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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1971
Page
8
Point Mallard hosts four AAU diving championships Thursday through Saturday including the Junior National Women's Outdoor Platform and Region III events. Top divers are expected as contests run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday with 8 a.m. Friday start.
Sam McDowell improves to 9-3 after a 3-1 win over the Angels as he fanned seven and Aaron Uhlaender and Ted Chamliss delivered timely hits. The game includes a $1000 fine levied on McDowell for rowdy conduct on the team bus. White Sox sweep Yankees in doubleheader. other AL games noted.
Decatur pitchers Jim Spiceland and Tim Long combined for a no hitter as Decatur defeated DeKalb Jackson 6 3 in District 1 Dixie Senior League Tournament action. Morgan County All Stars added 10 hits and four run fifth inning to seize the win and advance to a Wednesday night matchup with the Sand Mountain West Lauderdale winner. Butch Watterson led a 10 hit Decatur attack with two safeties, scoring on Mote's ground out after a scoring sequence in the first. Steve Barnett added a stolen base and run scoring single in the second as DeKalb threatened with walks and errors.
Bart Starr suffers arm pain sidelining passing drills while John Unitas shows no pain after Achilles surgery as NFL training camps open. Colts star Unitas throws under doctor orders not to run, while Packers coach Dan Devine weighs QB options including Bratkowski Hunter and Patrick.
Dodgers snap an 11 game Pirates win streak with a 10-4 victory at home as Manny Sanguillen and crew suffer rallying blows. Maury Wills drives in three and Ron Woods hits a NL homer as Montreal tops Chicago 5-3 and Mets beat St. Louis 5-2 to climb to third in the NL East.
In a Pasadena air test last year 297 cars ran on two brands then switched to Chevron F310. After about 2000 miles the group showed average hydrocarbon emissions down 13.9 percent and carbon monoxide down 11.6 percent. Chevron claims a patented formula aids cleaner air and better mileage.
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