Legion Baseball Weekend At Legion Field Heats Up
Holiday weekend features three ball games at Legion Field. Sunday at 3:00 Hillsboro Bombers of Nashville visit the Legion. Labor Day doubleheader starts 2:06 p.m. with Legion vs Brighton of Birmingham. Local pitchers include Teal or Hudson and Rusell on the Hillsboro mound. Tom Tatum, ex Dodger, shines for Tulsa in the Texas League.
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Legion
Hillsboro Bombers
Nashville
Legion Field
Dupont
Decatur
Brighton
Birmingham
Ross Graham
Howard Curtis
Ben Teal
Robert Hudson
William Russell
Hillsboro
Herman Hans
Jack Hansdh
Bobby Fudge
John Bomar
Newell Pangburn
Douglas Walker
Gordon Smith
Thomas Hanson
Joseph McDonald
Russelon
Mound
Kimbrell
Todd
Roberts
Freeman
McMurtrie
McElroy
Sparkman
Caudill
Red Caudill
Red
Shorty Ogle
Rise and Shine and Music For Today Broadcast Schedule
Radio listings show a dense schedule of programs including Rise & Shine Bilbilly Wits John Biel Quartet and Koffee Klub with various daily and weekly slots. The page enumerates time slots and program names across mornings afternoons and evenings with repeats and special broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rise & Shine Bilbilly Wits
John Biel
Teese & Thars
Koffee Klub
W. Th. F. Koffee Klub
Badie School of the Bible
Musica
Tees
Music For Today
Thers
Cedric Foster
Dixie
Tom Mix
Fulton Lewis Jr
Emry J. Taylor
Sperte
Gregory Hood
Col
Moopnegk
Pri
Jet Piease
Tene Wolf
Digeet Rampton
Hollywood Party
Stoopnagie
Alsabame
Wenting Cheb
Robert Eligore
Baron Manager Fred Walters Injured in Birmingham Wreck
Fred Walters player-manager of the Birmingham Barons was hurt in a traffic accident in Birmingham. He suffered chest back and arm injuries and will miss several days of play. Walters two daughters Barbara and Patricia were also slightly injured in the collision. A police report noted Walters car was struck by a second vehicle and shoved into a third.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fred Walters
Birmingham Barons
Walters
Barbara
Patricia
M. H. House
Tigers Play Three Here On Labor Day Schedule
The Decatur Tigers open Labor Day with three games at Ingalls Field. Sunday at 2:30 they face the Alden Miners of Jackson County with Truss pitching and Martin catching. Monday at 2:30 they meet the Dixiana Panthers in a doubleheader with Smith starting the first game and Russell the second.
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Decatur Tigers
Alden Miners
Jackson County
Ingalls Field
Truss
Tigers
Martin
Dixania Panthers
Smith
Russell
Probable major league pitchers listed for tomorrow games
New York report lists probable pitchers for upcoming games with current win loss records. Matchups include Boston at Philadelphia Gatehouse versus Fowler, Washington at New York Hudson against Reynolds, Cleveland at St Louis Bearden versus Fannin, Detroit at Chicago Trucks against Gettel, and others with Heintzelman, Roberts, Kennedy, Roe, Chipman, Rush, Sewell, Riddle, Pollett, Fox, and Peterson noted.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Gatehouse
Fowler
Washington
Hudson
Reynolds
Cleveland
St Louis
Bearden
Fannin
Detroit
Chicago
Trucks
Gettel
Heintzelman
Roberts
Elliott
Brooklyn
Kennedy
Roe
Pittsburgh
Chipman
Rush
Sewell
Riddle
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pollett
Fox
Péterson
Old Flier Wins His Race
Paul Mantz of the movies won the Bendix transcontinental air race to become the event’s first three time winner. The Long Beach to Cleveland course covered 2045 miles with Mantz averaging 447.980 mph. Linton B. Carney placed second and Jacquéline Cochran finished third amid nerves and a smaller field than recent years.
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Cleveland
Paul Mantz
Long Beach
Calif
Linton B. Carney
Houston
Texas
Mantz
Jacquéline Cochran
Secon
Cochran
Floyd B. Odlum
New York
Alabama Man Leads Shooters In Gulf States Skeet Open
T B Hill Jr of Montgomery won the small gauge skeet event firing 96 of 100 targets despite 30 mph winds and rain. Jack Lovett of Montgomery finished second with 94, L G Adams of Mobile was third with 93 as 70 shooters from five states began the Gulf States Open Skeet Championship in Mobile.
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Mobile
Ala
T. B. Hill, Jr
Montgomery
Hill
Alabama
Jack Lovett
L. G. Adams
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
William Turnesa Wins National Amateur Golf Championship
William Peter Turnesa the 34 year old “kid brother” of a golfing clan won his second United States Amateur title defeating Ray Billions 2 and 1 in Memphis Tennessee. Turnesa rallied from a late deficit with par eagle par on the 29th hole then closed with steady pars to seal the victory in drizzling rain before about 2500 spectators.
