Young Sky-o-batic Ace In Air Show Sunday
Charles Hillard of Fort Worth Texas is the nation s youngest precision sky o bat ic ace and a two time win. He will appear at the National Air Show at Pryor Field Sunday sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce with proceeds aiding the Decatur Boys Club gymnasium fund.
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Young Sky-o-batic
Charles Hillard
Fort Worth
Texas
Hillard
Pryor Field
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Boy's Club
Paris
France
Georgia Tech
Charlie performs impossible dead engine aerobatics
An aviator steers a 620 pound sport monoplane through a tail spin and near mile long descent before regaining control. He then executes a sequence including a dead engine Texas Eight and multiple rolls culminating in a one wheel landing in front of spectators, challenging experts who doubted the feat.
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America
Charlie
Cullman to Host SEBA Outboard Race on Lake George
The Southeastern Boating Association guns up for its 1961 season with fifteen heats at Cullman Alabama on Lake George Sunday. Top drivers including Malone Castetter Hilton Hatton Ernst Falkner Robinson Fitzgerald Vandiver Parker Christopher compete in classes A B C D and F with speeds up to 100 MPH amid a record turnout expected by sponsor the Cullman Jaycees.
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Southeastern Boating Association
S.E.B.A
Ellis Robinson
Association
Ross Malone
Atlanta
Georgia
Dee Castetter
Pensacola
Florida
Gene Hilton
Newton
North Carolina
E. L. “Sheriff
Cochise
Jackson Triumphs in First Win for Cardinals
Right-hander Larry Jackson earned his first win since a jaw injury as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2, snapping Dodgers from second place in the NL race. Bill White homered, Musial Grammas and a Hal Smith force out produced two runs, and Jackson drove in two with a sixth inning double.
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Associated Press
Larry Jackson
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles
Dodgers
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Jackson
Lindy McDaniel
Tommy Davis
Bill White
Roger Craig
Stan Musial
Daryl Spencer
Alex Grammas
Hal Smith
Mike McCormick
Giants
Reds
Jim O'Toole
Art Mahaffey
Braves
Jim Woods
Charlie Smith
Smith
Don Nottebart
Clem Labine
Pirates
Wilmer Mizell
Callisto Density Sparks Ice World Theory
Callisto, a Jupiter moon, has a density just above water which leads some astronomers to suggest a composition of loosely packed icy material resembling a celestial snowball.
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Callisto
Jupiter
Braves And Red Sox Win In Little League Action
Braves beat Cubs 5 4 in seventh inning for first season win while Red Sox defeated Yankees 8 2. Cubs pitchers walked Braves 15 times and Cubs had seven hits. B Fite J Sandy and Ratliff led Cubs with two hits apiece. Carey earned the win. Wakefield doubled twice for the Yankees with five hits overall. Red Sox Hagen had three hits with Lemley and Bolden contributing as well.
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Braves
Cubs
Red Sox
Yankees
Cub
B. Fite
J. Sandy
Ratliff
Carey
Wakefield
Yank
Hagen
Lemley
Bolden
Colt League Opens Slate This Friday
The Colt League opens this Friday with all games at 7 p.m. The schedule lists matches through June and into July featuring Elks Club, Anderson Office Equipment, Trinity Stone, and Pet Milk in a series of cross matchups.
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Colt League
Elks Club
Anderson
Pet
Trinity, Stone
Trinity Stone
Pet Milk
Caddo Takes Falkville Visit and Cold Springs Trip
Caddo will play Falkville at Falkville Saturday and Cold Springs at Caddo Sunday both starting at 2 p.m. Friday features Girls Softball League at Walter Jackson Field with a 6:30 p.m. Baugh Wiley Smith versus Briscoe Agency and an 8 p.m. Decature Nursery and Sales event.
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Caddo
Falkville
Cold Springs
Walter Jackson Field
Auburn honors four senior athletes at Banquet of Champions
At Auburn University Ed Dyas Jimmie Fibbe Jim Douglas and Richard Crane were spotlighted in a Banquet of Champions honoring outstanding senior athletes across four major sports. In Modesto California the California Relays may see a 16 foot pole vault showing with world record holder George Davies and Olympic champion Don Bragg competing Saturday night.
