Elkmont Debuts New Era as Red Devils Seek Winning Season
Elkmont aims to rebound from a 3-6 finish last year as Coach Marvin Young and assistant Charles Garner open Sept. 9 hosting Madison Academy. Key returnees include Steve Ussery, Marion Coffman, Charles Christopher, and Charles Black. Linemen and backs provide depth, with guard candidates Burgess Malone and Dwight Lauderdale among a larger returning group. Schedule lists nine opponents including Madison Academy and West Limestone.
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Devils
Marvin Young
Charles Garner
Madison Academy of Huntsville
Green Bay Fullback In Top Condition
Packers fullback Jim Taylor declares peak form as he powers Green Bay to a 17 6 exhibition win over the Steelers. Taylor ran nine times for 67 yards, caught four passes for 59 more, and set up a second score before Jim Grabowski took over. He notes a climb back from last season and vows continued hard work and improvement.
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Associated Press
Green Bay
Wis
Jim Taylor
Green Bay Packers
New Jersey
Pittsburgh Steelers
Taylor
Jim Grabowski
Grabowski
LSU
Jabowski
Don Schollander Ties Swim Mark
Don Schollander, Olympic star for Santa Clara Swim Club, equaled the world record in the 110 yard freestyle at the Vancouver British Columbia centennial meet with 53.6 seconds during a special time run. He also set a world best of 1:57 in the 220 yard freestyle, surpassing Australian Michael Wendon’s former mark.
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Don Schollander
British Columbia
Vancouver
B.C
Schollander
U.S
Zac Zorn
Los Angeles
Santa Clara
Calif
Michael Wendon
Little League World Series final: Houston downs West New York
Houston Texas pitcher Mike Robinett and batter Steve Reeves powered an 8 2 victory over West New York New Jersey to capture the Little League World Series Championship.
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Williamsport
Mike Robinett
Steve Reeves
Houston
Tex
West New York
N.J
Baseball attendance totals since 2000 and 1926 era
The passage notes MLB drew 368,409,934 fans in the last twenty years, and 175,563,593 paid attendees in the twenty years before 1946. It presents two large audience figures, contrasting modern and prewar eras without additional context or details.
Air Force golfer wins Interservice title at Maxwell
Warren Simmons of the Air Force Academy won the Interservice Golf title at Maxwell Air Force Base after a tight final round with Navy lieutenant Stewart Schroeder. Simmons finished par on the last 18, finishing five strokes ahead of Schroeder with a 294 for the Senior division winner Col. Harry Sanders and others close behind.
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Air Force
Maxwell
Montgomery
Ala
Air Force Academy
Maxwell Air Force Base
Warren Simmons
Stewart Schroeder
Alameda Naval Air Station
California
Harry Sanders
Langley Afb
Ed Peck
Navy
Pensacola
Simmons
Schroeder
Hitting Hurler Braves Choice Against Cubs
Atlanta Braves will start Tony Cloninger against the Chicago Cubs aiming to extend a modest win streak at home in Atlanta Stadium. Eddie Mathews and Rico Carty provided power with homers as Atlanta beat the Mets 8-4 to go 32-31 at home, their first home edge over NL foes since May 5.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta Braves
Tony Cloninger
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta
Braves
New York Mets
Eddie Mathews
Clay Carroll
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Dennis Ribant
Aaron
Carroll
Joel Toore
Alou
Ken Boyer
New York
Brave
Pat Jarvis
Mets
Jarvis
Kranepool
Ted Abernathy
Phil
Niekro
Cloninger
Cub
Robin Roberts
St. Louis
Houston
Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Report
Major League AL leaders list F Robinson of Baltimore with 312 at bats and 40 home runs. Aparicio of Baltimore leads in runs with 82 and triples tied with Campaneris Hershberger and Brinkman at 8. Powell of Baltimore drives in 98 runs, Oliva of Minnesota has 155 hits, and Robinson has 148. Campaneris leads in stolen bases with 38, while W Thorpe and Buford appear in disparate stats. Pitching shows McNally of Baltimore at 123 decisions and .600, Sanford of California at 135 decisions and .722, with Richert of Washington and Boswell of Minnesota leading strikeouts with 175 and 166.
