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BANNER - HERALD
SPORTS
808 OLIVER, SPORTS EDITOR
Little Rock Hands
Crackers 2 Defeats
BY HUGH SCHUTTE
Associated Press Sports Writer
The Little Rock Travelers may still be on the tailend of
the Southern Association standings todav, but no one—
feast of all the league-leading Atlanta Crackers — still
eonsiders them a doormat.
in their last five doubleheaders |
&t home, the Pebs have won both
ends of four of them. Mobile, New I
©Orleans, Nashville and now Atlan- |
#a have failed to trip Little Rock |
¥ an at-home twinbill, .:
After a disastrous start that
saw them lose 24 of their first 25
snd set a league record by
21 in a row, the Travel
have been coming on steadily.
the month of July they
e been playing better than 500
, winning 14 of 22. |
p Little Rock bounced Atlanta
‘fwice yesterday, 8-3 and 8-1. The
am Barons were able to
n one game on the Crack~
moving to within 3% games
s they split with Memphis. Bir
ngham took the opener, 8-3,
the Chicks the afterpiece, 3-2.
shville swept a pair from New
{Orleans Pels, 9-8 and 5-4, while
Mobile and Chattanooga were
Fained gt. |
The Travelers pounded Cracker
Saurling for a total of 23 hits and 1
‘sßowed Atlanta only seven safe
‘Wies in the two tilts, Milo John- |
sen gave up but three hits in the ’
epener, two of them homeruns. '
#sank Ertmar belted one in the
weventh, his 15th, and Bob Thorpe
iz fiteh, good for two runs, in the
wighth, Hal - Simpson hit for
4he oireuit during one of Little
Rock’s two 4-run surges.
;- Hal Daugherty equaled his pre
wious homerun output of the sea
‘son in the nightcap, batting in five
runs with two circuit clouts. Bob
Mic Call and Ken Humphrey also
sad four-masters. |
Gus Keriazakos, the $67,000 kid,
urled Memphis to victory in the
, scattering nine hits and
#holding the Birmingham sluggers
4n check.
r im the gpener, Lew Damman
zfid tike fireworks in the init
homering with Joe De
\ -&oud. Lavigne’s two-run
and a fly sent three more
in the third. Charlie Max
well wound up the Baron's barrage
the seventh with & two-run
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ers.
Carl (Swish) Sawatski, the Sou
thern's most valuable player in
1949, broke up another game with
a homer, his 18th of the year, as
Nashville won the opener from the
Pels. New Orleans had tied the
game at 8-all in the seventh and
it looked like extra innings until
Swish settled it in the last of the
ninth,
Bobo Holloman helped win his
own game in the nightcap by bat
ting in a pair of runs with two
safeties, When the Pels threatened
to tie it up in the last frame, Bob
Schultz came to Holloman’s aid
and retired the last man,
In an exhibition tonight before
the regular game with Birming
ham, Memphis will stage a three
inning tilt between today’s play
ers and stars of Chick teams from
1901 to 1940. The show is part of
Memphis’ celebration of the loop’s
golden anniversary.
YESTERDAY
STARS
By The Associated Press
BATTING — Jackie Robinson,
Dodgers, drove home four runs
and score three on homer, double
and three singles to lead Brooklyn
to a 11-6 victory over Pittsburgh.
PITCHING — Sheldon Jones,
Giants—pitched New York to a
brilliant 3-0 one-hit victory over
Chicago in second game of a dou
ble-header.
“TREE BUTTER” i
Seeeds of the butter tree of
western Africa, butyrospermum
parkii, when dried and boiled in
water, make a high quality, high
ly palatable butter that will keep
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| The Municipal Softball League starts on its last leg of
| the season tonight at Legion Park when the Dptimist Club
and Oconee Street tangle at 6:45. Regular season play ends
tomorrow night.
Athens Manufacturing Company |So either way, Post Office will
automatically drawg a forfeit vic
tory tonight frem University
Courts, who withdrew from the
Blue League last*week.
Tomorrow night, the Junior
Chamber of Commerce and Post
Office start proceecings, with
University Profs and Prince Ave
nue playing the Red League night
cap.
Sudden Death
In the Blue League, should the
Jaycees trim Post Office tomorrow
night, they wi'l have so play again
Wednesday nieht in a sudden
death playoff for second place. A
Jaycee win would deadlock the
two clubs “or second spot. On the
other hand, if Post Office is the
winner, ‘¢hey will have to play
Athens Manufacturing an extra
game to see who wins the league.
