Decatur Enters Valley Swim Conference Schedule
Decatur joins Florence Jasper and Decatur in a Valley Swim Conference to be held at local pools. The schedule lists July 7 Florence at Decatur, July 12 Florence at Jasper, July 19 Florence at Decatur, July 26 Jasper at Decatur, July 31 Jasper at Florence, Aug 2 Jasper at Decatur. Playoff on August 16 in Florence awards medals and a team trophy.
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Florence Calls Off Big Golf Tournament
Florence Golf and Country Club canceled its men’s invitation tournament at the Charlie Boswell municipal course in Birmingham. The July 21 22 dates conflicted with Birmingham, drawing away many top players, despite invitations already being printed and mailed.
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Florence Golf and Country Club
Charlie Boswell
Birmingham
Florence Club
Flapper Is A Male Cooper Worker
A fragment notes that a flapper function identifies a male worker in cooperage. The item mentions craft roles and traditional trade terminology.
Mantle braces knee as Yankees brace for return
Mickey Mantle received a knee brace amid a sprained right knee with a two to three day return target. He rejoined the Yankees in Washington today and will test the knee in a weekend evaluation to determine starting status for the All-Star Game. doctors found no torn ligaments and Mantle vowed to shed the brace soon.
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Cummings And Wood Low In Vestavia Invitational
Jackie Cummings of Tuscaloosa and Walter Wood of Birmingham each carded 71s to lead medalist contenders in the Vestavia Country Club men's invitation. They will face first round opponents Buddy Manderson and Billy Connor as the 18 hole matches begin.
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Jackie Cummings
Tuscaloosa
Walter Wood
Vestavia Country Club
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Buddy Manderson
Joe Scales
Frost Walker
J. B. Wathen
Gadsden
Butch Prosch
John Rogers
Bill Thornton
Billy O’connor
John Stough
L. J. Griffis
Paddy LaClair
Tommy Nicol
Pete Jones
Dothan
Buddy DeBarleben
Barons Continue Downhill Pace
Nashville pitcher Jerry Davis after a career start with a broken jaw. Davis threw eight perfect innings with one hit allowed in a 3-0 win over Atlanta as Nashville narrowed the gap to 1 ½ games behind Birmingham in the Southern Association. Chattanooga beat Birmingham 5-4 as Van Cuyk earned the win. Mobile beat Little Rock 6-3 while New Orleans and Memphis had rainouts.
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Birmingham
Atlanta
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Earl Mosser
Chattanooga
Mobile
Little Rock
New Orleans
Memphis
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Thorpe
Dan Prentice
Norm Camp
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Thomson Takes Big Lead In British Open
Thomson seized a commanding position in the British Open at Hoylake with a 72 to reach 212 after 54 holes. He leads Flory Van Donck by three strokes as Frank Stranahan and Roberto de Vicenzo vie for second and Henry Cotton posts 219. The final round follows.
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Peter Thomson
Australia
Thomson
Flory van Donck
Belgium
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Stranahan
Mexico
Roberto de Vicenzo
Angel Miguel
Spain
Mike Souchak
Henry Cotton
Wininger Man To Catch In Canadian Open
P Bo Wininger of Oklahoma City led the Canadian Open after a record equalling 65 at Beaconsfield, tying the first round mark and holding a two stroke edge. He opened with 35 and closed strong with a six under back nine.
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Oklahoma City
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Beaconsfield
American Net Prestige Falls as Australians Face Off in Wimbledon
In Wimbledon finals week, no American remains in the men's singles for the seventh time since 1930. Ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad reach the men’s final, while Shirley Fry battles Angela Buxton in the women’s final, marking Britain’s first finalist since 1939. Rosewall and Hoad defeated Westfield and Seixas to advance.
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Wilmer Allison
Ken Rosewall
Lew Hoad
America
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Fla
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Miss Buxton
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Alice Marble
Louise Brough
Miss Fry
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Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Indians Win seventh straight in Little League action
The Indians defeated the Red Sox 16 to 8 for a 7 0 record while the Cubs beat the Braves 17 to 11. Dossey earned the win for the Indians with Holt taking the loss. in the NL game Hammond was the winning pitcher and Harpe the loser.
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Sox
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Hammond
Harpe
Fast Vote Ordered On Fund Proposal In Minor Leagues
In Columbus 27 minor baseball circuits face a mandatory vote on a proposal to create a 100000 emergency fund for financially strapped clubs. National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues President George M. Trautman ordered an immediate vote after eight league heads signed the request. Vincent P. McNamara of Buffalo, president of the Class D Pony League, led the push.
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Ohio
George M. Trautman
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Vincentp. McNamara
Buffalo
Heat Causes Hens to Stop Laying Eggs
A report notes hens halt egg production when temperatures exceed 95 degrees. The finding links heat stress to reduced laying cycles and drooping output in poultry farms during hot spells.
Tigers snap home losing skid with Indians thumping
Detroit manager Bucky Harris laments a 15 game home loss drought after the Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 13 to 7 at Briggs Stadium. He notes injuries to Harvey Kuenn and Ned Garver’s limited starts as factors while stressing the team’s better road record and puzzling split.
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Bucky Harris
Detroit Tiger
Cleveland Indians
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Briggs Stadium
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Harvey Kuenn
Ned Garver
Jim Brady
For an Englishman auto nuts and bolts are fittings
A concise note equating automotive fasteners with fittings for an English speaker. It reframes technical terms into everyday wording suitable for a humorous or explanatory caption.
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