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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1957

Page

8

New Local Outdoor Groups Open to New Members

Readers learn of diverse clubs across Morgan Limestone and adjacent counties. The piece notes hunting fishing birding and speleology groups in Flint Mooresville Athens Capshaw Huntsville and Florence with women welcome in garden clubs and two more clubs urged archery and gun clubs. It also covers fish identification tips from Clarence White and outlines a proposed express highway's potential impact on waterfowl, plus plans for the Alabama Conservation Advisory Board meeting in Montgomery on July 12.

Morgan County Sportsmen’s and Conservation Association Flint South Limestone Sportsmen Mooresville-Belle Mina Athens East Limestone Sportsmen's Club Capshaw Rocket City Sportsmen Huntsville North Alabama Sportsmen's Club Florence Hartselle Coon Hunters Association North Alabama Coon Hunters Association North Alabama Fox Hunters Association North Alabama Beagle Association Alabama Ornithological Society American Speleological Society Alabama Archaelogical Society Decatur Madison County Wheeler Refuge Yellow Gas White Springs Garth Duncan Hill Kimbrough Swan Creek Alabama Conservation Advisory Board Montgomery James H

Braves Face Dodgers Without Schoendienst in 3 Game Set

Milwaukee battles lineup blow as Red Schoendienst injures hip and is doubtful for the three game series with Brooklyn. Joe Adcock also out, Braves drop to third in the National League after a 10-4 loss to Philadelphia.

Milwaukee Milwaukee Braves Joe Adcock Brooklyn Dodgers Red Schoendienst Schoendienst Braves Philadelphia Phillies New York Giants

IBC Ordered End Reign Over Boxing

A federal judge ordered the International Boxing Club dissolved and barred Jim Norris and Arthur Wirtz from controlling Madison Square Garden. They face five years to divest their Garden stake and must resign from posts within 30 days after July 1. The decree voids exclusive contracts and caps title bouts to promote competition.

Jack Hand New York International Boxing Club Jim Norris Arthur Wirtz Madison Square Garden Norris Wirtz Sylvester J. Ryan U.S. Court of Appeals US Supreme Court SBC Garden Chicago Stadium Ryan Norris and Wirtz Illinois The

Pitchers and players sidelined after injuries hit team

The day after Adcock broke his right leg sliding into second base the first baseman will miss six to eight weeks. Reliever Dave Jolly was struck on the right leg by a line drive off Granny Hamner's bat and will be out at least until tomorrow.

Adcock Dave Jolly Granny Hamner

Radio Television Listings Snapshot

A dense schedule listing daily radio and television programs across WAIF WMSL AM FM and WBRC channels with time slots for news, music, dramas, game shows, and public service notes. Includes station lineups from morning to late night and notable program titles and hosts.

Wmsl-Am Fulton Lewis, Jr Gabriel Heatter MBS Lyle van Studio X APL Sam Hayes Iatees

Major League Leaders Chart From The Associated Press

The article lists leading American League batters Mantle with a .392 average and 60 runs, Sievers with 52 RBIs, Malzone and Mantle with 43 hits, Mantle with 21 home runs, Shantz leading pitchers with 9 wins, and in the National League Musial batting .459, Robinson and Aaron tied for 50 runs, Aaron and Schoendienst with hits, Aaron with 19 home runs. It notes the ancestral home of Commodore Stephen Decatur in Newport, R.I.

Associated Press Mantle New York Sievers Washington Malzone Boston Shantz Musial St. Louis Robinson Cincinnati Aaron Milwaukee Commodore Stephen Decatur Newport, R.J

Brooks Begin To Show Spark Split With Cards

Dodgers salvage a split at St. Louis as Duke Snider Carl Furillo and Carl Erskine spark a 10-3 win. Snider and Furillo drive in three apiece while Erskine earns his first win of the year. Phillies top Milwaukee 10-4. Braves slip to third as Schoendienst breaks back and Adcock out with a leg injury. Orioles blank Tigers 6-0 as Brown limits Detroit.

ED Wilks Associated Press Brooklyn Duke Snider Carl Furillo Carl Erskine Dodgers St. Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago Cubs Brooks Cardinals Snider Furillo Erskine Philadelphia Phillies Braves Red Schoendienst Stens Joe Adcock Dave Jolly Baltimore Orioles Hee Brown Detroit Tigers Boston

Caddo Remains Unbeaten With 11 9 Win

Caddo defeated Slipup 11 9 in county baseball extending their win streak to five. Billy Rains hit a homer while Heflin Thrasher and Reding added triples as Heflin collected three of 12 team safeties. Slipup had eight hits off three Caddo pitchers and Blagburn led Slipup with two hits. Caddo visits Tanner Thursday for the first game of a doubleheader at Legion Field.

County Baseball League Slipup Billy Rains Heflin Thrasher Reding Caddo Blagburn Tanner Legion Field

Hogan Bassey Captures Featherweight Crown

Paris reports Hogan Bassey defeated Cherif Hamia in the 10th round to win the world featherweight title. Bassey celebrated at a Paris hotel with Nigerian premiers as Hamia suffered a swollen eye and cut lip after a brutal finish at Palais des Sports.

Paris Hogan Bassey Nigeria East West Nigeria Palais Des Sports Bassey Cherif Hamia France Hamia

Memphians Hope to Top Chicks After Rainout

Memphis teams swept Birmingham 6-4 and 5-4 to knock Nashville from second place as Atlanta leads. With open dates for Memphis and Nashville, a three game series starts tomorrow at Nashville. Atlanta faces New Orleans in a key four game set as Pelicans plan to operate beyond July 5 appears unlikely.

Memphis Chickasaws Nashville Vols Birmingham Atlanta New Orleans Chicks Nashville Vols Mobile New Orleans Pelicans Pel Southern Asin Charles Hurth George Shuba Bill Gabler Baron Frank White Tribe White Glenn Hobbie Jim McManus Gip Dickens Barons Billy Darden

Elise May Bell Grosvenor Her Daughter of Bell and Wife of Grosvenor

Elise May Bell Grosvenor is described as the daughter of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, and as the wife of Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, who serves as chairman of the National Geographic Society.

Elise May Bell Grosvenor Alexandra Graham Bell Gilbert Grosvenor National Geographic Society

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