Weaver Ushers Orioles Debut With Scrambling Offense
Earl y Weaver starts as Orioles manager and reshuffles lineup for his debut. Don Buford, in his second game as center fielder, scores a run and hits a homer as Baltimore tops Washington 2 0 behind Dave McNally two hitter. Boog Powell and Frank Robinson steal bases, but late runs aren’t scored. Weaver calls Buford in center an offensive gamble and notes Powell and Robinson stranded on second.
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Baltimore
Early Weaver
Baltimore Orioles
Hank Bauer
Don Buford
Washington
Dave McNally
Mark Belanger
Buford
Boog Powell
Powell
Frank Robinson
Weaver
Robinson
Georgia Bulldogs Decline Tennessee Turf Practice Offer
Georgia coach Vince Dooley rejected Tennessee's invitation to train on the Vols' artificial turf but agreed to play the Sept. 14 nationally televised game in Knoxville. Dooley cited game plan security and practical training concerns, saying Georgia will arrive Sept. 13 for a brief workout.
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Athens
Georgia
Vince Dooley
Tennessee
Doug Dickey
Bulldogs
Dooley
Joel Eaves
Dickey
Knoxville
Vols
Kelley Receives AD Sea Fishing Association Honor
Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Association awards 1968 outstanding conservation honor to State Conservation Director Claude Kelley for aiding charter boat operators and advancing a stabilized entrance pass into Perdido Bay. The advisory board proposes fall and winter hunting dates including bow deer Oct 15 Jan 13 and duck season variations with bag limits.
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Gulf Shores
Ala
Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Association
Claude Kelley
Kelley
Alabama Conservation Advisory Board
Alabama
Perdido Bay
Wylie Poundstone
Madden to Duel Pierce and Suski at Courtland Dragway Saturday
Courtland M A Madden of Anniston will challenge Billy Pierce and Rich Suski in the D-Gas Willys division this Saturday night at Courtland Dragway. The show begins at 8:30 p.m. with gates opening at 6 p.m. Time trials start soon after.
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M. A. Madden
Anniston
Courtland Dragway
Billy Pierce
Rich Suski
Willys
Madden
Herbert Platt
Atlanta
Anthony Butler
Miledgeville
Tampa
Florida
Don Garlit
Pete Robinson
Jake
Moulton
Trainer Clinic Set For Athens
Athens hosts the first athletic trainers clinic featuring Kenny Howard from Auburn and Jim Goostree from Alabama. The event runs Saturday July 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. co sponsored by Langs Sporting Goods and the Bike Training Room Foundation. Participants include student trainers coaches athletic directors and physical education instructors from across North Alabama. Howard and Goostree will teach treatment of common athletic injuries.
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Athens
Kenny Howard
Auburn
Jim Goostree
Alabama
Lang’s Sporting Goods of
Decatur
Bike Training Room Foundation
Howard
Goostree
Record of Cod Reproduction from a 21-Pound Fish
A 21 pound cod yields 2,700,000 eggs in one spawning period. Each egg measures about 1 19th of an inch in diameter.
New Track Project For Calhoun Junior College
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control discussed a new track for Calhoun Junior College and trade school. Chairman Guy Roberts presented the plan after receiving word that Limestone and Madison Counties are collaborating to build the track. the board unanimously approved. Morgan and Limestone Counties have completed grading and leveling, Limestone and Madison will curb, Morgan will supply asphalt material.
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Calhoun Junior College and Trade School
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Guy Roberts
Limestone
Madison
Morgan
Morgan County
All Stars Open Grid Practices at Northwestern
EVANSTON IL AP The College All Stars began full scale workouts at Northwestern with coach Norm Van Brocklin setting a hard regime two workouts daily until reaching excellence Then one daily session The goal is to meet the Green Bay Packers in the 35th annual All Star Game at Soldier Field with veterans aboard.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University
Norm van Brocklin
van Jocklin
Collegians
Packers
Soldier Field
Petty Captures Fonda 200 Race
Richard Petty drove a 1968 Plymouth to a 64.93 mph average and won the Fonda Grand National 200, his second straight victory in the event at Fonda, New York.
