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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1958

Page

10

Indians turn back Red Sox in 12 innings for fourth place

Tomanek pitched a complete game as unheralded Indians beat Boston 3-2 in 12 innings. Minoso homered in the 12th, Gary Wall earned the win, and Cleveland climbed back into fourth after a rugged stretch and key injuries to Lemon Wertz Doby Hardy.

Boston Tomanek Cleveland Baltimore Detroit Kansas City Washington New York Yankees Chicago White Sox San Francisco Giants Milwaukee Cincinnati Los Angeles Braves Robin Roberts Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Indians Jinx Lemon Score Garcia Vic Wertz Larry Doby Carroll Hardy Red Sox Minnie Minoso Murray Wall Gus Triandos Gene Woodling Orioles

Hartselle Tops Trinity 16-0 in Four-Hitter Gridiron?

Hartselle defeated Trinity 16-0 behind pitchers Bob Grammar and David Puckett. Grammar five-inning game with no hits allowed through four innings. Puckett held Trinity to two singles in the fifth while Hartselle tallied runs.

Trinity Hartselle Bob Grammar David Puckett Grammar Puckett

Water Festival Weekend Held by Decatur Outboard Club

The second annual water festival of the Decatur Outboard Boat ing Club Inc will be held Saturday May 24 and Sunday May 25. A boat and trailer parade down Bank Lee Streets and Second Ave starts at 1 p m Saturday with paraders viewing at the south end of Second Ave. Queen candidates ride in boats and are judged during the parade. Participants are asked to assemble on site.

Bill Biles Decatur Boat Club Decatur Outboard Boating Club, Inc Bank and Lee Sts Second Ave

Hartselle Drops Season Finale After Big Fourth Inning

Hartselle mustered ten hits while Trinity committed eight errors in the season finale. Grammar Burch and Coy Turney each had two hits for the winners with Burch hitting two doubles Turney a double and a triple Grammar a triple and Turney a double. Hartselle scored six in the first then one in the second and four in the third and five in the fourth before the end of the game. The game ended the Hartselle season with two errors by the winners and four by Trinity.

Grammar Sherman Burch Coy Turney Burch Turney Rassie Wallace Hartselle Trinity

Beauty contest winner to be crowned at Decatur street dance

Wilson Ave noon Saturday marks the beauty contest before a street dance at Decatur High School on Prospect St. The 8 p.m. dance features Tarp Devaney and local musicians. A Sunday May 25 water show and flotilla with maneuvers, water skiing, and boat demos at the harbor follow, with the Moulton High School band and Moulton Boat Club in the parade. Judges are George LaBoon Joe Elliott and Ed Thompson.

Wilson Ave Decatur High School Prospect St Tarp Devaney Boat Harbor Moulton High School Moulton Boat Club George LaBoon Joe Elliott Ed Thompson

Baseball Scores and Standings From Midweek Games

The Associated Press reports Wednesday results: New York 5 Chicago 2, Cleveland 3 Boston 2 in 12 innings, Baltimore 8 Detroit 1, Washington 6 Kansas City 1. Friday schedule includes Baltimore at Chicago and New York at Detroit. National League notes San Francisco 23 11 676, Milwaukee 18 11 621, Pittsburgh 18 15 545.

New York Detroit Baltimore Chicago Washington Cleveland Boston Kansas City G.B San Francisco Milwaukee Pittsburgh Pet Cleveland Owen Boston Domae Esseee Ll Philadelphia St. Louis Cincinnati Los Angeles Louis Ed Francisco

SEC Hears Auburn Case On Probation Remedies

The SEC executive committee opens hearings on Auburn amid NCAA sanctions for illegal aid to Don Fuell. The NCAA banned Auburn from football bowls and NCAA title events until Sept 1 1961 and alleged gifts included a boat and an apartment. Auburn disputes the charges and faces possible action by the conference.

Atlanta Auburn Southeastern Conference National Collegiate Athletic Assn NCAA Don Fuell East Alabama Troy Middleton Louisiana State SEC Bernie Moore Fuell Beard Cary Lay Harold Johnson University of Alabama C. V. Richardson Oklahoma State A&m Harry Robert Beaube Emma Sansom Gadsden Ala Hal Herring Middleton Frank Dickey Kentucky T.A. Bickerstaff Mississippi A W. Scott Georgia S. W. Sarratt Vanderbilt

Decature High School Hosts Inaugural Junior Boys Track Meet

Decature High School staged its first Junior Boys P E Track Meet at the stadium with about 60 seventh to ninth graders from Coach Joe Jones five PE classes. The fifth period class won 41 to 25 with other periods scoring smaller totals. top finishers across sprints relays and field events listed. The event marks the start of intramural PE programs and more meets are planned.

Donnie Turner Decatur High School Ralph Anderson Larry Sullivan Decature High School Joe Jones P.E Jones Glenn Allen Dwain Collins Charles Terry Billy Brooks Don Bowen Bobby Draper Jimmy Adams Homer Rollins Allen Draper Clark Turner Anderson Arnold Brooks Hill Stanley Ange Donald Dossey Gerald Hill Rickey Jenkins Childers Futral Terry Calloway Pate Collins

Pepper Kings and Pepper Ransom in Ancient Siege Tale

Pepper has long been king of spices. When Alaric the Goth led Rome's fall in 410 A.D., he demanded 3,000 pounds of pepper as ransom. The fragment also lists Southern Association baseball standings, schedules, and results with teams like Mobile, Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis, New Orleans, and Birmingham.

Alaric the Goth Rome

Gaelic college in St. Ann's Nova Scotia stands alone

The only Gaelic college in the Western Hemisphere is located in St. Ann's Nova Scotia. It represents a unique center for Gaelic culture language and education in the region supporting preservation and study of the Gaelic heritage.

St. Ann’s, Nova Scotia

Pat's and Davis Constructors Triumph in City Softball League

In last night’s City Softball League action Pat's Freezette beat Wolverine 15 to 5 with McClanahan and B Long homer. Davis Constructors defeated Alabama Flour Mile 12 to 3 as Poe hit a four bagger in the second game. Friday Alabama Flour Mill faces Pat's and Chemstrand meets Davis Constructors per the league schedule.

Pat’s Wolverine Davis Constructors Alabama Flour Mile McClanahan B. Long Pat's Poe Alabama Flour Mill Chemstrand

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