Orioles Are Giant Killers After Weekend Sweep
The Baltimore Orioles, described as giant killers, swept the Chicago White Sox and beat the New York Yankees over the last two weekends. Key games featured Billy O'Dell’s 5-0 win, Tito Francona and Bob Nieman homers, and Zuverink securing his sixth win in relief as Baltimore moved into sixth.
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Baltimore Giant Killers
Orioles
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Paul Richards
Birds
White Sox
Billy O'Dell
Tito Francona
Bob Nieman
George Zuverink
Yankees
Bauer's Boner Wins For N Y Yankees Over Tigers
Hank Bauer stole second with the bases loaded in a 5-4 Yankee win over Detroit. A 3rd inning bout between Tom Sturdivant and Ray Boone led to a bench-emptying brawl and ejections.
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Detroit
New York Yankees
Bauer
Jack Tighe
Detroit Tigers
Hank Bauer
New York
Tom Sturdivant
Tiger
Ray Boone
Boone
Tighe
Yanks
Bobby Richardson
Tigers
Richardson
Bill Skowron
Sturdivant
Ray
Buddy Rogers Headlines Decatur Wrestling Card at National Guard
The top era wrestling card features "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers making his local debut against The Bat in a main bout at 8:15 PM. Corsican Brothers Joe and Jean return to face Cyclone Anaya and Tex Riley, a match viewed as a strong test for the showcased trio.
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Buddy Rogers
Anaya
Tex Riley
Decatur
National Guardry
Rogers
Mid-America
Hooded Mysman
Joe
Jean
Spre
Cyclone Anaya
Joe — Jean
Baseball Scores and Standings From Sunday in Six Leagues
Sunday results span the American and National Leagues with Baltimore Chicago and Cleveland noted among the winners and losses. The ledger includes standings for the American League with teams like New York Boston Detroit and Baltimore, plus National and Southern Association entries and upcoming schedules.
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New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
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Baltimore
Chicago
Kansas City
Detrot
Washington
Holt Captures Title At Tuscaloosa Country Club
Sonny Holt of Selma won the 1957 Tuscaloosa Country Club Invitational Golf Tournament defeating Jackie Cummings of Tuscaloosa 5 and 3 in the final. Holt added four back nine birdies to pull ahead after even opening holes and had earlier defeated Bill Burton Jr. 5 and 4 in the semifinals.
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Tuscaloosa
Sonny Holt
Selma
Radio TV schedules show dense Alabama programming slate
A long list of daily radio and television time slots across Birmingham and Decatur stations outlines News Morning and Evening blocks, music programs, sports, soap operas, children shows, and religious features. Notable outlets include WHOS WBRC WMSL and channel-specific lineups with programs like Tops N Pops, Gospel Jubilee, Matinee Theatre, Love Lucy, and NBC CBS and ABC offerings.
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Walt
Alabama Wranglers
Alabama
Monroe Parker
Mary Blaine
Jimmy Fidler
Robert Hurleigh
Sam Hayes
Walter Compton
Ken French
Steve McCormick
Cousin Josh
Decatur
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Gabriel Heatter
Lyle van
Studio X
Wmsl-Tv
Doug Edwards
Lawrence Welk
Phil Silvers
Red Skelton
Spike Jones
Wbrc-Tv
Kit Carson
Douglas Edwards
Wyatt Earp
Studio One
Guiding Light
Cat Brecheen backs O'Dell as Orioles blank White Sox
Chicago fell 5-0 in the night game as Billy O'Dell, Baltimore's 24 year old pitching coach coached a strong outing. The Orioles won the opener 7-5. Brecheen praised O'Dell and predicted a bright future after his first start of the season.
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Chicago
Harry
the Cat) Brecheen
St. Louis Cardinal
Chicago White Sox
Billy
Digger) O'Dell
Baltimore
O'Dell
Sox
Orioles
New York Yankees
Brecheen
Boston Red Sox
Cardinals
Paul Richards
Tennis class draws twenty two beginners at Delano Park
Coach Shorty Ogle reports twenty two participants in a beginner tennis instruction class at Delano Park. Classes run daily from 8 o clock for two weeks with assistance from Shady Terry.
