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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1961

Page

6

Indians Rally Past Orioles 3-1 in Opening Win

Cleveland starter Dick Stigman and Barry Latman combined to hold Baltimore to one run as Latman pitched seven for the Indians. Willie Kirkland homered for Cleveland and Lou Brock? No. The Orioles scored in the seventh on a Brandt single and ensuing miscues.

Cleveland Dick Stigman Barry Latman Cleveland Indians Latman Orioles John Romano Woodie Indians Willie Kirland Chuck Estrada Hoyt Wilhelm Jackie Brandt Held Dick Williams Baltimore

Sanders and Rosburg Lead In U.S. Open Tourney

In Detroit the U S Open saw Doug Sanders and Bob Rosburg grab a half way lead with 67s as Arnold Palmer faded to a 149 total. The field included Bobby Brue and Sam Snead, with Bruce Crampton and Gary Player close behind at 142 and 147 respectively.

Birmingham Mich Doug Sanders Bob Rosburg Oakland Hills Arnold Palmer Latrobe Sanders Ojai Calif Rosburg Bobby Brue Wis Bobby At Doug Ford al Geiberger Santa Barbara Eric Monti Los Angels Gardner Dickinson Tequesta Fla Gene Littler el Cajon Australia Bruce Crampton Bobby Harris Winnetka Bob Goalby Crystal River Sam Snead Hogan Don Finsterwald Tommy Bolt Mike Souchak Harris Monti Littler Ford Dickinson Ted Kroll Gary Player South Africa Stanford

Title Shot In Line For Saturday Winner

Denny Moy of Portland and Dulio Nunez of Puerto Rico clash Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in a 10 round bout that could set the winner on a path to a middleweight title shot. The series winner may move toward a championship fight with Gene Fullmer or Paul Pender. The bout airs on ABC at 9 p.m. EST.

New York Denny Moyer Portland Ore Dulio Nunez Puerto Rico Madison Square Garden Meeeayan Snag Brenner Jose Gonzalez the Garden Gene Fullmer National Box— Association Paul Pender

Tony Gonzalez of Phillies sidelined by eye infection

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Tony Gonzalez faces a possible time on the injured list after an eye infection limits his batting and fielding duties. Team officials awaiting reassessment to determine return date and impact on lineup.

Philadelphia Tony Gonzalez Philadelphia Phillies

Navy Middies Favored In Intercollegiate Rowing Meet

Syracuse AP Navy coached by Paul Quinn leads in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship at Onondaga Lake with 50-1 record. Contenders Cornell California and Washington challenge in a 3 mile race as Olympian Joe Baldwin returns from illness to bolster the crew. Weather predicts pleasant winds favoring light oarsmen, with other entrants including Rutgers Wisconsin Penn Brown and MIT.

Syracuse N.Y Navy Cornell California Washington Onondaga Lake Paul Quinn Joe Baldwin Tarzana Calif Huskies

U S Open Golf Leaders Take Narrow Totals

Amateurs and pros atop the U S Open leaderboard after rounds in Portland Oreg and several U S venues. Bob Rosburg Doug Sanders Doug Ford Allen Geiberger Eric Monti and others posted 36 hole totals with scores ranging from 139 to 142 as Gardner Dickinson Gene Littler Bob Harris and Kel Nagle close behind.

Bob Rosburg Portland Ore Doug Sanders Ojai Calif Doug Ford Tuckahoe N.Y Allen Geiberger Santa Barbara Eric Monti Los Angeles Bobby Brue Menomonee Falls Wis Gardner Dickinson Tequesta Fla Gene Littler el Cajon Bob Harris Winnetka Ill Bruce Crampton Australia Bob Goalby Crystal River Fila Kel Nagle Sydney

Bowling League Scores Hit Clean Four-Nil

Alleybums defeated Pens 4 to 0 Hi Lo's shut out Upstarts 4 to 0 Raiders and Hopefuls split 2 to 2 in a quiet weekly bowling results brief featuring four matches.

