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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1956
Page
8
The Outboard Boating Club of ee eee opens with over 60 members. A public meeting is set for Saturday at 7 PM in the City Electric Auditorium. Harold Morris serves as commodore with Bill Biles as vice commodore John Hambrick purser and Mrs Harold Morris as yeoman.
San Francisco reports continued charges in the Pacific Coast Conference football scandal targeting the University of California. Deputy district attorney J Miller Leavy said five athletes swore statements alleging a phony job racket with outside backers paying at least 50 dollars monthly. Waldorf denies knowledge of such jobs.
New York’s Mickey Mantle tops the American League in batting .414 after 75 at bats and has 50 RBIs and 65 hits with 20 home runs. In the National League Lou Repulski leads with a .391 average and 41 RBIs.
Hanceville exploded for nine runs in the second inning to upset Cullman 18 9 and sweep the eighth district title. The victory earned Hanceville a North Alabama playoff berth opening Saturday at Leeds, with matches against Childersburg Woodlawn and Coffee in the opener.
Wilmer Mizell pitched a two hitter through eight innings as the St. Louis Cardinals built an 8 0 lead before Cincinnati bounced back with home runs in the ninth. Musial and Blasingame each had four hits as the Cards pounded Cincinnati 15 3. Milwaukee, New York Yankees, and Boston also won in a busy National and American League slate.
Mobile Bears released out fielder Pete Milne, 31, who hit .225 this season after being signed as a free agent from Murphy High School. Milne has played 10 years in professional baseball with clubs including Jersey City, Oakland, Sacramento, and briefly the New York Giants.
The New Orleans Pelicans slide from third to cellar as 17 of 22 losses stain their slate. A heavy shower in Chattanooga halted play with Lookouts ahead 1-0, the game ruled official after 44 minutes and marking a third straight Lookouts win over Andy Cohen's team.
Milwaukee first place club crushed Chicago in a rubber game scoring 15 8 with five homers to tie the major league mark of 16 homers in four straight games. Cubs added two as Memorial Day twin bill produced 15 homers. Braves and Yankees previously shared the three game mark of 14.
Dallas golfers faced a delayed start as wind rain and lightning halted the Texas International with a $70,000 purse. Officials restarted play today after the postponement.
Pat Flaherty drove the pace car back to Chicago after winning the Memorial Day 500 in Indianapolis and a record $93,819 share. The total purse reached $282,050, breaking prior highs. Sam Hanks finished second for $32,919, with Don Freeland, Johnnie Parsons, and Dick Rathmann also earning top payouts.
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