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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1968

Page

11

Tigers Beat White Sox 4 2 to Extend Lead in AL Race

Detroit tops Chicago 4 2 as Al Kaline and Willie Horton hit back to back homers and Dick McAuliffe drives key plays. A benches-clearing incident with Tommy John injures the pitcher, potentially sidelining him for three weeks. Mantle hits 534th homer as Yankees fall to Minnesota 3 1. Cleveland 3 Boston 1. Oakland 2 California 1.

Ben Olan Associated Press Detroit Tigers al Klaine Willie Horton Dick McAuliffe Tigers Chicago White Sox Detroit Baltimore Mickey Man‘tle New York Yankees Jimmy Foxx Yanks Minnesota Cleveland Boston Oakland California Dick Green Washington McAuliffe Tommy John Chicago John Kaline Horton Dennis Ribant Tiger Stadium

Baseball Standings and Scores From Minor Leagues

Pacific Coast League games include Denver 9 Oklahoma City 7 and Tacoma 3 Hawaii 0. Spokane 4 Vancouver 3 in 11 innings. Phoenix 9 Tulsa 3. Portland at Seattle rain. International League Buffalo 3 Louisville 1 with 2nd game postponed by rain. Columbus 9 Toledo 2. Richmond at Rochester 2 rain. Jacksonville at Syracuse rain. Texas League Dallas-Fort Worth 4 San Antonio 0. Albuquerque 7 Arkansas 4. Shreveport 10 Amarillo 6. Memphis at El Paso 2 rain.

Denver Oklahoma City Tacoma Hawaii Spokane Vancouver Phoenix Tulsa Portland Seattle Buffalo Louisville Columbus Toledo Richmond Rochester Jacksonville Syracuse Dallas-Fort Worth San Antonio Albuquerque Arkansas Shreveport Amarillo Memphis el Paso

Hunting Seasons Are Announced

Montgomery announces hunting season details. sports table fragment shows Southern League standings with Montgomery and Asheville teams, partial win loss data and percentages, and unclear behind standings.

Rich Allen’s two homers lift Phils past Cards 7 3

Rich Allen hit two homers for the fifth time this season as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7 3. Allen called for a trade after a bar room incident and owner Bob Carpenter urged him to grow up in a Phils uniform. Short pitched well over nine innings and Dietz delivered a late RBI, while Perry and Sutton hampered by tight control. Cincinnati rallied past Pittsburgh 7 5 as Dietz drove in two and Perez tripled in two for the Reds.

Mike Bryson Associated Press Rich Allen Philadelphia St. Louis Rich Phils Bob Carpenter Allen Carpenter Cincinnati Pittsburgh Dick Dietz San Francisco Los Angeles Gene Mauch Mauch Roberto Pena Chris Short Short Dietz Giants Gaylord Perry Don Sutton Sutton Jim Hart Jesus Alou Perry Tom Haller Tony Perez Johnny Bench Pirates Matty Alou Pete Rose Fred Patek

Goose hunting season dates and daily bag limit set

Conservation Director Joe Graham announced a 70 day geese hunting season from November 4 to January 12. He set a daily limit of three ducks and coots.

iNov Joe Graham Graham

Rebels Back On SL Perch

Montgomery moved back into first in the Southern League pennant race with a 9-2 win over Savannah as Asheville lost 4-3 to Charlotte. Evansville and Birmingham were rained out. Wayne Redmond hit his 26th homer and Jim Brown earned his 14th win. Charlotte scored an unearned run in the first and John Sevcik homered in the seventh. Asheville led 3-2 after seven, but Charlotte answered in the eighth to win.

Associated Press Montgomery Rebels Savannah Asheville Charlotte Evansville Birmingham Jim Brown Bob Gilhooley Paul Pavelko Wayne Redmond Brown John Sevcik Hornets

Wysong Shoots 65 To Take Philly Lead

Professional golfer Dudley Wysong fired a seven under par 65 to lead the opening round of the Philadelphia Golf Classic. He overcame past injuries including a whiplash, back issues, and ulnar nerve damage to build a two stroke lead over Al Balding and Bobby Cole as 57 players broke par at Whitemarsh.

Philadelphia Dudley Wysong Wysong McKinney Tex al Balding California Bobby Cole South Africa Balding Cole Billy Casper Casper Whitemarsh Bobby Nichols Billy Maxwell Gay Brewer Jerry Abbott Jim Ferrier Charlie Sifford Bobby Stanton Lee Trevino

Decatur International Raceway hosts DIR 100-Lap Modified Race

The DIR 100-Lapper at Decatur International Raceway offers a $2,000 purse with $350 to the winner and $275 for second, $225 for third. Thirty-five starters expected in two heats and a consolation before the 8 p.m. feature. Pre-race favorite is Tennessee Paul Crabtree, winner of the last five DIR modified mains.

Decatur International Raceway Tennessean Paul Crabtree Dir

Namath Leads Jets In Preseason Tilt At Birmingham

Namath makes his first pre season start for the Jets at Legion Field facing Atlanta. Ex Tide standouts Crane Ogden Ray and Parilli mix with Vander Kelen Nobis Johnson in a high profile inter league clash. Kickoff set for 8 p m with a large Birmingham crowd expected.

Ron Tate Birmingham Atlanta’ Falcons New York Jets Legion Field South Bear Bryant Crimson Tide Joe Namath Paul Crane Ray Ogden Atlanta David Ray Bama Auburn Tom Bryan Falcons Jefferson City Tenn Namath Kiwanis Houston Oilers Kansas City Chiefs Boston Houston Astrodome Falcon Washington New York Giants Babe Parilli Patriots Ron Vander Kelen Randy Johnson Tommy Nobis Texas Longhorns

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