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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1971

Page

8

Expos Rally To 12-6 Victory Over Dodgers In Cold Weather

Montreal extends eight game win streak with a 12-6 win over Los Angeles as Boots Day and Rusty Staub power the offense with five RBIs. Day drives in two runs, Staub hits a grand slam in the eighth, and John Bateman delivers a bases loaded single to spark the rally.

Associated Press Montreal Expos Los Angeles Pittsburgh Atlanta Chicago Cincinnati San Francisco New York St. Louis Houston Philadelphia San Diego Boots Day Rusty Staub Dodgers Day Staub Don Sutton John Bateman Ron Giants Mets Bobby Bonds Jerry Johnson Don Carruthers Johnson Bonds Carruthers

Auburn Duo Eyes SEC Title

Auburn's Pat Sullivan and Terry Beasley aim to win the SEC in 1970 with 32 lettermen returning. Coach Shug Jordan and SEC coaches expect the Tigers to lead, despite a tough schedule featuring Tennessee and Georgia. Beasley set for another high output year after 52 receptions last season, while Sullivan must connect on multiple receiving options to keep opponents guessing.

Auburn Ala Pat Sullivan Terry Beasley Tigers SEC Ralph ‘‘Shug”’ Jordan Jordan Tennessee Knoxville Tenn Georgia Athens Tiger LSU Bengal Tigers Beasley Sullivan Ronnie Ross Alvin Bresler Micky Zofko

McAuliffe Back in Form as A's Pound Yanks

Dick McAuliffe returns to hitting form with a three run homer and a double in Detroit 4 2 win over the Twins. He raised his average to .206 after a recent slump and credited correcting his swing. The Oakland A's routed the Yankees 8 2 in the other AL game.

Dick McAuliffe Detroit McAuliffe Minnesota Twins Oakland A’s New York Yankees

Match Play Returns Returns to Pinehurst with Nicklaus Palmer

At Pinehurst North Carolina AP reports top seeds Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer will open the United States Match Play Championship a $200 000 event. Nicklaus meets Ray Floyd and Palmer faces Bruce Devlin in the first round as the five day event runs to an 18 hole final Sunday.

Pinehurst N.C Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Nicklaus Ray Floyd Palmer Bruce Devlin United States Lionel Hebert PGA Hebert Art Wall Gene Little Piccadilly England Lee Trevino Billy Casper Jerry McGee

Saints Best Manning, 49ers Lose Anderson

The New Orleans Saints, winless in NFL preseason, began practice for their fourth game without Lee Anderson as they head toward a Saturday night clash at San Diego. The San Francisco 49ers are left wondering what happened as Manning shines.

New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49Ers Saints San Diego Lee Saints

Better Offense Key For Pitt Better Offense Key For Pitt

Pittsburgh coach Chuck Noll aims for improved offense to complement a strong defense. Young QBs Terry Bradshaw and Terry Hanratty show progress, while rushing is uncertain with John Fuqua expected to carry the attack. Key defensive linemen Greene Hinton and rookie White line up with Ham Edwards Wagner in a promising unit.

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steelers Chuck Noll Gale Sayers Steelers Terry Bradshaw Terry Hanratty Noll John Fuqua Warren Bankston Dick Hoak Joe Greene Chuck Hinton L.C. Greenwood Dwight White Ben McGee Jack Ham Penn State Henry Davis Mike Wagner Glen Edwards Edwards

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