Trucks Chisox Clip Orioles and Yankees Stay Hot
Yankees win as Byrne holds Detroit 3-2. Trucks adds a second straight shutout and eighth run that Chicago White Sox remain two games behind the league leaders. Williams homers twice for Boston. Haddix tosses a four-hitter for the Cardinals with Schoendienst and Sarni homering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Ted Kluszewski
Jim Hughes
Big Klu
Duke Snider
Buster Freeman
Washington
Cleveland
Bob Lemon
Mike Garcia
Chuck Stubbs
Tribe
White Sox
Boston
Billy Klaus
Johnny Sain
Ted Williams
Harvey Haddix
al Schoendienst
Bill Sarni
Decatur Junior Legion Opens Eight Game Schedule
Decatur Junior Legion baseball faces Cullman Legion in Cullman to start an eight game slate. Don Johnson will pitch for Decatur with McElroy for Cullman as Hart selle, Cullman and Decatur reps map a four meeting schedule across venues. Decatur hosts Cave Springs Saturday at 3 PM then Hartselle visits Sunday at 2 30 PM for a league game at Legion Field.
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Decatur Junior Legion
Cullman Legion
Cullman
Don Johnson
Decatur
McElroy
Hartselle
Decatur Legion
Hartselle Legion
Austinville Rout Chemstrand 26 10 In Girls League
Austinville moved into first place in the Decatur girls softball league with a 26 10 win over winless Chemstrand at Delano Park. The White Sox topped the Air Force Jets 14 12 in a non standings game and schedule shows Jets vs Chemstrand and White Sox vs West Side tonight.
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Austinville
Decatur
Delano Park
Chemstrand
White Sox
Air Force Jets
Alabama Hosiery Mill
Delano
Jets
West Side
Olympic Open Course Proves Tough for Entrants
162 players started the national open at Olympic County Club Lake in San Francisco. Bob Bolt led with 67 to hold a three stroke edge over Walker Inman Jr and Jack Burke as Ben Hogan and Ed Furgol posted 76 and 76. The rough layout and narrow fairways challenged the field with several players quitting. prize money totals $24,000 with $6,000 for the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San’ Francisco
Tommy
Olympic County Club Lake
Bolt
Walker Inman Jr
Augusta
Jack Burke
Kiamesha Lake
N.Y
Ben Hogan
U.S. Golf Assn
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Texas
Bill Meyers
Daytona Beach
Fla
Mike Barbato
Baton Rouge
James Molinari
Patty Berg Leads Round Robin After Three Rounds
Patty Berg, veteran from St. Andrews Illinois, holds a commanding lead after three rounds of the $8,700 Round Robin tournament in Grossinger New York. Berg has a plus 47 with a 54 hole medal score of 219, following a 72 on Saturday. Louise Suggs of Sea Island Georgia stands second with 29 on a 224 tally.
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Grossinger
N.Y
Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Ill
Miss Berg
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Marlene Bauer
Sarasota
Fla
Jackie Pung
Honolulu
Fay Crocker
Uruguay
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S.C
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
New York Town Named Alabama Sparks Local Interest
A New York town formally named Alabama, drawing attention from residents and visitors. Officials confirm the designation reflects historical ties and regional identity amid local curiosity and media coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Alabama
Sherrill Delivers No Hit Shuts Out Civitas in Big Win
Jimmy Sherrill pitched a no hit shutout at Delano Park as Rotary crushed the Civitas 17-0 on 11 hits. The 12 year old faced 11 and struck out seven. Joe T. Jones hit two home runs and a single, Darrel Smith and Harvey Morris homered, John Smith doubled twice, Sherrill doubled, and Rotary moved to first place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Pillette
Joe Coleman
George Kell
Nellie Fox
Walt Dropo
Braves
Dickson
Phils
Bob Buhl
Jimmy Sherrill
Delano Park
Rotary
Civitads
West Town
Austinville
Vols
Darrel Smith
John Smith
Harvey Morris
Sherrill
National League Thursday results and upcoming games
Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 6 to 5 in a 10 inning game. Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 2 to 1 and Chicago triumphed over New York 1 to 0. St Louis won 5 to 4 and Friday schedules list Cincinnati at New York and Brooklyn at St Louis.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Uae
York
Nabors and Stewart Reach Cotton States Tennis Finals
Dayton Nabors of Birmingham and Doug Stewart of Anniston advance to the singles final in the Cotton States Tennis Tour in Sylacauga. Nabors beat Alex Sheshunoff 6-1 6-2. Stewart ousted Jack Hepting 6-3 6-3. The doubles final features Ernest Cox and Sheshunoff vs Cocke and Hepting after wins over Blanchard and Walker and over Potter and Stewart. Capell and Armstrong lead the junior final after close wins over Salas and Sack.
