Holt Wins State Men's Amateur Championship
Selma’s Sonny Holt won the state men’s amateur title with a 286 total after rounds of 70 73 70 73. M C Fitts of Alabama finished second with 287, while Tommy Nicol of Tuscaloosa took third at 292.
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Montgomery
Selma
Sonny Holt
University of Alabama
M. C. Fitts
Holt
Tommy Nicol
Tuscaloosa
Pat Poyner: II
Dothan
Monnie Vickers
Mobile
Vickers
Alabama
Billy O’connor
Jimmy Ryan
Greenville
Scott Howell
Alexander City
Jere Longshore
Dick Ball Jr
Joe Burch III
Bob Lowry Jr
Huntsville
Pete Jones
Pat Poyner III
Billy Shelton
Anniston
Buddy Manderson
Az Flowers
Jackie Cummings
Harry Webb
Billy O'Connor
Flowers Crawford
John Wetzel
Gadsden
Lewis Crisman
Carey Walker
Bob Woodfin
Leonard Leach
Betts Slingluff
Nashua Fires 6 Furlongs in 1 12 at Saratoga Workout
Belair Studs Nashua with jockey Eddie Arcaro posted an impressive workout at Saratoga racecourse after the second race. The Nasrullah colt sped 6 furlongs in 1:12 on the fast track and eased up after 7 panels.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Belair Stud
Nashua
Eddie Arcaro
Saratoga
Nasrullah
Morgan County Tennis Tournament Entry Form
Local event invites players to submit name address age and phone for Morgan County Tennis Tournament on August 29. Events include boys and girls singles and doubles across multiple age groups plus open divisions for men and ladies singles and doubles. Mail entries to Decatur Daily Sports Dept with partner details for doubles.
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Decatur Daily Sports Dept
Vanderbilt No Pushover In 1955 Football Outlook
Table set for a stronger Vanderbilt Commodores team with Charley Horton returning at halfback and a deeper backfield. Coach Art Guepe lauds early form from 1954, cites a stout line, and notes competition at fullback with Don Hunt, Steve Peppy, Bill Ahrens, and Phil King pushing for time.
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Mercer Bailey
Atlanta
Vanderbilt
Commodores
Vandy
Charley Horton
Villanova
Tennessee
Horton
Bobby Goodall
Buck Watson
Pete Williams
Art Guepe
Charley
Een
Verstile
Buddy Stack
Joe Scales
Washington & Lee
Don Hunt
Steve Peppy
Bill Ahrens
Phil King
Cullman Fox Hunters Show Opens Monday Night
Cullman County Fox Hunters Association president Jack Sterling announces the Fox Hunters Show at the high school Monday night at 8. Fox dogs will be judged with a field trial starting at daybreak Tuesday and running three days. Twenty trophies on display in the courthouse will be awarded for the best dogs, with field trial trophies presented on courthouse steps Thursday afternoon. Public invited to view trophies and attend the events.
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Cullman
Jack Sterling
Cullman County
Fox Hunters Association
Nashua Matches Fast Drill Record For Swaps Match Race
The colt Nashua posted the fastest drill since starting training for his Washington Park match with Swaps on August 31. Earlier that week he ran 7 furlongs in 1 26 3 5 and a mile in 1 40 2 5 on a sloppy track.
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Swaps
Washington Park
Nashua
Giants Rally To Defeat Pirates In Crosstown Tilt
New York Giants take a 9 4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates after Wayne Terwilliger and Bob Hofman deliver key hits and two bases on balls to break a 4 4 tie. Willie Mays draws an intentional pass and Sid Gordon follows with an intentional walk load the bases, Dick Littlefield issues walks to force in two runs, Vernon Law and Jim Hearn finish for the Giants.
