Indians Open Home Season At Legion Field This Saturday
The Tennessee Valley baseball league starts in Columbia and Sheffield with hopes for a strong summer. The piece urges local fans to attend Indians home games at Legion Field this Saturday and support the team to prevent Decatur from dropping from the league next year.
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Tennessee Valley Baseball League
Columbia
Tennessee
Sheffield
Indians
Decatur
Legion Field
Tribe
Lawrence County
B. E. Bates Grocery
Moulton Road
East Limestone
Bob Wiley
Jack Wiley
Medford Long
Owen Wiley
Hagan Morgan
Bruce Clark
Oscar Chenault
Kenneth Long
Benny Wiley
Bobby Morgan
Elton Morgan
Carl Tidwell
Byars Wiley
Hollis Blankenship
Moulton
Supreme Court May Probe Boxing Monopoly Under Sherman Act
The piece argues boxing may be a business and not a sport and urges the Supreme Court to study promotion as a potential Sherman Act subject. It criticizes the IBC for monopolistic power over fighters and managers and warns that boxers must align with the organization or risk rapid decline.
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Supreme Court
Charles Atlas
IBC
What This Town Needs
Decatur lacks a genuine softball park with seating and proper outfield fences. The city has long produced strong summer leagues with solid attendance, so quality lighting and ample crowd space would match local talent and elevate the game.
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Decatur
Redbirds Lead Hitting And Pitching Weekend But St. Louis Slips
The Cardinals dominate offense and pitching yet sit fifth in the standings Friday. Stan Musial tops the attack tied for home runs with Hank Sauer at 14, while he leads in runs and RBIs. Jablonski hits .376 and Raschi posts a 6-0 record.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Stan
Victor Raschi
Cards
Bashful Writer Blasts Back At Criticism
A reader accuses the column of unjust criticism and overhype of the Decatur Indians. The writer defends the piece and states the Indians will do well this summer, standing by the earlier general sentiment while labeling criticism as occasional and rare.
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Decatur Indians
Indians
Barons lead rosters, Specks dominate Southern stats
Nashville rookie Eric Roden regained the Southern Association batting lead with a .398 average through May 26 as Atlanta’s Bob Montag slipped to .380 while leading in total bases doubles and RBIs. Gene Freese of New Orleans topped hits at 58, Herb Plews held triples, Len Lennon rose to .345, Keith Speck led pitchers at 5-0, and Bob Schultz struck out 57 with 41 walks.
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Atlanta
Nashville
Eric Roden
Southern Association
Bob Montag
Roden
Howe
Montag
RBI
Bob Lennon
Birmingham
Herb Plews
Gene Freese
New Orleans
Plews
Lennon
Len Johnson
Memphis
Keith Speck
Leo Cristante
Bob Schultz
Red Scar to face Nick Carter in Decatur wrestling clash
Decatur fans gear up for a two falls from three match at the Coliseum as Nick Carter battles The Scar for the masked wrestler’s fate. Also on card, Farmer Brown faces Mr X in another masked bout. DAV sponsors the event. crowd expectations rise after strong turnout last week.
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Red Scar
Decatur
Coliseum
Nick Carter
Oneonta
Alex Gulas
Scar
Carter
Birmingham Southern
South
Nick
Farmer Brown
Arkansas
Eagles Along the Backwaters and June Sportsmen Meeting
Local residents note bald eagles remain year round with summer migration. They attribute diet to fish and carrion at the reservoir, with white head and tail distinguishing mature birds. The June meeting of Morgan County Sportsmen and Conservation Association is Friday June 4 at 7:30 PM at Flint School. Bream fishing is highlighted as June approaches, with crappie outcomes in May not as favorable.
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Morgan County Sportsmen's and Conservation Association
Flint
Wildlife, fish, and tree tips from local notes
Foxes suffer skin disease resembling mange with hair loss observed locally. Pike and other cold water fish have become rare since river damming increased water temperature. Warm water species rise as pike fail to breed. Decatur yards show many dead pines. a winter transplant method is suggested to reduce shock. Seining banned in Wheeler Reservoir with minor bait net allowance.
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Decatur
TVA Pumps Drain Sloughs for White Springs Farm Output
TVA pumps pull water from sloughs near White Springs as Wheeler Refuge workers disc slough bottoms and plant mile maize and soybeans for fall honkers and quackers. Shad are praised as essential food for larger fish, aiding bass crappie and bream. Morgan and Limestone farmers switch cotton allotments to oil soybeans, hoping for a profitable crop.
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TVA
Whiteside
Wheeler Refuge
White Springs
Morgan
Limestone Counties
Schedule Highlights From National and American Leagues
Brooklyn visits New York and Philadelphia hosts Pittsburgh as St. Louis plays Milwaukee and Cincinnati meets Chicago in NL action. In the AL the New York squad travels to Boston while Washington hosts Philadelphia with two games listed. Chicago goes to Baltimore and Detroit visits Cleveland.
Southern Association Schedule Pairings Listed
The record lists two point games in the Southern Association with matchups Atlanta at Birmingham Memphis at Little Rock Mobile at New Orleans and Nashville at Chattanooga all noted with (2) indicating a second game or round.
