Giants Triumph Over Cubs as Stanky-Free Cardinals Fall Behind
Baseball roundup notes Eddie Stanky exit unchanged by Cardinals woes. Dodgers extend lead after 9-0 win over Reds. Giants hammer Cubs 5-0 with Gail Harris homer and Ruben Gomez win. Yankees edge Tigers in 10 innings as Mantle’s hit seals win. Williams and Zauchin pace Boston slugfest.
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Herb Score
Boston
Kansas City
Johnny Podres
Brooklyn
Redlegs
Dodgers
Johnny Klippstein
Steve Ridzik
Duke Snider
Milwaukee
Eddie Mathews
Braves
Mathews
Roberts
Lew Burdette
Giants
Cubs
Leo Durocher
Gail Harris
Willie Mays
Harris
Ruben Gomez
Sam Jones
al Aber
Yanks
Andy Carey
Mickey Mantle
George Zaverink
Orioles
Saul Rogovin
White Sox
Jack Harshman
Chicago
Cleveland
Dale Mitchell
Ralph Kiner
Nort Zauchin
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Zauchin
Williams
Moore Olson fight admissions reveal weight trouble and gate doubts
New York reports two admissions on the Archie Moore Carl Olson bout a week away. Moore struggles to reach the 17 lightweight limit after a 196 pound weigh in while the predicted $350000 gate seems optimistic with a closer $250000 likely. Moore weighs about 180 and fears a weaker performance at 175. International Boxing Club president Jim Norris warns the gate may not exceed $250000 unless late action boosts sales.
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Archie Moore
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Moore
Nino Valdes
Las Vegas
Rocky Marciano
Olson
Jim Norris
International Boxing Club
Carter and O Shocker lose tag title bout at Coliseum
Carlos Rodriguiz and the Black Terror defeated Nick Carter and Danno O Shocker in last night’s tag team wrestling main event at the Coliseum. Preliminary one fall matches saw Black Terror beat O Shocker and Rodriguiz force a 20 minute draw with Carter.
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Ocean Depth Pressure Reaches One Ton per Square Inch
Scientific note states water pressure increases with depth, reaching about one ton per square inch for each mile descended. This relation highlights immense pressures in deep ocean trenches and informs submarine design and ocean science modeling.
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Ocean
Brundage asks AAU to probe Santee expenses case
International Olympic Committee President Avery Brundage says he asked the American AAU to investigate charges that Wes Santee accepted excessive expenses for three California meets. Santee denies the allegations as a newspaper story while AAU officials debate next steps.
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Austinville Off Fast In Junior Loop
Austinville opens the Decatur Junior baseball league with a 9 3 win over the Elks at West Town Field. Logan pitched the victory and Jim Wallace provided strong defense as Blankenship took the loss.
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Baker Takes Lead in All Star Vote for 2nd Base
CHICAGO Gene Baker of the Chicago Cubs leads NL second base voting with 8 648 votes and 8 216 for Red Schoendienst of St Louis on his 30th birthday as four Cubs head lists with Speake Banks and Jackson. Balloting decides starting NL lineup for Milwaukee game on July 12.
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Gene Baker
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Baker
Red Schoendienst
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Cubs
Bob Speake
Ernie Banks
Randy Jackson
Milwaukee
National League Leaders Highlight Top Batting and Pitching
In the National League Ashburn leads with a .359 batting average for Philadelphia while Snider of Brooklyn tops RBIs with 63 and runs with 53. Aaron of Milwaukee posts 73 hits and Snider also leads with 20 home runs. Boyer of St Louis has 13 stolen bases. Jeffcoat of Chicago is perfect 6 0 with a 1.000 ERA and Jones of Chicago fans 81 batters.
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Philadelphia
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Brooklyn
Aaron
Milwaukee
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St.Louis
Jeffcoat
Chicago
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Kaline and Mantle Lead MLB Stat Leaders in Early Season
Kaline of Detroit hits .379 with 81 hits and 14 home runs in a noted stretch. Mantle of New York drives in 54 RBIs and 14 homers while Top hitters include Zermal and Minoso. Wynn of Cleveland anchors pitching with 8 wins and sub .889 ERA, and Score posts 107 strikeouts.
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New York
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Kansas City
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Wynn
Cleveland
Southern Net Tourney Hits Full Stride
MEMPHIS The Southern tennis tournament moves into full swing with men and women singles and doubles plus veteran singles. Top seed Tom Brown of San Francisco defending champ begins with a bye and a default win. Bryan M Grant of Atlanta battles George Longshore of Anniston in a key second round match.
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Tom Brown
San Francisco
Brown
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
George Longshore
Anniston
Ala
Vets Rally To Tie For Second In City Softball Standings
The Vets edged Wolverine 12 10 in eight innings to move into a tie for second place as Chemstrand beat the Elks 8 3 in the night’s second game. Dewey Long keyed the Vets with a homer and triple driving in four as Billy Sparkman scored on a fielder’s choice then on Freeman’s double.
