Giants Struggle With Four-Hit Offense Amid Losses
Giants manager Leo Durocher laments a lack of timely hits after a 2-1 win over the Phillies on four hits. Dodgers fall 6-3 to Pirates as Bob Friend shines. Indians top Orioles 2-1 in 13 innings with Sam Dente’s double setting up Don Mossi’s first win.
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Willie Pep Fights Joey Cam for Cash in Boston
Willie Pep the two time former featherweight champion meets Joey Cam of East Boston in a 10 round bout at the arena strictly for money. The fight airs on ABC at 10 p.m. EDT with Pep earning 4000 dollars plus 25 percent of net gate receipts while Cam takes 4000 and 20 percent.
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Outdoors Corner by Tom Atreson On rabbit disease immunity
Outdoors Corner notes that cotton tails and cane-cutters resist Myxomatosis, sparing local rabbits from the European outbreak. The writer jokes about continuing rabbit hunting and mentions France importing American rabbits to restock after native rabbits were wiped out by the disease.
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Wildlife talk and soil topic at June meeting
The Morgan County Sportsmen's and Conservation Association calendars a June 3 meeting at 7 30 p m in the Flint School auditorium. Ralph H Allen of the State Fish and Game Division will discuss wildlife and soil conservation and a mounted birds mammals fish exhibit planned by the Alabama Conservation Department may travel to schools.
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Pels Aim To Move Into Second With Memphis Loss
New Orleans baseball team, led by manager Andy Cohen, lost 6-4 to Memphis amid eight errors and three unearned runs. Atlanta fell two games back after a 5-4 defeat in Birmingham while Mobile shut out Little Rock 7-0. Memphis signed Ed McGhee and optioned Sam Esposito as changes loom.
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Junior League Baseball Schedule Released for 30 Games
A 30 game schedule for the Decatur Junior Baseball League covers Mondays Thursdays and Fridays at West Town Ball Park for boys ages 12 to 15 with 7 PM start times. The July 4 opener begins at 5 PM with a second game 30 minutes after the first ends. An urgent managers meeting is at City Hall room 207 at 7:30 PM.
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Junior League Baseball Schedule
The schedule lists games for the Junior League from June through August. Matchups include V F W Elks Austinville Jaycees with dates scattered across June July and August. Highlights feature repeated Jaycees Elks V F W Austinville clashes and two games on July 4 with V F W Elks and Jaycees Austinville.
Chemstrand and Elks win City League games
Chemstrand defeated VFW 5 to 1 as defending champions extend dominance in the City Softball League. Elks toppled Wolverine 6 to 3 to move into solo second behind Chemstrand, with Legg striking out nine for VFW and Quillen driving in four for the Elks.
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Birmingham at Atlanta in National League action
Partial standings show Birmingham facing Atlanta while Little Rock travels to Mobile and Memphis visits New Orleans. Other matchups include Detroit at Cleveland and New Orleans at Birmingham in a congested schedule.
Dusty Rhodes Battles Slump as Giants Falter
New York Giants outfielder Dusty Rhodes laments a .059 pinch hitting average after going 1 for 16 in recent games, though he recalls a 1948 Springfield return to form. He cites stride issues and hopes coach Johnny Mize’s advice will revive his bat as he recalls a .356 pinch hitting season and two homers in a World Series sweep.
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Meyers Narrowly Fails to Retain Grappling Title
Sonny Meyers nearly defended his crown at the Coliseum as Karl Kowalski dominated, winning two falls to one after Meyers argued with the referee and Kowalski was disqualified. Tom Thumb beat Cowboy Bradley in two straight falls in the opening bout.
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Favorites In State Tennis Meet Action
Four favorites play today in the second round of the Alabama tennis tournament. Jerry Dalrymple Jr. from New Orleans, Tulane team member, faces John Capell of Montgomery. Calhoun Dickson of Orlando meets Stewart Smith of Mobile. Less Longshore of Anniston plays Lester Sack of Clarkdale. Lanky Jack Chapman of Birmingham and Murray Armstrong of Summerville enter next round.
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Orlando
Fla
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Longshore
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Lester Sack
Clarksdale
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Birmingham
Murray Armstrong
Summerville
Tenn Tennesse tennis meet action details report
Dalrymple defeated Ernest Cox of Mobile 60 62 and Chapman beat Paul Folz of Mobile 6 1 6 1. Wade Herren former state pianist from Birmingham, shore and Dickson, the three seeded players, were idle. Women's competition starts today with junior boys and girls beginning tomorrow. The meet ends Sunday. Other matches today include Bob Mc Quillen of Mobile vs George Trava of Mississippi State and George Longshore of Anniston vs George Gill of Mobile.
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