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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1963

Page

6

Belinsky Aims for Frontline Role With Angels in 63

Bo Belinsky seeks a comeback with the Los Angeles Angels after a tumultuous 1962 rookie season. Angles GM Fred Haney says Belinsky could become a fine pitcher if he concentrates on baseball, amid off field troubles and contract negotiations. Other signings include Vic Power with Minnesota and multiple pitchers across several clubs.

Mike Rathet Associated Press Bo Belinsky Belinsky Napoleon Waterloo Los Angeles Angels Fred Haney Haney Kansas City Angels Dan Osinski Ford Frick Bill Rigney Minnesota Vic Power Twins Cal Griffith

Auburn To Meet Tech Tonight

Auburn and Georgia Tech collide in a SEC showdown as Auburn seeks a win to stay in the title race. Tech, ranked No. 7, relies on a muscular front line while Auburn edges toward the top with an 11 1 record and a chance to tie Mississippi State for the conference lead.

Vernon Butler Associated Press Atlanta Auburn Joel Eaves Tigers Georgia Tech Tech Mississippi State Kentucky UPI Furman

College Scores From The Associated Press

The results show SOUTH Georgia 99 over Stetson 80. MIDWEST Chicago Loyola 80 defeated Ohio U 72. Notre Dame 96 beat Purdue 86. Iowa 60 edged Michigan State 59. SOUTHWEST New Mexico Western 94 over Wayland 74. FAR WEST Nevada Southern 82 defeated Westminster Utah 74. Jacksonville Alabama State 85 beat Livingston Alabama State 66.

Associated Press South Georgia Stetson Midwest Chicago Loyola Ohio Notre Dame Purdue Iowa Michigan State New Mexico Wayland Far West Nevada Westminster Utah Jacksonville Ala Livingston State

Birmingham Country Club hires tennis pro Leslie Longshore

Birmingham Country Club names Leslie Longshore as tennis pro replacing the late Jack Ronchey. Longshore previously taught at Clemson College in South Carolina for about four years and is a former resident of Annis ton, Alabama.

Birmingham Birmingham Country Club Leslie Longshore Longshore Clemson College South Carolina Anniston Ala Jack Ronchey

High School Basketball Tonight and Tomorrow Schedule

Danville travels to Falkville while Hartselle visits Priceville and Cotaco hosts West Morgan at THURSDAY night. Priceville meets Ryan and Decatur visits Athens on Thursday. Tanner plays West Limestone and Danville battles West Morgan with Hartselle. Friday features Era at Cotaco and Union Hill at Hartselle. Huntsville at Decatur and Ryan at Falkville cap Friday. East Limestone hosts Lee while Hazel Green visits Elkmont and Ardmore faces Clements. Cullman plays Hanceville.

Danville Falkville Hartselle Priceville Cotaco West Morgan Ryan Decatur Athens Tanner West Limestone West Morgan Hartselle Era Union Hill Huntsville East Limestone Lee Hazel Green Elkmont Ardmore Clements Cullman Hanceville

Wills Says Going To Play It By Ear

Dodgers star Maury Wills, fresh off a 104 stolen bases season, accepts the S Rae Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year belt in Rochester. He hints NL pitchers may face more baserunning, recalls near record and thanks fans for support. Arnold Palmer finishes second in the voting.

Murray Rose Associated Press Rochester N.Y Maury Wills Fleet Los Angeles Dodgers S. Rae Hickok Rochester Press-Radio Club Wills Jim Gilliam Willie Davis Tommy Davis Hickok Arnold Palmer

Joe Brown Battles Noriega in Comeback Bout at City Auditorium

Joe Brown, 37, seeks a comeback win against Tony Noriega of Bakersfield in a 10 round main event at Houston City Auditorium. Brown has not held the lightweight title since losing to Carlos Ortiz last April and then to Luis Molina in August, after a career that included beating Wallace Smith for the crown in 1956.

