Top Guns Gather for Alabama Skeet Championships Weekend
The 1962 Alabama Skeet Championships draw top South shooters to Morgan County Gun Club on Burleson Mountain. Notables include Miner Cliett of Childersburg, Olympian and multi event champion. 28 gauge standout Tom Jones of Birmingham. rising juniors Gordon Blanton and Bud Ireland. and teen Randy Emens of Decatur, all contending across eight events July 29 to Aug 4 in Montreal. The event features practice Friday and a Dutch Buffet Dinner and State meeting Saturday night.
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Burleson Mountain
South
Miner Cliett
Childersburg
Southern Gun Club
Birmingham
Miner
United States
Oslo
Norway
Nashville
Clett
Tom Jones
Burleson
Tom
Gordon Blanton
Hartselle
Bud Ireland
Gordon
Bud
Randy Emens
Decatur
Randy
Crescent
Indians Snap Losing Streak
Indians end a five game slide as Donelon Dick Donovan shines with a two hit effort and a 2-0 win over Baltimore. The victory improves the Indians to 42-34, keeping them a half game behind the Yankees and Angels in the American League race.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Dick Donovan
Cleveland
Indians
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Angels
Donovan
Jim Piersall
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Los Angeles
Yankees
Kansas City
Angels
Minnesota
Boston
Dodgers Get Back In Lead After Rally And Podres Strikeout Streak
Dodgers regain NL lead behind Johnny Podres partial perfect game until two outs in seventh and Stan Williams seven hitter as Philadelphia loses 4 0. Williams completes first CG since April 30 while Dodgers top Giants Mets and Cubs Reds split results.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia
Podres
Stan Williams
Milwaukee
Max Sarkent
Williams
San Francisco
Mets
Dodgers
Giants
Pittsburgh
Bob Skinner
Houston
Eddie Mathews
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cubs
Reds
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Los Angeles Angels
Washington
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Minnesota
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Ted Savage
Roy Sievers
Don Demeter
Tony Gonzalez
Bob Oldis
Bob Wine
Jack Hamilton
Mel Roach
John Callison
Savage
Phils
Padres
Larry Sherry
Willie Davis
Hamilton
Billie Smith
Willie Mays
Felix Mantilla
Gene Woodling
New York
Ken MacKenzie
Stu Miller
Colts
Hal Woodeshick
Pirates
Don Hoak
Skinner
Ron Northey
Bob Friend
Mathews
Ray Sadecki
Lew Burdette
Claude Raymond
Raymond
Charley James
Burdette
Ernie Banks
Cal Koonce
Bob Purkey
Gordie Coleman
Don Elston
Elston
Hutchinson Names Surprising NL All Stars Lineup
Reds manager Fred Hutchinson announced 17 players for the National League All Stars for the first game in Washington on July 10. Sandy Koufax headlines a six-man pitching staff with Don Drysdale and Bob Gibson among others, while Musial and Aaron headline two outfielders.
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Harold Harrison
Cincinnati
Fred Hutchinson
Cincinnati Reds
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles
Frank Robinson
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Felipe Alou
San Francisco
Hutchinson
Richie Ashburn
New York Mets
Johnny Callison
Philadelphia
Koufax
Washington
Don Drysdale
Dick Farrell
Houston
Bob Gibson
Juan Marichal
Bob Purkey
Cincincinnati
Bob Shaw
Chicago
del Crandall
Orlando Cepeda
Bill Mazeroski
Pittsburgh
Dick Groat
Ken Boyer
Tommy Davis
Wil
Baseball Roundup Shows Dodgers Lead NL After Wins
Detroit edged Chicago 2 1 in interleague play. Dodgers topped Philadelphia 5 1 to reclaim first in the NL, while the Mets beat San Francisco 8 5. Pirates beat Houston 4 2 Milwaukee routed St Louis 7 3 and Cubs split with Reds 65 and 4 3. Donovan pitched a masterful 12th win tying AL best with Camilo Pascual. Herzog singled then doubled plays. Yankees rallied past KC with a late 8th inning burst. Angels and Red Sox also won in the day’s action.
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Detroit
Chicago
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia
New York Mets
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Houston
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cubs
Reds
Donovan
Orioles
Whitey Herzog
Herzog
Minnesota
Camilo Pascual
Brooks Robinson
Hertg
Willie Tasby
Baltimore
Steve Barber
New York
Roger Maris
Hector Lopez
Mickey Mantle
Kansas City
Bill Skowron
Phil Linz
Tom Tresh
George Alusik
Bill Stafford
Luis Arroyo
Angels
Steve Bilko
Bob Rodgers
Tom Morgan
Los Angeles
Boston
Cleveland
Red Sox
Mike Fornieles
Bob Allison
Earl Battey
Bernie Allen
Ed Bressoud
Sam Jones
Tigers
al Smith
Norm Cash
Women’s Golf Association Holds Flag Tournament at Decatur Club
The Women's Golf Association plans a Flag Tournament at Decatur Country Club on Wednesday. A regular monthly meeting is set for Friday July 13 at noon at the same club. The meeting was moved from this Friday. A separate note reports that avalanches blast air splintering trees far from the slide path.
