Moulton Falls 10-2 to Sheffield in 7th District Play
Nine errors doomed the Moulton Red Devils as Sheffield Bulldogs won 10-2 in district baseball. Moulton collected seven hits to Sheffield eight with Arnold Coffey driving in both runs in the second inning. D Bowling pitched until relief by Kenneth Long while adding a triple and a single.
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Lewis Watkins
Moulton
Red Devils
Bulldogs
Arnold Coffey
D. Bowling
Kenneth Long
Russellville
Florence
Giants Lose Rock Move In 11 Inning Setback To Cubs
Leo Durocher dispute over a Rockies baserunner timing led to Clyde McCullough’s intentional walk before Gene Baker’s hit, as the Cubs beat the Giants 4-3 in 11 innings. Willie Mays misplayed the pivotal fly, and Ernie Banks’ miscue helped set up the decisive frame.
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New York
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Ernie Banks
Willie Mays
Willie
Durocher
Ruben Gomez
Clyde McCullough
Leo
Gene Baker
McCullough
Clements Wins Limestone County Championship in Baseball
Clements defeated West Limestone 4 1 to claim the Limestone County baseball title at the Field Day event. Both starters Jackie Baugh and Byron Lemay pitched the full game, with Baugh fanning six and Lemay two. Clements moved ahead in the third and added two more in the sixth, aided by hits from Martin McBay and Rainey. West Limestone earned four Field Day trophies across seniors and juniors volleyball and track.
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Athens
Clements
Limestone County
Fairgrounds
West Limestone
Wildcats
Clement
Jackie Baugh
Byron Lemay
Baugh
Lemay
Billy Laxson
Marshall Green
Laxson
Tommy Smith
Martin
McBay
Vaughan
Rainey
East Limestone
Tanner
Elkmont
Ardmore
Cullman Bearcats Defeat Butler Rebels 8 4 in Late Scoring
Cullman Bearcats win their fourth game as Butler Rebels fall 8 to 4. Delay ne Hulsey earns his fourth win with nine strikeouts over four hits. Cullman commits six errors while Dean hits two Butler pitchers and Frank e scores on a late game run.
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Cullman
Bearcats
Butler Rebels
Delayne Hulsey
Hulsey
Rebels
Dean
Butler
Frank E
Cullman Grads Rally in Game with Butler for Four Wins
Cullman scored three times in the fourth inning, four in the fifth, and once in the sixth as Butler answered with two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth and seventh. Cullman improves to four wins and two losses and will face Butler again in Huntsville this afternoon. WANT ADS GET RESULTS.
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Cullman
Butler
Huntsville
Sugar Ray Robinson Beats Panter In Easy Eight Round Win
Sugar Ray Robinson won a unanimous decision over Garth Panter in Olympia Stadium. The former middleweight champ, in a non televised comeback bout, dominated with steady punching and stamina while Panter offered little resistance.
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Detroit
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Garth Panter
Salt Lake City
Panter
Olympia Stadium
Bobo Olson
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Chicago
Joe Rindone
Johnny Lombardo
Ted Olla
Tigers Roll Past Danville 11-5 For Fourth Victory
Hartselle High School Tigers improved to 4 1 with an 11 5 win over Danville in Hartselle. Danville outhit 10 8 with five errors apiece. Joe Groover doubled twice. Scotty Grammer pitched five innings. Danville used Doyle Hogan seven innings.
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Hartselle
Tigers
Austinville
Walloping
Danville
Cotaco
Joe Groover
Scotty Grammer
Billy Wallace
Doyle Hogan
Birmingham Takes Series From Chicks
The Birmingham Barons beat the Memphis Chicks 7 to 6 to clinch the three game series. Memphis penalties hindered scoring as Birmingham edged ahead late with key plays and solid pitching from Jim Kite.
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Birmingham
Associated Press
Birmingham Barons
Memphis
Phil Page
Barons
Baron
Friday Playoff Clash Sets Southern Seventh Series
Friday’s winner advances to a best of three with the Friday winner meeting the other side in the Southern half of the Seventh. The victors will represent the Seventh in a North Alabama tournament.
