All-Star Balloting Surges Past Million Votes in Major League Poll
In Chicago voters push the all-star balloting total to 1,127,984 for the July 11 game at Comiskey Park. Leaders include Kell, Musial, Williams, and Robinson with strong showings from DiMaggio, Slaughter, and other stars across American and National Leagues.
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Comiskey Park
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Puerto Rico
George Kell
Detroit
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
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Ted Williams
Red Sox
Boston
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Enos Salughter
Cardinals
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
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Dropo
Henrich
New York
Fain
Philadelphia
Easter
Cleveland
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Rizzuto
Stephens
Lipon
Carrasquel
Boudreau
Berra
Tebbetts
A. Robinson
Mass
Lollar
St. Louis
Williams
J. DiMaggio
Evers
Doby
D. DiMaggio
Musial
Waitkus
Cavarretta
Hopp
Pittsburgh
Hodges
J. Robinson
Stanky
Schoendienst
Murtaugh
Adams
Cincinnati
W. Jones
S. Gordon
Thompson
Elliott
Kazak
Reese
Marion
Dark
Hamner
Sauer
Wyrostek
Central Baptists prevail in church league win over First Christian
Central Baptists edged First Christian 13 to 11 to flash a surprise result in yesterday's church league. Martin and Golson formed the winning battery while Tull and Golson took the loss. Gibson and Tull homered for First Christian as upcoming games featured West Monroe Baptist versus Monroe Baptists and Central Baptists against First Christian at Missouri Pacific.
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First Baptists
West Monroe Baptist
Monroe Baptists
Barkdall Faulk
First Christian
Missouri Pacific
First Christian See
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Ove
Central Baptist
City and League Scores on a Busy Athletic Day
Cincinnati 6 6 New York 3 4 Pittsburgh 16 Brooklyn 11 Chicago 11 1 Philadelphia 8 2 Boston 4 St Louis 0 New York 8 3 Detroit 24 Cleveland 7 3 Washington 6 5 Chicago 7 4 Philadelphia 6 13 Boston 11 8 St Louis 5 2 Today's Games Meridian 6 Jackson 5 Montgomery 9 Anniston 3 Selma 4 1 Gadsden 2 3 Pensacola 8 11 Vicksburg 0 5 Selma at Vicksburg Montgomery at Jackson Anniston at Meridian Gadsden at Pensacola Fort Worth 5 San Antonio 4 13 innings Dallas 10 Houston 6 Tulsa 9 Shreveport 6 Beaumont 18 Oklahoma City 12 Beaumont at Houston Shreveport at San Antonio Tulsa at Fort Worth Oklahoma City at Dallas
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New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Meridian
Jackson
Montgomery
Anniston
Selma
Gadsden
Pensacola
Vicksburg
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Tulsa
Shreveport
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia Shee
St. Louis Stone
Whee
Pensacola Pesado
Sees
Montgomery Meridian
Eee
Jackson E Ween
Vicksburg Seer
See Fee
Kiner
Ennis
Sauer
Lockman
Robinson
Musial
Jethroe
Slaughter
Yesterday's Stars: Kiner Leads Pirates to 16-11 Win
Ralph Kiner homered twice with a triple and double and a single driving in eight runs as the Pirates defeated Brooklyn 16-11. Vern Bickford spun a five hit shutout for the Boston Braves over St Louis 4-0.
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Pirates
Brooklyn
Vern Bickford
Braves
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Evangeline League sees tight top standings in doubleheader
The Lafayette Bulls split with Houma Indians, winning 2 0 in the nightcap after 5 8 loss, while Baton Rouge crushed New Iberia 9 3. Thibodaux rose to first in second division by beating Abbeville 7 4. Hammond fell as Alexandria won 18 10. Nat Love took the loss in game one and Bill Thomas earned his ninth win in the nightcap. Ocoine struck out his 103rd for Thibodaux, while Sprenthal led Abbeville with a homer and triple in a 39 hit Alexandria Hammond clash that saw five fifth inning runs.
