Decatur Teams Win In Area Little League Tourney
Robbie Tweedy hit a towering home run to give the Decatur National league a 9 7 victory over Falkville and the Decatur Americans toppled Sheffield 2 0 as rain shortened the nightcap. Falkville led 7 3 after four but Decatur added runs to set up the decisive homer. The championship game was slated for 7 p.m. Saturday with a possible rain delay postponement to Monday. The Denver soccer note reports George Krog, goalie, 127 saves and 11 goals allowed in three seasons, helping a 23 2 record.
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Dick Bell
DAILY
Robbie Tweedy
Decatur
Falkville
Decatur Americans
Sheffield
Nationals
Mike Washburn
Tweedy
Ricky Noland
Jimmy Clarkson
Ed Smith
Stewart Roby
Tommy Pretty
Decatur Nationals
Decatur Little League
Gale Montgomery
Denver
University of Denver
George Krog
Jeff Pittman
Larry Townsend
Townsend
Horton Injured Diving For Line Drive
Detroit Tigers left fielder Willie Horton suffered a probable torn abdominal muscle while diving for a line drive in a Friday night game against Baltimore. Horton, batting .285 with 23 homers and 51 RBIs, was carried off on a stretcher. team doctors expect the injury is painful but not serious and treatment is ice and pressure.
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Detroit
Willie Horton
Detroit Tigers
Horton
Baltimore
Brooks Robinson
Thom Advances To Net Finals In Decatur Open
Thom defeated Burnett 6-1 6-3 to reach the Decatur Open singles final at Delano Park. He faces Terrell or Gratwick in a 4 p.m. semifinal, with the final at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Gratwick and McCrary won the doubles semi and meet Henderson and Wilson for the title at 10:30 a.m. today.
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Thom
Ted Thom
John Burnett
Delano Park
Burnett
Robert Terrell
Roger Gratwick
Gratwick
George McCrary
Sandy Ruark
Phil Rhodes
McCrary
Robert Henderson
Henry Wilson
A's Edge Past Minnesota 4-2
Reggie Jackson hit a three run homer in the first inning as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2 in Minneapolis. John Odom earned the win after the Twins loaded the bases in the first, and Cesar Tovar scored on a wild pitch before a sacrifice fly closed the gap.
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Minneapolis ST. Paul
Reggie Jackson
Oakland Athletics
Minnesota Twins
Jackson
Jim Merritt
Rick Monday
Sal Bando
John ‘Blue Moon
Odom
Cesar Tovar
Twins
Rich Reese
Reese
Tony Oliva
Tovar
Frank Quirci
Athletics
Reds blank Phillies 9-2 behind Pinson and Perez
Cincinnati Reds overwhelmed Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 as Vada Pinson hit a three run homer and Tony Perez added a two run shot. The seven inning rally included errors by Richie Allen and an important double by Johnny Bench. Bench opened the big second inning with a double, Perez homered for his 10th, and May scored on Bench’s hit in the seventh. Culver was the loser after six innings.
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Vada Pinson
Tony Perez
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Pinson
Richie Allen
Lee May
Johnny Bench
Bench
Reds
Perez
Allen
John Sullivan
May
Philadelphia
George Culver
Mets Edge Past Cards for 4-2 Win
Cleon Jones hit a two run homer in the first and added another as the Mets beat the Cardinals 4-2. Al Jackson drove in a fourth inning run, and Tommie Agee scored from second on Jerry Grote's infield single in the eighth for New York's third straight victory.
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Cleon Jones
New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Bud Harrelson
Larry Jaster
Jones
al Jackson
Phil Linz
Ed Kranepool
Jackson
Linz
Tommie Agee
Jerry Grote
Wayne Granger
New York
Tigers Edge Past Orioles
Detroit tops Baltimore 5 4 as Tom Matchick belts a two run homer with two outs in the ninth. The rookie shortstop's second major league homer capped a three run final frame to overcome a two hit game by Orioles starter Wally Bunker.
