Yankee Stadium Probable Site For Title Fight
The Rocky Marciano Arch i Moore heavyweight title bout is likely September 19 at Yankee Stadium New York Chicago and several other cities remain in contention. Promoters Jim Norris and Al Weill discussed terms with Charley Johnston Moore's manager, with a rematch guarantee among the remaining details. Rocky indicated willingness to fight Moore or other challengers. Burton Shipley enters 32nd season at University of Maryland baseball helm. Michigan to release over two million trout in state waters this season.
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Yankee Stadium
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Houston
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Jim Norris
International Boxing Club
al Weill
Marciano
Charley Johnston
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Johnston
Weill
Rocky
Next Ten Days Might Decide American League Pennant Race
The next ten days could decide the AL pennant race with the Yankees holding a five and a half game edge. Chicago Cleveland Detroit and Boston face heavy schedules and strong opponents as the Yankees play ten games in ten days. Boston and Chicago hit rough stretches while Detroit and Brooklyn win pivotal games in both leagues.
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New York Yankees
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Russian American showdown in Henley rowing regatta
At Henley on Thames, Penn heavyweight crew and Russia s Red Banner Club eight are favored to reach the Grand Challenge Cup final. Penn faces Thames Rowing Club while Russia meets Vancouver Rowing Club as the regatta moves into semifinals with the prize eyed as rowing s glittering trophy.
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Henley ON Thames
England
Britain
University of Pennsylvania
Russia
Red Banner Club
Harvard
Penn
Thames Rowing Club
Thames
Vancouver Rowing Club
Elks Edge Jaycees 12-9 In Narrow Junior League Win
The Elks beat the Jaycees 12-9 at West Town field in a Junior League baseball game. Bryant earned the win on the mound. David Peek pitched well for the Jaycees and Payne took the loss after relieving in the seventh, allowing one run on a single and two doubles.
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Jaycees
West Town Field
Bryant
David Peek
Payne
Bay
Robbins Plans Second Softball Tournament in Tennessee Valley
Robbins Floor Products plans a Tennessee Valley Softball Tournament from July 25 to 30 at their park in Tuscumbia. Teams must contact Gene Thomas at Robbins Floor Products in Tuscumbia for entry information before July 12.
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Robbins Floor Products Company
Tuscumbia
Gene Thomas
Robbins Floor Products
Friday Schedule and Thursday Results Across Cities
Fr idays schedule lists games including Kansas City at Cleveland and Boston at Baltimore with Washington at New York. Thursdays results show Mobile 6 Atlanta 7 and Nashville 17 Memphis 6.
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Kansas City
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
New York
Cleveland Sawemonns
Baptist messages and visiting neighbors in Lawrence County
Rev Joe Henderson delivered the Sunday messages at the Baptist Church. Mr and Mrs E S Bowman hosted guests this week including Mr and Mrs Ralph Turner of Chicago and Mr and Mrs Joe Glenn of Tulsa. Sympathy extended to the Jeffrey Moats family after their son drowned at Spring Creek Sunday. Several local families visited relatives and friends across town and nearby states during the weekend.
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E. S. Bowman
Ralph Turner
Chicago
Joe Glenn
Tulsa
Jeffrey Moats
Spring Creek
Manor Filyan
Leonard Horton
Parker Town
Ada Buttram
Town Creek
Clark Buttram
John
Earl Buttram
Haleyville
Edward Parker
Birmingham
Hershel Copeland
Hatton
W. C. Lanier
Arnold Lanier
New Mexico
Claude, Clifton
Wilburn
Dewey Bradford
Michigan
Rube Voss
Grady Tucker
Austinville
Baseball Tournament Set For Huntsville
The 195 Alabama Championship Tournament in Huntsville will run a week starting July 16 as the NBC affair. Cubs and Senators likely send scouts. general managers received invitations. Teams entered include Fort McClellan Arsenal Arab and others may enter. Haleyville winner may gain automatic entry.