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Petty
Fonda, N.Y
Richard Petty
Bears Seen in Northeastern Morgan County Area
Outdoors writer reports multiple residents near Somerville and Cotaco sighting a bear or bears. Wheeler Refuge manager Tom Atkeson notes bears are not uncommon locally but origin remains unknown. bears are not stocked in Bankhead Forest. two were released in 1955-58 and killed soon after. A Smoky Mountains theory is mentioned but unproven.
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Dick Bell
Morgan County
Somerville
Cotaco
Tom Atkeson
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Atkeson
Bankhead Forrest
The
Forrest
James E. Folsom
Madison County
Belgreen
Cullman
Austinville
Danville
Neel
Massey
Falkville
Alabama
Fish and Wildlife Division
Joe Wright
Rebels Split Doubleheader Bears In Alabama Bear Notes
The article covers a doubleheader where the Rebels defeated Roy Guyse Service Station 9-2 as Sandy Lewis pitched a one hitter. Connie Terry homered for the winners, while Lewis and Dian ne Jones had two hits. A separate note discusses black bears in the Bankhead Forest and cautions about bear sightings and legal protections in Alabama.
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Rebels
Roy Guyse
Sandy Lewis
Patty Sears
Judy Jones
Connie Terry
Lewis
Dianne Jones
Charlote Anders
Reds
Judy Holland
Guyse
Lina Sanford
Shirley Morgan
Stabler Fails Raiders Exam. Sent Home for Knee Rehab
Ken Stabler, Raiders quarterback and No. 2 draft pick, failed the AFL champions physical examination and was sent home to Foley Alabama for knee rehab. Raiders physician Dr Kendall Small expects his leg to be strong enough to return to training camp in two weeks after surgery last season at Alabama.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Ken Stabler
Oakland Raiders
Foley
Ala
Alabama
Kendall Small
Raiders
Stabbler
Yankees Edge White Sox in Milwaukee Crowd Over 40k
In Milwaukee the Yankees beat the White Sox 4 3 as Rico Petrocelli homered and Andy Kosco drove in a run. The game drew 40 575 fans, largest so far this nine game AL swing, with Mickey Mantle making his first Milwaukee appearance since 1958 but going 0 for 5.
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Andy Kosco
Yankees
White Sox
Milwaukee
Sox
Mickey Mantle
Mary Casals Advances to Irish Championship Quarterfinals
Rose Mary Casals of San Francisco defeated Pat Walkiden of South Africa 6 3, 6 3 to reach the Irish Tennis Championships quarterfinals in Dublin.
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Dublin
Ireland
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
South Africa
Pat Walk Iden
Casper Leads British Open With Four-Stroke Edge
Bill Casper, 37, of San Diego, moved into the third round four strokes ahead at Carnoustie. He rode rounds of 72 and 68 and cited a fish and game-free diet after battling an allergy that once made him overweight. Trailing after 36 holes were Jacklin, Barnes, Charles, Player, Nicklaus, Skerritt, with others bracketed at 146 as the field narrowed to 45 and ties for the final round.
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Tom Reedy
Associated Press Sports
Carnoustie
Scotland
Bill Casper
San Diego
Calif
Casper
United States
Britain
Tony Jacklin
Brian Barnes
Bob Charles
New Zealand
Gary Player
South Africa
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Paddy Skerritt
Ireland
Dave Thomas
Wales
Maurice Bembridge
England
Nicklaus
Open winner at Muirfield shoots 69 for 145 at halfway
The 28-year-old Open winner at Muirfield posted a 69 on Thursday, powering to 145 after four rounds while leading betting at 4 to 1. He follows a milk rich diet, drinking milk by the quart, as he charges into contention five shots behind the leader.
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Muirfield
Big Baar
Chesapeake Bay Name Origin Rooted in Indian Language
The name Chesapeake Bay comes from an Indian word that translates to Great Shellfish Bay indicating the bay's historic abundance of shellfish and its coastal significance.
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Chesapeake Bay
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