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Sylacauga
Ala
Dayton Nabors
Birmingham
Doug Stewart
Anniston
Nabors
Alex Sheshunoff
Magnolia
Ark
Stewart
Jack Hepting
Asheville
N.C
Capell
Armstrong
Salas
Albert Hitt
Mobile
Jimmy Davis
Billy McWilliams
Selma
Elks Win First Junior League Decision in West Town Clash
The Elks beat the Jaycees 4-3 as Bryant struck out 13 in seven innings and Haynes fanned eight. Each pitcher allowed six hits. Elks led 4-0 before Jaycees rallied with three in the sixth before Bryant finished the game in the seventh. Tonight West Town VFW hosts Austinville at 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
West Town
Jaycees
Bryant
Haynes
V.F.W
Austinville
Yankee Choice In Southern Net Tournament
A New Jersey favorite leads the Southern Tennis championships in Memphis as top seeds fall. Eddie Moylan of Trenton survived a tough fourth round while No 1 Tom Brown and other high seeds were upset by players including Leslie Longshore and Gustavo Palafox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
New Jersey
Eddie Moylan
Trenton
Tom Brown
San Francisco
Jose Aguero
Tulane University
Frank Willett
Atlanta
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant Jr
Grant
Leslie Longshore
Anniston
Ala
Longshore
Brown
Ran Afoul
al Harum
Coral Gables
Fla
University of Miami
Aguero
Brazil
Gustavo Palafox
Mexico City
Johann Kupfenburger
Jannesburg
South Africa
Willett
Chinese Students Repatriated From United States
Thirty two Chinese refugees accompanied by guards were escorted to the Red Chinese border. They are among 76 detained in the United States since the Korean War began. State Department lifted related restrictions on April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
United States
America
State Department
Moore Deliberates Weight as Olson Bout Looms
Archie Moore faces a 175 pound light heavy limit weigh in on Wednesday with Dr. Vincent Nardiello estimating Moore at about 180 to 181 pounds. Helfand of the New York Athletic Commission backs Moore’s weight handling and hints at a September title bid against Rocky Marciano if he wins decisively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Nardiello
Moore
Julius Helfand
Athletic Commission
Helfand
New York Commission
Rocky Marciano
Maness Captures Alabama Junior Golf Championship Title
Robert Maness aged 16 from Tuscaloosa defeated Frost Walker of Birmingham 6 and 5 to win the Alabama Junior Golf Championship at the Dothan Country Club 6445 yard course. Maness earlier won a morning playoff over Mike Gregory of Dothan, while Walker had eliminated Dick Pride.