Alleybums Pens Hi Lo’s Upstarts Raiders

Last U S Golfer In British Meet Defeated in Semifinals

Ralph Morrow of Oklahoma City, the last U S survivor, lost to Jimmy Walker in the British Amateur Championship at Turnberry. Walker, 40, edged ahead with a 12 foot putt to win the 17th after Morrow had tied it on 16. Michael Bonallack advanced to face Walker in the 36 hole final after defeating Laurie Foster.

Turnberry Scotland Ralph Morrow Oklahoma City Jimmy Walker Joe Carr Walker Michael Bonallack Bonallack Laurie Foster Morrow U.S

Iran Lands Granted to 185 Peasants in Reform Program

TEHRAN AP Iran's shah flew to Julfa near the Soviet border this week to hand over about 5000 acres of state lands to 185 peasants. They will form cooperatives to manage water seeds and tractors under a land reform program aimed at limiting big landlords.

Tehran Iran Shah Julfa

Young Boy Attempts Payroll Snatch in Manhattan

A 13 year old boy tried to grab a bank payroll envelope carrying 1400 dollars from a Dess and Talan bookbinder in Manhattan. He fled but dropped the envelope about a half block away and the bookkeeper recovered the money.

New York Dess and Talan Manhattan

Southern Association doubleheaders postponed by rain

The Little Rock at Birmingham game in the Southern Association and the Mobile at Chattanooga and Wa at Shreveport matchups were postponed due to rain. The Atlanta game was also postponed.

Little Rock Birmingham Shreveport Mobile Chattanooga Atlanta

Tigers Knock Yankees Out of 1st Place

Detroit gains share of the lead by beating New York 4 2 as Jack and Phil Regan hold the Yankees to six hits. Five NY errors aid Detroit while Norm Cash clashes with Jim Coates and Ralph Houk is ejected in a tense game at Detroit Stadium.

Titans Detroit Detroit Tigers New York Yankees Jack Phil Regan Yankees Tiger Norm Cash Yankee Jim Coates New York Ralph Houk Tigers Cleveland Indians Baltimore Bill Stafford Bill Skowron Yanks Cash Coates Tiger Houk Joe Linsalata Stafford Coates Zuz Howdard Blanchard Regan Brown W—Regan L—Stafford Skowron

Records Fall As NCAA Track and Field Opens in Philadelphia

Big Dallas Long of Southern California and Pat Clohessy of Houston claim meet records on opening day at Franklin Field. Long’s 62 foot 9 1 2 inch shot put bests his previous mark. Clohessy’s 3 mile win sets a new meet record. Budd and Jerome shine in sprints while USC suffers two disappointments in field events.

Philadelphia Dallas Long Southern California Pat Clohessy University of Houston University of Pennsylvania Franklin Field Long Clohessy Sydney Frank Budd Villanova Harry Jerome Oregon Budd Jerome Cyrol Burleson Bill Dotson Kansas Earl Young Abilene Christian Luther Hayes Jim Wade Kevin Hogan

Summit hosts all day picnic and four baseball games

A full day of sport events is planned at Summit with a 10 a.m. girls softball game, a noon Priceville Junior boys vs Summit match, a 1:30 p.m. Cold Springs vs Summit league game, and a 3:30 p.m. Falkville vs Summit league contest. Also listed is a $100,000 bonus for University of Michigan catcher Bill Freehan after Tigers outbid rivals.

Summit Priceville Cold Springs Falkville Detroit Detroit Tigers Bill Freehan University of Michigan Tigers Freehan

Bonus Baby Signed By Pittsburgh Pirates

Long Beach California AP Bob Bailey an 18 year old shortstop signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for a large bonus. He will report to Pittsburgh then Asheville North Carolina for the class A Sally League. Bailey hit .475 in 18 spring games and was pursued by nearly all major leagues with the Dodgers notably absent.

