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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1968
Page
9
The California Angels, eight years old, aim to improve after a fifth-place finish and 7 1/2 games back. They pursue regulars at four positions as exhibition play shows no home runs in 18 games and pitcher Sammy Ellis struggles amid lineup tweaks.
Hartselle Morgan County Training School basketball star Issac Stallworth Jr. will sign a grant in aid scholarship with the University of Kansas Tuesday at 8 a.m. Assistant coach Sam Miranda will handle the signing as Stallworth, a 6-6 center, led Morgan County to its best season with averages of 35 points and 23 rebounds per game.
John Livingston of Nashville faced early trouble while Larry Berry of Huntsville won the first Modi fied and Gas Production Championship at Jake's Drag Strip. Athens’ Jerry Dillworth finished second in a 1939 Modified Chevrolet, with three entries tied for third after rain ended the program early.
Cale Yarborough, from Timmonsville S C, dominates the Atlanta 500 at 125 mph average to claim his second consecutive Atlanta victory and move toward a record year earnings. Lee Roy Yarbrough finishes second after a late pit stop dispute, with Donnie Allison third and Richard Petty sixth as the field distributes prize money totaling over 20 thousand dollars for the winner.
Tony Jacklin, 23, shattered a decades long English drought by winning the Jacksonville Open at 15 under par 273 for $20,000. Palmer faltered early while Jacklin, eyeing golf greats, kept nerves hidden as Sanders faded to tie for second at 275 with several rivals.
Montgomery bowler Kay Wurtz tops the Singles A with a 604 scratch and 696 total including handicap in the Alabama Woman's Bowling Association State Tournament. Eva Bagwell of Decatur remains scratch leader at 639 as action continues next weekend with all events standings listed for A and B divisions.
Pocket sale offers on Chevy Van 108 with 108 inch wheel base and 256 cubic feet cargo space and Chevy Van 90 with 90 inch wheel base and 209 cubic feet. Models include 230 cubic inch six cylinder engine chrome hub caps chrome bumpers custom equipment front bumper bar and side mirrors. Rear doors measure four feet by four feet cargo floor is flat with embossed skid strips and tapered leaf springs front and rear for easy load.
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