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Dothan
Robert Maness
Tuscaloosa
Frost Walker
Birmingham
Alabama
Jackie Maness
Alabama Golf
Maness
Walker
Dothan Country Club
Mike Gregory
Gregory
John Gross
Dick Pride
Self reunion noted at Stringer Church in Morgan County
Local notices list gatherings and visits across Morgan County Rock Creek Union Hill and nearby areas. events include a Self reunion at Stringer Church, regu lar appointments, dinners, and multiple family visits among Smith Lott Hamilton Christmas day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Rock Creek
Mrs
Gain Smith
Dewey Crow
W. B. Hamlton
Pete Lott
Lester Lenox
Ralph Jackson
Union Hill
Virgil Smith
Little Regina Smith
Edward Smith
Joppa
Elmer Martin
Son of
Liberty
Willi Martin
David Childers
Stringer Church
Mary Donna Latham
B. E. Smith and
Burgess
Decatur
Iremel Smith
Denise Puckett
Somerville 2
Malinda Lewis
Marie Holmes
Margaret Hartson
Hartselle
Coy Puckett
Glennis Puckett
Somerville
Delorese Horton
Gaylon
Florence Tanner
Barons Win Fifth Straight to Lead Pennant Chase
Birmingham Barons dominated Little Rock 9-1 to extend their home streak to five wins and seize the league lead. Lefty Dave Benedict improved to 7-2 with a six hitter as Birmingham built a five-run fourth inning for the victory at Rickwood. Al Pilarcik hit his seventh homer and Tom Hamilton added his sixth as the Barons moved to 8-2 at home.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Barons
Asia
Rickwood
Little Rock Travelers
Little Rock
Memphis
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Mobile Bears
New Orleans
Nashville
Dave Benedict
Little Rocks
J.W. Porter
al Pilarcik
Tom Hamilton Smate
Jim Lemon
Mobile
Don Demeter
Lemon
Danny Cravitz
Patton Man To Beat For SGA Championship
Linville N C Patton Billy Joe Patton of Morganton emerges as the man to beat in the Southern Golf Association Amateur Championship as quarter and semifinal rounds begin at Linville Golf Club. Several upsets toppled big names including Teddy Garridon and Joe Conrad, with Patton facing Curtis Person in a morning match and other matches pairing Mason Rudolph Sonny Ellis and Charles Harrison Doug Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linville
N.C
Billy Joe Patton
Morganton
Patton
Curtis Person
Memphis
Mason Rudolph
U.S. Golf Assn
Clarksville
Tenn
Sonny Ellis
Atlanta
Charles Harrison
Doug Sanders
Cedartown
Chamber of Commerce
Ed Gravely
Rocky Mount
Leonard Yaun
Clemson
Eiken
S.C
Harrison
Teddy Garridon
Frank Edens
Wake Forest College
Lumberton
Edens
Sation
Audrey Rothrock
Spartanburg
Keeley Grice Jr
Charlotte
Grice
Arnold Blum
Macon
Lily Name Used Loosely for Various Flowers
A note explains that the term lily is used for many blossoms not classifications of true lilies. It cautions readers to rely on botanical names for accurate identification and notes common mislabeling in gardening catalogs.
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Orioles
ED Wilks
Murry Dickson
Virgil Trucks
Tommy Byrne
Byrne
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Trucks
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore
Andy Dickson
Milwaukee Braves
Warren Hacker
Chicago Cub
New York Giants
Bruins
Dodgers
Kansas City
Yanks
Detroit
Frank Lary
Yogi Berra
Elston Howard
Dan
William Holden
J Tvening
Wayne Morris
Legion League
Thumps
West Side White Sox
Chemstrand Jets
Service
Hogan’s Gulf Service Station
Éth Ave
Moulton St
Mike Souchak
Duke
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Babe Lichardus
Westfield
N.J
Harvie Ward
Walker Copper
Arthur Bell
Elmer Reed
Patty
Nursery
Wolverine
Eagles
Little A Team Rotary
Wolverine A Civitads
Austinville Chemstran Vols
Cleveland Chicago
Accon
Newark
Southern Association
CinemaScope
Ws Lel Bam Ta Tig
Jean Peters Louis Jourdan Eves TE Uo To
Emis
Austinville V.F.W. Elks Jaycees
Yankee Choice
Olson
Cds Theatre
Aeghnicolor
Ponte Ryt Ae
Nccrea
Wtay
Starvue
Dana Andrews and
Piper Laurie
Wicked Woman
Two Jima
Mink
Arizona
Peggie Castle
Don Barry
Jesse James
Domergue - Rex
Charles Starrett
DurAngo
Dorothy Malone
Pred McCmurray
Charlton Heston
Donna Reed
Barbara Hale
Lewis and Clark
S&s
Lliam Demarest
Alan Reed
Eduardo Noriegarma
Tom Ler
Edmund K Ror
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