Long Beach Calif Bob Bailey Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates Paul Buck) Bailey Pirate Jerry Gardner Bob Hughes Bob Baileys Maxine Bailey Norman Robert Bailey Asheville N.C Los Angeles Dodgers

Goose Tatum Sentenced For Tax Evasion in Kansas City

Goose Tatum, 39, the Clown Prince of Basketball, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and placed on three years probation for failing to file federal income tax returns for 1956 and 1957. He pleaded nolo contendere as government claimed over $118,000 in taxes and penalties.

Kansas City Reece (Goose) Tatum Richard M. Duncan U.S. District Court Tatum Prince

Third Round Completes At Southwest Open Tennis Meet

In Little Rock Arkansas AP report third round results list Dick Mechem defeating Billy Buckley 6-3 6-1 Don Russell beat Joe Adams 6-3 6-2 Billy Higgins downed Jay Freeman 6-3 4 6-2 Wayne Hirst defeated C J Hixon 5-4 6-4 Quarterfinals set for Friday afternoon with players from Ruston Melbourne Oklahoma City England Fort Smith Arkansas.

Little Rock Ark Dick Mechem Ruston Billy Buckley Oklahoma City Don Russell Melbourne Australia Joe Adams England Billy Higgins Lawton Okla Jay Freeman Wayne Hirst C. J. Hixon Fort Smith

Tigers Network Training Sites Through History

The Detroit Tigers trained at Henley Field in Lakeland Florida every year since 1934 except three. During World War II from 1943 to 1945 the team trained at Evansville Indiana.

Detroit Tigers Henley Field Lakeland Fla Evansville Ind

Reds Reach Top by Edging Phillies in Eight

Cincinnati Reds seize temporary NL lead by scoring four runs in the eighth to beat John Buzhardt and the Philadelphia Phillies 7 to 4. Rookie Ken Hunt earns his seventh win in 10 decisions, holding the Phils to three hits before a pinch hitter ends his night. Don Demeter homers for Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Cincinnati Reds John Buzhardt Philadelphia Phillies Ken Hunt Phillies Jim Brosnan Don Demeter Buzhardt Reds Cincinnati Hunt Brosnan Zimmerman Schmidt Lehman Sullivan Dalrymple W—Hunt L — Buzhardt

Probable Pitchers Listed From AP For AL NL Games

The Associated Press provides probable pitchers for a slate of games. AL matchups include New York Detroit Baltimore Cleveland Washington Minnesota and Los Angeles Kansas City with listed starters Sheldon Dailey Messi Hawkins Cisco Kant Pizarro Bowsfield Shaw and others. NL games feature Milwaukee at Los Angeles Chicago at San Francisco Cincinnati at Philadelphia St Louis at Pittsburgh with Buhl Williams ODell Purkey Roberts Simmons Gibbon among the announced starters.

Pet. G.B Cincinnati Los Angeles San Francisco Wees St. Louis Milwaukee New York Sheldon Daley Detroit Messi Baltimore Pappas Cleveland Hawkins Washington McClain Boston Cisco Minnesota Kant Chicago Pizarro Bowsfield Kamsas City Shaw Buhl Williams Anderson O’dell Purkey Philadelphia Roberts Simmons Pittsburgh Gibbon

Three-Way Tie In First Half Of Golf Meet

Fort Myers Florida AP report on the Florida Junior Golf Championship first half where three boys tied at 172 strokes over 18 holes at Fort Myers Country Club. Tied players were Bill Golden Jackson Tenn Ben Smallwood Fort Myers and Chip Mims Gainesville with Roberta Albers Tampa leading girls with 77.

Fort Myers Fla Bill Golden Jackson Tenn Ben Smallwood Chip Mims Gainesville Fort Myers Country Club Roberta Albers Tampa Bill Golson Scott Smith Miami John Laponzina Miami Shores Zack Clement Virginia Beach Eddie Pearce Linda Jane Morris Orlando

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