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Womens Golf Association
Decatur Country Club
Post 15 Wins 10th Straight in Baseball Streak
Athens Morgan County American Legion Post 15 defeated Athens Post 49 43 here as Billy Stephenson battled Athens’ Jimmy Coggin in a complete game. Stephenson struck out 12 with three hits and no walks, while Coggin gave up seven hits and 5 walks over seven innings. Stephenson added two singles. Stephens and Daly homered for Athens. Post 15 notches its 10th win and hosts Athens Thursday at 7.0 pm at the Fairgrounds followed by a Saturday home game against Jackson County Post Scottsboro at West Town Field in Decatur at 7:30 pm.
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Athens
Morgan County American Legion Post 15
Athens Post
Billy Stephenson
Jimmy Coggin
Stephenson
Coggin
Post
Ore Stephens
Jerry Daly
Post 15
Fairgrounds
Jackson County
Scottsboro
West Town Field
Decatur
AFL Predicts A Banner Year
The American Football League begins training for its third season with strong predictions of rising attendance. Dallas faces stiff competition from the NFL Cowboys for entertainment dollars. Training camps open July 13 in several cities with a modified draft to follow, focusing on Denver and Oakland after a three-way early selection.
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Dallas
Tex
American Football League
Texans
Dallas Cowboys
National Football League
Houston
New York
East Stroudsburg
Oakland
Santa Cruz
Calif
Buffalo
East Aurora
N.Y
Denver
Fort Collins
Colo
San Diego
Boston
Andover
Mass
Atlanta
New Orleans
Kansas City
Patterson Liston formalities complete for title bout
Floyd Patterson and challenger Sonny Liston signed contracts for the heavyweight title clash at Comiskey Park on September 25. Patterson said he will train five weeks, while Liston predicts an early knockout. Liston swore to the Illinois Athletic Commission that he has no manager beyond George Katz, who reportedly relinquished rights for 10 percent.
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Chicago
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Comiskey Park
Liston
Patterson
Highland Mills
N.Y
Ilinois Athletic Commission
Philadelphia Battler
George Katz
Katz
American League Turnout Is Down This Season
AP reports the 1962 American League attendance stands at 4,480,483 through Sunday, down 5.6 percent from 1961. Ten teams show declines led by Detroit with a 150,215 drop, Kansas City 106,798, Boston 80,911, Baltimore 69,210, Chicago White Sox 58,360, Minnesota 44,167, and New York Yankees 6,778. Angels Indians and Senators post gains.
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NEW York
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Athletics
Boston
Baltimore
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Angels
Washington
Cleveland
Angels
Indians
Senators
Giant Killer Billie Jean Moffitt Faces Haydon At Wimbledon
Billie Jean Moffitt the Wimbledon giant killer meets Ann Haydon in a quarter final after rest days. The Long Beach, California native upstaged top seed Margaret Smith and eyes further upset with two Americans remaining in singles. Rafael Osuna of Mexico exits in the men’s draw, Neale Fraser advances.
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Wimbledon
England
Billie Jean Moffitt
Britain
Ann Haydon
Long Beach
Calif
Margaret Smith
Billie Jean
United States
Darlene Hard
Fong, Beach
Vera Sukova
Czechoslovakia
Karen Hantze Susman
Chula Vista
Renee Schuurman
South Africa
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Lesley Turner
Australia
Miss Haydon
Chicago
Ann
Susman
Rafael Osuna
Mexico
University of Southern California
Neale Fraser
Donovan Turns In Rare Mound Feat For Indians
Dick Donovan pitched nine innings allowing only two hits and no walks while facing 27 Baltimore batters in a 2-0 victory for Cleveland. The feat matched by Harvey Haddix in 1959 is noted as the last time a pitcher faced 27 men, with Herzog’s singles and a late steal attempt by Herzog providing the only blemishes.
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Cleveland
Dick Donovan
Baltimore
Donovan
Gabe Paul
Indians
Harvey Haddix
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Whitey Herzog
Herzog
Brooks Robinson
Close Fight For Medalist At Vestavia
The Vestavia Country Club invitational opens with Joe Scales and Johnny Gross each 66 in round one. M C Fitts 69 69 halfway on 138, John Rogers 69 70 for 139, Elbert Jemison 69 72 tied 141, Baumgartner 69 70 141, Farlow 73 69 142, McLendon 70 72 142. Championship flight split into two divisions with 18 players at or better than 146 in first flight.
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Birmingham
Vestavia Country Club
Joe Scales
Johnny Gross
M. C Fitts
Tuscaloosa
John Rogers
Elbert Jemison Jr
John Baumgartner
Carl Farlow
B. R McLendon Jr
Montgomery
Farlow
McLendon
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