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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1952

Page

15

Carter and Lopez Triumph In Drafty Decatur Armory Card

Raoul Lopez used dirty tactics to edge Chris Melliso in a 60 minute two out of three Falls bout. Nick Carter defeated Ben Morgan in a two out of three 90 minute match after losing the first fall.

Raoul Lopez Decatur Armory Chris Melliso Nick Carter Big Ben Morgan Mellisovas Carter Morgan Ben Nick Garza Lozano Charlie Lay Lopez Lozano Lay Decatur

A'ville Set To Face All Stars In Evening Showdown

Austinville champions of the Red Shield Little Lads League face the Little Lads All-Stars tonight at Delano Park. The team clinched the top spot by defeating Wolverine 24 to 5 in Tuesday’s finals.

Austinville Little Lads All-Stars Delano Park Wolverine

Mills Line Yalu River Shores At Antung And Sinuiju

Lumber paper iron and other mills line both shores of the Yalu river at Antung Manchuria and Sinuiju Korea, establishing a busy industrial frontier along the contested border.

Yalu River Antung Manchuria Sinuiju Korea

FASTEETH Denture Powder Advertises Comfort

PASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline mon atidn powder holds false teeth more firmly To eat and talk to more com fort, just sprinkle a little FASTEETH on four pilates None gooey past, taste or feeling. cecks "plate odor" (denture breath), Get FASTEETH a! env drug store.

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Decatur Indians Face Florence Raiders In Semi-Pro Finals

Decatur visits Legion Field for the opening game of the North Alabama semi pro tournament final series against the Florence Raiders. Charlie Goodin is expected to pitch for Decatur with Burns likely starting for Florence after a strong earlier win. The best three of five format begins Friday with Saturdays and Mondays games to follow.

Charlie Goodin Decatur Indians Florence Raiders North Alabama Legion Field Indians Raiders Florence Decatur George Hummingbird Burns

Wimbledon Opens at Forest Hills With Record Field

New York reports the Wimbledon style National Tennis tournament begins at Forest Hills with 127 players. Frank Sedgman is top seed to defend his men's title, while Vic Seixas tops the American side. In women's singles Maureen Connolly is No 1 among Americans with Thelma Long leading the overseas contingent.

New York Forest Hills Australia Frank Sedgman Sedgman Vic Seixas Philadelphia Seixas Maureen Connolly Thelma Long U. S Savitt Orange N. J Art Larsen San Leandro Calif Herb Flam Beverly Hills Billy Talbert Gardner Mulloy Miami Fla Ham Richardson Baton Rouge Bernard Bartzen Fort Sill Okla Straight Clark Pasadena Grant Golden Wilmette Ill Doris Hart Jacksonville Shirley Fry Akron Ohio Louise Brough Miss Connolly

Activity grows at Southern Regional Men's Softball Meet

In Canton North Carolina the Southern Regional Softball Tournament enters a high day with six games scheduled. Afternoon action matched Thomas Sporting Goods Birmingham against Matbis Bakery Mobile Alabama and A I S Flyers Miami against Pete's Cafe Tuscaloosa Alabama. The Thomas Matbis winner advances to face Knowles Electric Atlanta in tonight's first of four games. Canton champions play the Flyers Pete's winner.

Canton N. C Thomas Sporting Goods Birmingham Matbis Bakery Mobile Ala A.I. S. Flyers Miami Pete’s Cafe Tuscaloosa Thomas-Matbis Knowles Electric Atlanta Flyers Pete’s

Elks and Meadow Gold Win In Jr Tournament

The Elks defeated Pepsi Cola 7 to 6 in the third game of the youth tournament with Milam pitching. Meadow Gold kept its winning streak by beating Isley Builders 18 to 9 at West Town Field, Bobby Clardy the starter. Meadows Gold plans a 5 PM Friday meeting at West Town Field and an 9 AM Friday practice at Decatur High School with the All-Star squad.

