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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1968
Page
7
Boros rallies to edge Beard and Fleckman as Lee Trevino falters with early double bogeys. Archer and Fleckman finish tied for fourth and sixth respectively as the veteran champion extends his career with another major title.
Decatur meets Southside of Birmingham at 6 p.m. in the opening round of the state tournament marking Decatur first appearance. Other games include Butler County vs Bessemer at 1 p.m. 78 West vs Mobile at 3 p.m. and Hoover vs Hueytown at 8 p.m. A Decatur win advances to face the Hoover Hueytown winner at 8 p.m. Tuesday. a loss sends them to the 3 p.m. Tuesday loser bracket.
Central Baptist topped Oak Park Baptist 11 to 1 to stay atop the Decatur Church Softball League. Jewel Sandy limited Oak Park to five hits while Junior Jones and Charles Carpenter each had a pair of singles. Hobart Ogle and Bob Graves added three hits apiece for Central. Austinville Methodist won by forfeit over St Ann's in the other makeup game. Crowds of 100000 or more have seen Michigan State play.
Earl Weaver of the Baltimore Orioles issued the first warning over knockdown pitches after a near-miss incident involving Frank Robinson. He said retaliation could come if the practice continues and criticized pitches that nearly hit Robinson Powell and Brooks Robinson.
Dick Couch reports two games in St Louis where Bob Gibson pitched a 2-0 loss for the Mets in the opener as Jerry Koosman later fired a four hitter for a 1-0 Mets win setting a club shutout record. McAndrew debut spoiled by Tolan inside the park homer.
Moe Norman of Toronto captured the Saskatchewan Open Golf Championship title at Regina after a three hole sudden death playoff with Len Harvey of Regina. Norman edged Harvey to secure the $5,000 prize and the championship honor.
Clark Graebner clinched the singles title at the National Clay Courts in Milwaukee as Nancy Richey from San Angelo and Valeria Ziegenfuss of San Diego won the women's doubles. Stan Smith and Bob Lutz captured the men's doubles, with Graebner defeating Linda Tuero 6-3 6-3 in the final.
Concord Massachusetts AP reports Joe Szaro aged 50 from Waltham has retained his championship in the National Blind Golfers Championship securing another title for his record.
Al Unser of Albuquerque New Mexico won the Mosport 250 on Saturday then swept both ends of the 100 mile U S Auto Club events at Indianapolis on Sunday.
New York Jets trade quarterback Mike Taliaferro to the Boston Patriots for Babe Parilli as Taliaferro aims for a starting job. Parilli, 14-year NFL veteran, posted 2,317 yards and 19 TDs last season. Bills, Vikings notes also accompany Jets camp ahead of AFL start.
Orioles sweep Detroit in a Sunday doubleheader 5-2 and 4-1 to pull into second place behind Cleveland. Hardin and Phoebus earned wins for Baltimore and Cleveland respectively, while Boston and Minnesota also won their openers as Chicago and Washington split.
Two Boston Red Sox players Joe Foy and Juan Pizarro were fined 500 by the club for curfew violations and face arraignment on drunkenness charges. Police said Foy drove when their car hit a taxi near Boston Common at 3 am Sunday.
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