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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1955
Page
5
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Jim Hearn pitched his sixth win of the season leading the New York Giants to a 3-2 victory over Milwaukee, edging into second place just ahead of Chicago. Hearn allowed four hits over the last five innings with six strikeouts, while Hank Aaron homered for the Braves and Don Mueller doubled to spark a late rally. The Giants head home 7 1/2 games behind Brooklyn as other NL and AL matchups fill the schedule.
Dixie Howell, 35, hit a homer and pitched the distance to lift Memphis 6-5 over Chattanooga, ending a five game skid as Atlanta widened the Southern Association lead. Henry Dotterer added a fourth inning homer while Bob Boring broke his wrist for Birmingham and Nashville had rainouts.
Gil Turner seeks a sixth straight win in a ten round middleweight bout at Madison Square Garden against Ramon Fuentes. Turner weighed about 151 pounds and the 24-year-old contender from Philadelphia is a 11-5 favorite to beat Fuentes who last fought March 19 in Sydney. NBC-TV and radio carry the bout at 8 p.m. CST.
Friday schedule lists Philadelphia at Brooklyn New York at Pittsburgh St Louis at Cincinnati Chicago at Milwaukee in the National League. Southern Association standings show Mobile 2 6 5 0 and Nashville at Little Rock ppd by rain with Birmingham at New Orleans also postponed due to rain.
Atlanta overcame an early Mobile lead, scoring four runs in the ninth to win as 391 fans watched. The Crackers rallied on Ken Hemphill after trailing 2-1, with Jake Crawford and Ray Winder making roster moves including Bill Killinger and Frank McElroy en route to the cellar. Little Rock and Nashville postponed after a late shower.
Wolverine tops Elks 13 to 7 behind four hit day by Paul Buchanan and Charles Riley who each drove in four. Buchanan had a third triple and Riley added a triple and two singles. In the Chemstrand 7 to 1 win over W F W Gervis Moore allowed five hits as Chemstrand broke through with six hits for four runs in the third.
New York Yankee pitcher Bob Turley says he is not chasing the modern major league strikeout mark set by Bob Feller. He notes Feller had relief opportunities and a noncontending team while Turley relies on starting duties and pennant hopes. Turley doubts he can reach 350 strikeouts and prioritizes winning the pennant over records.
Preliminary events start in the Southeastern Conference track meet in Birmingham with Florida Alabama Auburn and LSU favored for top places. Georgia trailing with Tulane not entered. Projections suggest no easy victory for any team as competition tightens.
The great 13 1 2 ton bell of London’s Big Ben rings the hours, marking time for the historic clock at the Houses of Parliament.
Philadelphia report says Pete Moran, one of six charged by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, is identified as an advisor to Harold Johnson's manager. Johnson's trainer Clarence Davidson testified Moran has long aided Tommy Loughrey in the fighter business affairs amid charges of a sham boxing match.
HARTSELLE The Hartselle pool at Recreation Park opens this Sunday at 1 p m with Coach Tony Daniel as manager and Billy Sims and Robert Mayfield as lifeguards. Admission is 25 and 35 cents. hours are 10 a m to 10 p m weekdays and 1 to 5 p m Sundays. The pool is freshly painted for the season. Tennis courts need work planned later and a Rainbow Garden Club wading pool project nears completion, ready in a week or two.
A pattern of freezing and thawing days is required to trigger sugar maple trees to produce sap. The article outlines how temperature fluctuations initiate sap flow and the timing that farmers watch for optimal tapping conditions.
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