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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1958

Page

6

Bears Whack Barons 10-4

Nashville’s Sulphur Dell saw the Vols beat Little Rock 4-2 with three infield runs on two walks three infield hits and an error. Jim O Toole outpitched Traveler Al Grunwald as Nashville earned its second straight win over the Rocks. Atlanta led by slugging New Orleans 11-3 and Mobile beat Birmingham 10-4. Chattanooga defeated Memphis 4-3 ending Bill Slack’s win streak.

al Grunwald Rocks Nashville Vols Atlanta New Orleans Mobile Birmingham Chattanooga Memphis Bill Slack Slack O’toole

Pat's Freezette Edges Davis 1-0 in City Softball

In City Softball League action Pat's Freezette defeated Davis Construction 1-0 with a sixth inning run on a walk and error. Poe of Davis threw a seven inning no hitter until the seventh, while Alvis of Pat's allowed two hits. Chemstrand routed Wolverine 14-5 as E. Terry homered.

Davis Construction Poe Pat Freezette Alvis Chemstrand Wolverine E. Terry

Culver Stars in Yank Win for Decatur Little League

Joe Culver pitched and batted for the Decatur Little League Yankees in a 4-3 victory over the Indians. Culver struck out nine and had two hits. Bernard Mathis homered and tripled, helping the Yankees total five hits. Turner took the loss with six strikeouts. Stewart and Mackewitz added Indians' hits.

Joe Culver Decatur Yankees Indians Culver Bernard Mathis Turner Stewart Mackewitz

Tigers Win 5 3 in Pony League Clash with Red Sox

In Pony League senior division the Tigers defeated the Red Sox 5 to 3 while the junior division saw the Athletics edge the Red Legs 7 to 4. Holt earned the win for Athletics and Turner homered and doubled. Lee pitched four innings for the Tigers with three RBIs on a single and a double. Dossey starred with three notable defensive plays.

Tigers Red Sox Athletics Redlegs Holt Turner Lee RBI Jack Dossey

Wild swan can break a man’s leg with its wing say naturalists

Naturalists warn that a wild swan may deliver a powerful wing blow capable of breaking a human leg during close encounters. The claim emphasizes the swan’s strength and potential danger in interaction.

Braves Rookie Dick Phillips Delivers Five RBI in Blowout

Atlanta shortstop Dick Phillips hit a homer and two singles driving in five runs as Birmingham starter Bob Miller was roughed up by a seven-run rally in the sixth. Dave Reed gave up three hits before Rozman finished. Ken MacKenzie earned his third win in a nine-hit performance.

Birmingham Bob Miller Mobile Bruins Detroit Ron Rozman Dave Reed Miller Rozman Dick Phillips Atlanta New Orleans Ken MacKenzie Slack Memphis Bill Prout Chattanooga John Schaive Ted Wills Los Angeles Duke Snider Cincinnati Dodgers St. Louis Pittsburgh Stan Musial Joe Cunningham Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Ernie Banks New York Yankees Chicago Johnny Bucks Washington Kansas City Boston Cleveland Baltimore Arnie Portocarrero Braves Covington Ray Jablonski Giants Aaron Felix Manta Lew Burdette Gene Conley Don McMahon Ernie Johnson Willie Mays Ruben Gomez Cunningham Curt Raydon Cardinals Musial Larry Jackson Bob Skinner Bill Mazeroski Redlegs Sandy Koufax Don Hoak Brooks Lawrence Banks Cubs Cal Neeman Taylor Phil

PCC On Brink Of Oblivion

The Pacific Coast Conference teeters on collapse as Stanford plans a June 19 trustees meeting to approve leaving PCC for a new Big Five with Washington California UCLA and Southern California. Washington State Idaho Oregon State and Oregon would remain as PCC members after July 1 1959.

