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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1960
Page
9
The 1st North Alabama Bowling Meet is scheduled at local lanes with team events and a large list of entries filed for display at the bowling center. The tournament schedule has been posted at Decatur Bowling Center.
The Tigers beat the Indians 7 to 2 as Jenkins hit the longest blow of the night with a triple. Tonight at West Town the Yankees face the Red Sox at 7 30.
Caddo of Sunday will meet Sites in a 2 p.m. game as they push toward win number 10 in 11 starts. Tonight at 7 at Pop Oliver Field the Briscoe Agency faces Sims Homes in the Girls Softball League showdown.
The Little League Indians beat the Yankees 7 to 1 yesterday. No extra-base hits. five safeties for each team. Steve Hammond and Phil Sims had two singles each. Mike Henry added one. Hammond was the winning pitcher.
Trinity hosts an all day baseball event on July 4 featuring three games and a barbecue. The schedule begins at 10 a.m. with Trinity versus Brown's Corner, Pisgah at 1 p.m. against an unknown opponent, and Trinity versus Oak Grove at 3 p.m. Barbecue is available at $1.50 per pound. Trinity players should assemble by 9 a.m. for field prep. Trinity also hosts Hartselle Sunday at 2 p.m.
The White Sox slugged to an 11 hit attack in Pony League action besting the Indians 7-2. Alvin Terry doubled three times while Jimmy Teague and Scotty Pilkington added two extra-base hits apiece. Dwight Hill held the Indians to three hits and Johnny Aycock took the loss.
Former president Andrew Jackson dies at his home The Hermitage in Tennessee in 1845. The event marks the end of a controversial political career and a lasting legacy in American history.
Boston AP reports jockey Henry Vajda of Newmarket New Hampshire earned a nomination for the George Woolf Memorial Trophy for valor after saving Tony Despirito from a fall at Suffolk Downs during the fifth furlong of the third race. Despirito, a 10-year veteran and 1952 leading rider, escaped serious injury as Vajda freed him from a tangled stirrup and saved his life while Color Bearer galloped on. Despirito finished ninth, performing as Vajda placed eighth aboard Lusty Andy in the race won by Praise Us.
American League leaders include Gentile batting .335 and Maris with 64 RBIs and 25 homers. Mantle leads in runs with 60, while Minoso tops hits with 86 and Fox ties for triples with 6. National League leaders show Banks with 22 homers and Mays with 19 steals.
Cecil Turner the Decatur resident and prominent Alabama bowler who earned a five man state All Star berth was released from Decatur General Hospital yesterday and reports he is feeling much better. He suffered back and hand injuries in a weekend auto crash in Georgia while returning from a bowling tournament in Charlotte North Carolina. Turner and Jim Faria were part of a Decatur team that finished second in team events at the Southeastern Bowling Tournament in Charlotte.
Henry Hank dominated Victor Zalazar in Detroit, stopping the Argentine at 2:11 of the fourth round in a scheduled ten. Hank weighed 159 pounds to Zalazar's 160 and showed patience for a title shot he believes will follow.
Moulton will face Guntersville in the North Alabama Baseball Tournament in Huntsville with elimination for the loser. The winner advances to meet another team there on Wednesday night. Moulton’s Independent team travels to Lawrenceburg Tennessee on Sunday for a game.
Drysdale struck out 6 as Los Angeles lost to Pittsburgh 11-3 with key hits from Friend and Pittsburgh players.
U S Davis Cup captain David Freed voices optimism as Dennis Ralston and Osuna reach the men’s doubles final by defeating Italy and Sweden and outlasting Australia in a marathon. Janet Hopps and Karen Hantze advance to the women’s doubles semifinal with an 8 6 6 3 win over Britain’s Armstrong and Catt.
221 American athletes begin a two day trials at Stanford to select the U S track and field team for Rome 1960. The top three in 17 events earn spots with relay exemptions for the 100 and 400. Parry O'Brien Nieder Long and Davis lead the shot put contenders among possible survivors.
Dick Stuart returned to the Pittsburgh lineup with three homers and a single after the Pirates split a doubleheader with the San Francisco Giants. The first baseman hit solo blasts in the first, third and fifth innings off different pitchers, and added a single off Johnny Antonelli. He noted the desire to keep playing and spoke of aiming for a four homer game.
Lee Petty and Richard Petty, father and son of Randleman North Carolina, aim for front row positions in Daytona Beach qualifying for the Firecracker 250. They were among Charlotte leaders before disqualification for improper pit approach cost them over 5000 dollars in prize money.
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