Bouquet for Decatur center fielder Chick Sparkman
Chick Sparkman, the Decatur Indian center fielder, broke his leg Tuesday night while attempting to slide into second base against Russellville. He had a strong season, batting .310 with 40 hits in 35 games, six home runs, 12 doubles, three triples, 30 runs batted in, and 33 runs scored, showing a big league style and winning spirit for the Indians.
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Chick Sparkman
Decatur
Chick
Suy
Urith Welle
Indians
Cocksure
Sparkman
Russia’s Greatest? Heino Lipp Aims At Helsinki Field
Estonian athlete Heino Lipp stands 6'3" and 224 pounds and is noted as Europe’s top shot putter and a strong decathlon contender. Reports from Russia praise his power but cite past training indiscipline. The Russians plan close monitoring to keep him focused for Helsinki.
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Russia
Heino Lipp
Jim Thorpe
Bob Mathias
Charlie Paddock
Helsinki
Heino
Europe
Jim Fuchs
Dynamo Heino
Lipp
Iron Curtain
Tom Whitney
Silent Giant
Estonia
Decatur Indian Mauler game ends with unusual base stealing mishap
Red Caudill eyed a second baseman spot as Charlie Jones excelled on the bases. A wild return throw struck Jones in the back of the head while stealing second, causing a brief stoppage before he recovered and stayed in the game.
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Decatur
Red Caudill
Legion Field
Charlie Jones
Charlie
Piersall folly fuels debate on Barons and minors
A columnist criticizes Jim Piersall for theatrics with the Birmingham Barons and argues such antics harm baseball. He defends junior leagues as vital for youth development, praising Decatur’s little leagues as a city’s best recent advancement.
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Bob Fellers
Bob Shantzes
Bob Lemons
Decatur
Florence Holds Card Scout Tryouts at Fairgrounds Park
Cardinals scouts W H Buddy Lewis and Jack Sturdy conduct two day tryouts at Florence Fairgrounds Park on July 21 and 22. Sessions begin 11 AM daily for players aged 17 to 23, with expenses refundable for those signed to a contract in the Red Bird farm system.
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Florence
Ala
Cardinal
W. H
Buddy) Lewis
Jack Sturdy
Fairgrounds Park
Cardinals
Lewis
Sturdy
Red Bird
Meadow Gold Holds Lead In Junior League
W L White starred for Meadow Gold delivering a no hit shut-out over Hicks Chevrolet in Decatur junior league play last week. Managers must submit rosters and birth dates by midnight July 21 with addresses. uniforms rule enforcement begins Monday July 21 to avoid protests under league rules.
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W.L. White
Decatur
Meadow Gold
Hicks
Chevrolet
Tracy Knight
Local league schedule with multiple July matchups
The schedule lists games from July 21 to July 25 featuring VFW Meadow Gold Hicks Chevrolet Isley Builders Elks Pepsi Cola and others. Matches occur at West Town Decatur High Red Shield Field Whiteway Field and West Isley with night game at 7 o clock.
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Isley Builders
Elks
A's Rally To Defeat Tigers 5-4 in Comeback Victory
Philadelphia Athletics overcome two hits by rookie Bill Hoeft through seven innings to win 5-4 over Detroit. The decisive eighth and ninth frames featured a two-run rally sparked by a Ferris Fain double and a Ray Murray single with two on and two out sealing the victory. Hal White took the loss.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Bill Hoeft
Innnings
Detroit Tigers
Ray Murray
Allie Clark
Bill Hitchcock
Murray
Hal White
Hoeft
A’s
Ferris Fain
Elmer Vale
Joost
Plans for Tennessee Valley Horse Show Near Completion
Final plans for the Tennessee Valley Horse Show at Legion Field on Thursday and Friday nights are nearly finished per show officials. Saturday morning 88 entries were listed for the Decatur event, and box seats are selling quickly with requests directed to Sam Wheat at the Masonic Building.
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Legion Field
Decatur
Sam Wheat
Masonic
Chemstrand Defeats Southern Nut in 22-12 City Softball Play
Chemstrand roped 14 hits and exploded for 13 runs in the first inning to beat Southern Nut 22 to 12. Ray Love hit a bases loaded homer as S and N pitchers Hubbard Sandusky were tagged for most runs. Southern Nut rallied with four first inning runs and a six run second but fell short in a high scoring game.
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Chemstrand
Southern
Nat
Teague
Yace
N. Ray Love
Southern Nut
Hubbard
Sandusky
Ridgeway
Moore
Donations Flow For Appreciation Night For Decatur Indians
Contributions for Indian Appreciation Night on Saturday August 16 continue arriving. Donors include Fashion Wear ten dollars in merchandise from Natural Gas Heating Company and Alabama Hosiery Mill, plus cash gifts from W E Long and W H Thompson. Red Sanders at Shumake Furniture handles further contributions.
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Natural Gas Heating Company
W. E. Long
Alabama Hosiery Mill
W. H. Thompson
Red Sanders
Shumake Furniture Company
Elmore Named As Assistant In All-Star Game
Elmore will assist with the northern squad in the Alabama All-Star high school football game at Tuscaloosa August 14. North coach Earnest Teel of Gadsden leads the north with assist from Peter Ray and Grady Elmore, while southern coach Snitz Snider of Bessemer heads the southern staff at Denny Stadium.
