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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1964

Page

7

Belinsky in fracas as AP writer knocked out in hotel room

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Don Belinsky was accused by writer Braven Dyer after a confrontation in a Washington hotel. Dyer said Belinsky attacked him following a dispute over an AP story. Dyer suffered a cut, six stitches, and a black eye. Belinsky denied intent to injure and said he was defending himself.

W. B. Ragsdale JR Associated Press Washington Bob Dyer Belinsky Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Angels Braven Dyer Dyer Los Angeles The Angels Jack Disney Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Rigney Mamie van Doren Hawaii

Tuscaloosa Wins In Legion Match

Tuscaloosa Alabama stayed alive in the Region 3 American League baseball tournament by routing Athens Georgia 10 to 4 after West Palm Beach Florida eliminated Cayce South Carolina 2 to 1 in 10 innings. Nine starters contributed in a 14 hit attack led by Larry Blackney and Dennis Stannard.

Staunton Tuscaloosa Ala Athens West Palm Beach Fla Cayce S.C Larry Blackney Dennis Stannard Steve Darby Spratt Bullock Carl Gilbert Frank Elmore Charles Tubbs Jerome Sullivan Blackney Darby Sullivan Whittaker Bullock Yates Kirik Hook Harsey Shealy

The Drop Ball Word Gone From Baseball Lore

An elderly fan and experts like Gene Mauch and Jim Bunning discuss why the drop ball vanished from modern jargon. They explain terms such as slider and inshoot, trace the slide-away ball to 1929, and note pitchers using sliders for control and power while the drop term fades from the sport.

Sandy Grady Philadelphia Bulletin Philadelphia Jim Bunning E.P Gene Mauch Kansas Mauch Ernie Broglio Juan Marichal Sandy Koufax Mitch Don Drysdale Mr. Bunning Bunning Cuba Stan Musial Bulletin Baseball Sun George Moriarty George Blaeholder St. Louis Browns Blaeholder Detroit George Uhle Wright Brothers Whitlow Wyatt Frank Merriwell

Probable Pitchers Listed By The Associated Press

National League matchups include Boozer for Philadelphia at New York Fisher for the Mets and Nuxhall at Houston Nottebart for the Astros Hendley at San Francisco Gibson for St Louis Moeller at Los Angeles Ellsworth for Chicago with Schwall at Pittsburgh. American League games list Boston at Baltimore McNally for the Orioles Detroit at Kansas City Segui for the Royals twilight tilt D Lee for Los Angeles at Washington Osteen Morehead for Chicago at Boston Donovan for Cleveland at Minnesota.

Philadelphia Boozer New York Fisher Cincinnati Nuxhall Houston Nottebart Milwaukee Fischer San Francisco Hendley St. Louis Gibson Los Angeles Moeller Pittsburgh Schwall Chicago Ellsworth Boston Baltimore McNally Detroit McLain Kansas City Segui Twilight D. Lee Washington Osteen Talbot Morehead Cleveland Donovan Minnesota Stigman

Football rules clinic to be held at Butler High School

The North Alabama football rules clinic at Butler High School in Huntsville starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday with Cliff Harper of the Alabama High School Athletic Association presenting 1964 rule changes using charts. Officials, coaches, players and the public are invited. A secondary note mentions 1-31,556,925.97 one forty seventh of a year and the standard day divided into 86,400 seconds.

North Alabama Butler High School Huntsville Cliff Harper Alabama High School Athletic Assn

Cassius Clay Marries Sonji Roy in Gary Indiana

Cassius Clay and Sonji M. Roy wed in Gary as photographers were shoved and knocked down leaving the justice of the peace office. Judge Kaul waived the three day waiting period after blood tests in Miami. Clay, the world boxing champion, had told a Los Angeles newspaper they were already married.

Gary, Ind Cassius Clay Gary Sonji M. Roy Gary Post- Tribune Clay Justice of the Peace Hoyt C. Brown Indiana Muhammad Ali Felix Kaul Lake Circuit Court Miami Los Angeles Miss Roy

Gardening Myths and Story of Jesus in Reading Power

A dense page lists a mix of radio and TV programming and features like Daily Want Ads and Gardening myths. It includes program times, show titles such as Captain Kangaroo, Popeye, and Tennessee Tuxedo, with many other children’s and family offerings, plus news and sports listings.

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