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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1961

Page

10

Grand jury extends term amid basketball fixing probe

New York AP report outlines a widening basketball bribery scandal. Indictments touch Charles Tucker and Lou Barshak with alleged efforts to fix games at Ohio State and other colleges. Names include North Morgan Kelly Paprocky Portnoy and Siegel in a net of bribery and conspiracies across Detroit NYU Connecticut Oregon Columbia and Michigan.

New York Charles Twcker Wagman Hogan Jacksonville Florida Florida State Deve Budin Michigan Tucker Connecticut Detroit Columbia New York University University of Oregon Charlie North John Morgan University of Detroit James Granata Oregon Lou Barshak Mich Mane New York Area North Morgan Ohio State Pete Kelly Ray Paprocky NYU Fred Portnoy Barshak North Carolina Siegel Los Angeles City Junior College

Mays Sparks Giants Back to NL Second in Narrow Sweep

Willie Mays powers the Giants with three homers in a twilight doubleheader against Philadelphia to lift San Francisco to second in the NL by a razor edge over Los Angeles. Mays raises his average to .331 and drives in seven runs, as Ken Lehman and Sam Jones win the opener and Juan Marichal in relief takes the second game.

ED Wilks Associated Press Willie Mays San Francisco Giants al Dark Mays Willie Giants Phils Los Angeles Dodgers Pittsburgh Reds Chicago Cubs Frank Sullivan Art Billy Lees Ken Lehman Billy O'Dellman Sam Jones Juan Marichal Cubs Jim Maloney Don Cardwell Cardwell Billy Williams al Heist George Altman Earl Francis Elroy Face Dodgers Pirates Sandy Koufax Dodger Francis Davis

Brookhaven And Northside Win In Church Loop

Brookhaven Baptist defeated Sherman Street Church of God 14 13 and Northside Baptist beat Friendship Baptist 10 7. Tommy Farris earned the win. C Wolfe took the loss. G Calloway and W Lawrence each homered for Brookhaven, with Farris adding two doubles. Second game stars included E Story homering for Northside and J Thompson leading Friendship with a triple and double. Tonight Austinville Field hosts Ninth St Methodist B versus Fairview Baptist, and Ninth St Methodist A versus Central Methodist. Admission is free.

Brookhaven Baptist Sherman’ St. Church of God Northside Baptist Friendship Baptist Brookhaven G. Calloway W. Lawrence Tommy Farris R. Farris Sherman Street W. Dilbeck Glenn Hall C. Wolfe Northside E. Story Roy Guyse Friendship

Campbell Leads Flint Open After First Round

Joe Campbell shot a four under par 68 to lead the Flint Open by one stroke over Dan Sikes at Warwick Hills. Sikes posted 69 while veterans like Lionel Hebert and Jerry Magee carded 70 and 71. The field features 159 players at 7,280 yards, longest on tour.

Flint, Mich Joe Campbell Cea Campbell Purdue Dan Sikes Warwick Hills Sikes Jacksonville Fla Lionel Hebert Jerry Magee Mike Souchak Cary Middlecoff al Balding Doug Ford

National League Standings Obscured By Fragmented OCR

Incomplete OCR data shows fragmented National League standings with teams such as Cincinnati and Chicago referenced. The text lacks clear final results or dates, but hints at win loss records and percentages amid garbled characters.

Pet Milk tops Andersons in Colt League 94 run total

Pet Milk beat Andersons Office Equipment 94 with Hammond 2 for 4 and a Jaybird Williams homer. Oliver won on the mound while Reed took the loss. Caddo to host Summit Saturday then Priceville in a doubleheader. Caddo 5 2 in the independent league and 12 3 overall.

Pet Milk Andersons Pet Roger Hammond Paul Dumas Jaybird Williams Duncan Don Parks Bill Oliver Don Reed Caddo Summit Priceville

Tigers Face Orioles After Chisox Win

First place Detroit hosts Baltimore after the Orioles won five in a row to end a 104 road trip. Detroit beat Chicago 5-2 as Frank Lary outdueled Cal McClish. Orioles beat Kansas City 6-2 with Dick Hall strong. other AL results noted.

ED Wilks Associated Press Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox Baltimore Orioles Tigers Orioles Memorial Stadium Detroit Kansas City Lew Krausse Dick Hall New York Yankees Cleveland Washington Indians Boston Minnesota Krausse Jim Gentile Baltimore Russ Snyder Frank Lary Cal McClish Dick McAuliffe Turk Lown Billy Bruton Robinson Sbington Billy Klaus Marty Keough Johnny Gabler

Pony League All-Star selections announced for Decatur tourney

Pony League managers announce an All-Star team from Decatur to play in a double elimination tournament starting July 14. The event includes one Decatur team and one from each Huntsville league, with the winner advancing to a later tournament in Gadsden.

