Decatur groups build three Little League fields
A Decatur volunteer drive built two new parks at Riverside and Gordon Bibb and added bleachers at Delano Park. About 85 citizens donated time and lumber to create three fields, expanding minor league play from 130 to 260 boys. The effort raised funds via decals, with uniforms for Gordon Bibb still needed.
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Doug Norman
Decatur
Riverside Park
Gordon-Bibb School
Delano Park
Bill Turk
Fred Hunt
Turk
J. C. Jordan
John Ross
Chemstrand
Riverside
Higginbotham Contracting Co
City
Gordon Bibb
Higginbotham
Ross
Jordan’s
Women of Parents’ Council
Little League
Odell Wilson
Southern Engineering Co
W. R. Riley
Frank Shepherd
Shepherd
Riley
Little Leaguers
Minors and Pony Srs. Open Baseball Week in Decatur
Decatur youths begin two leagues this week with minor league games Monday at Gordon Bibb Delano Park and Riverside starting 5 30 pm. Red Sox vs Tigers Giants vs Dodgers, ages 8 to 12, experience build. Pony Seniors ages 15 and 16 start at Legion Field with games Tuesday Tigers vs Red Sox and Yankees vs Indians, 5 30 pm.
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Decatur
Little League
Pony League
Red Sox
Tigers
Giants
Dodgers
Gordon Bibb
Delano Park
Riverside
Pony
West Town
Legion Field
Yankees
Indians
Mutual Savings Beats Hotshots In Softball Thriller
Mutual Savings defeated the Hotshots 15 to 9 after overcoming deficits. Mutual collected 11 hits while the Hotshots had nine. No games Monday. Thursday’s schedule lists Chemstrand versus Pet Dairy at 7 30 p m and Hotshots versus Mutual Savings at 8 30 p m at Delano Park.
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Mutual Savings
Hotshots
Mutual
Chemstrand
Pet Dairy
Delano Park
White Sox Win Pony Jr Tilt Over Redlegs 7-4
The White Sox defeated the Redlegs 7-4 in Pony League Junior action. Winning pitcher Hinds struck out 12, while McClarney took the loss with seven strikeouts. Team records show Cardinals 1-0, Orioles 1-0, Pirates 1-0, White Sox 1-1, Redlegs 0-2, Athletics 0-1.
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White Sox
Redlegs
Hinds
McClarney
Orioles
Cardinals
Pirates
Athletics
Antioch Tops Trade School 10-4 at Legion Field
Antioch defeated Trade School 10 to 4 at Legion Field on Saturday afternoon. Trade School pitchers struggled against Antioch ace Stewart and the offense managed only four hits. Trade School travels to Lawrenceburg Tennessee for the next game.
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Tennessee Valley State Trade School
Antioch
Legion Field
Stewart
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
AB Stover
Ween
Boyer’s 12th-Inning Blast Beats Giants for Cards
Ken Boyer homered off Stu Miller in the 12th inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10 to 9 victory over the San Francisco Giants. The loss dropped San Francisco further behind Milwaukee in the pennant race as St Louis extended its skid against the Giants to three games.
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ST. Louis
Ken Boyer
Stu Miller
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants
Westerners
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Giants
Miller
Boyer
San Fr
Monzant
Worthington
McCormick
Schmidt
McDaniel
Barnes
Martin
Paine
Jackson
Smith
W—Jackson
L— Miller
San Francisco
Jablonski
Cepeda
Marshall's eighth inning homer lifts Orioles past Washington
Jim Marshall broke a 3 3 tie with a lead off home run in the eighth inning to spark Baltimore to a 4 3 win over Washington. He also belted a double in the fifth to drive in a run.