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Wolverine
Ray Adams
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Tuesday Baseball Scores Display Mixed Results Across Cities
Brooklyn and New York led wins while Philadelphia and Pittsburgh posted high scoring outcomes. Chicago and Baltimore faced shutouts, and several games extended into extra innings with tense finishes.
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Cincinnati
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Boston
Kansas City
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Cleveland
Washington
Two Anniston Boys Seeded In Cotton States Net Tourney
Ernest Potter and Doug Stewart of Anniston are seeded Nos 1 and 2 in the Cotton States tennis tournament boys singles. The event features 38 Southeast players with first round play underway and doubles to follow. Matches run today with Memorial Park lights used for evening play.
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Ala
Ernest Potter
Doug Stewart
Anniston
Davidson
N.C
Stan Cocke
Ashville
N. C
Ernest Cox
Mobile
John Capell
Montgomery
Lester Sack
Clarksdale
Miss
Hernando Salas
Bogota
Colombia
Don Frilot
New Orleans
Memorial Park
Southeast
Trains Clatter In Britain Again After Nationwide Strike
Britain ends a 17 day rail strike by 67 000 locomotives engineers union calling wage arbitration. Nonstriking Railwaymen kept some freight moving while coal mines and factories faced delays and thousands laid off with limited unemployment reported.
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Britain
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers
National Union of Railwaymen
British Transport Commission
Patty Berg Leads Round Robin at Grossinger Country Club
Patty Berg of Chicago holds a plus 23 lead entering the second round of the third annual Round Robin golf tournament at Grossinger Country Club. She shot a par 72 in the opening round. Marlene Bauer of Sarasota, Louise Suggs and Betsy Rawls are tied for second and third with plus 14 and plus 10 respectively.
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Grossinger Country Club
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Sarasota
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Sea Island
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Spartanburg
S.C
Three Way Tie For First In Little League
Wolverine and Rotary share top spot after yesterday's actions. Wolverine defeated Austinville 1-0 behind Jimmy Shull two hittings while Rotary rallied 13-5 over Chemstrand with Joe T. Jones earning the win.
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Replacement For TC Grid Coach Named
Lawrence County board of education expected to approve Elmer Dill as Hazlewood High School football coach at a late June meeting. Dill previously coached in Montgomery County and terms are agreed. board approval is the final step. John Griffin resigned as Hazlewood coach at term’s end.
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Monument theft at popular bluff tombstones stolen
Thieves broke into a monument works in Bluff, Missouri and stole two heavy tombstones. Police investigated as details about suspects and motives remained unclear.
Medal Play Opens In Junior Golf in Alabama Tournament
DOTHAN Medal play starts the tenth annual Alabama Junior Golf Tournament. John Gross of Birmingham and Dick Pride of Tuscaloosa tied for medalist honors with 74 after 18 holes. Pride won playoff with par on the extra hole. Pride is Alabama high school champion. Notable fields list 74 scorers plus pairings for championship flights and contenders from Dothan Mobile Tuscaloosa Greenville and Birmingham.
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Birmingham
John Gross
Dick Pride
Tuscaloosa
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Pride
Roger Suttle
Gadsden
Aflight
Teddy Ghio
Morris Slingluff
Mike Gregory
Robert Maness
Clifton Darby
W.C. Lakey
Tom West
Johnny Lamey
Mobile
Frost Walker
Bobby DeNeese
Bart Rainey
Greenville
Bobby Burch
Doubleheader Scheduled at West Town Field Tonight
Jaycees of the Decatur Junior League face the Moulton Junior Legion at West Town Field at 6 PM. A second game at 7 45 PM features Cullman Junior Legion against Speake in a staged doubleheader.
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Jaycees
Decatur
Moulton Junior Legion
Fiel
Cullman Junior Legion
Barons Edge Lookouts 7-4 as Hyde Slumps in Birmingham Series
Chattanooga’s Dick Hyde allowed the decisive run in the seventh of a 7-4 loss to Birmingham, dropping the Lookouts into a virtual league tie with idle Memphis. Birmingham’s Bob Martyn homered and drove in the winning run as Jim O’Reilly earned his third win. Nashville beat Atlanta 9-3 while Memphis, Mobile, Little Rock and New Orleans rested.
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Memphis
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Atlanta
Mobile
Little Rock
New Orleans
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Jim O’reilly
Bob Martyn
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Zeisz
Action resumes in girls softball league schedule
Action resumes in the girls softball loop with Thursday games at Delano Park. The Decatur Girls League features Alabama Hosiery Mill against the White Sox at 7 30 p m and Chemstrand versus Austinville at 8 30 p m. Last week West Side beat Chemstrand 18 13 and Austinville defeated Alabama Hosiery Mill 14 9.
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Alabama Hosiery Mill
White Sox
Decatur
Chemstrand
Austinville
West Side
Legion To Practice For Decatur Junior Legion Team
The Decatur Junior Legion baseball squad will hold a Thursday practice at 1 p.m. at Legion Field to prepare for upcoming games.
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Decatur Junior Legion
Legion Field
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