Nashua Sets Pimlico Track Record In Preakness Thriller
Nashua and Saratoga dueled to the stretch before Nashua edged ahead to win the 79th Preakness at Pimlico. Jockey Eddie Arcaro secured his fifth Preakness with a 1 3 16 mile time of 1 03 35, besting the track record and Capot’s earlier Preakness mark. Traffic Judge finished third with Nance’s Lad close behind, as 26,251 watched the dramatic renewal.
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Baltimore
Bell Stud
Nashua
Saratoga
Pimlico
Montpelier
Eddie Arcaro
Arcaro
Nick Shuk
Crippled Yanks Rally To Edge Orioles 3-2
New York Yankees win 3-2 at Baltimore despite 12 hits to 6 and missing Yogi Berra. Cal Abrams homered for Baltimore in the ninth, but Tom Morgan closed out the game with a double play on an 0 and 2 count as the Yanks hold on for the victory before 22 169 spectators.
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Baltimore
New York Yankees
Bombers
Chuck Diering
Phillies Win In Ninth Inning Boner Cost Pirates Victory
In Pittsburgh on May 28 the Phillies won 4-1 in ten innings after a baserunning mistake cost the Pirates a win. Ramon Mejias singled home Tom Saffell in the 10th, but Eugene Freese briefly stopped at first, later earning a return to the bag on the force at second as Roy Smalley flipped the ball to Ashburn. Richie Ashburn extended his hitting streak to 13 games and the Phillies won their seventh straight. The Pirates used a five-man infield for the first time, but it failed.
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Pittsburgh
Fittsburgh
Philadelphia
Phillies
Ramon Mejias
Tom Saffell
Eugene Freese
Mejias
Pirates
Roy Smalley
Richie Ashburn
Smalley
Georgia AAU Track Meet Features Records and Top Honors
Kermit Perry of Georgia set two hurdles records and won top individual honors at the 4th annual Georgia AAU Track and Field Championships in Atlanta. Johnny Barton Auburn raised the 2 mile standard and Bill Salter Tennessee set the high jump mark, with Fred Berman Atlanta Marine lifting the shot record. Georgia led team scoring with 40 1/4 points, Tech second, Tennessee third, Auburn fourth, and Fort Benning fifth. Perry logged 11.15 points and Barton 10 points.
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Mercer Bailey
Atlanta
Kermit Perry
Univ of Georgia
Georgia
Point Georgia
Terrence
Perry
Bill Fickling
Auburn
Bulldog
Pittsburgh at Brooklyns in long game and other baseball notes
Fragmentary report lists matchups including Pittsburgh at Brooklyns in 11 innings with Podres Burdette and Rush, Cincinnati at St Louis Mimarcin and Lawrence, Philadelphia at Kansas City, Chicago and Boston players, and other scattered games.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklys
Podres
Chicago
Burdette
Rush
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Mimarcin
Lawrence
Roberts
Philadelphia
Cole
Surkent
Kansas City
Chavelend
Rennes
Scharlock Newns
Boston -Stobbe
Cullman Stuns DeKalb to Reach Leeds Semi Final
Cullman High School Bearcats upset DeKalb County High 6 0 at Ft. Payne to clinch the 8th district title and earn a semi final berth in Leeds. Delayne Hulsey allowed two hits, Ralph Black finished with a three run homer, and Cullman advances to face Woodlawn with the potential state final against Sidney Lanier in Montgomery.
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Leeds
Ala
Bearcats
Cullman High School
Aest Woolen Tee School
Birmingham
Sidney Lanier High School
Montgomery
Cullman
Woodlawn
DeKalb County High School
Ft. Payne
Morgan Count Cotaco High School
Thursay
DeKalb
Delayne Hulsey
Ralph Blalock
North Alabama
Sidney Lanier
Anniston
Sheffield
Bible School Ready To Go At Hartselle
HARTSELLE Annual Vacation Bible School of the First Baptist Church will be held for eight days from Monday to June 8. Classes run 9 am to 12 pm, with a full roster of officers and teachers for General, Intermediate, Junior, Primary, and Beginners groups, plus a refreshment committee.
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J. W. Montgomery
C. K. Parker
Henry Wesson
Leeman Gibson
Albert Clemons
J. P. Simpson
Ed Summers
James Honea
Fred Bailey
Sue Templeton
Ray Howell
Mia Jo Wallace
Jo Ann McKee
Nancy Burleson
Virginia Ann Cost
Jo Ann Sandlin
Henry Sherrill
Maurine Duncan
Sherry West
Martha Rushing
Anna Paul Harison
Fuller Merrill
Alma Lewis McKee
Nancy Dean
Marilyn Bentley
W. V. Walden
Clyde Rice
Truman Aldridge
Cullman Burn Victim In Good Condition
Cullman Hospital reports Lynn Rigsby 19 in good condition after gasoline splash and car motor fire at Fischer's Garage where he works. Rigsby sustained burns to left arm neck back of neck face ear and right hand. David Barnett extinguished the flames after the spill. He graduated from Cullman High School 10 days earlier.
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Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Lynn Rigsby
Cullman 2
Rigsby
Fischer
David Barnett
Cullman High School
Life Underwriters Elect J J Putnam As New President
The Life Underwriters Association of Decatur elected officers for 1955 1956 at a Friday noon Lyons Hotel meeting presided by Robert T Spiers. New officers include J J Putnam as president J H Morris first vice president Reneau Carrell second vice president and program chairman Sam McClure secretary and treasurer and Maurice Jackson state committeeman and publicity chairman.
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Lyons
Life Underwriters Association of Decatur
Robert T. Spiers
J. J. Putnam
J. H. Morris
Reneau Carrell
Sam McClure
Maurice Jackson
J. S Kennedy
Arthur Nebrig
B. R. Reece
J. D. Bush
W. R. Haffner
Law And Mooney Accused Of Being Outside The Law
Bill Law age 45 and Joe Mooney age 43 were released on $750 bond after arrest Friday for possession of a still. Sheriff Jimmie Collier's forces destroyed Law's 1000 gallon still west of Morgan City and confiscated 29 gallons of whiskey within 50 yards of the distillery.
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Bill Law
Joe Mooney
Morgan County
Mooney
Law
Jimmie Collier
Morgan City
Homer Sets Off Chicago Victory
Homer powered a sixth inning burst to spark a Chicago win as Warren Hacker improved to four and two. Crowe and Aaron homered for the Cubs while Hacker allowed six hits and struck out five, with Crowe also hitting a triple.
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Homer
Chicago
Warren Hacker
Yankee
Cubs
Hacker
George Crowe
Hank Aaron
Chuck Tanner
Milwaukee
Miksince
Ies Tanner
Patko
Fondy
Logan
Crowe
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Tom Fool
Capot
Native Dancer
Swaps
Jim Fitzsimmons
Sunny Jim
New York
Wheatley Stable
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Craig
Swank Jewelry
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Lotion Cologne
Boner
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Washington
Cnewar
Cullman Wallops
Bible School
Hartselle
London
Elizabeth II
Scotland
Balmoral Castle
Duke of
Edin
Burgh
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Life Underwriters
J.J. Putnam
Pafko
Johnson
Eveen
R- Aaron
Joe
Tappe
Banks
E-Fondy
Nichols
Dittmer
RBI
Mediare
Ile Puraes
Ray Mitchell
Mgr
Can Co
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