Phillies Crush Cardinals 8-3 as Haddix Wins in Return
Harvey Haddix earned the win after joining the Phillies in a six player deal with St Louis. Del Ennis hit a 13th homer, Stan Lopata added a first inning shot, and six Phillies hits went for extra bases. Bobby DelGreco homered in the fifth as Philadelphia extended its winning streak to four.
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Dodgers Wait Until Ninth To Hit
Brooklyn Dodgers rally in the ninth to beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 7 to 6 and move back into second in the NL. Rocky Nelson drove in the winning run with Charley Neal on base after Randy Jackson tied the game with a double. Bud Freeman took the loss. Clem Labine earned the win. Don Zimmer suffered a fractured cheek bone and concussion from Hal Jeffcoat’s beaning and will miss at least two weeks.
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Zimmer
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Reese
American Netters Win British Titles
In London the United States claimed both doubles titles at the London Lawn tournament ahead of Wimbledon. Vic Seixas and Ham Richardson upset Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall to win the men's title, while Louise Brough and Shirley Fry defeated Althea Gibson and Angela Miss Gibson Gard to win the women's doubles. Gibson and Bob Howe later won the mixed doubles.
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Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Young Ham Richardson
Westfield
N.J
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Ken Rosewall
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Shirley Fry
St.Petersburg
Fla
Bingham Announces II Directors Meet For Little League
The Decatur Little League board will meet Thursday at 7 30 in Dr Tom Bingham's offices. Wingfoot Field diamonds are taking shape with first game played Friday on Diamond No 1. Backstop for the out field nears completion. Tree work and bleachers to begin soon. Scoreboards planned. Field dedication dates not yet set.
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Decatur Little League
Tom Bingham
Bingham
Wingfoot Field
Seniors Rely On Social Security For Many Elderly Americans
About 7 to 14 million Americans aged 65 and over receive income from public Social Security programs, reflecting the program’s vital role in supporting retirement and older households.
Land ethics and local fishing notes from Norris Tennessee
An essayish column discusses land stewardship and borrowing the country for future generations. It notes Larry Miller's transfer to Norris to head the Fishery Section, a rescued Wheeler Refuge Canada goose at Birmingham Zoo, recent good fishing catches, a local angler's rock-into-water trick, and banded birds returned from Canada with notes on origin. It closes with a caution about overloaded boats and tragedy.
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T.V.A
Fish and Game Division
Norris
Tennessee
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Decatur
Army of the
United States
India
Game and Fish
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Birmingham Zoo
Charles Parker
Schedule Announced For Little League Baseball Action
The Little League schedule announced today outlines minor league play with American League teams at West Town Field and the Nationals at Delano. Jaycees expect to finish a backstop at Wingfoot Field No 2 within a week or ten days while Wingfoot Field No 1 is already complete.
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Mars Atmosphere Shows Scarce Water Vapor Traces
Researchers report extremely low water vapor in the Martian atmosphere, with measurements indicating minimal humidity. The data constrain models of atmospheric chemistry and potential frost cycles on the planet.
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Pinch Hitters Spark Milwaukee Rally in Giants Defeat
Del Rice and Danny O’Connell hit consecutive ninth inning homers to lift Milwaukee over the New York Giants 2 1. Johnny Antonelli held the Braves to two singles through eight innings before Rice tied it with a pinch hit homer and O’Connell followed with his first homer of the year. Hank Williamson added a seventh inning single in a game dominated by Milwaukee’s late rally.
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Hank Aaron
Rice
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O'Connell
Hank Tompson
Hank
Tigers Maxwell Doing A-1 Job
Detroit star Charles Maxwell has seized a starting role with the Tigers, hitting .370 with 8 homers in 48 games and driving in runs as Al Kaline stumbles. Maxwell, a 29 year old veteran, climbed from Red Sox system to Detroit for a $10,000 waiver, and has kept the job despite left handed pitching challenges.
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Detroit
Mickey Mantle
Charles Maxwell
Detroit Tigers
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Maxwell
al Kaline
Tiger
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore
Tigers
Bucky Harris
Thirteen American Gals Seek British Golf Win
Thirteen American women golfers compete in the British women's amateur championship at Sunningdale England June 23 27 with strong Curtis Cup ties and prior French title winner Miss Smith among entrants. Barbara Romack leads American hopes alongside Pat Lesser Polly Riley Mary Ann Downey and others as British golf shows strong form.
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Sunningdale
England
British Isles
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Sacramento
Calif
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Northern Ireland
Portrush
Scotland
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Sandwich
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St. Clair
Miss Smith
Britain
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Romack
Nelson
Smith
Little Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
Pat Lesser
Seattle
Mary Ann Downey
Philip Cudone
Montclair
N. J
Harrison Flippin
Philadelphia
Baseball's long games hide quick action under ten minutes
Kansas City date June 22 notes a stop watch study of an 84 inning Washington versus Kansas City game. Dick Wade of the Kansas City Star reports only 9 minutes 55 seconds of actual ball in play amid 2 hours 38 minutes total. Pitchers, batters, and mound discussions account for most stoppage time with specific averages for each pitcher and batter cited.
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Dick Wade
The
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Wade
Dean Stone
Camilo Pasqual
Pedrom Ramos
A's
Jose Santiago
Bill Harrington
Bobby Shantz
Nats
Jose Valdivielso
Harry Simpson
Cubs top Pirates 9 5 after late inning surge
Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 9 to 5 in 10 innings to stretch Pittsburgh’s losing streak to seven games. The game drew 7,809 spectators as the Cubs rallied with four runs in the 10th inning.
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Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Shoal Creek Wins Baptist Softball Thriller
Shoal Creek downed Mt. Zion 26 to 9 in the Baptist Intermediate Softball League at Harteelle. Winning pitcher Sterling Holt held Mt. Zion to nine runs while Mt. Zion’s hurlers included Bobby Bolden. Shoal Creek managers are Talmadge Ryan and Elbert Prince.
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Mt. Zion
Harteelle Regently
Sterling Holt
Bobby Bolden
Talmadge Ryan
Elbert Prince
Larry Taylor Regains Lead In Southern Asia
Atlanta reports Larry Taylor after a strong week climbing 15 points to fresh lead with batting .? The summary notes several players leading in categories: Milt Graff .343, Gail Henley .325, Ralph Brown .324, Crawford Davidson driving in 18, George Schmees 57 RBI, Gordy Coleman 16 HR, John Powers 155 total bases, Carl Peterson stolen bases 11, John Wingo 11 wins 3 losses, John Gebhard 2.61 ERA and nine wins two losses.
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Larry Taylor
Nashville
Gordy Coleman
Mobile
John Powers
New Orleans
Th Teeeivee
Memphis
Carl Peterson
John Waters
Birmingham
John Gebhard
Gebhard
al Papai
John Wingo
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