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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1964
Page
7
A dense list of 1960s broadcast items includes film titles and various TV slots from morning to late evening. Entries mention Jungle Captive, So Proudly We Hail, Route 66, Cattle Town, Pharaoh's Curse, Combat-era programs, and multiple daily time blocks across 5:30 to 11:00 PM with series like Gunsmoke and Superman-era fare.
Roy Emerson, 28, the Australian rebel, claimed the Wimbledon men's crown in a straight sets victory over Fred Stolle 6-4 12-10 4-6 6-3 on his 10th final attempt. The win marked another all Australian final and continued a decade of Australian dominance at the Championships.
Nearly $300 000 in added money is at stake as America s best thoroughbreds race at seven tracks led by the 78th Suburban Handicap at Aqueduct. Kelso the 7 5 favorite carries 131 pounds against Olden Times Iron Peg and seven others in the 1 1 8 mile feature.
Rookie Wally Bunker allows only Rocky Colavito’s fifth inning double, improves to 8-2 as Baltimore defeats Kansas City 4-1. Orioles back him with two homers by Brooks Robinson and Brooks Johnson. Pena takes loss. Lau and Brown noted.
In Detroit, Norm Cash misplayed a grounder allowing two Washington runs in the 12th as the Senators beat the Tigers 3 to 1 in the first game of a doubleheader. Chuck Hinton and Dick Phillips reached on hits before Mike Brumley scored on an infield out.
Ted Bostwick pitched two hits as the Cubs beat the Giants 14 to 7 in minor league B play Friday. Johnny Hambrick took the loss. Cubs hitters Head David Martin and Ted Head homered, while Martin and Bostwick added three hits apiece.
The Braves defeated the Giants to tie the Minor A Little League National Championship with the Cubs. Both clubs finished 11 1 5 records in the regular season. The Cubs won the playoff coin flip to take the top National League playoff spot.
Cullman High Stadium prepared for a pro game between the Huntsville Rockets and Chattanooga Cherokees on Saturday July 11 at 8 pm. The turf end zones are trimmed to handle a large crowd with seating expanded to 16 000. Advanced tickets are sold at the Cullman High School office for 2.00 adults and 1.00 students.
Bill Hester hired as head football coach and assistant basketball coach at Tanner High School. Dewayne Allfrey named junior high coach at Owens Junior High. Hester replaces Robert Rudder at Tanner and Allfrey replaces Gerald Marks at Owens. Announcement by George Roberts, county superintendent, on Friday.
Two Spanish Armada ships sank off the Blasket Islands on the southwest Irish coast. One vessel carried about 50 000 gold and silver coins and 25 guns, of which only a single gun has been recovered to date.
Los Angeles Angels su gewünsch? no. The Angels beat Boston 9 to 3 after a 10th inning rally. Joe Adcock and Lou Clinton hit consecutive homers off Dick Radatz. Radatz fined $50 for a pitch near the catcher. Rodger and others involved. Conigliaro and Bressoud hit early Boston homers to tie briefly.
Milwaukee Braves routed the Chicago Cubs 8 to 2 as Lee Maye hit a home run a triple and a double and Eddie Mathews also homered. Tony Cloninger improved to 7-7, outpitching Bob Buhl who left for a pinch hitter after five innings. Maye added a seventh homer in the late rally, and the Braves sealed the win with four runs off Lew Burdette and Don Elston.
Vernon Law scattered six hits to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Houston Colt .45s 2-1, snapping a five game losing streak and yielding a strong early-season win in Houston Friday night.
Tito Francona delivered a fourth hit with a two out triple in the 11th to drive in the tying run and lift Cleveland to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night, snapping the Indians six game skid.
Commissioner Ford Frick named six umpires for the All Star Game between the American and National leagues at Shea Stadium New York. Ed Sudol NL will be behind the plate. Joe Paparella AL at first. Frank Secory NL at second. Nestor Chylak AL at third. Doug Harvey NL and Al Salerno AL at the foul lines.
In New York, Don Mincher hit a triple and Jim Snyder followed with a sacrifice fly in the 10th to push the Minnesota Twins past the New York Yankees 1-0. Dick Stigman pitched nine plus, allowing four hits, as Stan Williams started for the Yankees and Ralph Terry yielded the decisive run in the 10th.
U.S. citizens must obtain special permission and meet certain requirements including a valid passport to visit the Pacific Islands Trust Territories.
The Madison County Fairgrounds race draws riders from Louisiana Florida Alabama Illinois Michigan Georgia Tennessee Mississippi and Kentucky. Thirty five top Southern motorcycle riders entered with 1250 purse and points toward the National Championship. Practice runs run 8 30 a m to noon with 50 fastest qualifiers to heat races at 2 p m. The American Motorcycle Racing Association sanctions the July Fourth southern event expected to attract over ten thousand at Huntsville.
National League umpire Bill Jackowski was sidelined for two days after being struck in the eye by debris during a fireworks display following the Houston versus Philadelphia game.
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