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F. Robinson
Baltimore
Oliva
Minnesota
Aparicio
Powell
Wiastrzemski
Boston
B. Robinson
Campaneris
Hershberger
Kansas City
Brinkman
Washington
Buford
Chicago
McNaily
Sanford
California
Richert
Boswell
National League Batting and Pitching Leaders Slide
National League batting leaders include Alou Pittsburgh .341 and Clemente Pittsburgh .327 with Alou 93 runs and Aaron 92. Alou 177 hits and Clemente 167. Double leaders Pinson Rose Callison 29. Triples McCarver Allen Clemente 12 and 9. Home runs Aaron 35 Mays 38. Stolen bases Brock 60 Jackson 44. Pitching leaders 11 decisions Rean 12 1 .923 Perry 20 4 .833 Strikeouts Koufax 261 Bunning 199.
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Atlanta
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Pinson
Rose
Cincinnati
Callison
Philadelphia
McCarver
St. Louiis
Allen
Aaron
Mays
San Francisco
Brock
Jackson
Houston
Rean
Los Angeles
Perry
Koufax
Bunning
Philadelhia
Football Meeting For Grid League Set For Thursday
A Thursday night meeting is scheduled for Tee-Wee and Midget football boys and their parents. In the Austin High district the gathering will be in the Austin High Gym, while in the Decatur High district it will be held in the Decatur Junior High Gym. Participants must be nine to twelve years old and weigh 70 to 100 pounds for the Midget League, or 12 to 15 years old and 90 to 120 pounds for the Tee-Wee League.
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Austin
Austin High
Decatur
Acrobatic horse at Pikes Peak Meadows bolts during race
Union Bridge the horse at Pikes Peak Meadows bolted soon after the start, threw jockey Richard Bickel, rolled under the rail, and dived into the infield lake. Both were unharmed, but officials banned the horse for the rest of the meeting. They noted similar stunts at Detroit and Hot Springs, Ark.
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Fountain
Colo
Union Bridge
Pikes Peak Meadows
Richard Bickel
Detroit
Hot Springs
Ark
Bear Bryant's Alabama Era: 69 Wins 12 Losses 6 Ties
The record shows since Paul Bear Bryant returned to Alabama in 1958 his football teams posted 69 wins, 12 losses, and 6 ties across seasons through the Capstone era.
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Alabama
Paul Bear
Bryant
American Davis Cup Aces Meet Australian Net Stars
American Davis Cup aces Dennis Ralston and Clark Graebner face Australian rivals Tony Roche and John Newcombe to complete their interrupted semifinal at Longwood. The doubles final pits Emerson/Stolle against Ashe/Riessen, while the women crown sees Maria Bueno and Nancy Richey meeting Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals.
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Nis Ralston
Clark Graebner
Tony Roch
John Newcombe
U.S
Ainst
Emerson
Fred Stolle
Australia
Ralston-Graebner
Roche- Newcombie
Longwood
Center Court
Graebner
Ralston
Roche Newcombe
Themericans
Stolle
Hur Ashe
Los Angeles
Marty Riessen
Evanston
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Nancy Richey
Farmers Branch
Tex
Billie Jean Moffitt King
Long Beach
Calif
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
Louisville woman scores 15th year hole in one in West Virginia
Mrs. W. G. Whitsett of Louisville aces the Lakeside course in White Sulphur Springs after 15 years of playing golf. She used a 5 wood on the 137 yard 27th hole with a foursome that included Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kendall and Mrs. J. S. McKellar, all of Louisville. Frank Beard, 1965 U.S. Open third place finisher, tied for 17th this year in San Francisco.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
W. G. Whitsett
Louisville
Lakeside
W. H. Kendall
J. S. McKellar
Frank Beard
St. Louis
San Francisco
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Tim Flanaga
Larry Smith
Derle Clem
Mickey Bates
Steve McNatt
Bobby Lauderdale
Curtis Powers
Steve Wales
Ben Pettus
Wade Loggins
Ricky Green
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Dwight Lauderdale
Tommy Lee Nelson
Edward Lewis
Lavern Guthrie
Ted McNatt
Guthrie
Athens High School
Blanche
Tenn
Clements
Courtland
Madison Academy
Town Creek
East Limestone
Sparkman
West Limestone
Ardmore
Tanner
2Nd Ave
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Saratoga
Salem
N.H
Naughty Jester
Rockingham Park
Atlantic City
Bold Bidder
Tom Rolfe
Arlington Park
del Mar
Dunn
Harold's
Upper River Rd
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Hicks
Harold Kirby
Ernie Brown
Marine
el Toro
Hurler
Cubs
THE
Bama Record
Panama City
Fla
Don
Liz Aldridge
Hartselle
Delores
Doug Cooper
Spencer Hicks
B. J. Putman
Terry
Dave O'Hara
Brookline, Mass
Dennis Ralston
Robo
Cymentee
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Ryan’s Tire & Battery Service
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