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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1963

Page

6

Giants Rally To Tie For Second In NL Scramble

The San Francisco Giants win their sixth in a row at home and seventh straight overall, 3-1, behind a two run homer by Willie Mays to narrow the gap to 4 1/2 games behind the Dodgers. The Dodgers falter in Los Angeles as Philadelphia tops them 7-4 on homers by Clay and Johnny Callison.

San Francisco Giants Giants Ick St. Louis Los Angeles Dodgers Willie Mays Dodgers Chavez Ravine Philadelphia Clay Johnny Callison Chicago Cubs Reds Braves Mays Pirates Don Schwall Jack Sanford Phils Sons Cubs

Baseball Scores and Schedule From The American League

Season update with results from Chicago St Louis and Milwaukee games. Highlights include Houston at New York win 8 2 and Cincinnati at Milwaukee night game Spahn Koufax matchups and Pittsburgh at San Francisco scheduled.

Chicago St. Louis Milwaukee Paradelphia Los Angleas Houston New York Cincinnati Tsitouris Milwaukee Spahn McLisa Los Angeles Koufax Pittsburgh Francis San Francisco Perry

Fitts Captures Alabama Amateur Golf Title

M C Fitts of Tuscaloosa won the Alabama amateur golf championship at Anniston Country Club with a 3 under par 67 final round to finish at 280. He edged Sonny Holt and Bob Woodfin of Selma by one stroke. Holt birdied in a playoff for second. Holt closed with a 30 foot birdie try on the last hole that rimmed the cup.

Anniston Ala M. C. Fitts Tuscaloosa Alabama Fitts Sonny Holt Bob Woodfin Selma Holt Anniston Country Club Woodfin B. R Dixon Brooke Sr Birmingham Ed Brown Montgomery John Lamey Mobile Billy Hamilton Mac) McLendon

Deep Sea Rodeo Opens This Week on Dauphin Island

The Deep Sea Rodeo kicks off Friday in Dauphin Island with over 17 000 in prizes across 19 categories for top catches. Officials expect several thousand anglers for the three day event with two fish fries serving more than a ton of fish. Special recognition targets marlin wahoo manta ray pompano warsaw and others. grand prize is a 3000 lot on the resort island.

Dauphin Island Ala Warsaw

Golf Figures From Alabama Tourney Standings

The report lists players and scores from Alabama golf action, naming Jackie Cummings Tuscaloosa Davis Montgomery Pride Tuscaloosa and others including Serdar Anthony Andalusia Wayne Gadsden oung Birmingham Blackmon Jemison Green O'Melia Mobile Reynolds Anniston with multiple rounds and final tallies.

Jackie Cummings Tuscaloosa Ae Davis Montgomery Dick Pride Serdar Anthony Andalusia Wayne Na Gadsden Ee Oung Birmingham Fred Blackmon Jr Anniston Azabel Jemison Me Green Tom O’melia Mobile Walker Reynolds

The Great Blue Whale Has World’s Largest Eyes

The article notes the great blue whale possesses the largest eyes of any living creature. It specifies an eyeball diameter of about five inches, illustrating the whale’s remarkable visual organs.

Three Way Playoff Sets Western Open Finish

Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus and Julius Boros contended in an 18 hole playoff at Beverly Country Club for the Western Open. Boros closed with 67 to join Palmer and Nicklaus at 280 four under. Boros, Nicklaus and Palmer split the first three money prizes with Palmer leading season earnings at 85955.

Chicago Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus Julius Boros Palmer Nicklaus Boros Sam Snead Snead Charlie Sifford Tommy Jacobs Harold Kneece Fred Hawkins Paul Harney Tommy Aaron Nick Boros

Dark Still Not Smiling Dark Giants Climb In NL Thriller

San Francisco manager Alvin Dark soberly notes the Giants have moved from fifth to second in a week despite a 31 victory over Pittsburgh. Jack Sanford earned his first win since June 18 lifting his record to 10-11 as Willie Mays supplied a key eighth inning homer after Don Schwall hit McCovey to fuel the rally. Dark credits pitching and Mays and expects no letup as a four-team race in the N L intensifies.

Dick Barnes Associated Press SAN Francisco San Francisco Giants Alvin Dark Dark Pittsburgh Los Angeles Jack Sanford Pirates Willie Mays Don Schwall Willie McCovey Mays Sanford

Shug Jordan to address Auburn Alumni Group Aug 7

Auburn head football coach Ralph Shug Jordan will speak to the Morgan Limestone Auburn Alumni Association in the penthouse at First Federal starting at 6 30 p m August 7 Alumni President Joe Sarver will attend Dick Coffey Ford will play Chemstrand at Austinville Field at 7 tonight in a girls softball game

Auburn Ralph Shug Jordan Morgan-Limestone Auburn Alumni Association First Federal Joe Sarver Dick Coffey Ford Chemstrand Austinville Field

Collegians Aim to Upset Packers in Soldier Field Showdown

The College All-Stars under Otto Graham eye a rare upset of the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. Despite the Packers as favorites, the collegians boast four capable quarterbacks Terry Baker Ron VanderKelen Sonny Gibbs Glynn Griffing and a speedy backfield led by Larry Ferguson Bob Paremore Charlie Mitchell and Roger Kochman. Bob Jencks adds boot options as the 1963 team seeks its first upset since 1958 while noting Green Bay’s past dominance and the challenge of breaking a four-game losing streak against pro champs.

Chicago Green Bay Packers Soldier Field Otto Graham Packers Green Bay All-Stars Washington Cleveland Collegians All- Stars Detroit Bobby Mitchell Bobby Conrad Jimio Bart Starr Terry Baker Oregon State Ron VanderKelen Wisconsin Sonny Gibbs Texas Christian Glynn Griffing Mississippi Larry Ferguson Iowa Bob Paremore Florida A&m Charlie Mitchell Roger Kochman Penn State Ben Wilson Southern California Bill Thornton Nebraska Bob Jencks Miami Ohio Chicago Bears

Yanks Split With Twins and Other Al Baseball Notes

Baseball results recap with multiple AL games including the Yankees splitting a doubleheader with Minnesota. Key moments feature Nellie Fox’s 2,500th hit, Gary Peters completing his fourth straight game, and Camilo Pascual earning his 11th win for the Twins. The Angels beat the Red Sox 5 0 and 5 4 with Jimmy Piersall back in the lineup.

Joe Cronin John Stevens Angels Boston Red Sox Jimmy Los Angeles Billy Moran Eddie Bressaud Detroit Washington Chicago White Sox Baltimore New York Yankees Minnesota Twins Kansas Kinnamon Piersall Nellie Fox Gary Peters Yankees Dave Nicholson John Goryl Don Mincher Camilo Pascual Hector Lopez Orlando Pena Norm Siebern Athletics Cleveland John Romano al Kaline Tigers

What's Wrong With U. S. Gals In Track Field

Warsaw dispatch reports American women’s track and field faces bias and limited participation. Dan Ferris cites lack of tradition and coaching depth as key issues while Payton Jordan notes small pool of athletes. Margaret Ellison argues against stereotypes and praises Texas dream girls on her Abilene team.

Warsaw Poland U.S Europe Dan Ferris Payton Jordan Stanford University Jordan AAU Louis J. Fisher Margaret Ellison Abilene Tex America Ellison Texas

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