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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1967

Page

8

Alabama Triumphs 7-3 Over Auburn At Legion Field

Alabama edges Auburn 7-3 at Legion Field in a stormy SEC clash. Kenny Stabler hauls 47-yard option run to erase Auburn’s 3-point lead, Steve Davis adds extra point. Bryant back from New York trip. Shug Jordan comments on late game incident.

Birmingham Legion Field Alabama Crimson Tide Auburn Tigers Auburn John Riley Giants Bear Bryant Tigers Kenny (Snake) Stabler Tiger Steve Davis Bama Ralph (Shug Jordan Gad Hogaimbtesis Bystis Dennis Dixon Dixon Shug Associated Press Bryant Stlown Birmingham New York Baltimore Green Bay Minnesota Atlanta Braves West Palm Beach Fla Los Angeles Dodgers Washington Oakland Kansas City Boston Detroit Alabama Sam Bailey San Antonio Galveston Bailey Dallas

Bailey Declines Comment On Jordan Incident

Sam Bailey stated the university had no comment on the Jordan charge. Decatur’s Bobby Freeman attended to clarify matters while Coach Jordan was away for speaking engagements. Alabama won the game and Bailey defended the team, saying referees missed a key holding play.

Jordan Tide Sam Bailey Yours Truly Bryant Bailey Decatur Tiger Bobby Freeman Alabama Red Raider Stabler Dixon

Freeman Praises Auburn Effort and 1967 Season

Freeman notes Loran Carter’s development and Auburn’s 6 4 season with near wins over Miami and Alabama. He says next year will be bright with returning players and strong freshmen, while fans anticipate upcoming games and a shared optimism for 1968 football.

Freeman Tiger Loran Carter Auburn Miami Alabama Georgia Tennessee

International boxing and racing notes from 1967 events

The report lists boxing bout results in Tokyo and Sydney with several fighters named, including Bernabe Villacampo and Yoshio Lakane. It also notes Clark Henderson in Australia and a Las Vegas score by Jimmie Fletcher. Cincinnati magnate Charles W. Engelhard bought over $1 million in yearlings at Keeneland and Saratoga in 1967.

Associated Press Tokyo Bernabe Villacampo Philippines Yoshio Lakane Akane API Sydney Australia Bobi Charles W.engelhard Keeneland Saratoga

Bruins Hold No 1 Spot In AP Poll Despite Opening Setback

UCLA remained top in the AP weekly college basketball poll after a narrow 73-71 opening win over Purdue. Houston and Louisville trailed with one first place vote each, while Kansas, North Carolina, Dayton and others followed.

Ben Olan Associated Press UCLA Bruins Houston Louisville Kansas North Carolina Dayton Ardue Vanderbilt Kentucky Boston College Ouston Purdue Bill Sweek Lew Alcindor Boilermakers Sacramento State Georgetown Linge Peal Utah Carolina Virginia Tech Dayton Northern Michigan Southern Methodist Michigan Dartmouth Princeton Davidson BC Eagles Tigers Army Bucknell Virginia’ Military Kansas Ie Vanderlei

Prep Basketball Season Continues Rapid Pace

The 1967 prep basketball season rolls on with about 30 games planned through Saturday. Austin visits Decatur, while Decatur hosts Athens as Huntsville and other area towns fill the schedule with 13 games tonight and Friday plus three Thursday and one Saturday.

Dick Bell Athens Carson-Newman Decatur Red Erals Huntsville Bears Moulton Joe Jones Austin Mike Stanley Sart my—Linderman Mike Lewis Alabama Tiny Giants Generals Red Raiders Earl Morris Raiders Decatur West Limestone East Limestone Elkmont Clements Ardmore Tanner Courtland Speake Ryan Eva Union Hill Cotaco

Crimson Tide Rolls Over VPI 92 70 in season opener

Alabama defeats Virginia Tech 92 to 70 at Foster Auditorium led by All-America guard Mike Nordholz with 25 points and six assists while Glen Combes adds 30 for VPI. Randy Hollingsworth, Jerry Elliott, and Rich Deppe contribute double figures as Bama dominates rebounding 54 to 33. Freshmen lose 83 82 to Walker Junior College in preliminary game.

Mike Nordholz Bama Virginia Tech Foster Auditorium Hayden Riley Tide Nordholz VPI Glen Combes Combes Scord Gary_Elliott Jerry Ludwig Alabama Randy Hollingsworth Elliott Rich Deppe Tom Jones Deppe Riley University of Alabama Walker Junior College Dave Hutchinson Duke Blue Devils Winfrey Sanderson Marion Institute H'sworth T.jones Ware Mallard

Pro Scores Monday Results and Schedule

Pro Scores recap includes Monday results with Minnesota 99, Houston 96 and Kentucky 107, Denver 85. Also lists upcoming games across ABA and college matchups, noting Notre Dame trailing by 68 to 195 in its first four games.

Minnesota Houston Kentucky Denver Dallas New Orleans Pittsburgh New Jersey Indiana Anaheim Notre Dame

College Scores Across The Nation In One Narrowed Report

A compiled list shows multiple college basketball scores from various conferences. Highlights include Columbia 78 over Lehigh 57 and Duquesne 106 over American Univ. 64, plus Maryland 84 beating George Washington 53 and Michigan 104 defeating Detroit 99.

Columbia Lehigh Duquesne Amer. U New Hamp MIT St. Francis, Pa Waynessburg South Kentucky Florida Vanderbilt Auburn the Citadel Cleffison Maryland Geo. Wash Memphis St Rice New Orleans Loyola Spring Hill Baylor Centenary Midwest Ohio State Fla. State Iowa Southern Illinois Indiana Missouri Bradley Sam Houston Utah

Trinity Takes Carver Tourney Triumph in Scottsboro

Trinity High School of Athens captured first in the Carver Invitational Tourney here beating Hatcher 75-48 for the title. Trinity had defeated Morris High of Attalla 75-48 and Carver of Gadsden 72-66 to reach the finals with Synder Washington scoring 89 points across three games. Trinity hosts Carver Friday night.

Scottsboro Trinity High School of Athens Hatcher Trinity Morris High Attalla Carver Gadsden Synder Washington

Athens Fresh Lose First In Over Two Years

Auburn Baby Tigers topple Athens Freshmen 103 88 as John Mengelt leads with 31 points and five Tigers hit double figures. Athens’ Talley 21 Brown 20 Randolph 13 Welborn 12 Maples 11 pace the Bears with four others scoring. Halftime Auburn 53 Athens 46.

Bob Brown Auburn Athens College Baby Tigers Bears Athens John Mengelt Gary Franks Joe—Sigur Glenn Walker Glen Winklers Bobby Talley Larry Brown Jimmy Randolph Danny Welborn Ferrell Maples Baby Bears Alan Pope

North Carolina Returns Four Starters for 1967-68 Team

North Carolina announces four returning starters for the 1967-68 season. The group includes Larry Miller Rusty Clark Dick Grubar and Bill Bunting as key players.

North Carolina Larry Miller Rusty, Clark Dick Grubar Bill Bunting

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