Alvis Improves After Meningitis Attack
Cleveland Indians infielder Max Alvis showed improvement after spinal meningitis symptoms. He had a comfortable night in a Boston hospital and was reported more comfortable with less pain on Saturday.
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Max Alvis
Cleveland Indians
Thomas Tierney
Boston Red Sox
Alvis
Cleveland
Hico
Salmon
Portland
Oklahoma City
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Strickland
Bruce Campbell
Detroit
Chicago
Strucken
Campbell
Washington
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Texs
Land
Yankees Rally Past Tigers 5-4 in 10th Inning
Ed Rakow walked Tom Tresh with the bases loaded and two out in the 10th to force in the winning run as the New York Yankees edged Detroit 5 to 4. Mickey Mantle hit his 15th homer, and Joe Pepitone drove in two with a bases loaded single to spark a three run sixth inning.
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NEW York
Ed Rakow
Tom Tresh
New York Yankees
Detroit
Rakow
Tresh
Bobby Richardson
Tiger
Fred Gladding
Dick Egan
Egan
Roger Maris
Yankees
Larry Sherry
Joe Pepitone
Pepitone
Johnny Blanchard
Sherry
Mickey Mantle
Braves Rout Mets 9 6 as costly error spurs big inning
Milwaukee beats New York 9 to 6 after Charlie Smith error opens a seven run second inning. Hank Aaron hits a two run homer Denis Menke adds a three run double Rico Carty goes yard in seventh. Hank Fischer picks up the win for the Braves in a sputtering stretch.
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Melwaukee
Charlie Smith
Milwaukee
New York Mets
Hank Aaron
Denis Menke
Carl Willey
al Jackson
Rico Carty
Braves
Ron Hunt
Mets
Hank Fischer
Smith
Gene Oliver
Carty
Frank Bolling
Fischer
Eddie Mathews
Menke
Aaron
Willey
New York
Jackson
Hunter
Gonder
Taylor
Olivo
Tiefenauer
Torre
L-Willey
Hunt
Deer Herd Threatens Crane Depot Size and Safety
At Crane Naval Ammunition Depot in Indiana a wild deer herd estimated at 9,000 roams 67,000 acres of ordnance sites. Since 1960 hunting has been limited. annual hunts rose to 1,500 but safety limits prevent more. Depot commander Capt. Edgar B. Pettebone warns many deer may starve next winter and collisions with Navy vehicles rise.
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Dale Burgess
Associated Press
Crane
Ind
Crane Naval Ammunition Depot
Indiana
Edgar B. Pettebone
Navy
Pettebone
Cubs rally to top Colts 2-1 on homers by Cowan and Santo
Chicago Cubs defeat Houston 2-1 as Billy Cowan hits his 10th homer in the fifth and Ron Santo follows with his 12th in the seventh to beat Dick Farrell and hand him his second loss in seven straight wins. Bob Aspromonte homered for Houston.
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Chicago
Billy Cowan
Ron Santo
Chicago Cubs
Houston
Dick Farrell
Farrel
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cowan
Farrell
Dick Ellsworth
Bob Aspromonte
Santo
Killebrew and Allison power Twins past White Sox
Harmon Killebrew hit his 26th and Bob Allison his 19th homer off Hoyt Wilhelm in the seventh inning as Minnesota beat Chicago 5 to 3. Killebrew's blast with Tony Oliva aboard gave the Twins a 4 3 lead and Allison followed to seal the win after Chicago led 3 1. Wilhelm allowed a run-scoring infield single earlier but escaped a bases-loaded jam.
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Minneapolis
Harmon Killebrew
Bob Allison
Hoyt Wilhelm
Minnesota
Chicago White Sox
Killebrew
Tony Oliva
Twins
Allison
Chase Wilhelm
Chicago
Mike Hershberger
Wilhelm
Don
Mincher
Buzhardt
Mossi
Fisher
McNertney
Martin
Kaat
Zimmer
Henry
W-Kaat
Lwilhelm
Decatur Swim Team Parents Elect Officers
The Decatur Swim Team parents met at City Hall to elect officers for the coming year. Bill Quarles was chosen President, Cletus Veiles Vice President, Mrs. Sam Malone Secretary, Mrs. Jack McLaughlin Treasurer, and A. D. Preston will chair all swim meets. Betty Boswell announced a swim meet with Florence at Florence on Tuesday June 30. The next meeting is set for Monday July 6 at 7:30 PM at Blue Haven Pool.
