Yankees Upend Top Clubs as Race Tightens in American
The American League title battle tightens with New York edging Chicago 4-3 while Detroit toppled Philadelphia and Boston rainouts alter the standings. Hank Sauer hit his 30th as Chicago moved closer, and Detroit’s Rolfe reshuffled to spark a winning surge with Keller Mullin and Kryhoski delivering key blows.
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Boston
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Totley
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Srarig
Pittsburgh
Hank Saurt
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Charlie Keller
Pat Mullin
Dick Kryheski
Vic Wertz
Hoot Evers
Don Kolto- Way
Keller
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Kryhot
Washington
St. Louis
Phila
Delphia
Loule
Phile
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Alys Wilkes Wins Top Cash Prize in Football Signals Contest
Alys Wilkes of 00 N. Dentox St won the top cash prize of 10 in The Eagle's Know Your Football Signals contest for an entry combining accuracy and neatness. Runner up was Mrs George Cunningham of 325 S Oxirs St for a flawless yet less original colored entry.
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Ernest M. Bean
A. McGriff
Maxwell Jones
Berman Jackson
Perry D Granberry
J. D. Robinson
Tmmy Loftin
Betty Seilers
Robert Wyatt
Coy Bow
Injuries Hit Southeastern Camps Across Conference
The Associated Press reports widespread injuries strain Southeastern teams. Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Alabama, Georgia Tech, and Florida all report players sidelined with knees, ankles, shoulders, and other ailments. Key figures include Babe Parilli, Shorts Jamerson, Clayton Webb, and Bill Farley, with coaches warning of crippled depth for upcoming games.
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Associated Press
Wally
Nores
Georgia
Kentucky Wildcats
Babe Parilli
Tennessee
Andy Koval
Mississippi Nouthern
Easle
Bill Bulton
Bob Neyland
Tennexs
Mississippi
Vols
Auburn
Earl Brown
Johnny Wallin
Bobby Briggs
Wallis
Briggs
Arlen Nihart
Defensa
Arkansas State
Charles Pitlman
Kos-Pounder
Alabama
Georg Tech
Florida
Vanderbilt
Bilt Edwards
Newville Bearcats to Play Under Lights Friday Night
The Newville Bearcats host Midland City Flyers Friday at 7 30 p m marking their first night game at home. The match follows an earlier 53 49 loss in Columbia and comes as Newville adds a new gym and upgraded field.
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Midland City Fliers
Gelock
Prin
Cutchen
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Bearcats
Columbia
Midland
Georgia Opener Expected Record Crowd in Maryland
Athens Georgia AP reports Bulldog business manager Howell T. Hollis predicts nearly twenty thousand fans will attend the season opener in Maryland. He notes advance ticket sales have shattered previous records as the Bulldogs start 1960 with high fan interest.
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Georgia Business Manager of
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Howell T. Hollis
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Maryland
Donalsonville Indians Face Light Squad This Season
Wiregrass grid notes Donalsonville Seminole County High Indians under Coach King Reeves name 20 candidates with only two returning lettermen. End Claude Ashley and QB Rey Jones from last year will be relied on alongside transfer Bobby Hornsby. Backups include Jack McCrackin Buck Roberts Johnny Simmons Rex Tearwick Kenneth Herring and backs Kent Hardy Sterling Eason Doyle Miller. They adopt split T and schedule features Pelham Chattahoochee Colbert West Point Actington Ashford Camilla Blakely Quitman Colquitt.
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Donalsonville
King Reeves
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Troy State Teachers College
Seminole County High Indians
Reever
Claude Ashley
Rey Jones
Bobby Hornsby
David McLeod
Ashley
Jack McCrackin
Buck Roberts
Asher
Johnny Simmons
Rex Teawick
Kenneth Her Ting
Jones
Gene Faircloth
Indians
Kent Hardy
Sterling Eason
Doyle Miller
Reeves
Armstrong
Dan
Darrell
Jack J Hersing
Pelham
Quitman
Colquitt
Powerful Backfield Poised to Boost Alabama Title Hope
Tuscaloosa AP reports coach Harold Drew rebuilds line, shifts guard positions, and welcomes Monk Crisp back as Alabama aims for higher SEC standing. End stars Al Lazy and Ret Lutz return, while backs Eddie Salem Butch Avinger Tom Calvin lead a deep backfield with sophomores Bobby Marlow and Levy Chindett showing promise.
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Tide
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Lewisiane State
Thays
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Crisp
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Quverous
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Pounder
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Leterman
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Larry Lauer
Nou
Pat O'Sullivan
Notre Dame
Butch Avinger
Domas
Bimbo Melton
Bobby Marlow
Ana
Alabama
Levy Chindett
Marion
Kansas City Open to Spotlight Top Golf Pros
Milburn Country Club in Kansas City, Missouri, prepared for a premier golf event with 15 000 dollars prize. Expected stars Monty, Snead, Frank Stranahan, and Jim Ferrier headlining the Kansas City Open as four sub par rounds were anticipated on the newly prepared course.
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Milburn Country Club
Monty Man
Sam Snead
Frank Stranaham
Malen
Jim Ferrier
Nashville Leads Southern Playoff Varies Inning Win
Nashville's Wels pushed in a 1-0 lead in the Southern Association playoffs as Bob Schultz pitched 11 innings in a 5-1 win over Atlanta. Tom Neill sparked Nashville with four hits and a run. John Lip tack made a diving catch to preserve the shutout. The series moves to Nashville for up to three games.
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Bert Flamuint
Val Maager
Don Osborn
Charlie Gorin
Memphis
Gorin
Big Tom Neill
Te Vals
Neill
Wor
John Liptak
Dick Hapvey
Art Fowler
Hugh Vasey
Casey
Schultz
Southern Association
Birmingham
Poets Edge Tigers In Long Series Rivalry Night
The Dothan Tigers host the Sidney Lanier Poets in Wiregrass Stadium Thursday at eight to renew a long rivalry with a 1940s history. The series began in 1928 and has featured close games and a few routs, with Lanier leading 238 to 116 in total points.
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Montgomery
Wiregrass Stadium
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Ster
Tigers
Dothen
Ih Qemes
Dothan
Larler
Lanier
Ender
Tanier
Nnier
Litier
Tatler
Baseball Results From Wartime Years Noted
A brief item records baseball results and wartime shipping activity. It mentions Liberty ships built during the war and notes victory and scores tied to Newark New York area events, with several readable names and dates implied in the battered OCR.
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Victory
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