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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1973

Page

8

Casper Builds four stroke lead at Crosby tournament

Billy Casper stretched his lead to four strokes after a five under par 67 in the second round at Pebble Beach. The 41-year-old former winner entered 36 holes at 133 11 under overall while Jack Nicklaus faltered with a triple bogey on 17 at Cypress Point. Orville Moody moved to second at 137.

Pebble Beach Calif Billy Casper Monterey Peninsula Bing Crosby Casper Spyglass Hill Jack Nicklaus Cypress Point Orville Moody Moody Nicklaus Don Iverson Gibby Gilbert Don Massengale Ray Floyd Bobby Nichols Gilbert Floyd Nichols Massengale Lee Trevino Arnold Palmer Bruce Crampton

Clements.Top-Seeded Trojans Upset Rattlers for Limestone Title

ABS stunned No. 2 Tanner 79-62 to reach the Limestone County Tournament final. Ardmore edged Elkmont 48-44 and Tanner beat West Limestone 68-43 in B-Team games. Roger Crafts led the Trojans with 23 points while Curtis Jones and Anthony McBay each scored 18 for Tanner.

Athens Athens Bible School ABS Tanner Ardmore Elkmont Limestone Clements Trojans Rattlers Roger Crafts Curtis Jones Anthony McBay Powers Sledge Byrd Redus Pressnell

Cold Springs Routs West Point 62 49 in Cullman Tourney

Cold Springs defeated West Point 62 to 49 to reach the Cullman County Basketball Tournament final. Graves and Edwards led with 12 points each, while Freeman scored 14 for West Point. Cold Springs faces Hanceville for the title.

Cold Springs West Point Cullman County Graves Edwards Freeman Novinger Burden Fairview Medlock Hanceville T Graves Edwards Whitlock Cowenn Davis W Roberts Freeman McMinn Gray Harris Blackwood Anderton

Gabriel Seeks Trade From Rams To Redskins

Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel asked Friday to be traded to the Washington Redskins in a bid to escape a two quarterback setup. The Rams had just acquired John Hadl and gave no indication they would honor the request despite Gabriel’s no trade clause.

LOS Angeles Roman Gabriel Los Angeles Rams Washington Redskins Rams John Hadl San Diego Chargers Gabriel Ram Washington Red Redskins Billy Kilmer Sonny Jurgensen Jurgensen Washington George Allen Ed Masry Masry Roman NFL

King Faces Possible Life Suspension For Playing Pro Tour

USLTA official threatened a life suspension for Billie Jean King over playing on a rival pro tour. Gladys Heldman testified that Walter Elcock warned other Virginia Slims players of long-term bans. King testified she was told she could never again compete in USLTA events such as Wimbledon. Heldman seeks damages for Evert and antitrust violations in a 30 page complaint.

New York United States Lawn Tennis Association Billie Jean King Gladys Heldman USLTA Walter E]cock Virginia Slims King Milton Pollock United States Billie Jean U.S Heldman Houston Elcock United States Chris Evert Fort Lauderdale Fla Australia Evonne Goolagong Shell Oil Co Miss Evert

Bruins Aim to Halt Notre Dame Air Out Bid for 61st Win

Top ranked UCLA faces Notre Dame in a national telecast as the Bruins seek a record 61st straight victory. Athletic Director J D Morgan criticizes Notre Dame's stall tactics while Digger Phelps says Notre Dame can control tempo to upset UCLA.

South Bend Ind UCLA Notre Dame Fighting Irish Bruin Johnny Wooden Wooden South Bend Central High School Bruins J.D. Morgan Irish

Pro Basketball Scores From NBA And ABA Games

NBA results include Milwaukee 117 over Detroit 105 and Atlanta 118 over Buffalo 82. Chicago 110 beat Baltimore 100, Cleveland 105 over Philadelphia 100, Boston 139 over Houston 126. ABA action had Memphis 114 defeating Denver 107 while Utah 127 surpassed Virginia 121 and Indiana edged Carolina 108.

Milwaukee Detroit Atlanta Buffalo Chicago Baltimore Cleveland Philadelphia Boston Houston ABA Memphis Denver Utah Virginia Carolina Indiana

Hartselle Team States Meeting

HARTSELLE The Hartselle Independent Team of the Tennessee Valley Baseball League will hold a meeting Monday night at 7 in the hospitality room of American Bank and Trust. Anyone seeking to participate on the team should be present at this meeting.

