Skidding Cards Drop Seventh Straight to Braves
Stan Musial fueled the St. Louis offense with two RBIs as the Cards fell 9 2 to the Milwaukee Braves. Musial pushed his batting average toward .529 and kept his pursuit of 3 000 hits alive, while Lew Burdette earned the win and Henry Aaron added three RBIs.
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Cap Anson
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Lew Burdette
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Cubs
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Decatur Golfer Competes In Prep Championship
Birmingham hosts Alabama’s 10th annual high school golf championship with 57 entries from 11 schools at Roebuck golf course. Notable players include Fox DeFuniak Ramsay Homewood, Norman Clay Shades Valley, Teddy Ghiotte Dothan, Bob White Gadsden, Charles Morris Decatur, Hamp Greene and Phil Fischer Sidney Lanier. Low 16 qualifiers form championship flight. flights of 16 for Friday and Saturday matches.
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Frost Walker
Shades Valley
Homewood
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Ramsay High
Norman Clay
Teddy Ghiotte
Dothan
Bob White
Gadsden
Charles Morris
Decatur
Hamp Greene
Phil Fischer
Sidney Lanier
Montgomery
Sweeney Named AHL Rookie Of The Year
Bill Sweeney, 21, center for the Providence Reds, is the American Hockey League rookie of the year. He wins the Dudley Garrett memorial trophy and a $300 bonus as sports writers and broadcasters vote the honor today.
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Sweeney
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Redlegs Acquire Turk Lown in Cubs Trade
The Cincinnati Redlegs swapped relievers with the Chicago Cubs as Turk Lown moved to Cincinnati while Hershell Freeman went to Chicago. Freeman, 29, had joined Cincinnati from Boston in 1955. Lown, 33, had been with the Cubs for several years.
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Associated Press
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Bob Porterfield
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Cincinnati
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Baseball Standings and Thursday Results Across Leagues
MLB American League standings show New York leading with 10 wins and 4 losses, followed by Washington and Kansas City. Detroit beat Washington 5-1 in the opener and 11-4 in the second game, while rain affected several matches including Cleveland at New York. National League leader Chicago sits at 13-6 with San Francisco 13-6 nearby. Thursday results include Cincinnati at Chicago and Philadelphia over Los Angeles. Southern Association tallies Birmingham atop the table with 9-8, while Nashville and New Orleans post strong results in Wednesday’s schedule.
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TVC baseball tournament opens with rain delays
In Huntsville yesterday the TVC opener saw Sheffield edge Decatur 2-1 on a first inning run, with Box winning and Crow taking the loss. Butler defeated Athens Golden Eagles 9-1 as Jimmy Rice won in five innings. Huntsville beat Hartselle 17-5 on 16 hits. Walker County beat Deshler 2-1. Four more games set for today at 4:30 PM CST. Semis Wednesday and finals Thursday.
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Sheffield
Decatur
Raiders
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Willard Peebles
Buddy French
French
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Eddie Smith
Peebles
Bobby Miller
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Lothan Smallwood
Bruce Hammer
Walker County
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Russellville
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Roster and Schedule Notes For Pony League Jr Division
Announcement lists teams White Sox Cardinals Pirates and Turner Keenum squads with managers Gervis Moose Ed Brazelton and Tommy Allen plus players various. Practice times set at West Town Field this week with Orioles Redlegs Pirates Athletics on schedule. Umpire School for Little League Pony League to meet at First Presbyterian Church tonight with another session May 13.
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Roster Delay For Pony League Prompted Inquiries
The Pony League roster appeared late because no league official submitted it until Wednesday morning. Officials across leagues are urged to forward information by 9 am on the day prior to publication. When players are told to watch for notices in the paper, league leaders must ensure timely submission.
Local Baseball Teams Rosters Listed By City Manager
Redlegs Orioles and Athletics rosters named with players R Jones D Orr J Miller R McClarney R Rich D Terry Robert Harp S Yarborough Don Robinson Ross Graham Stanley Ange T Hutchinson James Milam James Brown Jr George Calloway manager Kenneth Jackson Orioles roster includes R Ruffner Ellison Childers Nelson Puckett Tidwell Taylor Dossey Hughes Stevenson Kelley Reynolds Hill Hill Lynn manager Myron Gibson Athletics list names G Holt J Smith R Jenkins B Johnson Donnie
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J. Miller
R. McClarney
R. Rich
D. Terry
Robert Harp
S. Yarbrough
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Ross Graham
Stanley Ange
T. Hutchinson
James Milam
James Brown, Jr
George Calloway
Kenneth Jackson
Orioles
R. Ruffner
R. Ellison
M. Childers
T. Nelson
J.puckett
F. Tidwell
Jerry Taylor
Don Dossey
Johnny Hughes
Billy Stevenson
Carlton Kelley
Charles Reynolds
Everett Hill
Kenneth Hill
J. L. Lynn
Myron Gibson
G. Holt
J. Smith
R. Jenkins
B. Johnson
Donnie
Local Golfers To Tuscumbia Final Inter-City Match
Decatur and Huntsville golfers held a weekend inter-city event with 55 players in match play. Decatur won the day with 121 points led by Frank Troup Ed Wegel Bob McNelly and Ed Stone. Frank Troup posted the best round with a 66 five under par. The final in the series will see Decatur and Huntsville travel to Tuscumbia on May 25 for the concluding match.
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Tuscumbia
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Rocket City
Frank Troup
Ed Weigel
Bob McNelly
Ed Stone
Ed Kling
Dick Fleming
Ed Pirie
Frank Stone
Jack Bright
Bill Walker
Tribe Has Good Replacements For Free Armed Doby
Cleveland center fielder Larry Doby is out with a sore arm. Carroll Hardy and Gary Geiger are platooning in center field, playing well and filling the gap. Manager Bobby Bragan notes their speed catching fly balls and strong arms. Doby has started only three games this season as he recovers.
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Bobby Bragan
Doby
Bragan
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Carroll Hardy
Gary Geiger
Indians
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Orioles
Senators Fall Short as Lary Stymies Detroit in Opener
Cookie Lavagetto marked his managerial anniversary as Detroit’s Frank Lary held the Senators to 5-1 in the first game of a twi night doubleheader. Reno Bertoia hit a grand slam for Detroit, Eddie Yost homered for Washington, and Hal Griggs earned his first win after a late rally in the night cap as Detroit won 11-4.
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Lary
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Reno Bertoia
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Charlie Lau
Decatur Boating Festival Opens With Parade Queen Pageant
The Decatur Outboard Boating Club launches its second Boating Festival with a parade on Bank Street and Second Avenue Saturday at 1 PM. Three judges choose the 1958 Boating Queen from sponsored candidates as bands play, then a street dance crowns the queen at 8 PM. Sunday features a flotilla at Decatur Harbor.
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Barons Rally Past Chicks 12-11 in 10 Innings for Lead
Birmingham erased a 6-1 deficit to beat the Memphis Chicks 12-11 in ten innings. Dave Reed drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly after a three hour and nineteen minute marathon. Mobile beat Nashville 6-5, New Orleans toppled Chattanooga 16-7, and Little Rock split with Atlanta in a doubleheader.
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College Scores From The Associated Press
Georgia defeats Georgia Tech 7 to 4 while The Citadel edges South Carolina 5 to 4. North Carolina beats Rollins 5 to 3. Tulane shuts out Georgia 9 to 0. Wake Forest leads N and State 114 with 25 percent.
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South Carolina
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