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Detroit
Tom Matchick
Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
Tigers
Wally Boston
Jose Bunker
Eddie Watt
Thelamtazo
Jbefore
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Garry Roggenburk
Nicklaus Fails To Make Cut At PGA Championship
Frank Beard joins rookie Marty Fleckman atop the halfway leaderboard at 138 as Jack Nicklaus fails to make the cut after a 79. Doug Sanders and Arnold Palmer surge into contention with solid 67 and 69 rounds, while Lee Trevino and others sit near the lead at the San Antonio event.
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Tex
Frank Beard
Marty Fleckman
Big Jack Nicklaus
Golf star Fleckman slips as Beard fires even par 70
In a tight round at the event veteran Frank Beard posts an even par 70 while 24 year old Fleckman, leader by two strokes earlier, double bogeys the last hole to a 72. Notable names include Jack Nicklaus and a large field of contenders with scores listed. comparison to Caspar tops money standings remains.
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Tom Weiskopf
Casper
Nicklaus
Marty Fleckman
Frank Beard
Doug Sanders
Johnny Pottleoom
Arnold Palmer
Iller Barber
Dan Sikes Jr
Bob Charles
Julius Boros
Don Bies
Gay Brewer Jr
Lou Graham
al Geiberger
Mac Hunter
Gardner Dickinson Jr
Frank Boy
Tim de Baufre
Terry Wilcox
Tom Shaw
Earl Jacobson
Bob Lunn
Chries Coody
Harold Henning
Gene Littler
Bob Benning
Joe Cardenas
Larry Ziegler
Robert Schoener Jr
Billy Collins
Manuel de la Torre
Northrup Leads Ninth Inning Rally For Tigers
Jim Northrup opened the ninth with a single and, after substitutions, Norm Cash sacrificed, Moe Drabowsky retired Freehan on a force at second. Matchick hit a three two pitch into the upper right field seats to give Detroit a key win over Baltimore, their third straight loss for the Orioles.
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al Kaline
John O’donoghue
Watt
Norm Cash
Moe Drabowsky
O'Donoghue
Bill Freehan
Northrup
Matchick
Orioles
Senators Rally Past Red Sox 7-3 Behind Howard Epstein
Washington fed a four run fourth inning on infield hits from Frank Howard and Mike Epstein and held Boston at bay as Dennis Higgins closed out the seventh. Reggie Smith hit his third homer in the sixth but Washington withstood a seventh inning rally to win 7-3 at Boston.
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Associated Press
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Repoz Leads Angels to 2-0 Shutout Over White Sox
Roger Repoz hit his 10th homer, a two run shot in the sixth, to back George Brunet as the California Angels shut out the Chicago White Sox 2-0. Brunet improved to 10-9 with a five hit two hitter, while Bob Priddy took the loss.
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California Angels
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Chicago White Sox
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Sandy Alomar
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Bob Priddy
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al Lopez
Wat Williams
Pete Ward
Ken Berry
Alomar
Saints cut six rookie players in NFL roster changes
The New Orleans Saints released six rookies on Friday in San Diego including 14th round pick Herbert Covington from Memphis State. Also cut were split end Don Anderson from Northwestern, defensive back Slyvester Greenwood from Fresno State, tackle James Carter from Tennessee A&I, tackle Leonard De Santi from California Western, and running back Fred Figuered from USC.
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National Football League
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Northwestern
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USC
Glover Named Decatur Assistant Coach Replacing Lewis
Paul Glover a 22 year old former Lanett player under Earl Webb has been hired by the Decatur High School board to replace Don Lewis as line coach and assistant. Glover who just graduated Carson Newman University Jefferson City Tennessee majors physical education and biology minor will teach in the city system in the second semester of the 1968 69 term. Webb’s Decatur era ended with a 45 1 head coach record and a new staff will take over this season.
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City Board of Education
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Decatur
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Jefferson City
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Raiders
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