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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1962
Page
14
Montreal AP reports the mystery of missing golf balls at Senneville Golf Club's fourth hole is solved. A squirrel cache was found in a hollow stump near a nest, yielding at least 530 balls.
Cincinnati Reds ride a patchwork infield to a 5-0 win over Houston as Blasingame Cardenas and Zimmer provide key hits and defense. Joey Jay goes six innings for the victory while Giants Dodgers and other NL teams post wins. Yankees and Indians also win in AL action. Blasingame boosts average to .284, Cardenas hits steadily at .270, Zimmer contributes two singles and a double.
ADENAU Germany AP ace drivers from 16 nations enter Sunday's 1 000 kilometer race on the Nürburgring track near Adenau in the F ü rsten mountains Some 9 cars in various classes will start the endurance test and complete 44 laps of the 4 1 mile circuit for a total of 620 4 miles
Ron Stover of the University of Oregon has signed with the Toronto Argonauts of Canada's Eastern Football Conference, the club announced today.
Chicago will host the Floyd Patterson Sonny Liston heavyweight title bout in September with the exact date and venue to be decided by Monday. The potential showdown centers on two top heavyweights with bids and venue plans under consideration by promoters and boxing officials.
Chicago at Cincinnati Milwaukee at St Louis Pittsburgh at Houston New York at Los Angeles Philadelphia at San Francisco Toronto at Buffalo Rochester at Syracuse Columbus at Jacksonville Richmond at Atlanta Lead games schedule across leagues with a mix of city teams and rivalries for today’s play.
In the 1910 standings Dublin leads with 4 wins and 16 losses, followed by Thomasville and Moultrie as Brunswick also posts results. Thursday's games list Dublin defeating Moultrie 3 to 2, Thomasville 2, Brunswick 1, and a 3 to 1 Brunswick win over Moultrie.
SEC leaders plan student involvement to curb crowd conduct at basketball games next season. Bernie Moore said student leaders will influence spectators after limited incidents last year across 285 SEC games. Discussions also covered football scheduling, uniform entrance exams, and NCAA TV contracts with LSU, Georgia Tech, Tennessee, and Alabama involved in fall matchups.
Brooklyn rookie Joe Pepitone ignites a 94 victory over Kansas City with a triple and homer driving in three runs. The Yankees extend their lead as Cleveland rests idle while other leagues saw Giants, Dodgers, and Reds win. Yastrzemski and Kaline pace receivers for Red Sox and Tigers in varied scoring contests.
Hall of Fame third baseman Harold Pie Traynor of Pittsburgh compiled a .320 average over 1 941 games in his major league career.
In Decatur Little League the Giants beat the Dodgers 5 3 behind winning pitcher Stewart Lacey with Jimmy Morris taking the loss. Giants out hit Dodgers 8 4 as Thornhill homered for the Dodgers. Wayne Barret and Johnny Haney led the Giants with two doubles and two singles respectively. The win puts the Giants within a half game of the Braves who lead at 40. The two teams meet Saturday at Wingford in a key clash for first place. In the American League the Indians defeated the Yankees 7 3. Greg Russell homered and doubled for the Yankees while Charles Martin had two hits for the Indians.
In Statesboro Georgia Saint Bernard College Cullman Alabama won a morning game over Salem College West Virginia 20 but lost to Georgia Southern 7-5 in the same day. Pfeiffer College defeated Carson-Newman 8-2. St Bernard faces Carson-Newman next. Pfeiffer and Georgia Southern meet at 12 30 p.m. Salem College meets the Carson-Newman St Bernard winner in the other afternoon game. Charles Evans walked and Wayne Bowling hit a homer to lift St Bernard early.
Hinds pitched a no hitter for seven innings, striking out seven and earning a 7-1 win for the Red Sox over the Indians in the Decatur Colt League. Jeffries Morgan Garmany and Jones each logged a single for victory. Phillips took the loss.
The Montreal Canadiens have secured nine victories in their past ten season openers, highlighting a strong start trend for the club.
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