Pocono Downs Evacuates Flood Victims and Reopens
New York Times reports Pocono Downs near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania became a large flood evacuation center from June 23 to July 6. Horses, staff, and volunteers ran relief operations feeding 250000 sandwiches, inoculating refugees, and coordinating medical aid while resuming racing on Friday night.
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Skin Diving Class at Bluehaven Pool This Summer
An introductory skin diving course for ages 10 to 14 runs July 24 to August 5 at Bluehaven pool. Sessions meet Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to noon and cover safety, equipment, diving skills, and sport knowledge. A qualifying swim test is required on the first day for eligibility. registration at Bluehaven pool. % fee.
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Dixie Boys District Title Run At Point Mallard
Decatur age 13 and 14 All-Star teams vie for the Dixie Boys District crown at Point Mallard. Top photo shows Decatur Nationals host team with players Hester Towe Humphrey Coffey Flynn McInnis Langford etc. Bottom photo lists American League All-Stars with Walker Moses Atkins Farley Penn Parker Peirce Johnson Dishman Averitt Garrett and more.
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Point Mallard
Decatur
Tommy Hester
Billy Towe
Ivory Humphrey
John Coffey
Steve Flynn
Bill McInnis
Robbie Stephenson
Jimmy Roberts
Joe Hamm
James McCrary
Clavin Brown
Mike Borer
Greg Pfaffman
Mike Haught
Sam
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Eddie Smith
Doug DeGraffenreid
Keith Walker
Danny Moses
Mickey Atkins
Chris Farley
Stanley Penn
Rodney Parker
Larry Peirce
Greg Johnson
Mike Dishman
Paul Averitt
Ken Garrett
Charles McCaghren
Jeff Stewart
Ronnie Maiden
Wesley Carlisle
Johnny Terry
Chuck Hazel
Ralph Avery
Eugene Farley
Baseball Scoreboard and Tuesday Schedule Across Leagues
Monday results show Boston and California tied, Oakland defeating Milwaukee in rain, and Baltimore beating Texas while Detroit edged Chicago. Tonight’s games feature Baltimore at Texas and Chicago at Detroit, with key NL East and West matchups including New York at Los Angeles and Montreal at San Francisco.
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Dekalb District Youth All Star Playoffs League Notes
Local youth tournaments list team rosters and results across Centra l and Amer ican Leagues with players Rex Lee Barry Zeigier and Randy Swood for Central. Dekalb and Florence compete in district tourneys with T Whitsett A Burns and G Shaw noted in pitching and fielding lines. multiple events include freestyle backstroke butterfly and relay times among boys and girls.
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South All-Star Five Tall For 1972 Alabama Game
The South unveils a six four and taller All-Star basketball lineup led by Jimmy Cooper and Lester Lewis. Seven players average near 6-3 to 6-4 with Jones from Livingston posting 30 points and 20 rebounds in a standout career. The roster features Cooper, Lewis, Mack, Jones, Clements, Bailey, High, Mitchell, Sims, and Betbeeze with strong scoring and rebounding hopes.
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Decatur Team Competes in TVC Swim Meet
Decatur's Swim Association takes part in the Tennessee Valley Conference swimming and diving meet in Lawrenceburg Tennessee. The six-team event runs through today with swimming events and the DSA's next outing is the Southeastern Championships here August 17 to 22.
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Tide Coach Sees Depth After Linebacker Loss
Norris notes Alabama faces setback with Ronzie's absence but praises depth at linebacker. He aims for individual game goals and envisions coaching after graduation. Norris highlights education from Alabama and Korea shaping his approach to teaching future generations.
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Central Methodist and Pleasant Hill Baptist clash in district game
In a rough matchup at Pleasant Hill, Central Methodist led by R. Dukes and W. Parks faced Pleasant Hill Baptist with W. Bowling and R. Conn providing steady hits. Final details show Dukes and Bechtel contributing multi hit lines for Central Methodist, while Pleasant Hill Baptist relied on Conn and Bowling for offense.
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Hartselle tops Point Mallard in DVB playoff opener four three
In the DVB Playoff opener at Point Mallard the American League beat the Central League four to three as Leslie Young scored the winning run on a slow roller to the mound in the fifth. Rip Nabors earned the win with four one hit innings, while Lamon Coger took the loss. The American League All Stars face the National League tonight at 7 30. Carlisle pitched a no hitter in the age 13 14 Dixie Boys tourney opener. Decatur American topped Jackson DeKalb three to six in five innings. Cullman downed Decatur Nationals five four. Florence defeated DeKalb ten four with Yuri Whitsett hurling a three hitter. Tonight's Dixie Boys games at Point Mallard include DeKalb vs Jackson DeKalb at four, Florence vs Decatur American at six, Cullman vs Lauderdale Co at eight.
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