Hartselle Tennessee Valley Baseball League American Bank and Trust

College Scores Across Conferences Reported

College basketball results list numerous games with varied scores including Southampton 89 over Marist 47 and Albany Pharmacy 79 over St. Josephs Vermont 4. Other notable results show Guilford 85 over High Point 75 and Ohio Wesleyan 73 over Kenyon 56.

Southampton Marist Kings N.Y Drew Dominican John Jay Philo. Bible Brooklyn Poly Albany Pharmacy St. Joseph’s Lowell Tech Norwich Ohio Wesleyan Kenyon Peru Neb Bellevue Neb. Wesleyan Midland Okla. Baptist Okla Rollins New Hampshire Col Concordia Seminary Harris Wiley Tex. Col N.dakota Mankato N.dakota St N. Iowa Otterbein Wright St Overtime Ferris Oakland Racine Northland

Coach Presses for Improvement in Defense and Run Game

A coach notes the team must improve defense and develop a reliable running game before becoming competitive. He stresses learning to run as a key step toward turning the squad into a good team.

Bears Triumph in Southern States Conference Clash

AC Bears beat St. Bernard 94 to 69 in Cullman Athens College game. No statistics were available at presstime.

CULLMAN — _ Athens College St. Bernard

Calhoun Hosts Big Homecoming With Full Weekender Lineup

Calhoun Decatur Inn hosts 4 45 entertainment by Cal-Tech Chorale. A homecoming bonfire at Kelley Field House at 6 30 precedes Calhoun Northeast game with CJC band and cheerleaders. Halftime crowns homecoming queen at 7 45. President’s reception follows, and a 9 PM F C Smith Cafetorium dance concludes events.

Decatur Inn Cal-Tech Chorale Kelley Field House CJC F. C. Smith Shuttleworth

Detroit coach rejects Easy Rider nickname and discusses McCafferty choice

Ford said he would not be an easy coach and shrugged off the Easy Rider label. He named McCafferty as his first choice among about 12 candidates for the post, declining to disclose the others considered for the job that paid about $70,000 last season to Schmidt.

Ford McCafferty Post Schmidt

Obituaries from Town Creek and Hartselle area

Funeral services are announced for Donald Wayne Borden 29 Town Creek at Cave Springs Freewill Baptist Church with burial at the adjoining cemetery Elliott Funeral Home directing Survivors include his parents four sisters and five brothers The body remains at the funeral home until time to be taken to the church for viewing Pallbearers are named HARTSELLE Hollis Newt Walker 47 dies at home services set at Cedar Creek Freewill Baptist Church with burial The widow Laverne Walker survives Pallbearers named Funeral for Hilary Grantland 80 Somerville Decatur area held at Union Church of Christ with burial at Antioch Cemetery Survivors include a daughter three sisters and two grandchildren

Town Creek Donald Wayne Borden Lawrence County Hospital Cave Springs Freewill Baptist Church Ronnie Edigal Lynn Klopfenstein Elliott Funeral Home Arthur M. Borden Ruby Pace Polly Walkowicz Skokie Bobby Gammill Cicero Ill Peggy Page Lacey Chester Borden Mr. Hope Junior Borden Charles Borden Jof Moulton Markie Borden Birmingham Jerry Borden Jackie Pace Rayburn Vess Buddy Rutherford Wayne Dotson Bruce Borden Cleveland Drake Tommy Dotson Leonard Nolen Steve Borden Mack Rutherford Tommy Drake Willis Tuten Charles Riley Edward Marrow Willie Junior Riley R. B. Grantland Carl Grantland Mr. Grantland Beech Street Church of Christ Hartselle Hollis Newt Walker Cedar Creek Freewill Baptist Church A. J. Looper James A. Chance Peck Funeral Home Laverne Walker Hartseller Hilary Grantland 14Th Ave Hartselle Hospital Union Church of Christ Somerville Kent Chambers Antioch Cemetery Shelton Nellie Grantland Decatur Mildred Tuten Hessie McCutcheon Lucille Riley Priceville Ollie — Fredrick

Best 3-Year-Old Trotter of 1972 Named Super Bowl

The 1972 year’s top three year old trotter was crowned Super Bowl on 190 of 191 ballots. The selection reflects its dominant performance among peers entering the season.

Trotter

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