Look’s SEC Top 20 Picks Stir Season Predictions
Pundit Look selects five SEC teams in the top 20 with Alabama fifth and Auburn 13th. Ole Miss number two. Oklahoma’s coach Gomer Jones faces pressure to win and top the nation, capped by Sugar Bowl win over North Carolina. Kentucky ranked 20th, LSU 15th. Alabama 10-1, Auburn 8-3. Sugar, Cotton, Bluebonnet bowls predict Alabama over Texas and others. Tim Cohane’s predictions frame the debate with humorous framing and star-player mentions.
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Remember The Jamboree At Decatur Stadium
Four teams Decatur Hart Selle Athens and Cullman meet in a Friday night jamboree at Decatur Stadium kickoff at 7 30 PM. The exhibition games do not count in official records and coaches will substitute heavily as the real season starts next week.
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Orioles Extend AL Lead With 5-0 Shutout of White Sox
Rookie Sam Bowens drove in three runs while Milt Pappas pitched six strong innings to blank Chicago 5-0. Pappas improved to 12-5 after allowing only two runs in the first and not a single player past second base the rest of the night. Juan Pizarro started for the White Sox, surrendering two early runs before leaving in the fifth.
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Phillies Rise as Fans Rally Behind Unbeaten Pennant Quest
Philadelphia fans, long without a pennant, flood streets and bars praising a first place Phillies team that plays cohesive baseball without a star. The city’s mood shifts from skepticism to belief as World Series plans loom, hotels book up, and ticket requests pour in, even as talk centers on how many games the club may win.
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Local jamboree delivers two 7-6 margins at Moulton
In a capacity crowd at Moulton stadium the Moulton Courtney Courtland games ended 7-6 with Courtland beating Moulton and Austin defeating Hatton 7-4. Highlights included Gillespie’s early touchdown for Moulton, Royal Carpenter’s 54 yard run for Hatton, and Kirby's 40 yard burst for Courtland.
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Russellville Rebels Defeat Decatur Volunteers 38 to 10
Russellville Rebels crushed the Decatur Volunteers 38 10 last night. Cross Hutcheson Frederick and Foster led scoring for Russellville while Winsett scored Decatur's touchdown. Decatur totaled 131 rushing yards and 46 passing yards with ten first downs, Russellville 183 rushing yards and 107 passing yards with 14 first downs.
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Phillies pennant memory and world championship doubt
In 1950 the Phillies blew a big lead and had to win the final game in the 10th to claim the flag. The same man recalls pennants hailed as world champions that never were as they lost the Series to the New York Yankees. He wonders, how can they lose this time?
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Famed Speed Driver Mickey Thompson Retired From Racing
Salt Lake City AP report says millionaire racer Mickey Thompson, holder of nearly 200 speed records, was ordered to stop racing after multiple fainting episodes following a sport car run at Bonneville Salt Flats. Dr Roy McDonald cites heart ailment and says Thompson will not be allowed to race again. Further tests planned at Holy Cross Hospital with a medical report expected by Monday. Thompson, from Rolling Hills California, accepts verdict while his brother in law notes his sedation and limited awareness of the situation.
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Yankees Sweep Boston In Pair Of Games
Joe Pepitone drove in seven runs with two homers in the first game and added another homer in the nightcap as the New York Yankees swept the Boston Red Sox 10-2 and 6-1 in a two night doubleheader. Roger Maris hit three singles in each game, driving in three runs in game two. The sweep left the Yankees four games behind the Orioles who beat the White Sox 5-0.
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