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Will Grimsley
Memphis
Tenn
William Peter Turnesa
United States
Ray Billions
New York
Memphis Patmies
Alithaniiraa
Turnesa
Elmsford
N. Y
Poughkeepsie
Johnny Goodman
Portland
Ore
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Chicago
Better Self Wins Discovery Handicap at Aqueduct
King Ranch’s Better Self outstepped nine rivals to win the Discovery Handicap, a mile and a furlong race at Aqueduct in 1 53 4 5. Mount Marcy finished second and Loser Weeper third as Better Self paid 8 80 4 60 3 60. Nell K. scored a surprise in the Astaria Stakes worth 13 950. the six furlongs featured 45 juvenile runners.
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New York
King Ranch
Aqueduct
C. V. Whitney
A. G. Vanderbilt
Doug Gorman
Car
Rying
James D. Norris
Nell K. Outran
Alabama Lads Drop First In Southeastern Regional
In St Peters burg Florida Bailey's Supreme Coffee of Atlanta shutout Home Wood Dairies of Birmingham 3 to 0 to open the Southeastern Regional softball tournament. Sam Eliott pitched one hit ball until a bunt by Bill Jernigan broke the no hitter in the seventh. Standard Parts of Memphis beat Romances of Roanoke Rapids 3 to 1 as two singles a sacrifice and a long fly produced two runs. Buck Miller of Tennessee fanned 14.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Sam Eliott
Bailey
Supreme Coffee
Atlanta
Homewood Dairies
Birmingham
Alas
Standard Parts
Memphis
Tenn
Roanoke Rapids
N.C
Elliott
Bill Jernigan
Tennessee
Buck Miller
Ellsworth Vines Leads Reno Open After Halfway Round
Ellsworth Vines a physical education teacher from Iowa State College surged to the front at the Reno open golf tournament with a 137 score after two rounds. He fired 33 35 for a 68 in the second round, moving ahead of Laffoon by one stroke as 60 low scorers advance tomorrow and Monday for the $3500 prize. Weather was ideal and a field of 150 started under a warm sun.
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Reno
Ellsworth Vines
Iowa State Colpa
Washoe County Club Tourse
Vines
Husky
Laffoon
Chicago
Fred Hawkins
Antioch
Ill
Felice Torza
Hollywood
George Fazio
Conshohocken
Pa Fazio
Avith
Progressives End South Swing With Knoxville Address
Henry R. Wallace wraps up his Southern tour with a scheduled address at Mount Olive Negro Baptist Church in Knoxville Tennessee after a swing through the South. A stray egg was thrown but did not hit the candidate as Gov Dewey spends Labor Day weekend at his Pawling New York farm.
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Nash
Wallace
United States
Collier
Brownell
Republican Party
Soutern
South
GOP
Epublican
Dewey
Warren
midWest
Pacific Coast
Pawling
N. Y
Henry R. Wallace
Mount Olive Negro Baptist Church
Knoxville
Tenn
Progressive Party
Sliced pimento stuffed olives add zing to cole slaw
A crisp condiment note shows olives sliced pimento stuffed enhancing coleslaw with a creamy dressing.
Southwest Conference Football Race Forecast
Texas, Rice and Southern Methodist top a three way chase in the SWC this season. Texas expected to lead with depth, while Rice and SMU face changes in backfield and line play. Arkansas Baylor TCU A&M are noted for potential boosts but no title consensus.
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Dallas
Texas
Rice
Southern Methodist
Texas A. Rice
Texas Christian
Arkansas
Baylor
Texas A
Bobby Layne
Mustangs
Dean Walker
Kyle Rote
Walker
Owls
Keyman
Tobin Otte
Paul Campbell
Layne
Blair Cherry
Bobby
Campbell
Cherry
Longhorns
Harold Kilman
al Vaiani
Bears
Texas A and M
Aggies
Harry Stiteler
A and M
Stan Hollmig
Hollmig
Phillie
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Stranahan-Smart
Richard L
Bubba) Smart
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Smart
Pine Bluff
Ark
Stranahair
Tom Tatum
Brooklyn Dodger
Tulsa
WMSL
MBS
AP News
The
Voice of
North Alabama
Wreck
Baron
Labor Day
Turkey
Prentiss Clark
Austinville
Liberation
Morgan County Sportsman and Conservation Association
Edmund T Lunken
Ohio
Jesse F. Stallings
William Turnesa
Billows
G.O. P
Decatur American Legion
Joe W. Brady and
Nima
Squeak —Southwest Forecast
Harold V. Ratliff
Clyde Scott
John Barnhill
Southern
Kyle Rotter
Kentucky
Missouri
South Carolina
Albany Grain & Coal Co
Jones Coal Company
Turner Coal & Grain Co
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