Fish Study On Elk River Next Week
TVA officials will conduct a fish population census in Elk river on May 19 and 20. Limestone County Sportsman's Club observers are invited to join at 7 a.m. at the roadside park on the Lauderdale county side of the Lee highway bridge to witness nets, poisoning, and counting of game fish, catfish, and rough varieties.
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Flint Austinville Mt Zion Win In AA Softball Action
Flint Austinville and Mt Zion won AA softball games Tuesday night amassing 53 runs. Mt Zion shut out Central 15-0 at West Decatur Park behind strong pitching by Tucker. Austinville won 12-8 at West Decatur after late offense and an error in the sixth. Flint dominated West Hartselle 26-4 at Hartselle field with homers by Motes Eddy Griffin and How.
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West Decatur
Central
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Austin
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Wendell Motes
Dillard Eddy
Ronnie Griffin
Frank How
Flood death tolls from two historic river disasters
The Mississippi Valley flood of 1927 caused 313 deaths and the Ohio River flood of 1913 killed 467 people, marking two of the era’s deadliest regional disasters.
Bums Lose: Tribe Sweeps Series With New York 4-3
Philadelphia manager Mayo Smith faces a tough task as the Phillies slide to the cellar with an 11 game losing streak. The Associated Press recaps a day of volatile results across the league including the Cardinals beating the Phillies 6-5 and Brooklyn, Chicago, and Milwaukee scoring key wins as Cleveland, Detroit, and Kansas City also posted victories.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Terry Moore
Mayo Smith
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New York Giants
Bob Carpenter
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Mayo
Phillies
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St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Russ Meyer
Brooks
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Yankees
Bob Turley
Boston
Chicago
Ned Garver
Washington
Detroit
Kansas City
Baltimore
Robin Roberts
Ron Mrozinski
Harry Elliott
Stan Musial
Rip Repulski
Herb Moford
Larry Jackson
Bobby Tiefenaver
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Meyer
Ernie Banks
Dee Fondy
Clem Labine
Billy Lees
Brook
Walker Cooper
Jim Davis
Turley
Wild
Mickey Mantle
Andy Carey
Early Wynn
White Sox
Billy Klaus
Ellis Kinder
Fran Sullivan
Virgil Trucks
Garver
al Kaline
Tigers
Dean Stone
Bobby Shantz
Orioles
Alex Kellner
Gus Zernial
Jim Finigan
Lou Kretlow
Whitey Lockman
Monte Irvin
Jim Hearn
Giants
Eddie Mathews
Joe Adcock
Braves
Chet Nichols
Wednesday and Thursday Baseball Schedule and Results
Page shows results Brooklyn 8 and Cleveland 4 in listed games. Schedule includes Philadelphia at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Milwaukee Pittsburgh at Chicago New York at St Louis and Washington games with Atlanta Little Rock Birmingham New Orleans Memphis Nashville Mobile and Chattanooga matches noted.
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Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Atlanta
Little Rock
Birmingham
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
Mobile
Chata
Wees
Wennane
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Southern Association
Ing
Mobile Merase
Creed Meets Riley in Women's Southern Amateur Quarterfinals
16 year old Clifford Ann Creed of Opelousas advances to face defending champion Polly Riley in Shreveport Louisiana. Creed defeated Marge Burns 2 up to reach the quarterfinals while Riley won over Joanne Bruni 8 and 6.
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Shreveport
Clifford Ann Creed
Louisiana
Polly Riley
Miss Creed
Opelousas
Marge Burns
Greensboro
N.C
Miss Riley
Fort Worth
Laredo
Tex
Leonard Keating
Houston
Dot Kirby
Atlanta
Keating
Miss Kirby
Mrs. Keating
Elly Karlson
Memphis
Mary Pat Janssen
Charlottesville
Frances Rich
Bainbridge, Ga
Scott Probasce
Chattanooga
City Softball Opens With Chemstrand Elks And Wolverine VFW
At Delano Park Chemstrand faces the Elks at 7 30 p m and Wolverine takes on VFW in the second game The two teams Chemstrand and Wolverine won opening night contests on Tuesday setting the tone for the series.
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Delano Park
Chemstrand
The
Elks
Wolverine
VFW
Guntersville Beats Cullman 5-4 In Eastern Playoff Prep
Guntersville edged Cullman 5-4 with two home runs by Fuell and Wood. Cullman pounded Brownie West and Delayne Halsey for eight hits while West started and Halsey relieved. Cullman leads as TWC Eastern champion. 8th District playoffs set for Cullman beginning May 23 with Geraldine and Huntsville among entrants.
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Cullman
Guntersville
Cullman High School Bearcats
Brownie West
Delayne Halsey
Fuell
Wood
Asan Brandon
Wests
Cats
Halsey
Huntsville
TWC
Sheffield
Geraldine
Butler
100 Yard Dash Set as Top Event in SEC Track Meet
In the SEC gathering at Birmingham in May 1955, the 100-yard dash figures to be the hottest event. Defending champ Jackie Creel is gone, leaving Florida’s Bumper Watson to lead a fast group. Watson ran 9.5 seconds with wind help at Kansas Relays, 9.9 at Auburn Florida meet, while Middleton beat Cassity in a wind-affected 10.0 seconds.
