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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1966

Page

13

Butler Routs Decatur in Huntsville to Hand Raiders First Loss

Butler High School defeated Decatur 58 to 48 in Huntsville. Don Faint led Butler with 21 points and 15 rebounds while Dale Ridgeway and Robert Holmquist paced Decatur with 13 and 12 points respectively. Decatur shot 31 percent and failed to score in the first and third quarters, ending a six game win streak.

Huntsville Butler High School Decatur Red Raiders Rebels Raider H. L Butler Raiders Earl Morris Quint Bac Huntsville Big Don Dale Ridgeway Ei Raiders Robert Holmquist Steve Hammond Woody Peebles Ed Gilchrist Gary Ryan James Davis Allen Berry Jim Stone Morris Priceville Sidney Lanier Montgomery Peebles Ridgeway Cash Gilchrist Holmquist Iders Davis Stone Faint Ater Decatur Butler Ers Bobby White James Stone Daily Sports Bob Bates Austin Athens Jerry Smith Tom Jones

Athens Blasts Black Bears 77-58 For Third Straight Win

Athens Golden Eagles defeat the Austin Black Bears 77 to 58 to run their string to three and improve to 4-3 while Austin slips to 2-5. Pat Pepper led Austin with 10 points. Dwight Burgreen scored 20 for Athens and Roddy, Lott, Chambers, and Anderson contributed double digits.

Athens Black Bears Athens Golden Eagles Austin Black Bears Morris Schrimscher Austin Golden Eagles Joe Jones West Morgan Danny Pat Pepper Dwight Burgreen Roddy, Lott Ralph Chambers Mark Anderson Danny Gibson David Jones Ste Widner Gary McCulloch Orange Ter Anderson Lott Burgree

Wildcats and Tigers Set for WBC Tourney Final

West Limestone and Ardmore reach the northern division final after narrow 64 61 and 50 47 wins. West Limestone edged East Limestone as Ardmore topped Clements to set a title showdown with the winner then facing the southern half winner for the overall championship.

Bobby Gilbert Tanner West Limestone Ardmore Wildcats East Limestone Stateline Tigers Clements

Yugoslavia Beats Troy State 96-80 in Tommy Night

Yugoslavia's national basketball team defeated Troy State 96-80 in Troy Alabama. Radivoje Korac led with 25 points followed by Raznatovic 15 Rajkovic 12 and Zonga 12. Troy State's top scorers were Holley 23 Imbriacco 12 and Enslen 11. Yugoslavs led 51-40 at halftime.

Troy Ala Yugoslavia Troy State Red Waves Radivoje Korac Dragoslav Raznatovic Trajko Rajkovic Aljose Zonga Reed

Hawks Rally Past Celtics In Close 116-114 Upset

St Louis Hawks edged Boston 116-114 in Providence as Richie Guerin outdueled Bill Russell in a dramatic finish. The win marks a second upset of Boston in five games this season and drops the Celtics four games behind Philadelphia in the Eastern Division.

Philadelphia St.Louis Hawks Richie Guerin Celtics Bill Russell Hawks Boston Providence Celtic NBA

Torres Fight Tonight At Madison Square Garden

New York AP reports Jose Torres defends his 175 pound light heavyweight crown tonight against Dick Tiger. Torres seeks a fourth defense this year as a 12 5 favorite in a 15 round bout slated for Madison Square Garden with telecast blackout and 10 p.m. EST start.

New York Dicker Jose Torres Torres Nigeria Madison Square Garden Emile Griffith

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