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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1957
Page
10
The Nashville Vols exploded for a 23 hit attack to overwhelm Mobile 23 to 7. Dick Sisler sparked the offense as Atlanta Crackers and New Orleans wins shuffled the standings in a busy night across the league.
In Syracuse a third bout between Gaspar Ortega and Isaac Logart may decide a title shot for welterweight champion Carmen Basilio. The 12 rounder at War Memorial Auditorium features Logart 2-1 favorite over Ortega. both aiming for top contender status. NBC will televise the 9 p.m. EST clash.
Georgia Tech and Alabama head to Atlanta for game two of a best of three SEC title series after Tech won 5 4 in Tuscaloosa. Bud Blemker earned his seventh win with help from Jim Nelson and Jack Jordan as Alabama pitcher Frank Roland took his second defeat in seven starts. Tech piled 12 hits including three by Johnny Menger and Ted Thomas to push across the decisive runs in the ninth. Norm Kearny led Alabama with two hits. If needed a third game would be played in Atlanta on Saturday.
National League has no games Thursday. Friday matchups list Brooklyn at New York Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Milwaukee at St Louis Cincinnati at Chicago. American League standings show Be and New Tek leads with 12 7 records and .632. Other teams include Kansas City Baltimore and Washington with varied records.
Tom Wright hit a decisive ninth inning home run in a pinch hit role to back a strong relief performance by Steve Kraly for New Orleans. Kraly pitched four shutout innings as New Orleans built a 10-3 lead. Ben Johnson kept Atlanta ahead as Little Rock fell behind after an early four-run burst. Mobile manager Don Heffner removed Dick Kitsos in the fifth after a ball he threw into the stands drew jeers from Nashville fans.
Chicago White Sox stay tied with the Yankees for first, but manager Al Lopez doubts the club’s championship calibre. A 2-0 win over Boston snapped a five game skid, while Jim Wilson’s nine strikeouts highlighted a weak team batting average of .233, the AL’s lowest. Roy Sievers four RBIs and Eddie Yost four singles supported Washington’s win over Detroit as Ted Williams falls to a .443 average.
Decatur’s B baseball team defeated visiting Falkville 15 to 8 in a game shortened to four and a half innings. Green started for Decatur and earned the win, with Blalock triple and Collum hitting Falkville’s lone homer amid high wildness from both lineups.
The Fargo Brothers Jack and Don defeated Nick Carter and Tony Martin to keep their world tag team championship at the Decatur Armory. Penny Banner beat Verne Bottoms in the girls contest as County League teams prep for its season launch.
Auburn Alabama will host the state high school track meet with trials in all events except four today and finals tomorrow. Officials expect multiple state records to fall in Class AA and Class A as wet spring conditions persist. Cliff Harper executive secretary of the Alabama Athletic Assn praised the season and noted superior athletes across many events.
Pittsburgh veteran Willie Jones, lauded as Mr Clutch, shines in spring for the Phillies. Manager Mayo Smith credits his key hits behind runners and strong scoring pace, noting Jones has seven chances with runners on second this year with three scores.
Cleveland Indians ace left hander Herb Score will be out of action for at least a month after a line drive struck his right eye. Score was placed on the disabled list and cannot play in an American League game for 30 days.
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