Indians Edge Raiders 7 6 In Dimot At Legion Field
Decatur Indian pitcher Ross Graham retired Florence Raiders in six innings and drove in three runs with a timely double as Decatur beat Florence 7 6. Indians had seven hits three of them for extra bases and travel to Huntsville to face the Parkers at Joe Bradley Field tonight.
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Florence Raiders
Decatur Indians
Towners
Legion Field
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Florence
Decatur
Huntsville
Parkers
Joe Bradley Field
Charlie Cox
Triples and Doubles Spark Florence Decatur Scoring Spree
Florence scored one in the first on two singles and an error. Decatur answered with three triples and a walk, then tied and pulled ahead with a sixth inning rally as Ross Graham drove in three with a double. The game ended with Decatur adding one more in the ninth on a double and a throwing error.
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Florence
Tanner
Gene Ratliff
Roberson
Sharp
Bill Freeman
Johnson
Bob Freeman
White
Decatur
Ratliff
Avery Roberts
Freeman
Roberts
Sparkman
Jim Caudill
Charlie Jones
Indians
Chick Sparkman
Jones
Clark
Breeding
Ross Graham
Shortstop
Upset Tourney PGA Begins Today
The PGA Championship opens with two 18-hole qualifying rounds and five rounds of match play. Big names like Julius Boros, Sam Snead, Lloyd Mangrum, Porky Oliver, and Cary Middlecoff are among entrants, but many lesser-known players can contend in the week-long event ending after dramatic match play. The note about the first passenger elevator in New York in 1857 appears as an inserted trivia line.
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Professional Golfers Association
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Lloyd Mangrum
Porky Oliver
Cary Middlecoff
Decatur Triumph Sparks Late Rally
Sparkman and Caudill contributed in a tight win as Roberson, Caudill, and Jones drove scoring plays. Clark’s grounder scored Jones while Graham faltered in the ninth, allowing two runs amid Florence's late threat. Roberts Freeman Caudill led Decatur with triples, while Graham and Jones added doubles.
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White Sox Sweep Pair From A s Brooklyn Wins
White Sox overpower Philadelphia 13-1 then 2-1 to sweep doubleheader and climb within a half game of the Indians while Yankees lose ground. Brooklyn leads NL with 9-1 win as Pirates topple Giants 6-2. Philadelphia split with St Louis.
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Gus Bell
Giants
Vern Bickford
Braves
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Simmons
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Ralph Caballero
Wright Snares Big Bass In Elk River
Paul Wright and his brother Ray trolling the Elk River netted a seven pound two ounce largemouth bass Tuesday morning. Wright latched onto the fish using a Lazy Ike lure while fishing near his home at 704 Sherman Street.
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Omaha
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Eskimos in Greenland Live Far North of Arctic Circle
A report notes that some Greenlandic Eskimos reside more than 600 miles north of the Arctic Circle, highlighting extreme northern settlements and their harsh environment.
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Arctic Circle
Hicks Blasts Chemstrand 21 4 Southern Bell Triumphs
Hicks overwhelms Chemstrand 21 to 4 as Southern Bell secures victory in a separate schedule note. Thursday features 7 30 Southern Nut versus Wolverine and 9 00 Southern Bell against Hicks Chevrolet.
Hicks-Chevrolet Dominates City Softball League
Hicks Chevrolet routs Chemstrand 21 to 4 with Wells hitting a home run and pitching five innings. Southern Bell defeats Decatur Merchants 13 to 6, taking control in the first two frames as Sanders collects four plate appearances with three hits.
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Chemstrand
Wells
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Sanders
Carter Wright Win In Tag Team Match At Armory Showdown
A large Decatur crowd watched Rot Wright and Prince Omar draw with Nick Carter and Butch Boyette in a one fall bout. Carter defeated Boyette in a separate match after a disqualification for punching. In the tag team, Carter and Wright won two straight falls after Omar and Boyette took the first.
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Rot Wright
Prince Omar
Nick Carter
Butch Boyette
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Boyette
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Wright
Omar
Bratton Set To Fight Castellani In Chicago Tonight
Johnny Bratton challenges Rocky Castellani in a 10 round bout at Chicago Stadium televised nationwide at 9 p.m. EST Castellani outweighs Bratton 155 to 149. Hank Sauer leads Cubs and Dom DiMaggio challenges for All Star ballot votes with 138 159 votes in national balloting.
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Johnny Bratton
Rocky Castellani
Castellani
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Dom DiMaggio
Sauer
Boston
Yesterday's baseball scores and today's Chattanooga at Mobile
Yesterday results include Nashville 6 over Atlanta 3 Birmingham 13 over Chattanooga 7 Memphis 12 over Mobile 7 New Orleans 8 over Little Rock 1. Today's schedule shows Chattanooga at Mobile with a single game.
