Huntsville Rockets survive to join new SPFL league
The Huntsville Rockets remain among the few survivors as the Southern Professional Football League launches. The new league aims for better organization after last season's unstable semi pro circuit. SPFL figures include George Robinson Sr and Charley Wyrick. coach Al Romine has led Huntsville before in Dixie. Orlando Broncos coach is John Philip Sousa II.
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Huntsville Rockets
Rockets
Huntsville
National Football League
Ben Knight
George Robinson
Jacksonville Robins
Charley Wyrick
Fleet Chattanooga Cherokee
University of Tennessee
Wyrick
Tennessee
SPFL
Huntsville Rocket
Monk) Romine
Romine
Chicago
Green Bay
Denver
Orlando Broncos
John Philip Sousa II
All-Star Football Game Set for Tuscaloosa Night of Aug 9
The 16th annual All-Star prep football clash pits downstate against upstate teams in Tuscaloosa on August 9. The South holds a 7-6 lead in 15 games with two draws and has claimed the last two wins. Tennessee Valley Conference players on the North squad include John Robinson Deshler tackle Larry Jeffers Coffee guard Johnny Calvert Cullman center Wayne Trimble Cullman and John Gamble Deshler quarterbacks Robert Hinds Decatur Gene Rayburn Walker County halfbacks Leslie Kelley Cullman Jerrel Moon Butler fullback. TWC also supplies a Cullman assistant coach Ken Gunter to Bud Mills’s star of rival staff. For the All-Star basketball game the night before Morris Schrimsher of Danville will coach the North. North players include Joe Millsap Danville John Whitworth Butler Jimmy Coggins Athens.
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Downstate
Upstate
Tuscaloosa
Tennessee Valley Conference
John Robinson
Deshler
Larry Jeffers
Coffee
Johnny Calvert
Cullman
Wayne Trimble
John Gamble
Robert Hinds
Decatur
Gene Rayburn
Walker County
Leslie Kelley
Jerrel Moon
Butler
TWC
Ken Gunter
Bud Mills
Cherokee
Oiff
Morris Schrimsher
Danville
Norths
Joe Millsap
John Whitworth
Jimmy Coggins
Athens
Crampton Cards a Two Stroke Edge in PGA Championship
Bruce Crampton fired a six under par 65 to take a two stroke lead at 208 through three rounds of the PGA Championship in Dallas. Don Finsterwald shot 66 for 210 with an eagle from 50 yards and others trailed. Masters champ Nicklaus finished 211 after a late bogey.
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Dallas
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Professional Golfers Association
Sydney
Don Finsterwald
Finsterwald
Texas
Dick Hart
Hinsdale
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nick
Laus
Dallas Athletic Club
Crampton
Dave Ragan
Orlando
Fla
Doug Ford
Billy Maxwell
Doug Sanders
Gary Player
Player
Mary Mills Wins First Pro Title in Cincinnati
Mary Mills, formerly an eight time Mississippi amateur winner, claimed her first professional victory at Cincinatti. She finished three strokes ahead of Sandra Haynie and Louise Suggs after a final round that included a par 36 back nine and an eight foot par saving putt on the 18th. Suggs began the day three strokes back and pressured early.
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Cincinnati
Mary Kenwood Country Club
Sandra Haynie
Houston
Tex
Louise Suggs
Delray Beach
Fla
Miss Haynie
Miss Mills
Mississippi
Miss Suggs
Birds Top Athletics 6-3 Behind Early Orioles Burst
Robin Roberts pitched into the ninth inning before relief by Stu Miller, as Baltimore beat Kansas City 6-3. Ed Charles Charley Lau and Wayne Causey contributed key hits, and Jim Gentile hit his 17th homer. Wickersham took the loss and Gentile's homer provided the final scoring.
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Robin Roberts
Stu Miller
Baltimore
Kansas City A’s
Roberts
Jose Tartabull
Ed Charles
Charley Lau
Wayne Causey
Miller
Tartabull
Charles
Orioles
Russ Snyder
John Orsino
Bob Johnson
Jackie Brandt
John Powell
Dave Wickersham
Jim Gentile
Orsino
Wickersham
Rakow
Lovrich
Edwards
W — Roberts
L—Wickersham
Gentile
Daring Scot Wins British Grand Prix
Jim Clark the Scottish driver won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in his Lotus. He completed 82 laps at an average 107.75 mph covering 240 miles in 2 hours 14 minutes 09.6 seconds before a record crowd of over 100,000, extending his lead in the world driving championship.
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Silverstone
England
Jim Clark
Clark
Lotus
Legion Play- Morgan Post 15 Wins District Title in 12-1 Rout
Morgan Post 15 claimed the District American Legion baseball title with a 12-1 win over Oneonta Post 72 at West Town Field. Donnie Turner pitched all nine, 18 hits supported the offense led by Jimmy Bolton and Turner with three singles each and Mike Jones with two home runs. Post 15 advances to the Fort Payne area tournament, with Florence and either Scottsboro or Fort Payne also slated to participate. possible Decatur venues for final games.
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West Town
Morgan County Post 15
Mike Jones
Robert Hinds
Joe Culver
Bob Harpe
Don Lewis
Fort Payne
Youth Fitness Winners Are Made Known
Winners in the Youth Physical Fitness Program sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce were announced after a decathlon at Decatur High School stadium. Age group results list eight through fifteen year olds with first through third place finishes and plans for another event next year.
