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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1964
Page
13
The Yankees secured the American League pennant with a 2-1 victory over the Tigers in a mound duel. Red Sox sit second, Tigers and Orioles tied for third. Indians last with two wins in 17 starts. Smith and Mathis went the distance with strong innings.
In Tacoma Jay Hook pitched nine no hit innings but a 10th inning single by Jay Ward and a double by Carl Boles handed the Giants a 2-1 win over the Dodgers. Bobby Hill pitched the distance for the victory. Bucky Richardson took the loss as Tacoma clinched second place. The Giants had 12 hits to the Dodgers eight.
Wimbledon foes turn brutal as three top seeds fall in three days. McKinley survives a five-set thriller against Tom Koch 3-4 6-3 64 5-7 64. Seeded losses include Pietrangeli Mulligan Ralston and Emerson dropping sets in tight clashes.
Tickets for the Steve Allen Day banquet must be bought by 2 p.m. Friday. Oscar Barker says sales are improving slowly with Alabama coach Bear Bryant as guest speaker at 7 30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Allen, a former Athens High star, was co captain of last year's Alabama team and will be honored alongside several teammates. A. L. McFee will serve as master of ceremonies.
A condensed recap shows multiple leagues with results such as Pittsburgh 3 New York 1 and Los Angeles 15 Milwaukee 4. It lists American League standings with Baltimore 41 25 603 and New York 38 29 and notes Wednesday results including Cleveland 12 Minnesota 3 and Chicago 8 Boston 1.
Louisville's Male High School claims its prize winning paper Brook 'n Brock bears its street corner name. The publication has long been recognized nationally for its quality and consistency.
American Legion Post 15 beat Slipup 7 to 3 to even its season record at 2-2. James Metcalf earned the win with Bill Oliver on mound support as Post 15 limited Slipup to three safeties. Vernon Mathis had two singles and Johnny Compton hit a three run homer. Post 15 awaits Davis Construction Saturday at 7:30 PM at West Town, then hosts Post 30 of Scottsboro Wednesday at West Town. Hunt and Milton Clark pitched for Slipup.
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