DiMaggio Joins A’s as Full-Time Coach in Oakland
Joe DiMaggio, 53, becomes Oakland Athletics vice president and full-time coach after aiding the team with hitting for weeks. He will sit on the bench with Bob Kennedy and insists his front office role won’t clash with on-field duties as the A’s move closer to managing duties in the future.
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Ala
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Oakland Athletics
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Charles O. Finley
Cincinnati
Finley
Yankee Clipper
Joe
Bob Kennedy
Aggio
Yankees
Two Openers Are Restated For Tuesday
Major League baseball postponed two of Monday's three season openers in response to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. The Senators canceled the Presidential Opener in Washington and Cincinnati halted the opener with Chicago to honor a Day of Commitment. Houston also postponed a Sunday exhibition in line with national mourning. The Seattle opener against Pittsburgh remained on schedule.
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Major League Baseball
Martin Luther King
Washington
Dr. King
American League
League
Joe Cronin
Cincinnati
Chicago
Eugene Ruethmann
Martin Luther King Jr
Francis Dale
Reds
Dale
Houston
Minne
Sota
Lyndon Johnson
Pittsburgh
Raider Linksmen Defeat Bradshaw Bruins in opener
Decatur High School golf beat Bradshaw 11 10 at Decatur Country Club. George Jones Davis and Martha Jones won singles against Bruin foes. Davis and Bob Evans won 3 0 in doubles. Miss JonesPossible first varsity letter win edged Mike Sabit 2 1. Davis beat Steve Clifford 3 0. Evans and Davis shutout Allison and Clifford 3 0.
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Davis
Bob Evans
Red Raiders
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Decatur High
Mike Sabit
Jones
Mert Lemon
Danny Davis
Steve Clifford
Evans
Don Allison
Clifford
Decatur Red Raiders Rally to Edge Whites 19-18 in Inter squad
In a D Day inter squad game at Decatur the Red Raiders beat the Whites 19-18 after a seesaw second half. Nate Holmes and Hanson Kaylor sparked a 68 yard drive for the Reds with Jimmy Bowen scoring and Larry Fite adding the PAT amid late Reds momentum.
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Dick Bell
Daily Sports
Decatur Red Raider Reds
Reds
Whites
Nate Holmes
Jimmy Bowen
Bowen
Hanson Kaylor
Red
Larry Luckett
Lee Adcox
Mike Mathis
Luckett
Mark Holibaugh
Mathis
Holmes
Larry Fite
Claude Stevenson
West Virginia to Withdraw From Southern Conference
Dr. James G. Harlow, president, announced WVU will withdraw from the Southern Conference at the end of the current year. Athletic Director Robert N. Brown told conference commissioner Lloyd P. Jordan of the decision citing travel distances and lack of rivalries as main reasons. WVU will still schedule some SOC schools but will not join another conference.
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W. Va
James G. Harlow
West Virginia University
Harlow
Robert N. Brown
Lloyd P. Jordan
WVU
Showers Claim Dominance Friday At Greensboro Tourney Postponed
Weather halted the Great Greensboro Classic at Sedgefield after half the field finished. A second round is set for Saturday with Sunday to complete action. Leaders include Geiberger at 133 with Boros two back and Casper tied with Boros for 2nd.
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Kenalyta Ae Press
Reensboro
N.C
Ryn
Geiberger
Jasper
Sedgefield Country Club
Jackson
Arnold Palk
Boros
Bob Tuthill
PGA
Pensacola
Casper
Joe Campbell
Bob Smith
Terry Dill
Don January
Kel
George Archer
Dave Hill
Cobie Legrange
Billy Casper
AR Sports
Turbine Cars Still Limited
Federal Judge William E Steckler rejected STP Division requests to restore 1967 turbine car rules and USAC membership. He urged STP and Granatelli to resume racing relations as he allowed continued USAC investigations into false certification and added fuel tanks. Granatelli’s Jones driven turbine led the 1967 Indy 500 until a bearing failure.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
William E. Steckler
Studebaker
STP
U.S. Auto Club
USAC
Andy Granatelli
Steckler
Granatelli
Parnelli Jones
Pratt & Whitney
Jones
Lotus
Professional Golfers Association
Trinity Horse Show at West Morgan High
The West Morgan High School Booster Club and Band Parents Club host a horse show at the school football field. There are 36 classes with trophies ribbons and cash prizes across categories. Two shows at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. feature judges Vic Thompson and Royce Cates.
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West Morgan High School
West Morgan High Band
Vic Thompson
Royce Cates
Tigers Beat Florida 6-2 on Two Home Runs
Auburn used back to back homers in the sixth to take a 6-2 win over Florida in a Southeastern Conference baseball game in Gainesville. Rick Countryman singled and scored on John Strait's homer off Jim Courier before Steve Arthur allowed a homer to Larry Blakeney.
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Gainesville
Fla
Auburn
Florida
Rick Countrymen
John Straiton
Jim Courier
Courier
Steve Arthur
Larry Blakeney
Cycles To Race At Jake's Drag Strip
New motorcycle drag race makes history at Jake's Drag Strip between Decatur and Moulton on Old Moulton Road Sunday. Gates open 11 a.m. Time trials at 1 p.m. and racing at 2 p.m. Several classes from last Sunday's rainout return for the show along with regular classes.
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Ronald Fortenberry
Huntsville
Jake’s
Moulton Track
Bob Bates
Moulton
Decatur
Tolan's Single Ends Detroit Streak In St Louis Win
In St. Petersburg Bob Tolan delivered a ninth inning single off Les Cain to push across the winning run as the Cardinals beat the Tigers 3 2. Detroit starter Mayo Smith shuffled lineups while St Louis pitchers Gib son and Wilson held the Tigers to limited hits in a tense opener. Al Kaline and Norm Cash produced Detroit's early runs, while Tim McCarver and Mike Shannon added offense for the Cardinals.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Bob Tolan
Detroit
St. Louis ‘Cardinals
Tigers
Associated Press
Tolan
Les Cain
Phil Gagliano
Mayo Smith
Dick Simpson
St. Louis
Bob Gibson
al Kaline
Norm Cash
Earl Wilson
Tim McCarver
Mike.Shannon
Cal Maxvill
Gibson
Don Wert
Jim Northrup
Shannon
Oakland Zips Over Reds 7 6 In Grapefruit League Thriller
Jim Gosger delivered a two out homer in the tenth as the Oakland Athletics rallied from a 5 6 deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7 6. John Odom pitched seven scoreless innings. Vada Pinson Mack Jones homered for the Reds in the eighth and Pete Rose drove in two as Cincinnati capitalized on five errors.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jim Gosger
Oakland Athletics
Bob Lee
Cincinnati Reds
A’s
Tony LaRussa
Connie Helms
Ramon Webster
John “Blue Moon
Odom
Reds
Terry Is Star In Hawks' Tilt
COURTLAND The Blacks defeated the Whites 27 to 6 in a spring intra-squad game at Courtland High School. Quarterback Anthony Terry starred with passing and rushing scores including a 20 yard completion to Phil Elmore and a 25 yard pass to Jerry Hutto. Hutto added a five yard rushing TD and Jerry Hutto also kicked an extra point. Selma Hill connected with Gary Hutto for the White score in the third period.
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Courtland
Courtland High School
Anthony—Terry
Phil Elmore
Jerry Hutto
Terry
Selma Hill
Gary Hutto
First American Lighthouse on Little Brewster Island
Little Brewster Island near Boston housed the first American lighthouse established in 1716 marking an early milestones in U.S. maritime navigation and coastal safety.
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Little Brewster Island
Boston
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