Girl denied in Little League bid sparks appeal
Pa mela McGill a 10 year old girl was ruled ineligible to play in the Avonworth Baseball Conference all male league by U S District Court Judge Barron P McCume. Pamela and her parents plan to appeal to the U S 3rd Circuit Court.
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Pamela McGill
U.S. District Court
Barron P. McCume
Avonworth Baseball Conference
ABC
Pamela
Patricia McGill
Parker Eyes Pirates Call After Charleston Stats
Dave Parker a 6 5 225 pound right fielder for the Charleston Charlies farm club of the Pittsburgh Pirates stands in the batter's box. The 22 year old Cincinnati native bats .327 for the Charlies with 53 RBIs and nine homers and hopes to join the Pirates next season. Noted for size yet one of the organization’s fastest players Parker ranks second in speed.
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Charleston Charlies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati
Charlies
Pirates
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Woodruff Wins Central League Minor A Title
Central League Minor A champions Woodruff with players Donald Sandlin Brent Morgan Reggie Jackson Pete George and David Harrison. Coaches listed Paul Gillette Howard West and Darrel Smith. Not pictured Leslie Brown Kent Speegle and Paul Cherry.
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Woodruff
Donald Sandlin
Brent Morgan
Reggie Jackson
Pete George
David Harrison
Paul Gillette
Howard West
Darrel Smith
Leslie Brown
Kent Speegle
Paul Cherry
Race Tightens for NL Outfield Spots in All-Star Balloting
With two days left in balloting for the 1973 All-Star game, Billy Williams of the Cubs Cesar Cedeno of the Astros and Bobby Bonds of the Giants compete for the remaining NL outfield slots. Pete Rose tops voting with 571,319. Williams 435,398 Cedeno 434,845 Bonds 397,784.
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Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
Cesar Cedeno
Bobby Bonds
San Francisco
Giants
Kansas City
Baseball Commissioner's Office
Cincinnati
Pete Rose
Williams
Cedeno
Bonds
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati Reds
Joe Morgan
Hank Aaron
Atlanta Braves
Chris Speier
Cubs
Ron Santo
Atlanta
Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh
Willie McCovey
Tony Perez
Lee May
Houston
Bill Buckner
Los Angeles
Glenn Beckert
Chicago
Dave Cash
Tito Fuentes
Ted Sizemere
St. Louis
Felix Millan
Yoe Torre
Doug Rader
Richie Hebner
Darrell Evans
Ron Cey
Los An
Peve Concepcion
Kessinger
Bud Harrelson
Tage
Jonny Oh Cincinatti
Manny Sanguillen
Ted Simmons
Randy Hundley
Dave Eer Ee
Cae
Bob Wat Ae Te Ae Rose
Ion Williams
Chica
Bobby
Lou Brock
Rick Monday
Youth Football Meeting Slated for WYFL Coaches
A Valley Youth Football League coaches meeting will be held at the Moulton Board of Education Building on Sunday. Mini-Midget coaches meet at 1 p.m., Midget at 3, and PeeWee at 4. Head coaches must attend as rule changes will be discussed.
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Moulton
Valley Youth Football League
WYFL
Brenner plans American boxing titles to spark TV return
Teddy Brenner as head of Madison Square Garden boxing moves to create American titles using a Royal style knighting ceremony with winners to receive US championships. The plan aligns with TV's return to weekly boxing and aims to boost interest over world titles, while Foreman and Foster remain dominant. The shift targets key bouts in Atlantic City and New York with fighters like Goss, Fernandez, DeJesus, Lampkin, Quarry, and Wagner.
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Teddy Brenner
Madison Square Garden
the Garden
Felt Forum
American Broadcasting Company
United States
George Foreman
Bob Foster
New York State Athletic Commission
Brenner
T.V
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Trenton
N.J
Jose Fernandez
Foreman
Foster
Hayward
Calif
Albuquerque
N.M
Frankie DePaula
Jersey City
DePaula
Dick Tiger
Abe Greene
New Jersey
Ernie Terrell
Chuck Wepner
Atlantic City
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Esteban DeJesus
Puerto Rico
Ray Lampkin
Portland
Ore
Mike Quarry
Los Angeles
Billy Kelly Wagner
Cleveland
Orioles Rally Past Blue in Seventh for Split Doubleheader
Merv Rettenmund and Enos Cabell homered off Vida Blue in the seventh as Baltimore Orioles beat Oakland 5-3 to split a Friday doubleheader. Oakland led 3-2 on solo shots by Bill North and Deron Johnson. Cabell’s first major league homer followed Rettenmund’s two-run shot.
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Merv Rettenmund
Enos Cabell
Oakland
Vida Blue
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Orioles
Rettenmund
Blue
Cabell
Bill North
Deron Johnson
Dave McNally
Bert Campaneris
Sal Bando
Green
Chicago
Reggie Smith
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Smith
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Orlando Cépeda
Bill Melton
Milburn eyes elusive mark amid 13.1 pace remark
Milburn said an official noted 12.9 seconds, but he would settle for 13.1. He noted a favorable flying start could give him the chance at the long sought record once held by 13.2 sprinters Americans Lee Calhoun Earl McCullouch and Willie Davenport.
