Browns Seek Ground Against Stiff Alabama League Competition
The Alabama State League standings show the Browns in second place in team hitting, six points behind Greenville and ahead of the Tixers. Dick Coates leads in triples and is near .300, while Arrows of Andalusia top home runs with 47 as Troy dominates several categories. James Owen Colley shines at third base, drawing praise for versatility and steady defense.
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Browns
Greenville
Tixers
Hill
Moore
Davis
Creswell
Smith
Dothan
Troy
Tigers
Andalusia
Dick Coates
Coates
Cat'' Milner
Alabama
Montgomery Rebels
Arrows
Powell
Tailend Brewton
Pirates
Carlisle
Mays
Geneva
RBI
Brewton Millers
eBay
James Owen Colley
Langdale
Ala
MSC Plays Four Games In Alabama
Mississippi Southern begins training September 1 for a 1948 football season that includes four Alabama appearances. The SIAA leader opens at Montgomery September 24 versus Auburn and travels to Tuscaloosa in November to meet Alabama. They face Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Mobile October 29 and a post season game there December 14 with an unnamed opponent.
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Mississippi Southern
Alabama
Little Siaa
Montgomery
Auburn
MSC
Tuscaloosa
Southwestern Louisiana Insitute
Lad Memorial Stadium
Mobile
Chipola recruits two Cottonwood standouts this fall
Lamar Sellers and C L Anderson, noted football and basketball stars from Cottonwood High School, are expected to bolster Chipola Junior College teams once they enroll this fall.
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Chipola
Marianna
Lamar Sellers
C. L. Anderson
Cottonwood High School
Chipola Junior College
Hill wins three hitter as Dothan tops Greenville 7 to 2
Frank Hill pitched a three hitter to earn his 19th victory for the Dothan Browns in a 7 to 2 win over the Greenville Pirates. Mays and Burns each drove in runs for Dothan, while Tom Smith led Browns hitters with two singles. Purkey took the loss for Greenville as Lindsey and Hill paced the Browns offensively. The win tightens the race for Hill toward 20 victories as Greenville falls behind.
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Frank Hill
Greenville Pirates
Mays
Burns
Bucs
Greenville
Dothan
Hill
Olivas
Winston-Salem
N.C
Frank
Emory Lindsey
Pirates
Tom Smith
Phil Noto
Purkey
Avinger
Colley
Podolsky
R. Lindermuth
Lindsey
Brews
Wiregrass Stadium
Millers
Enterprise-Andalusia Enterprise
Byrne
Weevils
Andalusia Arrows
Terral
Andalusia
Enterprise
Willcox
Dowd
Higgenbotham
Troy
Jake Moore
Alumium
Godfrey
Tigers
Moore
Kiburis
Bob Benish
Cabanan
Brewton
Jones
Boll Weevils
Crowley
Ozark Eagles
Ozark
Pace Field
Geneva
Cabanaw
Gilkeyson
Cgaenevas Rosser I Grreva
Tras
Yankees Near First After Win Over Indians
The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5 to 0 behind Vic Raschi four hitter to cut the deficit to two percentage points. Joe DiMaggio drove in three runs with two doubles as Raschi logged his 14th win and fifth shutout. Cleveland’s Bob Lemon absorbed the loss. Meanwhile the Philadelphia Athletics toppled the Browns 7 to 1, Lon Brissie winning for the A’s.
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Carl Lundquist
NEW York
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Vic Raschi
Yankees
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Browns
St. Louis
Lon Brissie
A's
Raschi
Cleveland
Joe DiMaggio
Bob Lemon
White Sox
Palmotors
Red Sox
Chicago
Allen Gettel
Boston
Tony Lupien
Luke Appling
Ralph Hodgin
Cass Michaels
Lupien
Cardinals
Robin Roberts
Philadelphia
Roberts
George Kurowski
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Reds
Brooklyn
Bucky Walters
Johnny Vander Meer
Rey Campanella
Virgil Stallcup
Frankie Baumbholtz
Pirates
Giants
Frankie Gustine
Ray Peat
Kirby Higbe
Pittsburgh
Johnny Mize
Dixie Walker
Boston Braves
Johnny Sain
Chicago Cubs
Vander Meer
Gumbert
Williams
Roe
Palica
Behrman
Campanella
Ruuns
Stalicup
Bonham
Higbe
Kluttz
Fitzgerald
Koslo
Hansen
I'Trinkle
Jonesh Konikowski
Poatadie
Cooper
Westrum
Poat
Gustine
Mise
St. Lotus
Atomic Blond Returns To Wiregrass Arena
The Atomic Blond returns to Wiregrass Arena on Friday night at 8 30 for a tag team bout. His chief opponent will be Garza Lozana with both men selecting partners. A one fall preliminaries will precede the main event. Nick Carter and Red Byrd previously won two straight falls from the Masked Marvel and Mike Chacoma.
