Indians Eye Strong Season As Local Nine Opens Legion Field
Decatur Indians push a nine win two loss start and host Kirksey Motors of Birmingham at Legion Field. Veterans Breeding and Roberts join Sparkman homer club as Red Caudill plans limited play and manager Caudill emphasizes fun and fan support for better local baseball.
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Decatur Indians
Indians
Decatur
Legion Field
Kirksey Motors
Birmingham
Kirksey
John Meadows
Pete Parahanick
Chick Sparkman
Marv Breeding
Pulaski
Avery Roberts
Florence
Breeding
Bob Freeman
Red Caudill
Halbrooks
Glenn Gardner Crowned City Park Tennis Champion
Glenn Gardner, formerly of Decatur, defeated Harcourt Waters 8-6 7-5 6-0 to win the City Tennis title at City Park. He then teamed with Waters to win the doubles 6-1 2-6 7-5 3-6 6-3 against Bob Hanbert and Eli Tullis as seven municipal champions were crowned.
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Glenn Gardner
Decatur
City Park
New Orleans
Harcourt Waters
Gardner
Waters
Bob Hanbert
Eli Tullis
Breeding Shines in East-West High School Game at Rickwood
Marvin Breeding starred for the West at Rickwood Field Birmingham earning praise with a triple on Friday night. He becomes the fourth Decatur Red Raider to appear in the East-West game following Dan Crane 1948 Charley Horton and Bob Freeman 1950. Freeman was named one of three outstanding players and earned a trip to the 1951 Sugar Bowl.
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Marvin Breeding
Rickwood Field
Birmingham
Breeding
Decatur Red Raider
Dan Crane
Charley Horton
Bob Freeman
Freeman
Miller Promises Top Flight Tuesday Armory Wrestling
Mike Miller promotes weekly Armory wrestling shows with three events so far. He vows the upcoming Tuesday will deliver premier action and the best experience for fans.
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Mike Miller
Armory
Miller
Mike
Swan Song for Daily Sports Columnist Ends Decade of Coverage
The Daily announces the writer will leave today to become sports editor of The Florence Times and The Tri Cities Daily. Since 1947, barring a year in service, he has chronicled Decatur sports, stadiums, schools, and standout teams including three undefeated years for Coach Shorty Ogle’s Decatur Red Raiders and numerous county basketball narratives.
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Daily
Florence Times
Tri-Cities
Uncle Sam
Decatur
Legion Field
Decatur High School
Shorty Ogle
Decatur Red Raiders
Raiders
American Legion Baseball Reaches 25 Year Milestone
A feature on American Legion Junior Baseball marking 25 years of growth and public support. It notes 16,000 teams nationwide, sponsors Ford and Lincoln Mercury Coca Cola, and Denver hosting the national championship on September 15. Decatur Post 15 funds and fields a Junior team with local youths attending tryouts at Legion Field.
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Ford
Lincoln-Mercury
Denver
Colorado
Ford Frick
America
American Legion
Decatur
American Legion Post 15
Post
John White Motors
Legion Field
Red Sox rally past Tigers 11 to 9 in slugfest
Boston Red Sox surge with a revamped batting order to beat Detroit 11 to 9 at Fenway Park. Walt Dropo and Vic Wertz slugged homers for Detroit, Sam Mele and Vern Stephens homered for Boston, as Randy Gumpert notched the win and Ellis Kinder finished.
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Boston
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Walt Dropo
Vic Wertz
Sammy White
Vern Stephens
Fenway Park
Wertz
Don Lenhardt
Detroit
George Kell
Billy Goodman
Dick Gernert
Randy Gumpert
Ellis Kinder
Hal White
Big Dropo
Red
American League and National League schedule highlights
The slate includes St Louis at New York Detroit at Boston Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago at Washington New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Cincinnati Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis and Southern Association games Mobile at Memphis Atlanta at Nashville New Orleans at Little Rock Birmingham at Chattanooga with two game notes marked for several matchups.
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St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
National League
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Southern Associations
Mobile
Memphis
Atlanta
Nashville
New Orleans
Little Rock
Birmingham
Chattanooga
New York at Pittsburgh Jansen to oppose Pollet in Sunday action
Major league pitchers listed for Sunday games with win loss records. New York meets Pittsburgh as Jansen (4-2) faces Pollet (1-6). Brooklyn drafts Lees (5-2) and Branca (3-2) against Hiller (4-4) and Smith (3-1).