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Washington Senators
Alabama
Huntsville
National Baseball Congress
Fort McClellan
Tone Arsenal
Arab
Camp Rucker
Parkers
Birmingham Naval Air Station
Fort Payne
Guntersville
Lakers
Mobile
Rebels
Haleyville
NBC
Fay Crocker Leads National Open After Round One
Fay Crocker shot 37 37 74 to hold a two stroke lead at the Women's National Open in Kansas City. Jacqueline Yates of Redlands College and Honolulu trailed after 76, with Mary Lena Faulk of Thomasville at 77. Suggs Armstrong and Pung opened round two at 79.
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Fay Crocker
Miss Crocker
Jacqueline Yates
Redlands
Calif
Honolulu
Wichita Country Club
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Ill
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Gloria Armstrong
Oakland
Jackie Pung
Vermont Deputy Auditor Sees Hole-In-One Despite Five Stroke Penalty
Deputy State Auditor Joseph Sargent scored a hole in one on the 173 yard ninth hole after hitting out of bounds and taking a penalty stroke. He then played again and tapped in to complete the ace.
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Montpelier
Joseph Sargent
Sargent
UNC and Rollins share notable Connie Mack players
The University of North Carolina and Rollins College feature baseball players with identical first and middle names. Connie Mack Gravitte of the Tar Heels and Connie Mack Butler of Rollins share the same given names in college baseball.
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Rollins College
Connie Mack Gravitte
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Rollins
Helena High forges threepeat in Class A basketball
Helena Montana High School completes a three year title run as the lone team to win the Montana Class A basketball championship consecutive seasons.
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Helena
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Trabert Seixas Fall To Rosewall Fraser In Wimbledon Doubles
Rosewall and Fraser defeated Trabert and Seixas in five sets to advance to the men’s doubles final at Wimbledon. The All England Championships see top seed Trabert favored to win the singles, while Nielsen also reaches the final as an unseeded challenger. Beverly Fleitz and Louise Brough reach the women’s final after Hart’s upset, as Fleitz earns a 6-3 6-0 win and Brough defeats Hard 6-3 8-6.
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England
Tony Trabert
Kurt Nielsen
Trabert
Nielsen
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Doris Hart
Coart Gables
Fla
Beverly Baker Fleitz
Fleitz
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Miss Brough
Darlene Hard
Long Beach
Calif
Ken Rosewall
Neale Fraser
Lew Hoad
Rex Hartwig
Rosewall
Fraser
Seixas
Howell Named First String Catcher For Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers designate Dixie Howell as the top catcher after Roy Campanella suffers a knee injury. Al Walker is sidelined with a bruised shoulder from a collision with Willie Mays. X rays are negative but out for two to three days. Campanella not expected back until mid July.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Rube) Walker
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Roy Campanella
Willie Mays
New York Giants
Campanella
Barons Triumph 5-2 As Vols maul Chicks in Subway Action
Birmingham Barons beat New Orleans 5-2. Nashville crushed Memphis 17-6 to tighten race for All-Star host. Atlanta ended slump with 7-6 win over Mobile. Little Rock beat Chattanooga 10-6 as Souchock’s crew adds offense. Lemon homered for Lookouts, his 15th of the year.
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Associated Press
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New Orleans
Memphis
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Mobile
Little Rock
Frank Diprima
Crackers
Ray Ripplemeyer
Mary Rotblatt
Steve Souchock
Souchock
Lookouts
Jim Lemon
All-Star Poll Near Record Total As Ballots Top Four Million
The national and American League all-star poll heads toward a record total with 4,496,857 ballots cast to pick the Milwaukee County Stadium game starters for July 12. Roy Campanella remains the top individual voter getter with 1,278,419 despite a knee injury. Final results will be released Monday.
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Chicago
Milwaukee County Stadium
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn Hatcher
al Lopez
Cleveland Indians
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
National League Batting and Pitching Leaders Report
Key NL leaders listed include Ashburn batting .353 for Philadelphia and Snider leading in runs 62 and RBIs 74 with 24 home runs for Brooklyn. Aaron hits leader with 96, Repulski 19 doubles, Bruton 8 triples, Boyer 14 steals. Newcombe 131 strikeouts and 5 decisions with 0.929 in ERA? Jones 105 strikeouts.
