Southern Nut Wins City Softball Thriller Over Nursery
Southern Nut edged Decatur Nursery 3 to 1 to earn its first second half win in the City Softball League. Wells scored the first run on wild pitches, Willingham homered in the sixth, and two late errors sealed the 3 1 victory as Johnson and Shafer led Nursery, with Wells and Jones sharing pitching duties. Local 88 led 3 2 in a rain shortened VFW-Local 88 game.
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Southern Nut
Decatur Nurnery
VFW
Local 88
Wells’ Wildness
Fred Linley
Nursery
Ed Brazelton
Monk Allen
Doss Cleveland
Tommy Willingham
Ners
Willingham
Johnson and Shafer
Wells and Jones
Dispute May Doom Alabama-Florida League
Montgomery officials and league representatives will meet in Dothan to resolve a crisis that could dissolve the six club Alabama Florida League. The dispute followed the Otis Johnston death after being struck by a pitch from Jack Clifton of Headland. Dothan and Headland faced forfeiture and withdrawals threaten the league’s future as clubs from Enterprise Ozark Panama City and others weigh quitting unless Clifton and manager Bubba Ball are removed.
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Dothan
George M. Trautman
National Association of
Dink) Halstead
Ottis Johnston
Jack Clifton
Headland Dixie
Clifton
Charles Smith
Halstead
Enterprise
Ozark
Ala
Panama City
Fla
Headland
Bubba Ball
Stephenson
Midgets Meet In Feature Bout At Decatur Armory
The weekly wrestling program at the Decatur Armory features two main bouts this Wednesday. Fuzzy Cupid and Sonny Boy Cassidy clash in a two out of three falls match with a 60 minute limit, while Anton Leone faces Danny Ferrazza in a similar format. Opening with Irish Jack Kelly vs Joe Corbett, each at 230 pounds, Red Bird referees.
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Decatur Armory
Fuzzy Cupid
Tone
Ripper
Leone
Danny Ferrazza
Ferrazza
Jack Kelly
Joe Corbett
Kelly
Corbett
Red Bird
Junior Legion Opens Season With First Win
Decatur Junior Legion snapped a losing streak by beating Fayetteville Tennessee 6-5 at Legion Field after a 8-7 loss to Florence at Raider Park. Donald Poole earned the victory with key hits from Billy Terry and Marvin Breeding. Next trips include Cullman, Moulton, Fayetteville, and Lawrenceburg before the district tournament in Cullman July 18 and 19.
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Florence
Raider Park
Decatur Junior Legion
Fayetteville, Tenn
Legion Field
Donald Poole
Billy Terry
Marvin Breeding
Decatur
Cullman
Jack Crim
Lefty Brandon
Moulton
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Population in Israel Surpasses Million in Compact Territory
More than 1,000,000 residents now live within Israel’s under 8,000 square miles. The milestone highlights high population density in a small area.
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Israel
Brazil's soil holds every crop and mineral known
The soil of Brazil is described as producing every crop known to man and containing every mineral. This characterization emphasizes the land's vast agricultural and mineral potential.
Centreville Names Navy Vet Crews Bibb County Coach
Alton C. Crews a 27 year old Navy veteran and Bibb County High graduate is named head football coach at Bibb County High School succeeding Dick Dobbins who left for Enterprise. Crews played center at Bibb County, studied at Duke University, earned a B S from Livingston State Teachers College and a Masters from Peabody College. He began coaching in 1949 at Chipley Florida and came to Centreville as assistant coach last year.
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Centreville
Ala
APA
Alton C. Crews
Bibb County High School
Dick Dobbins
Enterprise
Bibb County High
Crews
Duke University
Livingston State Teachers College
Peabody College
Nashville
Chipley
Fla
Alabama Underwriters elect new president Travis Scott
Dothan's Travis Scott elected president of the Alabama Association of Underwriters at its annual Montgomery meeting. He succeeds Curtis B. Hasty of Birmingham. Officers named include vice presidents Roland Mushat Gadsden Alf Cumby Montgomery and Arnold Brash Mobile. The report notes a push to investigate the broader affair and report to Trautman.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Association of Underwriters
Dothan
S. Travis Scott
Curtis B. Hasty
Birmingham
Roland Mushat
Gadsden
Alf Cumbie
Arnold Brash
Mobile
Soviet sports coverage mocks biases ahead of Helsinki Olympics
Columns by Bob Considine recount Soviet and American views on basketball at Paris European championship, noting Kostin's criticisms of referees and media, and detailing Helsinki preparations for the 1952 Games including venues, crowds, officials, and ongoing Cold War tension.
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New York
INS
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Helsinki
Vladimir Kostin
Paul Albrecht Shines in National Dirt Track Wins
Paul Albrecht, a Sacramento rider, clinched the 5-Mile National Dirt Track Championship for the second straight year and also won the 10-Mile at Atlanta and 8-Mile at Reading. He set an AMA record for 10 miles in Richmond on May 29. He is among riders expected at the Athens Fair Grounds July 4 AMA sanctioned race, sponsored by the North Alabama Motorcycle Club and VFW Post 4765, with a $900 Three Star purse.
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Paul Albrecht
Saamento
Calif
Albrecht
Atlanta
Georgia
Reading
Richmond
Athens Fair Grounds
North Alabama Motorcycle Club
V. F. W. Post
Motorcycle Races Set For Athens Fair Grounds
Anticipation builds for the Fourth of July Three Star AMA race at Athens Alabama Fair Grounds with $900 prize on a half mile dirt track. Nationally famed riders Buck Brigance Milton Simmons Arthur Godwin Elbert Carr and others are promised to compete. Calcium Chloride treatment aims to keep the track dust free for the crowd and racers.
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Athens, Alabama Fair Grounds
Buck Brigance
Charlotte
N. C
Milton
Woody Simmons
South Carolina
Arthur Godwin
Atlanta
Georgia
Elbert Carr
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
North Alabama Motorcycle Club
Bulk Of Big Leaguers Came Up Hard Way
AP News features detail how major leaguers often rise from minor leagues through tough paths. It notes the 50th anniversary of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues and lists stars who earned their BA and PHD honors through early minor league careers.
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New York
Hittin
Ben Morgan
Versary
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