Moulton Boys Seek Backing For Local Baseball Team
About 15 youths aged 15 to 17 in Moulton want a sponsor and manager to organize their baseball team. They have gloves bats and have played three games this summer. The boys need backing to cover uniforms and travel and to schedule games, with a team photo on the sport pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Lawrence County
Austinville
Antioch
Danny Young
Willard Stover
Ray Stephenson
Don Canerday
Bobby Henderson
Billy Shelton
Sonny Royer
Rod Richardson
Ott Sanderson
Jack Shelton
Don Jackson
Schmidt Rests From City Softball As Season Checks
George Schmidt, a top local pitcher who has helped the league, will take a month off per doctor's orders. Nursery teammate earlier this season, Schmidt may return soon after recovery. The league shows strong parity with scores like 8-7 17-15 2-1 16-11 5-2 and others, indicating tight competition ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schmidt
George
Not Enough Voices Speaking Out Over Pollution in Tennessee River
A letter urges stronger anti pollution action from Alabama lawmakers and public officials. It laments untreated sewage dumping into the Tennessee River and calls for more voices to defend waterways, noting dead fish and discolored waters as evidence of weak laws and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Tennessee
Alabama
Auburn Players Marry and Aid Questioned in Conference
Hap Halbrooks of the Florence Times comments on Auburn football five players who married and lost school grants while promising a return this fall as API faces the gridiron. He notes unseen help may fund expenses as the Tigers await the 11th or 12th SEC team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Tigers
API
Bob Freeman
Jim Pyburn
al Brame
George Atkins
Hap Halbrooks
Florence
No Fish in Jail Joke Sparks Danville Police Call
Danville Virginia reports Sgt A W Wiggs visited a friend and opened a jocular talk asking if anyone was there during a humorous exchange. The incident reflects a light moment with police presence in a social setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville, Va
A. W. Wiggs
Danville
Fryar Victor Wins Speedway Main as 1800 Watch Local Race
Huntsville Speedway draws 1800 fans for Harold Fryar’s 25 lap stock car victory. Finishing order: Fryar, Bill Carden, Joe Johnston, Tommy Wells, Joe Holley, Charlie Griffith, Walter Hartman. In the match race Fryar led, Johnston second, Wells third. Billy Johnson won heat one, Johnston heat two, Nero Stepto first in the consolation. 22 cars competed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Harold Fryar
Fryar
Bill Carden
Joe Johnston
Tommy Wells
Joe Holley
Charlie Griffith
Walter Hartman
Joe Lee Johnston
Birmingham
Billy Johnson
Nero Stepto
Fragmented Legal Encounter Ends Abruptly in Room
A troubled scene unfolds as a man and his friend discuss surrender to jail but fail to complete the admission. His wife interjects from another room, adding urgency to an incomplete exchange captured in terse dialogue.
Fined A's Zernial in dugout clash with Joost costs $250
Philadelphia slugger Gus Zernial was fined $250 after a dugout confrontation with manager Eddie Joost. The incident followed in-park friction over lineup decisions and benching Zernial, prompting trade or management questions as both sides offered cautious comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bernstein
Philadelphia
Gus Zernial
Philadelphia Athletics
Eddie Joost
Zernial
Joost
Detroit Tigers
Vic Power
A’s
Eddie
California
Gus
Mack
Hogan shoots 64 as golf day tests field at Baltusrol
Ben Hogan fires a 64 on the easier Baltusrol setup to pace the field at the Life magazine National Golf Day. Hogan, playing with Claude Harmon and Joe Lucas, matches the course record but Farrel and others post higher scores as about 125000 attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
N. J
Ben Hogan
Baltusrol
Hogan
Nixon
Life Magazine
Johnny Farrel
Claude Harmon
Mamaroneck
N.Y
Joe Lucas
Rutgers University
Lucas
Farrell
Dinosaurs Reached 80 Feet in Length and 40 Ton Weight
Scientists note some dinosaur species grew to about 80 feet long and weighed over 40 tons, illustrating the true scale of prehistoric giants.
Wife Mistaken Belief About Husband Fishing Invitation
A wife believed her husband was invited to go fishing though the context suggests a misunderstanding or miscommunication about a planned trip. No further details about who invited him or where the trip would occur are provided.
