Athens Decatur Win In Spring Football Jamboree
Athens defeats Austin 14 6 and Decatur tops rival teams in four one quarter games at Hartselle Stadium. Coaches McCoy Webb and Sadler express mixed satisfaction with spring work while PittPitts hints at more for Hartselle as ATHENS on Page 8.
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Austin
Hartselle
Decatur
Athens
North Alabama
Hartselle Stadium
Larry McCoy
Sadler
Bucky Pitts
Scott Wagner
Jerry Grace
Baseball Players Strike Halts Weekend Openers
Major league players voted 47 to 0 to strike over pension benefits delaying next week's season openers. A Birmingham charity game for crippled children was called off as part of the walkout, with executives warning no practices or games will occur until resolution.
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Denne H. Freeman
Dallas
Marvin Miller
Major League Baseball Players Association
August A. Busch Jr
St. Louis Cardinals
Miller
Baltimore Orioles
Atlanta Braves
Birmingham
Ala
Stu Holcomb
Chicago White Sox
Decatur Red Raiders Schedule Games With West End and Hayes
Earl Morris's Decatur High School Red Raiders announce next year’s basketball slate against West End and Hayes. West End were Class 4A state champions and Hayes finished as runner up. Hayes defeated Decatur in the state tournament.
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Earl
Morris
Decatur
Red Raiders
West End
Hayes
Pen Canterbury
Disgust Greets Strike Decision By Major League Players
The Major League Baseball Players Association announced a strike for better pension benefits, drawing disgust from players and officials. Boston infielder Danny Cater and Chicago White Sox executive Stu Holcomb voiced disappointment as Carlton Fisk reacted by vomiting toward the news during a Lakeland exhibition against the Detroit Tigers.
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Major League Baseball Players Association
Boston Red Sox
Danny” Cater
Stu Holcomb
Chicago White Sox
Carlton Fisk
Detroit Tigers
Lakeland
Fla
Association
Dallas
Holcomb
White Sox
Baseball strike shuts teams and fans out of action
Detroit Tigers general manager Jim Campbell says the team is closing down players to clean lockers and depart. Red Sox spokesman notes players left to fend for themselves after midnight with rooms paid only through tonight. Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Dodgers VP Arthur Patterson, and Angels GM Harry Dalton comment on the strike and missing announcements as teams prepare for Saturday games.
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Jim Campbell
Detroit Tigers
Red Sox
Sports Fans of America
Bowie Kuhn
Arthur Patterson
Los Angeles Dodgers
Harry Dalton
California Angels
Joe Hall Named Kentucky Basketball Coach
Joe B. Hall was named to succeed Adolph Rupp as head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. Hall, 43, had been Rupp’s top assistant since 1965 and will take over when Rupp steps down in July after a 42 year career. He praised Rupp and vowed to preserve the Kentucky style while seeking future guidance from him.
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Lexington
University of Kentucky
Joe B. Hall
Adolph Rupp
Hall
Rupp
Kentucky
Joe
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Detroit
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St. Louis
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Harve Richard Presnell Roberts
Jane Powell
Peter Graves
World Action Singers
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al Roberts
Joe Hall
Decatur Daily
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Everette
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Steve Shirley
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