Lopat, Roe Spark Key Wins As Yankees, Dodgers Lead
The Yankees beat the Senators 5-1 as Lopat pitched a strong win in Washington. Brooklyn topped the Giants 4-1, snapping a five game skid, while the Indians swept a doubleheader from the Browns to trim New York's AL lead to two games. A three hitter by Verran aided Brooklyn, and the NL race widened with Dodgers in front.
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Eddie Lopat
Preacher Roe
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Arkansas
New York
Senators
Washington
Cleveland
Indians
Yankees
Browns
Wenabeese
Yca-Uiq Verran
Arkansan
Brooklyn
Giants
Dodgers
Paul Richards
Chicago White Sox
Mize Homers in All Major League Parks
Johnny Mize, 39, completed a milestone by homering in every major league ballpark. His 354th homer came against the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium, aiding the New York Yankees to a 5 1 victory with a bases loaded slam. It also marked his 1 981st career hit.
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New York
Johnny Mize
Washington Senators
Griffith Stadium
New York Yankees
Nats
Eddie Lopat and pitching pace Yankees. Slaughter lifts Cardinals
Eddie Lopat earned his eighth win after an eight hitter as the Yankees continued their surge with a grand slam by Johnny Mize. Enos Slaughter drove in all Cardinals runs with a bases loaded triple and a ninth inning single to seal a 4-3 win over the Pirates. Ted Gray notches win as Tigers top the White Sox 4-2 with Johnny Groth driving in two runs. The Red Sox hammer the Athletics 12-5 at Fenway as the Cubs beat the Reds 6-1 behind a four hitter from the starter.
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Ted Gray
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Johnny Groth
St. Louis Cardinals
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Enos Slaughter
Redbirds
Bob Rush
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago
Florence State Lion Tackles Provide Open Fight for 1949 Line
Florence Ala. September practice reveals tackle spots open after Sam Hyde and Bobby Wade departed. Likely tackles include Jim Glass from Itawamba JC and Jimmy Hodges from Auburn. Others vying for guard and end positions include Darrell Mack, Buddy Moore, and Harlon Hill, with Carl Garrison favored at center.
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Ala
Hal Self
George Weeks
Santa
Florence State Lion
Sam Hyde
Bobby Neal Wade
Hyde
Wade
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Jim Glass
Itawamba Junior College
Jimmy Hodges
Auburn
Caldwell Hollingsworth
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Fred Thrower
Weeks
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Porky” Hodges
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Buddy Moore
Bo” Sherrill
Murrell West
Itawamba
Joe Glenn Moore
Carl Garrison
Troy Hamner
James Edwards
Cullman
Harlon Hill
Bimol Poole
Hill
Poole
Florence State
Jim Wakefield
Sewanee
Marvin Clem
Athens College
Fishing Report Highlights Across Morgan County Alabama
In Morgan County streams Flint Creek and Cotaco Creek show clear water with no bites. Tennessee River and nearby venues report bass bream white lake bass and catfish striking plugs flies and worms with generally good prospects. Limestone Limestone Sugar Creeks clearing with bass bream striking. Elk River clear with good prospects. Poplar Creek clear with fair prospects. Swan Creek clearing with no bites.
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Flint River
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Poplar Creek
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Swan Creek
Yesterday's Results From Southern Baseball Standings
Yesterday's scores show Atlanta 14 Birmingham 1 and Little Rock 2 Chattanooga 0. Memphis 5 Nashville 6 and Mobile 3 New Orleans 1.
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New Orleans
Memphis
Nashville
Little Rock
Birmingham
Mobile
New Orleans and Memphis Playoff for Fourth Place
New Orleans and Memphis meet in a decisive game to determine the fourth seed. The matchup serves as a one game playoff with high stakes for playoff positioning. Both teams vie for the final guaranteed spot and a favorable path in the postseason.
Baseball Scores Almanac Flash: Divisional Showdowns
The recap lists results with New York over Washington 5 to 1 and Boston defeating Philadelphia 12 to 5. Cleveland earned a 4 to 3 win while St Louis fell 0 to 1. Detroit beat Chicago 4 to 2.
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Baseball scores from September 6 games
Brooklyn defeated New York 4 to 1 and Chicago beat Cincinnati 6 to 1. Boston won 3 to 1 while Philadelphia fell 1 to 2 in the first completion of the Sept. 6 game. St Louis edged Pittsburgh 4 to 3.