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Milburn
Lee “Calhoun
Earl McCullouch
Willie Davenport
Memoriam for Savage Acknowledges Indy Pals and Racing Figures
The memorial gathering honored Minister Savage with attendees including Indy 500 winner Dan Gurney, drivers Sam Posey and Jerry Grant, motorcycle racer Eddie Wirth, ex-drivers Pete de Paolo Skip Hudson and Bob Vonderant, and Savage’s STP pit crew chief George Bignotti and U S Auto Club director Bill Smyth. Survivors include his widow Sharyl and daughter Shelley.
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Indianapolis
Skip Hudson
Bob Vonderant
Savage
STP
George Bignotti
Bill Smyth
U.S. Auto Club
San Bernardino
Sharyl
Shelley
Moulton Races Slated Tonight
Bud Burschell of Hartselle has won three of the last four Late Model Modified races at Moulton Speedway and will race tonight after a Spirit of America victory last Tuesday. Gates open 6 PM, racing at 8 PM. admission $2.50 for adults, free for under 12. kids may ride in a race car win a free ride in a race car around the steep bank oval.
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Moulton
Bud Burschell
Hartselle
Moulton Speedway
Spirit of America
Burschell
Daily Records at Decatur General Admissions and Births
A list of admissions and dismissals at Decatur General including names from Decatur Athens Danville and Moulton. Birth notices report new daughters and sons for local families at Decatur General Hospital and other area facilities.
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Decatur
Billy R. Steel
Danville
Claude B. McRae
John L. DeHart
Harry J. Lowther
Madison
Hiram B. Richards
Albert F. Lamon
Trinity
Clyde W. Hill
Moulton
Matthew C.miller
Alice J. Ambrose
Billy L. Barkley
Elvis G. Owens
Eston A. Lovingood Jr
Dewitt A. Creel
Lovick Fowler
Hartselle
George C. Moat
Huey G. Sheltom Falkville
Decatur General Hospital
Harold G. Hughes
Braves Clinch Split With Mets In Scoring War
Atlanta beat New York 2 to 0 as Garr and Mays led a quiet power display. Koosman took the loss despite a nine inning effort, yielding two runs on eight hits with 11 strikeouts. Dietz homered for New York but the Mets left men in scoring position late.
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New York Yankees
Jim Ray Hart
Minnesota Twins
Fred Beene
Sparky Lyle
Beene
Jim Kaat
Yankees
Felipe Alou
Jerry Terrell
Gene Michael
Roy White
New York
Matty Alou
Kaat
Bobby Murcer
Hart
Atlanta
Abrhbi
Abrhbi Garr
Mays
Millan
Evans
Boswell
Haaron If
Staub
Stackson
Milner
Baker
Johnen
Theodore
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Wimbledon Show Gives NBC Coverage Of Classic Final Match
NBC will air Wimbledon of the Soviet Union and Jan Kodes from 5 p.m. EDT to conclusion with a delayed feed. The story recalls Mrs. King, four time Wimbledon champion from Long Beach, who reached the final a decade ago as Billie Jean Moffitt and lost to Margaret Court after waiting through the weekend.
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Soviet Union
Jan Kodes
Czechoslovakia
NBC
Mrs. King
Long Beach
Calif
Billie Jean Moffitt
Margaret Court
Australia
Obituaries for Benny Pike and Grace Massey
Funeral services are set for Benny C. Pike 24 of Hartselle at Summit Baptist Church with burial in Basham Cemetery. He died from injuries in an automobile wreck and was a 1968 Danville High graduate. Also funeral services for Grace Kemp Massey 74 of Athens will be at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rosemont Cemetery. Massey died Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital.
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Hartselle
Benny C. Pike
Summit Baptist Church
James Self
Hollis Phillips
Robert Coleman
Basham Cemetery
Brown Service Funeral Home
H. C. Pike
Saundra Thomas
Gus Pike
Paul Grant
Larry Norwood
Newt Allen
Doug Poole
Hovis Wynn
Pat Lane
Mr. Pike
Danville High School
Athens
Grace Kemp Massey
Hereford Dr
Athens-Limestone Hospital
McConnell Funeral Home Chapel
Fred Lackey
Chuck Crawford
Rosemont Cemetery
McConnell
Dewey Massey
Mable
Blanche Miller
Gulfport
Marcellus Kemp
Akron
Ohio
Left handed golfer Bonnie Bryant tops L PGA tour
Eva Woodard and a son born to Mr and Mrs Milton R Woodard in Decatur and Huntsville listed among births. Bonnie Bryant a former semi pro softball player from Oakland California is highlighted as the only left handed golfer on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour.
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Eikmont
Decatur General Hospital
Milton R. Woodard
Huntsville
Emett. Harris
Eva
Bonnie Bryant
Oakland
Calif
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