Houston Joe Brown King of the Wallace Bud) Smith Brown Noriega Molina

Loyola Team Has Lot Going For Them

Loyola of Chicago, ranked second nationally and the top scoring major college team, features youth with seniors few in number. Jerry Harkness leads a junior-laden lineup including John Egan Les Hunter Vic Rouse and Ron Miller supporting a strong sophomore bench led by Billy Smith. They beat Ohio University 80 72 as part of a busy schedule with Iowa edging Michigan State Notre Dame defeating Purdue and Georgia defeating Stetson in other games.

Ramblers Jerry Harkness Loyola John Egan Les Hunter Vic Rouse Ron Miller Billy Smith Harkness Ohio University Iowa Michigan State Notre Dame Purdue Georgia Stetson

Bears Win In Senior Action At Lawrence County Tourney

Hazlewood Golden Bears beat Courtland Hawks 74 to 44 in senior action. Speake led a 45-26 win over Hatton Juniors and Speake's B team won 67-23 over Courtland. Upcoming junior and senior games listed with times.

Town Creek Hazlewood Golden Bears Courtland Lawrence County Courtland Hawks Speake Hatton Chalybeate Moulton Mt. Hope Hazlewood Srs Beene A Saint Williams Thomas Ties Hill Sheffield Winton Terry Dyer Kirby Claburn

Decatur Flexes in Junior A Win Over Austin

Decatur High School defeated Austin 44 to 35 in the junior A game as Bethune led Decatur with 18 points and Campbell and Mathis added 8 each while French tallied 13 for Austin. Decatur also won the junior B 24 to 22 and will host Athens Thursday for both junior and senior games.

Decatur Austin Bethune Campbell Mathis French Means Waller Athens

Gold reserves worth 35 billion dollars could fit in a room

Estimates put the entire world’s gold supply at about 35 billion dollars. It could be stored in a room measuring 50 feet by 50 feet with a 26 foot ceiling, showing how densely it can be housed.

Things Get Rougher For Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors endured his toughest week of the season with 117 points over four games, a 29.3 average vs his 46.2 season pace. He still leads the league in scoring, has 2,170 points on 1,092 attempts, and his single-game high remains 73 this year.

New York Wilt Los Angeles Chamberlain Kansas

VanderKelen Poised to Sign With Pro Club of Choice

Wisconsin quarterback Ron VanderKelen plans a signing ceremony today with the pro club of his choice after a season marked by Rose Bowl heroics and a Big Ten title run. Agent Gene Calhoun said VanderKelen would travel to a pro city, possibly Green Bay, for the event amid AFL interest from the New York Titans.

Associated Press Madison Wis Wisconsin Ron VanderKelen Gene Calhoun VanderKelen Badger Badgers Southern California

Danville and West Morgan relocate games to Tuesday at Hartselle

The Danville versus West Morgan basketball games have moved from Friday at Moulton Heights to Tuesday at Hartselle. Junior and Senior games start at 7 p.m. with Austin and Hartselle Juniors at 5 p.m. at Hartselle. Japan leads world fisheries production. the United States is second.

Danville West Morgan Moulton Heights Hartselle Austin Japan The United States

Liston Patterson Return Fight May Be Set For April In Miami

Contracts drawn and expected to be signed in Miami Beach to stage the Sonny Liston Floyd Patterson return heavyweight title bout at Convention Hall on April 4. Promoter Al Bolan says negotiations should finish locally. Liston camp seeks $207,000 from Chicago defense. Liston adviser Nilon presses for immediate cash before signing.

Miami Beach Fla Sonny Liston Floyd Patterson al Bolan Championship Sports, Inc New York Liston Chicago Patterson Jack Nilon Sonny Nilon Bolan Garland Bill) Cherry Philadelphia Cherry Miami Beach Boxing Commission

Cullman County Tournament Opens Tonight

Cold Springs hosts the Cullman County basketball tournament opening night with two games. West Point faces Hanceville in the B Senior division at 7 p.m. followed by Fairview versus West Point in the A Senior bracket at 8 15 p.m. The event runs through Friday.

Cold Springs Cullman County West Point Hanceville Fairview

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