Decatur Faces Florence in Legion Field Matchups
Decatur manager Bill Freeman reshuffles the outfield for tonight's home game against Florence and Saturday's visit from Sheffield at Legion Field. Chick Sparkman departs, Bill Martin moves to left field, Bob James and Bob Freeman may start in the outfield with Bobby Jackson facing the Raiders. The Tribe, having succumbed to Monsanto twice, seeks wins including one over Florence in the season's second home contest.
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Decatur Indians
Florence
Sheffield
Legion Field
Chick Sparkman
Bill Martin
Bob James
Headland
Outer Garden
Bob Freeman
Bobby Jackson
Raiders
Tribe
Monsanto
Indians
Ers
Decatur
Local Baseball Brief At Delano Park Tonight
Softball fans are asked to note a game at Delano Park between Chemstrand and Southern Bell Telephone Company set for 7 30 oclock. Trot line fishing pays off for Leon Bivins of 1805 Martin Street Decatur. In two days this week we earned 27 dollars to buy a bicycle. The day before yesterday he hauled in a 50 pound Yes bai bad when you're just 11 years old.
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Delano Park
Chemstrand
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Leon Bivins
Martin St
Decatur
Rocky Marciano drills in rocks camp as fans watch
In Grossinger New York Rocky Marciano stages hard sparring at camp for a dollar admission. He trades fast with Willie Wilson in a 10 second burst while sparring partners fight fiercely under manager Al Weill. Jersey Joe Walcott predicts Charles will beat Rocky easily on June 17.
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N.Y
Yankee Stadium
Rocky Marciano
Rocky
Willie Wilson
Coley Wallace
Bill Gilliam
Joe Baksi
Bob Baker
Wilson
Bob Golden
Toxie Hall
Keen Simmons
al Weill
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Marciano
Charles
Motorcycle Races July 5 At Athens Fairgrounds
The North Alabama Motorcycle Club sponsors its annual races at the Athens Fairgrounds on July 5. The event includes nine races starting with time trials at 1:00 p.m. Riders from the Southeastern States are expected, with expert, amateur and novice classes featured at 2:00 p.m. Bill Magnusson of Athens is noted.
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North Alabama Motorcycle Club
Athens Fairgrounds
Bill Magnusson
Athens
Ryan Slugs Elks Over Nursery in last inning slam
Elks beat Nursery 9 8 to pull even for first place as Don Ryan hit a late homer with bases loaded but ruled unofficial since a runner was on base. Worthington routed Wolverine 11 3 for its third win.
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Don Ryan
The
Elks
Nursery
Ryan
Worthington
Wolverine
Bill Woodall
Tommy Lee
Murphree
Billy Joe Legg
Eyes Of Texas On Lawrence
Virginia Beach notes Palmer Lawrence from Arlington Texas opened with a 65 tied for second in the Virginia Beach Open leaderboard. The 27 year old led a pack of four behind Tommy Bolt and shared the 66 group with Mangrum Palmer and Strange Jr amid a crowded field at Cavalier Yacht and Country Club.
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Lone Star
Palmer Lawrence
Lawrence
Arlington
Tex
Palmer
Tommy Bolt
Houston
Leo
Biagetti
Sandusky
Ohio
Gardner Dickinson
Palm Spring Calif
Shelley Mayfield
Chicopee
Mass
Lloyd Mangrum
Niles
Ill
Johnny Palmer
Charlotte
N. C
Ivan Gantz
Elmwood
Ind
Thomas W. Strange Jr
Norfolk
Fight Fix Bribery Suspected In Giardello Jones Bout
A week after reports of a fight fix, Joey Giardello faces Bobby Jones at Madison Square Garden. Jones refused a $15,000 bribe allegedly offered by Clarence Henry as a district attorney investigation unfolds. Giardello remains a 2-1 favorite despite arrests and publicity. The 10 round middleweight bout airs on ABC radio and NBC TV with two judges and a ref.
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Madison Square Garden
Joey Giardello
Bobby Jones
Jones
Clarence Henry
Fix
Giardello
District Attorney’s
Oakland, Calif
ABC
NBC
Lao and Cambodian Cultures Linked to Region
The culture of Laos and Cambodia in Indochina relates to Thailand Burma and ancient India, while the Vietnam area links to China. The statement sketches cross regional cultural connections in Southeast Asia.
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Cambodia
Indochina
Thailand
Burma
India
Viet Nam
China
Chisox Yankees Set for Tight Four Game Series
The Chicago White Sox visit the New York Yankees for a four game series as Chicago leads the AL by a game and a half. New York seeks to break a run of one run games, backed by two or more pitchers in each win. The pennant races ripple through the majors with late-season momentum and daily box scores.
Thursday and Friday Baseball Scores and Schedule
Thursday results show Atlanta defeating Little Rock 11 to 5 Memphis beating Birmingham 3 to 1 Nashville over Mobile 7 to 4 New Orleans tops Chattanooga 3 to 2 Friday slate features Little Rock at Atlanta Memphis at Birmingham Nashville at Mobile and Chattanooga at New Orleans.