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Decatur
City Hall
Bill Quarles
Cletus Veiles
Sam Malone
Jack McLaugh
Jin
A. D. Preston
Betty Boswell
Florence
Blue Haven Pool
Ratliff Heroics Lifts Tigers Past Yankees 5 4 Thriller
In a Colt League finish Ratliff hit a game winning homer in the bottom of the seventh with two out and one on as the Tigers rallied from 4 2 to edge the Yankees 5 4. Raymond Ward earned the win while Bill Bethune took the loss. Rover led Tigers with three hits. Yankees batters Gent Bolton and Bethune each contributed a double and a triple respectively. Tigers improve to 9 1 while New York drops to 2 8.
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Tigers
Yankees
Mike Ratliff
Raymond Ward
Ratliff
Bill Bethune
Gent Bolton
Bethune
Rover
Red Sox
Indians
Cards Beat Phillies 9-4 on Errors and Bam Brock Hit
St Louis scored four unearned runs due to three Philadelphia errors. Lou Brock unlocked a 4-4 tie with a two run single in the fourth as Curt Simmons earned his eighth win. Bill White and Julian Javier delivered key hits, with Simmons holding the Phillies to six hits.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Lou Brock
Philadelphia
Richie Allen
Tony
Taylor
Ken Boyer
Roy Sievers
Curt Simmons
Rick Wise
Simmons
Phillies
Bill White
Charlie James
Julian Javier Javier
Bright duck forecast from Prairie water conditions and breeding
Ducks Unlimited notes good water in Manitoba and southern Alberta with rising breeding ducks, and similar gains in eastern Saskatchewan. Western Saskatchewan and central Alberta face dryness and below last year’s breeding counts, while northern Alberta shows adequate moisture. June hatch expected. late-nesting species may align with main mallard and pintail hatch in Saskatchewan.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ducks Unlimited
Angus Gavin
Gavin
Santa Claus wins Irish Sweepstakes Derby at Curragh
Santa Claus, the 4-7 favorite, wins the third Irish Sweepstakes Derby at Curragh. The colt trailed early, moved up in the final stretch, and won by four lengths over Lionhearted, with Sunseeker third. First prize is $149,730, boosting total earnings to $376,423 for owners John Ismay and Mick Rogers.
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Ireland
Santa Claus
Epsom Downs
Willie Burke
Lionhearted
Sunseeker
James Cox Brady
Hamilton Farms
N.J
John Ismay
Mick Rogers
Lary Secures Spot with Mets After Trade
Milwaukee AP reports Frank Lary of Northport Alabama has secured a Mets roster spot, with New York keeping him after purchasing him from the Detroit Tigers last month. The National League entry confirmed the decision Friday.
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Frank Lary
Northport
Ala
New York Mets
Lary
Mets
Detroit Tigers
Braves overwhelm Dodgers 14-1 in Little League Majors
The LL Braves crushed the Dodgers 14-1 as Dwight Crow pitched four hits allowed and three of them were the only extra basers. Glenn Moses took the loss while Mike Barbee Joe Sloan Don Jones and David Bernard led the Braves with two hits each.
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Braves
Dodgers
Dwight Crow
Glenn Moses
Mike Barbee
Joe Sloan
Don Jones
David Bernard
No Games This Week In Church Softball League
This week in the Church Softball League there are no games. Readable results show Ninth Street Methodist defeating Flint Baptist 11 to 7 and Ninth Street Methodist beating Central Baptist 7 to 6 with N Buck as winner and Smith hitting a home run.
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Brookhaven Baptist
Ninth Street Methodist
Flint Baptist
Oak Ridge
Flint
Central Baptist
N. Buck
Smith
Ninth Street
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