Indians Finish Season With North Alabama Title
The Decatur Indians defeated the Florence Raiders 4 to 2 at Legion Field to clinch the North Alabama semi pro championship. Ross Graham pitched six hits and drove in three runs, including a two run double in the second inning. Raymond Armstrong held the Indians to five hits as the Raiders took an early lead.
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Pepsi Loses In Finals Of Morgan County Tourney
Pepsi Cola fell 8-7 in ten innings to Antioch in the Morgan County tournament final after leading 7-5 late. Shirley Quattlebaum started, Pat Patterson relieved, Buey Long got the win for Antioch. George Burns was injured, later playing for Florence. three Pepsi players made the all county team. Pepsi ends the tournament with several close results and two remaining games against New Market and Somerville.
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Brilliant defensive plays highlight Indians vs Raiders game
Strong moved to first on a fielders choice and White hit a triple to score. Armstrong and Graham held the hitters with no hits and two runs in four innings. Brewer made a diving catch after Breeding foul tipped and White collided with the ball. Roberts produced a sensational third base snag in the sixth. Willie Goodwin.
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Fain and Mitchell Share AL Hitting Lead
Ferris Fain of the Philadelphia Phillies and Dale Mitchell of Cleveland each sit at a .332 batting average after Fain’s slump in a doubleheader with Washington. Stan Musial leads the NL at .337, with Ted Kluszewski at .316. In the AL, Gene Woodling .329, George Kell .315, and Mickey Mantle rising from .300. In the NL, Whitey Lockman at .309 and Jackie Robinson at .305 follow.
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Thomas Leads Stock Car Drive Amid Southern 500 Finish
Defending champion Herb Thomas still tops the Grand National Circuit after finishing third in the Southern 500 at Darlington. Fonty Flock won $6,000 with $3,500 in lap prizes after leading 350 of 400 laps. Tim Flock slipped to second. Lee Petty rose to third with $800 in winnings.
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Goodloe Clinches Seventh Jack Oliver Golf Crown
Dynamite Billy Goodloe captured his seventh Jack Oliver title by four strokes over Harvie Ward in Valdosta. He fired a final round 69 to finish at 279, securing his fifth consecutive Jack Oliver championship. Don Bisplinghoff was third with 288, Ray Terry fourth at 292.
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Raiders Beat Florence Despite Hard-Throwing Left Field Play
Roberts dove for a line drive in left field and grabbed the ball, Avery threw to first in time to retire Goodwin. Dusty Rickard collected two singles in four at bats to lead Florence’s offense.
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Lookouts win over Memphis as Barons drop two
The Lookouts split a doubleheader with Memphis with a 7-0 loss in the first game and a 3-1 win in the nightcap. Atlanta and New Orleans also split doubleheaders, keeping Chattanooga's lead in the Southern Association pennant race amid tight standings.
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Yesterday's Results From Baseball Matches
Yesterday's results show Brooklyn at Philadelphia with Podrain. St. Louis defeated Cincinnati 6 to 2. Chicago beat Pittsburgh 6 to 4. New York triumphed 3 to 1. Boston lost 1 to 5.
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Brooklyn at Philadelphia on the court today
The schedule lists only one game this day with Brooklyn visiting Philadelphia for a 2 o'clock contest. The sole matchup dominates today’s docket.
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New York Mets rout Boston as rain delays second game
New York beat Boston 5 to 1 before the rain postponed a second game. Other scores include TI 9-2 over Washington 8 Classlind 9-1 over St. Louis 3-2 with Detroit at Chicago also postponed by rain.
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Boston at New York Two Games Scheduled
Boston and New York are set for two games on the schedule with both contests listed as upcoming in the fixtures. Specific dates and venues are not provided in the readable text.
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Southern Baseball Standings and Matchups
New Orleans leads with 4-1 while Mobile struggles at 1-13 and Birmingham sits 0-1. Little Rock is 4-3 and Nashville 3-4, Chattanooga dominates 7-1. Upcoming games include Mobile at Atlanta, New Orleans at Birmingham, Memphis at Chattanooga, and Little Rock at Nashville.
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Coaches Praise First Georgia Tech Football Practice
Associated Press notes quick summer conditioning and Dodd's cautious optimism at Georgia Tech with needed quarterback replacement looming. Tennessee, Kentucky, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, Mississippi State and Florida also report first workouts and coach comments as preseason drills begin.
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Baseball Leaders and Standings Snapshot
Fain from Philadelphia and Mitchell from Cleveland top batting at .332. Rosen from Cleveland and Zernal of Philadelphia lead RBI with 92 hits by Fox of Chicago at 162. Berra of New York drives 29 home runs while Minoso of Chicago and Jensen of Washington share stolen bases. Consuegra of Washington posts a 6-0 record and 1.000 ERA.
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Rain Helps Stretch New Yorks Lead In American League
Rain and game changes helped the Yankees widen their AL margin to 2.2 games over Cleveland as Ray Scarborough pitched New York to a 5-1 win over Boston. Elsewhere the Browns beat Cleveland 2-1 after rain paused play, while Brooklyn and New York Giants split a doubleheader in the NL.
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Baseball Statistics Leaders Overview
LPL leaders list Natl ae Musial of St Louis with runs batted in and hits. Sauer of Chicago tops runs. Reese of Brooklyn leads in stolen bases. Black of Brooklyn records wins and a .846 winning percentage.
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Lozano and Carter Set For Even Match At Armory
At the Decatur Armory on Wednesday night Nick Carter faces Lozano in a ten minute single fall bout. Charles Laye meets Raoul Lopez in the other ten minute match with López likely to press the action. A tag team bout features Carter and Laye versus Lopez and Lozano with edge if Lozano and Lopez avoid conflict.
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Matthews Stops Lowry In Boise Showdown
Seattle heavyweight Harry Kid Matthews floored Ted Lowry of New Bedford in 36 seconds of the fifth round in Boise. Matthews, coming off a kayo loss to Rocky Marciano, used sharp counterpunches and body blows to drop Lowry after a groggy fourth round.
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Kid) Matthews
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Insurance City Open crowns Ted Kroll amid tropical storm
Ted Kroll of New Hartford New York endured rain and wind at Wethersfield Connecticut to win the first Insurance City Open Golf Tournament with a final 273 total and 2400 prize money. He overtook Skee Riegel late after two birdies and led from that point. Wade Herren of Birmingham defeated Doh Floyd of Atlanta 6 0 6 2 to win the Mobile Country Club Tennis title.
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Neptune density relative to Earth noted
An astronomy note states Neptune has a density about 0.24 times that of Earth. The comparison highlights Neptune as a less dense planet in the solar system.
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