Rampaging Barons Beat Rocks 9-4
Art Ceccarelli of Birmingham beat Little Rock 9-4 on three hits as the Barons kept Atlanta within one game in the league standings. Lenny Yachim of New Orleans pitched four hitters for Nashville’s 14-1 rout of the Vols, while Mobile blanked Chattanooga 2-0 and Atlanta edged Memphis 8-7.
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Women’s Open Underway at Salem Country Club
The Women’s National Open golf championship began at Salem Country Club in Peabody Mass with amateurs favored by Louise Suggs who notes long hitters like Joyce Ziske Mickey Wright and Pat Lesser suit the 6393 yard course. Theodora Rooney is a dark horse among both pros and amateurs and past winners Babe Zaharias Suggs Rawls Berg Jameson remain the defending standard bearers.
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Two Contenders Fight To Draw In Midweight Bout
Holly Mims of Washington DC and Bobby Dykes of Miami fought a ten round draw with no knockdowns. Judges scored 97-94 for Dykes 97-95 for Mims and 95-95 by the referee under DC rules. Crowd of 2,601 watched a national TV bout as both weighed 155 and 159½ pounds.
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Southern Association Wednesday Thursday results and schedule
Wednesday results show Atlanta 8 Memphis 7. Birmingham 9 Little Rock 4. Mobile 2 Chattanooga 0. New Orleans 14 Nashville 1. Thursday features Nashville at New Orleans and Chattanooga at Little Rock with two games scheduled.
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Baseball Scores Reported From Multiple Games
A season style recap lists results including Boston 6 New York 1 and Cleveland 2 Baltimore 0. Detroit 4 Chicago 3, Philadelphia 8 Washington 7, plus New York 5 Brooklyn 2 and Philadelphia 8 Pittsburgh 0. Chicago 9 Milwaukee 7 and St Louis 11 Cincinnati 3.
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Wednesday's Fights Washington Holly Mims and Bobby Dykes Draw
Holly Mims of Washington and Bobby Dykes of Miami battled to a draw at 155 and 159 pounds after ten rounds. The fight ended with a split score showing both men evenly matched.
Cubs' Jackson Leads All-Star Balloting at Midpoint
Chicago Cubs third baseman Randy Jackson moved into the NL lead with 548,259 votes to Ray Jablonski's 536,026 as the All-Star ballot tallies near final. Yankees catcher Yogi Berra held a narrow edge over Stan Musial for the top individual vote-getter. Final returns are due Monday.
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Yogi) Berra
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No Auto Races This Weekend At Decatur Speedway
The Decatur Speedway will not host races this weekend after a string of rainouts and extreme heat. Track officials are seeking to reschedule with nearby venues as the local schedule has faced multiple cancellations in May and June.
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Focus in sight shifts with age
The text notes that humans typically focus best on nearby objects around age ten, with near-focus ability diminishing as people grow older.
Four Baptist League AA Softball Games Resulted Tuesday
In Morgan County at Hartselle four AA Baptist League softball games were played Tuesday night. Mt. Zion defeated Bethel Bethlehem 6 to 1, Flint beat Lebanon 23 to 19, Hopewell lost to Shoals Creek 10 to 11, and Austinville tied New Center 11 to 1.
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Mays Almost Overlooked by Giants Scout Tale
Willie Mays rose from a high school star and Negro league weekends to the majors in under two years. Giants scouts debated his potential, offered to buy him for 10 000 dollars, and pushed for his quick promotion despite Minneapolis players and fans suffering a pocketbook blow when he left for the Polo Grounds.
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Indians Giants Begin July In First Place In Struggling Leagues
The Cleveland Indians and New York Giants led their leagues as July started, with the Giants posting a record June month and gains over Brooklyn. Teams across both leagues faced shifts in standings, including strong June by the Giants and notable slumps by several clubs.
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