Durocher Laughs as Giants Sweep Dodgers in twin bill
Giants push Dodgers five games back after 2 1 loss in 13 innings and 6 4 win in six. Hatten vs Jansen thriller opens. Rhawn homers for Giants. Braves edge Phillies 3 1 in first game. Sain wins 19th. Pirates top Cubs 13 12 on Kiner pinch homer. Queen wins, Chambers loses. Red Sox win nightcap 2 1. DiMaggio plates decisive run. Boston also dominates Athletics 9 1 in farm game.
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Mel Queen
Cliff Chambers
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Mackmen
Dom DiMaggio
Denny Gatehouse
Athletics
Bill McCahan
Galehouse
Baseball Roundup as Yankees Lead Pack in Tight Standings
A dense recap of MLB results: Yankees beat the Senators 14 hits and DiMaggio homered. Indians swept St. Louis in a doubleheader to close within a half game of New York as Bob Lemon notched his 20th win. Tigers swept the White Sox in Detroit 4-2 and 6-4, with Ted Gray handling the mound. Several other scorelines follow including Cubs, Phillies, and Dodgers games with multiple home runs and key pitching decisions.
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Free House Widow’s Dream Ends as 10 Workmen Finish Home
NEW ORLEANS (UP) Ten workers will complete a three room house for widow Elise Beauchamp and her ill 10 year old son Jon. They moved into a partly finished shelter after war surplus walls were set on a basic lot. A hurricane delayed progress but volunteers return to finish including roof doors wiring and weed cutting. Jon, who has a chronic heart ailment, is back at school with good marks. The home nicknamed Valley Forge will have a small living area and combined kitchen dining room.
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Nashville Vols clinch Southern Association pennant
The Nashville Vols defeated Mobile Bears 7 to 2 to clinch the 1098 Southern Association pennant. The Vols finished the season with a streak of straight victories and secured their eighth league title with one day left in regular season play.
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Poison in Honey Bees Ignites Severe Wound Reaction
A fragment from an old report notes that injecting venom from honey bees into a wound can produce effects similar to a rattlesnake bite. The text references pitchers, Johnson, and Miusiah but lacks clear context or dates.
Dixiecrats Claim A5 Electoral Votes From Six States
The Dixiecrats claim 45 electoral votes from six states and seek ballot access in four more, boosting opposition to President Truman's civil rights program. Thurmond Wright electors appear on ballots in several states as Georgia loyalties shift with Herman Talmadge's victory. Court battles over ballot access loom in multiple states as party efforts expand and Truman seeks strategic appearances.
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Pigskin Preview Taylor's Enterprise Wildcats for 1948 season
Enterprise coach Russell Taylor enters 15th year with Coffee County High School fielding a veteran lineup. 11 lettermen return across positions with a deep pool of 40 candidates. Key players include Joe Harris LaMax Griswold Roy Andrews Charles Clark Charles Moore Hub Bryson Jr and Charles Mack Martin. Backfield leaders Sambo Hutchison Sam Butner Billy Hutchison and Pete White promise strong ground work and passing from Sam Hutchinson and L Reynolds. Team aims to rebound from four wins three losses and three ties last season with an ambitious schedule starting Sept 17 at Prattville and running to Nov 19 against Troy locally.
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Birmingham Judge Claims Thurmond Wright Could Win Presidency
Minority members of the party's executive committee urge naming rival electors pledged to Truman. On Friday night Judge Horace C. Wilkinson of Birmingham, Alabama, warned that Thurmond and Wright could win the presidency if the election were thrown to the House of Representatives.
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Birmingham
Ala
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Wright
House of Representatives
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