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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

01 Aug 1968

Page 15

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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1968

Page

15

Courtland Dragway Hosts Alabama Super Stocks Championship

Courtland Dragway in Courtland North Alabama will hold Alabama Super Stocks Friday night with gates at 5 p.m. and racing at 8:30 p.m. NHRA rules govern the event attracting top stock drivers from five states and Memphis entries.

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Phenix City Courtland Dragway Courtland Strip Courtland North Alabama Air Force Base National Hot Rod Huntsville Phil Bonnes John Association Livingston Billy Tanner Memphis NHRA Robert Nance Ringald McCandless Courtland Dragway Tenn C. J. South Birmingham Bob Eppersons
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Dizzy Dean 30-win myth and Lefty Grove 31 shown

The piece debunks the 30 win myth about Dizzy Dean in 1934 and notes Lefty Grove’s 31 wins in 1931. It explains old rules and 1934 schedule effects, recounts Dean’s late surge to 27 wins, and outlines his era’s raw numbers versus true value and modern standards.

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Leonard Koppett New York Times News Service Pittsburgh Denny McLain Juan Marichal Dizzy Dean Dean St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball Bob Grove Lefty Grove Philadelphia Athletics Dizzy Dodgers Ebbets Field Detroit Tigers Branch Rickey Rickey McLain Marichal
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Bowling Champs Run Feb 22 to Apr 30 in Madison

The 1969 American Bowling Congress championships are scheduled in Madison Wisconsin from February 22 through April 30. Top bowlers will compete across divisions for national titles at the Wisconsin venue.

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Madison Wis
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