Decatur Prepares for Courtland Sports Car Races and Parade
Decatur Chamber of Commerce official details a Saturday parade of over 50 sports cars before Sunday trials at the former Courtland Air Base. Drivers from many states enter races featuring Jaguars Ferraris and MGs with top speeds over 140 MPH on the 3 12 mile road course across five events including Lions Cup and Powderpuff races.
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Decatur
Courtland
Athens Lions Club
North Alabama Motorcycle Club
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Joe McCullers
McCullers
Bank St
Bank, Lee
Second Ave
Gordon Drive
6Th Ave
the Daily
Courtland Strip
Austin Healeys
Mercedes Benz
Mg’s
Sebring
Austinville Takes Lead In Girls Softball Standings
Austinville swept a doubleheader to seize first in the Girls Softball League. They crushed Jets 22 to 1 and narrowly beat Mutual 7 to 5. Thursday at Delano Park Austinville meets White Sox in a key three way race for first place.
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Austinville
Jets
Mutual
Delano Park
White Sox
Private Pilot Fatality Rate Examined
A historical note states that one pilot dies for every 10 000 hours of flying, highlighting the peril in early aviation training and the high risk faced by early private aviators.
Rain Washes Out City Softball League Games
Rain wiped out last night's City Softball League schedule at Delano Park. Friday's top matchups are Chemstrand vs Merchants at 7 30 and Elks vs Wolverine. Last week Merchants beat Moulton 8 6 ending a nine game skid for their first win.
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Chemstrand
Merchants
Elks
Wolverine
Delano Park
Moulton
Barons Rally To Whin- Chicks 5
Al Grunwald silenced Chattanooga with a five to zero win on three hits for Birmingham. Birmingham moved six games up by rallying to beat Memphis 5-2 as Mobile blanked Nashville 2-0. Hal Grote homered and drove in two as Birmingham seized control of the Southern Association pace. Chattanooga contemplates loss of Johnny Schaive to draft and looks to Al Curtis on option from Washington.
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Associated Press
al Grunwald
New Orleans
Pels
Chattanooga
Asia
Mobile
Norm Camp
Nashville
Birmingham
Vols
Memphis
Atlanta
Little Rock
Barons
Hal Grote
Wie Kirrene
Kirrene
John Blanchard
Grote
Johnny Schaive
Schaive
al Curtis
Washington
Louisville
64 Players Compete For National Intercollegiate Golf Title
In Columbus 64 players start the 59th National Intercollegiate golf championship after a 36-hole qualifier. Rex Baxter of Houston leads with 140 after a 67 one day and 67 the next, while Purdue’s Joe Campbell and Rice’s John Garrett loom in the upper bracket. Houston clinched the team title with 601, just ahead of Purdue and North Texas State. Oklahoma A&M and Florida State follow.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rex Baxter
Houston University
Ohio State
Baxter
Jake Howard
Joe Campbell
Purdue
John Garrett
Rice
Knoxville
Campbell
Houston
North Texas State
Oklahoma A. & M
Florida State
Phillies Smash Braves End Milwaukee Winning Streak
Phils ace Robin Roberts fired a five hitter to beat Milwaukee 4-2, extending Philadelphia’s run against the Braves to snap their 11-game streak. Al Walker drove in six for Brooklyn as they beat Chicago 10-5. Giants beat Cardinals 3-0 as Gomez held them to three hits. Yankees down Kansas City 8-4 as Harshman, Mantle, and Williams featured in the daily results.
