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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1956
Page
8
Auction record shows unusual price movement with unclear text indicating a price around eighty one dollars. No clear names or locations identified.
Atlanta third place beat Memphis 4-0 as Joey Jay, 17-year NL signee, fired a one-hitter in his Southern Asia debut with 14 strikeouts. Birmingham widened lead, Mobile and Nashville jockey for fourth with wins. Chattanooga falters in loss.
The County Baseball league resumes Saturday afternoon with four games. Slipup leads the standings at 3-0 facing Bates at home, Austinville visits Flint, Trade School plays Cotaco, and Caddo visits L and M as 2-1 teams.
The public is reminded of a Saturday night meeting at 6 o clock at the Roadside park seven miles north of Decatur off U S 31. The gathering aims to organize a boating club for all interested in recreation and pleasure with no boat size motor or type restrictions.
The scoreboard lists results from New York over Detroit 11 to 4 in the only game on Thursday, with multiple Friday games including Brooklyn 4 and Baltimore at New York, plus Arkansas cities and regional matchups. Several 11 inning and 13 inning games appear, such as Birmingham at Nashville and Dallas 3, Austin 2.
The American League leaders include Mantle of New York leading with a batting average around .421 and 67 strikeouts. National League leaders show Long of Pittsburgh leading in runs batted in and hits, with Post of Cincinnati and Mays of New York among top home run and base counts.
The White Sox moved into first place in the Girls Softball League with a 6-3 victory over Austinville on Thursday. The game stayed tight 3-3 from the third inning to the sixth when the Sox scored three late runs. Austinville threatened in the final out with two runners on base.
In Minneapolis Big Ten policy makers weigh renewing the Rose Bowl contract as crackdowns on UCLA and Washington cast doubt on Pacific Coast Conference future. The conference previously favored an indefinite Rose Bowl arrangement, needing only a majority to approve.
Ohio State faces ineligibility next year after penalties tied to coach Woody Hayes handouts. The Big Ten may defer action on the Rose Bowl contract until the Pacific Coast situation becomes clearer.
Jackson Hole Wyoming shifts from hideout for criminals to center stage for film production about outlaws. The region draws producers and crews as a backdrop for Western crime stories, signaling a revival of its cinematic appeal.
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