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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1956
Page
11
Brooklyn defeated St. Louis 7 to 3 as Jim Lemon’s 475 foot homer powered the offense. The win put Brooklyn in a tie for first with St. Louis and Milwaukee, with Cincinnati and New York a half game back.
Bernie Schreiner of Mississippi leads SEC hitters with a .456 average, six triples, seven doubles, and 24 RBIs as the season nears its end. Frank Roland of Alabama stands as the top pitcher with a 9-0 mark, while several others post strong records in pitching and hitting across conference play.
Stadium buzzed before the Yankees vs A's game as Slaughter posted an 8-7 victory, belting two doubles to raise his batting average to .321 and knock out Don Larsen. The narrative recalls farm country roots and hound hunting shaping a player’s grit.
A fragmented listing shows planned games or events with matchups including Brooklyn at St Louis New York at Janeaukes and TM Pittsburgh at Cincinnati with unclear context or dates. The readable items indicate a schedule fragment of teams facing each other in regional events.
Thursday results include Chattanooga 5-2 and Little Rock 2-7 while Nashville 2-6 and Mobile 4-3, Atlanta 6-4 New Orleans. Fridays’ schedule lists Mobile Wichita 6 Minneapolis 3 Toronto Richmond Hollywood San Francisco San Diego 7 Vancouver 7 Los Angeles at Portland postponed due to rain.
Hot Springs Virginia Wanda Sanches, 26, emerged as the favorite to win the 41st Southern Women's Amateur after a decisive victory over veteran Mrs. Sam Byrd of Birmingham 7 and 6. Sanches, new to the tourney, showed strong long shots and putted well with eight pars and a birdie on eight of the 12 holes.
The veteran slugger shows confidence after a ninth inning win driven by his late run. Slaughter, with 18 seasons in the majors, ranks second in seniority to Bob Feller for Cleveland, and reflects on his durability after 126 games last season and 10 of the first 11 this year.
Auburn shortstop Billy Ray Roberson credits summer tutoring by Billy Martin at Camp Carson in 1954 and 1955 for his baseball IQ. Roberson, who had limited Auburn play before the Army, posted a .803 batting average through 19 games, led the conference with 19 stolen bases and 28 runs, and topped the Plainsmen with 51 assists. He used base stealing lessons and infield insights to fuel a standout season under Coach Dick McGowen.
Atlanta seven schools place players on the Atlanta Constitution 1956 All Southeast ern Conference baseball team. The list follows from division All-Star selections by 11 of 12 SEC coaches. Members include Sage Georgia at first base. Schreiber Mississippi second. Kosten Alabama third. Akers Georgia Tech short. Menger Tech utility. Barnes Florida. Shell Auburn. Crawford Mississippi. Dickenson Mississippi State outfield. Bilyk Florida catcher. Susce Auburn. Roland Alabama pitchers.
Six-footer swiped four pillars and in another affair with the Bears he pilfered two. Kentucky and Georgia Tech both had to sit back and watch as Roberson stole three in one game against them.
An article notes that U S razor manuscripts utilize 5 500 tons of steel in production. The report cites steel usage details and potential industry impacts, highlighting procurement and manufacturing implications for the razor industry.
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