Phillies Rally Past Giants Harden Pennant Chase
Phillies, rebounding from a rough 1961 season, defeated the league leading Giants 10-7 to trim San Francisco’s edge in the pennant race. The win nudged Philadelphia toward the first division of the expanded league while Giants dropped to about one and a half games ahead. Dodgers beat Mets 3-1 as Drysdale allowed four hits. St Louis fell 6-3 to Pittsburgh, and Houston blanked Cincinnati 2-0 behind Ken Johnson’s five-hitter. Milwaukee also won.
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Area Marksmen Score Well At Birmingham
Morgan County Gun Club members competed in a Southern Gun Club skeet shoot in Birmingham winning five trophies. Gordon Blanton and Doyle Miller were runners up in classes AA and C, Bill Thompson won Class D, Randy Emens won Junior Class, and the five man team earned Runnerup to Champions. The club prepares for the Alabama State Skeet Shoot at their range July 7-8 with national and state competitors expected. Visitors may watch or join.
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Bowling Association to elect officers at annual meeting
The Greater Decatur Bowling Association will hold its annual meeting and election of officers Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Building at the corner of Railroad and Vine streets. All members are urged to attend as about $100 in indoor prizes will be awarded.
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Spahn wins 314th as Cubs top Pirates in tight day of action
Athens hosts non league baseball as Travelers face Huntsville Merchants Friday night with admission at 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students. In major league play Warren Spahn earned his 314th win with a five hitter for the Cubs, while the Yankees crushed Kansas City 13-7 and Cleveland moved to second with a 5-4 victory over the White Sox.
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National League Standings and Wednesday Scores
The National League table shows San Francisco at 23 15 and Los Angeles 15 4 with St Louis 4 42 and Cincinnati 2 16. Wednesday results included Philadelphia 10 San Francisco 7 Houston 2 Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee 4 Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 3 Los Angeles 3 New York 1. Today's games feature Chicago at Milwaukee Cincinnati at Houston New York at Los Angeles Pittsburgh at St Louis.
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Braves win ath in row Braves top Little League standings
The Braves won their fourth straight 10-4 over the Cardinals as Frankie Stevenson pitched for the win against Tommy Carter who took the loss. Both went the distance. The Tigers beat the Red Sox 7-2, with Boston’s first loss in five starts. The Red Sox now lead the AL with the Orioles 41. A Decatur decal sale raises funds for the Little League.
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Patterson Liston Title Fight Likely in Chicago
Floyd Patterson and promoter Tom Bolan say Chicago is the likely site for the Patterson Liston heavyweight title bout with negotiations centered on a fair rental for Soldier Field or Comiskey Park. Patterson notes Detroit fell through due to local promoter plans, and figures the Chicago gate could approach a million and a half with closed circuit and ancillary rights pushing total revenue much higher.
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Offy Engine Still Dominates Indy Racing History
Indy 500 coverage notes Louis Meyer and Dale Drake have no firm plans for a new power plant as Offenhauser engines continue to power all 1947 and 1946-era cars and most qualifiers. Offy design remains largely unchanged for 32 years, with speed records climbing while the engine endures. Meyer, a three time winner, reflects on competition and the enduring success of the Offenhauser lineage.
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Palmer Fears Open Course at Oakmont
Arnold Palmer met the Oakmont layout for the first time in four years and called the course tough and penal for long hitters. He projected winners near 280 strokes to win the 1962 National Open, praised its condition, and noted hourglass fairways that distort angles on the 10th to 12th holes.
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Donovan Wins Sth Decision
Donovan wins eighth game in a row as Indians edge White Sox 5 4 with ninth inning homers by Al Luplow and Chuck Essegian. Lupolo and Essegian's blasts cap a late rally that kept Cleveland within a half game of the Yankees. Pepitone, Linz spark Yankees’ 13-7 rout of the A's with two home runs in one inning. Boston stops eight-game skid with 13 hits, Earl Wilson solid on mound. Rich Rollins and Ted Bowsfield noted in summaries.
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Rich Rollins
Twins
Pete Burnside
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Confidence Vote for Pete Rozzelle Increases Salary
The National Football League extended a confidence vote for Commissioner Pete Rozzelle by approving a $10,000 bonus and raising his annual salary to $60,000 for five years. Rozzelle, successor to the late Bert Bell, has steered the league to victory in court against the AFL and aided the CBS television deal worth $9.3 million over two years, ending the threat of a large damages action.
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Rozelle Sees TV Rights Boost for New NFL Clubs
Each club is set to receive 320000 dollars annually from TV rights. Rozelle says no expansion plans until the two new clubs, Minnesota and Dallas, are financially secure. The 1962 championship game will be played December 30 at the Eastern Conference winner’s home park. The Playoff Bowl moves to January 6 at the Miami Orange Bowl, aided by Pro Bowl promoters who will allow players to report for the January 13 All-Star Game.
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Britain Grants Naturalization to Thousands in 1960
Britain issued naturalization papers to 6,587 people in 1960, including over four thousand Poles, 88 Russians and 236 Latvians, reflecting postwar immigration patterns and the era’s nationality policies.
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