Travs fall to Decatur in tight 5-3 loss at Huntsville
Decatur Indians beat the Travs 5-3 as Bill Wade pitched for Huntsville Boosters and Charlie Goodin fired a six inning gem for Decatur. Key hits included Chick Sparkman’s homer and Gene Ratliff’s multi hit night. The Indians later faced Fleming All Stars after a weekend road trip.
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Bill Freeman
Chick Sparkman
Russellville
Goodin
Vandiver
Hudson
Quillen
Freeman
Strange
Sparkman
Lewis Clark
Decatur
Clark
Ratliff
Breeding
Charlie Jones
Jim Caudill
Bob Freeman
Indians
Roosters
Huntsville
Legion Field
Birmingham
Wheeler Fleming
University of Alabama
Flemings
Fleming
Charlie Goodin
Rawls Captures Women's Open By Narrow Margin
Betsy Rawls from Austin Texas overcame a three hole deficit to win the 33rd Western Open at Skokie Country Club by one up over Betty Jameson. The 28th 29th and 30th holes swung the match before Rawls closed out on the 33rd par four to claim the title and a $1 000 prize, boosting her 1952 earnings over $10 000.
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Chicago
Betsy Rawls
Betty Jameson
Miss Rawls
Miss Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Scores Update from Weeknight Showdowns
Chicago defeats New York 5 to 1 as Philadelphia travels to Detroit under cloudy conditions. Boston nets a 3 to 1 win over Cleveland while St. Louis posts a 7 to 3 victory against Washington.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Kuzava
Miller
Pierce
Grissom
Nixon
Trout
Garcia
Gromek
Gumpert
Porterfield
Harris
Bearden
Zoldak
Scheib
Stuart
Houtteman
Amerine Bound Over for Murder in Ship Supper Shooting
Bound over to Shelby County grand jury without bond on a murder charge for the May 30 shooting of Ernest Anderson at a New Hope school ship supper. Grand jury convenes July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbiana
Ala
C. M. Amerine
Shelby County
Grand Jury
Ernest Anderson
New Hope School
Indigent Corn Cultivation Traced to Ancient Americas
Researchers estimate American Indians began cultivating corn around five millennia ago, tracing domestication and agricultural development back to prehistoric societies in the Western Hemisphere.
Mens Tourney Advances To Second Round At Country Club
In the Mens golf tournament at the Country Club the first round results show W. B. Ford defeating Wilson Burleson 4 and 3 and Dick Fleming ousting Roland Oliver 3 up. First flight winners include Frank Scroggins, Bill Green, John Giles, and C. E. Cole. The second and third flights also post wins as play continues amid a large field.
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W. B. Ford
Wilson Burleson
Dick Fleming
Roland Oliver
John Pannell
Bob McNeil
Buck Livingston
Wilmer Hall
Harry Jones
John Babis
James Wade
Jim Wiley
Cecil Chandler
John Powers
al Jones
Ted Major
Frank Scroggins
Doug Dodd
Bill Green
H. B. White
John Giles
Jack McLaughlin
C. E. Cole
Frank Yaney
Frank Stone
Ben Britnell
R. H. Parks
Bob Evans
P. LD. Wilson
Bill Boswell
Claude Carter
Chet Goodwin
Horace Levin
Rutledge Thomas
Hoot” Loyd
Bill Schelbe
W. W. Stewart
Ed Rogers
Ed Pirie
Prentice
Browns Strike Late to Beat Senators 7-3
St Louis Browns break a tight game with a six run sixth inning to defeat the Washington Senators 7-3. Ned Garver earns his third straight win to up his season record to 5-6 while yielding seven hits. Dick Kryhoski hits his sixth homer of the year as Jim Rivera adds a triple and Garver drives in two with a bases loaded single.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Washington
Senators
Ned Garver
Walt Masterson
Don Johnson
Dick Kryhoski
Kryhoski
Jim Rivera
Garver
City Softball League Top Hitters Highlight Power
Flack leads hitters as Hicks Chevrolet Flack hits .458 and Merchants Aday posts .444. Other top names include Allen .393 Taylor .381 Downing .370 Mullins .450 Lawrence .421 Tenniman .318 and Ridgeway .333 across teams. Team averages show Hicks Chevrolet .325 and Southern Nut .268 amid strong batting lines.