Hogan Favored As Big Colonial National Opens
Veteran golf star Ben Hogan enters the Colonial National Invitational as the favorite to win the $5,000 first prize at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. Hogan, seeking his first victory in over a year, posted strong tuneup scores and is paired with Johnny Palmer and Fred Haas for the opening round as 6,500 fans watched practice rounds.
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Harold. W. Ratliff
Fort Worth
Texi
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Ben
Cary Middlecoff
Colonial Country Club
Byron Nelson
Raymond Gafford
Jimmie Demaret
Johnny Palmer
Fred Haas
Skip Alexander
St. Petersburg
Fla
Two Undefeated Teams Toppled In AA League
Morgan County A A softball saw two unbeaten teams lose in extra innings Tuesday at West Decatur Park. Mt. Zion beat New Center 3-2 in the eighth after a late homer, Moore delivering the winning run. In the nightcap Austinville edged Flint 9-8 with a ninth inning homer by Morgan. Central defeated West Hartselle 12-7 in Hartselle.
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Roy Campanella
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Snider
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New York Yankees
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Whitey Lockman
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Washington Senators
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Redlegs
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Johnny Podres
Rip Repulski
Ken Boyer
Leo Durocher
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Foster Castleman
Davey Williams
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Sam Jones
Roberto Clemente
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George Crowe
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Yankees
Bob Lemon
Yogi Berra
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Dave Pope
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Bob Grim
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Tucker
Moore
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Junior League Officials Meet At City Hall
An important meeting of Decatur Junior League baseball officials is set for tonight at 7 o clock in room 207 City Hall. Representatives from the five teams are urged to attend.
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City Hall
Decatur
Life expectancy gains for 40 year olds since 1901
Since 1901 the expectancy of life at age 40 has risen by about four years for white men and seven years for white women in the United States, reflecting longer survival and better health trends.
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United States
Sheffield Stars at TVC Track Meet in Tuscumbia Friday
North Alabama high school track opens in the TVC meet at the Tuscumbia stadium with Decatur chasing back to back titles. Sheffield Deshler Coffee Russellville Athens and others send teams as state qualification looms. Notable contenders include Deshler’s Thompson in shot put and discus and Condra in pole vault aiming at a conference record.
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Tuscumbia
TVG
Decature
Raiders
Seer Hee Shorty Ogle
Matthews
John Sewell
TVC
Decatur
Deshler
Coffee
Russellville
Sheffield
Athens
Cullman
Huntsville
Butler
Walker County
Moulton and
Hartsille
John Thompson
Hookie Condra
Condra
Tri-Cities
Thursday Schedule: Memphis Little Rock and More
The schedule lists Memphis at Little Rock, Birmingham at Nashville, and Mobile at Chattanooga with games in the regions of Memphis Memphis area and the Gulf Coast.
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Little Rock
Birmingham
Nashville
Mobile
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Associated Press
Shen Neewne
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St. Louis
New York
Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Detroit
Gil
Kansas City
Washington Erandeses
Boston
Southeen Association
Atlanta
Woo
Nine Horses Ready For Kentucky Derby
Louisville reporters note preparations for the 81st Kentucky Derby with at least nine three year olds set for the start and a possible tenth entry before tomorrow's 10 a.m. deadline. Nashua dominates as the 4-5 favorite from Belair, with Summer Tan and Swaps as top rivals and Racing Fool and Flying Fury among other contenders. Early odds list Summer Tan at 2-1 and Swaps at 6-1.
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Louisville
John W. Galbreath
Rex Ellsworth
Nashua
William Woodward
Belair Stud
Cain Hoy
Racing Fool
Flying Fury
Summer Tan
Mer Tan
Montana Population Grows By Fifty Four Thousand Since 1950
Montana has added 54 000 residents since 1950 and now totals 645 000 people reflecting steady postwar growth.
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Montana
Marciano Floored In Training Workout
Rocky Marciano was knocked down by a sparring partner’s left hook during a Calistoga training session. Reporter Peter Wilson of the London Daily Mirror described the knockdown as definite while Al Weill recovered quickly to keep the session moving.
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Calif
Rocky Marciano
Peter Wilson
London Daily Mirror
Wilson
Rocky
Toxie Hall
Chicago
al Weill
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