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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1960

Page

15

Little League Hurlers No-Hit Highlight Leads Markets

A chaotic collage of race notes and baseball results shows a no hitter by youth hurlers and Indy speed talk. The piece mentions Rodger Ward Jim Rathmann Eddie Sachs and Johnny Thomson among top qualifiers with a five hit record and the Offenhauser engine dominating the 500. Orioles Indians Giants Cubs Red Sox Yankees Dodgers shine with key hits and pitchers Springer Wakefield Hester and Dukes contributing to late inning routs.

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Mays Hits Pair In Giants Win

In St Louis Willie Mays homered for his second major league start as the Giants pounded 15 hits. Willie Kirkland Simmons Duliba and Smith contributed key hits for a 15 hit attack. O'Dell earned the win and Sadacki took the loss.

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Wesley Leads At Florence In Golf Meet

Wesley shot an even par 70 to 138 total, two ahead of Johnny Gross who carded 71 after a 69 opening. Jackie Cummings, defending Tuscaloosa champion, matched 71 for a 141 total at Florence.

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Carr Defeats Cochran For British Amateur Championship

PORTRUSH Northern Ireland AP Joe Carr of Dublin haberdashery won the British Amateur Championship beating Bob Cochran of St Louis 8 and 7. Carr led 6 up at lunch and extended his advantage to finish decisively on the Royal Portrush course, his fourth win in eight years.

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Tigers Clinch 4-3 Victory Over Indians on Maxell's 10th Inning Homer

Detroit rallies in extras as Charlie Maxwell hits a leadoff homer in the 10th to power a 4-3 win over Cleveland. Pete Burnside earns the decision after the decisive blow, with Kaline and Maxwell homering for Detroit while Harvey Kuenn goes deep for the Indians.

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Barber Keeps Up Role As Pacesetter At Invitational Open

INDIANAPOLIS AP Jerry Barber remained the pacesetter for the third straight round with a 67 giving him a 54 hole total of 202 in the Invitational 500 Festival Open on the Speedway course. Doug Ford and Doug Sanders were tied for second at 202 after rounds of 68 and 69.

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Local golfers post solid rounds at Florence event

Florence golfer Nolan Hatcher stood fourth after rounds of 69 and 73 totaling 142. Al Jones of Decatur shot 69 and 75 for 144, while Roy Downey of Gadsden posted 72 and 74 for 146.

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Alabama deer and wildlife management notes

The article discusses Alabama deer population growth from sparse early 1900s swamps to thousands today, urging cautious doe hunting and possible legislative action for controlled seasons in overpopulated areas. It mentions Indian black francolins trial releases, a gravel road project to reach river access for fishing, and local clubs like Morgan County Gun Club with plans for a skeet range.

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Probable Pitchers In Early Baseball Showdowns

Daily matchups list probable pitchers for the American and National Leagues. Cleveland and Detroit, Boston and aio, Washington and New York, Chicago and Kansas City, plus San Francisco at St Louis, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Milwaukee at Cincinnati, and Los Angeles at Chicago are featured with cited pitcher records.

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Zimmer's Single Lifts Cubs Past Dodgers in 14th

Don Zimmer delivered a bases loaded single in the 14th inning to drive the Chicago Cubs to a 4 3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Chicago.

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Hoak Homers as Pirates Beat Phillies in 13th

Don Hoak hit a two run homer in the 13th inning lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4 2 victory over Philadelphia. The win kept Pittsburgh a game behind the NL leaders the San Francisco Giants who defeated St Louis 8 0. Umbricht earned the win, Farrell took the loss.

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KC Comes From Behind To Nip Chicago 4 to 3

Kansas City Athletics rally from behind with Bill Tuttle delivering a two run homer in the seventh to beat the Chicago White Sox 4 3. Daley earned the win while Donovan took the loss after Chicago’s early lead faded.

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Athletics Taking Applications Now For All Star Game

Kansas City AP reports the All Star Game organizers accepting applications by mail. Price for box seats is 8 dollars and reserved seats 6 dollars. Add 75 cents for handling mailing and insurance. Applications should be sent to All Star Game Box 1212 Kansas City 41 Mo.

Kansas City

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