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Hicks Chevrolet
Flack
Allen
Taylor
Chemstrand
Downing
Ridgeway
Mitwede
Southern Bell
McMillan
Alvis
McClanahan
Wolverine
Tenniman
Hazel
Winton
Merchants — Aday
Miles
Puckett
Southern Nut
Mullins
Lawrence
Linley
Merchants
Probable pitchers for tomorrow's major league games
National League matchups list starting pitchers for June 22 across eight games. Highlights include Pittsburgh at Brooklyn with Friend facing Roe, Chicago at New York featuring Rush and Kelly against Hearn and Jansen, and St Louis at Boston with Brazie and Brecheen meeting Bickford and Spahn.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Friend
Roe
Chicago
Rush
Kelly
Hearn
Jansen
Gregg
St. Louis
Boston
Brazie
Brecheen
Bickford
Spahn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Perkowski
Wehmeier
Drews
Simmons
Little Joe Weatherly Dominates LaConia 100 Mile Race
Norfolk rider Joe Weatherly known as Little Joe or Stormy Joe stands as the only man to win LaConia's 100 mile National Championship Road Race twice. He has claimed many major dirt track titles across the U.S. and will compete at the Athens Alabama Fair Grounds on June 29 in the 3 star AMA sanctioned motorcycle race by the North Alabama Motorcycle Club.
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Joe Weatherly
Norfolk
Little Joe
Stormy Joe
Laconia
Joe
United States
Richmond
Fair Grounds
Athens
Alabama
A.M.A
North Alabama Motorcycle Club
Terps Will Be Alabama Grid Foes This Year
Alabama opens football ticket sales to alumni July 1 with public sales July 16. Allocation follows priority: students, faculty, former lettermen, alumni, general public. Schedule lists nine games including LSU, Miami, Tennessee, Auburn and Georgia Tech across September to November.
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Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Pete Cawthon
Alabama
Mississippi Southern
Montgomery
Louisiana State
Baton Rouge
Miami
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Tennessee
Knoxville
Mississippi State
Georgia
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Maryland
Mobile
Auburn
Storms Force PGA Postponement Handoff To Wednesday
A series of violent thunderstorms halted the PGA championship after day two, delaying the third round and eliminating defending champ Sam Snead. Sixteen survivors, including ex-champions and finalists, will tee off at 9 a.m. tomorrow with pairings featuring Kroll vs Honsberger, Smith vs Middlecoff, and de Vincenzo against Turnesa in a revised schedule.
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Louisville
Sam Snead
Dutch Harrison
Hershey
Oklahoma City
Twin Hills Club
Ted Kroll
New Hartford
N. Y
Ray Honsberger
Clarkston
Wash
al Smith
Danville
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Roberto de Vincenzo
Argentina
Jim Turnesa
Briarcliff Manor
Jack Isaacs
Langley Field
Clarence Doser
Hartsdale
Fred Haas
New Orleans
Milan Marusic
Herkimer
Henry Williams
Kutztown
Chick Harbert
Northville
Mich
Frank Champ
Lake Charles
Walt Burkemo
Detroit
Vic Ghezzi
Inwood
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Ghezzi
Hamilton
Cherry Hills
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Burkemo
Snead
Williams
Typhus recovery for Decatur Red Raider backfield star
Joe David Burns, spark plug for Decatur Red Raider football, is recovering from typhus fever contracted while laying pipe between Decatur and Athens with the Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas company. Doctors expect exercise by mid July and football readiness by season time.
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Joe David Burns
Decatur Red Raider
Joe
Alabama- Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Decatur
Athens
Golfer Carded Hole in One After Birdie Threat
Robert Walsh of East Hampton made a hole in one at Northampton Country Club by hitting a birdie from the seventh tee. His drive struck a crow, dropped, and the ball ended in the cup as the crow died. Notable players from past events are referenced, with top money winners named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
Robert Walsh
Easthampton
Walsh
Legion Loses Big At Legion Field In Slugfest
The Decatur Junior Legion baseball team fell 16 to 1 to Cullman at Legion Field. Chandler of Cullman tossed six perfect innings before giving up a triple by Bobby Cox in the seventh. Cox later scored on Herbie Sherrow’s grounder to short. Decatur’s record stands at 3 2.
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Decatur Junior Legion
Legion Field
Cullman
Chandler
Bobby Cox
Cox
Decatur
Herbie Sherrow
Whiteway
Huntsville Jr. Legion
Athens
Huntsville
Legion Club
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Travs
Phillip Kyle
Decatur Indians
Huntsville Boosters
Boosters
Bill Wade
Vanderbilt University
Waggoner
Russelville
Travelers
Goodi
Jimmy Caudill
Jones
Chick
Traveler
Marv Breeding
Breeding and Ratliff
Boe Freeman
Gene Ratliff
Strawberry
Gene
Riverside High School
Red Caudill
Ingalls
Florence State Teachers College
Baseball Today
Appliance & Furniture Co
Whos-Fm
Lyons Hotel
Brittan Clothing Co
2Nd Ave
Rawls
The
Associated Press
al H Jones
Caudill If
Awe
Ab James
Self
Burt
Riley
Browns
Terps
Chandler Harper
Harbert
Jim Ferrier
Turnesa
Middlecoff
Kroll
Legion
Crane
State Farm Bank
Malcolm H. Smith
Lee’s
Ree Slave Farm wuTuat Avromognd’) Insurance CO
Bloomington
iMinate
T. VY
Radio Shack
Comfort Hwy
Lafayette St
Tox
Old Tire
Goodyear
Cot & Todegl
Marathon
Lee & Line
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