Yankees Blank White Sox 2-0 to Lead Loop
Whitey Ford pitched a two hit shutout as the New York Yankees defeated Chicago 2-0 at Yankee Stadium. Four singles in the fourth produced both runs off Jack Harshman. Ford improved to 4-0 against the Sox this year, adding his name to a list of lefties who beat Chicago in 1954. The game featured a near altercation between Nellie Fox and Gerry Coleman at second base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Jack Harshman
Ford
White Sox
Ed Lopat
Chico Carrasquel
Nellie Fox
Gerry Coleman
Johnny Groth
Harshman
Carrasquel
Athletics Rally Stuns Tigers 4 2 at Connie Mack Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics beat Detroit 4 to 2 at Connie Mack Stadium as Sonny Dixon pitched the ninth to preserve the victory. Wayne Belardi homered for Detroit in the ninth after the A’s took a 4 1 lead in the eighth on three hits and two Tiger errors aided by relief work from Branca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John
Sonny) Dixon
Bill Tuttle
Detroit
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
Wayne Belardi
Tigers
Athletics
Tiger
Ralph Branca
Doby's Seventh Inning Hit Lifts Tribe to Lean on Sox
Larry Doby delivered a bases loaded single in the seventh as Cleveland beat Boston 4 3 to seize a half game AL lead. Don Messich relieved to preserve Bob Feller's third win, while New York downed Chicago 2 0 to narrow the gap.
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Boston
Larry Doby
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Indians
New York
Chicago White Sox
Doby
Tribe
Red Sox
Don Messi
Bob Feller
Sox
RA League Plans Underway In Morgan County Baptist Churches
Plans are underway to form a RandA league for a Morgan county Baptist church with teams of boys ages 9 to 16. Twelve churches have formed teams and a Tuesday meeting at Recreation Park in Hartselle will set a schedule and appoint managers and supervisors. Play will be each Tuesday starting at 7:30.
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Morgan County Baptist Church
Recreation Park
Hartselle
Dothan to Host State Junior Golf Tournament
Alabama's golf hopefuls under 18 before June 1 compete at Dothan Country Club with Rut and Flowers Crawford, Hugh Merry, Dick Ball, Chris Burns, and Dick Pride among top contenders. An 18 hole qualifying round Tuesday leads into two rounds of match play on Wednesday and Thursday. Previous winners include Maness now ineligible, with past champions listed from 1946 to 1951.
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Tuscaloosa
Jackie Maness
Maness
Rut
Flowers Crawford
Dothan Cousins
Hugh Merry
Mobile
Dick Ball
Montgomery
Chris Burns
Selma
Dick Pride
Dothan Country Club
Gadsden
Walter Wood
Birmingham
Gilbert Wesley
Greenville
Bobby McNeely
Milton Wigley
Anniston
Schedule of American League Games
The card lists today’s AMERICAN LEAGUE games with Chicago at New York, Cleveland at Boston, Detroit at Philadelphia, and Baltimore at Washington marked as game two.
Southern Association Basketball Schedule Items
Nashville at Atlanta Chattanooga at Birmingham Memphis at Mobile Little Rock at New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Association
Nashville
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Memphis
Mobile
Little Rock
New Orleans
Angling Prospects Good In Morgan
Lawrence Wilson and Wheeler Lakes report clear high conditions on Spring Creek with bass bream crappie white lake bass and catfish striking plugs flies worms minnows shrimp crawfish shad and good prospects. Town Creek runs high and muddy with fish not striking unless rains cease while Mallard Creek is high and stained with bass and white lake bass and catfish striking plugs flies and minnows with fair prospects. Elk River in Limestone remains clear with bass bream white lake bass and catfish biting plugs flies worms minnows and good prospects. Limestone Creek is muddy with no striking fish. Poplar Beaver Dam Big Creeks and state lake are clear or high with bass bream hitting plugs flies worms minnows Ryan's Crooked Bridge Brindlee.