Decatur Huntsville Gadsden Vernon Mathis Danny Harraway Chuck Browning Mark Loveles Johnny Webb Harry Lewis Tommy Bridges Gary Davis Bud Smith Dennis Ryan Kenneth Westmoreland Kenneth Phillips Wayne Sparkman Rickie Quillin Perry Hinds Mike Callahan Percy Phillips Randy Roman

Huge Entry List At Courtland Race Weekend

COURTLAND Ala AP A race for big sports cars this weekend will cap two days of racing at the old Courtland Air Force Base. A number of big time racers are expected to compete for Southeastern championship points.

Courtland Ala Courtland Air Force Base

Notable Golf Lineup Includes Finsterwald Wall Caspers

Don Finsterwald and former Flint champions Art Wall and Bill Casper along with Sam Snead were listed among the 72 players in the field.

Don Finsterwald Flint Art Wall Bill Casper Sam Snead

Red Sox Press Indians in Tight Little League Pair

In two close games Thursday the Cardinals beat the Cubs 5 4 while the Red Sox edged the Tigers 3 2 in extra innings. Red Sox move within a game of league leader Indians as Gibson leads with three hits including a double and homer. McClendon won for the Cardinals with 11 strikeouts. Lang delivered the go ahead single for Boston.

Redlegs Indians Kenneth Westmoreland Tigers Yankees Cardinals Cubs Red Sox Miller McClendon Sandy Lang Gibson Parks Copeland Lemley Widner

Kathy Loses In Bid For Junior Crown

In Chicago AP report two 16-year-old southern girls defeated their 17-year-old opponents to claim junior titles at the Sun contest.

Kathy Chicago

Championship Race Gathers 70 Entries In Alabama

The Sports Car Club of America Alabama Region reports over 70 entries received for Sundays championship event with more than 80 expected. The field features local drivers aiming for top honors at the regional meet.

Sports Car Club of America Alabama

McKinley Is U S Hope At Wimbledon

Chuck McKinley, top American hope at Wimbledon, reached the last 16 with a straight sets win over Vladimir Gasiorek 6-3 4-6 6-0 6-2. Chris Crawford upset Nicola Pietrangeli, while Whitney Reed and Nancy Richey made notable runs for the United States.

McKinley U.S Hope Poland Vladimir Gasiorek Chris Crawford Piedmont Calif Italy Nicola Pietrangeli Crawford

Battle For Survival In National Open Golf Tournament

The 16th annual Women’s National Open faced a tough cut as 82 pros and amateurs began the second round at Baltustal lower course 6,372 yards. Only two broke par in round one and just 17 beat 80 with 80 plus performers led by seasoned names like Marlene Hagge Betty Jameson Patty Berg and Beverly Hanson.

Whitney Martin Springfield N.J Baltustal Seaas Marlener Hagge Betty Jameson Patty Berg Beverly Hanson

Ridge Country Club Hosts Girls In Western Junior Tourney

Ann Baker of Maryville Tennessee and Mary Lou Daniel of Louisville Kentucky meet in an 18 hole showdown at Ridge Country Club as part of the Women s Western Golf Association Junior Tour. Baker, medalist, won against L Lewis Florence Alabama 6 and 5 after a 39 on the first nine. Daniel defeated Kathy Farrer Decatur Alabama 2 and 1 after 17 holes with steady putting and late advantage.

Miss Lewis Miss Daniel Kathy Farrer Decatur Ala

Barons, Peaches Spark 13-2 Sports Night

Macon’s Peaches surge into fifth in the Southern Association with a 10 7 victory over Nashville as Bill Gabler hits his 19th homer. Birmingham roars past Shreveport 13-2, Atlanta defeats Chattanooga 5-3, Little Rock tops Mobile behind Stepanovich on the mound.

Southern Association Chattanooga Antenne Atlanta Nashville Mobile Macon Peaches Birmingham Vols Little Rock Shreveport Chattanooga Barons Bill Gabler Gene Bacque Jim Dunn Chico Suarez Rocky Soraci Jim Bailey Ed Stogoski Dale Willis Doug Gallagher John Sullivan Legrant Scott Mel Geho Chuck Daniel George Stepanovich Anemy Seins LeJohn Crackers Lee Elia Gunner Gontkosky

Mays Routs Phillies With Three Homers In Opener

Willie Mays powered the San Francisco Giants to an 8-7 10 inning win and 41 doubleheader sweep. He hit three homers in the opener off Dallas Green, plus a triple, double and single with seven RBIs and four runs scored. He raised his average to .331 and tied for NL home runs leader with Orlando Cepeda.

George Esper Philadelphia Willie Mays San Francisco Giants Mays Dallas Green Frank Sullivan Orlando Cepeda RBI

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