Giants Prepare For Bum Visit In Big Series
New York fans recall 1951 as the Dodgers head to the Polo Grounds for a three game set starting tomorrow. Willie Mays leads a revived Giants lineup with a 304 average on a five game streak. Duke Snider and Gil Hodges homer for Brooklyn as Lopat loses to Washington in the late setback.
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Geison Wins Open Stock Car Race at Decatur Speedway
Vic Geison of Cullman won the opening main event at Decatur Speedway edging Nick Sergio of Birmingham in the second heat. He won a 25 lap main race amid a crash filled night with Bill Latham and Bob Reuther finishing second and third. Charles Matthews won the six lap trophy dash with Reuther second. First seven in the main were Geison Latham Reuther Matthews Powers Holley DeWall.
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Colonial National Invitation opens with Hogan and Vossler
The first round centers on Ben Hogan and Fort Worth amateur Ernie Vossler at the Colonial National Invitation in Fort Worth. Vossler fires 65 and 66 to challenge Hogan's course record while Middlecoff posts 68 and Toski delivers a 71 after late arrival.
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Saturday Night League Opener in National and Southern Circuits
Schedule results and standings across the National, American, and Southern associations. Notes include results from Thursday and Wednesday games, upcoming matchups, and openings for Tennessee Valley Semi-Pro Baseball League. Also mentions a call for an official scorekeeper for the Indians season.
Tribe Opens Home Season With Monsanto At Night
The Indians schedule shows Saturday home opener against Monsanto at 8 o clock with Max Kelley on catching, Bobby Ray Smith at first, Billy Howell second, Jim my Johns third, Marvin Breed ing short. Freeman to issue starting lineup. outfield options include Sparkman Busby Gilmore Hampton Patterson and Freeman. Barker optioned Mobile to Pueblo after a lone loss. Memphis at New Orleans postponed by rain.
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TV Baby Davey May Be Through In Boxing Slugfest
Chicago boxing tale recounts Chuck Davey losing to Vince Martinez at Chicago Stadium. Davey, once TV’s rising welterweight, was knocked down four times in the bout and stopped after the sixth round. The fight drew 3,585 spectators for a $10,667 gross gate.
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Elks Versus Worthington Postponed By Graduation Conflicts
City softball game between the Elks and Worthington is postponed due to Austinville high school's graduation exercises and will be made up at season end. Elks manager Joe Jones also coaches at Austinville high school. Nursery faces Chemstrand in league play tonight.
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Canada’s Greatest Athlete Lionel Conacher Dies at 52
Lionel Conacher, famed Canadian athlete and Liberal MP since 1949, died after collapsing on third base during a Parliament press gallery softball game. He was 52, with cause listed as coronary thrombosis. Conacher starred as a top hockey defenseman in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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Dodgers Name Ken Worley to Roster After Assignment
The Brooklyn Dodgers added catcher Ken Worley to their roster following his assignment, marking a roster move in the team lineup.
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Nashville Slugs Birmingham 16 to 3 in Southern Association tilt
Nashville Vols routed Birmingham Barons 16 3 as Floyd Fogg Eric Roden and Bob Pottenger led a 19 hit attack and 11 walks. Lenon extended his hit streak to 12 games while Atlanta and Chattanooga battled, with Atlanta edging Chattanooga 5 3 and Lookouts off the roof shot by Sacka.
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