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Montgomery
Ala
Snitz Snider
Bessemer
Earnest Teel
Gadsden
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Denny Stadium
Snider
Bessemer High
Southern
Birmingham News
Teel
Gadsden High School
Birmingham Southern
Co. A. Douglas
Carbon Hill
Douglas
Howard College
Peter Ray
Hamilton High School
Ray
Mississippi State
Grady Elmore
Cullman
Elmore
Jacksonville State Teachers College
Teedy Faulk
Dothan
Auburn
Robert ‘E. Hanks
University Military School
Mobile
Sam ‘Mason
Opelika
S Cliff High
Norwood Hodges
Parrish ‘High
Selma
Yanks' Martin Puts Gloves Down For Ball Play
Yankee second baseman Billy Martin, 156 pounds, retires as the undefeated American League middleweight boxing champion, noting his priority to be a ball player. He recalls street fights and onfield clashes with Clint Courtney and Jim Piersall, and recounts earlier bench incidents at Fenway Park.
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Jack Hand
Gayle Talbot
New York
Billy Martin
New York Yankee
Casey
Stengel
Yankees
Rocky Marciano
Martin
Yankee Stadium
Marciano
Hard Rock
Brockton
Mass
Chicago Cubs
Harry Matthews
Jim Piersall
Clint Courtney
Berkeley
Calif
Courtney
Phoenix
Bisbee
Yankee
Arky Biggs
Clint
Piersall
Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns
Yogi Berra
Ray Robinson
Joey Maxim
Yankees Edge Chisox as Morgan Wins Final Year Appearance
New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 4 2 at Yankee Stadium extending Sox skid to six. Morgan left after seven with a blister but earned his fifth win as Allie Reynolds saved the late innings. Yankees lead American League by 54 games over Boston while Cleveland tops Cleveland Indians shut out the Red Sox 4 0.
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New York
Tommy Morgan
Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees
Chi- Bao
White Sox
Yanks
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Morgan
Billy Pierce
Sox
Willie Miranda
Ed Robinson
Allie Reynolds
Balloons Lift Weight Estimates Compare Hydrogen Helium
Historical notes compare lifting power of hydrogen and helium. About 13 cubic feet of hydrogen can lift one pound, while roughly 14 cubic feet of helium are needed for the same lift.
Indians Tame Florence Raiders 8-6 in league clash
Decatur Indians beat Florence Raiders 8 to 6 at Fair Park as Charlie Goodin pitched all nine innings allowing nine hits and striking out 10. Avery Roberts led Decatur with a multi hit night and Indians staged a five run inning after Florence faltered in the fifth. The win improves Decatur’s record and sets a Tuesday tilt with the Maulers in Columbia Tennessee.
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Decatur Indians
Florence
Raiders
Fair Park
Charlie Goodin
Dectour
H. Melton
Indians
McHen
Decatur
Avery Roberts
Jim Caudill
Bill Roberts
Marvin Breeding
Charlie Jones
Miscules
Hayden Riley
Joe Grant
Riley
Grant
Bob Freeman
Raider
Jim
Goodin
Sesler
Don White
Russell Burt
White
Willie Goodwin
Melton
Breeding
Goodwin
Charlie
Billy Ray Roberson
J. F. Sharp
Jim Cummings
Columbia
Tennessee
Maulers
Huntsville
Brewer
Mélton
F White
Ing
RBI
Bill Freeman
Jones
Burt
Cummings
So—Goodin
Sb—Roberson
Dodgers Dominate Pirates 9-1 Behind Erskine Slam
Carl Erskine pitched steadily as the Dodgers crushed the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1. Peewee Reese hit a grand slam in the eighth, his fifth, with Andy Pafko and Billy Cox adding homers. Ralph Kiner hit his 19th for Pittsburgh in the ninth.
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Pittsburgh
Carl Erskine
Peewee Reese
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
Bucs
Andy Pafko
Billy Cox
Cox
Ralph Kiner
Erskine
Howie Pollet
Reese
Paul LaPalme
Prospects for Anglers in Morgan County Mississippi
Anglers in Morgan County report good prospects at Pickwick Lake Wilson Lake Shoals Creek and East Second First Creek with bass and bream biting plugs flies and worms. White Lake and Spring Creek show fair to good fishing with bass bream catfish biting. Cypress Creek and Anderson Creek run clear to high with bass bream striking plugs and minnows.
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Lauderdale
Pickwick Lake
Wilson Lake
Shoals Creek
Second Creek
White Lake
Cypress Creek
Anderson Creek
East Second
First Creek
Spring Creek
Fishing prospects by stream and lake areas in Alabama
In Lawrence Wheeler Dam and adjacent waters anglers report bass bream catfish taking plugs flies worms minnows and shad with good prospects at Wheeler Lake and Limestone creeks. Some creeks show fish not striking or fair prospects while others indicate stained or muddy waters and varying bite conditions across Guntersville Marshall Morgan Madison and Tennessee River systems.
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Lawrence
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Lake
Town Creek
Big Nance Creek
Mallard Creek
Poplar
Beaver Dam
Limestone
Elk River
White Lake
Swan Creek
Morgan
Flint
Cotaco
Tennessee River
Madison
Paint Rock Creek
Bradford Creek
Flint River
Casualties Rise in Korea War Update
Defense Department list No. 609 reports 292 new casualties from the Korean War. Among them 67 killed, 212 wounded, 6 missing, and 7 injured in battle zone accidents.
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Washington
Defense Department
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