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Atlanta
Little Rock
Memphis
Birmingham
Nashville
Mobile
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Money Talks As The Kip Loses $100 Wins Game
Chicago report: Leo Durocher offered $100 to rookie Bill Taylor if he homered in the 10th inning at Milwaukee. Taylor delivered the only run on Gene Conley’s 1-1 pitch as the Giants beat the Braves and pulled into a share of first place. Willie Mays leads a broader Giants effort with contributions from many teammates.
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Chicago
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
New York
Bill Taylor
Milwaukee
Durocher
Taylor
Southern Assn
Gene Conley
Athens VFW Co Sponsors Motorcycle Club Race
Arrangements are being made by Irvin White of Athens T V Day of Decatur George LaBoon of Decatur and members of the Athens VFW who co sponsor the race with the Motorcycle Club.
Baseball doubleheader matchups shown for four cities
Brooklyn visits Cincinnati in an 8 p.m. game with Lees versus Fowler and New York plays Chicago at 1:30 p.m. Hearn faces Klippstein. Philadelphia meets Milwaukee at 9 p.m. Simmons opposes Burdette. Pittsburgh hosts St Louis at 8 p.m. with Law against Presko or Greason.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Lees
Fowler
New York
Chicago
Hearn
Klippstein
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Thursday Schedule Highlights From Baseball Scores
The schedule shows New York defeating Milwaukee 1 0 in ten innings at home. Brooklyn beats St Louis 7 to 4. Philadelphia shuts out Chicago 6 0. Cincinnati also shuts out Pittsburgh 6 0.
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Milwaukee
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Friday's Schedule and Probable Pitchers
Chicago at New York 7 30 pm Consuegra or Harshman vs Reynolds. Cleveland at Boston 7 30 pm Houtteman vs Nixon. Baltimore at Washington 4 30 pm Chakales vs Schmitz. Detroit at Philadelphia 5 pm Weik and Gromek vs Fricano and Porto Carrero.
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New York
Consuegra
Harshman
Reynolds
Cleveland
Boston
Gromek
Fricano
Portocarrero
Barons Kayoed as Pels Stop Looks and Crax Win 1-5
Gail Henley, a young New Orleans outfielder, nailed a strong throw from right to prevent the Lookouts from tying in the ninth. The Pets beat Chattanooga 3-2, ending the Lookouts eight-game win streak. Atlanta Crackers routed Little Rock 11-5 as Memphis edged Bigghingham 3-1 and Nashville beat Mobile 7-4. The Crackers expanded their lead by a game and a half, while Memphis moved into fifth place.
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Gail Henley
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Henley
Hank DiJohnson
Lookouts
Pets
Atlanta Crackers
Little Rock
Memphis
Bigghingham
Crackers
Nashville
Mobile
Atlanta
Bob Ross
Whitlow Wyatt
Frank Diprima
Dick Donovan
Travs
Dick Hoeksema
Diprima
Wyatt
Ross
Donovan
Jack Parks
Russ Sullivan
Ralph Atkins
Trav
Bob Montag
Alex Cosmidis
Bob Dipippo
Eric Roden
Bob Lennon
Floyd Fogg
Bill Padgett
Danny Stupur
Jim Williams
Bears
Billy Kerr
Bob Tar
Baseball scores and 4-H club enrollment totals listed
The column lists game results Washington 8 Cleveland 4 Baltimore 5 9 Boston 1 0 New York 9 Detroit 5 with Chicago at Philadelphia postponed. It also reports 2 058 144 farm boys and girls enrolled in 86 660 4 H Clubs across the United States.
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United States
NCT pitcher Gomez notches third shutout in season
Ruben Gomez delivered his third shutout as Mays anchored the defense with a stellar catch and cut off Henry Aaron at the plate in the seventh inning. Aaron’s bid to score was denied by the throw from Mays.
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Ruben Gomez
Mays
Henry Aaron
Drivers From 5 States To Race At Huntsville
The Huntsville Speedway hosts a big stock car program with a $750 purse drawing drivers from five states. Notables include Nero Stepto from Atlanta Harold Fray Freddie Fray and Joe Lee Johnson from Chattanooga Bob Reuther from Nashville Bill Carden Tommy Wells Hagood and others from Columbus Mississippi. Time trials begin at 7:30 with 3 500 seat capacity and cars reaching 65 mph in last week’s main event.
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Huntsville Speedway
Dan Daniels
Huntsville Track
Huntsville
Ville
Athens
Nero Stepto
Atlanta
Georgia
Harold
Freddie Fray
Joe Lee Johnson
Chattanooga
Bob Reuther
Nashville
Indiana
Bill Carden
Tommy Wells
Birmingham
Dick Hagood
Columbus
Mississippi
Hagood
Daniels
Meat Tenderizers Act Like Digestive Juices
Some forms of meat tenderizers work like digestive juices and constitute a form of predigestion.
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