Williams Powers Nashville Past Birmingham 8-6 in SA N as h
Nashville Vols second baseman Little Charlie Williams belted a solo shot in his first at bat and added a decisive late run as Nashville defeated Birmingham 8-6. Williams leads the league with a .377 average and his third homer in two games helped spoil Birmingham’s hold on first place.
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Football Enters Picture In State Coaching Clinic
The University of Alabama’s 23rd free coaching clinic shifted focus to football as Ray Eliot of Illinois leads the session. J B Whitworth covers Tide pass defense while Joe Thomas discusses quarterback play with Alabama staff demonstrations and 350 coaches registered so far.
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Basilio Set for Garden Showdown With Italo Scortichini
Welterweight champion Carmen Basilio meets Italy's Italo Scortichini in a 10 round non title bout at Madison Square Garden. Basilio, 28, 147 pounds and a 3-1 favorite, seeks another win after stopping DeMarco in Syracuse. He plans more non title bouts before defending against Sax ton or DeMarco.
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Wolverine Beats Eagles 15 to 4 in Four Innings
Wolverine defeats the Eagles 15 to 4 in four innings to improve to 13 wins and one loss. Montgomery started for Wolverine before Jimmy Shull relieved him early in the game. The Eagles were out-hit 7 to 6.
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Chemstrand And V F W Ahead In City Playoffs
Chemstrand edged Wolverine 3-2 and V F W defeated the Elks 9-5 in the opening games of a best two out of three City Softball playoff at Delano Park. Bobby Smith hit a two run double and later a fifth inning homer to seal Chemstrand’s win. V F W rallied with six in the sixth, aided by singles from Bazzell Quillen and a Freeman triple. The series continues tonight with a possible third game Friday.
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Dave Bazzell
Cecil Quillen
Bill Freeman
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College Stars To Fight Pros In Airlines Clash
The college all stars meet the Cleveland Browns Friday night in Chicago as pro coaching aides join the effort. Curly Lambeau selects linemen backs and five quarterbacks including Guglielmi Leggett Larson Shaw and Carey to spearhead a passing attack aimed at an upset over the 12 point favorites. Hank Anderson notes the key to scoring is throwing TD passes rather than ground plays.
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California Youth Wins Jaycee Net Tournament
Earl Baumgardner of Oakland California won the National Jaycee Junior singles crown in a five set upset over Art Andrews of Iowa City. Baumgardner then partnered with Roger Werksman of Los Angeles to take the Junior Doubles title defeating Maxwell Brown of Louisville and Jack Tarr of Lyndon 6 3 8 6.
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Iowa City
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Louisville
Jack Tarr
Lyndon
Town Creek Bears Open Season At Home Against Central
Town Creek Golden Bears host Central on their new football field in a Friday matchup. Coach Elmer Dill in his first season fields a sizable lineup led by quarterback Norman Crow and fullback Boyce Halderfield with key linemen Bendall and Hatton. Central, coached by L. L. Whitten, returns 11 lettermen as they seek revenge after last year’s 6 0 loss. The Bears prep with late drills and taper practice before Hazlewood’s band plays Friday. Also on Friday West Limestone visits Rogersville, Ardmore hosts Gurley, and Elkmont travels to Lexington after a 13 0 upset of Tanner.
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Schedules and scores from major league baseball games
The report lists Wednesday and Tuesday results with teams including Chicago, Kansas City, Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore, Washington, Boston, New York, Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Nashville, Birmingham, Little Rock, New Orleans, and Memphis. It notes dates, venues, and scores such as Chicago 4 Kansas City 1 and Chattanooga 7 Atlanta 3, along with upcoming schedulings for late Tuesday and Wednesday matchups.
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Ennis Reaches 1000 RBI In Diamond Career Milestone
Philadelphia star Del Ennis drove in his 1000th run in the fifth inning of a 9-1 win over Pittsburgh, joining Ted Williams Stan Musial Enos Slaughter and Mickey Vernon as active 1000 RBI hitters.