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Baltimore
Jim Marshall
Washington
Marshall
Local sports and wildlife notes on quail, fish and mussels decline
The article discusses attempts to establish ringneck pheasants and chukar partridges with limited success under Southern conditions, and promotes coturnix quail and other species. It notes blue herring misnomers among anglers, and reports TVA mussel catch data from Wheeler Refuge showing a 1957 drop from 1956, with a weak market this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bryan
TVA
Fish Aid Game Division
Wheeler Refuge
Outdoors Notes and Farm Hedgerows in Tennessee Valley
Outdoor safety reminders note drownings exceed six thousand annually in the U S streams and lakes. Club notices cover Morgan County Sportsmen’s and Conservation Association Friday meeting at Flint School 7 30 with a PTA fundraiser. Athens Sportsmen’s Club meets at Floral Home Fairgrounds. Hedgerows of black locusts provide fencing posts soil fertility windbreaks and game habitat aiding farmers and wildlife alike.
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Morgan County Sportsmen's and Conservation Association
Flint
PTA
Athens Sportsmen's Club
Fairgrounds
Three Way Tie For Western Open Lead
Three former collegiate golfers Finsterwald Souchak and Ragan share the third round lead at the Western Open after 54 holes. Finsterwald birdied the final hole to reach 205 as Ragan shot 65 and Souchak 67 on the Red Run course in Detroit.
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Detroit
Don Finsterwald
Mike Souchak
Dave Ragan
Finsterwald
Ohio
Tequesta
Fla
Ragan
Souchak
Red Run
University of Florida
Snider Leads Dodgers Past Cubs in Six-Run Win
Dodgers win 9-4 over the Cubs as Duke Snider collects three hits and belts his second homer. Fred Kipp yields three hits in relief to secure the victory after a clubhouse fine on Don Newcombe for training rule violations. Hobbie takes the loss while Banks hits his 13th homer for Chicago.
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Chicago
Duke
Snider
Fred Kipp
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Don Newcombe
Cubs
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Freeman
Nichols
Fudge
Elston
S. Taylor
Tappe
W Kipp
L-Hobbie
Zimmer
Gray
Banks
Giants and Braves Lead NL Tie After Week of May Action
In May action the Giants and Braves sit atop the NL with 3-1 records, Dodgers 2-2, Cubs 0-4, while the Yankees lead the AL at 4-0. Friday results saw the Giants edge the Braves 5-4 and the Indians beat the Red Sox 6-1.
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Giants
Braves
Dodgers
Cubs
Yankees
Tigers
Indians
Red Sox
Poe Hurls No-Hitter in City Softball League
Tom Poe pitched a no hitter for Davis Constructors in a 12-0 victory over Wolverine Friday night. Davis scored all runs in the first three innings with three in the first four in the second and five in the third. McKinney and Charles Stewart each had two hits. Chemstrand defeated Alabama Flour Mill 8-4 with timely scoring after two scoreless innings.
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Davis Constructors
Tom Poe
Wolverine
Chemstrand
Alabama Flour Mill
Davis
McKinney
Charles Stewart
First Baptist and Fairview Win in Church Softball League
First Baptist defeated East End Methodist 14 to 7 while Fairview beat Central Methodist 7 to 0 in Friday night church softball action. Alabama Flour Mill scored in the third and added three in the fourth. Upcoming games include Chemstrand versus Wolverine at 7:30 and Pat's Freezette against Davis at 8:30.
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First Baptist
Fairview Baptist
East End Methodist
Fairview
Central Methodist
Alabama Flour Mill
Chemstrand
Wolverine
Pat
Davis
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Gordon- Bible
Parents’ Council
Kennedy
Grant Street
Ching
Bank Street
Evinrude
Pony Jr
Antioch Downs Trade School
By Thomas Zatkeson
U.S
Chamber of Commerce
Tennessee Valley
Alabama
By Dave Diles
Yanks
Poe
Fairview Win
RTL Re Coy
Ryan’s Tire & Battery Service
4Th Ave
Moulton St
Sofar
The
Legion
City Electric Department
State Trade School
Electric Department
the Park and Recreation Board
City of Decatur, Park and Recreation Board
Caeser
Morgan County
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