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&8 \ M STANDINGS =2 |
SOUTHERN
W. L. Pet
ATLANTKA ....:.... 81 35 @BS
Birmingham ........ 57 38 .600
Nashville «....500... 56 44 360
Memphis ........... 50 46 521
Mobilg sosiiiaraintes 34 83 463
New Orleans ........ 43 52 .453
Chattanooga ........ 41 57 418
Tittle Boek ..o ... 3% S SN
SUNDAY’'S RESULTS
Mobile at Chattanooga (2), ppd.,
rain.
Birmingham 8-2, Memphis 2-3.
Little Rock 8-8, Atlanta 2-3.
Nashvill. 9-5, New Orleans 8-4.
MONDAY’'S GAMES
Mobile at Chattanoog~.
Atlanta at Little Rock.
Birmingham at Mempl:is.
New Orleans at Nashville.
AMERICA™
W. L. Pet
Detrolk . (e, 56 3T 4 004
New Yorko .. coavvii- 55 88 025
Cleveland ... ~... 54 36 .600
Hosten .. ....% ... 8L 80 467
Washington ........ 40 46 - 465
Chicae ... . cvs 31 54 AN
Philadelphia ........ 32 58 .356
Bt Eokils i .ciivav.c 80 BB 81
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
~ Boston 6, St. Louis 2
Philadelphia 2-5, Chicago 1-4.
Detroit 6, New York 5
Cleveland 6, Washington 2.
Major League
lL.eaders
By The Associated Press
American League
Batting — Kell, Detroit, .345;
Evers, Detroit and Doby, Cleve-!
land, 343. {
Runs—Stephens, Boston, 81; Di-
Maggio, Boston, 79.
Runs Batted In—Stephens, Bos
ton, 97; Dropo, Boston, 94.
- Hits—Kell, Detroit, 124; Rizzu
to, New York, 117.
. Doubles—Kell, Detroit, 28; Za
rilla, Boston, 24.
Triples—Evers, Detroit, 8; Doerr,
Boston, 7.
- Home Runs—Rosen, Cleveland,
27; Williams, Boston, 5.
Stolen Bases — DiMaggio, Bos
ton, 11; Doby, Cleveland, 7.
Strikeouts — Lemon, Cleveland,
96; Reynolds, New York, 93.
Pitching — McDermott, Boston,
6-1, .857; Lemon, Cleveland, 15-4,
.789. . |
National League '
Batting — Robinson, Brooklyn,
367; Musial, St. Louis, .360.
Runs—Jones, Philadelphia and
Kiner, Pittsburgh, 70.
Runs Batted In—Kiner, Pitts~
burgh, 76; Sauer, Chicago, 69. '
Hits == Musial, St. Louis, 114;
Robinson, Brooklyn, 113.
Doubles—Musial, St. Louis, 29;
Robinson, Brooklyn, 28. |
Triples—Ashburn, Philadelphia, |
10; 4 players tied with 6. i
Home Runs—Kiner, P?ttsburgh,?
28; Jones, Philadelphia, 21.;, « » k
THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHUNS, GEORGIA
have to play in a sudden death
affair Wednesday night.
It has been announced by the
Recreation and Parks Department;
who sponsors and directs the
league, that - playoffs for the
championship will begin next
Monday ni7ht.
STANDINGS
Red Leaguve
Team W. .. L Pk
Optimiist -Club” ..~ 5 -3 625
Prince Avenue .... 4 4 .500
Oconee Street ...... 4 4 .500
Voiv. Poofs..«. %8 -5 018
Blue Leagv~
Team W . L. Pok
Post Qffice s", ... ... 8- 3, 6308
Athens Mfg. Co. .... 5 3. 625
Joycees ... . 008 AL 300
Univ. Courts ...... (withdrew) .
MONDAY’S GAMES
(No games scheduled.)
NATIONAL
W. L. Pct.
Philadelphia ........ 51 37 .580
B RSO siovaieaia. 850 87 b 6
BYOORIVD ;... v:..v3. A4B 38 Sl
BOBION .U cencicisc T 88 203
TNew Yok i 81 88 AL
CRiosgd (..iviis.... 8 AL A 0
Cineinnatl ...0...... 37 50 4%
Pittsbursh:........s: 31 . 54 . 385
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
Brooklyn 11, Pittsburgh 6.
New York 5-3, Chicago 3-0.
Philadelphia 12-7, Cincinnati 4-
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St. Louis &, Boston 4
MONDAY’S GAMES
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (n.)