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Southern Association
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Little Rock
Mobile
New Orleans
Nashville
Chattanooga
Champion Betty Nuthall Marries Franklin Showmaker
Betty Nuthall former England Wightman Cup player and 1930 U S women’s champion marries Franklin Couly Showmaker of the Department of Commerce in New York on May 29.
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Champ
New York
Betty Nuthall
England
U. S
Franklin Couly
Department of Commerce
Rivers and Streams Clearing in Limestone Madison Morgan and Cullman Areas
Weather area notes report rivers and creeks clearing from stained to clear in Limestone Madison Morgan and Cullman regions. anglers note bass bream crappie catfish and drum activity with plugs flies minnows and crawfish. prospects vary with rain, generally fair to good.
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Lawrence
Thompson Creek
Limestone
Elk River
White Lake
Limestone Creek
Beaver Dam Creek
Madison
Tennessee River
Flint River
Paint Rock River
Indian Creek
Morgan
Flint
Cataco
Winston
Brushy Lake
Lipsey River
Brindlee Creek
Civic softball doubleheader features Exchange Rotary and Jaycees Kiwanis
Monday night in the Civic softball league Exchange faces Rotary in the opener and Jaycees meets Kiwanis in the second game.
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Exchange
Rotary
Kiwanis
Jaycees
Civic Softball League
Florence Golfers To Meet Local Club Team
The Decatur Country Club golf team will host a Florence team Sunday starting at 1 PM. About 20 golfers from the Tri Cities are expected to play.
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Florence
Decatur Country Club
Tri- Cities
Campanella to resume catcher role with Dodgers
Roy Campanella returns to the lineup for the Brooklyn Dodgers as full time catcher after wrist surgery on May 4. The NL MVP from last season had been out since May 5 and had batted .181 before injury.
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New York
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn Dodgers
Campanella
Probable pitchers listed for tomorrow's major league games
New York at Boston McDonald and Nixon. Detroit at Cleveland Gray and Garcia. Chicago at Baltimore Consuegra and Larsen. Marrero and Porterfield against Fricano and Portocarrero. Brooklyn at New York Padres Antonelli. St Louis at Milwaukee Miller and Spahn. Cincinnati at Chicago Valentine and Wehmeier versus Jeffcoat and Klippstein. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Pensons and Roberts versus Friend and Littlefield.
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Boston
McDonald
Nixon
Detroit
Cleveland
Gray
Garcia
Chicago
Baltimore
Consuegra
Larsen
Washington
Philadelphia
Marrero
Porterfield
Fricano
Portocarrero
Brooklyn
Padres
Antonelli
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Miller
Spahn
Cincinnati
Valentine
Wehmeier
Jeffcoat
Klippstein
Pittsburgh
Pensons
Roberts
Friend
Littlefield
Triangle Invitation Loaded With Talent
Fourteen top ranked women professionals and two leading amateurs will play in the second annual Triangle Invitation round robin at Cascades course Hot Springs Virginia. Babe Zaharias is the favorite with rivals Betsy Rawls Louise Suggs Patty Berg and Betsy Jameson among the contenders. Amateurs Mary Lena Faulk and Marlene Stewart also compete.
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Robert Moore
Hot Springs
Cascades
Babe Zaharias
Washington
Jackie Pound
Westfield
N. J
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S. C
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Betty Dodd
San Antonio
Tex
Beverly Hanson Silvernail
India
Calif
Betty Hicks
Durham
N. C
Alice Bauer Hagge
Marlene Bauer
Sarasota
Fla
Fay Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Betty Bush
Hammond
Ind
Crack Field Of Throttle Pushers Promised Here
Decatur Speedway owner director Mickey Martin promised another crack field of stock car speedsters for Wednesday nights racing card with 22 cars and drivers. He praised the rebuilt oval and said minor defects in the loud speaking system would be corrected. A previous amplifier failure delayed the opener by about 20 minutes. He aims to remove time trials and start programs promptly at 8 with final event by 10 15 if weather cooperates.
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Decatur Speedway
Mickey Martin
Speedway Oval
Martin
Martin to Run Columbia Speedway Beginning June 4
Decatur Speedway director Mickey Martin says he will become operator of the Columbia Speedway starting June 4. He will continue as director at Decatur, and cars from this area are expected to compete on the Tennessee track.
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Decatur Speedway
Mickey Martin
Columbia Speedway
Martin
Tennessee
Tri States short track stars pledge to appear at opener
The season opener drew many top short track artists from the Tri States area, with almost all of them pledging their appearance at the event.
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Tri-States
Indians Meet Rest Of Loop In Heavy State
The Decatur Indians head into a tough Tennessee Valley semi pro schedule this week facing Sheffield on Tuesday night Florence on Thursday and Monsanto on Saturday. They meet the Ramblers in Sheffield a foe they troubled last season. Florence battle is set for the Tri-Cities with Monsanto at home opening the season at 8 P M expected large crowd.
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Decatur Indians
Tennessee Valley
Sheffield
Florence
Monsanto
Tribe
Ramblers
Florence Raiders
Tri-Cities
Geysers Erupt When Soap Is Dumped By Visitors
National Geographic Society warns that some Icelandic geysers can erupt when visitors dump soap into the vents breaking surface tension and triggering sudden bursts.
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Iceland
The
National Geographic Society
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Brittan Clothing Co
Rose Jewelry Co
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Clements Drug No
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Monarch
Southern Oil Co
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Tony Daniel
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