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Wiregrass
Garza Lozana
Lozana
Hher
Nick Carter
Red Byrd
Masked Marvel
Mike Chacoma
Ashford Dothan to Play Doubleheader for Series Decision
Ashford and Dothan American Legion baseball clubs clash in a 1:30 PM doubleheader to decide the district consolation series. A rubber game would follow Monday in Dothan at 7:30 PM if the twin bill is split. the series began July 27 with Dothan winning 13 to 5 and Ashford taking 10 to 3 last Sunday.
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Ashford
Dothan
Ashford American Legion
Legion
Wiregrass Stadium
U. S. Preparedness Emphasized At Amvets Convention
Chicago AP A national AMVETS convention plans for 2000 veterans from Aug 30 to Sept 5 with Secretary Forrestal attending. Main topics include national preparedness and cost of living, plus debate over a federal bonus. Six candidates vie for national commander as Sad Sacks engage in ceremonial activities.
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Chicago
Amvets
William Kipp
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Kipp
Edgar C. Corry, Jr
Des Moines
Ken Kunde
Oshkosh
Wis
Frank McCaslin
Bedford
Ohio
National Executive Committee
Married Hired Men Wanted Own Farms
Ames Iowa UP a survey by Iowa State College rural sociologist Robert Rohner finds many married hired men wish to start farming on their own. The 1910 figure showed over half of 20,000 Iowa hired farm hands were married and numbers have risen since.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Robert Rohner
Iowa State
Iowa
Tren Fpel
Rohwer
Five most common fire locations listed in order
The text identifies five frequent fire locations: dwellings, stores and shops, motor vehicles, apartments and rooming houses, and manufacturing plants. It cites Pennsylvania as a source region and mentions newspapers and a Water company in relation to data.
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Motor Vetucier
Cg Platte
Sammy Snead Leads Tam O Shanter After First Round
Sammy Snead fired a 66 to hold a three stroke lead the Tam O Shanter money event as a world championship field begins play. Herman Barron and Cary Middlecoff trailed with 69, while Patty Berg led the women pros at 75 and Frank Stranahan tied for amateurs with 71.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Samuel Jackson
Snead
White Sulphur Springs
Sammy
Herman Barron
White Plains
Cary Middlecoff
Army
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Sally Sessions
Lassie
Muskegon
Mich
Babe Zaharias
Ferndale
N. C
Betty Hicks
Orchard Lake
Ann Casey
Mason City
William Campbell
Princeton
Huntington
W. Va
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Husky Campbell
West Virginia
Stranahan
Tom O'Shanter
Simon Pures
Jack Coyle
Springfield
Harold Brink
Grand Rapids
Fred Wampler
Purdue
Indianapolis
Alabama State League Baseball Scores and Standings
A summary of last night results across the Alabama State League includes Meaves Last Night Votian 7, Greenville 2. Enterprise 7, Andalusia 6. Ozark B vs Brewton & Troy 11. Gene anines Today Piothan at Greenville. and multiple matchups with Brewton, Enterprise, Dothan, and Geneva. Standings list teams and scores, with national and regional games and notices from Associated Press.
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Greenville
Enterprise
Andalusia
Ozark
Brewton & Troy
Gene
Piothan
Troy
Geneva
Brewton
Neorea
Dothan
Brewton &, Enterprise
Qzark
Associated Press
Washington
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Mobile
Memphis
Atlanta
Nashville
Southeastern
Selma
Vicksburg
Montgomery
Jackson
Pensacola
Gadsden
Meridian
Anniston
Beaton
Branklyn
St. Luisa
New York Sl
Cincinnate
Chicago
Amertan Cleeland
Phitedei
Sephma
Jerace & Mortenmery
Meriden
Penseeris
Gaseten
Tree W. L
Aeenville
Brewson
Geneva Andalusia
EAGL
Wilson
Ashford
Poyner And Thornton Shaded In Radium Springs Golf Finals
Sammy Lippitt of Albany and Chub Kile of Atlanta reached the Radium Springs invitational finals in Albany Georgia. Lippitt defeated Dick Cherry 4 2 to reach the final while Kile rallied from three down to edge Press Thornton in a 36 hole semifinal thriller.
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Poyner
Thornton
Radium Springs
Albany, Ga
Sammy Lippitt
Albany
Chub Kile
Atlanta
Lippitt
Dick Cherry
Kile
Press Thornton
Dothan
Chub
Cherry
Pat Poyner
Whiddon Pitches No-Hitter for Headland Runners
Headland Dixie Runners pitcher Long John Whiddon, ex Midland City HS, threw a no hitter against Chipley Fishers as Headland rallied for 12 runs. Albert Rivenbark made key catches and collected three hits including a triple with five RBIs. Snell, Wagner contributed multiple hits in the 14 hit attack.
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Long John
Whiddon
Midland City
Headland Dixie Runners
Alabama Florids
Chipley Fishers
Chipley
Albert Rivenbark
Snell
Wagner
Headland
Knight
Stembridge
Anderson
Watson
Tice
Long Shot Wins Sheridan Mile at Washington Park
Star Reward a 15 to 1 shot owned by Detroit industrialist Charles T. Fuasher won the Sheridan Mile at Washington Park by three lengths for $28,350 in prize money.
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Chicago
Charles T. Fuasher
Detroit
Washington Park
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