Raiders Nip Cullman 4 3 in Decatur High School baseball game
Cullman Bearcats fell 4 3 to Decatur High School as Hester pitched seven strikeouts for the Red Raiders. Wayne Sparkman led Decatur with two hits two RBIs and a run scored while James Metcalf Roger Mathis and Hester contributed hits. Cullman hitters Richards Florence each had two. Weeks hit a homer. Decatur meets Falkville next in Decatur before the TWC tournament in Huntsville.
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Three Teams Tied For Lead In SEC Tennis Tourney
Auburn AP reports Mississippi State Tulane and Georgia leading the Southeastern Conference Tennis Tournament with 12 points each after sweeping all singles matches in the opening round. Tennessee trailed with 11 points as eight teams remained well behind.
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Lee Weyer Tall National League Umpire Stands 6 Foot 6
Lee Weyer of the National League is described as the largest umpire in major league history standing six feet six inches tall and weighing two hundred thirty pounds.
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Smith Leads Tanner to 6-1 Victory Over Buckhorn
Tanner pitcher Smith threw a complete game with 15 strikeouts and three hits allowed while aiding his team to a 6-1 win over Buckhorn. Gary Reece added two hits including a double as Tanner collected nine hits total and holds 5 3. They will face Hazel Green Tuesday and Priceville Thursday at home.
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Flowers Puts Lanier In Favorite Role In State Meet
Lanier High of Montgomery leans on Richmond Flowers Jr. as favorite for the Class 4 A state track meet starting today in Auburn. Flowers, son of Alabama's attorney general, has his sights set on top positions in multiple events.
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Knicks Select Bill Bradley for 1962 Draft
New York Knicks president Ned Irish defended the team’s territorial pick of Princeton star Bill Bradley. Bradley had told Irish he would skip pro basketball for a Rhodes Scholarship and law career, though several other clubs pursued him.
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Dressen Optimistic About His Recovery
Detroit Tigers manager Charlie Dressen says he may rejoin the team next week after a March 8 heart attack. He told a Los Angeles sports luncheon that his heart looks fine and more tests are planned in the coming days.
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Penn State lacrosse co-captains tied to track stars
The article notes Penn State lacrosse co captains Jon Henderson from Pittsburgh and Chad Moore of Caldwell Ohio, and mentions a senior high school track star Flowers who holds the national 120 yard hurdles record at 13.5 seconds and cites 100 yard dash times near nine seconds.
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Decatur Bowler Wins Tournament at Franklin County Lanes
Decatur bowler Jack Goodpastor won first place and $500 in a singles handicap tournament at Franklin County Lanes in Winchester Tennessee. His five game total with handicap was 1, AL and 1.061 from scratch with scores of 247 204 208 179 and 223 among 152 entrants.
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Ex-NBA Star Jim Krebs Killed in Tree Accident
Former Los Angeles Laker Jim Krebs, 30, was crushed when a tree fell while he helped a neighbor cut it down near his Woodland Hills home. Krebs, a 6 foot 8 inch, 230 pound forward, joined the Lakers in 1957 and retired after the 1964 season to take a bank job. He was a Southern Methodist University graduate.
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Ruling On Fight Set For Today In Boston Court
In Boston, backers of Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston weigh a May 25 heavyweight title rematch at Boston Garden. A ruling today could ban the bout, bless it, or move it to another venue after Clay’s November hernia operation postponed the event.
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Poles Cancel U S Cage Games
Polish authorities canceled games scheduled by an American basketball team in Washington prompting no official comment from Warsaw. The decision affects a United States cage team amid regional tensions and unconfirmed reasons described by AP reporters.
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Racing Has Preakness Overtones
Throughbred racing Saturday has definite Preakness overtones though the second leg of the triple crown will not be raced until May 15 at Pimlico. Two $50,000 added races the Withers at Aqueduct and the Illinois Derby at Sportsman's Park and a $6,000 event at Pimlico could produce some of Kentucky Derby winner Lucky Debonair's opposition in the 90th Preakness.
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Prep Golf At Selma Opens With Blanton And Lanier
The Alabama High School Golf Tournament opens at Selma Country Club with Don Blanton of Selma and Sydney Lanier of Montgomery as favorites. Blanton is the state Jaycee champion and consistently shoots under par. Cookie Gilchrist led the 1962 AFL in rushing with 1,094 yards and played previously in the Canadian League.
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Star Basketball Tour Plans Across Five Polish Cities
Officials canceled a five city Star basketball tour in Poland due to official Polish disfavor with U S policy in Vietnam. The tour had been slated under State Department sponsorship.
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MSFC to Modify Stand at Saturn Test Site
Marshall Space Flight Center district engineer in Mobile says bids are due May 25 for additions to the Saturn dynamic test stand. The 140 foot tall 98 by 98 foot square stand tests bending and vibration for the Saturn V. Additions include water supply, extended gas distribution, and a 16 by 21 foot room for shop equipment. Small business firms will have restricted bidding to ensure fair government work.
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Fox to Dub The Sound of Music in Four Languages
Century Fox allocates half a million dollars to dub all songs in the film into French German Spanish and Italian. Previously musicals kept songs in original language often with subtitles.
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