Decatur DYB All-Star Playoff at Point Mallard Host Next
The Decatur Dixie Youth Baseball All-Star playoff tournament is held at Point Mallard for a double elimination event. The winner earns hosting rights for the state tournament August 7 to 12. Photos list Central, National, and American League All-Stars with players and coaches. Single games are scheduled nightly at 7:30, except Wednesday.
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Decatur Dixie
DYB
Point Mallard
Mark Walden
Dwight Proctor
Barry Ziegler
Wade Clem
Jimmy Strickland
Barry Towe
Randy Piectot
Skip Thompson
Lamon Coger
Rex Lee
Randy Prestwood
Kenny Walker
John Prestwood
Clark Wallace
Leslie Reid
Greg Campbell
Doug Shepard
Ernest Lee
John Goodwin
John Sherrill
Barney Pate
Gerald Newson
Huel Harris
Keith Frost
David Dunlap
Barry Stephenson
Joe Rodgers
Lyon Fowler
Joe Morris
Gary Hester
Murray DeGraftenreid
Jeff Pangle
Norm Self
Mike Bolan
Richard Seymeer
Jimmy Watts
Charlie Dunlap
Benny Perrin
Paul Steckhouse
Dirk Self
Tom Watkins
Deanie Deffenbaugh
Jim Breeding
Steve Howell
Tommy Bolan
Leslie Young
Steve Meek
Buddy Lee
Greg Long
Rams Lose Gabriel to Collapsed Lung in Preseason
Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel suffered a spontaneous pneumothorax in the Rams training camp at Long Beach. The veteran signal caller was hospitalized and could miss from five weeks to the season. reserves John Walton and Jerry Rhome will handle quarterback duties. Other notes include Speedy Duncan’s Redskins absence, Duane Thomas and Bill Thomas lingering Cowboys camp, and Lou Michaels failing to report to the Packers.
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Gabriel
Rams
Long Beach
North Carolina
John Walton
Jerry Rhome
Speedy Duncan
NFL
Washington Redskins
Duncan
Lou Michaels
Packers
Dan Devine
Michaels
Chester Marcos
Tim Webster
Pirates Rally Pushes Past Braves In Tight 6-5 Win
Pittsburgh moves five games up on the Mets in the NL East after a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over Atlanta. Willie Stargell belted a three-run homer and a tie-breaking sacrifice fly, while Manny Sanguillen and Richie Zisk added key hits. Gene Clines and Al Oliver provided critical advances in the eighth and defensive gem by Clines sealed the win.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Atlanta Braves
Bill Virdon
Braves
Willie Stargell
Pirates
New York Mets
Manny Sanguillen
Richie Zisk
Zisk
Pirate
Dave Cash
Gene Clines
al Oliver
Stargell
Joe Hoerner
Hoerner
Gene Alley
Clines
Alley
Oscar Brown
Trudeau drawn into Hull series fight by political move
Montreal AP report notes Prime Minister Trudeau faces criticism from NHL figure Alan Eagleson as he weighs involvement in Team Canada’s plan for eight games in Russia. The dispute centers on Hull’s eligibility after leaving the Chicago Black Hawks for a $2.5 million World Hockey Association contract with the Winnipeg Jets.
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Montreal
Trudeau
Bobby Hull
Alan Eagleson
National Hockey League Players’ Association
Progressive Conservative Party
Moscow
Harry Sinden
Team Canada
Eagleson
NHL
Clarence Campbell
Hull
Chicago Black Hawks
Winnipeg Jets
World Hockey Association
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Roman Gabriel
Earl Gerheim
Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles
Cincinnati Bengals
Paul Brown
Duane Thomas
Cowboys
Thomas
Bill Thomas
Boston College
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Virdon
Vic Davalillo
Dusty Baker
Henry
Earl Williams
Roberto Clemente
Clemente
Dial
Std Ave
BFG
Decatur
Emmett McClary
Lee & Oak St
Eel Ee Oaet
Conomec
Jim McClary Hobbs