Streaks and Slumps in Browns Ball Tactics
Baseball men watch the Browns swing between six straight wins and a long losing spell as pitching woes and front office moves loom. Rumors link Earl McGowan and other pitchers to bolster the staff while managers shift in Alabama and Southeast leagues. Szuch moves from Brewton to Selma, and Ed Hrabcsak again strikes out 16 for Stamford, continuing a hot stretch this season.
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Mickey) McGowan
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Bridgeport
Kingston
Max
Pistol Pete) Peterson
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Dothan Hosts Greenville In Last Minute Baseball Battle
Dothan vs Greenville returns tonight after a dramatic 9-8 comeback by Greenville in last night’s game. Ozark defeats Enterprise 9 4 backing Hennessey on an eight hitter as top Eagles threaten Boll Weevils.
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Telephone Linemen Triumph In Slow Loop Victory
Telephone's Linemen beat the Lawyers 10-4 at the Baker lot in the Slow Softball League as McClinney pitched seven effective innings. Cosby-Hodges edged Covington 7-3 in the feature, while Sheen held Covington to four hits to beat the Planters. Hosiery's Silk Stockings upset Newberry's Million Dollar Babies 8-6 in the Ladies League. Alabama State League and national scores follow with mixed results across several cities. The Blue-Gray singles title remains undecided due to rain.
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Silk Stockings
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Million Dollar Babies
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Goodson
Barons Sweep Chicks and Narrow Gap to Atlanta
Birmingham swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Memphis Chicks 4 2 and 7 4 to move within one percentage point of the league leader Atlanta Crackers. The Crackers edged the Travelers 5 2 at Little Rock while two series games were rained out. Jim McDonald pitched six hits for Birmingham in game one, Fred Hatfield homered and drove in three in the nightcap, and Lloyd Gearhart sparked Atlanta with a key eighth inning rally. The Barons and Chicks combined for seven safeties in the opener as setbacks for Mobile at Chattanooga and New Orleans at Nashville left two games postponed.
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Memphis Chicks
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Chattanooga
New Orleans
Nashville
Vols
Jim McDonald
Barons
Fred Hatfield
Memphis
Chicks
Lloyd Gearhart
Toose
Travs
Gearhart
Bill Kennely
Jackson Wins Two From Montgomery
The Jackson Senators defeated Montgomery in a Southeastern League twin bill, winning 6 to 5 and 8 to 7 to climb from fifth to third. They trailed 5-4 before scoring two in the seventh of the opener, while Montgomery had a six-run sixth. Other results: Selma Cloverleam beat Vicksburg 11 to 3, and Pensacola Fliers edged Anniston 8 to 8. Rained out Meridian and Gadsden.
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Motor City Open heats up as pros tee off in Detroit
The Motor City Open begins in Detroit with 124 players in a 72 hole event worth 15000 dollars. Dr Cary Middlecoff comes off victory at the Chicago National Open and is the favorite in the field which includes several amateurs.
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Phillies Rally To Boost Morale After Waitkus Shooting
Ed Waitkus was shot and wounded in a hotel room. Dick Sisler led a Phillies surge by going three for four as Philadelphia swept a doubleheader from the Cubs 4-1 and 3-0, matching a four-game win streak and closing in on the Dodgers in the NL race. Kenny Heintzelman and Hank Borowy held the mound to one run on five hits. The Dodgers lost to St. Louis 9-5, while Pittsburgh rallied past the Braves 7-3. Yankees opened a four-game AL lead by routing the White Sox 8-4 as Detroit lost to Philadelphia 3-2. Cleveland beat Boston 8-5 and Washington shut out St. Louis 9-0.
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Milam Not Seriously Hurt After Greenville Collision
Catcher Derrel Milam of the Browns was involved in a collision near the Dothan dugout in Greenville during the game. He sustained a scalp injury but was treated and released from Greenville hospital, not admitted, as a hospital spokesman stated. Milam and third baseman Jones Stewart collided while assisting a pop-up near home plate, and Milam was later replaced by Bennie Hoven.
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Gressville
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Souther Amateur picks Columbus club for 1951 event
In Asheville North Carolina last night the Southern Golf Association directors chose Columbus Country Club in Georgia to host the 1951 Southern Amateur. The 1952 tournament was awarded to New Orleans Country Club in Louisiana.
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Souther Golf Association
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Geneva Club Signs Contract With Cards
Geneva Redbirds sign a season long agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals, giving Cardinals control of player development and disposition while ownership stays with Geneva. Manager Carl Wollgast remains in charge, and Geneva had a prior verbal arrangement with St Louis.
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St. Louis
Carl Wollgast
Redbirds
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Qualifying Opens In 24th Gadsden Invitational Golf
John Elliott, now of Wilson North Carolina and formerly of Gadsden, defends his title as qualifying starts in the 24th annual Gadsden Country Club invitational. He defeated Walter Wood of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham by one hole to win last year. Wood was champion in 1947.
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