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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1957

Page

10

Tech Slaughters Alabama For SEC Title In Georgia

Georgia Tech routs Alabama 19 to 1 to clinch the Southeastern Conference title in the final game of the best of three. Bud Blemker led Tech with seven Alabama hits and homered while also pitching. Menger homered and tripled. Earl Moore and Johnny Menger also homered. Tech earns NCAA District 3 bid but declines. Alabama heads to the Far East tour with Navy support.

Atlanta Georgia Tech Bud Blemker University of Alabama Yellow Jackets Crimson Tide Blemker Tech Johnny Menger Augusta Earl Moore Menger Alabama Tuscaloosa Jackets Jone Seratch Pete Reaves Bessemer Ala Bobby Ledford Ntgomery Tony Sansone Meridian Miss Sansone National Collegiate Athletic Assn Gastonia N. C Far East The Armed Services SEC Ga. Tech Reaves Roland Tepper Jones Thomas

Gen Duke Rout of Preakness Hope Ends With Injury

Gen Duke, Calumet’s top 3 year old, is ruled out of the Preakness after a lame mile workout at Pimlico. Iron Liege remains Calumet’s favorite for the $100,000 added race despite Bold Ruler’s underwhelming prep win. Convoy failed to impress as a Preakness contender in a 6,000 mile prep.

Baltimore Calumet Farms Iron Liege Gen Duke Calumet Wheatley Stable Bold Ruler Eddie Arcaro Arcaro Roslyn Farm Janon Fisher Jr Convoy Gen. Duke Jones

Major League Leaders By The Associated Press

National League leaders include Bart Robinson of Cincinnati batting .396 and Ron S. from Milwaukee with 27 runs batted in Aaron of Milwaukee leads home runs with 9 Sanford of Philadelphia has 4 runs batted in. Trades and standings noted.

Associated Press Bartng - Robinson Cincinnati Ron Milwaukee Aaron Bitching Sanford Philadelphia

Senators Win Rubber Match 5 3 Over Red Sox

Senator pitcher Ted Abernathy and Herbie Plews led a 8 hit attack as Washington beat Boston 5-3 to earn Lavagetto a 3 3 record since taking over May 7. The win halted a 10 game losing streak and set up a light schedule across the majors with Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and others in action tonight.

Harry Cookie) Lavagetto Washington Senators Senators Red Sox Ted Abernathy Herbie Plews Plews Willard Nixon Billy Klaus Abernathy Dick Gernert Boston Lavagetto Chuck Dressen Dressen Cincinnati Redlegs Philadelphia Don Cardwell Warren Hacker Birdie Tebbetts

Line Scores From Baseball Leagues

Washington Soot 100-58 Boston 000 020 34 Abernathy and Berberet Nixon Susce 6 Minarein 9 and only game scheduled in either league Nashville 030 011 Wi 9 16 Mobile 000 000 0 06 2 Camp Konkoleski 9 and Grace Chattanooga 101 000 000 2 2 New Orleans 100 012 01X 5 100 Heman Groves 6 Lima 6 Dahike 7 Mortons Kraly Bradey 7

Associated Press Washington Soot Boston Abernathy Berberet Nixon Susce Minarein Nashville Lima Dahike Mortons Kraly Bradey

Russell's Min Now Pool Clinches 29 19 Win

Russell's Min Now Pool surged late to defeat Mutual 29 19 in the West Town Park girls softball opener. White Sox edged Texaco Oil 7 6 as M Bowling hit two triples and J Hutchison hit a homer for the Sox. Texaco's J Miller added two doubles.

West Town Park Russell Mutual White Sox Texaco Oil Co Nancy Edwards Annie Hammond M. Kirkpatrick Texaco M. Bowling Sox J. Hutchison J.miller West Town White Sox Mutual

Archer Upsets DiBiase In Bloody Pier Six Clash

New York welterweight Jimmy Archer, 22, rises as the city’s latest fistie idol by stopping Tony DiBiase’s 20-month unbeaten run with a bloody pier six at St. Nicholas Arena. The bout ends Archer’s bid with a dramatic victory.

New York Jimmy Archer West Side Big City Tony DiBiase St. Nicholas Arena

Decatur Falls to Butler in Western District Playoffs

In the first game of the Eighth District Western division Butler Rebels defeated Decatur 8-5 after a six run burst in the fifth inning. Center fielder Jack Crowe led Decatur with two doubles in four at bats. Butler outhit Decatur 12-7, with Brewer Houk and Hall each collecting two hits. Tomorrow Butler meets Cullman at 1 p.m. with the two winners to face at 3:15. championship set for Friday at 2 p.m.

Hartselle Butler Rebels Decatur Cullman Clements Austinville Monrovia West Point Tanner Butler Rebels Raiders Jack Crowe Miller Richards Blaylock Brewer Houk Hall

Baseball Results and Tonight's Schedule Listings

Tuesday's league results note no games on Monday. Schedules include Philadelphia at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Milwaukee New York at St. Louis today and Austin at Fort Worth Houston at Oklahoma City San Antonio at Dallas Shreveport at Tulsa with matchups listed.

Milwaukee Braves Cincinnati Brooklyn Pittsburgh Chicago New York St. Louis Chicago White Sox Washington Yankees Kansas City Cleveland Baltimore Detroit Boston Ailadelphia Austin Fort Worth Houston Oklahoma City San Antonio Dallas Shreveport Tulsa Wane Renee Sesessecee Knoxville Savannaha Columbia Columbus Jacksonville Cenvite Colum Avannah Savannah Augusta Macon Charlotte Palin Richmond Wenecewe Buffalo Rochester Montreal Havana Miami American “Association Minneapolis Wichita St. Paul Charleston Omaha Salts Paul Denver Tainapolis

Hornets Finish Perfect Season at Trinity

The Austinville Hornets completed an undefeated regular season as Ray Mitchell pitched a two hit shutout in an 11-0 win over Trinity. They scored eight runs in the first inning, added two in the third and one in the fifth before the game was called after five innings. Clellie Owens stroked a triple for the Hornets.

Trinity Austinville Hornets Ray Mitchell Borden Clellie Owens

VOLS BOMB MOBILE Pels Move Past Barons Crackers

In the Southern Association Don Bradey became a reliable stopper for the Pels, relieving in three straight games and posting 0 runs allowed over 7 1 3 innings. Chattanooga beat Mobile 5 2 as Kraly faded and Nashville slammed Mobile 9 0 behind Bob Kelly.

Pels Southern Assn Associated Press Don Bradey Peanuts Lowrey New Orleans Bradey Pets Steve Kraly Chattanooga Birmingham Atlanta Nashville Mobile Bob Kelly Atlanta A Little Rock Cal Ermer Southern Levan Memphis Bears

Qualifying For Indianapolis To Start Saturday

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway faces possible delays if storms persist as qualifying for the 500 mile race May 30 begins Saturday. Fredey Agabashian of Albany, California, has started the last 10 races here and is expected to pace opening day times despite smaller engines.

Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway Fredey Agabashian Albany Calif Agabashian

Austinville Ready For Eighth District Playoff Showdown

Austinville won 7-0 in regular season play as Don Pettus went 2-for-3 with two singles for the winners. Trinity managed two singles in the game. Austinville faces Monrovia of Madison County this afternoon in Eighth District playoff action at Hartselle.

Austinville Don Pettus Trinity Monrovia Madison County Hartselle

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