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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1959

Page

6

Yankee Hatred Roars as Yanks Rally in Red-Hot Week

The New York Yankees, four games under .500, win three straight to climb back into contention. Bill Skowron homered in the ninth as they defeated Washington 3-0 after back-to-back wins. Cleveland tops the White Sox, and Detroit and Baltimore push in a crowded pennant race with key wins.

Washington Casey Stengel Rares Place New York Bill Skowron Cleveland Chicago Baltimore Kansas City Ana Wuunday Boston Detroit

Baseball Standings and Sunday Results From AP

Baseball standings and Sunday results across the majors and the Southern Association. Teams listed include Los Angeles, St Louis, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Chicago, Nashville, Birmingham, New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, Chattanooga, Shreveport, Atlanta, and New Orleans. Monday games include Chattanooga at New Orleans and Memphis at Birmingham with several games postponed or suspended due to darkness.

Francisco Los Angeles St. Louis Philadelphia Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cincinnati San Francisco Chicago Southern Assn Nashville Birmingham New Orleans US Mobile Memphis Chattanooga Atlanta Shreveport Mobile Shrew Meale

Snead Faces Qualifying Rigors Today

Golf star Sam Snead contests the final sectional qualifying for the U S Open at Winged Foot amid 476 hopefuls. Notables kuten Deane Beman Art Wall Jr Arnold Palmer vie for 131 remaining spots across 13 sites including Atlanta Springfield Cincinnati Washington Chicago and more.

Mike Rathet Associated Press Sam Snead Snead Deane Beman Art Wall Jr Bill Hyndman Beman Arnold Palmer Winged Foot Cincinnati Washington, D.C Wall Palmer Tommy Bolt Dick Mayer Cary Middlecoff Jack Fleck Ed Furgol Ben Hogan Julius Boros Hogan Boros Gary Player Gene Littler Walt Burkemo Bob Rosburg Jay Hebert Dick Metz Don January Frank Stranahan Tommy Jacobs

Austria Runs 132 Schools for Disabled Children

Austria operates 132 schools offering special care for handicapped children. The system provides targeted education and support services to students with disabilities across the country.

Austria

Pirates Close Fast On NL Leaders After Cincinnati Wins

Roy Face earned his seventh victory of 1959 as the Pirates swept a doubleheader from Cincinnati, thickening the NL race behind Milwaukee. The two games featured Smoky Burgess and Don Hoak homers, a grand slam by Bob Skinner, and a high-scoring 14 11 nightcap. Meanwhile San Francisco and the Dodgers closed in on Milwaukee as Giants edged Chicago and Dodgers beat St Louis.

Los Angeles Sandy Koufax Danny McDevitt St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Don Hoak Smoky Burgess Camilo Pascual Yanks Turley Mickey Mantle Yogi Berra Skowron Pascual Maxwell Detroit Davie Mike Garcia Perry Harvey Kuenn Whitey Herzog Dick Williams A's Ward Barry Latman Wynn Ned Garver Chicago Baltimore Boston al Pilarcik Willie ‘Tasby Ike Delock Roy Face Pirates Face Milwaukee Danny Murtaugh Reds Bob Skinner San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers Giants Dodgers Braves Phils Robin Roberts Warren Spahn New York Yankees Washington Bob Turley Bill Skowron Hal Brown Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox Charlie Maxwell Kansas City California Johnny Antonelli Stu Miller Cubs Dodger Cardinals Roberts Lew Burdette County Stadium Spahn Wes Covington Ray Semproch Phil Gene Freese

Southern Association Eyes Split Season Plan

Southern Association directors meet in Birmingham to consider a split season amid declining attendance. Backers include Earl Mann of the Atlanta Crackers and Chattanooga’s Joe Engel, with a potential tiebreak vote by President Charlie Hurth. Opponents cited are Eddie Glennon, Owen Martinez, and Danny Menendez.

Birmingham Ala Earl Mann Atlanta Crackers Chattanooga Joe Engel Mann Engel Southern Asia Charlie Hurth Eddie Glennon Owen Martinez Mobile Danny Menendez Memphis Shreveport

Six Grapplers On Mat At National Guard Armory

Six grapplers are set for two main event bouts at the National Guard Armory this Wednesday. Tex Riley 214 pounds from Amarillo and Len Rossi 215 pounds Roman face The Fabulous Fargos Don and Jack from Brooklyn in a tag match. Tom Drake The Cullman Comet 218 faces Tor Yamato 215 from Tokyo in the other bout. Both matches are best two of three falls with one hour time limit and bell at 8 15.

National Guard Armory Tex Riley Amarillo Len Rossi Roman Fabulous Fargos Don Jack Brooklyn N.Y Tom Drake Tor (the Great Yamato Tom Cullman Batman Tokyo National Guard Bell

Tea sales by type in the United States in 1958

Tea bags represented 56 percent of total US tea sales in 1958, while loose tea accounted for 41 percent and instant tea three percent.

United States

Barons and Sports Split Two Doubleheaders in Southern Assn

In a Sunday slate the Southern Association saw two doubleheader splits as Atlanta topped Memphis and Birmingham defeated Shreveport. Chattanooga beat Mobile 3-1 then tied the Bears 1-1 in darkness. Nashville and New Orleans were rained out for a third straight day.

Southern Assa Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Shreveport Chattanooga Mobile Bears Nashville New Orleans Pelicans Dave Newkirk Barons Hal Trosky Bill Slack Chicks New Orleans Gordon Seyfried Seyfried Ken Hunt Hunt Newkirk Baron Dave Reed Bob Miller Bud Black Gail Henley George Alusik Bob Micelotta Miller Em Lindbeck Poochie Hartsfield Lew Morton Ray Rippelmeyer Lindbeck George Holder Trosky

White Sox meet Cardinals in Pony League juniors showdown

In Limestone County Brown's Corner hosts the White Sox against the Cardinals at 7 15 P M. Brown's Corner defeated Clements 1 0 in nine innings as Kenneth Martin earned the win and Tommie Smith pitched all nine for Clements.

White Sox Cardinals Brown’s Corner Clements Baseballers Limestone County Kenneth Martin Brown’s Tommie Smith Clements

Japan faces housing shortage after war boom

Despite 5.14 million housing units built since the war end, Japan still suffers a serious housing shortage with an estimated 2 million more units needed.

Japan

Gonzales Wins World Pro Tennis Title for Fifth Year

Pancho Gonzales clinched the world pro tennis championship for the fifth straight year by winning the title on Saturday and then defeated rival Lew Hoad in the final 6-3 15-13. Gonzales earned 29150 dollars on the tour while Hoad totaled 28250.

LA Jolla Calif Pancho Gonzales Gonzales Lew Hoad Hoad

Forests Cover Two Thirds of Japan’s Land Area

A report notes that forests span nearly sixty to sixty five percent of Japan’s terrain, highlighting vast woodlands across Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku Kyushu and outlying islands. Researchers emphasize ecological value and historical land use shaping current forest cover.

Japan

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