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New York
Baseball Mismatch Lineups Across Major Cities
Chicago faces Washington Pierce as Moreno seeks wins while Cleveland meets Philadelphia with Jones and Feller opposing Shantz and Hooper. St Louis vs New York features Byrne Garver against McDonald Raschi. Detroit travels to Boston with Trucks Wight squaring off against McDermott Trout.
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Chicago
Washington
Pierce
Moreno
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Jones
Feller
Shantz
Hooper
St. Louis
New York
Byrne
Garver
McDonald
Raschi
Detroit
Boston
Trucks
Wight
McDermott
Trout
Giants End Slump With 7-5 Victory Over Pirates
Leo Durocher shuffled the New York Giants lineup and they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5. Jim Hearn hit a two-run homer, Dave Williams also homered, and his two-run shot in the sixth tied the game. Whitey Lockman drove in the winning run in the four-run sixth.
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Pittsburgh
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Hearn
Dave Williams
Giants
Whitey Lockman
Alvin Dark
Dark
Lockman
Bob Elliott
Local boys urged to try for team eligibility rules stated
Pitchers and outfielders are urged to try for the team. Any boy who did not attain his seventeenth birthday before Jan. 1, 1952 is eligible. Interested players may report for practice on Tuesday June 10 at 3 30 PM at West Town Ball Park or contact Tracy Knight at Legion Post 15.
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West Town Ball Park
Tracy Knight
Legion Post 15
Hicks Chevrolet and Merchants Win City League Games
Hicks Chevrolet routed Wolverine 12 2 behind Bill Woodall three hit pitching as Hicks moved to first with five wins no defeats. The Merchants outslugged Chemstrand 8 6 with key hits from Aday Long and Lovelace, while Woodall, Love, and Flack led Hicks at the plate.
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Monk Allen
Monk Long
Bill Woodall
Wallace
Allen
Flack
Woodall
Lovelace
Love
Jones
Brazelton
Aislen
Long
Hicks
Joe Jones
Ed Brazelton
Wolverine
Nelson
C. Nelson
Shipp
Merchants
Chemstrand
Pat Aday
M. Long
R. Long
Moore
Anderson
Downing
Larson
Friday's Results: Merchants and Hicks Chevrolet Win
Merchants beat Chemstrand 8 to 6 and Hicks Chevrolet defeated Wolverine 12 to 2 in Friday results highlighting two league games and standout scores.
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Merchants
Chemstrand
Hicks Chevrolet
Wolverine
Black Barons Beat Philadelphia Stars 4-3 at Legion Field
The Birmingham Black Barons defeated the Philadelphia Stars 4-3 at Legion Field before the season’s largest crowd. The game did not affect league standings due to umpires’ absence. officials were delayed by car trouble.
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Birmingham Black Barons
Philadelphia Stars
Legion Field
Jr Legion Opens Season with Win Over Cullman
The local American Legion Junior team beat Cullman 1 0 at Legion Field in a pitching duel. Herman Shumaker and Chandler each allowed three hits as Decatur scored the game's lone run in the fifth inning on a Bowers single and a Meadows error. Tracy Knight schedules practice for Tuesday at 3 30 PM at West Town Ball Park ahead of next Friday's road game.
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American Legion
Cullman
Legion Field
Allen Bowers
Decaur
Chandler
Meadows
Tommy Sims
Bowers
Herman Shumaker
Tracy Knight
West Town
Bible Society distributed over eight million Bibles in 1951
In 1951 the American Bible Society distributed more than eight million Bibles within the United States, reflecting a major outreach effort by the organization.
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The
American Bible Society
United States
Fishing Forecast for Lawrence and Nearby Creeks
Waters clear and prospects fair across many creeks. Bream and bass dominate, with catfish, crappie, and white lake bass also reported taking plugs, flies, worms, and minnows. Some muddy waters lower bite prospects in Ryan, Rocky Creeks and Mulberry River.
