Harold Hill returns to DIR after broken arm in Decatur race
Hill, who broke his arm at the Decatur International Race, comes back for this weekend at DIR aiming for a second straight win. Last week Paul Crabtree won the modified specials and O Neal Terry the cadets. 70 cars expected across three divisions with a $1475 purse. Gates open 5 p.m., time trials 7 30, racing 8 p.m. Promoter Trom Watts ordered cadet car tests to be conducted the next day at Travel ers Best Motel after a complaint last week.
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Decatur International’ Raceway
Dir
Paul Crabtree
O’neal Terry
Terry
Troy Watts
Watts
U.S. 31 South
Athens Bible School Slams Clements 5-0 in Baseball
Athens Bible School pitcher Stanley Brooks allowed eight hits and struck out seven to blank Clements High 5-0. The win improves Bible School to 3-2 while Clements drops to 3-2. Steve Tucker drove in two runs with a first inning single as the Colts committed a costly error. Frank Robins and Sam Buchanan added RBI singles, with two more runs scoring in the sixth.
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Athens
Stanley Brooks
Athens Bible School
Clements High
Bible School
Colts
Steve Tucker
Frank Robins
Sam Buchanan
Giant anteater's daily feast of termites and ants
The giant anteater of South America can eat up to 30,000 termites or ants in a single day, showcasing remarkable dietary capacity and insect consumption.
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South America
Beware Of Free Running Dogs
Jack Lovett Jr. argues free ranging dogs harm wildlife more than any predator by killing deer fawns and ground nesters while reducing turkey and quail populations. He cites laws and urges sportsmen to support clubs like the Decatur Club and the Tennessee Valley Committee for Better Fishing to raise awareness and protect game resources. Glenn W. Rogers, Rt. 1, Decatur, offers membership info.
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Jack Lovett JR
Turkey
Decatur Club
Tennessee Valley Committee For Better Fishing
Alabama Wildlife Federation
Glenn W. Rogers
Rt. 1
Decatur
Miller Hurls Calhoun To 15-0 Triumph
Hal Miller pitched all nine innings as Calhoun beat Cumberland 15 to 0. John Wayne King led Calhoun with three singles, and Herring Smith Neely and Brooke had two hits each. Cumberland managed three runs and five errors in the rout.
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Hal Miller
Calhoun Junior College
War Hawks
Cumberland Junior College
Miller
Calhoun
Jim Lowry
John Wayne King
Herring
Smith
Neely
Brooke
Cumberland
Cumberland Calhoun
Tinsley
McCoy
Sexton
Lowry
Arthur i
Jarboe
Thompson
Pierce
Hughes
Rowden
Yancey
Ib Perry
Brookers Davis
Fowler
Er McCoy Behee
Davis
Laver crushes Cox to reach British Hard Courts final
Rod Laver defeated Mike Cox 6-4 6-1 6-0 to reach the British Hard Courts Championship final in Bournemouth. Laver will meet Ken Rosewall, who beat Andres Gimeno 6-2 6-1 6-3, in a bid for the $2,400 first prize. Cox earned $120.
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Bournemouth
England
Rod Laver
Mark Cox
King of the Professionals
Ken Rosewall
Rosewall
Andres Gimeno
Spain
Laver
Cox
Pancho Gonzalez
Roy Emerson
Gonzalez
Emerson
Pearson Sets Martinsville Virginia 500 Front Row Pace
David Pearson arrows to pole at 78.230 mph in a 1968 Ford on Martinsville oval leading a five car push past the old track record. Richard Petty follows at 78.125 mph in a 1968 Plymouth with Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison, and Donnie Allison also breaking the mark.
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Martinsville
David Pearson
Richard Petty
Marinsville Speedway
Pearson
Spartanburg
S.C
Petty
Randleman
N.C
Cale Yarborough
Timmonsville
Allison Brothers
Bobby
Donnie
Hueytown
Ala
Yarborough
Bobby Allison
Nascar
Darel Dieringer
Charlotte
Plymouth
Dieringer
Martinsville Speedway
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Raiders and Bears Face Doubleheader Today
Decatur and Austin high schools join forces to challenge Tuscaloosa County High. Northport comes to town this afternoon to test the Red Raiders at 1 p.m. and Austin at 3 30 p.m. at the Black Bears diamond. Both games are free and open to the public.
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Decatur
Austin
Tuscaloosa County
Northport
Red Raiders
Black Bears
Auburn Rally Forces Comeback Win Over Volunteers
Auburn erased a 3-0 deficit with two runs in the seventh and two more in the ninth to defeat Tennessee 4-3 in SEC baseball. Center fielder Rick Countrymen scored the winning runs as George Simmons grounded out. Gene Collins scored the tying run after a wild pitch by Mike Duvall.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Auburn
Tennessee
Rick Countrymen
Tigers
George Simmons
Gene Collins
Ty Coppinger
Mike Duvall
Frank Petrella
Big Drag Race Set For Jake's Big Show
Jake's Drag Strip in Moulton hosts a production and gasser race Sunday with trials at 1 and racing at 2 30. Cars from four states Georgia Mississippi Arkansas Tennessee enter the event seen as Jake's season’s biggest. Weather delays forced cancellations last week and opening date for Moulton Speedway remains pending.
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Moulton
Jake
Bobby Boyd
Boyd
Jake’s
Georgia
Sissippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Rec
Moulton Speedway
Athens Raiders Fall to Athens Golden Eagles in Track Meet
Decatur Red Raiders closed 1968 track season with an 84 to 34 defeat against Athens Golden Eagles. Virgil McDonald won 100 meters and high jump for Athens, while David Pearson topped pole vault. Lakin Collins contributed multiple wins for Athens in relays and sprints.
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Athens Golden Eagles
Raiders
Virgil McDonald
David Pearlson
Lakin Collins
Ing
Athens
Collins
Shaw
Wilborn
McDonald
Decatur
Hargrove
Sherit
Anderson
Hume
Tel
Rice
Allfrey
Bechtel
Sherrill
Nebrig
Withorn
Lett
Mathis
Carter
Clark
Darnell
Gates
Pearson
Leroy
Freeman
de Allfrey
Kirk Tad
Athens Las
Strain and Mills
Quarry Ellis weigh in for heavyweight title showdown
Jerry Quarry weighed 195 pounds and Jimmy Ellis 197 pounds for their 15 round World Boxing Association heavyweight title clash set for Saturday night.Fans watched as they weighed in on the Jack London Inn sun deck with cameras and reporters present.
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Oakland
Jerry Quarry
Jimmy Ellis
Jack London Inn
Quarry
Ellis
Women’s singles final set. Wade beats James in two
In June, Miss Wade defeated Mrs Christine James of Britain 8-6 6-2 to reach the final. Miss Shaw beat Mrs Fay Moore of Australia 6-1 6-1. All four semifinalists are amateurs, and Moore is the only player among them aiming for the first prize of 720 dollars.
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Cox
Virginia Wade
Winni Shaw
Britain
United
States
Miss Wade
Christine James
Miss Shaw
Fay Moore
Australia
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