Howard College Defeats Georgia 6-0 in Tennis Match
Howard College tennis swept four singles and two doubles to blank the University of Georgia 6-0 in Birmingham. Howard players Henry Heath Art Bolton Jack Mascari and Wayne Namer won singles. Heath/Bolton defeated Reid Mosley Wheeler 6-3 6-4 and Stammer Tubbs beat Williamson Smoot 1-6 6-3 8-6.
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Birmingham
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Howard College
University of Georgia
Henry Heath
Art Bolton
Jack Mascari
Wayne Namer
Howard
Georgia
Reid Mosley
Jack Wheeler
Brawner Smoot
Billy Williamson
Heath
Bolton
Mosley-Wheeler
Stammer
Tubbs
Williamson
Smoot
El Capitan Height Compared to Empire State Building
The granite monolith El Capitan in Yosemite National Park is described as three times the height of the Empire State Building, highlighting its towering scale.
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el Capitan
Yosemite National Park
Empire State Building
Red Socks to Host Ingalls Shipbuilders Sunday
Southern Airways Red Socks aim to rebound this Sunday at Fairchild Field their new home facing the Ingalls Shipbuilders. Manager Sgt. Harry Pieper fields a refreshed lineup with Big John Dickson on the mound and newcomers George McCrary Charlie Walton and E I Grubbs along with veteran Jim Willett. Pleased fans expect a large Decatur crowd as Ray Pepper calls play at 3 00 p m with admission free.
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Ingalls Shipbuilders
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John Dickson
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Reé Seels Avill
George McCrary
Ohio State University Flash
Charlie Walton
Birmingham Southern
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Decatur
Barons Fall to Soldier Team in Camp Campbell Clash
The 20th Armored Division baseball team defeated the Birrmingham Barons 9 to 3 at Camp Campbell. Kenny Johnson allowed eight hits for the soldiers, while Howie Mader ski hit a one run homer in the second inning as the Armoraiders notched their third straight win.
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20Th Armored Division
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Southern Association
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Rochester
Joe Lease
Armoraiders
Howie Maderski
Baseball results and league standings across majors and minors
Scores from the American League and National League show Chicago beating New York and St. Louis defeating Boston while Cleveland and Washington rain out in a long game. Minor leagues report Memphis and Chattanooga postponed by rain and several other Southern Association results with Atlanta leading Little Rock in a May 27 card. Senator Maybank says postwar Navy funding should match taxpayer ability, per a Herald Tribune survey.
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Three Homeruns Spark Cardinals Past Giants in Tight Win
George Kurowski belted two homers to lift the St Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants 6 to 4. Pepper Martin and Mell Ott also homered in the late May contest as Chicago Cubs edged Boston Braves 3 to 2 with Bill Schuster driving in the decisive run in the ninth.
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Giants
Boston
Bill Schuster
Don Johnson
Innning
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Semi Pro Hurler to Join Crackers
Atlanta May 27 Earl Aldridge 25 year old North Carolina semi pro pitcher will report Sunday for duty with the Atlanta Crackers President Earl Mann announced Aldridge a right hander is the fourth pitcher added to the Crackers roster in the past week Previously Joe Roxbury Ben Lindgren and Paul Brock were signed
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Earl Aldridge
North Carolina
Atlanta Crackers
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Aldridge
Crackers
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Ben Lindgren
Paul Brock
Reds blank Dodgers 2-0 as Huesser shuts Brooklyn
Ed Heuser limited Brooklyn to six hits as Cincinnati shut out the Dodgers 2-0. The Reds scored in the eighth and ninth innings to secure the win. Heuser and Mueller held Brooklyn to three early zeros, while Davis and Owen contributed in the field.
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Brooklyn
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Cincinnati
Reds
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Mueller
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Owen
Amber Light Wins Cadil Lac Handicap at Detroit
Amber Light, the 5-2 second choice, won the Cadil Lac Handicap at Detroit by a half length over Ed McCuan's Wife and Moss, with Night and Crawler close behind. Porter Roberts rode the winner for Charles T. Fisher in front of 14,063 fans on a heavy track, paying $7.20. It was Amber Light's fourth victory in eight starts this year.
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Amber Light
Porter Roberts
Ed McCuan
Moss
Carl Graham
Softball in Park Opens With Summer Schedule
A park softball league begins with 7:45 start times and a May through July schedule. Teams include S A T S, Maintenance, CA AF, Goodyear, Disco, Decatur Independents, Cadets, Local 97, and others. Home team designations are noted as H.
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Cadets
Sheriff Etymology Traced to Shire Reeve
The term sheriff derives from the old English tile shire reeve meaning custodian of peace for a county.
Playoff Dates Set By American League
The American League announced dates for postponed games and schedule changes. Key sites include Chicago Detroit Washington St. Louis Philadelphia New York Boston Cleveland with multiple two game series and twilight night designations set from June to August.
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American League Today
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Baseball leaders and batting averages in the league list
The clipping lists top batters with high averages: Walker of the Dodgers 0. Tucker of the White Sox 395. Bordagaray of the Dodgers 395. R Johnson of the Red Sox 340. It resembles a league leaders section with mixed formatting and OCR errors.
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White Sox
Esseeee
Astals Cardinals
Bordagaray
R. Johnson
Red Sox
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