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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1961

Page

8

Spare Time Has Been Scarce For Baseball Playing Father

Rob ert Rudder a 30 year old father of three and Athens College baseball player describes his grind. He works eight hours at Chrysler Redstone Arsenal then attends classes 8 am to 3 pm and coaches his team from 3 to 5 pm. He sleeps about four hours nightly and plans to finish his degree next Fall.

Athens Robert Rudder Athens College Rudder Chrysler Corp Redstone Arsenal Dies Nashville Tenn Navy New England Lorraine Robitaille Lewiston Maine Lorraine Johnny Jimmy Tommy Golden Bears Frank Alford Athens High Colege

N C Schools End Major Basketball Emphasis Move

North Carolina and N C State approve a broad de-emphasis program after a gambling scandal entangled players. Everett Case of N C State urges focus on education as leadership acts to curb the sport’s influence. President William Friday discusses the trustees meeting.

Raleigh N.C University of North Carolina N.C. State College Tar Heel Everett Case N.C. State Case Consolidated University of North Carolina William Friday

Williams Dominates With Fourth-Hit Wars For Dodgers

Stan Williams fires a four hit complete game effort in a 2-1 ten inning win over Milwaukee. He again allows four hits in a 2-1 victory at Cincinnati to push Dodgers to fifth straight road win. Maury Wills provides decisive run in 10th. Dick Groat hits first homer as Haddix earns win for Pirates.

Stan Williams Los Angeles Dodgers Williams Milwaukee Cinco Dodgers San Francisco St. Louis Pittsburgh Giants Detroit Tigers Kansas City Cleveland Indians Minnesota New York Baltimore Boston Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels Washington Braves Reds Bob Purkey Maury Wills Willie Davis Wills Wally Moon Tommy Davis Bob’ Buhl Dick Groat Groat Harvey Haddix

Orioles slump hampers pennant bid as Detroit leads

Baltimore trails Detroit by seven games after an 8-2 loss to New York. The Orioles missing scoring chances left six on base as Jack Fisher faltered early. Meanwhile Detroit widened its lead with a 10-2 rout of Kansas City and Cleveland edged Minnesota in 15 innings.

Jack Fisher Yankees New York Detroit Tigers Kansas City Cleveland Indians Minnesota Boston Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels Washington San Francisco St. Louis Los Angeles Dodgers Cincinnati Pittsburgh Milwaukee Clete Boyer Fisher Boyer Jim Coates Art Ditmar Yogi Berra Larry Napp Marv Breeding Elston Howard Orioles Breeding Tony Kubek Norm Cash A's Norm Bass Phil Regan Don Larsen Cleveland Willie Kirkland Ted Sadowski Frank Funk Woody Held Twins Bill Monbouquette

Monday's results and Tuesday's baseball schedule

Los Angeles 2 Cincinnati 1 in 10 innings. Pittsburgh 2 Milwaukee 1. San Francisco 3 St. Louis 1. Only games on Monday. Tuesday features Pittsburgh at Milwaukee Philadelphia at Chicago Los Angeles at Cincinnati Nashville at Shreveport and San Francisco at St. Louis.

Los Angeles Cincinnati Pittsburgh Milwaukee San Francisco St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago Associated Press Francisco

Lookouts Confident as They Lead Southern Association

Chattanooga's Lookouts strengthened their pace atop the Southern Association with a 12-9 win over Shreveport as Don Erickson and Warren Hacker shut down the Sports after a prolific first two innings. The victory extended the lead to a full game over Birmingham and two over Atlanta with eight games remaining in the series against Little Rock at home.

Chattanooga Southern Association Lookouts Shreveport Frank Lucchesi Don Erickson Warren Hacker Birmingham Atlanta Hacker Mobile Little Rock Macon Nashville Sport Moundsmen Alex George Ron Hogg George

Carry Back Doubtful Starter Belmont Stakes

The Daily News reported Carry Back may not start the Belmont Stakes due to an injury in transit between Pimlico and Garden State. Trainer Jack Price disputed the claim, saying the colt arrived in excellent condition from Pimlico, with rumors of a cannon bone injury unconfirmed.

New York The Daily News Carry Back Pimlico Garden State Camden N.4 Garden State Park Jack Price Pimlico Track Baltimore Citation

Phillies veteran Robin Roberts pulls muscle in right shoulder

Philadelphia AP report says veteran pitcher Robin Roberts is under treatment for a pulled muscle in his right shoulder. The note mentions his 233 career victories as the most in Phillies history.

Philadelphia Philles Philadelphia Veter Robin Roberts

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