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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1958
Page
6
The 20 year old Curt Flood delivered a two run homer in the ninth to break Ronnie Kline's shutout and power the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory at Pittsburgh. The win extends St. Louis streak to four as they lead the NL race.
Braves win 5 2 as Hill fans nine over seven innings, Cubs falter with six errors. Skipworth takes loss despite seven strikeouts. Braves and Cubs each have one earned run and six hits.
In a minor league baseball update the Braves defeated the Cubs 20 to 8 with Garmany earning the win as Pome. Phillips took the loss for Chicago. Separately the Tigers beat the Yankees 6 to 1 in Pony League Seniors action.
John Briggs, 25, a refugee from the Pacific Coast and Texas Leagues, earned his first major league win for the Chicago Cubs with a 3-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Phillies. He allowed eight hits and struck out six in his third start, amid talk of floating elbow chips but praise for his fastball slider and curve.
Clayallee in Berlin—a four lane boulevard—is named for General Lucius D. Clay, the former U.S. military governor of Germany.
Wolverine ends a 10 game winless stretch by beating Alabama Flour Mill 9 to 6 in city softball action. Ray Love hit a three run homer for Pat's Freezette as Chemstrand’s pitching woes and six errors by Flour Mill aided the winners.
Pittsburgh. Curt Flood hit a two run homer in the ninth to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. Pitcher Phil Paine earned his fourth win with two scoreless relief innings. Flood, a former Cincinnati player, spoke of his happiness at getting regular playing time.
Milwaukee Braves pitcher Warren Spahn, age 37, recovered from a brief slump with self analysis and helped by a bullpen effort, defeating the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on just three hits. It was his first win since May 31.
The United States acquired the Virgin Islands 40 miles east of Puerto Rico from Denmark in 1917 for 25 million dollars.
E. O. Majore of the Alabama Wildlife Federation says documentary proof exists that chemicals used to kill fire ants harm wildlife. Dr. B. P. Livingston of the Alabama Agriculture Department disputes the claim noting wildlife losses are negligible. A U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service report cited finds traces of chemicals in dead animals and birds and urges discontinuing current fire ant treatments.
In the American League New York leads with 40 22 while Kansas City sits 32 30. Chicago 30 33 Cleveland 31 35 Baltimore 34 4 Washington 28 35. Wednesday games feature New York at Chicago Baltimore at Detroit Boston at Cleveland and Washington at Kansas City with rain ending the Kansas City game in a 2 2 tie. Thursday Boston visits Cleveland.
Scores from a Southern Association schedule include Chicago 3 Philadelphia 0 and St Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 2 San Francisco 1 with Los Angeles 13 Cincinnati 10 in 11 innings. Tuesday results show Nashville 3 Memphis 2, Chattanooga 5 Little Rock 4, Mobile 3 Atlanta 1, New Orleans 6 Birmingham 4.
Casey Stengel will name American League All-Stars next month but won’t disclose selections. Ryne Duren impressed at Comiskey Park with a 6-2 relief win over the White Sox, striking out five across 2 2 3 innings to raise his relief tally to 32 2 3 innings with 50 strikeouts and a 3-2 record.
Rory Calhoun of White Plains meets Chicago’s Bobby Boyd in a 10 round nationally televised bout at Chicago Stadium. Calhoun, 23, is 34-4-1 with 18 knockouts and ranked sixth by Ring Magazine. Boyd, 24, is 48-8-3 and ranked eighth by the NBA.
Right hander Paul Foytack pitched a five hit shutout to lift the Detroit Tigers over Baltimore 4-0 as Bill Norman’s club, now 11-3 under the manager, climbed toward second place in the American League. Foytack improved to 6-7 with five strikeouts.
Decatur Chamber of Commerce manager Joe McCullers announced a complete list of 286 organizations designated as subversive by the Attorney General. He warned that donations to these groups are not deductible for income tax purposes and offered to help local firms and citizens verify doubtful fund raising groups.
The Pony Express opened in 1860 as the first mail service between Missouri and California and operated for about 18 months before ending.
Calhoun, unbeaten in five since beating Boyd, outpointed Randy Sandy and defeated Beau Jack, Yolande Pompey, and Spider Webb before losing to Giardello. Boyd has two wins and a draw since, outpointing Charly Joseph and Neal Rivers, with a draw against Holly Mims. ABC will televise the bout at 10 p.m. EDT.
Nashville left-hander Jim O'Toole stars with 14 innings 16 strikeouts for his 12th win as Buddy Gilbert drives in the go ahead run with an 8th inning homer. Mobile defeats Atlanta 3-1 behind Don Dillard two homers. Birmingham falls to New Orleans 6-4 while Chattanooga edges Little Rock 5-4.
The Mutual girls softball team will travel to Huntsville for a contest against the Cecil Rousseau team tonight at 8 at Big Springs Park.
LSU athletic director Jim Corbett was reported improved but critical at St. Clare's Hospital after suffering a heart attack Monday night while returning to Baton Rouge Louisiana from a business trip.
The article notes that the name Iowa is derived from a Sioux tribe. It highlights the tribal association and the historical link between the state’s name and Native American heritage.
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