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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1972

Page

13

LSU Loses Offensive Lineman in Injury Blow

LSU coach Charlie McClendon announced veteran offensive tackle Phil Murray tore knee ligaments during a 90 minute scrimmage and will undergo surgery. Murray, 6foot-4, 216 pounds, was hurt as LSU faced a rough practice session amid mixed SEC scrimmage results.

Associated Press Baton Rouge Louisiana State Charlie McClendon Phil Murray Murray Tony Gray Mississippi Billy Kinard Mississippi State Charlie Shira Bulldogs Auburn Ralph “Shug Jordan David Langner

Gridiron Forecast Coupon Rules and Cash Prizes

The Decatur Daily outlines rules for the Daily Cash Prizes football contest. Entries must be mailed to Gridiron Forecast Decatur Alabama by 4 p.m. Friday and printed in ink. Prizes include 20 percent bonuses for Daily subscribers and a $200 bonus for two perfect entries.

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Olympic Track Opens With Star Field At Munich

The Olympic Stadium hosts day one of track events with stars like Dave Hemery Eddie Hart Dave Wottle Heide Rosendahl Hildegard Falck and Paul Nihill competing. Nihill aims to defend his 20km walk world record while Rosendahl seeks gold in the long jump as Borzov eyes the 100 meters.

Dan Berger Munich Olympic Dave Hemery Eddie Hart Dave Wottle Heide Rosendahl Hildegard Falck Paul Nihill Nihill England East Germany Peter Frenkel Frenkel Hans Reimann Russia Nikolay Smaga Hemery America Ralph Mann Uganda John Aku-Bua Hart Rey Robinson United States Pietro Mennea Italy Greece Vassilos Papageorgopoulos Valery Borzov

Clemente and Rose Tie NL Career Hit Records

Pirates star Clemente tied Honus Wagner with 2,970 career hits after two singles in an 11-0 win over San Diego at Three Rivers. Reds star Rose matched Cincinnati’s 1,881 hits with a single in a 4-2 victory over the Mets, earning a standing ovation. Other NL results featured Houston over Philadelphia, Cubs over Dodgers, Giants over Cardinals, and Expos over Braves.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Roberto Clemente Cincinnati Pete Rose Clemente Pirates San Diego Honus Wagner Rose Reds New York Mets Vada Pinson Houston Philadelphia Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Jim Hickman San Francisco St. Louis Montreal Atlanta Wagner Three Rivers Stadium Ed Sudol Dave Cash Willie Stargell Manny Sanguillen Bruce Kison Padres Pete Jr Mets Dave Marshall Tony Perez Denis Menke Hal McRae Joe Hague Steve Carlton

Smith Rebounds to Win U S Open Net Match

No 1 seed Stan Smith of Sea Pines South Carolina survived a stern test from 15 year old Billy Martin of Palo Verdes California 5-7 6-1 7-5 6-3 in the opening round of the U S Open. Martin flashed junior talent but Smith steadied to advance.

Stan Smith Sea Pines, S.C Billy Martin Palo Verdes Calif Smith Young Martin Jim Connors Los Angeles Tom Gorman Ken Rosewall Australia Peter Curtis England Rod Laver John Paish Temouraz Kakoulia John Newcombe Pancho Gonzalez Pancho Patrice Dominguez France

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