Radcliffe to Pitch in State Class B Meet Opener
Ash Frank Radcliffe of R E Lee School, a 185 strikeouts in 72 2 3 innings, faces Gainesville High star Jackie Roberts in Wednesday’s opening round of the State Class B Baseball tournament at Homaston Georgia. The double elimination event opens with Radcliffe aiming for the title as major league scouts watch.
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Homaston
Ash Frank Radcliffe
R. E. Lee
Radcliffe
Jackie Roberts
Gainesville High
Georgia
Roberts
Athens
Columbus
Lee
Clyde Little
Canton High Mound Corps
Waycross High
Julio Burgess
Rain Halts Local Legion Baseball Tilts
Heavy rain washed out a Friday Junior American Legion game with Huntsville at noon and all three Saturday contests. The Decatur American Legion games against Brighton, Decatur Owls versus Ingalls Shipbuilders, and Decatur Junior Legion versus Athens were postponed. The Huntsville matchup was rescheduled for Monday at 7 30 p m in Huntsville.
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Junior American Legion
Huntsville
Decatur American Legion
Brighton
Legion Field
Decatur Owls
Ingalls Shipbuilders
Ingalls Field
Decatur Junior Legion
Athens Junior Legion
Athens
Junior Legion
Olympic Tryouts Begin in Birmingham for Regional Boxing
Southern champions and near champions begin regional Olympic boxing tryouts Thursday at Birmingham Municipal Auditorium. Finals Saturday night. eight division winners go to Boston to vie for spots on the American Olympic Team. Regional tryouts also occur in Philadelphia Kingston Galveston San Francisco Toledo Kansas City Jacksonville with the Jacksonville event for the Southern Negro division.
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Municipal Auditorium
Boston
Philadelphia
Kingston
R. L
Galveston
Tex
San Francisco
Toeldo
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Fla
Probable pitchers listed for today’s National League games
Probable pitchers for today’s major league games include Brooklyn at Boston with Barney or Palica vs Bickford. Philadelphia at New York Heuser vs Hartung. St Louis at Pittsburgh with Jett and Hearn or Brazie vs Singleton and Riddle. Chicago at Cincinnati with Schmit and Kush vs Peterson and Wehmeier.
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New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Barney
Palica
Bickford
Philadelphia
Heusser
Hartung
Louis
Pittsburgh
Pol Jett
Hearn
Brazie
Singleton
Riddle
Chicago
Cincinnati
Schmit
Kush
Peterson
Wehmeier
Farming Speed on Tanner Farm Sets Tractor Record
George B. Murphy of Tanner in Athens Alabama started seven tractors on a forty acre tract before sundown. The machines worked through the night turning, disking, dragging, and planting cotton by sunrise, a pace local experts say would have taken a month under the mule system.
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Athens
Ala
George B. Murphy
Murphy
Early colonists brought herbs from Europe
The note describes colonists migrating from Europe carrying assorted herbs. It highlights the transfer of plants and medical knowledge as part of early settlement and adaptation in new lands. The passage emphasizes botanical exchange shaping colonial gardens and domestic use.
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Europe
Citation Wins Jersey Stakes in Record-Setting Triumph
Citation clocked 2 03 for one and a quarter miles to win the Jersey Stakes at Garden State Park by ten lengths before about 27,000. Macbeth finished second, Bovard fourth after a foul claim on Faraway moved up to third. Gasparilla trailed. Total handle reached $166,476 with Citation claiming $125,266.
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Camden
N .J
Citation
Garden State Park
Macbeth
Warren Wright
Calumet Farm
Bovard
Sylvester Labrot, Jr
Porter Roberts
Faraway
Gasparilla
Schedule of Today’s MLB and Minor League Games
Associated Press listings show today's games across leagues. Brooklyn visits Boston, Philadelphia hosts New York, St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Chicago at Cincinnati with two games, and American League matchups include New York at Philadelphia, Boston at Washington, Cleveland at Chicago, Detroit at St. Louis. Southern Association features Chattanooga at Birmingham, Memphis at Mobile, Little Rock at New Orleans, and Nashville at Atlanta with two games each.
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National League
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Boston
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
American League
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Southern Association
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Memphis
Mobile
Little Rock
New Orleans
Nashville
Atlanta
Dormitory Wing Under Construction at Athens College
Ground was broken Thursday for a new athletic dormitory and club house on the Athens College campus as part of a revived athletic program. The three story building will house showers lockers and equipment on the lower floor with nine bedrooms per upper floors, totaling space for 36 athletes. Cost is about 28000 dollars, largely raised by city contributions with the college covering the rest, and completion is planned for fall occupancy. A football field and baseball diamond are also under construction, while football games will be played at the Athens high school stadium.
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Athens
Ala
Athens College
Athens High School
Indictments for Alleged Jeff Davis Voters in Appling Runoff
Appling county grand jury returned indictments against 11 Jeff Davis county residents who voted in the Appling primary runoff on March 31. The charges emerged after a recount committee in April following a narrow election result where J. Hines Sellers defeated R. H. Jernigan by one vote for commissioner.
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Baxley
Appling County
Jeff Davis County
Appling
J. Hines Sellers
Graham
R. H. Jernigan
Salvation Army Boys Club Forms Committee Meeting
The first combined meeting of 15 members of the newly formed Salvation Army boys club committee will be held Monday at 7 30 P M at the Boys club building 111 E Lafayette Street All members urged to attend The committee includes representatives from Decatur civic clubs with Paul Robinson of the Salvation Army advisory board as chairman Names listed include Wilbur M Wilson Edward Owens Joe Morrison Watson Carlisle Johnny Aycock Bob McRight H G Williams Rev James Wallace Sam Hobbs Quince Eddens and others
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Boys Club
E. Lafayette Street
Decatur Civic Clubs
Anfitm
Citizens of Tomorrow
Boys Clubs of America
Paul Robinson
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Wilbur M. Wilson
American Legion
Edward Owens
Disabled American Veterans
Joe Morrison
Veterans of ForeignWars
Watson Carlisle
Civitan Club
Johnny Aycock
Lions Club
Bob McRight
Rotary Club
H. L. Ogle
Floyd Briscoe
Oscar Fuller
Salvation Army
H. G. Williams
James Wallace
Sam Hobbs
Quince Eddens
Kiwanis Club
Air Force Plans Major Bomber Program With New Fund
Washington May 29 The Air Force will push construction of long range strategic bombers using a 1 998 800 000 work fund announced with 653 635 000 for naval aircraft Defense Secretary Forrestal outlined the totals The plan calls for 243 bombers and a large non bomber fighter and light bomber fleet while trimming other aircraft totals The program aims to exceed wartime B 29 range speed and payload with a broader strategic role.
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Washington
Air Force
Defense
Forrestal
Tion
Athens Rotarians host visiting officials and townsfolk
Athens news items wrap a busy week with visits from H O Goidel John White and J Brad ford to the Decatur Rotarians and a Gadsden business visitor addressing the club. Edward C. Duncan to leave for new work, and Mrs. Owen F. Herring plus two children visiting from Wake Forest. Randall County race runoffs noted for Vinson Beasley and Johnson Johnston.
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Decatur
Athens Rotary Club
H.O. Goidel
John White
J. €. Bradford
Gadsden
Rotary Club
Athens High School
David A. Patton
Julian Newman
Edward C. Duncan
North Alabama — Tuberculosis Association
Owen F. Herring
Wake Forest
North Carolina
R. H.mcconnell
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