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Pittsburgh
Wayne Terwilliger
Bob Hofman
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Willie Mays
Dick Littlefield
Sid Gordon
Littlefield
Don Mueller
Hank Thompson
Vernon Law
Terwilliger
Hofman
Giants
Reuben Gomez
Pirate
Dick Hall
Jim Hearn
Swaps Victor In Lucrative American Derby
Sensa tional Swaps led from start to finish to win the $146 425 American Derby by a length over Traffic Judge. Jockey Willie Shoemaker guided the California colt in a grass-track record 1 543 5 for 1 3/16 miles, matching the Arlington Handicap mark. Parador ran third after a stretch challenge, with Summer Solstice fourth in the 25 178 crowd.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Rex C. Ellsworth
Platan
Willie Shoemaker
Calt
Swaps
Harvey C. Freuhauf
Parador
Willie Hartack
Traffic
Judge
Hasty House Farm
LeBaron to Rest for Redskins in Mobile Game
Washington coach Joe Kuharich rested quarterback Eddie LeBaron for the Detroit game in Mobile Alabama. Al Dorow and Ralph Guglielmi would start and see more work while Guglielmi recovers from a leg injury. Ralph also to play some defense as Kuharich evaluates rookies.
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Lebaron
Los Angeles
Joe Kuharich
Washington Redskins
Eddie LeBaron
Detroit
Mobile
Ala
al Doron
Ralph Guglielmi
Redskins
Los Angeles Rams
Kuharich
Dorow
Guglielmi
U S and Australian Teams Withdraw From National Doubles
Rain and delays force U S Davis Cup captain Billy Talbert to withdraw defending champions Tony Trabert Vic Seixas and U S partners from the National Doubles. Australia’s Rex Hartwig Neale Fraser also defaulted. The withdrawals come as players prep for the Davis Cup challenge at Forest Hills August 26 28.
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Brookline
Mass
Longwood
Forest Hills
Billy Talbert
Tony Trabert
Vic Seixas
Ham Richardson
Gil Shea
Australia
Rex Hartwig
Neale Fraser
Italy
Giuseppi Merlo
Dick Gaines
Edgartown
Talbert
Girls Tournament To Begin Monday Here
A girls softball tournament opens Monday at Delano Park with 7:30 p.m. games. Austinville faces West Side, then White Sox meets Mutual at 8:30. Thursday 7:30 pits West Side or Austinville against Chemstrand, 8:30 winner of White Sox vs Mutual plays Jets. Finals Friday night with an All Tournament team game Saturday night.
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Delano Park
Austinville
West Side
White Sox
Mutual
Chemstrand
Jets
Shady Terry
Crockett Back On DAV Mat Card
Frank Hewitt meets Davy Crockett in a return bout at the Coliseum on Tuesday night in a best two of three falls match with 90 minute limit. Don McGee faces Charley Keene in another bout as DAV, sponsor, promotes another popular musical program alongside the wrestling card. Action starts at 8:30.
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Frank
Tarzan) Hewitt
Davy Crockett
Alex Gulas
Hewitt
Charley Laye
Crockett
Davy
Pioneer Days
South
Don McGee
Charley Keene
Gulas
Keene
McGee
DAV
Alabama hunts and wild life refuge seasons outlined this fall
Wheeler Refuge hunts run as usual with a three week night coon and possum hunt starting Oct 1, a six day squirrel hunt from Oct 17, and permits issued about a week before each hunt. Duck and goose season begins Nov 7 and ends Jan 15 for a 70 day season. Wood ducks return to the bag with no other bag changes. Wetland drawdown schedules due to rainfall and power use affect water levels through December. Alabama Conservation Department seeks donations of larger specimens for school exhibits while warning against protected species collection.
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Wheeler National Wildlife’ Refuge
S. Wood
Alabama Conservation Department
Alabama
Quail Brood Behavior Clarified By Conservation Officers
A hen quail with a brood of tiny chicks was found. officials note quail rarely raise a second brood. If nests are destroyed quail renest until August, but after eggs hatch no second brood is produced even if chicks die young.
