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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1955
Page
8
In Decatur N E Winton identifies as the person in the column who accused an unidentified gentleman of allowing two teen boys and a younger child to swim near a ditch by the river. Winton defends his fishing rights and argues public waters do not grant disruption of others fishing.
In Dauphin Island Alabama a court reporter notes a 68 pound 4 ounce tarpon tagged during the Alabama Mrs Louise Dusenbury rodeo as boats battled rocks amid squalls. The event saw a flounder record by O E Lesler Mobile at six pounds 9 ounces and a king mackerel of 21 pounds 8 ounces by F D Moorer. The rodeo began yesterday and runs to tomorrow afternoon.
Seattle University senior Pat Lesser defeated Carol Diringer of Tiffin Ohio 7 and 6 in the 36 hole title match of the 55th Women's Western Amateur tourney at Olympia Fields. Lesser opened with a 33 and shot 70 in the morning 18 while Diringer struggled after a 78 in the opening session.
The report records the average number of cars per freight train on U S railroads at 65.1 cars for December 1954, reflecting a measured rise from prior months and signaling load trends across the network.
Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 as Babe Birrer earned his third win in a two game span. Ray Boone drove in three runs with a triple and double while Ted Williams homered and doubled for Boston.
A middleweight title bout between champion Carl Bobo Olson and ex champion Sugar Ray Robinson is set for Chicago Stadium on Friday November 4. TV rights price remains unsettled with a choice of 75000 or 100000 and Robinson accepting 25 percent of the purse after talks. Olson slated to receive 35 percent of the gate.
In Friday league action the Tubers upset the Elks 13 8 as Wolverine beats the Vets 10 0 in a five inning game. Ed Wells and Bill Woodall walked seven times and seven hits came from Chemstrand hitters led by Bobby Ray Smith.
Charlie Williams extended his base hit surge with another week of strong numbers through July 27. He led the Southern Association batting race with a .381 average and 152 hits, adding two-base hits as he tightened his edge over Ed White. Ben Downs and Earl Hersh followed in RBI and batting standings, while Hazle topped runs and total bases. Nashville boosted its team batting average to .292 as Birmingham trailed.
Lt Orson J Hyde of the 15th Quartermaster Company in the 1st Cavalry Division attended a football coaches clinic in Yokohama Japan along with coaches Jim Tatum Paul Bryant and Hugh Daugherty. Hyde entered the Army in 1952 and has been in Japan since April 1953.
Jockey Al Brown, age 19, aimed to weigh 105 pounds at Monmouth Park so he could enlist in the Navy instead of being drafted. He faced the challenge of maintaining the low weight to fulfill military service requirements.
Eddie Lopat, the Yankees last remaining member of the 1949-53 Big Three pitching era, was sold to the Baltimore Orioles for about 10 000 in cash. New York will also receive Jim McDonald, a former Yankee, to replace Don Larsen at Denver in the American Association. Larsen’s recall forced a roster cut to stay under 25 men.
Herb Score, 22 year old rookie southpaw for Cleveland, pitched a one hit game with 10 strikeouts as the Indians shut out Baltimore 7 0. Jim Dyck had Orioles only hit, and scored the only run in the fourth inning after reaching on a walk. Score earned his 10th win of the season and raised his major league leading strikeout total to 164.
Chemstrand of the Decatur City Softball League earned third place by defeating Thiokol 10 to 4 in the North Alabama tournament. Don Alexander drove in three runs with a homer and a fly, Marvin Taylor had two RBIs, and J. Terry hit a left field homer to cap Chemstrand’s offense as Frank Pylant gave up eight hits.
United States Davis Cup ace Tony Trabert revealed a back problem but Dr. Nils Berglund found only a slight muscular strain in the right shoulder spreading to the back. He prescribed heat and massage and said Trabert could continue playing and plans to enter the Orange tournament next week. The ailment likely stemmed from strenuous serving.
Kansas City Athletics routed the New York Yankees 12-2 in New York spoiling Hall of Fame Day. Portocarrero held the Yanks to six hits over eight innings as Elmer Vale surged with a homer and three doubles. McDougald had three Yankee hits while Kansas City chased starter Bucks and Morgan.
Milwaukee's Chet Nichols earned a win with six-hits allowed as Eddie Mathews drove in two runs including his 26th homer. The Braves defeated the New York Giants 5-3 in Milwaukee, extending their winning streak to six. Sal Maglie took the loss after leaving in the first with two on and none out.
In Akron Ohio Tommy Bolt former champion at Chattanooga pulled out during the third round of the Rubber City Open as Henry Ransom of St Andrews Illinois led with a 67 and a 54 hole total of 201. Doug Ford Kiamesha Lake New York stood two strokes back with a 68 for 203.
A 21 year old woman set a world speed record for a commercial air line flight. Her plane arrived at San Francisco International Airport at noon from Honolulu, completing the trip in 107 hours 20 minutes. She departed San Francisco at 12 40 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, beating the previous 115 hours 38 minutes record set in 1952 on a Paris to Paris flight by Jean Marie Audibert.
Bob Miller came in after Curt Simmons left with a shoulder injury and pitched a nine inning shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-0. Del Ennis hit a 21st homer and Miller helped snap a stretch of Cubs issues while Jim Davis took the loss.
The wire reports list Sunday games including Kansas City at New York with Boyer and Ditmar facing Larsen and On as well as Donovan Chicago facing Washington and Byrd against McDermott and Stone. Also Detroit at Boston and Cleveland facing Pattimore Fetler and Houtteman against Wilson and Moore. Saturday results show Milwaukee 5 New York 5 and Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 3 with other matchups listed.
V F W won 13 0 in a five inning junior league game at West Side park behind Miller one hitter and a 14 hit attack. Richards and Tapscott each went three for three as Miller fanned five and walked one. Elks’ White had their only hit.
Cincinnati builds a 5-2 victory over Pittsburgh with Ted Kluszewski's 34th homer and nine Redlegs hits. Frank Thomas and Gene Freese also homer for the Bucs, while Jackie Collum limits the Pirates to five hits. Wally Post, Milt Smith doubles and Roy McMillan singles for two runs in the second.
Washington beat Chicago 1-0 as Bob Porterfield threw seven hits allowed for his ninth win. Roy Sievers walked and stole second then scored on Eddie Yost’s double after Lollar’s errant throw. Billy Pierce took the loss despite two successful hits.
Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth are the only players to appear in 10 World Series. DiMaggio also tops Series games played with 51, one more than Frankie Frisch.
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