Large Entry List Set For Courtland Races
A lengthy lineup for Courtland races includes a 1 30 start for the first of four events on Saturday featuring the mighty miles Formula Juniors. Sunday’s program begins at 1 p m with a one hour timed race and mandatory pit stop. Southeastern divisional championship points accompany entries from J C Coan Huntsville Pelya Robert Neuhoff Clarksville Ralph Galpin Atlanta Bert DeRieux Atlanta Smokey Drolet Chattanooga Jim Ealy Atlanta Karl Everett Birmingham Henry Mikul Birmingham Frank Chester Birmingham Dr William King Jacksonville Felix Bigby Daphne Joe Hildebrand Ft Payne Alpine.
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Courtland
Miss Alabama
J. C Coan
Huntsville
Pelya
Robert Neuhoff
Clarksville
Tenn
Porsche Super
Ralph Galpin
Atlanta
Austin Healey
Bert DeRieux
Warner
Smokey Drolet
Chattanooga
Cooper Formula Junior
Jim Ealy
Morgan Plus-Four
Carpenter
Birmingham
Karl Everett
Alfa Romeo
Gene Calhoun
Healey Sprite
Henry Mikul
Frank Chester
William King
Jacksonville
Fla
Falcon
Giants And Philadelphia In Marathon
The Associated Press reports a packed day of NL action. Don Drysdale faltered for the Dodgers as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, with the Giants, stretched the standings in a marathon night of baseball. Frank Howard and Daryl Spencer hit for L A while Glen Hobbie shined for Chicago and Milwaukee edged St Louis.
Cookie Lavagetto Declines Grudge After Twins Firing
Orinda California AP reports Cookie Lavagetto, famed for his baseball fame, says he checks sports pages first and would be back in baseball soon after being fired by the Minnesota Twins. He denies holding a grudge and remains hopeful.
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Orinda
Calif
Cookie Lavagetto
Gus
Cookie
Lavagetto
Oakland
Minnesota Twins
Decatur Country Club to Crown Golf Champion on Tuesday
Decatur Country Club will crown its annual golf champion Tuesday after a holiday weekend. A rule change removes the qualification round and places players in flights by handicap with sixteen in the championship flight and eight in each other. Competition begins Saturday with rounds through Tuesday. entrants must register with Pro Bill Curtis by Friday 5 30 p.m. The defending champ Al Jones will defend his title alongside past winners.
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Decatur Country Club
Bill Curtis
al Jones
Roland Oliver
Jim Wiley
Jones
Wiley
Cecil Chandler
John Babis
Dick Fleming
Buck Livingston
Chandler
Babis
Belinsky Dominates Mobile In Two-Hitter To Snap Slump
Little Rock pitcher Bob Belinsky improved to 5-7 after a brilliant two-hitter against Mobile as the Travelers won 2-0. He struck out 11 Bears to lift his season total to 118, the top mark in the Southern Association, while Steve Jankowski and Don Prohovich provided the lone early hits.
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Vernon Butler
Associated Press
Little Rock
Bob Belinsky
Belinsky
Mobile
Travelers
Bruin
Bears
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Atlanta
Shreveport
Barons
Macon
Nashville Vols
Steve Jankowski
Don Prohovich
Bob Laverine
Trav
Bob Thorpe
Charley Johnson
Ed Richardson
Bob Flynn
Dave Wickersham
Ronnie Hogg
Alex George
Wickersham
Dick Egan
Don Dobrino
Iown
Bobby Meisner
Nashville
Phil Shartzer
Vol
Lee Howell
John Davolio
John Herrnstein
Lookouts
Cal Emery
al Kenders
Ron Hubbard
Lou DeBole
Crackers
Jake Striker
DeBole
Don Erickson
Cubs Rally Past Reds In Lopsided Baseball Win
Chicago Cubs stunned the NL leading Reds with a 16-5 win and followed with a 7-2 victory. The offense exploded as five homers and two triples fueled the outburst, lifting George Altman to the league batting lead.
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Robert Goldenstein
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Cubs
George Altman
Major League Leaders AP National League Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press lists NL batting leaders Altman .349 Hoak .343 with Pinson 90 hits and Mays 59 runs. Cepeda leads RBIs with 63, Robinson 57. Pitching shows Padres Los Angeles 71 wins 0.875 with Miller 61 at .857. Koufax 117 strikeouts.
