Bats, Trees, and Conservation Notes From Outdoors Corner
The article surveys bat biology and behavior, notes local bat species, and urges humane waste disposal and protection of wildlife. It updates on illegal netting control, trout and bass fishing, and pine thinning projects at Wheeler Refuge and Blackwell Swamp. It highlights tree planting demand, and praises Florida Wildlife Federation conservation awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler Refuge
White Springs
Blackwell Swamp
T.V.A
J. F. Kelly
Morgan County Forester
Tesus
Conservation Reserve
Soil Bank Act
Florida Wildlife Federation
Alabama Wildlife Federation
Alabama
Giants Rally To Beat Pirates 3-2 On Ninth Inning Hit
Daryl Spencer doubled home the go ahead run in the ninth as the New York Giants erased a 2-1 deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2. Willie Mays extended his hitting streak to 20 with a eighth inning single and Frank Thomas belted a sixth inning homer for Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Daryl Spencer
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Willie Mays
Giants
Bob Friend
Friend
Frank Thomas
Pirates
Stu Miller
Johnny O'Brien
Yriend
Bill Mazeroski
Dee Fondy
Spencer
Ray Jablonski
Red Scoendienst
Ruben Gomez
Jablonski
Don Mueller
Braves Sign Prep Baseball Slugger Taylor
18 year old catcher Bob Taylor signed a bonus contract with the Milwaukee Braves. Vid Matthews of the Braves confirmed the deal and said Taylor could earn over 100000 in a two year initiation. Taylor will join the club in New York after interest from fourteen major league teams. He hit 18 homers in 14 games and posted a batting average over .700 while also running the 100 yard dash in 10.4 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolis
Til
Bob Taylor
Milwaukee Braves
Vid Matthews
Braves
Milwaukee
Taylor
Matthews
New York
Scot Captures British Amateur
Harold Ridgley of the United States reached the British Amateur final at Formby, losing 2 and 1 to Reid Jack of Scotland. Jack, a Glasgow stock broker, defeated the Haverford, Pennsylvania sergeant in a storied 36-hole final celebrated for sportsmanship and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Slappey Formby
England
Harold Ridgley
Reid Jack
Scotland
Ridgley
U. S. Air Force
Jack
Philadelphia
Rid
E—Ley
Glasgow
Haverford
Age
Formby
Irish Sea
Local Golfers Fall In Play At Gadsden
Decatur players Al Jones and Jim Wiley lost in first-round play at the Gadsden Country Club invitational. Grimes led medalists with a 70 as first-round results in the championship flight included Cummings over Suttle and Campbell over McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Decatur
Charles Colvard
Grimes
Jackie Cummings
Tuscaloosa
Roger Suttle Jr
Joe King III
Anniston
Billy Hamilton
John Elliott
Tommy Dowling
Local Little League Leaders After Three Games
Standings show Yankees and Giants leading after the first three games as results from Friday were not reported in time. Managers urged to send scores to The Daily. Wingfoot games start at 5 p.m. with Braves vs Dodgers and other matchups listed for the week. Charlotte, N.C. has 164 churches across 26 denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees
Giants
Wingfoot
Braves
Dodgers
Indians
Tigers
Cubs
Red Sox
Falkville Little Leaguers Open Season Tuesday Night
Falkville Little Leaguers start a 24 game regular season Tuesday with playoffs Aug 6 9 and 13. Lions Club lighting the field at Falkville Elementary. public invited to free season opener. League managers: Bill Whitlock and Sammy Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
Little Leaguers
Phillip Kyle
Lions Club
Falkville High School
Bill Whitlock
Sammy Bryant
Braves
Thurman Prater
Larry Anders
Jimmy Aycock
Lloyd Collum
Wendell Eubanks
Frankie Fitzgerald
Billy Howard
Charles Howse
Larry Long
Doug West
Billy Weaver
Bobby Welch
Dodgers
Lon Terry
Alton Bartlett
Alton Brewer
Carlton Brown
Freddie Glasgow
Buddy Summerford
Charles Hobson
Dan Murphy
Butch Price
Roy Price
Roy Richards
Paul Rowe
Wayne Tapscott
Eddie Thomas
Raymond Vinson
REDS
John Anders
Sam Gordon
John Bell
Baxter Bryant
Don Collum
Jerry Derrick
Jerryl Halbrooks
Wayne Hargrove
David Laughmiller
Don Morris
Jimmy Owens
Cubs
Four Universities Restored by NCAA to Full Rights
The NCAA council restored Texas A&M Kansas Oklahoma and Mississippi College to full rights after probation. Montana State College received one year probation for an unauthorised post season bowl. Omaha also got one year surveillance for letting players sign pro baseball deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Texas A&m
University of Kansas
University of Oklahoma
Mississippi College
NCAA
Montana State College
Rocky Mountain Conference
Little Rock
Ark
University of Omaha
Bozeman, Mont
Montana State
Omaha
Ken Loeffler
Loeffler
LaSalle College of Philadelphia
Explorers
College Station
Tex
Southwes
Texas A&m College
Kansas
Oklahoma
Sooners
Mississippi College of Clinton
