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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1968

Page

9

Steelers fall 19 3 in exhibition loss to Bengals

In a rough NFL exhibition day the Steelers, missing regular receivers and running backs due to injuries, managed a lone score on Bill Shockley’s 38 yard field goal. Cincinnati edged ahead with a late safety and another lead change as Arley Johnson moved at quarterback. Green Bay topped Dallas 31 10 to avoid a winless exhibition. San Diego beat the Rams 35 18 with Jones and Conahan producing multiple touchdowns. Kansas City relied on Len Dawson two touchdown passes in a 4 0 win while New Orleans Kilmer Durkee and Partee led their scoring melee.

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Pirates lose as Cardinals capitalize on errors in NL roundup

St Louis beat Pittsburgh 4-2, taking advantage of four Pirates errors behind Nelson Briles. Chicago Cubs shut out Houston 2-0, Dodgers beat Giants 3-2 on a Popovich sacrifice fly, Mets top Cincinnati 7-1, and Philadelphia downed Atlanta 4-1.

Pittsburgh St. Louis Pirates Cardinals Nelson Briles Joe Hoerner Chicago Cubs Houston Los Francisco San Philadelphia Atlanta New York Mets Cincinnati Orlando Cepeda Fred Patek Mike Shannon Shannon Maury Wills Julian Javier Gary Kolb Lou Brock Donn Clendenon Dock Ellis Bob Tolan Chicago Larry Dierker Dierker Jenkins Cubs Glenn Beckett Billy Williams Willlie Smith Los Angeles San Francisco Juan Marichal Pau Popovich Dodgers Tom Haller Marichal Ron Fairrly Popovich Ron Hunt Willie Mays Larry Jackson Johnny Callison Philadelphia Hank Aaron Tom Seaver Mets Cincnnati Ed Kranepool Art Shamsky Seaver John Bench

AL Roundup Yankees Sweep Tigers Twice

The Yankees, behind Rocky Colavito two straight wins, swept Detroit in a doubleheader, with Colavito pitching and homering to seal a 6-5 and 5-4 wins as New York boosted its surge while Detroit’s lead over Baltimore shrank to five games.

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Murphy Wins Philadelphia Golf Classic in Playoff

Murphy, a former pitcher with MLB dreams, converted to golf after an injury at Florida University. He won the $100,000 Philadelphia Golf Classic in a Sunday playoff over Labron Harris, earning $20,000 and boosting first-year earnings to $64,245. Harris and Murphy finished 12 under par at Whitemarsh Valley.

Murphy University of Flora Florida U. Golff Conrrad Rehling NCAIA U.S Labron Harris Harris Whitemarsh Valley Country Club Dudley Wyong Wyong Jack Nicklaus Charles Coody Frank Beard

Baseball Standings and Tonight's Doubleheaders

Baseball standings and pairings for tonight feature California and Minnesota at New York and Washington, Oakland at Baltimore, Cleveland at Boston, and Detroit against Chicago at Milwaukee with listed pitchers Bennett McGlothlin Downing Peterson Merritt Perry Bertaina Coleman Dobson Hunter McNally Brabender Pina Lonborg Wilson Carlos and other regulars in the schedule.

California Bennett McGlothlin New York Downing Peterson Minnesota Merritt Perry Washington Bertaina Coleman Oakland Dobson Hunter Baltimore McNally Brabender Cleveland Pina Boston Lonborg Detroit Wilson Chicago Carlos Milwaukee

West Limestone Wildcats Eye 1968 Football Start

West Limestone High School faces a watchful 1968 football season as coach Dwain Allfrey weighs fast starts against rough patches. Gary Pugh anchors both offense and defense as captain Steve McCurry leads on quarterback duty with several returning lettermen to support him. The Wildcats host East Limestone in the opener before a slate including Madison Academy Ardmore Tanner Blanche and West Morgan with an open date on Nov 8.

Dick Bell Lester — Bright West Limestone High School Dwain Allfrey Gary Pugh Wildcats Pugh Will West Limestone Steve McCurry David Sides Ronnie Wallace Coach Allfrey Exper George Craig Leroy Rouse Larry Pylant Tony Gooden Terry Farmer Ricky Thompson East Limestone Madison Academy Ardmore Tanner Blanche Tenn West Morgan

Tourists Split Doubleheader With A's In Southern League Action

Don Chaney belted a two run homer in the third to give Asheville a 2 1 victory, completing a split with Birmingham and preserving a slim half game lead. Birmingham won the opener 1 0. Other twin bills saw Montgomery split with Evansville and Savannah take one of two from Charlotte.

Associated Press Don Chaney Asheville Birmingham Tourists Montgomery Evansville Savannah Charlotte Mike Olivo Danny Greenfield Darrel Evans Adrian Garrett Tim Martin Jim

Georgia's Smaha Ruled Ineligible

Georgia coach Vince Dooley opened drills as Bulldog star Jiggy Maha faced a loss of depth. The 240 pound senior Smaha was ruled scholastically ineligible Saturday leaving a gap in the defensive line.

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Crabtree sweeps 100-Lapper and Coasted to Win

Paul Crabtree of Manchester Tenn won the Decatur International Raceway 100-Lapper after finishing third the night before at Anniston Speedway. He also claimed the first heat while Clay Bryant won the second. Other winners included Billy Hastings in the cadet feature and Jones Fereel in the cat models. DIR will close for two weeks for repairs with a fall schedule to be announced.

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Decatur Bowlers Plan Seasonal Meeting at Perry Lanes

The Decatur City Winter Bowling League will meet Tuesday night at Perry Lanes to map plans for the coming season. The session starts at 7 30 p.m. All teams and bowlers interested in participating should attend.

Decatur City Perry Lanes

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