Elks Bobby Milam Pepsi Cola West Town Field Meadow Gold Isley Builders Bobby Clardy Isley Tracy Knight Bob Hudson Decatur High Scholo Field

Pepsi Climbs From Deficit To Edge Union 5-4 In Ninth

Pepsi rallied from a 4-2 hole in the Morgan County baseball tournament to beat Union 5-4 in the ninth. Winton relieved after two runs as Union used Maples Barnett and Winton on the mound. Roberts doubled in the tying run before Quattlebaum’s single won it.

Pepsi Union Pepsi Cola Morgan County Trinity Hartselle Legion Robert Maples L. Barnett B. Winton Wayne Sims Buck Johnson Winton H. Nash Grady Roberts Sims Antioch Moftgan City Shirley Quattlebaum

Carl Bobo Olson TKOs Hairston In Six Rounds

Carl Bobo Olson earned his sixth straight win with a six round technical knockout of Gene Hairston in New York. The 24 year old Hawaiian pressed the action and pounded Hairston for the stoppage as he eyes a rematch with Sugar Ray Robinson.

Carl Bobo Olson Hairston New York Carl Bobo) Olson Sugar Ray Robinson Gene Silent Hairston New Madison Square Garden Olson Bobu Vincent Nardiello Hairs Robinson San Francisco

Café game set with Bombers and Peerless Woolens matchups

Tonight at 7 15 p m winners bracket features Clearwater Bombers of Clearwater Ela vs Baker Village of Columbus Ga and Peerless Woolens of Chattanooga vs Maxwell Brothers of Columbia S C Yesterday results Baker Village 2 Malbis Bakery 0 Peerless Woolen 7 Thomas Sporting Goods 0 Maxwell Brothers 3 Miami Flyers 1 Clearwater 4 Pete s Café 1

Clearwater Bombers Clearwater Ela Baker Village Columbus Peerless Woolens Chattanooga Maxwell Brothers Columbia S. C Malbis Bakery Peerless Woolen Thomas Sporting Goods Miami Flyers Pete’s Cafe

Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Multiple Cities

Yesterday results include Birmingham 6 over Atlanta 0 Chattanooga 4 over Little Rock 2 Memphis 8 over Nashville 5 New Orleans 4 tied 4 Mobile 2 over 3 in 10 innings Atlanta at Birmingham Chattanooga at Little Rock Nashville at Memphis Mobile at New Orleans New York 12 over St Louis 7 Boston 5 over Detroit 0 Philadelphia 6 over Cleveland 5 Chicago 4 over Washington 1 Boston at Philadelphia Cleveland at Detroit only games scheduled.

Birmingham Atlanta Chattanooga Little Rock Memphis Nashville New Orleans Mobile New York Boston Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago Washington

Scores and Schedule From Today's Baseball Games

New York 5 Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 10 Brooklyn 5 Boston 12 Cincinnati 7 in 10 innings. Philadelphia 7 St Louis 2. Today New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Chicago Boston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at St Louis.

Brooklyn New York St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago Boston Cincinnati Pittsburgh

Alabama Teams Enter Losers Bracket In Southern Tourney

Three Alabama clubs moved to the losers bracket in the Southern Men’s Softball Tournament. Pete’s Cafe of Tuscaloosa lost 4-1 to Clearwater Bombers after noted hits by Claude Rinley. Other results saw Peerless Woulens of Chattanooga defeat Thomas Sporting Goods 7-0 and Baker Village of Columbus beat Malbis Bakery 2-0.

Canton N. C Alabama Pete’s Cafe Tuscaloosa Clearwater Fla Peerless Woulens Chattanooga Tenn Thomas Sporting Goods Birmingham Baker Village Columbus Malbis Bakery Mobile John Hunter Claude Rinley

Chicks Regain Position In First Division Race

Memphis edged Nashville 8 to 5 securing a first division spot in the Southern Association pennant chase as Mobile fell to New Orleans 4 to 3. New Orleans moved to second by beating Atlanta 6 to 0 while Chattanooga won 4 to 2 at Little Rock.

Chicks Nashville Mobile New Orleans Memphis Dixie Howell Atlanta Crackers Birmingham Jim Rice Stan Wentzel Johnny Mackinson al Sima Chattanooga Little Rock

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