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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1956

Page

6

Travs halt Birmingham surge in Little Rock tilt

Little Rock’s Travs snap a nine game Birmingham streak as Rock’s relief duo Stuart and Tully steer a 6-4 win over Atlanta. Birmingham’s nine game run ends after Memphis Chicks 3-0 shutout in twin bill. Wingo wins Birmingham opener. Attendance 6,259.

Arkansas Razorbacks Travs Birmingham Barons Little Rock Stuart Tully Paragould Ark Atlanta Memphis Chicks Nashville Mobile Chattanooga New Orleans Clarence Iott John Wingo Chicks Cane Latman Memphis Birsey Corslagee Lites Arnold Porto Kansas City Paige Gigue Marshall Rd Teak Dat Urquhart Harry Fiber

Famed Citation Echoes at Three Tracks in Loss and Glory

At Garden State Park Nashua beat the retired Citation in money earned with 1 199 365 dollars. Fabius, son of Citation, won Pimlico’s feature and kept the Derby winner’s family in the spotlight as Needles faded in the Belmont Park Acorn Stakes scene.

Garden State Camden N.J Nashua Citation Pimlico Baltimore Fabius Belmont Park New York Beyond Princess Turia Needles Dave Erb

Yankees Sign Deacon Star To Baron Contract

Winston-Salem earns notice as Linwood Holt Wake Forest catcher graduates and signs with the New York Yankees baron contract. Holt, 22, 6-1 190 pounds, left handed batter, will join Winston-Salem on option before moving toward Birmingham.

Yankees Deacon Star Baron Winston-Salem N.C New York Yankees Linwood Holt Wake Forest College Birmingham Warren Letarte Holt Winston- Salem Southern Assn

Clowns Cross Bats With 2 Black Yanks

On Wednesday night the Clowns meet the New York Black Yankees in a barnstorming game at K Pedron Field. Notable players include Natureboy Williams, Prince Jo Henry, Goose Tatum and Ed Hamman with King Tut and Sepe Bebop. Game time is eight o'clock.

Clowns Ball Club Ed Hamman King Tut Sepe Bebop

No Fur Bearing Seals Mentioned Here

The statement clarifies that fur comes from sea lions, not fur bearing seals, correcting a common misconception about sources of seal fur.

Teams trade blows as Vols blank Mobile in shutout

New Orleans piled 12 hits off Nashville's starter Dick Botelho as Les Phillips and Joe Perrotta worked in relief to keep Mobile scoreless. The Vols pushed across single runs in each of the final five innings off Mobile starter Bill Dailey.

New Orleans Alex Gordey Les Phillips Joe Perrotta Nashville Dick Botelho Mobile Vols Bill Dailey

Pirates Smash Braves In Pair Of Doubleheaders

The Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Braves in a doubleheader 6-3 and 5-0 as Dale Long homered twice to lead Pittsburgh. Long drove in seven runs for a 29 RBI season total while Bobby Bragan’s club drew 32,346 at Forbes Field.

Pirates Braves Jack Hand Associated Press Bobby Bragan Pittsburgh Dale Long Forbes Field Milwaukee Braves Long St.Louis Rip Repulski Friend Ronnie Kline Kline Milwaukee Brooklyn St. Louis Cincinnati New York Chicago Philadelphia Redlegs Art Fowler Phillies del Ennis Willie Jones Andy Seminick New York Yankees Kansas City A’s Andy Carey Cleveland Baltimore Bob Lemon Mike Garcia Boston White Sox Bob Keegan Detroit Washington

Charles Bethea clash may decide title scramble

Ezzard Charles and Wayne Bethea are set for the feature at St Nicholas Arena New York in a bout that could thrust a winner into the title scramble for the Rocky Marciano vacancy. Charles 93-17-1 faces Bethea 9-4-2 with 41 knockouts and a history of never being stopped. DuMont plans telecasts sections of the country.