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Ashburn
Philadelphia
Snider
Brooklyn
Aaron
Milwaukee
Repulski
St. Louis
Bruton
Boyer
Newcombe
Jones
Chicago
Mantle Stars With 18 Home Runs Leading League Run Totals
Mantle of New York leads with 18 home runs and 7 triples while 102 hits push him ahead. Kaline of Detroit hits 102 and 65 runs, Rivera of Chicago has 35 stolen bases, Jensen of Boston drives in 21. Konstanty of New York posts 6 0 1.000 in five decisions, Score of Cleveland records 120 strikeouts.
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Detroit
Mantle
New York
Jensen
Boston
Konstanty
Cleveland
Local Social Notes From Lawrence County and Nearby Areas
Sunday church messages were delivered by Rev Harvis Carroll at Okolona Baptist in Rev J H Carrolls absence in Lake Placid Florida. Weekend visits and trips included Florence guests and Birmingham excursions. Families in Florence Town Creek Sheffield Oak Ridge Tenn Helfin Jacksonville and Oak Ridge hosted relatives and friends over the weekend.
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R. M. Landers
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Birmingham
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Tincie Cagle
S. O. Dawson
John Johnson
Burl Johnson
Nora
Mildred Hagood
Hester Edwards
Helfin
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Ala
William Dil Beck
J. M. Anderton
Jeanette
H. F. Stephenson
R. F. Harrison
M. J. Sanderson
Town Creek
Frank Sanderson
Beth
Nancy
Oak Ridge
Tenn
L. R. Roberts
Sheffield
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H. D. Stephenson
Hope
Jets down Mutual 20 to 5 in Decatur Girls league
The Air Force Jets defeated Mutual 20 5 at Delano Park with Waldrop pitching and strong fielding. Austinville rallied to beat West Side 14 9, while White Sox and Chemstrand meet in the opener and Jets face Austinville in the nightcap at 7 30 and 8 30.
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Air Force Jets
Mutual
Decatur
Delano Park
Jets
Waldrop
White Sox
Chemstrand
Eagles and Vols Triumph in Decatur Little League
In Decatur Little League action the Eagles edged Nursery 6 to 5. Vols beat Civitads 11 to 7 behind Larry Bridges on the mound who allowed four hits and a walk. Russ Thorneberry homered, doubled, and tripled for the Eagles while Jimmy McCullough tripled for the Vols.
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Decatur
Morgan County Families Attend Weekend Visits
Local residents spent weekends visiting relatives across Morgan County. W. Ward and family traveled to Gadsden to see their son Pervis Ward. Cocke, Mattox, Doss, Wallace, Speakman and Sparkman families also hosted or visited relatives in nearby towns and with cousins and in Hartselle and Neel.
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Gadsden
Pervis Ward
Raymond Cocke
Edgar Callahan
Charles Mattox
Russell
C. J. Mattox
Rock City
J.W. Doss
Hartselle
W. E. Story
Virgil Wallace
Leon Wallace
Neel
J. T. Wallace
Sandra
Norman Speakman
Birmingham
Dave
Mary
Becky Sims
Lola
Nola
Wilma Sparkman
Carrie Wallace
R-L.mcdonald
Brooksville baseball schedule shows pitching rotated
Brooksville seeks first win after a 3-1 loss to Antioch as East Limestone visits on July 4 at 1 30 PM with Shirley Quattlebaum set to pitch. Sunday Brooksville hosts Allen Cross Roads with Fred Beterton starting, then Monday they travel to Slipup with Quattlebaum again pitching.
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Antioch
East Limestone
Shirley Quattlebaum
Allen Cross Roads
Fred Betterton
Quattlebaum
Redlegs spoil Pirates on 11th inning win in 1945 opener
The Cincinnati Redlegs won 7 to 6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates in 11 innings on opening day 1945. A Jim Rus sell homer for the Pirates was nullified after a runner had called time before the pitch, altering the outcome.
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