Pirates and Dodgers swap stars help win two games
Pittsburgh defeated St Louis 9-3 and 7-6 in a doubleheader, aided by ex Dodgers players Higbe, Lombardi, Stevens, Rojek, Walker, Westlake, and Kiner as they tighten third place in the NL pennant race. Giants, Reds, Yankees also won, while A's and Indians split, and Detroit beat St Louis in 11 innings.
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Pittsburgh
Frank E. McKinney
Branch Rickey
Rickey
Brooklyn
Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Kirby Higbe
Vic Lombardi
Rojek
Walker
Kiner
Bee Westlake
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phils
Polo Grounds
Clint Hartung
Bobby Thomson
Whitey Lockman
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago
Cubs
Johnny Schmitz
Reds
Grady Hatton
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
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Yankees
Indians
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Sox
St. Louis
Detroit Tigers
Browns
Braves
Boston
Graham bread named for Sylvester Graham
The bread type carries the name of Sylvester Graham an American lecturer on food reform who urged bread made from unbolted wheat flour.
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Graham
Sylvester Graham
Barons Split Two Games With Lookouts
Nashville paces Southern Association with two wins as Atlanta Crackers drop to sixth. Mobile edges Memphis in 11 innings. Birmingham and Chattanooga split a twin bill, and Little Rock beats New Orleans. Drake extends hitting streak to 36.
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Vols
Atlanta Crackers
Mobile
Memphis
Birmingham
Barons
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Little Rock
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Pels
George Byam
Charlie Gilbert
Atlanta
Byam
Jim Kleckly
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Lee Howard
the - Peis
Jim Morgan
Larry Drake
George Wilson
Tommy O’brien
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Ork
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Chicago
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Southern Association Nashville
Legal Notice in Equity Case in Morgan County Alabama
The Register reports in equity that Jewel Garrison is a non resident of Alabama with unknown address. Publication required weekly for four weeks in Decatur Daily to plead answer or demur by June 17, 1948 or be confessed. May 15 1948. Bryan McAfee, Register.
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Jewel Garris
Morgan County
Alabama
Register
Jewel Garrison
Decatur Daily
Legion Drops Doubleheader To A Lucky Monsanto
Decatur Legion loses 7-5 and 1-0 to Monsanto Chemical Co. in a Sunday doubleheader at Legion Field. Sparkman homered in game one as Monsanto rallyes to win. Lindsey belt a ninth inning homer in game two for a 1-0 Decatur defeat.
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Hap Halbrooks
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Decatur American Legion
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Tennessee
Sunda Legion Field
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Ross Graham
Bolton
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Dillard
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Red Kimbrell
Harris
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Vaughn
Chick Sparkman
Howard Curtis
Robert Hudson
Decatur
Simmons
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Craft
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Sparkman
Adcock
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Baseball Leaders and Leaders in American and National Leagues
Associated Press summary of top batting, pitching, and fielding leaders in the National and American Leagues. Notable names include Musial, Sauer, Kiner, Ashburn, Williams, DiMaggio, Boudreau, Lemon, and Fowler with leaders listed in categories such as batting average runs batted in hits doubles triples home runs steals and pitching decisions.
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Holmes
Boston
Gustine
Pittsburgh
Musial
St. Louis
Kiner
Sauer
Cincinnati
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Schenz
Chicago
Robinson
Brooklyn
Stallcup
Enis
Waitkus
Torgeson
Reese
Jansen
New York
Schmitz
Wehmeier
Peat
Williams
Boudreau
Cleveland
DiMaggio
Tucker
Evers
Detroit
Shige
Ze ‘Ina Platt
Platt
Keltner
Dillinger
Lemon
Trucks
Fowler
Coleman
Today’s Schedule Across Cities and Leagues
Tonight NBA games feature New York at Brooklyn and Philadelphia at Boston among other matchups in major markets. In the American League baseball slate, Washington visits New York and Chicago plays Detroit, with several intercity showdowns and all games listed as night contests.
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National League
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Tallahassee Extends Lead In Georgia-Florida League
Tallahassee widened its advantage by defeating Moultrie 5 to 1 as Thomasville’s game was idle. Valdosta beat Cordele 3 to 1 behind Byrne's six hit pitching. Yebernetsky limited Moultrie to four hits and one run. Albany and Thomasville were idle. Americas-Waycross game postponed due to rain.
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Moultrie
Thomasville
Valdosta
Cordele
Albany
Yebernetsky
Carey
Byrne
Sheffield
Heafner Wins in Colonial Tourney
Ten touring golf stars gathered in Fort Worth for Colonial National qualifiers with Clayton Heafner winning the $3,000 first prize. Heafner shot a one-under 69 to finish at 272, a new Colonial country club record, beating Stewart Alexander and Ben Hogan by six strokes. Others headed to Albuquerque for the National Open.
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Tex
Clayton Heafner
Albuquerque
N. M
Heafner
Charlotte
N. C
Colonial Country Club
Big Stewart
Alexander
Lexington
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Tigers, Miss. State Meet Again Today
Auburn and Mississippi State clash again in Opellika for game three of a SEC playoff. Mississippi State, Western Division champions, swept a doubleheader 7 5 and 4 3 in Starkville to take a 2 0 series lead. Auburn ace Willard Nixon struggled in Saturday’s opener while Flood Johnson earned the win in the nightcap.
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Opelika
Auburn
Mississippi State
Tigers
Starkville
Miss
Willard Nixon
Nixon
Maroons
George Hill
Flood Johnson
Johnson
Billy Johnson
S E Linescores First League Basketball Summary
In a fragmentary score listing several teams including Jackson Sainiee Vicksburg and Pensacola, multiple games show final scores with inning-like lines. Notable entries feature players Hartley Szuch Long Jarman and others across Pensacola Meridian Montgomery Selma Anniston and Elko with varied point totals and game status notes.
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Newlin
Hartley
Szuch
Drizmala
Longoe Pensacola
Payscish
Taylor
Elko
Zimetrovich
Jackson
Long
Pirates hammer Cards in twinbill wins and Westlake homers
Wally Westlake hit three home runs three total in the Pirates sweep of the St Louis Cardinals winning 9-3 in the opener and 7-6 in the nightcap. Early Wynn limited the Red Sox to five hits as the Senators defeated Boston 8-1.
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Wally Westlake
Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Early Wynn
Senators
Boston Red Sox
Gadsden Hosts Postponed Second Game With Anniston
Gadsden hosts Anniston for a second game postponed by Sunday law. Players Baczewski Sooter McClure Sierotko Brunke and Fo are listed among the participants for the matchup.
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Gadsden
Baczewski
Sooter
McClure
Sierotko
Brunke
Fo Anniston
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