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New Orleans
Mobile Sergeant Ath
Chattanooga
Nashville
Wwe
Atlanta
Little Rock
Birmingham
Memphis
Mobile
Baseball Scores From A Six Team Fray
Box score notes show Chicago defeated Philadelphia 13 to 2 and St Louis beat Boston 3 to 1 in a 11 inning game. Detroit topped New York 7 to 6 while Washington won against Cleveland 4 to 3.
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Boston
Cleveland
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Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
Games Scheduled for New York Detroit and Others
New York plays Detroit, Washington faces Cleveland, and Boston meets StLouis in a slate of only scheduled games. No results or dates provided.
Baseball scores for multiple games reported
Boston defeats Cincinnati 5 to 1 in a rain delayed second game. Brooklyn beats Chicago 9 to 1. Pittsburgh wins 6 to 2. Philadelphia shuts out New York 2 to 0. St Louis falls 1 to 4.
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Sports Pairings Highlight City Suburbs Matchups
Broadcast listing shows Pittsburgh at New York Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia with notation (2) and (n) for side matches.
Outfielder Rises in All Star Ballot Challenge
The outfielder has climbed to 136,222 in the latest tabulations to challenge Sauer’s supremacy since the poll opened June 6. Fans will decide the starting American and National League lineups for the 19th annual All-Star game in Philadelphia on July 8 with polls closing June 27.
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Philadelphia
Barons Lash Looks' 13-7 as Memphis Wins Series
Memphis defeated Birmingham 13-7 in the four game set to take the series three games to one. Rickwood Park saw 20 runs amid a batter friendly night, with John McCall ejected after tossing his bat. Don Grate pitched in relief for Chattanooga, while Ed McGhee homered twice for Memphis and drove in five.
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John McCall
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Percovich
Don Grate
Wild
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Mobile
Ed McGhee
New
Decatur Junior Legion ties Athens in late rally for win
Decatur Junior Legion erased a 7-2 deficit with a six run bottom of the final inning to beat Athens 8-7 at Decatur High School. Johns Wallace and Quattlebaum led the offense with timely hits while Stewart left early and Henry Meadows held Athens scoreless the last two innings. A tiebreaker against Cullman is set for Friday at Legion Field.
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Athens Jr. Legion
Decatur High School
Out of Towners
Athens
Wigginton
Johns
Wallace
Quattlebaum
Smith
Myers
Decatur
Stewart
Big Henry Meadows
Dan Henry
Cecil Julian
Doss
Benefield
Bowers
Jr. Legion
Cullman
Legion? Field
Close Boat Races Decide Tri-Cities Trophy In Florence
Florence hosts a six class regatta where Charles Killen of Florence and L G George of Montgomery tie on 14 points prompting a coin flip to award the Tri Cities Boating trophy. The Southeastern Boating Association outlines a new point system rewarding class winners and three runners up with cash prizes. Wheeler Lake Yacht Club sponsors the event promising one of the year’s best Decatur area races.
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Charles Killen
L. G. George
Montgomery
Tri-Cities
Killen
Southeastern Boating Association
Wheeler Lake
Postman Jim Randall Retires After 21 Years On Route
Friends and a grateful community present a $452 gift to postman Jim Randall on his retirement after 21 years serving the same Philadelphia route. Gertrude Van Arsdale inspired the tribute by walking the route and gathering letters from those he served. Randall, 70, plans to seek another outdoor job and keeps walking while able.
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Jim Randall
Gertrude van Arsdale
Randall
Jim
Bonn forms enclave government separate from state
The new German government at Bonn operates in an enclave separated from any state, similar to the American District of Columbia.
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District of
Columbia
Women's Open Second Round Looms at Skokie Course
In Chicago the Women's Western Open enters its second round as Betsy Rawls faces an unknown amateur while Patty Berg takes on Carol Diringer of Ohio in the lower bracket. Betsy Jameson meets Pat Devany. other top pros Peggy Kirk Louise Suggs Marilynn Smith and Bert MacKinnon compete in upper bracket matches.
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Carol Diringer
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Toledo
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Ill
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Louise Suggs
Marilynn Smith
Bert MacKinnon
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Pat Leith
Elgin
Miss Suggs
Miss Smith
Miss MacKinnon
Mary Lena Faulk
Georgia
Spelling Variations Reflected in Historical English Writing
A brief note observes that not long ago English writers used multiple spellings for many words. It highlights fluid orthography among reputable authors of past generations.
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