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Robins
Braves
Roberts
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Rube) Walker
St.Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Ruben Gomez
New York
Kansas City
Chicago
Jack Harshman
Boston
Cleveland
Tribe
Baltimore
Washington
Detroit
Phils
Ray Crone
Bobby Thomson
Elmer Vale
Walker
Roy Campanella
Sal Maglie
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Gene Baker
Walt Moryn
Chicagos
Jim Davis
St.Louis
Gomez
x-Giants
al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Giants
Wilmer Mizell
Harshman
Jackie Jensen
Bosox
Tom Brewer
White Sox
Ted Williams
Luis Kees
Whitey Ford
Mickey Mantle
Tom Gorman
Jack Crimian
Schedule Teases Mixed Results and Rain Delays
Tuesday results show Rae City beating Chicago and Detroit sharing a tie with Baltimore. Wednesday brings Baltimore at Cleveland Boston at Chicago and New York at Kansas City as Birmingham and Nashville weather updates appear amid rain delays and postponed games in Atlanta versus Little Rock.
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Rae City
Chicago Ee
Detroi
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Kansas City
Birmingham
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mobile
Memphis Seedocsee
Memphis
Atlanta
Little Rock
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Phileasiohis
Scrappy Polly Upsets Barbara Romack in British match
Polly Riley from Fort Worth Texas defeated Barbara Romack of Sacramento California one up in the third round of the British Women's Amateur championship at Sunningdale England.
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Sunningdale
England
Poly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
Barbara Romack
Sacramento
Calif
Notre Dame and LSU Mentioned Among Ranking Scores
The notes show Notre Dame with 606 and LSU defending champions at 613, placed among other college rankings. The reference lists 607 near Notre Dame and shows LSU's 613 ranking ahead of or near the championship line.
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Notre Dame
Louisiana State
Tigers players back Harris amid winless skid
Detroit captain Harvey Kuenn and pitcher Steve Gromek defended manager Bucky Harris after a 2-2 rainless-inning draw with Washington. The club remains without a victory in 10 games as president Walter Briggs defends leadership while hinting at changes if a sale proceeds.
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Bucky
Harris
Detroit Tigers
Washington
Harvey Kuenn
Steve Gromek
Tigers
Walter C
Ke) Briggs Jr
Whale Adapts Rapidly With Abundant Food Supply
A blue whale can gain about 300 pounds per day when prey is plentiful, showcasing extreme growth during periods of high food availability.
Hogan and Snead win Canada Cup team title in England
In Virginia Water 40 000 fans watched Ben Hogan and Sam Snead win the Canada Cup. Hogan led individually with 68 69 72 68 totaling 277 while Snead recovered from a hand injury to post 76 73 73 68. Their 567 for 72 holes beat South Africa by 14 and gave Hogan a five stroke edge over Roberto de Vicenzo of Mexico.
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Virginia Water
England
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Hogan
Snead
Hogan - Snead
South Africa
Mexico
Roberto de Vicenzo
Junior Boys Golf Class Rescheduled for July 5
Decatur Country Club pro Bill Curtis announced this morning that the Junior Boys golf class lessons, postponed from last Thursday due to rain, would be held Thursday July 5. He noted the classes would not occur this Thursday but the following one.
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Decatur Country Club
Bill Curtis
Curtis
Softball Managers To Hold City Hall Meeting Tonight
All Decatur Girls Softball league managers are urged to attend a meeting at City Hall Park and Recreation office tonight starting at 7 o clock. Managers from across the league are expected to be present.
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Decatur Girls
Park and Recreation
City Hall
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Clinton Machine CO
Garrison’s Boats & Motors
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Meeker
United Artists
Herbert J. Yates
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Forrest Tucker
Gene Lockhart
Republic
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Wewe Wees
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Theats
Richard Conte
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Suse
Lex Barker
Mara Corday
Stephen Manally
Auer Hiern Pal
Jeff Chandler
Glenn Ford
Terry Moore
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Robin Roberts
Philadelphia Phillies
A Geenny Fegneson
Ndi
Scrappy
Polly
Fred Astaire
Leslie Caron
Sterling Hayden
Ciry
Ave
Holly St
Cian Yala Pak
Jeffrey Hunter
Vera Miles
Ward Bond
Saturday Evening Post
Re Rean
Ruth Warrick
Lochle Watson
Watue McDamiel
James Baskett
Fea
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Romry Driscoll
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