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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1959

Page

8

Yankees Top Wilhelm as Wilhelms Streak Ends in Baltimore

Yankees defeat Wilhelm 4 1 in Baltimore as Ditmar wins in relief and Berra drives in two. Williams’ club plates four runs in the third on a walk and four singles while Mantle sits out with injury. Indians widen lead. White Sox fall as McLish wins fourth straight for Cleveland.

Yankees Detroit Tigers Kansas City Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox Washington Boston Sam Jones San Francisco Los Angeles Milwaukee Cincinnati Pittsburgh Philadelphia St. Louis Cubs Mickey Mantle Yogi Berra Art Ditmar Duke Maas Birds Gene Woodling Wilhelm Vic Power Rocky Colavito Cal McLish Luis Aparicio Nellie Foxx McLish Jim Landis Sox Billy Pierce

Gary Player on escaping sand traps and stance play

The golfer Gary Player explains trap strategy learned in Johannesburg. He favors an open stance, short backswing, and follow through to cut across the ball and hit through sand. He cites practice on buried lies and notes his early rise as a 1958 Open contender.

Johannesburg

Eagles trade Tom Scott to Giants for Huth and McAfee

AP reports Philadelphia announces Tom Scott, defensive end, traded to New York for guard Gerry Huth and end Ken McAfee. Other game notes include Frank Lary shutout of the A’s in five hits, Tigers scoring on Maxwell’s 17th homer, and Washington’s two RBI from Throneberry and Killebrew.

Scott Philadelphia Philadelphia Eagles Tom Scott New York Giants Gerry Huth Ken McAfee Frank Lary A’s Jerry Lumpe Dick Williams Lary Kent Hadley Roger Maris Bob Cerv Tigers Charlie Maxwell Rip Coleman Faye Throneberry Harmon Killebrew Washington RBI Nats Tom Brewer Pete Ramos Boston

Face Conley Haney's Picks For All Stars

The National League All Star selections include Little El Face and Gene Conley among seven pitchers named by manager Fred Haney. Stan Musial earns a 16th straight nod with a .262 average, 7 homers, 29 RBIs. The team features pitchers Antonelli Spahn Mizell Burdette Drysdale and hitters White Cunningham Pinson Robinson Mazeroski Groat with Crandall as catcher.

Cincinnati Elroy Pittsburgh Gene Conley Milwaukee Philadelphia Fred Haney Milwaukee Pilot Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals Stan Musial Haney San Francisco Johnny Antonelli Warren Spahn St. Louis Wilmer Mizell South Paws Lew Burdette Los Angeles Don Drysdale Face Conley Bill White Joe Cunningham Vada Pinson Frank Robinson Bill Mazeroski Dick Groat Ken Boyer Groat Roy McMillan

Jones, Giants Tame Dodgers

San Francisco pitcher Jones, nicknamed Sad Sam, no-hit the Dodgers until a disputed seventh inning burst and a single by Junior Gilliam. Willie Mays contributed a two run homer as the Giants won 2 0 to pull within a half game of the NL lead.

Pirates Chicago Bill Henry Pittsburgh Bob Porterfield Will Associated Press Sam Jones Junior Gilliam Los Angeles San Francisco Dodgers Willie Mays Jones Giants

Americans, Indians win in local league action

In Gordon Bible League action the Americans beat the Nationals 12 to 9. In Little League minors at Riverside the Indians routed the Red Sox 30 to 4 with Price winning. Lemley, Callahan, Borden and Edison each had three hits. Simmons led with four hits including two home runs. Girls Softball at Delano Park scheduled Roses Jewelry versus Chemstrand at 7 and Pet Dairy versus Mutual Savings at 8. The Flint Conservation Club cancels Friday’s meeting for the Fourth of July. the next Flint Club meeting is the first Friday in August.