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Lawrence
Spring Creek
White Lake
Mallard Creek
Owl Creek
Thompson Creek
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler
Beaver Dam
Eel River
Eels River
Morgan
Cofaco Creek
Tennessee River
Flint Creek
Cullman
Ryan
Mulberry River
Civic League Opens Play Monday Night at Delano Park
The Civic Softball League starts its season Monday at 7 30 p m at Delano Park with Kiwanis meeting Rotary of Hartselle. Four teams compete Civitan Jaycees Kiwanis and Rotary of Decatur Lions of Decatur have no team.
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Civic
Delano Park
Kiwanis
Rotary of Hartselle
Civitans
Jaycees
Rotary of Decatur
Lions of Decatur
Americans Reach French Quarter Golf Quarterfinals
A power packed foursome of Americans advanced to the quarterfinals in Paris as Billy Maxwell Dick Chapman Bobby Knowles and Billy Shields joined the round of eight in the French championship event Maxwell narrowly defeated Col George Cole then Jack Penrose. Chapman beat Guy De Pompierre and Joe Bernolfo. Knowles beat Henri Giraud and Chris Dunphy. Shields defeated E Pan De Soraluce and Harry Bentley. Hobart Manley fell to John Plant after a late rally.
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Paris
America
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
N. C
U. S
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
Bobby Knowles
Boston
Billy Shields
Albany
New York
Maxwell
Col
George Cole
Jack Penrose
Miami Beach
Fla
Chapman
Guy de Pompierre
France
Joe Bernolfo
Salt Lake City
Knowles
Henri Giraud
Chris Dunphy
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Shields
Manley
Louis Pierard
Allie Reynolds Delivers Yet Another Strong Yankee Start
New York Yankees edge St Louis 2 to 1 as Allie Reynolds, a part Indian right hander, allows three singles nine strikeouts and one walk for his sixth straight win and seventh of the season. Duane Pillette pitches well for the Browns as five frames see three Yankee hits in the fifth for both runs.
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New York
Allie Reynolds
New York Yankees
St. Louis Brown
Reynolds
Duane Pillette
Browns
Pillette
Yanks
Corn Cultivation Spreads Across Pre-Columbian Americas
In ancient times corn culture expanded widely across the western hemisphere where the corn plant thrived, shaping agricultural practices and regional diets from North to South America.
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Western Hemisphere
Indians Edge Raiders 5-3 Behind Goodin’s Hurling Rally
Decatur’s Charlie Goodin limited Florence to two first inning hits and allowed one more in the game as the Indians won 5-3. Ratliff Roberts Freeman fueled Decatur with key hits in the early two and late scores, while Roberson’s homer for Florence sparked a late rally.
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Fares
J. Caudill
Sparkman
Roberts
Freeman
Dorr
Oianwed
White
Bob Freeman
Goodin
Florence
Player Tanner
Cf Sharp
Sen
Sessler
Ene Riley
Brewer
Johnson
Roberson
Ee Tucker
P Smith
Sharp
Decatur
Bb—Goodin
Tucker
Smith
So—Goodin
Ho—Tucker
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Morgan County
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Pollet
Lees
Branca
Hiller
Wilson
Klippstin
Rush
Meyer
Schmidt
Southern Bell
Southern Nut
By Phillip Kyle
Presswell
Ridgway
Newlin
Hick Chevrolet
M. Lorig
Southern Beller Merchants Ee
Eee
Eee Wolverine
Southern Nut Ee
Black Barons
Phillie Stars
Ab Henry
Ewe
Julian
Kitchens
Lf Putman
Benefield
Shumaker
Ogle
Cf Meadows
Sims
West
Trimble
Kelly
Ewe Oll
Taylor
Burnham
Blalock
McElroy
Si-O
Enone
Burch
E. Henry
Putman
Joy
RBI
SB Trimble
Bar- Decatur
Civic League
Rotary
Civitan
By Harvey Hudson
Johnny Sessler
Hayden Riley
Joe Brewer
Ratliff
Jimmy Caudill
Rat
Caudill
Baseball Today
Pride Appliance & Furniture Co
Whos-Fm
Hartselle
Hartselle City Park
Raymond Screws
Cordovan
Whitewall
TIRE
Home Owned
Home Operated
E. Moulton St
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