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Auburn
Ala
Auburn University
Ed Dyas
Jimmie Fibbe
Jim Douglas
Richard Crane
Modesto
Calif
California
Wednesday’s Results and Thursday Schedule for MLB
Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh 7 to 3 and San Francisco 5 to 6. St. Louis won 7 while Los Angeles lost, with Thursday’s games featuring Pittsburgh at Chicago, Philadelphia at Milwaukee, and Los Angeles at St. Louis.
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Mes Oh
Milwauke Ee
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Chicago
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Southern
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Nashville
Mobile
Birmingham
Little Rock
Attanooga
Macon
Shreveport
Mobilé
Barons Rally Past Crackers In Ten Innings
Birmingham Barons erased a 7-1 deficit against Atlanta Crackers with seven runs in the sixth and two late frames. Pum Goldy homered for three and Frank Jaciuk added a two run triple while Pat Duke delivered a clutch pinch single in the 10th before Ken Rowe yielded five runs. Bob Micelotta drove in the final run with a two run double as Birmingham won for the second straight time. A separate note mentions a West German survey finding most households spend under ten percent of income on rent.
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Birmingham
Atlanta
Ron Hubbard
Ken Rowe
Crackers
Barons
Pum Goldy
Frank Jaciuk
Hubbard
Pat Duke
Rowe
Bob Micelotta
Jaciuk
Countdown scandal widens across 28 players 17 schools
AP reports a widening college sports gambling probe with 28 players across 17 schools and 39 games tied to a basketball football bribery scheme. Dist Atty Frank Hogan says investigations continue as new figures arise and immunity is granted for testimony. Budin, the Brooklyn College captain, is named among conspirators.
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Don Weiss
Associated Press
NEW York
Dist
Atty
Frank Hogan
Hogan
David Budin
Brooklyn
Als
Aaron Wagman
Hacken
Wagman
Budin
Oregon
Mickey Bruce
Wakefield, Lemley, Bolden Lead Wins Amid Doubles
Bowden Russell Wakefield Lemley and Bolden each collected two hits as Hagen earned the win on the mound. The offense sparked the victory with timely doubles while keeping the opponent scoreless.
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Bowden
Russell
Wakefield
Lemley
Bolden
Hagen
White Sox slide continues as Orioles sweep twi night doubleheader
Chicago dropped a fifth straight, losing 2-1 and 5-3 to Baltimore in a twi night doubleheader while Detroit increased its lead in the division by beating Minnesota. New York beat Boston and Kansas City topped Washington as the Orioles moved within a half game of New York.
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Washington
Kansas City
Cleveland
Angeles
Baltimore
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas
New
ED Wilks
White Sox
Orioles
Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Angels
Boston
Bob Shaw
Gus Triandes
Skinny Brown
Ron Hansen
Birds
Lopez
Russ Kemmerer
Turk Lown
Frank Baumann
Gerry Staley
Lown
Baumann
Staley
Wes Stock
Eller Seeks 3rd Southern Amateur Title
In Asheville Judy Eller aims for a third straight Southern Amateur win as she defeats Mrs Leo Manley 6 and 5 in the second round. Mary Patton Janssen and Mrs Gaines Wilson advance. Wilson beats Janssen 5 and 4 to reach a quarterfinal versus Sherry Wheeler. The heat note aside, Eller seeks to extend her record with a semifinal clash set Friday.
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Asheville
Judy Eller
Gaines Wilson
Old Hickory
Tenn
Miss Eller
Leo Manley
Wilson
Louisville
Mary Patton Janssen
Charlottesville
Sherry Wheeler
Glasgow
Arizona State University
Eller
Marge Burns
Greensboro
Willie Mays loses kid tag and grows into leader at Giants
SAN FRANCISCO AP Willie Mays is no longer called the Hey Kid as he reflects on a long career with the Giants now in San Francisco. He recalls learning teammates names early on and says leadership comes from impact plays, not slogans, aiming to stay among the league’s top hitters while helping his team win.
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San. Francisco
Willie Mays
Mays
New York Giants
Willie
Brooklyn Dodgers
Alvin Dark
Giants
Milwaukee
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By Vernon Butler
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University of Florida
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Bill Minnerly
University of Connecticut
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Don Messi
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Gary Bell
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Leon Wagner
Johnny Romano
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Bill Kunkel
Tony Kubek
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Ralph Terry
Gary Geiger
Roger Maris
Gene Conley
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Bill Travers
William Sylvester
Howard Jr
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By Harry Jupiter
Warner Bros
Ritz Lrete
Athens
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Hoodlum
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Larry Gates
Cindi Wood Logan Ramsey
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