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Lawrence— Wilson
Wheeler Lakes
Spring Creek
White Lake
Town Creek
Mallard Creek
Elk River
Limestone
Beaver Dam
Ryan
City of Hartselle offers field and lights free of charge
The City of Hartselle will allow the league to use the field and lighting facilities at no cost, removing rental fees and enabling ongoing play and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
League
Barons Fall as Memphis Bombs Barons 15-3 in Sweep
Memphis piled up 20 hits to thump Birmingham 15-3, as Marvin Rothblatt held the Barons to eight safeties. Jack Urban and Tom Lakes were knocked out early for Birmingham, with Mike Schultz finishing. In another SA game, Atlanta beat Little Rock 6-4 helped by five LR errors, three by Russ Sullivan, near a single game record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis Chicks
Birmingham
Marvin Rothblatt
Barons
Jack Urban
Tom Lakes
Urban
Mike Schultz
Memphis
Atlanta
Little Rock
Bill George
Carl Linhart
Crax
Russ Sullivan
Sullivan
Probable pitchers in tomorrow's major league games
Tomorrow's major league schedule lists Brooklyn at Cincinnati with Roe facing Valentine and Nuxhall. Padres meet Philadelphia in Milwaukee with Dickson opponent Spahn. New York plays Chicago with Antonelli and Liddle or Jansen opposing Rush and Pollet. Pittsburgh visits St Louis to duel O Donnell Purkey against Pohol sky Haddix. Chicago hosts New York with Lopat Byrd opposing Trucks Consuegra. Cleveland visits Boston featuring Wynn Garcia against Sullivan Clevenger. Baltimore at Washington pairs Turley Phillette against Spee Porterfield. Detroit travels to Philadelphia matching Kellner Portocarrero against Zaverink Hoeft.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Roe
Padres
Valentine
Nuxhall
Dickson
Spahn
Antonelli
Liddle
Jansen
Rush
Pollet
O’donnell
Purkey
Poholsky
Haddix
Lopat
Byrd
Trucks
Consuegra
Cleveland
Boston
Wynn
Garcia
Sullivan
Clevenger
Baltimore
Washington
Turley
Phillette
Spee
Porterfield
Longshore Ousted From Blue-Gray Tennis Tourney
In Montgomery on a rain soaked court, Tulane star Jose Aguero defeated Leslie Longshore 60 64 to reach the Blue Gray final while other men's semi finals were delayed. Longshore, ranked seventh in the South, led early but Aguero fought back with power and steady play.
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Montgomery
Tulane
Jose Aguero
Leslie Longshore
Anniston
Allen Morris
Atlanta
Tampa
Calhoun Dickson
Longshore
Aguero
Brazil
Creek Fishing Prospects Around Morgan Tennessee River
Flint Creek shows stained water with bass and bream biting plugs and flies. prospects good. Cotaco Creek also stained with bass bream and catfish biting plugs and flies. prospects good. MORGAN Tennessee River area reports clear to low water and fair to good bite with minnows and worms.
Florence Tough Beats Decatur 6-5 in Legion Field Classic
Florence defeats Decatur 6-5 after eight innings as Florence rallies with four runs in the eighth. Libelton pitched well for Florence, with Hamner and Breeding providing key hits. Smith and Freeman led Decatur with multiple RBI and hits in a wild late-inning battle. Attendance 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Indians
Sheffield Ramblers
Legion Field
Florence
Bobby Jackson
Tribe
Jackson
John Meadows
Raiders
Decatur
Bobby Smith
Bob
Freeman
Smith
Marvin Breeding
Grady Hamner
Libelton
RBI
Breeding
Bob Freeman
Vandiver
Russell
Burks
Johns
Martin
Howell
D—Breeding
Grady Hamner Smith
Sac—Smith
George Hamner
Taylor
So—Libelton
Marciano Faces Charles In 1952 Rematch at Yankee Stadium
New York reports Rocky Marciano as a 7-2 favorite to defend the world heavyweight title against Ezzard Charles on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. The 15 round fight, airing on radio ABC and shown in 61 theaters outside New York, could move to Monday if postponed. Charles seeks a second title reclaim but historical trend favors Marciano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles
Yankee Stadium
ABC
Charles
Jim Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Joe Walcott
Walcott
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Blown Air Aids Takeoff and Landing
In Miami on June 12 a Grumman F9F4 Panther jet fighter using boundary layer control took off and landed with half the normal runway. A non modified Panther performed the same actions separately. Experts say the technique could allow heavier loads and shorter runways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Haugland
Miami
Fla
Grumman
Assa
Postmaster Nominations Sent to Senate for Alabama
President Eisenhower forwarded four postmaster nominations to the Senate for Alabama locations. Nominees include George L. Okley for Columbia Sara K. Lea for Flat Rock Ray F. Hinds for Helena and Joseph Edwin Farnell for Navco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Alabama
George L. Okley
Columbia
Sara K. Lea
Flat Rock
Ray F. Hinds
Helena
Joseph Edwin Farnell
Navco
Thundershowers Disrupt 1954 Championship Schedule
Afternoon storms wrecked the schedule as defending champion Jean Clarke of Birmingham and Pat Stewart of Indianapolis attempted to play for the 1954 title under threatening conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Clarke
Birmingham
Pat Stewart
Indianapolis
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Golf Stars of the Future
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