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Birmingham
Jackie Creel
Auburn
Florida
Watson
Kansas
Dave Middleton
Middleton
Alabama
Rufus Cassity
Alabama Holds Edge Over Dogs in SEC Title Bid
Tuscaloosa reports Alabama leads Georgia in the SEC baseball title race with seven .300 hitters and four above .400. Both teams sit 12-2. Georgia seeks a third straight title while Alabama eyes a record three consecutive crowns. Gene Lary and Allen Parrish will duel as both teams sport 8-2 marks.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Georgia
Crimson Tide
Bulldogs
Reggie Andrews
Sonny Sage
Wendell Tarleton
Decatur's Wiley Enters High School Golf Tourney
Alabama High School Golf Tournament opens qualifying at Roe Buck course with 16 schools and 50 players. Notable entrants include Jimmy Wiley of Decatur and Dothan runner-up Flowers Crawford leading teams from Tuscaloosa, Sidney Lanier, and others as match play starts.
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Birmingham
Roebuck
Flowers Crawford
Dothan
Billy Shelton
Anniston
Pride
Tuscaloosa
Jimmy Wiley
Decatur
Sidney Lanier
Montgomery
Parrish
Selma
Woodlawn
John Carroll
Shades Valley
Childersburg
Gadsden
Girl's Softball Returns With Two Friday Games
Decatur hosts the newly formed Decatur Girls League at Delano Park with exhibition games Friday night. The Decatur White Sox face Austinville at 7 30 and West Town plays Chemstrand at 8 30. Managers are Shady Terry Sonny Todd Joe Jones and Ray Love.
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Gals
Decatur
Delano Park
Decatur White Sox
Austinville
West Town
Chemstrand
Sox
Shady Terry
Sonny Todd
Joe Jones
Ray Love
Delano
Terry
Ted Williams Returns to Boost Red Sox Prospects
Boston tailed by a sagging team awaits Ted Williams return from Miami where divorce terms were recorded. Williams says he will play again, accepting weight gain and possible rust to help the Red Sox draw attendance and improve results. He earned an estimated 80 000 to 100 000 annually in recent seasons.
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Boston Red Sox
Bob Hoobing
Boston
Ted Williams
Williams
Miami
Joe Cronin
Florida Keys
Miami Herald
Red Sox
Barbara
South Miami
Jack Fadden
Barons Rally to Defeat Pelicans 9-4 as Errors Hurt New Orleans
Birmingham built a 9-4 win over New Orleans aided by seven Pelicans errors in the series and a strong defensive game. Len Yochim was slated to duel Dave Benedict as Birmingham aimed to shrink the lead, while Nashville beat Mobile 9-3 and Atlanta was rained out.
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The
Pets
Birmingham
Barons
Cohen
Pelican
Len Yochim
New Orleans
Dave Benedict
Memphis
Atlanta
Chicks
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Nashville
Mobile
Connie Grob
Roy Pardue
Bears
Vols
Bob Skinner
Curt Raydon
Les Phillips
Gair Allie
Buddy Carter
al Cicotte
Denver
Carter
Baron
Gerry Lane
Cincinnati
Bill Allen
Toledo
Bob Mavis
Shantz Delivers Clutch Relief For KC In 2-0 Win
Bobby Shantz, 145 pounds, earned his second win of the season in relief for the Kansas City Athletics, shutting out the Baltimore Orioles on two singles over six innings as he silenced Orioles fans with a sharp mound return after a rough prior outing. He fanned Gus Triandos and Hal Smith with six pitches to end the eighth after walks and a bunt threat.
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Bobby Shantz
Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City Athletics
Orioles
Shantz
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Yankee
Bobby
Gene Woodling
Alex Kellner
Billy Cox
Joe DeMaestri
Bob Kennedy
Gus Triandos
Hal Smith
Lopez Sees 1955 Yankees Weaker After Indians Sweep
New York report says Cleveland manager Al Lopez believes the 1955 Yankees are weaker than last year after a two game sweep in New York. He cites losses of Allie Reynolds Gene Woodling and Phil Rizzuto and notes Casey Stengel now has fewer reliable relievers. The Indians won 4 3.
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al Lopez
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
Allie Reynolds
Gene Woodling
Phil Rizzuto
Reynolds
Stengel
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Allie
Casey
Lopez
Rizzuto
Indians
State Table Tennis Tourney In Opelika
The Alabama Recreation Society will sponsor a state table tennis tournament at Opelika June 22. Entries are limited to city champions across four age classifications: 12 and under, 13-14, 14-15, and 17 or over. Jim Calhoun of Opelika will be tournament director.
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Birmingham
Alabama Recreation Society
Opelika
Jim Calhoun
Harper Predicts Records At State Track Meet
Auburn high school athletes from 41 schools converge on Cliff Hare Stadium for the 31st Alabama high school track championships. Class AA features defending champion Sidney Lanier with challengers Murphy Shades Valley and Tuscaloosa. Class A includes co champions Andalusia McAdory and rivals Foley Hewitt Fairfield Deshler.
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Sidney Lanier
Andalusia McAdory
Lanier
Murphy
Shades Valley
Tuscaloosa
Foley
Hewitt
Fairfield
Deshler
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