—Miller (8-1) vs. MacDonald (4-
3). . |
(Onlv same scheduled.)
GFORGIA-ALAPAVA
W, Y. e
JaGronge .......... 5% 3% QOl
Griffin ... i BN B
Alexander City .... .49 27 570
Néwnen . ........... 48 38 Hi§
Carroliton ... . .covs %% 41 BOR
Vallew . iorssicinis R 49 450
POMe 0 covi vt A a 8 AT
Opellicn .i .0 "8 55 B%Y
STINMAY’S RESIILTS
LaGranre 4, Alaxagnder. City 0.
Criffin 7, Ovoelika 6.
Carrallton at Pame nnd.. rain.
MONDAY'S GAMES
Clar=~lton at Newnan
Griffin at Alexander City.
Y arange ot Onlekia,
Vallev at Rome
CPORGIA-FLOTYDA
W, L. Pet.
Tallahossée . .....i.. By 24 .842
Naldosta o .vi visi N 81073
RIBBHY. it M 42 - BRT
BAElOricus . 87T 4T S 0
Moultrie slo . BT 49 49
Thormasville ........ 40. 56 417
Cordele omene 88 KT Ang
Waverans L 0 N BRBOO
SUNDAY'’S RESULTS
Americus 3, Wayvernss 0 (seeond
game postponed rain).
Cordele 16, Tallahassee 0.
Albany 8, Thomasville 7.
Valdosta 3, Moultrie 0 (called
end of eighth, curfew).
MONDAY'S GAMES
Americus at Cordele.
Tallahassee at Waycross.
Thomasville at Moultrie,
Valdosta at Albany.
SOUTH ATLANTIC
| W. L. Pct.
Maecon .. ceesv oAI 31 088
Savennsh ... %50 47 538
Columbia soovivivens 84 49 524
COIUmbUS o svvseves 08 52 509
xCharleston s..coe. .50 .52 490
EAURUSE vavivii. 41 9T 453
Greenville ......... 42 55 .444
Jacksonville ....... 40 65 .381
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Columbus 5, Macon 4.
Savannah 3, Jacksonville 0 (first
game)
MONDAY’'S GAMES
Columbia at Greenville.
Augusta at Charleston.
Macon at Columbus.
Jacksonville at Savannah.
TEXAS
(Not including Sunday night
games),
W. L, Pet.
PLoWerth vooeiiavéa 83230 818
Beaumont ......vi 86 €5 554
S. Antonio «cesviees 52 49 515
TS Lv b B M 8 DS
DRERE .. iv ed 89080 498
Oklahoma City ..... 50 51._ 495
Shreveport ......... 43 58 .426
| Houstan ... .«..v..:40 62 .802
| SUNDAY'S RESULTS
San Antonio 6, Fort Worth 1.
MONDAY'S GAMES
Houston at Dallas.
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Shirley May France, 17-year-old Somerset, Mass.,
schoolgirl now training to swim. the English Channel
this summer, takes a limbering .up run around her prac
tice pool at Folkestone, England. With her is a rival as
pirant for Channel honors, Rey Sutter of Denison, Texas.
Shirley May, who hopes to be the youngest person ever to
swim the Channel, is sponsored by NEA Service.
San Antonio at Fort Worth.
Beaumont at Tulsa.
Shreveport at Oklahoma City.
GEORGIA STATE l
W. L. Pet. '
Publin ... i ki B 8 3T D9B
Douglag ... .. .05 B %5 DBS
Pitzgerald ..0...5.. 81 49043
Eastman -.... ...« 48 43 521
Vidalia-Lyons ...... 47 47 .500
Tiffon ..., . .veee.. 45> 30 414
JesUD Y. ioy A .467!
Baxley-Hazlehurst .. 32 59 .352
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
Dublin 6, Jesup 3..
Eastman 8, Baxley 3.
Fitzgerald 6, Vidalia-Lyons 4. .
Tifton 9, Douglas 7.° |
MONDAY’'S GAMES
Jesup at Baxley.
Vidalia at Douglas.
Fitzgerald at Eastman.
_ Dublin at Tifton.
