Braves Host Hank Fischer After Trade In Bat Day Rout
Hank Fischer faced his former teammates as the Atlanta Braves routed him 9 4 in a bat day crowd of 36 522. Hank Aaron drove in three runs with a seventh inning homer his 27th of the year and an eighth inning sacrifice fly to seal the win as Denny Lemaster earned his eighth victory. Cincinnati cut the margin to one run late but Rose Pavletich and Helms provided key homers to keep Atlanta ahead.
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Decatur Dixie Boys Name 1966 All Stars
The Decatur Dixie Boys League announced its 1966 all star baseball squad with 16 regulars and three alternates. Cecil Alsbrook leads as manager with A D Ashcraft and Sonny Todd as assistants. The district tourney starts next Monday at Herman Bailey Field. Names include Tim Sullivan Wayne Brown Tom Jones Danny Lawrence Gary Belk Mets Ronnie Edney Roy Tapscott Claude MacMur trie Doug Fisher Wally Terry John Luckett Jeff Brooks Dale Mathis Larry Wood and Ted.
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Nichols Wins Minnesota Golf Classic by One Stroke
Bobby Nichols captured the Minnesota Golf Classic with a 72-hole total of 270, one stroke ahead of teammates Terry Dill and John Schlee. The victory earned Nichols 20 000 dollars and came despite late threats from Jack Cupit and others. Schlee added 12 000 dollars for second, while Cupit and Dill tied for third at 274, sharing six thousand two hundred fifty dollars each.
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Clay Courts Captured By Cliff Richey
Cliff Richey, 19, won the National Clay Courts men's singles defeating Frank Froehling 13-11 6-1 6-3 in Milwaukee. Nancy Richey won the women's singles for the fourth straight year. Ralston was eliminated in singles. he plans to quit the amateur tour, leaving Arthur Ashe as the top remaining American.
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Falcons coach orders more work on fundamentals after scrimmage
Atlanta Falcons coach Norb Hecker orders extra work this week after a weekend scrimmage he judged satisfactory but flawed on technique. Hecker praised several offensive and defensive players including Rich Koeper Frank Marchlewski Kent Francisco Jim Simon Don Talbert Guy Reese Chuck Sieminski Bill Jobko Marion Rushing and Ike Heck.
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Baseball Leaders Tieing In The National and American Leagues
The Associated Press list shows Alou and Stargell sharing top NL batting with .337 and .336 respectively. Aaron leads NL in runs with 66 and RBIs at 71. Clemnte and Alou top NL hits with 120 and 114. In AL, Snyder bats .335 with Oliva at .343, Robinson leads runs with 69 and RBIs at 73. Robinson also tops hits with 111, while McAuliffe and Scott share triples.
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Norton Slams Past Athens 4-2 in 11th Inning
Norton pushed across two runs in the 11th to beat Athens 4-2 on Saturday. Danny Black pitched 10 innings for Athens with five hits and 13 strikeouts before relief by Johnny Weldon. Black took the loss. Jerry Craig earned the win for Norton while Larry Ray led Norton with two singles. Jimmy Coggins doubled twice for Athens and Bobby Coggins added two singles.
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Pirates Pitcher Vernon Law Known As Deac for Mormon Elder Status
The Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Vernon Law is nicknamed Deac short for Deacon due to his status as an ordained Elder in the Mormon Church.
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