Sheffield Dominates TVC Track Meet with Records Fall
Sheffield wins the TVC track meet at Tuscumbia with 39 points, edging Russellville by 2 2/3 as Coffee and Decatur contend in a high scoring night. Records fall across events including Coffee's 440 relay, Sheffield’s 35.3 in the TWC final, Jackson’s broad jump and Swindle’s mile and 880 marks.
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Sheffield
Russellville
TVC
Herschell
BURCH
Tuscumbia
Coffee
Decatur
Deshler
Butler
Huntsville
Athens
Jackson
Haddock
Swindle
Carter
Charles Gooch
Harris
Key
Henson
Hartselle
Greenwell
Jimmy Stone
David Cockrell
Ray Praytor
Billy Hartselle
Ray Greenwell
Larry Durham
John Key
Charles Henson
Eddie Tiller
Jackie Self
Harvey Morris
Jones
Christopher
Bosley
Foster
Harrison
Merrill
Gooch
Frederick
Darby
Willis
Vinierotos
Milstead
Hendrix
King
Lindsey
Hastey
Allen
Bundy
Mays
Traver
T. Lee
B. Lee
Rose
Cockrell
Tiller
Russell
McKenzie
Stone
Tim Tam Triumphs in Preakness as Silky Sullivan Falters Again
Tim Tam, ridden by Ismael Valenzuela, overtook Lincoln Road in the Pimlico stretch to win the 133 950 Preakness Stakes by a length and a half. Silky Sullivan flopped again, finishing eighth after a muddy Derby showing, as Lincoln Road held second and Gone Fishin' third in front of 36 912 spectators.
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John Chandler
Baltimore
Tim Tam
Pimlico
Silky Sullivan
Maryland
Lincoln Road
Gen Fishin
Ismael Valenzuela
Sunny Blue Farm
Churchill Downs
Llangollen
Kentucky
Vet Boxer Dead in Colorado at 69
Abe C. Tobin, who trained New York State boxing official Eddie Egan, died Friday night in a Longmont hospital after suffering a stroke on April 27.
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Longmont
Colo
Abe C. Tobin
New York State
Boxing Commission
Eddie Egan
Tobin
Outdoors OD by THOMAS Z ATKESON
Garland Sandlin, a Priceville area native now stationed on the Dewline in the high Arctic, writes of endless winter light, ice, and solo seals while he hunts only with Eskimos. The piece also notes lures with anise oil, ancient trees still growing in China, old growth redwoods and bristlecone pines ages, migratory coturnix quail in Morgan and Limestone counties, waterfowl rights income for farmers, and grebes feeding their feathers.
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Garland Sandlin
Priceville
Burleson Mountain
Flint Creek
Air Force
High Arctic
T. P. Sandlin
Garland
David Hulse
China
Carey Duren Pace Yanks Carey Duren Pace Yanks
Andy Carey hit his third homer of the year and Ryne Duren shut down the Washington Senators as the New York Yankees held on for a 6 5 victory. Carey connected in the eighth, driving in Gil McDougald for a cushion. Roy Sievers answered for Washington with a pinch homer in the bottom of the inning. Shantz started for New York, Duren finished, and Berra, Stobbs, Hyde, Kemmerer, Clevenger, and FitzGerald covered the rest.
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Washington
Andy Carey
Ryne Duren
New York Yankees
Bobby Shantz
Yanks
Washington Senators
Carey
Gil McDougald
New York
Roy Sievers
Duren
Shantz
Senators
Berra
Stobbs
Hyde
Kemmerer
Clevenger
FitzGerald
Moore Wins First Of Season For White Sox
Ray Moore earned his first victory by pitching five innings and hitting a home run to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians at Municipal Stadium. Gerry Staley finished after Moore strained a shoulder during warmups for the sixth. The Sox scored in the first on a Luis Aparicio walk, steal, and Al Smith double.
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Cleveland
Ray Moore
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Municipal Stadium
Moore
Gerry Staley
Sox
White Sox
Luis Aparicio
al Smith
Giants Rally To 9-4 Over Cubs For 19th Win
San Francisco Giants, in Chicago, slugged four homers to beat the Cubs 9-4 for their 19th win in 30 games. Oracio Cepeda hit his 10th and 11th, Willie Mays his 11th, and Daryl Spencer added his ninth as Glen Hobbie took the loss after five innings.
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Chicago
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
Orlando Cepeda
San Francisco
Cepeda
Willie Mays
Wonder Man
Daryl Spencer
Glen Hobbie
LSU Track Title 16th SEC Crown
LSU wins its 16th Southeastern Conference track title as Georgia and Vanderbilt provide drama. Denny Jackson of Georgia wins the 220 and 440 yards, Fred Abington of Vanderbilt sweeps the mile and two miles with records, Auburn’s Hindman Wall shocks with a 210 ft javelin, and Florida sets a 440 relay SEC mark.
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Birmingham
Louisiana State
Tigers
Vandervilt
Georgia
la. State
Florida
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Kentucky
Alabama
Tennessee
Miss. State
Ga. Tech
Tulane
Mississippi
Denny Jackson
Bulldogs
Fred Abington
Hindman Wall
Bumper Watson
Billy Cannon
Ralph Fabian
Ernest Wall
Carl Seofield
Fabian
Jackson
LSU
Bobby Mack
King Mott
City Softball League Schedule This Week
May 20 features Alabama Flour Mills versus Wolverine at 7 30 p m and Chemstrand against Pat s Freezette at 8 30 p m May 23 has Alabama Flour Mill meeting Pat s Freezette at 7 30 p m and Chemstrand playing Davis Constructors at 8 30 p m Want ads get results
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Alabama Flour Mills
Wolverine
Chemstrand
Pat's
Alabama Flour Mill
Davis Constructors
Drag Strip Showdown Promises Rail Jobs At Moulton
Jake's Drag Strip at Moulton hosts a rail job competition this afternoon starting at 2 30 p m CST. Cars reduced to a frame and engine race, with likely two entrants from Birmingham and a possible entry from Clayton Harris of Moulton.
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Jake
Moulton
Birmingham
Clayton Harris
Beckwith elected SEC Publicists head in Birmingham
Bill Beck with of Auburn was elected president of the Southeast ern Conference Sports Publicity Directors Assn in Birmingham Saturday succeeding Ken Kuhn of Kentucky. New officers include Jimmy Gay Florida vice president Ace Higgins LSU secretary treasurer and Ned West Georgia Tech newsletter editor.
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Birmingham
Bill Beckwith
Auburn
Beckwith
Ken Kuhn
Kentucky
Jimmy Gay
Florida
Ace Higgins
Louisiana State
Ned West
Georgia Tech
SEC
Bernie Moore
LSU
Jim Corbett
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Jewel
Crabgrass Stable
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Ada L. Rice
Silky
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By Thomas Z. Atkeson
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Wheeler Reservoir
Garrison’s Boats & Motors
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Decaturs
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Salvation Army
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Caddo
Tennessee Valley State Trade School
Hayward Shelton
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Legion Field
MM. Shelton
Myer
Shelton
Rains
D. Bowling
E. Bowling
H. Shelton
B. Suggs
Ewes S. Thrasher
Howell
Abington
Ray Blasingame
Winfield Willis
Jack Griswold
George Poss
Rai
Joe Dunaway
Drag Racing Today
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Lone Star
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Dial
Ufe
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