Farmers face goose risk in winter crops near reservoir
Local farmers near the reservoir hesitate to plant winter crops fearing geese damage. Geese or cattle grazing can benefit young grain by reducing freeze damage and boosting stems, while heavy goose feeding on very young stands causes harm. Early planting and fall fertilization are advised to prevent loss.
Gavilan Lausse Bout Cancelled Over Film Contract
In Buenos Aires on August 20 sports reports said the welterweight Kid Gavilan of Cuba cancelled a planned title bid with Argentina middleweight Eduardo Lausse because Gavilan must film a motion picture in Argentina first. Promoter Ismael Pace warned Gavilan would incur losses if he broke the contract. Lausse planned to depart for the United States on September 8 for a series of fights, with Gavilan likely to fight Rafael Merentino in Buenos Aires after finishing the movie.
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Buenos Aires
Kid Gavilan
Cuba
Argentina
Eduardo Lausse
Gavilan
Ismael Pace
Gavian
Pace
Lousse
United States
Rafael Merentino
Cardinals Grabbing At Straws Sign Veteran Gettel
The St. Louis Cardinals boosted their shaky bullpen by purchasing 38 year old reliever Allen Gettel and optioning Brooks Lawrence to Oakland. Lawrence, a workhorse last season, has struggled this year and is sent to the Pacific Coast League for the remainder of the season. The club also signed 19 year old Lyndall McDaniel of Hollis Oklahoma for roughly $40000 and he will report Sept 1. Gettel previously pitched for the Yankees Indians White Sox Senators and Giants.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
St. Louis Cardinals
Allen Gettel
Brooks Lawrence
Lawrence
Cardinal
Oakland
Coast
Cardinals
Lyndall McDaniel
Hollis
Okla
Gette
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
New York Giants
Williams Adds To LA Average
Nashville second baseman Charlie Williams led the Southern Association in batting with a .377 average through August 17, adding 13 hits in the week and widening his total to 183. Ed White of Memphis trailed at .355, with Ben Downs and Neil Chrisley close behind. Hazle topped home runs and runs, Aparicio led steals, and Birmingham led team batting.
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Atlanta
Charlie Williams
Southern Assn
Nashville
Ed White
Memphis
White
Howe
Ben Downs
Neil Chrisley
Bob Martyn
Birmingham
Williams
Downs
Bob Hazle
Chrisley
Jim Gentile
Mobile
Hazle
Joe Hicks
Luis Aparicio
Vols
Birmingham Barons
Barons
New Orleans
Jerry Dahlke
John Wingo
Chattanooga
Hal Griggs
European Death Rates Rebound Amid World War II Hardships
European death rates are lower than ever before despite the severe hardships of World War II that could have reduced residents' vitality. The article suggests improved health conditions or reporting, noting resilience across populations.
Jones Strokes 8 For Honors In Club Meet
Al Jones led the Decatur Country Club Mens Championship qualifying with a four under par 68 on the 6048 yard course. Cecil Chandler shot 71 for second, with Dr. O B Evans and 16 year old Tommy Weigel at 73.
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al Jones
Decatur Country Club
Jones
Cecil Chandler
Dr. O. B. Evans
Tommy Weigel
Weekend Baseball Results Across Cities
Saturday results include Milwaukee and Chicago games with Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Sunday games feature Meyer against Wehmeier and matchups New York at Pittsburgh Liddie and Monzant against Face and Friend. St. Louis visits Cincinnati Haddix and Gross, while Chicago plays Milwaukee with Davis facing Buhi.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Schedule Flows Across Leagues With Key City Matchups
National League action features St Louis Chicago at Milwaukee while American League games list Detroit at Chicago Kansas City at Cleveland Boston at Washington Baltimore at New York. Southern Association includes Little Rock at Atlanta Memphis at Birmingham Mobile at Nashville and New Orleans at unknown venue.
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New York
Baltimore
Kansas
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Hoeft
Johnson
Donovan Ven Meas
Eveend
Ditmar
Penena
Washington - Susee
Stobbs
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Southern Association
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Birmingham
Mobile
Nashville
New Orleans
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Bill Wyker
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