Close Race in Sally League Tightens as Leaders Shuffle
The South Atlantic League fights a tight battle with eight teams at .500 or better. Columbus leads Jacksonville by a half game as Augusta Macon and Charm sit two and a half back. Savannah trails by a half game over Greenville, while pitching gems from Ed Gyson and Lee Brissie shape a volatile standings scramble.
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Ed Gyson
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Charleston
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Five Decatur Baseball Weekender Features Seven Games
Decatur’s four teams play seven games this weekend with five at local diamonds. Saturday doubles at Legion Field and Delano Park host three games. Junior Legion vs Cullman at 2 pm, Elks vs Columbia at Legion Field, and Cubs vs Lexington at Delano Park. Ingalls heads to Leighton. Sunday features three games with two in Decatur. Ingalls hosts Lawrenceburg at 3 pm, Cubs host Hillsboro at 2 pm, and Elks travel to Leighton. Key pitchers include Coy Halbrooks for the Junior Legion and Eston Jones for the Elks.
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Athens Beats Dallas 13-7 In Huntsville Baseball
Athens College baseball over Dallas Mills 13 to 7 at Dallas Park Huntsville. Athens led with six runs in the first inning and five in the second as Stone and Sibley tripled Wood doubled and Meadows singled to drive in runs. Loyd Stone went 4 for 4 and Russell Wood 3 for 4 while Everett Morris held Dallas to ten hits.
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World’s largest fleet of trucks keeps U S telephone lines
The article notes a 30 000 strong fleet of trucks serving the United States to maintain and repair telephone lines. It highlights the scale of operations and the role of field crews in keeping communications infrastructure functioning.
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Hartung Sways Dodgers In Fourth Straight Win
Clint Hartung pitched the Giants to a 5-4 win over Brooklyn and added a 435-foot triple. The Dodgers tied Chicago for NL lead as Pittsburgh’s game with Chicago was rained out. Bill Johnson homered and doubled for the Yankees in a 5-2 win over Washington. Red Embree beat Detroit 4-1, and Ellis Kinder won again for the Browns in a 4-2 victory over the White Sox.
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Major League Leaders Summary for National and American Leagues
National League leaders include Walker with a .377 batting average for Philadelphia and Mize leading hits with .360 along with 38 runs by Mize for New York. Torgeson tops RBIs with 36, Slaughter and Baumholtz lead others in various categories. Spahn and Rowe post perfect 7 0 and 6 0 records. American League leaders show McQuinn at .376, Mullin and Dillinger tied for 50 hits, Williams and Keller with 27 runs, and Newhouser and Feller leading strikeouts. Hutchinson and Shea share top pitching with .833.
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Civitan International Installs Officers at Miami Beach
Civitan International ends its 27th annual convention in Miami Beach after installing new officers. Harvey S. Strawn of Charlotte becomes president, James C. Richardson of Atlanta as president-elect, Ferris Wakeley of Pasadena as vice president, and Marcus Robbins of New Haven re elected secretary-treasurer.
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Sailor Identified After River Tragedy in New Orleans
The body of Louis L. Betts seaman first class Fitzpatrick Alabama was recovered and identified yesterday as the sailor who fell from a Canal Street ferry into the Mississippi River a week earlier.
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Louis L. Betts
Fitzpatrick, Ala
Baseball results roundup across leagues and cities
A wide slate shows New York beating Brooklyn 5 4 while other scores include New York 5 Washington 2 Philadelphia 3 Boston 2 Cleveland 4 Detroit 1 St Louis 4 Chicago 2 and Columbus 3 Toledo 2 in 10 innings. Several games postponed or rained out across leagues and regions.
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Americans Reach British Amateur Semi Finals at Carnoustie
Willie Turnesa of White Plains New York and Dick Chapman of Pinehurst North Carolina advance to the British Amateur Championship semi finals at Carnoustie. Turnesa defeats Marvin Ward 2 and 1 in the quarter finals while Chapman beats Robert Rutherford 3 and 2. Turnesa meets John Campbell of Glasgow this afternoon and Chapman faces Sam McKinlay of Scotland.
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White Plains
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Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
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Turnesa
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Spokane
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Chapman
Robert Rutherford
Scotland
John Campbell
Glasgow
Bill Wise
Sam McKinlay
Tip-Top and Green and Stein Clash at Delano Park
Tonight at Delano Park Tip-Top faces Green and Stein at 7:30 in the opener with Meadow Gold hosting V F W at 8:30. Tip-Top sits third and could rise to second if Meadow Gold defeats V F W and Tip-Top beats Green and Stein.
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Poole Dropped From Army Team For Academic Shortfalls
Barney Poole, the 22 year old pass catching end from New York, is dismissed from the U S Army football squad at West Point after failing in three academic subjects. Poole, six foot three, was a member of the Army’s three year unbeaten teams and on the draft list of the New York Giants. He will graduate Tuesday and may return to the University of Mississippi to complete his education before pursuing a pro career. Poole earned AP All America honorable mention in 1946.
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Barney) Poole
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Pool
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University of Mississippi
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Farmland cash income rises from 1936 to 1945
U. S. farm cash income climbs from 8.5 billion dollars in 1936 to 21.5 billion dollars in 1945. This reflects a substantial postwar expansion in agricultural earnings across the nation.
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