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GINNING CLINICS
In an effort to improve prepara
tion of cotton at the gin this fall,
Georgia cotton ginners and agri
cultural leaders are attending
clinics being held in seven Georgia
cities, according to Extension
Service workers. Nearly 700 Geor=-
gia ginners have been invited to
the meetings. . ;
FOOD PRESERVATION CHAMP
A Georgia woman is (o be nam
ed food preservation champion for
the state for 1950 during the State
Fair in Macon in October, Exten
sion Service workers advise. Any
homemaker who has canned and
frozen a supply of food for her
family this year may enter the
contest. e
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BY SONNY HUFF :
Independent League Sports Writer %
Things were hot yesterday in Watkinsville as the Wat.'®
kinsville nine of that city hammered out a 11-1 victory ovep
Diamond Hill in the Independent League, to move theiy
winning streak to ten straight and keep up their hot ps, o
for second place in the standings. ;
Chaple Tate started -for Wat
kinsville, but was relieved in the
seventh by Robert Harvey. Bobby
Booth "held down the catching
duties for Watkinsville, Tate was
credited with the win. Jim Mit
chell started for Diamond Hill but
was relieved in the sixth by
Jim Hitchcock. Mitchell was the
losing pitcher. “Red” Henderson
went the route behind the plate for
Diamond Hill. .
- Watkinsville got off to a 3-0 lead
in the first inning and then scored
one more run in the second.
Diamond Hill scored their single
run in the sameé Inning. Watkins
ville scored four more runs in the
fifth, one in the sixth, and twgq
in the seventh. .
Frank Fabian led the Watkins
ville attack’ with three for five
and Jim Booth and Ed Harris
each turned in two for four for
the victors. Mitchell led for Dia
mand Hill with one for two.
For Watkinsvilie — eleven runs
on twelve hits, For Diamond Hill
—one run four hits.
Comer—Statham
Comer held on to their four
and one-half game lead in the
league by trouncing Statham, 11-
4 on the Comer diamond.
Hugh Smith went the distance
on the mound for Comer to give
them a total of twenty-five wins
for the season. Gholston Kidd
started behind the plate but
was relieved In the sixth by John
Tillitski. Sidney Walls started for
Statham but was relieved in the
third by Pete Holliday, who fin
ished the game. Daniel Deaton
started behind the plate but was
replaced in the sixth by Dick
Steed.
Comer got off to an 8-0 lead in
the first inning and then
scored one more in the second
sixth, and seventh. Statham scored
two in the seventh and two in the
ninth. :
Pat Fields led for Comer with
a home run with two men aboard.
Comer’s other leading hitters were
Johnny Clifton with two for three,
and Smith with three for four.
‘Johnny Fincher and Wallace
Mobley led for Statham with two
for four respectively.
. For Comer — eleven runs on
sixth hits.
~ ATHENS—FARMINGTON
Athens poured on the steam in
Farmington to turn back the Farm-
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MONDAY, JOLY 24, 1950.
ington nine, 10-7,
“Red” Hancock . went the s
tance for Athens with Leonarg
Fowler holding down the catche
ing duties.
The local nine scored in everv.
inning excgpt the eighth and nin,
scoring two in the first, one in the
second, two in the third ang
fourth, and one in the fifth, sixin,
and seventh. Farmington scored
one in the first and second, two
in the fifth and sixth, and one in
the seventh.
One of the outstanding features
of this’ encounter occurred when
Leonard Fowler came to bat ang
struck out, dropping the ball, and
throwing wild at first. When the
first baseman retrieved the bal:,
Fowler was on his way to third;
he threw wild at third and came
in to score on a strike out.
For Athens—ten runs on thir
teen hits. For Farmington-—seven
runs_on eight hits.
OTHER GAMES
In other games played yester
day, the only information avail
able was the score and the bai
teries,
. .Colbert turned back Bogart, 11-
5, with David “Lefty” Betts and
Emmett Lyons making up the Col
bert battery. Keith Comer was the
losing hurler with L. C. England
behind the plate,
Walton Mills edged out Win
terville, 10-9, in eleven innings.
‘Red Mosley was the winning pit
cher with Joe Bolton behind the
plate. Preston Wood was the los
ing pitcher with Travis West
brook behind the plate.
~ STANDINGS
Team W. L. Pct. GB,
CONiBE soccccea B -3 B 8 - -
Watkinsville .21 8 .72¢4 41
Colbert .....c. 18 10 685 6%
Diamond Hill. 15 13 .536 105
Walton Mills . 14 14 500 11
Farmington .. 13 16 448 121%
Statham ..... 12 16 429 13
Bogart ....... -9 20,310 16%
ATHENS .... 8 21 276 17
Winterville ... 8 13 .188 16
CLEANED BY CHANGING
Most medieval innkeepers
changed their floors once or twice
a year instead of cleaning them,
Reeds were spread on the clay
floors, were swept out when they
became too dirty or worn out, and
a new covering provided,
Trees never die of old age.