked out later while nearing a new 10 mile record as rain halted the planned windup of qualifying.
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Yesterday's results and today’s schedule for regional baseball
Yesterday Atlanta beat Memphis 9 to 4 with rain postponements to 2nd game. Little Rock defeated Birmingham 3 to 1 and Mobile topped Chattanooga 6 to 1. Nashville at New Orleans postponed. today Memphis visits Atlanta. Chattanooga at Mobile. Little Rock at Birmingham. Nashville at New Orleans.
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Rain Delays Hit Baseball Games Across Northeast
Boston at New York and Brooklyn at Philadelphia postponed due to rain with wet grounds. Chicago beats Pittsburgh 5 to 4 and St. Louis wins 7 to 6 in the second delay day.
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Night NBA Matches Spark Regional Rivalries
Boston clashes with Philadelphia while Cincinnati visits Pittsburgh and St. Louis meets Chicago. Brooklyn hosts New York in a high profile night game.
Daily baseball scores with multiple matchups
Philadelphia beat Washington 2 to 0 and Chicago defeated Detroit 3 to 1 while Cleveland tied 6 to 5 with St. Louis leading 7 to 2 at another game. New York faced Boston in two-night slots Podrai and Night with Philadelphia visiting Washington and Chicago visiting St. Louis on schedule.
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Some tribes of Mexican Indians once believed they were ed
A note summarizes a tradition among certain Mexican Indian tribes who believed people could be cut down from trees or transformed. The fragment highlights mythic thinking about origin and form without heavy detail.
Hogan wins Colonial with 67 final round in Fort Worth
Ben Hogan carded a 3 under par 67 to finish at 279 for 72 holes, beating Lloyd Mangrum by four strokes at Colonial Country Club. Mangrum and Bolt earned $2,700 and $1,875 respectively, while Gafford and Ford tied for fourth at 286. Hogan proceeds to Dallas to prep for the National Open June 12-14.
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Accidents Mar Stock Car Races At Chulio Speedway
Six people were injured in two crashes during stock car races at Chulio Speedway in Rome Georgia. A car driven by Jack Young of Atlanta crashed into the pits and others including Jack Reece Ernest Miller John Bonner James Wrinkle and spectator Jackie Rush suffered injuries. Miller and Young received less serious harm while Rush endured a serious injury.
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Hard Luck Men Drop Close Plays Sunday
Art Houtteman of Detroit Murry Dickson of Pittsburgh and Bob Hooper of Philadelphia contend for hard luck of the year. Houtteman lost 1-0 to Marv Grissom as White Sox shut out Detroit twice. Dickson failed to win in a 5-4 Cubs win over the Pirates, with Dee Fondy’s two out homer in the ninth. Hooper lost 1-0 as the A’s beat Washington 2-1. Bobby Shantz threw six-hitter for seven wins. Cleveland split with St. Louis, Indians still three games up. Cardinals beat Reds 7-6. Rain wiped out several games including Yankees at Boston.
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Bees chase film crew at Goa church in Xavier life shoot
A swarm of bees attacked film stars and technicians filming St. Francis Xavier in a Goa church. Two people were badly stung as cobra bite incident had occurred nearby days earlier when a priest entered the church.
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Speedway Operator Dan Rush’s Brother Injured in Crash
On a curve a car struck by a vehicle sent spinout injuring Rush's brother, who suffered fractures to both legs. Dan Rush, speedway operator, is identified as the relative involved.
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Indians Have Blown Chance to Clinch Pennant
In Boston Casey Stengel said Cleveland lost a chance to run away with the AL pennant after postponement of a game. He noted New York fell behind early but Cleveland failed to stretch a big lead, while New York won some games to close the gap.
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Independent Resolution Adopted by Colonial Council
A resolution of independence was adopted by the Colonial Council on July 2, 1776 though the Declaration of Independence was not made public until July 4, 1776.
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