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Houma Indians
Baton Rouge
New Iberia
Bulls
Indians
Thibodaux
Abbeville
Hammond Berries
Alexandria
Lafayette
Nat Love
Bill Thomas
Houma
Chick Sweeney
John Murff
Bill McIntyre
Murff
Marshall Ocoine
Ocoine
Sprenthal
Aces
Bobby Greene
Sports in Brief Roundup from Across the Nation
In Columbus Jimmy Demaret Chandler Harper Henry Williams Jr and Henry Picard reach PGA semifinal play. Zaharias wins her fourth Women’s Western Open over Peggy Kirk 4 and 3. Morey defeats Barnes 8 and 8 to claim Southern Amateur. At College Park Art Attleesey tops 110m hurdles world record 13.6 seconds as SF Olympic Club wins team title. In London Doris Hart defeats Margaret Osborne Dupont 4-6 6-4 6-4 for women’s crown. Jack Bromwich beats Art Larsen 6-2 6-4 for men’s. Flam wins NCAA title over Balbieri 6-3 1-6 6-1 9-7. Noor breaks track mile record at Golden Gate handicap. Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct goes to Greek Song. Myrtlewood handicap goes to Prop at Arlington. Vieux Manier wins Grand Prix de Paris. Jack McGrath wins National Big Car Racing at Langhorne in 1:07:47. U S soccer loses to Spain 3-1 in world championships. In baseball Memphis 3 Chattanooga 2. Mobile 8 Birmingham 6. Nashville 8-6 Little Rock 3-2. Atlanta 7-5 New Orleans 4-7. Atlanta at New Orleans tonight. Birmingham at Mobile tonight. Little Rock at Nashville tonight.
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Ohio
Jimmy Demaret
Chandler Harper
Henry Williams, Jr
Henry Picard
Denver
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Peggy Kirk
New Orleans
Dale Morey
Dallas
Tommy Barnes
London
Doris Hart
Margaret Osborne Dupont
Jack Bromwich
Art Larsen
Austin
Tex
Herb Flam
Ricardo Balbieri
Rollins College
Racing
Albany
Calif
Noor
Citation
New York
Greek Song
Aqueduct
Hill Prince
Chicago
Prop
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Paris
Vieux Manier
France
General Langhorne
Jack McGrath
Pasadena
Rio DE Janeiro
U. S
Spain
Bunt Almost Forgotten Amid Big League Home Run Spree
Baseball fans watch a lively ball era as bunt play wanes while 111 homers, including 31 yesterday, flood the scene. Ralph Kiner Hank Sauer Larry Doby Ray Boone Eddie Joost pace the barrage as multiple teams post wins in doubleheaders and pennant races unfold with the Yankees Tigers and Dodgers in strong positions.
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Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
Larry Doby
Ray Boone
Cleveland
Eddie Joost
Philadelphia Athletics
Hoot Evers
Tigers
Yankees
Joe Dimaggio
Hank Bauer
Eddie Lopat
Hal Newhouser
Cleveland Indians
Washington
al Rosen
Early Wynn
Red Sox
St. Louis
Browns
Steve O'Neill
Walter Masterson
Philadelphia
Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Phils
Dodgers
Chicago
Pirates
Brooklyn
Cubs
Vern Bickford
Boston
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Richie Ashburn
Robin Roberts
Bob Rush
Ewell Blackwell
Reds
Frank Smith
Old Gray Birch and Sugar Maple Lifespans Compared
A gray birch tree is described as old at 40 years while sugar maple trees can live up to about 500 years, highlighting the wide range of lifespans among common hardwoods.
Baseball Leaders and Batting Averages From the League
Ep Leihhh eader presents top hitters pitchers and field figures for the season with Robison and Musial leading batting and power. Jethroe Kell Dillinger Williams and Spahn appear among top names across several categories from multiple clubs including Brooklyn St Louis Boston Detroit and Philadelphia.
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Robinson
Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Jethroe
Boston
Torgeson
Snider
Crowley Millers Win Ninth Straight in Gulf Coast League
Crowley’s Millers extended their Gulf Coast League lead to four and a half games by routing Galveston 9-0 behind Bill Simon’s five hit pitching. Jacksonville lost 13-5 to Port Arthur as Port Arthur scored 11 in the first inning. Harry Baker claimed his fifth win as Lufkin beat Lake Charles 12-2 with Charley Davis allowing six hits, Pat Lorenzo and Bill Schambon homering for the winners.
