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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1957
Page
8
Oliver Woodard, a Morgan County High and Hartselle alumnus and current Roanoke High School coach, accepted the head football coach position at Athens High School yesterday, succeeding Ferman Elmore.
The Phillies ride a rookie surge as six first year players help snap Cincinnati’s 12 game win streak with a 10-8 victory. Anderson Bouchee and Farrell contribute key hits as Philadelphia moves into third in the National League. Milwaukee beats Brooklyn to take first place as Adcock and Buhl power the Braves.
Woodard, age 30 and a Jacksonville State Teacher's College graduate, will become athletic director at Dothan High next fall. He began coaching at Double Springs from 1949 to spring 1955, then moved to Roanoke, where his teams posted 60 wins, 17 losses, and 1 tie.
The Raiders defeated Eva 10 to 3 to keep Morgan County high school baseball title hopes alive. Jack Crow pitched for the Raiders, allowing three hits. Eva made five errors as Decatur built a 3 runs in the third, four in the fourth, and three in the fifth to pull ahead.
Weather delays sports results with Montreal at Buffalo postponed. Other scores listed include Toronto 10 and 3, Columbus 2, Miami 6, Havana 3, Richmond noted in schedules.
Oakland California Joey Giambra stopped Chico Vejar for his ninth straight win as he climbs the middleweight ranks. His manager Mike Scanlon said Giambra is ready but not yet calling for a title shot, noting possible future foes Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio for the middleweight crown.
Butler and Cullman meet in the 8th District prep baseball semi final at Hartselle after Austinville edged Monrovia 6-5. Don Pettus started for Austinville, Gary Blagburn finished, while Tanner beat West Point 3-1 with Joe LeCroix pitching. Monrovia led 5-3 late before Austinville rallied in the seventh.
The Memphis Chicks exploded for six runs in the seventh inning to turn back the Birmingham Barons 11-5 and stretch their lead to 64 games in the Southern Association. Glenn Hobbie earned his fifth win in eight starts while Ken Walters hit a homer for Birmingham.
Floyd Patterson will come off the shelf to defend his heavyweight crown likely against Tommy Jackson. The IBC may not promote the bout, CBS-TV reportedly offers $200,000, and Yankee Stadium in July is the presumed venue. Manager Cus D'Amato has long feuded with the IBC over fighter work and promotions.
Kansas City manager Lou Boudreau says the league has improved and no team will run away with the pennant. He doubts New York can beat out Chicago or Detroit and praises the White Sox for speed and strong defense down the middle. He notes eight regulars are fast with Sherman Lollar as the only slower one. Point Barrow, Alaska end of paragraph mentions 82 days of continuous daylight.
Wolverine edged the Merchants 4-3 at Delano Park in the City Softball League opener. Gervis Moore pitched a six hitter for Wolverine, Day and Ridgeway contributed key RBIs, while Scruggs and Gano McKelvey sparked two Merchant runs. Friday night Pat's Freezette faces Chemstrand at 7:30, then Moulton plays the Merchants.
Keith Funston, president of the New York Stock Exchange, is identified as the son of a small town Iowa banker, with the National Geographic Society noting Cains had not yet appeared in Palestine.
Priceville Bulldogs beat Cotaco 8 4 for their third win in seven games. Pitcher Lee worked 2 1 3 innings with three strikeouts and six walks, Parker and Sharp each had two hits for Priceville, while Cotaco's Fowler struck out 11. Jennings went 4 for 4 for Cotaco. Priceville travels to Eva on Tuesday.
Private owners run numerous tree farms across the United States, cultivating timber crops with professional forest management to sustain production and productivity.
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