Maulers Rally To Beat Indians In Eighth Inning
Monsanto Maulers broke a 6 6 tie in the eighth at Legion Field scoring two on a walk and three Indians errors to edge Decatur 8 6. Darby earned the win for Monsanto as Decatur threats were quashed by a two out double play in the ninth. Gene Ratliff led the Indians with two hits and four appearances. Saturday the Indians host Huntsville Boosters at 8 p.m.
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Memphis Chicks Hang On In Southern Association Show
Barons lose third in a row to Memphis as Memphis plays strong in August. New Orleans looks hearty, Atlanta and Chattanooga slump, Mobile revival possible, Birmingham and Nashville lack Class AA teams, Little Rock out of pennant contention. Memphis shines with Luke Appling among the players.
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Shantz Dominates with 4-Hitter as A's Win Twin Bill
Bob Shantz, in a 2-1 victory over Detroit in the first game and aided by a 3-2 win in the second, leads the Philadelphia Athletics with a 19-3 record. His 19th win came on a four-hitter, fending off Billy Hoeft while Virgil Trucks took the loss for Detroit. Vic Raschi wins again for the Yankees as Brooklyn and St. Louis surge in their respective leagues. Lew Bostick takes over Tulane as new head coach, returning to football prominence.
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Memphis Chicks Rally To Fifth in Class AA Standings
Memphis improved to five in the standings with a steady run, winning 15 of 20 since July 15. They beat Birmingham 8-3 as Don Nicholas guided base running and Birmingham errors to the win. Rain paused New Orleans and Nashville, while New Orleans widened its lead over Atlanta. Atlanta dropped to third as Little Rock toppled them 11-5 and Chattanooga swept Mobile for the season’s first time.
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Yesterday's results and today's schedule for major league teams
Yesterday New York beat Chicago 6 to 2. Washington defeated St Louis 10 to 5. Other results included Cleveland 2 Boston 2 and Philadelphia 2 Detroit 1. Today's slate features New York at St Louis Boston at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland and Washington at Chicago with n designated games.
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Scores Dialog: Regional Baseball Night Highlights
Little Rock defeats Atlanta 11 to 5 while Memphis beats Birmingham 8 to 3 and Mobile tops Chattanooga 8 to 6. Nashville hosts New Orleans in a ppdrain affected matchup.
Schedule of College Football Battles Tonight
The day features four matchups with Little Rock visiting Birmingham Chattanooga traveling to New Orleans Nashville facing Mobile. Only those four games are on the docket for today.
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Garzo Lozano Faces Corbett In 2 of 3 Falls Match
Garzo Lozano the 240 pound Mexican champion returns to Decatur Tuesday night to meet Joe Corbett a 220 pound contender from San Francisco. The rough Armory bout is a two out of three falls contest with a 90 minute limit. Also on the card Charlie Keene and Rube Wright square off in a two out of three falls match with a 60 minute limit. Wright requested the bout after a Louisiana tag bout incident sidelined him for three weeks.
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Mayer Leads All American Tourney Field In Chicago
Former Army tank sergeant Dick Mayer, 28, of St Petersburg Florida, shot a seven under par 65 to grab a one stroke lead in the All-American tournament at Chicago. Jim Turnesa and other notables chase as 67s and 68s pace the field. Frank Stranahan tops the amateur event with 70 while Betty Jameson holds the lead in the Women’s Open with 73.
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Baseball Scores From Weekend Schedule
Chicago numbers 11 New York 8 in a high scoring clash. St Louis 8 Boston 3. Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 6 in a 11 inning first game. Schedule lists only games.
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Schedule of Today’s Pro Basketball Games
Pittsburgh plays New York Brooklyn hosts Chicago at Boston Cincinnati visits Philadelphia and St Louis travels to Philadelphia in a slate of national league games.
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Polly Riley Heads to Semi final in Western Amateur
Texas star Polly Riley, 1950 Western Amateur queen and Curtis Cup veteran, meets 15 year old Berri Long of West Virginia in the semi finals as Long again rallies to defeat Gloria Fech 1 up. Riley beat Mrs Jack Damerel 3 and 1 to reach the semis. Mary Ann Downey upsets Faulk 3 and 2 as Downey faces Pat Lesser who edged Edean Anderson 1 up.
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Al Weill Becomes Marciano Manager
New York reports Al Weill resigns as International Boxing Club matchmaker September 1 to become full time manager of Rocky Marciano. Marciano faces Jersey Joe Walcott for the heavyweight title in September following the IBC meeting with Jim Norris and Bob Christenberry. Marty Weill has managed Marciano since 1949.
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Ben Chapman Leads A L Stolen Base Titles Across 1931 33
Ben Chapman, coach for the Cincinnati Reds, led the American League in stolen bases in 1931 1932 and 1933. He tied for the honors in 1937.
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South African K. O. Shocks Russian in Olympic Bout
The 230-pound Russian heavyweight fell to Alfred Nieman as Ed Sanders and other U S Olympians advanced. Sanders defeated Giacomo Disengni in the third round while Norvel Lee Floyd Patterson Charles Adkins and Nate Brooks also progressed in Helsinki Messuhalle before 7000 fans.
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Pepsi Snares 9-5 Win Over Mooresville
Pepsi Cola defeated Mooresville 9 to 5 on Thursday at Mooresville Field. Quattlebaum pitched a complete game for Pepsi allowing 10 hits while Bob Smith homered for Pepsi and Tom Sims W Gray and Grady Roberts had three hits each. The Huntsville Parker Cubs visit Decatur High for a 2 30 PM game Saturday with Fred Betterton pitching for Pepsi and batting practice at 1 PM.
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Wolverine And Merchants Win In City Softball League
Summers drove in the winning run in the eighth as Wolverine beat Chemstrand 8 7. Merchants defeated Southern Nut 13 4. Wolverine started fast with two runs in the first and three in the second, Chemstrand replied with two in the fourth, and the game eventualled concluded with Wolverine securing the win on Summers timely hit.
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