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Crowley's
Millers
Jacksonville
Bill Simon
Port Arthur
Harry Baker
Lufkin
Lake Charles
Charley Davis
Angels
Pat Lorenzo
Bill Schambon
Ocean-derived water cycle note
Almost all water on Earth comes from the oceans through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, outlining the global hydrological cycle and its role in distributing freshwater.
Unclaimed Revolutionary War Debt Worth $83,626.77
Washington report notes about $83,626.77 in old government obligations from the Revolutionary era remain unclaimed. Edwin L. Kilby, commissioner of the public debt, explains how funding acts of 1790 and later laws left some certificates devalued or uncashed, with $55,757 of pre-1790 obligations outstanding and $27,869.77 of 1790 funded bonds uncashed. The treasury keeps records. acts would be needed to honor valid claims.</S>
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Kilby
Charles Beard
Continental Congress
Confederation of States
United States
George Washington
U. S
Congress
Confederation
United States of America
E. E. Foster
Cedar Rapids
Treasury
Foster
Committee On
Newspaper Guild opens convention amid merger fears
The American Newspaper Guild opens its annual convention in Washington amid alarm over mergers that cut jobs. President Truman and Paul Hoffman will address delegates and discussion focuses on unemployment, with plans like Operation X and a pilot plant to study starting new papers. The officers report 2,000 industry jobs lost this year, about 250 Guild members, and projections that mergers will continue, with concern for smaller markets lacking multiple papers.
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The
American Newspaper Guild
Truman
Paul Hoffman
Economic Cooperation
Acheson
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Sam B. Eubanks
Woman Killed as Car Overturns Near Hattiesburg
Mrs. E. L. Everett, 45, of Leakesville, was killed when her car lost control and overturned several times before crashing into a tree on highway 49, 17 miles north of Hattiesburg. The vehicle reportedly rolled over her after she was thrown from the car as she returned home from accompanying her husband to Jackson.
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Miss
E. L. Everett
Leakesville
Here
George Saucier
Everett
Jackson
Dallas
Texas
Joe Fisher Clark dies at 65 in Clarks La
Joe Fisher 65 of Clarks La died at home Sunday night. Funeral at Old Bethel Church Tuesday at 3 p.m. with interment in the church cemetery. Survived by wife, two daughters Mrs Ray Morris Moss Point and Mrs Ed Scribner Krelo Miss, three sons Millars Natchez Dewey Columbia Perry Monroe, two sisters Mrs Nathan Taylor and Mrs Letha Ester, and 13 grandchildren.
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Joe Fisher
Old Bethel Church
Church
Riser Funeral Home
Ray Morris
Moss Point
Miss
Ed Scribner
Kreloe
Millars Fisher
Natchez
Dewey Fisher
Columbia
Perry Fisher
Monroe
Nathan Taylor
Letha Ester
Moslem World Fights Disease Through Jewish Aid
The Joint Distribution Committee reports expanded health work in North Africa and the Near East, supporting 43 medical centers serving about 41,000 Jews monthly in seven countries. Goals for 1950 include improved regional health, mass examinations for 15,000 monthly emigrants, and care for the hard core who cannot emigrate.
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North Africa
Near East
Joint Distribution Committee
Jacob J. Golub
Dr. Golub
Hospital For
Madison Avenue
New York
United Jewish Appeal
Germany
Austria
Italy
Israel
J D. C
Jewish Agency
Baton Rouge Boy Is Top Seed In Tennis Tournament
Seventeen year old Hamilton Richardson from Baton Rouge Louisiana is the top seed in the National Interscholastic tennis tourney opening at the University of Virginia. Pablo Eisenberg of Milburn New Jersey High School is seeded No 2 and leads the bracket opposite Richardson.
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Hamilton Richardson
Baton Rouge
University of Virginia
Pablo Eisenberg
Milburn
N. J
Richardson
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