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Associated Press
National League
Altman
Chicago
Hoak
Pittsburgh
Mays
San Francisco
Robinson
Cincinnati
Cepeda
Pinson
Wills
Los Angeles
Clemente
Coleman
Zimmer
Freese
Stuart
Virdon
Mathews
Milwaukee
Aaron
Padres
Miller
Koufax
Losles
Williams
Baseball Leaders and Standings From 1959 Season Highlights
The list tracks top performers by category across leagues. Mantle and Colavito lead in runs, Cash tops runs batted in and hits alongside Robinson. Maris anchors home runs with 27, while Aparicio and Howser pace steals. Latman and Terry post perfect decisions and Ford leads strikeouts.
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Cash
Detroit
Brandt
Baltimore
Mantle
New York
Colavito
Gentile
B. Robinson
Power
Cleveland
Romano
Wood
Landis
Chicago
Maris
Aparicio
Howser
Kansas City
Latman
Terry
Ford
Pascual
Minnesota
Santo Breaks Slump With Two Homers In Cubs Sweep
Cubs third baseman Ron Santo rested after a 0 for 14 start but unleashed in the first game with two home runs and seven RBIs as Altman added a homer. In the second game Santo went hitless while Altman added two more hits in a Cubs 17 hit day. Elvin Tappe blamed Santo s overconcentration on muscle and bat heaviness for the slump.
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Cubs
Bob Purkey
Jim O'Toole
Ron Santo
Glen Hobbie
Jack Curtis
Reds
Cincinnati
Phils
Giants
Phillies
Tony Gonzalez
Hobie Landrith
Mike McCormick
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Braves
St. Louis
Bob Gibson
Joe Adcock
Frank Thomas
Bob Hendley
Cards
Santo
Altman
Elvin Tappe
Farrer and Lewis Reach Western Junior Golf Semi Finals
Kathy Farrer of Decatur Alabama and Linda Lewis of Florence advance to the Women's Western Golf Association Junior tourney semi finals in Chicago. Farrer survived a 20 hole quarterfinal and beat Brenda High 1 up, while Lewis defeated Janet Logan 3 and 2 and was set to meet Ann Baker.
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Chicago
Kathy Farrer
Decatur
Ala
Linda Lewis
Florence
Miss Farrer
Brenda High
Glasgow
Mary Co Eee
Lewis
Janet Logan
Highland Park
Miss Lewis
Ann Baker
Maryville
Enn
Dodgers Win 12th Top Over Giants
Dodgers beat the Giants 9 6 as three runs in the fifth inning and nine total hits pace the win. Dukes had three hits, Seamons and Terry two each with Terry slamming a grand slam in the third. Hammond took the loss for the Giants while Roberts earned the decision for the Dodgers.
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Dodgers
Indians
Red Sox
Giants
Dukes
Seamons
Terry
Hammond
Arthur
Roberts
Yankees
Orioles
Hill
McCollough
Rowden
Wakefield
Wood
Cartee
Athens Post 49 Tops Morgan County 12 10 In Legion Play
Athens Post 49 defeated Morgan County Post 15 12 to 10 at West Town Field. Athens had 10 hits to Post 15’s nine with three errors for Athens and nine for Post 15. Bobby Coggins earned the win while Jim my Coggins added two hits.
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West Town Field
Athens Post
Morgan County Post
Americca Legion
Athens
Post
Bobby Draper
Don Lewis
Bobby Coggins
Jimmy Coggins
Cullman
Tigers Beat White Sox 12-5 Behind Strong Hit Tune
The Tigers piled up 16 hits to down the White Sox 12-5 as Don Messi worked seven innings for the win. Ray Herbert took the loss after an error and a sacrifice fly helped Cleveland in the opener, while Baltimore edged Kansas City 5-4 and Boston beat Minnesota 6-2. In the National League Cincinnati split a twin bill with Chicago, and a 7-7 tie between San Francisco and Philadelphia lasted 5 hours 11 minutes, the longest night game in league history.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
Los Angeles Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Don
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Reds
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Detroit
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Chicago
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Kansas City
Baltimore
Boston
Geverned
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Cleveland
Birmingham
Little Rock
Ancnensee
Seeerneer
Rock
Mobile
Macon
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Shreveport
EC Wilks
Ryne Duren
New York Yankees
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Cincinnatti
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Johnny Blanchard
Berra
Bob Turley
Tigers
White Sox
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Ray Herbert
Joe McClain
Mike de la Hoz
Jim Perry
Dale Long
Marty Keough
RBI
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Jim Grant
Earl Robinson
Orioles
Jim Archer
Wes Stock
Jackie Jensen
Gary Geiger
Frank Mizque
Red Sox
Ike Delock
Camilo Pascual
Longtime Oklahoma teacher Nina Davis retires after 49 years
Mangum Oklahoma. Mrs Nina Davis has retired after 49 years of teaching. She estimates she taught over 5000 children and still keeps a bell she used to call pupils to class 49 years ago.
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Mangum, Okla
Nina Davis
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