Nations Duffers Match Scores With U S Champs
Chicago June 1 sixth annual National Golf Day ends with a mock match against Kathy Cornelius and Cary Middlecoff the U S women and men Open champions. About 75 000 players expected to join paying one dollar each time. Cornelius will play in Pittsburgh and Middlecoff in Toledo as he defends his title. Since inception the drive has raised substantial golf charity funds totaling over 542 750.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kathy Cornelius
Cary Middlecoff
U. S
Cornelius
Pittsburgh
Middlecoff
Toledo
Northwest hats woven from wool and flour in Argentina
A Northwest Argentina craft item features mens oberon hats made with wool and flour as unique materials. The unusual combination highlights local ingenuity in traditional headwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Ford Gains In Wykagyl Meet
Doug Ford extended his lead in the Wykagyl Round Rob golf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club by posting a 67 to reach plus 39 after four rounds. Sam Snead shot 64 to move to plus 31, with Tommy Bolt and Fred Hawkins next at plus 17. Ben Hogan slipped to fifth with plus 16 as Ford prepared for a head-to-head showdown with Hogan Snead and Ken Venturi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New. Rochelle
N.Y
Doug Ford
Sam Snead
Wykagyl
Ben Hogan
Ford
Mahopac
Wykagyl Country Club
Snead
Tommy Bolt
Fred Hawkins
Hogan
San Francisco
Ken Venturi
Baseball today across leagues with multiple matchups
The Associated Press lists American League games including Detroit at Chicago and Cleveland at Kansas City plus Boston at Washington and Baltimore at New York. National League action features Brooklyn at Philadelphia New York at Pittsburgh and Chicago at Cincinnati. Southern states matchups include Chattanooga at Atlanta Mobile at New Orleans and Nashville at Birmingham with Little Rock at Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Kansas City
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Louis
Milwaukee
Southern
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Mobile
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Little Rock
Memphis
Mobile at New Orleans Postponed By Rain
Weather halted the Mobile at New Orleans game causing postponement. The readable names include Chattanooga Atlanta Stewart Heyman Marr MacKenzie Taylor O Donnell and Cave among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Stewart
Heyman Marr
MacKenzie
Taylor
Carrier Saratoga Heights Spark Niagara Falls Comparison
The U S aircraft carrier Saratoga stands 187 feet from water line to the foremast top, about 20 feet higher than Niagara Falls. This striking measurement highlights the vessel's towering scale and engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Saratoga
Niagara Falls
Probe Ordered Into Proposed Bums New York Shifts To Coast
Rep Emmanuel Celler ordered a congressional probe into West Coast shifts of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants charging it shows baseball as big business. He announced hearings before the House Judiciary Committee starting June 17 to examine transfers to Los Angeles and San Francisco, the use of West Coast offers to win new ballparks, and pay as you see TV links. Celler asked for financial statements and stockholder lists from both clubs and noted potential public money for parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emanuel Celler
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Walter O’malley
Dodgers
Horace Stoneham
Giants
Celler
House Judiciary Committee
West Coast
Supreme Court
Phillies Rookie Sanford Shuts Out Kiyn Dodgers 3-0
Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford fired a two hitter shutout with 11 strikeouts and a run scoring double. Rip Repulski belted a first inning two run homer as Philadelphia moved to second in the NL behind Cincinnati. Sanford improved to 6-1 with a flawless early performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jack Sanford
Kiyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Rip Repulski
Phillies
Cincinnati
Junior Gilliam
Charlie Neal
Neal
Roy Campanella
Sanford
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By Thomas Z. Atkeson
Earth
C.o.’S
Wheeler Reservoir
Yellow Jacket
Norris Craft
Smith Craft
Aero Craft
Aluminum Motors
Buccaneer
Oliver Trailers
Dixie Craft
Kennedy Motors
A. E. Britnell
Britnell’s
Holly St. N.E
Lee
McCulloch Brothers
Johnnie B. Boyles
Mr. Britnell
Scot
Billy Fry
Lenton Selmon
John Campbell
Leeds
J. B. McClure
Charlotte
N.C
Erre Cubs
Duffers
America
Smith Motors, Inc
Ock and
Davis Streets
Pitman Arms
Lee Street
Hicks Chevrolet CO
Call “Hicks
Will Grimsley
Cincinnat
Oun
Owe
Ener York Aa
The
Associated Press
Southern Assn
O’donnell
Pacific Coast League
Sacramento
Calif
National League
PCL
Leslie O'Connor
Coast League
Bunns
Homelite
Ben Gost
Decaturs
NLY
Twee. Cain
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