Chicks Beat Crax For Second Night
The Memphis Chicks defeated the league leading Atlanta Crackers 9-6 to gain a second win in the series and shrink the Crackers’ lead to five games. A four run fourth helped Memphis and a late rally by Atlanta prevented shutout. attendance at Memphis set a regular season night-game record.
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Associated Press
Memphis Chicks
Atlanta Crackers
Crackers
Memphis
Birmingham
Little Rock Travelers
Mobile
Chattanooga
Nashville
New Orleans
Johnny Ripple
Atlanta
Goolsby
Little Rock
Big League Players To Get New Benefits
Major League owners approved a series of benefits for players including a new uniform contract a pension fund representation on the executive council and a longer 168 game schedule to be funded by a higher attendance. The changes extend the postseason deadline and guarantee a minimum salary while expanding league governance.
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Chicago
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Executive Council
Alabama Three Deep In Football Lettermen At Practice
Alabama opens practice with 83 candidates and 12 lettermen returning including Vaughn Mancha and Harry Gilmer. Eight veterans from prior service eras, including Bill Baughman and Ted McKosky, join the Crimson Tide as they prepare for the season.
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Tuscaloosa
Als
Southern California
Army
Navy
Tide
Bill Baughman
Great Lakes Navy
Weaver
Ted McKosky
Crimsons
Vaughn Mancha
Harry Gilmer
Lowell Tew
Norwood Hodges
Fred Grant
Hal Self
Hugh Morrow
Tom Whitley
Jackie
Jack Green
Johnny Wozniak
Birmingham Park Board Backs New 4 200 Project
The Birmingham City Park Board adopted a resolution approving the establishment of 4 200 here after the Junior Chamber of Commerce appealed for a 200. The action follows the group's push for the project.
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Birmingham
City Park Board
Chamber of Commerds
Fish Jubilee Draws Crowds in Mobile Bay
In Daphne Alabama the Mobile Bay Fish Jubilee drew hundreds as anglers with nets and gigs hoped for a haul. Early fishermen bagged several sacks of flounders while many blamed crowds for scaring the fish from shallow waters.
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Mobile Bay
Daphne
Ala
R. E. Reddock Named Assistant Coach
Ruskin E Reddock of Montgomery Alabama will serve as an assistant to Coach Greg Wilson in Marianna high school athletics. He is a Troy State Teachers College graduate, formerly on the Sidney Lanier high school faculty, and recently discharged from the Marine Corps.
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Marianna
Ruskin E Reddock
Montgomery
Alabama
Greg Wilson
Marianna High School
State Teachers’ College
Troy
Ala
Sidney Lanier High School
United States Marine Corps
VFW Labor Day Dance Planned at Bee Line Club
The VFW prepares for a Labor Day dance at Bee Line Club Monday night starting 9:30 p.m. The Southernabes will provide music and Nick Ladd reports proceeds go to the building fund. K. J F. Bates will perform during intermission with a singing guitar, plus Tommy Thompson as vocalist. Tickets available at Dothan Drug Company Casa Drug Store Northcatts Drug Store Merrill Sandwich Shop and at the club door. The note ends with a historical line about the first college of dentistry in 1839.
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VFW
Bee Line Club
Southernabes
Nick Ladd
K. J F. Bates
Bigningham
Tommy Thompson
Dothan Drug Company
Casa Drug Store
Northcatts
Merrill
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R. E. Reddock
College of Dentistry
United States
Rexall
Troy Lewis
Troy Lewis Clothing Co
N. Foster
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