Local golfers set for three day Point Mallard tourney
Field of 160 Morgan County players will compete in a 54 hole event August 28 to 30 at Point Mallard Golf Course. The Decatur Morgan County Invitational restricts entry to county residents with a $15 fee. Flights of 16 will award merchandise prizes to top four in each group.
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Billy Mitchell
Point Mallard
Morgan County
Bill Burleson
Point Mallard Pro Shop
Jim Johnson
Burleson
Freeman Comments On Being Picked No 1 Before Season
Auburn University assistant football coach Bobby Freeman spoke in Decatur about football personnel and said it’s enjoyable to be picked No 1 before the season starts. He added that being chosen first is better than being picked last.
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DAILY
Auburn University
Bobby Freeman
Decatur
Ralph ‘‘Shug
Jordan
York
Lenox Hill Hospital
James A. Nicholas
Jets
Namath
Baltimore Colts
Auburn football: Freeman previews 1970 season prospects
Auburn coach Ralph Freeman praises returning stars Pat Sullivan and Terry Beasley while outlining key replacements for 1970. He notes freshmen stepping in across backfield and line positions, highlights the impact of Zofko as receiver, and cites recruiting and alumni support as crucial to a potential SEC title run.
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Auburn
Freeman
Decatur Rotary Club
Pat Sullivan
Terry Beasley
Mickey Zofko
Larry Willingham
Wallace Clark
Jimmy Speigner
John McDonald
Danny Speigner
Mac Lorendo
Jay Casey
Bill McManus
Harry Unger
Terry Henley
Tommy Lowry
Zofko
Detroit
Paul Hornung
Larry Wilingham
Larry
Mitchell
Sam Mitchell
Dave Beck
Johnny Simmons
Sullivan
Tommy Yearout
Beasley
Gardner Jett
David Beverly
Roger Prusett
War Eagle
Tarkenton Leaves Giants Over Unacceptable Contract
Fran Tarkenton walked out on the New York Giants, returning to Atlanta after failing to reach a contract agreement with owner Wellington Mara. Tarkenton, 31, had earned about 100000 in 1970 and led the Giants to a 9 5 season.
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Alex Sachare
Associated Press
Pro Football
New York Giants
Fran Tarkenton
Atlanta
Wellington T. Mara
Tarkenton
Giants
New York Jets
Joe Namath
Namath
New
Lee Trevino in Good Condition After Emergency Surgery
Golfer Lee Trevino, the year's leading money winner, is in good condition after an emergency appendectomy at St. Anne's Hospital. The operation was performed in Truth Or Consequences by Dr. D. E. Stoops and Dr. Leonard R. Becker. Trevino remains hospitalized about a week.
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Lee
Lee Trevino
St. Anne's Hospital
Trevino
Soccoro
New Mexico
D. E. Stoops
Leonard R. Becker
Albuquerque
Stoops
Satchel Paige joins Hall of Fame after decades of exclusion
Leroy Paige, the Negro leagues star known as Satchel, was inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame amid debate over how great he could have been in the majors. Committee member Frank Forbes said Paige in his prime would have won 30 games easily, with Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams calling him the best. Paige noted the snub, saying he never dreamed of Cooperstown while the majors ignored him.
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Cooperstown. N.Y
Leroy
Paige
Frank Forbes
Ol’ Satchel
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Cooperstown
U S Men Eye Gold In Pan American Games
The United States swimming team, led by Frank Heckl and Steve Furniss, dominates Pan American action with a world record 800 meter relay as the U S earns 10 of 11 gold medals and inches toward another close in Cali Colombia.
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Cali
Columbia
Colombia
United States
Uncle Sam
Frank Heckl
Heckl
Southern California
USA
Tokyo
Indiana
Steve Furniss
Santa Ana
Calif
Jim McConica
Ecuador
Jorge Delgado
Expanding Dbb Brasher's Game Profile and Vision
Dixie Boys Baseball commissioner W E Bubba Brasher discusses the program's growth since 1952 and 1964, his role across national DBB activities, upcoming tournaments and rule changes, franchise expansion after the New Year, and the program's aim to build citizenship and character through sport.
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Larry Canterbury
Dixie Boys
W.E
Bubba) Brasher
Brasher
Alexandria, Louis
Dixie Boys Baseball
DBB
Point Mallard Park
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Bob Freeman
Bill Freehan
Reggie Jackson
Boston
Tiger
Bill Denehy
Jackson
Denehy
U.S
Steven Genter
Lakewood
Carritos, Calif
Jerry Heidenreich
Dallas
Tex
James McConica
Ventura, Calif
T. Louis Cardinal
Julian Javier
Los Angeles Dodger
Duke Sims
St. Louis
Steve Garvey
Dyb Brasher
Wilson Equipment Co., ‘Inc
4Th Ave
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