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Shorty Ogle
Delano Park
Ogle
Shady Terry
Ford Picked By Opponent For Nat Open
Akron based Arnold Palmer predicts Doug Ford will win the National Open at Toledo Inverness after Palmer defeated Ford in a sudden death playoff for the Rubber City Open. Palmer, 27, Latrobe native led with two clutch chip-in birdies and entered the final 18 holes tied with Don Finsterwald at 204.
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Akron
Ohio
Arnold Palmer
Doug Ford
Toledo
Inverness
Palmer
Latrobe
Ford
Mahopac
N.Y
Don Finsterwald
Tequesta
Fla
Pitcher Earns First Major League Victory in 1954 Sept
He earned his first major league victory last September by defeating Virgil Trucks of the White Sox 2-1 in a pitching duel.
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White Sox
Virgil Trucks
Barons Sweep Double Header From Pelicans
The Birmingham Barons swept a double header from New Orleans to drop the Pelicans into last place 16-4 and 3-1. Ed McGhee drove in five with a bases loaded homer, Ken Walters also homered, and Gerry Davie earned his sixth win as Birmingham climbed to fifth in the standings.
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Gebhard
New York Yankee
Birmingham
New Orleans
Memphis
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Mobile
Crackers
Nashville
Vols
Little Rock
Ed McGhee
Barons
Ken Walters
Gerry Davie
Shorstop Iman Veal
Jim Stump
Russ Heman
Marty Garber
Chicks
Lookouts
Blue-Gray Singles Title To Ft Rucker
Ft Rucker soldier Pvt Bill Quillian won the ninth Blue Gray Tennis Tournament singles title at Montgomery Country Club. He defeated Barry MacKay of Dayton Ohio 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the final while Owen McHaney of Little Rock Arkansas took the women’s crown. Quillian previously lived in Seattle before joining the Army.
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Montgomery
New Orleans
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Bill Quillian
Seattle
Army
Montgomery Country Club
Owen McHaney
Little Rock
Ark
Quillian
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
MacKay
Decatur Swimming and Diving Teams Seek Interested Boys
Coach Charlie Smith issued a call for boys ages 10 to 16 to join Decatur’s swimming and diving teams. Interested swimmers should report to Blue Haven Tuesday at 9 a.m. A diving team meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Blue Haven.
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Charlie Smith
Decatur
Blue Haven
Smith
Caddo and Tanner Tie For First In County Loop
Caddo and Tanner remain unbeaten in the county baseball league after Saturday wins. Caddo crushed the Redbirds 12 1 and Tanner beat Flint 7 4 to share the lead. Antioch also beat Slipup 13 3 to join a second place tie. A double header is planned Thursday at Legion Field with Flint vs Slipup and Caddo vs Redbirds. Tickets from last week remain valid.
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Caddo
Tanner
Young County Baseball League
Redbirds
Flint
Antioch
Slipup
Legion Field
Total cost of U.S. accidents in 1956 for fleet of 200 ships
The report estimates the total cost of all accidents in the United States in 1956. It claims that the aggregate expenditure would fund a new merchant fleet of two hundred ships, each as large as the Queen Mary.
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U.S
Major League Leaders American League Batting and Pitching
Summary of top MLB leaders across batting and pitching categories. Williams Boston leads batting with .301 base hits per at bat. Mantle New York tops home runs with 14. Trucks Kansas City undefeated 5-0 in decisions. Hodges Brooklyn high strikeouts 70. Musial St Louis 49 RBIs. Mays New York 17 stolen bases. Koufax Brooklyn and Sanford Philadelphia 59 strikeouts.
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New York
Vinegar Bend
Jimmy Piersall
Ted Williams
Cleveland
Washington
Early Wynn
Roy Sievers
Senators
Vic Wertz
Roger Maris
Tribe
Orioles
Chicago
Sue Kell
Dick Donovan
Detroit
Tigers
Frank Bolling
Charlie Maxwell
Tom Sturdivant
Ray Boone
Boone
Sturdivant
Yanks
Hank Bauer
Earl Torgeson
Moose Skowron
Williams
Boston
Ita
Title
Sievers
Fox
Mantle
Landis
Trucks
Kansas City
Pierce
Chicag
Hodges
Brooklyn
Aaron Milwaukee
Musial
St. Louise
Schoendienst
Aaron
Milwaukee
Mays
Sanford
Philadelphia
Koufax
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