Friday Football Slate Sets Homecoming Tilt
Friday night football offers three games Rogersville at Moulton Tanner at Ardmore and Gurley at West Limestone The big Ridgeway style match is Rogersville carrying a 2-0 into Moulton while Gurley beat Town Creek 33 0 and West Limestone 20 13 Moulton is winless entering their first game Tanner faces State Liners homecoming Ardmore shows offense while Gurley and Elkmont have struggled this season
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White Sox and Austinville Triumph in City Softball Tourney
Last night in the Girls Softball tournament the White Sox defeated Mutual 22 to 2 and Austinville beat West Side 18 to 3. Tonight the White Sox meet the Jets at 8 pm in West Town and Delano hosts Austinville versus Chemstrand after the City Softball League play-off between V F W and Chemstrand. Friday night the finals are scheduled.
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Local Rotary Tennis Tournament Entries Due Saturday
Entries for the annual Rotary Tennis Tournament must be mailed or delivered by Saturday to enter. The event opens Monday at Delene Park with pairings made over the weekend. An entry blank appears in today and Friday’s Daily.
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Rotary
Delene Park
West Limestone Faces Madison Countians After 6-0 Start
West Limestone, led by quarterback Tommie Smith, seeks to stay unbeaten as they host Madison County. The Wildcats have defeated Ardore and Central this season and are riding momentum with an improved line and strong backfield under Harry Richter.
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Morgan County Tennis Tournament Entry Form List
Entry form for the Morgan County Tennis Tournament printed in Decatur Daily lists divisions for Jr Boys and Girls singles and doubles ages 10 to 17 plus mixed and open events. Participants select group and mail to the Sports Dept. for registration.
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Barons Struggle as Memphis Beats Birmingham 5-1
Memphis channeled a standout Tom Flanigan purred control to render Birmingham with only a single run in seven innings. Ed White opened Memphis scoring with a two run homer as the Chicks won 5 1 at home while Chattanooga and Little Rock also posted wins in the circuit.
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Bob Ross
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Gene Host
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All-Star Softball Games Set Two Contests At Legion Field
City League fans await lineups for two All-Star games scheduled Monday at Legion Field. At 7 30 the Civil League All Stars face the Civic champion Jaycee team, and at 8 30 City League champion Chemstrand meets the City League Stars. Lineups for the Civic game were announced already and the city alignment will run in Sunday's paper.
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Rebels Face Rugged Openers Georgia and Kentucky
Ole Miss aims to defend its SEC title behind strong middle trio at center quarterback and full back but must replace 16 lettermen. Departures include Rex Reed and three guards. Johnny Vaught names Kinard Alliston and Dubuisson as top candidates. Kinard leads at right half with Barber as injured relief.
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Gene Dubuisson
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Schedule recap shows multiple NBA games across Wednesday Thursday
The page lists Thursday and Wednesday fixtures including Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at Pittsburgh Kansas City at Boston New York at Cleveland Baltimore at Kansas City and Atlanta at Nashville with various teams noted in a cluttered box.
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Yanks Back In AL First Place
The New York Yankees moved back to the top of the American League by defeating the Detroit Tigers 3-2 after Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle hit back-to-back ninth inning homers. Chicago White Sox split a doubleheader with Baltimore, staying a half game out of first as Brooklyn and other NL results dotted the day’s box scores.
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Stage Set For Semi Final Matches In Golf Championship
The stage is set for semifinal matches in the Men's Golf Championship at the Country Club. John Babis and Cecil Chandler seek a finals berth in one half, while O. B. Evans and Frank Wilson-Al Jones winner square off in the other. Matches run through Saturday with finals Sunday at 1 30 p.m.
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Bud Johnson
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Moulton Red Devils face Rogersville opener Friday
Coach Watkins rebuilds after losing 13 players and four returning regulars. Moulton’s 195x season starts with Rogersville, a team that has won two and lost none. Four regulars return, including Chambers Barnes Smith and Whitlow, as the Devils seek a competitive opener and a tougher schedule with AAA foes ahead.
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Sonny Smith
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Model Airplane Meeting Friday Night Here
Friday night at 7 30 there is a special meeting at the home of C. H. Bankston 1206 Southeast Beach Street to complete plans for a model plane meet scheduled for September 4. All interested in model airplanes are invited to attend.
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Baker Rallies To Split Rex Layne Victory in Utah
West Jordan Utah Bob Baker the No 2 heavyweight from Pittsburgh rallied in the late rounds to secure a split decision over Rex Layne of Utah in a bout that likely did little for either boxer's career prospects fought last night.
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Wolverine Wins Big In Little League Shutout
Wolverine blanked the Eagles 5 to 0 in a Little League baseball game. The victory highlighted strong pitching by Wolverine and solid defense behind him.
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Terwilliger and Katt Spark Big Hit In Planned Win
Wayne Terwilliger and Ray Katt hit successive home runs in the second inning off Tom Poholsky. Don Liddle pitched eight strong innings for New York as Gil Hodges aided Russ Meyer in defeating the Cubs. Alex Grammas spoiled Liddle's shutout bid with his first homer of the season.
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Wayne Terwilliger
Ray Katt
Tom Poholsky
Alex Grammas
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