Seattle Pacific Coast Stanford University Board of Trustees PCC Stanford Washington California UCLA Southern California Athletic Association UW Board of Regents Washington State Idaho Oregon State Oregon

Braves Slam Back Into First With 7-6 Win at Giants

The Milwaukee Braves revived hopes of the NL pennant by slugging five homers in a 7-6 victory at San Francisco. Wes Covington and Hank Aaron each homered twice as the Braves hit 12 overall, moving ahead of the Giants, who dropped to a close second.

Milwaukee Braves Champs San Francisco Giants Wes Covington Hank Aaron Covington Braves Aaron

Thursday and Tuesday baseball results and schedule

The schedule lists games across cities including Philadelphia Chicago Milwaukee San Francisco Pittsburgh St Louis Cincinnati Los Angeles with scores like Chicago 12 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 8 Pittsburgh 4 and Cincinnati 8 Los Angeles 3 Milwaukee 7 San Francisco 64. Wednesday's and Tuesday's results show Atlanta 11 New Orleans 3 Chattanooga 4 Memphis 3 Nashville 4 Little Rock 2 Mobile 19 Birmingham 4 plus Pittsburgh St Louis Cincinnati Angeles on Wednesday's slate.

Philadelphia Chicago Milwaukee San Francisco Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Los Angeles Angeles Little Rock Nashville Memphis Chattanooga Mobile Birmingham New Orleans Atlanta Ww. L Pittsburgher

Chemstrand to clash with Carl's Service in softball doubleheader

Chemstrand faces Carl's Service Station of Tuscumbia in a Delano Park softball doubleheader tonight. The first game starts at 8 o'clock.

Chemstrand Carl Tuscumbia Delano Park

Musial and Mays Tie For May Player Of Month Award

In Cincinnati AP reports Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals and Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants tied for the National League Player of the Month for May 1958. Each received a duplicate engraved desk set trophy. Musial posted a .388 average in May and his 3,000th hit occurred during the month. Mays hit .412 with eight home runs from May 9 to 15 and drove in 29 runs.

Cincinnati Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals Willie Mays San Francisco Giants Musial Mays St. Louis Frank Thomas Pittsburgh Pirates Daryl] Spencer Ken Boyer Cardinal

Yankees Rout Indians 32-3 in Three Inning Little League Minor

In a three inning game the Yankees defeated the Indians 32-3. Eidson earned the win for the Yankees. The Braves edged the Cubs 12-11 in extra innings with Blevins getting the win for the Braves-Cubs clash.

Yankees Indians Cubs Braves Eidson Blevins

Sievers Hitting And Nuts Winning

Roy Sievers powers the Washington Senators with five homers and 11 RBIs in seven games since May 30 return. The club won six of seven including Memorial Day sweep of the Yankees and a 5-4 10-9 twinbill victory over Kansas City.

Washington Roy Sievers Washington Senators Senators New York Yankees Kansas City Sievers Roy Nats

Several Top Golfers Skip Dallas Open

Promoter Jim Ling vents over many stars boycotting the Dallas Open while still predicting a strong field for the 72 hole event. Masters champ Arnold Palmer along with Bill Casper Paul Harney and Jay Hebert join absent list to prep for Tulsa National Open. Ben Hogan Dick Mayer and Lionel Hebert also unavailable due to scheduling and National Golf Day. Sam Snead and Ken ??? remain strong draws despite travel and injuries.

Dallas Jim Ling Ling PGA Arnold Palmer Bill Casper Paul Harney Jay Hebert Tulsa Ben Hogan Dick Mayer Lionel Hebert Sam Snead Ken

Sievers Returns Lifts Nationals Amid Team Hitting Surge

Washington’s lineup improves as Sievers comes back, Cookie Lavagetto saying the worst is over. Sievers credits solid catching and notes teammates heating up. In seven games the Nationals scored 45 runs, averaging over six per contest, pulling even with Boston for third place.

Washington Cookie Lavagetto Sievers Nats Boston

Venturi Leads In Tight Field Of San Francisco Tournaments

Venturi, the brilliant young man from San Francisco, has won more tournaments this year than anyone else. He plus three others are in a competitive field contending for top honors this season.

Venturi San Francisco

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