Decatur Falls To Southside In Senior Meet
In Hueytown Decatur fell 2-0 to Southside of Birmingham in the opening round of the State Dixie Senior Baseball tournament. Southside plated two runs in the first inning off Decatur pitcher Roger Stephenson, while Decatur managed only three more singles the rest of the game. The double elimination tourney continues with pairings including Butler County, Mobile, Bessemer, 78 West, Hueytown, and Hoover in later games.
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Richard
Decatur
Southside
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Butler Co
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Hoover
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Doug Osborne
Ritchey
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Greg Butler
Osborne
Merlin
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Boxing Results From Associated Press Report
The AP results note Percy Kudh, 145, New Orleans, knocked out, and Hiroshi Kobayashi, Las Vegas, defeating Ulises Piotero in a 1924 Colombia bout. Details are garbled with multiple misprints and unreadable portions.
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New Orleans
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Nev
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Orleans
Rvo Salinds
Mexic Cay
Hiroshi Kobayasni
Ulises Piotero
Columb
Nonte
Champ Will Fight Tokyo in Tokyo Bout
The world junior boxing spotlight focuses on an announced Tokyo bout featuring Kobayashi of Japan facing Navarra of Mexico. The event centers on out boxing and aims to showcase rising stars with a scheduled August venue in Tokyo.
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Kupen Navarra
Mexico
Thatchinaker
Pinch Hitter Lou Brock Delivers For Cards In 5-4 Win
St Louis Cardinals rally past Philadelphia 5-4 as Lou Brock's pinch single sparks a three-run ninth inning after Julian Javier's leadoff single. Curt Flood scores on a sacrifice fly for the game winner. Mets beat Atlanta 5-2. Houston tops Los Angeles 4-0. Cubs defeat Giants 7-2.
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Associated Press
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Don Lock
Roberto Pena
St Louis
John Boozer
Cubs
Willie Smith
Glenn Beckett
Joe Niekro
Phil Regan
Braves Fall to Mets in Low-Scoring Road Game
New York scores 7 runs in the middle innings to beat Atlanta 7 to 2. Mattos, Johnson, and Kranepeel lead the Mets with key hits while Di Johnson and Harretsen spark the Braves offense. Swabeda and Sardwell also contribute for New York as the visitors secure the win.
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Harretsen
Swabeda
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Shanisky
Jfardwell Wea
Mbe Cardwell
Martner
Cardwell Leads New York To 5-2 Win Over Atlanta
Mets pitcher Don Cardwell earned praise as New York beat Atlanta 5-2 on Monday night. Every Mets starter had a hit except Cardwell, while five extra base hits fueled the victory. Braves manager Harris considered lineup changes including resting Felipe Alou and adding Mike Lum in center.
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New York Mets
Don Cardwell
Atlanta Braves
Mets
Cardwell
Gil Hodges
Gretty
Henry Aaron
Hodges
Braves
Lyman Harris
Felipe Alou
Mike Lum
Felipe
Alou
Harris
Sonny Jackson
Night racing opens at Los Alamitos first in Southern California
Los Alamitos in California begins a 78 night quarter horse season with a $1 million lighting project and a $2 million purse pool. This marks the first night racing in Southern California as horses contest up to 440 yards.
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Calif
Los Alamitos Race Track
California
Races Up To 670 Yards Approved For 1969 Schedule
The sport board approved races up to 670 yards on one turn about four furlongs for the 1969 season. The measure expands sprint events and sets competitive distances for upcoming meets.
Japanese Eye World Underwater Fishing Champs
Japanese officials announced plans to host the eighth World Underwater Fishing Championships off the Donin Islands in September 1969. The event, first held in 1954, is nicknamed the Blue Olympics.
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Tokyo
Kindivers
Donin Islands
Lonborg Shuts Down Yankees as Red Sox Win 7-6
Jim Lonborg, returning from knee surgery, pitched six innings with one hit as Boston beat New York 7-6 to move within nine games of Detroit. Cleveland and California also won while Detroit, Washington not scheduled.
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Associated Press
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Orlando McFarlane
Angels
Bobby Locke
Tom Burgmeier
Twins
Jim
Catfish
Hunter
White Sox
Dave Duncan
Reggie Jackson
Hoyt Wilhelm
Chicago
Jackson
Wilhelm
Milwaukee
Major League Baseball Batting and Pitching Leaders Listed
American League leaders include Harrelson of Boston with 224 at bats and .300, McAuliffe of Detroit 56 runs, Cardenas of Cleveland 54, Oliva of Minnesota 103 hits, Fregosi of California eight triples, Howard of Seattle 27 home runs, Campaneris of Oakland 28 stolen bases, McLain of Detroit 18 decisions, and McDowell of Cleveland 191 strikeouts. National League leaders show M Alou of Pittsburgh at .336, Rose of Cincinnati 56 runs, Flood of St Louis 123 hits, Brock of St Louis 30 doubles and 8 triples, McCovey of San Francisco 123 home runs, Wills of Pittsburgh 29 stolen bases, Abernathy of Cincinnati 7 wins, Jenkins of Chicago 151 strikeouts.
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