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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1959
Page
8
Former Yankee ace Ed Lopata underscores conditioning as key to pitching. He warns against arm soreness from poor conditioning, stresses keeping the arm warm, and says running builds leg strength and stamina, boosting arm power. suggest 20 to 30 minutes daily on days without a game.
Birmingham Barons win 8 to 6 over the Memphis Chicks as Steve Boros drives in the winning run in the ninth after Gail Henley and George Alusik homered early. Nashville contends with Mobile as Atlanta, New Orleans, and Lookouts split doubleheaders with close scores across the circuit.
All major leagues show results and standings with teams like Baltimore Cleveland New York Detroit Boston Chicago and Philadelphia. Tuesday night scores include New York 9 Kansas City 8 in 19 innings and a long schedule of Wednesday and Thursday games across the American National and Southern associations. The piece notes the Saint John River bridge claim and ends with a sports commentary line about a pitcher whose legs tire and rhythm falters.
The Orioles beat the Indians 7-3 as Paul Richards’s castoff lineup carried Baltimore to a share of the AL lead. Washington also defeated Chicago 7-4 to remain near the top. New York and Detroit edged closer to the leaders in a tight pennant race.
National League RHE Cubs fail to score while Dodgers erupt for 7 runs. Bridges earns the win with a solid performance. Harwell Evans and Quillin pace the Dodgers with a home run and three hits. Bridges adds a double as Dodgers dominate late.
Westmoreland was the winning pitcher while McGee took the loss. Taylor and Ballentine each had two hits for the Red Sox, with Westmoreland adding two hits and a home run. Bridges and Wallace led Tigers with two hits apiece and a double. Dodgers beat Cubs 110 in National Minor Little League to stay atop standings.
In a long 13 inning affair the Yankees beat the Tigers as Hector Lopez tripled to tie in the ninth and Gerry Casale added a two run double in the first. Charlie Maxwell hit a 12th inning homer but Jim Coates earned his first major league win as New York collected 17 hits and their 10th win in 12 games.
Moulton Harris won top rail at Jake's Drag Strip with 12.30. Bennett of Haleyville led top stock eliminator at 15.91 and Holt of Decatur won top coupe eliminator at 14.57. In Gordon-Bibb League the Astericans beat Nationals 8 to 7. Girls league games set for tomorrow night at Delano Park Rose Jewelry versus Mutual Savings at 7 and Chemstrand against Tennes see Valley Co op at 8. Saturday Pop Oliver Field hosts Pet Dairy versus West Point Cullman.
The text notes that the Roman Catholic Church has about 200 million members and the Eastern Orthodox churches exceed 150 million members, indicating large global Christian populations.
Roy Harris returned to Army duty to bolster his heavyweight prospects at The Cut and Shoot Texas school. He delivered a barrage right to score an easy unanimous decision over Charley Powell, the former pro football player from San Diego, in a 10 round Houston bout.
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