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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1971
Page
14
Chicago second baseman Glenn Beckett is forced at second as Atlanta shortstop Marty Perez throws to first to double up Cubs Billy Williams in the first inning. Atlanta won 5 to 4 in a Tuesday night game in Atlanta.
In Pascagoula Mississippi hosts Pascagoula faces South Carolina and Alabama plays Florida in the Dixie Youth World Series semi finals. Tennessee meets Virginia and North Carolina faces Mississippi in the losers bracket as Alabama and Pascagoula win tight games. The host club edged Tennessee 2-1 behind Larry Toups two run homer, while Alabama topped North Carolina 1-0 on Jeff Quiggle's RBI and a no hit bid by Eric Terry and Steve Ortell. Virginia survived with a 3-0 win over Louisiana to stay alive in the double elimination.
Wayne Garland threw a shutout to salvage the second game of a doubleheader for Dallas-Fort Worth as they split with Albuquerque. Birmingham defeated Montgomery 4-1 while Arkansas rallied for a 6-5 win over Asheville. Savannah topped Jacksonville 2-1 in game one before Jacksonville won 4-1 in game two. Garland improved to 16-? in his last 18 starts.
Decatur reports final standings in a tennis round robin between teams in the American and National leagues. Top team Astronauts lead with 39 wins and 24 losses while Happiness Boys and Good Neighbors tie at 34 29 and juggle for positions with other clubs like Racketeers Double Faults Tiredouts Magnificent Seven and more amid match results and scores across pairs and lines.
New York AP reports Pete Revson and Denis Hulme of Team McLaren near securing a fifth straight Can Am title with October Riverside race on the schedule. Sponsors Gulf Goodyear Reynolds Coca Cola fund design and testing as McLaren dominates with 32 of 37 wins and 26 of 28 in recent starts.
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