Associated Press Ezzard Charles Wayne Bethea New York St.Nicholas Arena Rocky Marciano Charles Bethea Ezzy DuMont

Wininger Captures Kansas City Open Title

Bo Wininger used two clutch birdie putts to win the Kansas City Open at Milburn Country Club. He shot 2-under 70 in the final round to finish 273 15 under par, one stroke ahead of Bob Rosberg and Fred Hawkins. Finsterwald moved into contention with a 73 and shared fifth at 278 as Souchak trailed.

Kansas City Bob Rosberg San Francisco Fred Hawkins el Paso Tex Ted Kroll Fort Lauderdale Fla Gene Littler Singing Hills Calif Stan Leonard Lachute Canada Don Finsterwald Bedford Heights Ohio Wininger Milburn Country Club Finsterwald Mike Souchak Dick Mayer

Ed Brown Wins Montgomery Tourney Back-to-Back

Montgomery golfer Ed Brown captured the 43rd Montgomery Country Club Invitation Tournament. The event drew entrants from across the region with Brown following a recent victory at the Maxwell Air Force Base Invitational. Harper Johnson Jr. and Fred Broadway, both of Montgomery, split a consolation final won by Johnson on 20 holes. Local golfers led the top placements amid out-of-town entrants.

Montgomery Ed Brown Tes

Basillio Seeks Robinson After Saxton Bout

Carmen Basilio, ex welterweight champion, said he would like a rematch with Sugar Ray Robinson after defending the world welterweight crown with a knockout in Los Angeles. Basilio stated his plan to win back the title first, then tackle Robinson.

Bobo Olson New York Charles Homez France Gene Fullmer West Jordan Utah Ring Magazine Ralph Tiger) Jones Oo Castellani Gil Turner Sr Cer” Jones Albany N.Y Carmen Basillo Sugar Ray Robinson O J Robinson Johnny Saxton Los Angeles Basilio

Ladies Golfing Class Canceled for Ruth Banks Week

This morning officials announced the Ruth Banks Handicap Tournament schedule means the Ladies Class Les sons will not be held Wednesday morning.

Ruth Banks

Goodloe Could Help Florida Defend Track Title Next Year

Ellis Goodloe of Chattanooga plans to join Florida next season to bolster the Gators in defending the Southeastern Conference track crown. His recent times hint at breaking LSU marks as he ran 9.8 in the freshman 100 and 21.0 in the 220, while Jim Smith and Harry Carpenter matched 220 times in varsity competition. Florida topped LSU and Auburn with 63.5 points as LSU won the freshman meet and Auburn moved into second in the overall standings.

Birmingham Ellis Goodloe Chattanooga Florida Gators Gator Louisiana State Bill Brown Goodloe Jim Smith LSU Harry Carpenter Smith Carpenter Tigers Georgia Tech Auburn

Major League Leaders Baseball Summary

American League leaders include Mantle of New York leading in home runs and runs scored with 47 hits and 15 RBIs. Berra of New York is among RBI leaders. Ford of New York has a 6 0 record with 1.000 ERA. National League batting leaders and other stats feature Long of Pittsburgh and Jacobs of Kansas City among baserunners and strikeouts.

Mantle New York Berra Stoden Jacobs Kansas City Long Pittsburgh

Uganda Sends Five-Man Team to Olympics

A five-member Ugandan team prepared for the Olympic Games with aims in Matheuaean events. The piece notes a gymnast named Serene Pee who has glaucoma and is blinded.

Uganda Ae Oe Matheuean Parte Pation

Bruins Hit With 95 000 Penalty Across Three Sports

UCLA Bruins face a three year probation and post season ban after Pacific Coast Conference action. Washington Huskies also penalized for improper payments to alumni. Constraints include payments of 40 dollars monthly to athletes and lack of cooperation with the conference commissioner.

Victoria B.C Bruins UCLA Washington

School Fines and Probation Over Rose Bowl Receipts

An outright fine of $15,000 was assessed against the school. The remaining roughly $95,000 will be in lost Rose Bowl and television receipts, while the school is placed on probation.

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