Blue Devils Take City Series Lead With 14 6 Victory
The Decatur Blue Devils built an 11 1 lead behind strong hitting and solid pitching by H L Shorty Ogle, besting Ingalls 14 6 to move 1 0 in a best of seven series. Ogle earned his seventh straight win, while Ingalls managed few first seven innings. The two teams meet again at Ingalls Diamond at 3 pm with Ed Johnson vs John Manahan or Eston Jones on the mound.
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Brown Sets Tennis Pace at Forest Hills
In a national semi final Tom Brown Jr. defeats Gardnar Mulloy 6-4 6-2 6-4 before 15000 fans. Capt. Walter Pate calls Brown’s play out of this world as he advances to a five set final with Jack Kramer for the title tomorrow night.
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Baron's Tom Neill Paces Batting Race
Tom Neill of Birmingham led the Southern Association batting race last week with a .374 average and extended his lead over Hillis Layne of Chattanooga. Layne tied Neill at 201 hits as Pete Layden of New Orleans posted 17 triples. Neill, sold to the Boston Braves, had eight hits in 29 attempts. Other leaders included Layden in stolen bases with 31 and Babe Ellis in runs scored with 134. Pitcher Charlie Ripples led pitching at 10-3, with Wimpy Willis 18-6 and Barney Cook 14-5 nearby.
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Snead Mangrum Tie For World Championship Lead
Lloyd Mangrum and Sammy Snead fired three under par 69s to share the halfway lead in George S. May's $10,000 World Championship golf event in Chicago. Byron Nelson shot 71 and Herman Barron 75 as the 36 hole event moved toward a deciding final 18.
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Standings Summary for AMERICAN League Teams
American standings show New York seven wins and Weekingies four losses. Philadelphia four, Boston two. Detroit ten, Chicago four. St Louis four, Cleveland one.
Probable pitchers listed for several MLB games
The notice lists expected starting pitchers for multiple AL and NL games including Leonard, Wynn, Bevins, Drews, Hughson, Marchildon, Kra mer, Gatehouse, Feller, Embree, Lopat, Papish, Newhouser, Trucks, Strincevich, Bahr, Wyse, Mau niely, Mulcahy, Lee, and others. It shows matchups such as Washington at New York, Boston at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Cleveland, Chicago at Detroit, and New York at Brooklyn with varying records.
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Georgia Tech Football Scrimmage Injures Five Varsity Players
Georgia Tech held a two hour scrimmage in Atlanta with four varsity teams and two red shirt squads. Five varsity players and two red shirts were injured including Jim Stills Joe Daniel Tom Coleman Buck Tanner and Joe E Brown with Brown suffering a dislocated shoulder. Dinky Bowen, a 1944 freshman star, is expected to rejoin the Jackets within ten days after discharge from the air corps.
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Tide Men Are Injured In Alabama September Scrimmage
Alabama reports seven players out with injuries including three starters hospitalized in Birmingham. Injured: Lowell Tew Corky Corbitt Kenny Reese Johnny August Jim McWhorter Ted McKosky Bill Abston. Scrimmage with four full teams proceeded as coaches tested veterans and freshmen.
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Southern Association playoff opens Tuesday in three-city race
The Shaughnessy playoff for $4,500 and a Dixie Series berth starts Tuesday night with Memphis and Chattanooga meeting in the first semi final while Atlanta hosts the other set. The format includes possible moves and coin flip if tied, with New Orleans Nashville and Mobile contending for the final spot. The winner receives $3,000 and a Dixie Series berth. the runner up gets $1,500.
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Louis Returns to Training Ahead of Mauriello Bout
World heavyweight champion Joe Louis sparred four rounds in Pompton Lakes New Jersey as he prepares for the Yankee Stadium fight with Tami Mauriello on September 18. He weighed 210 pounds after two rounds with Perk Daniels and one each with Teddy Randolph and Eldridge Batman and expected to weigh about 207 for the bout. Louis warned Mauriello to avoid landing punches, saying he would not tolerate any clean blows.
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Higbe Dominates Giants In 4-1 Brooklyns Win
Kirby Higbe pitched a one hitter as Brooklyn beat the New York Giants 4-1 to trim the Cardinals NL lead to two games in the opening of a 14 game home stand. Ernie Lombardi hit his 11th homer as the Giants spoiled the bid. Higbe fanned nine in a complete game victory.
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Strike Ends at Bemis Brothers Bay Plant Talladega
About 1000 workers at the Bemis Brothers Bay Co. plant in Talladega plan to end their strike starting with the next night shift. The walkout began August 27 over wage increase demands, according to an AFL organizer.
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Pharr Named as Co Captain for Auburn 1946 Eleven
Fort Payne Alabama born center Jim Pharr named co captain of Auburn's 1946 football squad joining end Sam McClurkin as captain. Pharr, out of competition since 1942, competes with freshman Tom McKinney for starting honors. The Auburn eleven also includes guards Jimmy Rose Floyd Mitchell tackles Holly Mitchell Jack Cornelius ends Teedie Faulk Ray Williams quarterback Ralph Pyburn halfbacks Travis Tidwell Bill Wilson and fullback Bull Cochran. The squad practiced fundamentals and padded work ahead of midweek scrimmage.
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Baseball's Big Six in the Spotlight
The list highlights six stars from major clubs: Musial of the Cardinals Hopp of the Braves Vernon of the Senators Mize of the Giants Pesky of the Red Sox and Williams of the Red Sox. Night games are not included in this notation.
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Fireworks Display Costs Fire Owner Dearly
A Cullman Tribune report details a fireworks booth fire south of Cullman on Bee Line Highway. A customer’s dropped match ignited sky rockets, exploding stock valued near 300 dollars and causing a costly accident for owner Hugh Brindley.
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