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Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
Decatur High School
Edward Blackburn
Tim Raths
Jerry Albano
Charles Norflett
Peter Branum
Ricky Albano
Bobby McNelly
Randy McGill
Pelham
Max Patterson
The
Jaycees
Ragusa Wins King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Ragusa the Irish 3 year old rode by Garnet Bougoure captured Europe’s richest race, finishing four lengths ahead of Miralgo in the King George Stakes worth 93,660 dollars. Miralgo led most of the race, with Targogan another Irish-trained runner five lengths back.
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Ascot
England
Ragusa
Europe
Britain
Miralgo
Belko
Garnet Bougoure
J. R. Mullion
Targogan
Tarrogan
Probable Pitchers National League Tuesday Matchups
Baseball fans eye a busy slate with NL games featuring Willey and Stallard in New York versus Philadelphia Short and Bennett. Toth and Hobbie or Brewer starting for Chicago at Pittsburgh. Marichal or O Dell for San Francisco versus Cincinnati O Toole. Brown facing Gibson in Houston at St Louis. Miller and Willhite for Los Angeles at Milwaukee. In the AL Cleveland teams with Kralick or Donavan at New York Bouton Downing. Cheney at Minnesota. Lary at Los Angeles. Pappas at Kansas City. Monbouquette and Morehead start for Boston at Chicago Pizarro with De Busschere.
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Willey
Stallard
Philadelphia
Short
Bennett
Chicago
Toth
Hobbie
Brewer
Pittsburgh
Schwall
Cardwell
San Francisco
Marichal
O’dell
Cincinnati
O’toole
Houston
Brown
St. Louis
Gibson
Los Angeles
Miller
Willhite
Milwaukee
Sadowski
Fischer
Cleveland
Kralick
Donovan
Latman
Bouton
Downing
Washington
Cheney
Minnesota
Roland
Detroit
Lary
Newman
Chance
Baltimore
Pappas
Kansas City
Drabowski
Boston
Monbouquette
Morehead
de Busschere
Pizarro
Americans suffer poor start in Moscow track clash
In Lenin Stadium the U S team trails after 11 events as the Soviets dominate the high hurdles and sprints. The U S leads 61 54 overall with future events including 11 men s and five women s events remaining as the meet winds toward Sunday.
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Jim Becker
Associated Press
Moscow
Redland
U.S
Soviet Union
Lenin Stadium
Yankees
Hayes Jones
Detroit
Blaine Lindgren
Glendale
Calif
Anatoly Mikhailov
Mikhailov
Jones
Lindgren
North Team Showcases Elite High School Talent
A roster of standout players from Alabama high schools at Foster Auditorium highlights strong rebounding and scoring prowess. Names include Mike Luther Banks High Birmingham 6'2 center, Jerry Savage Piedmont 6'2 center forward, Wayne Bowman Oxford High 6'2 165, Jimmy Coggins Athens High 5'6 guard, George Elrod Emma Sansom Gadsden 6'2 center forward, Kenneth White Curry High Jasper 6'2 forward, Charles Collier Winfield High forward guard, Joe Millsap Danville High 6'4 center forward, Jimmy Dale Atkinson Marion County Gain guard, and John Whitworth Butler Huntsville guard.
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South Stars
Foster Auditorium
Ken White
Joe Millsap
Wayne Bowman
Jimmy Atkinson
Charles Collier
John Whitworth
Jimmy Coggins
Mike Luther
Jerry Savage
George Elrod
Keteers
Banks High
Birmingham
Piedmont High
Spe
Tennessee Valley
Emma Sansom
Gadsden
NEAC
Kenneth White
Curry High
Jasper
Win
Mincher homers twice as Twins beat Washington 11 3
Don Mincher slugged two homers driving in four of Minnesota s 11 runs in a win over Washington. Dick Stigman improved to 9 9 with six strong innings that featured an eight run frame to seal the game. Washington's solo shots came from Don Lock Chuck Henton and Don Zimmer.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul
Don Mincher
Minnesota
Washington
Dick Stigman
Twins
Steve Ridzik
Don Lock
Chuck Henton
Don Zimmer
Ridzik
Burnside
Leppert
Stigman
Battey
Lock
Hinton
Zimmer
Mincher
Allen
Vicki Palmer Reaches National Clay Court Finals
Vicki Palmer of Phoenix Arizona moved into the finals of the National Clay Court Tournament in River Forest Illinois by defeating Gwyneth Thomas of Shaker Heights Ohio 64 2 6 6 3. Palmer, a University of Arizona freshman, will meet Nancy Richey of Mississippi in Sunday's championship.
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River Forest
Ill
Vicki Palmer
Phoenix
Ariz
Gwyneth Thomas
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Miss Palmer
Acces University of Arizona
Nancy Richey
Miss Richey
Salti
Sweden Reaches Davis Cup Final With Doubles Victory
In Baastad Sweden the European Zone Davis Cup ties concluded with Sweden winning the decisive doubles match against South Africa to advance to the finals.
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Baastad
Sweden
Britain Enter European Davis Cup Final Round
Britain beat Spain as Bob Wilson defeated Jose Luis Arilla in the first singles, advancing to the final round of the European Zone Davis Cup for the first time since 1958.
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Bristol
England
Bobby Wilson
Jose Luis Arilla
Spain
Great Britain
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