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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1955
Page
8
A reader condemns a boat operator who ferried two teen boys and a younger child to swim near the ditch entrance west of the railroad bridge. The act disrupted several anglers and endangered the youngsters who dived from the bridge into the river prompting concern over safety and responsibility.
A local editorial warns of drowning hazards in the Decatur Boat Harbor area. Swimmers ignore the main channel boundaries despite improved facilities, with several near misses and at least one drowning already this year. A teen visitor reportedly drowned after venturing too far from shore.
The City Softball League spent last week building a wire outfield fence at Delano Park in preparation for the North Alabama Softball tournament starting Tuesday night. Fences measure about 220 feet down the lines and around 260 feet in center. Reynolds Aluminum tops Chemstrand in recent Rob bins finals and is favored to win the upcoming tournament with trophies funded by entry fees.
New York Giants erase Milwaukee's lead in the ninth as rookie Bill Paine from Toledo uncorks a bases loaded wild pitch to score the decisive run. Whitey Lockman walked, Willie Mays batted, and Don Mueller opened the inning with his seventh homer to trim the margin to 7 4. The win boosts the Giants into third place with their recent hot stretch.
Chicago White Sox General Manager Frank Lane announced the waiver trade that sent 31 year old outfielder Gil Coan from the Baltimore Orioles to the Sox. The July 16 move adds a veteran bat to the Chicago lineup with hopes of boosting the pennant chase.
Detroit reefed a doubleheader sweep over the New York Yankees 6-3 and 2-1 at Briggs Stadium. Al Kaline led with four hits, boosting his average to .373 and delivering key hits including a two-run homer in game one and a decisive run-scoring single in game two. Ned Garver and Billy Hoeft earned wins as Detroit halted New York's league lead.
Marvin Breeding of Decatur, a new Cordele shortstop who recently signed with the Baltimore Orioles, hits .345 in the Georgia Florida league through Wednesday. He has 18 hits in 52 at bats with four doubles and one home run and has batted 7 for 19 first week 5 for 22 second week and 6 for 11 last week. Cordele sits in fifth place four and a half games back of fourth.
Athens High coach ATHENS-Ferman Elmore will lead the North squad in the All Star High School football classic at Tuscaloosa on August 11. Assisting him are Fred Knight Cordova Bill Harris Sylacauga and Brooks Jones Suligent. North picks include Athens end Baxter Booth guard Bobby Swearengen and QB Carl Bolton.
The North Alabama Softball Tournament opens Tuesday night at Delano Park with 12 teams including Reynolds of Florence and four from Decatur. Opening games are 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30. a rule ends games by a 10 run margin after five innings. Trophies go to the top three, with no admission charge.
Bobby Day pitched four hitter for Wolverine as the Tubers rolled to an 8-1 win over the V.F.W. in City Softball League action. Chemstrand defeated the Elks 4-1 with Legg pitching shutout innings until a seventh inning homer.
Birmingham prepares for the Southern Association all star game to be played at Rickwood Field with the Barons favored to set attendance records. Eddie Glennon and Charlie Hurth foresee 22 000 fans as gates overflow and temporary seating is added amid rain concerns and lineup talks.
Brooklyn takes a 5-4 win over Cincinnati as Duke Snider hits his 29th and 30th home runs, including a go ahead shot in the ninth. Wally Post homered for Cincinnati as rain halted play after a 3-1 Dodgers deficit. Roy Campanella and Sandy Amoros were sidelined with injuries.
Tony Trabert from Cincinnati and Bernard Bartzen from San Angelo clinched spots in the U.S. Clay Courts final with four set wins over ranked opponents. They will meet tomorrow for the championship in Atlanta.
Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 4 to 1 as Art Houtteman allowed four hits over seven innings. Larry Doby and Gene Woodling hit home runs for Cleveland while four double plays aided the effort. Williams grounded into two of the twin killings and Billy Goodman scored Boston’s run in the first.
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