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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1954
Page
8
A bouquet is presented to Belk-Hudson Company for sponsoring exhibition tennis matches at Delano Park. The annual summer tournament draws players from the South and boosts local interest by attracting new fans and encouraging participation.
Citizens anticipate the new De catur pool at Delano Park opening. Many children enrolled in free swimming lessons are eager for operations to begin, believing a supervised pool beats the river as the best option for safe swimming.
Article warns of dangerous mix at the Decatur Boat Harbor mouth where swimmers and fast boats share the river. Readers are urged to stay near the bank to avoid collisions or fatal injuries from propeller strikes. It notes past incidents and urges caution for both boaters and swimmers.
Decatur Speedway director Mickey Martin reports four stock cars under construction in Decatur. The cars will be ready for competition within two weeks and local drivers will race them this afternoon at the Decatur Speedway parachute jump event.
Tarzan White vs the Golden Hawk and The Red Scar against Joe Dusek headline a Coliseum wrestling card set for Tuesday night at 8 30 P M. The lineup features strong villains and a two falls out of three format with Matchmaker Alex Gulas and DAV sponsors promoting the event.
Action in the Baptist League saw Austinville Mt Zion Shoal Creek and Hopewell win opening softball games at Morgan County Baptist Churches last week. Austinville beat Bethel Bethlehem 14 7 Mt Zion defeated Flint 15 4 Shoal Creek defeated Lebanon 14 4 and Hopewell beat New Center 13 3. Tuesday schedule lists Bethel Bethlehem vs Mt Zion Flint vs Lebanon Shoal Creek vs Hopewell and New Center vs Austinville.
A wrestling match sets Dusek against The Red Scar in a best two of three falls format with a 60 minute time limit. The bout is billed as a 90 minute main event segment.
Ted Williams returned to the Boston lineup in Chicago and singled home a run and scored another as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox 3-1. Frank Sullivan earned his fifth win with a four hit outing, aided by Williams who had been out since June 5.
Detroit defeated Washington 5 4 as Frank House and Bob Nieman hit back to back homers. House added a second inning two run shot, his sixth of the season, while Nieman belted a solo homer in the fourth. Washington rallied in the seventh but Ned Garver closed out the win.
In Baltimore Dick Kryhoski scored on a 10th inning wild pitch from Ed Burtschy to give the Orioles a 5 4 win over the Philadelphia Athletics. Burtschy walked the bases loaded with one out before the key toss. Bob Chakales earned the victory after Cincinnati? (note: placeholder)
Brooklyn edge St Louis 7 6 in 11 innings as Jackie Robinson hits a clutch 11th inning single and Duke Snider belted a ninth inning two run homer to fuel a comeback. Dodgers stay one game behind the Giants atop the league.
Dothan June 26 Bill Abston former Alabama halfback has resigned as assistant coach at Dothan High to take a similar post at Gadsden High. He joins Nick Ardillo the new head coach at Gadsden. Abston played for Marengo County High and Morgan County High in 1947 and was part of Alabama's fast-moving 160 pound backfield.
Tommy Todd the Wolverines slugger tops the City Softball league in hitting with a .500 average after 30 at bats and 15 hits. Elks' Junior Wallace is second with 15 hits in 32 at bats for .481. Ralph Sharp of Worthington is third with 8 hits in 17 at bats for .470. Scott McClanahan of Nursery sits fourth with 10 hits in 24 at bats for .417 and one homer. Legg Love and Ryan tie for three homers each.
Pittsburgh pitcher Bob Friend held the Reds hitless for six innings before Cincinnati finally put together three hits. The Pirates won 4-3 to claim his third victory of the season while suffering five defeats. The Reds rallied in the seventh and eighth innings with two and three runs on two and three hits.
A.M.A. sanctioned Three Star Class C event runs July 5 at the Athens Fair Grounds starting 1:30 PM. The North Alabama Motorcycle Club and V.F.W. Post 4765 report record expectations on the half mile oval with top riders like Horace Travis Buck Brigance Woody Simmons Elbert Carr James Mayson Brice Evans and Mike Dottley among entrants.
In Brooklyn at Ebbets Field the crowd reacts loudly when Willie Mays hits a homer for the New York Giants. Dodger players confront the announcer and demand explanation as Pee Wee Reese questions the reporting from Tex Richards, editor detailing the incident.
Richard Davies, a deaf mute and farmer, works Sunday as an umpire in Wisconsin's Land O'Lakes league. He communicates with clear gestures and his son assists as interpreter. Despite early illness, Davies is in his third year behind the plate and plans to continue, impressing managers like Leo Durocher and Eddie Stanky with his steady officiating.
The Associated Press lists today's MLB games. National League matchups include Chicago at New York Saint Louis at Brooklyn Milwaukee at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. American League games feature New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at Baltimore Washington at Detroit Boston at Chicago with two games noted.
New Orleans plays Atlanta while Mobile hosts Birmingham and Memphis meets Chattanooga. Little Rock travels to Nashville as the two flagged games draw attention.
New York Giants maintain first place by defeating the Chicago Cubs 6-4 as Johnny Antonelli earns his 10th win. Wes Westrum hit a bases loaded homer in the fourth, Grissom preserves the win by fanning Ralph Kiner with the bases loaded in the ninth.
Brooklyn right fielder Carl Furillo belted his 100th major league home run in the third inning at Brooklyn on June 26. The blast marked his fourth homer of the season.
Students estimate Americans allocate about ten percent of their income to automobile operation costs.
Florence Raiders snapped Monsanto’s five hitter pace by W H Melton as they toppled the Maulers 3-1 in Columbia Tennessee. Decatur Indians fell 11-7 to Sheffield Ramblers in Sheffield. Sparkman drove in two in the first for Decatur but the squad left runners on base repeatedly as Melton matched Turner in a pitching duel.
Austinville leads both the Midget and Junior leagues with flawless records. The Midget squad sits 8 0 while the Junior team owns 6 straight wins. Schedule lines up key clashes this week including Blackwell Coca Cola VFW Jaycees Elks and Wolverine matchups.
Max Lanier former major league pitcher, 38, bought his release from the St Petersburg Saints of the Florida International League and signed with the Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League. He had 108 wins and 82 losses in 14 major league seasons and pitched in the Mexican League in 1936 37 38.
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