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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1961
Page
10
The piece argues youth baseball serves kids by teaching sportsmanship and teamwork but warns that rowdy parent behavior harms games. It urges youngsters to follow rules and let managers run games, stressing positive conduct over prideful demands.
Sam Huff signed for a sixth season with the New York Giants, announced by the club on Saturday. Huff, named on the National…
In a key Little League game the Orioles defeated the Red Sox 7-1 aiding the idle Indians in pursuit of the American League pennant. Orioles pitchers Garrett and Cartee held Boston to three hits while Johnson stood out with a double and another hit as the game’s lone multi hit performer.
Athens Jaycees sponsor outboard boat races at the mouth of Elk River on Sunday June 25. Over $600 in prize money, $1 per car admission, refreshments, and all proceeds benefit Athens youth recreation, including a new park behind the Athens Clinic. Entry fee $5. contact Douglas Gordon, Pete Watkins, Lee Woodard, Davis Hetrick, or Floyd Agee to enter.
TUSCALOOSA AL A P reports play opens Monday in the sixth Southeastern Junior Invitational Tennis Tournament at the Tuscaloosa Racket Club. Defending champions in both the junior and boys divisions will not return, opening the field for new titlists. Top seed in the junior division is Bob Hardcastle of Atlanta. top seed in the boys division is Chris Brown of Chattanooga. Other seeds include Eddie Terrell Birmingham John Pickens Tuscaloosa Pierre Howard Decatur Ga Upton Giles Covington La Phillip Adams New Orleans David Beste Baton Rouge La. The 1960 junior champion was Andy Lloyd Shreveport La and the boys champion Ham Magill Athens Ga.
The football league all star from Fairmont West Virginia was voted the most valuable defensive player in last year’s East West pro bowl game. WANT ADS GET RESULTS.
Al Kaline led Detroit's 12 to 10 win over New York in a high offense game. Kaline blasted a homer and collected four hits with five RBIs as Don Foytack and Paul Foytack shared mound duties amid a back-and-forth battle that tightened the AL race standings.
Standings show Yankees leading Decatur Pony League at 9 wins and 1 loss with Tigers and White Sox tied at 5-5. Local golf invitational at Decatur Country Club hosts 75 players. Tuesday rounds determine Wednesday flights. defending champ Kathy Farrer listed. Also Friday results from Church Softball League and Birmingham Howard College adds Alabama to 1961 42 schedule with a Dec 4 Tuscaloosa date.
Lenoir, from Tucson, faces Miami's Rubinoff for the Dixieland tourney singles title in Birmingham. Rubinoff defeated Sack 6-2 8-6, while Lenoir beat Pasarell 6-2 6-0 in the semifinals, with both players bringing strong national credentials and recent form.
Scores from SA Baseball include Atlanta 5 Nashville 3 and Birmingham 3 Little Rock 2 Chattanooga 7 Mobile 2 with Macon at Shreveport postponed by rain. National Leaguers hit 25 grand slam homers in 1960, up two from 1959.
Baltimore baseball squadine guts a 4 1 victory over the Cleveland Indians as Milt Pappas improves to 2 3 and Wynn Hawkins drops to 5 4. The Orioles mount a late rally after a shutout bid and add an eighth inning run to seal the win.
Gene Littler, 30, El Cajon California, won the U S Open with a 72 hole total of 281 at Oakland Hills after a 2 under par 68 in the final round. Doug Sanders led after 54 holes but bogied the 18th as Littler finished one stroke ahead and Bob Goalby tied for second at 282.
Caddo beat Cotaco 3-1 in a county baseball league game as Hayward Shelton earned the win. Caddo had 11 hits led by Wayne Rowlings triple and Hoodie Richards three singles. Cotaco had four hits with two from L. Garner. Caddo improves to 4-2 in league play and travels to Haleyville for a non league contest.
The United States stands as the world’s largest producer and consumer of bismuth, reflecting its central role in the global market for this metal and its industrial applications.
Boston Baseball tops Washington 6 to 5 as Jim Pagliaroni hits a two run pinch homer in a four run sixth to erase a 5-2 deficit. Galen Cisco earns the win in relief with Cisco and Nixon combining on the final out. McClain takes the loss after starting pitcher McClain.
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