Riverside Indians Red Sox Price Lemley Callahan Borden Edison Simmons Delano Park Rose Jewelry Chemstrand Pet Dairy Mutual Savings Flint Conservation Club Flint Club

Mason Retires After Half Century With Red Sox

Hiram W. Mason retires as treasurer of the Boston Red Sox ending a 50 year career in baseball and a long association with the club.

Mason Boston Hiram W. Mason Boston Red Sox

Pirates Coach Sam Narron to Catch Batting Practice

Coach Sam Narron will serve as batting practice catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates while the team runs through regular BP. The arrangement pairs Narron with the pitchers preparing for upcoming games.

Sam Narron The Pirates

Legion Field expansion looms over Birmingham football

Birmingham faces a man sized headache as Legion Field, built in 1927 for 270000 dollars, seeks expansion to 60000 seats. Proposals include adding 17000 seats for about 2 million dollars or 10000 more in the north end zone for under 200000, driven by Alabama Auburn demand and the need to host major matchups.

Benny Marshall Associated Press Birmingham Legion Field Alabama Auburn Park and Recreation Board Crimson Tide Tigers Chamber of Commerce James Morgan Raiford Ellis Cliff Hare Alabama-Tennessee, Alabama- Georgia Tech, Auburn-Tennessee, Auburn- Tech Mississippi State Ellis

Baseball Standings and Results Snapshot

Baseball standings and results show Wednesday games Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Milwaukee at Cincinnati St Louis at Chicago. Tuesday results include Cincinnati 8 Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3 St Louis 4 Chicago 1 San Francisco 2 Los Angeles 6. Cleveland 3 Chicago 1 Detroit 4 Kansas City 0 New York 4 Baltimore 1 Washington 6 Boston 1 Chattanooga 5 Shreveport 3 Mobile 5 Birmingham 3 New Orleans 4 Atlanta Nashville 10 Memphis 5.

Los Angeles Coliseum Jones Andre Rodgers Gilliam Cincinnati Milwaukee Pittsburgh Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Cubs Cleveland New York Baltimore Hoyt Wilhelm Detroit Tigers Kansas City Washington Boston Dodgers Sam Wally Moon Gil Hodges San Francisco Los Angeles Detroit Chattanooga Shreveport Mobile Birmingham New Orleans Atlanta Nashville Memphis Associated Press LEAGU San Francisco Jeune Pittsburgh Ensesee Ensewenens Soeennees Cincinnati Nese Detroit Werere Kansas City Wena Southern Association Chattanooga Wyase Shreveport Aenene

Flour Mills and Chemstrand Win City Softball Games

Flour Mills shut out Decatur Merchants 9-0 at Delano Park as Hoyt Alvis earned the win with two hits including a home run. Chemstrand beat Wolverine 5-3 behind two-hit efforts from Robinson and Alexander. Wolverine and Chemstrand each totaled nine hits with decisive late innings by Chemstrand. Tonights schedule lists Chemstrand versus Merchants and Wolverine against Alabama Flour Mills.

Alabama Flour Mills Chemstrand Delano Park Flour Mills Decatur Merchants Wolverine Merchants Hoyt Alvis Alvis McClanahan Clardy Winton Rutherford Livingston

Yankees Blank Tigers In Pitchers Duel

Yankees defeated the Tigers 4-0 in Pony Senior action. Sharp earned the win with 12 strikeouts and two hits allowed. Buddy French took the loss despite eight strikeouts. Bobby Draper led the Yankees with two doubles and a single in three trips, driving in three runs.

Yankees Tigers Sharp Buddy French Yankee French Bobby Draper Draper

Little League Tuesday results for two games

In the RHE Indians beat the Red Sox 4 to 1 with Westmoreland earning the win and Robinson the loss. Stevenson had a triple and Hammond added two singles for the Indians. In the Cubs rout, Cubs 11 Giants 2, Hinds won the game and Morris took the loss. White Myers and Phillips added multiple hits for the Cubs with Hinds contributing two singles.

RHE Indians Red Sox Westmoreland Robinson Stevenson Hammond Indians RHE Giants Cubs Hinds Morris White Phillips Coleman

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