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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1968

Page

14

Bears Rally Past Cowboys in Hall of Fame Game TD

Willie Dearion returned a punt 62 yards for the decisive score as the Chicago Bears beat the Dallas Cowboys 30 to 24 in Canton. Cecil Turner scored twice including an 88 yard kickoff return, while Lance Rentzel scored twice for Dallas.

Canton Ohio Chicago Willie Dearion Bears Dallas Cowboys Dallas Craig Moran Cowboys Cecil Turner Jim Dooley Turner Jack Concannon Lance Rentzel Don Meredith Morton

Singer Fires Three-Hitter as Dodgers blank Mets 8 0

Bill Singer pitched a three-hitter to lead Los Angeles past the New York Mets 8-0. Bob Bailey homered twice, Tom Haller hit a two run pinch single, Wes Parker and Len Gabrielson drove in runs, and Ron Fairly added two RBIs. The Mets stranded six in the first four innings before Singer sealed his eighth win.

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Braves Split Doubleheader With Reds In Bat Swinging Night

Lee May's run scoring single in the eighth breaks a deadlock and Tony Perez homers in the ninth to lift the Cincinnati Reds over Atlanta 5-3 and split the doubleheader. In the first game Felipe Alou drove in the only run with an eighth inning RBI single as Ron Reed went the distance for the Shoutout.

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Chance Holds Tigers To Four Hits in 4-0 Twins Win

In Minneapolis, Dean Chance limited Detroit to four hits as Rich Reese and Ron Clark supplied key runs. Minnesota beat the Tigers 4 to 0, widening their lead over Baltimore, while New York defeated Baltimore to tighten the AL race.

Chance Tigers Twins Minneapolis - ST. Paul Dean Chance Detroit Rich Reese Ron Clark Minnesota Baltimore Orioles New York Abrhbi Mauliffe Tovar Northrup Reese Kaline Ahblaendr Whorton Allison Philadelphia Houston Roseboro Freehan Rollins Holt Simpson Rojas Torres Jeenski Hison Staub Stanley Quilici Len Wynn Campbell Dchance Nmiller Wilson Adlesh Wyatt Uther Menke Comer Ryan Asprmate Hort Warden Gotay Reese Ron Clark E—Torres T-Taylor Dobson iCuelar D.chance

Callison Powers Phillies Past Astros 2-1

Johnny Callison hit his 12th home run, a two run shot, as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 2-1 to snap a six game skid. Chris Short allowed two hits through seven innings before the Astros loaded the bases in the eighth and scored on a double play and a fanned final out.

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Baseball Standings and Sunday Matchups Across Leagues

Standings show Los Angeles eight New York zero Cincinnati zero five Philadelphia two Houston one. Sunday's games feature Cincinnati at Atlanta with Cloninger versus Reed, Chicago at St Louis with Jenkins against Gideon, and Houston hosting Philadelphia. Bullpen notes include Pievers running and McAndrew listed for New York and Osteen Kekich for Los Angeles.

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