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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1964

Page

7

Ardmore Tigers Blank Tanner In 37-0 State Line Clash

Ardmore improved to 3-0, routing Tanner 37-0 as Witt, Gates and Vickers topped the Rattlers. Key early fumbles set the tone, with Nash pressured on opening kickoff and Gates breaking a 75 yard punt return for a score. Tanner showed late life but could not mount a comeback.

Ardmore Tanner Rattlers Tigers Limestone West Limestone Elkmont East Limestone Rattler John Witt Witt Jimmy Nash Miller Phil Gates Tiger Johnny Vickers Jenkins Swanner White Jimmy LeCroix

Mets Hand Cubs 7-0 in Fifth Straight Win

Jack Fisher pitched seven innings of six singles and a triple as the New York Mets routed the Chicago Cubs 7-0 Friday night, tying their three year high winning streak at five. Fisher improved to 9-15 with the dominant effort and the Mets exploded for five runs in the first inning led by Charlie Smith who drove in three with a three run hit.

NEW York Jack Fisher New York Mets Chicago Cubs

Elkmont Ends 22-Game Slide With Win Over West Limestone

In WEST LIMESTONE Elkmont stops a 22 game drought by beating West Limestone 24-7 to spoil the Wildcats Homecoming. Sonny Turner scores two touchdowns with help from Steve Usery and Robert Taylor as Elkmont snaps a 0-43 run. West Limestone fumbles early but Craig and Thornton contribute. next up East Limestone for Elkmont while Tanner hosts West Limestone.

West Limestone Elkmont Red Devils Wildcats Sonny Turner Steve Usery Robert Taylor Brenda Marbut Wildcat Stoney Craig Doug Patterson Kaye Holland Elaine Robinson Royce Burchell Turner Herman Bates Craig Tom Thornton Usery Jackie Huber East Limestone Tanner Joe Owens Tommy Evans Jack Butler Philip Haggard Mickey Lovell M. Robertson B. L. Bailey Franklin Brooks

Orioles Rally Past White Sox To Move Back In AL Lead

Baltimore beat Chicago 4 to 2 to reclaim first in the American League. Brooks Robinson and Sam Bowens homered off Hoyt Wilhelm after Earl Robinson opened the scoring, with Luis Aparicio and a ninth inning single contributing to the comeback. Don Buford's eighth inning triple tied the game before Haddix closed it for the Orioles.

Chicago Robinson Sam Bowens Hoyt Wilhelm Earl Brooks Baltimore Orioles White Sox Luis Aparicio Robnson Aparicio Bowens Earl Robinson Don Buford Gary Peters al Weis Weis Dick Brown Jim Landis Buford Harvey Haddix Milt Pappas Haddix Sox Juan Pizarro Homer Pappas Landis Floyd Robinson Brown Pizarro Wilhelm Fisher Martin W—Haddix L — Wilhelm B. Robinson

Santo Helps Cubs Rally With Early Spurt

Ron Santo singled in the first inning and tripled in the fourth to extend his hit streak to seven, but Fisher got Santo on a ground out in the sixth as the Cubs faced a tense outburst and shifted momentum.

Homer Ron Santo Fisher

Phillies defeat Pirates 2-0 behind Short's pitching

Rooke Alex Johnson scored on Tony Taylor's second inning single after reaching on a balk as the Phillies opened a firm lead atop the standings. Chris Short delivered clutch pitching, aided by timely run production from Ruben Amaro and John Callison in an eighth inning insurance tally. The win pushed Philadelphia eight games ahead of San Francisco and Cincinnati as they held off late Pirates chances.

Philadelphia Alex Johnson Tony Taylor Chris Short Phillies San Francisco Cincinnati Johnson Pirate Bob Veale Veale Gus Triandos Taylor Ruben Amaro Short John Callison

Colts Rally Past Braves 3-2 on Oliver Error

Houston Colts overcame a one hit night until Jerry Grote’s sixth inning single. Trailing 2-0, Nellie Fox and Walt Bond sparked a seventh inning rally with Fox’s single and Bond’s walk ahead of Bob Aspromonte’s run scoring double. Gene Oliver’s misplay on Carroll Hardy’s grounder allowed the tying and winning runs as the Colts grabbed a 3-2 victory over Milwaukee in Friday play.

Houston Houston Colts Milwaukee Tony Cloninger Gene Oliver Braves Colts Jerry Grote Nellie Fox Walt Bond Bob Aspromonte Cloninger Eddie Kasko Oliver Carroll Hardy Bond Grote Asipromonte

Sox Crush Yankees as Tillman Hits Grand Slam

Boston routs New York 7-0 behind Bob Tillman s three homers and Bob Heffner s six hit effort. Dick Stuart and Eddie Bressoud also homer, giving the Red Sox a 2-0 lead before Tillman’s eighth inning slam. Yankees slump to five straight losses in the pennant race. New York 000 000 000 Boston 000 201 04x 7.

Boston Bob Tillman Bob Heffner Red Sox New York Yankees Yankees Dick Stuart Eddie Bressoud Ralph Terry Tillman Stan Williams Stuart Lee Thomas Bressoud New York

Kansas City Tops Senators on Colavito Homer

Rocky Colavito hit a two run homer in the fourth to spark a Kansas City rally and Moe Drabowsky shut out Washington over the final 4 1 3 innings as the Athletics beat the Senators 3 to 2. Wayne Causey triple and Ed Charles RBI single helped the A's erase a 1 0 deficit. Claude Osteen took the loss in 21 decisions.

Washington Rocky Colavito Kansas City Moe Drabowsky Athletics Senators A’s Wayne Causey Ed Charles Colavito Claude Osteen Osteen

Daily Want Ads and TV Schedule Highlights

A dense listing aggregates daily want ads with a lengthy slate of TV time blocks across the Tennessean schedule. It catalogs programs by time slots from early morning to late night, naming numerous cartoons, news, sports, and variety shows alongside channel lineups and featured episodes.

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