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New York
St. Louis Et
Philadelphia
Chicago Eewense
Cincinnati Wee
Boston Awe Eens
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Betsy Rawls Wins Carrollton Open In Four Stroke Margin
Betsy Rawls of Austin topped Louise Suggs and Marilynn Smith in the Carrollton Women’s Open at Sunset Hills. Rawls shot 74-69-71 for 214, earning 750 of the 3,000 purse. Suggs finished second at 218, while Smith was third at 222. Amateur Pat Grant led the amateurs with 232.
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Carrolton
Betsy Rawls
Miss Rawls
Louise
Miss Suggs
Marilynn Smith
Wichita
Kans
WAC
Pat Grant
Fort McPherson
Eileen Stulb
Athens
Augusta
Babs Blakely
Anniston
Ala
Martha Daniel
Rome
Minnie Lee Ashley
Huntsville
Jo Ann Prentice
Birmingham
Jerry Crawford
Americus
Mary McCutcheon
Jasper
Dick Spencer
Longyear Opens First Spitsbergen Coal Mines in 1905
The first large scale coal mining on Spitsbergen began in 1905 led by American John M Longyear. The note adds that the term navy originally referred to all a nation's shipping and later narrowed to warships.
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Archipelago
Spitsbergen
John M. Longyear
Sedgman paints grim view of American Davis Cup prospects
Forest Hills report shows Australia’s Frank Sedgman dominating the United States Men’s Singles Championship final by 6 1 6 2 6 3 over 38 year old Gar Mulloy. He says the lower half of the draw was tougher and prefers Wimbledon seeding over Forest Hills method.
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N. Y
Frank Sedgman
Australia
America
Sedgman
Gar Mulloy
Miami
United States
Mulloy
Large Number Teams Will Use Spread In 1952
New York reports a wave of college coaches adopting the spread formation for 1952 a scattergun attack born from touch football roots. Noting SMU and Texas Christian use it to gain prominence the piece cites budget gaps and conference strength as drivers shaping adoption across the Southwest and beyond.
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Southern Methodist Mustangs
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Dallas
Frank Leahy
Texas Christian
T.C.U
Kentucky
Horned Frogs
Frogs
Napoleon Would Choose Delaware River Route If Fleeing to America
The National Geographic Society notes Napoleon reportedly told Joseph that if exile to America were necessary he would pick a spot between Philadelphia and New York on the Delaware River to receive news by packet.
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National Geographic Society
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Joseph
America
Philadelphia
New York
Delaware River
1952 Either Best Or Second Best For SEC Teams
Southeastern Conference teams face a strong 1952 season with nine potential top squads. Georgia Tech and Tennessee receive early national recognition, while Ole Miss shows star quarterback King Lear in preseason form. Alabama Kentucky LSU Florida Georgia and Vanderbilt follow in the competitive SEC race.
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Sterling Slappey
Atlanta
Deep South
Tennessee- Georgia Tech - Mississippi & Co
Mississippi State
Auburn
Tulane
Associated Press
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Mississippi
Rebels
Jimmy Lear
Maryland
Tech
Leon Hardeman
Larry Morris
Larry Ruffin
Bill Teas
Glenn Turner
Bob Neyland
Vols
Alabama
Kentucky
L.S.A
Florida
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Memphis Chicks Grab Fourth Place Tie In S A Playoff Push
In the Southern Association Memphis earns a fourth place tie with New Orleans after a doubleheader sweep. Memphis beats Nashville 5-2 and 6-1 while New Orleans loses to Mobile 3-1. The Chicks face New Orleans in a deciding single game in Memphis for the playoff spot. Atlanta and Mobile begin their best of seven series in Atlanta with moves to Mobile and back, as Chattanooga eyes the pennant winner.
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Southern Association
Luke Appling
Memphis Chicks
Chicks
New Orleans
Pels
Memphis
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Mobile
Pets
Nashville
Little Rock
Birmingham
Crackers
Racial Population Figures Cited in U S Demographics
An estimate notes that African Americans comprise about one tenth of the nation’s population. The remark places focus on the relative size of the Negro population within United States demographics.
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United States
Morgan County Tennis Tourney Crowns Doubles Finalists
In Morgan County tournament action, R Terry and H M Lovelace eliminated Bob Pettey and Shady Terry in straight sets to reach the men’s doubles final. They will face the winners of Tatum/Kyle versus Kenton/Lents in Tuesday night’s final. Jane Long and H M Lovelace already advance in mixed doubles after a 6-3 6-1 win, with other finals to be decided.
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H. M. Lovelace
Morgan County
Bob Pettey
Shady Terry
Lovelace
Terry
John Tatum
Phillip Kyle
Brewer Kenton
R. Lents
Tatum
Kyle
Kenton
Lentz
Gerry Lively
Ike Gray
Ruth Jones
Jane Long
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