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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1956

Page

6

Williams Big Bat Fans Bosox Flame In AL Race Push

Boston in bottom of the AL flag chase as Ted Williams bags four hits to boost his average to .374 and sparks a 3-2 win over Washington. Ike Delock delivers relief as Chicago White Sox and Detroit stumble, while Cincinnati's Redlegs seize NL lead with a 2-1 win over Milwaukee. Giants beat Brooklyn 5-2 and Cubs top St Louis 6-3 in other Monday action.

Ted Williams Boston Red Sox Red Sox Williams New York Yankees Bostons Washington Ike Delock Boston Chicago White Sox Detroit Yankees Cincinnati Redlegs Milwaukee Braves New York Giants Brooklyn Chicago Cubs St.Louis Bud Byerly Jackie Jensen Jim Piersall Sox Jensen Piersall Bosox Delock Senators Frank Sullivan White Sox Tiger Harvey Kuern Virgil Trucks Millard Howell Gus Bell Warren Spahn Johnny Klippstein Bobby Thomson Klippstein Spahn Willie Mays Bill Sarni New York Giants

Courtland Races Unofficial Class Winners Listed

Unofficial results from the Alabama Sports Car Races at Courtland cite winners across five events last Sunday. Notable names include Bill Kincheloe and Steve Spitler driving MGA entries, Chuck Saffell on Ferrari, and Audrey Saffell steering a Ferrari in the Ladies race.

Courtland Steve Spitler Washington MGA Bill. Kincheloe D.C Tom Youngblood Birmingham Jean Spiedel Miami Flack Jean Shultz Atlanta Devin Panhard M. McArthur Porsche Dick Dungan Bradenton Fla Mercedes-Benz Jo French Pensacola Austin Healey Norris Howard Chuck Saffell Huntsville Ferrari Bill Kincheloe Washington, D.C

Zybesco to face Chief Little Eagle in Armory main event

Zybesco returns to Decatur's National Guard Armory ring this Wednesday for a main event bout against Chief Little Eagle after a season of disputed match outcomes. Also on the card four man tag features Don Fields Luke Fields Rip Hawk and Chase Martinez making local debuts. Tickets go on sale at 7 15 with ringside action at 8 15.

Joe Zybesco National Guard Armory Decatur Mat Zybesco Chief Little Eagle Ince Don Luke Fields Rip Hawk Chase Martinez Florida Chief New Mexico Fields Brothers Don Luke Ohio Toledo Martinez Mexico

Trade School Defeats Safety Patrol 8 2 at Athens Fair

Trade School walloped the Safety Patrol 8 to 2 at the Athens Fair grounds. Trade School posted 10 hits to Safety Patrol’s four. Wilson earned the win with Ramsay taking the loss. Miller went 2 for 3 and Parker 2 for 5 for the winners while Gamble went 3 for 3 for Safety Patrol.

Safety Patrol Athens Fairgrounds Trade School Wilson Ramsay Miller Parker Gamble

Two Tie Games In II Action In Little League Night

Two ties in Little League action left only Minor League winners. In the American League, Red Sox and Yankees each had 11 runs at six innings with Yankees batting 8 5 and two errors each. Giants and Braves tied 6 6 in the National League. Indians beat Tigers 12 11 in the Minor League with Burks the winning pitcher and Hughes the loser.

Red Sox Yankees Sox Hudson Markham Giants Braves Indians Tigers Burks Hughes

Giardello Knocks Out Baldoni in First Round Fight

In 2 46 of the first round at St. Nicholas Arena Joey Giardello stopped Tony Baldoni after a flash left hook and right hand. Giardello praised the heat as it loosened him up while improving his form in a 5th win against 13 losses for Baldoni in a 22 fight career. Baldoni weighed 158 3/4 and faded after the crisp combination.

New York St. Nicholas Arena Joey Giardello Philadelphia Tony Baldoni Wilkes Barre Tony Giardello Kaye Baldoni

Delano Park Softball Tonight Features Wolverine vs Chemstrand

Wolverine faces Chemstrand at Delano Park at 7 30 in the City Softball League. A parallel league game in Moulton pits Moulton against the Elks. A non league contest follows the Wolverine Chemstrand clash at Delano Park.

Delano Wolverine Chemstrand Moulton Elks Wolverine Chemstrand

Standings and Results From Monday and Schedule Ahead

The American League standings show New York and Chicago leading with 46 wins each. Detroit and Washington trailed, while Baltimore Kansas City Cleveland Boston and others followed. Monday results included Chicago defeating Detroit 9 to 3 and Detroit beating Washington 3 to 2. Tuesday features Baltimore at New York Kansas City at Cleveland Chicago at Detroit Boston at Washington.

Associated Press American League New York Chicago Cleveland Boston Ee Baltimore Detroit Eel Kansas City Detroit Washington Boston

Monday results and Tuesday schedule in southern baseball league

Atlanta defeated Chattanooga 6 to 2 while New Orleans and Mobile split a 5 to 5 game. Memphis beat Little Rock 10 to 0. The only games played show mixed scores. Tuesday’s schedule features Nashville at Atlanta and Chattanooga at Birmingham among others in the southern league.

Nashville Ee Atlanta Mobile Memphis Chattanooga New Orleans Little Rock Sance Little Rock Nashville Birmingham

Merchants Prepare for Evening Game vs Athens Squad

The Merchants face a clash against Athens at 8 30 with every Merchant player required to attend the match. Local fans await the event and team officials emphasize full participation.

Athens

Chemstrand, Mutual Girls League Winners Crowned

Chemstrand topped Austinville 10 2 to win the first game while Mutual defeated the White Sox 12 4 in the second. Sparkman held the Sox to few hits as Bowling and Melton homer for the Sox. Delano games feature Chemstrand vs the White Sox and Mutual vs the Jets.

Chemstrand Austinville Mutual White Sox Sparkman Myrl Bowling Alpha Sue Melton Sox Delano Jets

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