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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1951
Page
5
In a Southern Association night of results, Birmingham shut out Memphis 2-0 while New Orleans beat Chattanooga 5-4 and Mobile defeated Nashville 6-2. Atlanta Crackers lost 13-2 to Little Rock after a late inning collapse.
White Way defeated Elks 14 to 5 and Homelike beat the Moose 14 to 9 in Tuesday afternoon junior league games in Decatur.
The article notes that sweet potatoes provide a high amount of vitamin A. It highlights nutritional value and potential health benefits from including them in a balanced diet.
American Sam Arzetta the U S amateur champion defeated British favorite Steve Tredinnick 3 and 2 at Portrush in rough conditions drawing a big crowd. Arzetta aims to emulate Willie Turnesa as he builds a fighting link career in Britain.
The National League features Cincinnati at St Louis at 8 30 P M as the only game scheduled. In the American League Cleveland visits Washington and Chicago goes to Philadelphia both at 1 30 P M. Detroit meets New York at 1 30 P M and St Louis plays Boston at 1 P M.
The standings show Southern Association teams including Little Rock Birmingham Nashville and Chattanooga with records around 21 18 to 16 20. Other clubs New Orleans Mobile and Washington Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Brooklyn display mixed results and percent totals.
The Chicago White Sox aim to mirror 1919 as they start strong under Paul Richards. A 9-8 win in Washington against the Senators keeps them in second place, with six straight wins on the road and 18 victories overall. Yogi Berra’s slam helps the Red Sox beat Detroit as Brooklyn and Boston see big scoring games in the league.
In Chicago on May 23 the Big Ten faculty representatives and athletic directors plan a showdown vote on the Bowl question. They are expected to approve continued play in the Pasadena classic against the Pacific Coast Conference.
The report lists scores including Brooklyn 17 over Pittsburgh 8 and Boston 7 over St. Louis 2. New York at Chicago and Philadelphia at Cincinnati games postponed by rain. Other results show New York 6 over St. Louis 1 and Boston 6 over Detroit 3 and Cleveland 6 over Philadelphia 2, with Chicago 9 over Washington 8.
Sports note lists several college or city matchups with teams including Little Rock versus Atlanta Memphis versus Birmingham Nashville versus Mobile Chattanooga versus New Orleans in a regional schedule snapshot
Two bombshells and two rough wrestlers clash at Decatur Armory tonight. Betty Hawkins faces Beverly Lehmer in the opening bout a two out of three falls match with a 60 minute limit. Charley Keene of St. Louis fights Bill Gazzell of Houston in the main event two out of three falls.
A dramatic event features three falls within a 90 minute limit. In another note, a dolphin is described as about one quarter the size of its parent at birth.
In Russia along the northern rivers and in the Caspian and Azov seas sturgeon fisheries continue to hold great value. The article notes ongoing importance of sturgeon catches despite changing economic conditions and regional challenges.
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