Barons Clinch Second as Haggerty Wins Batting Title
Pat Haggerty led Birmingham Barons to second in the Southern Association as Little Rock outfielder hit six times in eight at bats to raise his average to .3464 and claim the batting crown. Nashville’s Tom Neill finished at .3460. Playoffs start tomorrow with Memphis at Atlanta and Birmingham hosting Nashville.
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Hugh Schutte
Associated Press
Pat Haggerty
Birmingham Barons
Turing
Little Rock
Howe
Nashville
Tom Neill
AB H Pet. Haggerty
Neill
Birmingham
Atlanta Crackers
Barons
Vols
Mobile
Crackers
Memphis’ Chicks
Chicks
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Jim Atkins
Hal Daugherty
Haggerty
Baron
Norm Zauchin
Atkins
Memphis
Bill Wilson
Ray Yochim
Pelos
Ed March
Don Osborn
Loop
Bob Schultz
Schultz
Bears
Bert Flammini
Pete Modica
Pete Vosey
Jim Williams
Vic Marasco
Atlanta
Ralph
Country) Brown
Rocky Krsnich
Don Wheeler
al Aucoin
Don Pinciotti
Southern Association
Maglie Eyes NL Scoreless Streak Record Ahead of Wednesday
New York starter Sal Maglie seeks to extend his 39 scoreless innings as he prepares to face the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Polo Grounds. He has 15 wins and 4 straight shutouts, with Hall of Fame marks in his sights and a resolve to keep his team winning.
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Maglie
New York Giants
Ralph Kiner
Carl Hubbell
Hubbell
Walter Johnson
Washington
Pittsburgh
Polo Grounds
Niagara Falls
Mordecai Brown
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Ed Ruelbach
Bill Lee
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
National League and American League batting leaders listed
The table shows top NL hitters like Musial Ennis and Kiner with leading averages runs and RBIs. It lists Stankys and Ennis high rung for runs batted in and St. Louis stars Musial and Schoendienst for doubles. Pitching leaders include Maglie and Konstanty with win percentages. American League batting led by Goodman is noted.
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Musial
St. Louis
Robinson
Brooklyn
Kkiner
Pittsburgh
Stanky
New York
Ennis
Philadelphia
Kiner
Furillo
Schoendienst
Ashburn
St.Louis
Bell
Pafko
Chicago
Jethroe
Boston
Torgeson
Snider
Spahn
Blackwell
Cincinnati
Maglie
Konstanty
Yanks Find New Life In Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio powered the Yankees with three 400-foot homers in Griffith Stadium as New York beat the Senators 8 1 in the opener of a doubleheader. He also minored a double and walk while driving in four and scoring four to boost his average to .293. The nightcap was halted by rain with DiMaggio having two more homers denied by leaping catches.
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New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee Clippers
DiMaggio
Griffith Stadium
Yankees
Senators
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Randy Gum
Browns
Tribe
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
Dodgers
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Monte Irvin
Bob Thomson
Wes Westrum
Larry Jansen
St. Louis
Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Sam Meeks
Yesterday's Stars: DiMaggio’s Three Homers Spark 8-1 Win
Joe DiMaggio powered the Yankees with three homers and a double, four runs, and four RBIs in an 8-1 victory over Washington. Hal Newhouser led Detroit pitchers in a 1-0 12 inning win over Chicago. Other stats highlight Kell and Dropo leading batting lists.
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Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
New York
Washington
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Chicago
Daily Crossword Clue Pack and Cryptoquote Puzzle
Puzzle page with across clues from Wan to 47 and down clues 1 to 45 plus a cryptogram in Longfellow quote form and Dryden quotation. includes cryptogram key and instructions.
Contention Over Dutch New Guinea Split Between Holland and Indonesia
In Mackenzie's column the Dutch New Guinea dispute pits Holland against Indonesia over sovereignty. The region, rich in minerals and resources, faces a pending decision by January 1951 after a Dutch Indonesian commission studies its future while both sides frame the issue as imperialism. The Papuans are cited as a distinct race separating the two claimants.
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Asia
Netherlands
New Republic of Indonesia
Dutch New Guinea
Holland
Indonesia
Tomorrow's Schedule Highlighting Five MLB Night Games
The schedule lists five key games tonight: Chicago at Boston under night lights. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at New York. and St Louis at Philadelphia in the National League.
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National League
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Southern Association
Wok Pet
Atlanta
Wtauwens
Birmingham
Nashville
Memphis
New Orleans
Mobile ‘A
Seenemeeee
Chattanooga
Little Rock Oo
Ns Ewe
Brooklyn Ee
Boston Saksh
Weseepe Sen
St Louis Owen Een
National League Brooklyn
Night Intercity Matchups Across Major Cities
Boston faces Chicago under night lights while Philadelphia visits St Louis for a late game. Washington travels to Detroit and New York hosts Cleveland in the night schedule.
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Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
St Louis
Baseball Scores and Imperial Tensions Highlight Eras
Scores from multiple games show New York beating Brooklyn and Boston over Philadelphia with rain affected play. Separately a tense dispute over Dutch New Guinea sees Indonesia threatening to act, the Netherlands pledging defense, and Australia discussing joint rule options.
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Netherlands
Indonesia
Dutch New Guinea
Republic
van Waardenburg
New Guinea
Australia
Snead Victorious in Reading Golf Open
Samuel Snead won the Reading Open in a rain soaked Berkshire Country Club course setting a new 72 hole record 268 on a 5456 yard layout. Jim Ferrier finished second with 276 while Glenn Teal edged for third by one stroke. Snead’s win boosted his year’s earnings to 31992 and positions him as favorite for the St. Louis Open starting Thursday.
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Reading
Samuel Jackson Snead
West Virginia
St. Louis
Snead
Fort Worth
Tex
Berkshire
Glenn Teal
Jacksonville
Fla
West
St Petersburg wins Southeastern Girls Softball crown in 11 innings
Florida champion St. Petersburg, led by lefty Anna Giese, edged North Carolina Winston-Salem 3 to 1 in 11 innings to claim the Southeastern Girls' Softball title. St. Petersburg scored three in the 11th on two singles, a walk, an outfield fly and two errors, as Giese silenced the late rally.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Anna Giese
North Carolina
Florida
Winston-Salem
Miss Giese
Army Football Record Since 1890
Army football teams were batting .700 before the 1950 campaign. The Cadets had won 358 games, lost 117 and tied 36 since the Academy began playing football in 1890.
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Army
National Amateur Golf Opens Play Today In Atlanta
Eighty two top women amateurs from America and Britain begin the Golden Anniversary National Amateur at East Lake Course No 1 in Atlanta. Fifty fifth year field includes 105 entrants with byes and defaults shaping early rounds. Dot Kielty Polly Riley figure among favorites as several others advance through defaults and early matchups.
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National Amateur Golf Tour
Atlanta
America
Britain
United States Golf Association
East Lake
Dot Kirlty
Long Beach
Calif
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
Kielty
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
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Miss Riley
Allee Chatham
Miss Chatham
Greenwood
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del Monte
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Carol Diringer
Tiffin
Ohio
James Parker
South Hamilton
Mass
Parker
Grace Lenczyk
Newington
Conn
Julius Boros
Pinehurst
N.C
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