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Nixon Beats Yankees As Red Sox Narrow Lead
Willard Nixon dismissed the Yankees 4 to 1 on six hits to pull Boston within a half game of New York in the pennant race. He praised the Yankees potent lineup while noting a failure to explain his own success against them, and recalled respect for Berra Mantle Skowron Collins and Robinson.
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Davy Crockett Faces Rough Bout in Coliseum Show
Davy Crockett wrestles through a brutal match at the Coliseum with Scotty Thompson against Frank Hewitt and Charlie Keene. Crockett suffers a cut to the eye after Hewitt’s attack, the referee halts the bout for safety as the crowd reacts. Preliminary bouts include a 20 minute draw between Keene and Thompson. Hewitt is disqualified in the main due to vicious foul play but Crockett secures the fall.
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National Golf Prestige At Stake In Tam
The Tam O'Shanter Ryder Cup style matches end today with a tight 2 1 K% lead for the United States over a foreign team. Eight singles set for a close finish mirroring last year as 16 players include Ford versus de Vincenzo and Holguin versus Thomson in a high stakes windup of the $100 000 World tourney context.
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Kiamesha Lake
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Ted Kroll
Utica
Yoshiro Hayashi
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Claremont
Calif
Angel Miguel Gutierrez
Madrid
Spain
Tony Holguin
Midlothian
Peter Thomson
Melbourne
VEW Completes Unbeaten Junior League Season
VEW Vets clinched the Decatur Junior baseball schedule with a 13 3 win over Jaycees to finish 13 0 in the regular season. Lloyd Barnett coached the Vets, who hit eight safeties five for extra bases, as Ogle Jackson Crisco Tapscott and Miller doubled. The game ended after four innings under the 10 run rule with Warren limiting Jaycees to four hits.
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Major League Leaders Summary 1962 Baseball Stats
American League leaders include Kaline Detroit with a .351 batting average and 151 hits. Rivera Chicago leads with 18 stolen bases, Maine New York has 26 home runs, and Jensen Boston leads runs at 68. Byrne New York posts the best pitching at 10 decisions with .769. Cowboys?
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Prentice Leads Field In Huntsville Meet
Birmingham golfer Jo Ann Prentice shot two over par 74 to lead day one of the Huntsville Country Club women's invitation medal play. The 54 hole event continues with 18 holes today and the final 18 Thursday, with several regional contenders posting scores from 78 to 86 including McCutcheon Jasper Webb Huntsville Spencer Fischer McCall Grigg.
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Action Resumes In Decatur Girls Softball League
Action resumes in the Decatur Girls Softball League with two games at Delano Thursday night. Jets West open the slate at 7 30 followed by the second contest at 8 30 featuring Ville Mests Mutuill.
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Indians Rally Past Tigers 4-2 To Tighten AL Pennant Race
Cleveland moved into a half game ahead of the Yankees with a 4-2 win over Detroit as four second inning runs, two walks, two singles and Gene Woodling’s double powered the Indians. Herb Score improved to 11-? and Ray Narleski closed in the seventh.
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Negro White Teams Meet In Florida Little League Tilt
In Orlando Florida the white team defeated the Pensacola Negro team in a state tournament game. Pensacola pitcher Robert East age 12 was wild as Orlando scored four runs in the first inning while Orlando pitcher Johnny Lane age 12 threw a one hit ball with 13 strikeouts. A crowd of about 750 watched mixed races in the stands amid ongoing segregation. Miami beat St. Petersburg 3-1 to reach the final against Orlando.
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Rotary Bashes Jasper For 19-1 Little League Win
The Rotary of Decatur Little League team defeated the Jasper Lions 19 to 1 in Jasper. Joe T. Jones limited Jasper to two hits while collecting two doubles and three singles. Eddie Smith tripled in two runs in the second inning, with Sherrill adding a triple and two singles.
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