Decatur Country Club Faces Tougher Tee Tests This Year
The article notes DCCs fairways tighten yearly as trees and shrubs grow, threatening final rounds in the Men’s Invitational Tournament set for Aug. 11 with about 200 top North Alabama players. Past winners Hayes and Evans remain strong, while challengers include Krenkel and Elmore. Local handlers OLiver and Wiley loom, plus rising talents Eyster, Jones, Rankin, Parks, and Sherrill.
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Lana Turner
Sam Snead
Decatur Country Club
Bill Curtis
DCC
North Alabama
Bill Hayes
O. B. Evans
Billy Eyster
Bill Jones
Jim Rankin
Bert Parks
Vic Sherrill
Decatur
Steve Rivers
Jetport
Paul Glover
Carl Webb
Earl Webb
Steve
Webb
Pt. Mallard
Monsanto Company
Gadsden star Hudak signs baseball grant aid at JC
Gadsden High standout Tim Hudak accepted a baseball grant-in-aid from Calhoun Junior College after a strong high school career at Gadsden where he hit .476 with two no hitters both against Heflin. Heavy rains halted championship golf flight in Montgomery. Charles Krenkel leads 36 holes with 138, one stroke ahead of Mike Griffin. Decatur’s Carol Pollock falls to Debbie Nelson in Birmingham finals.
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Miss Pollock
Calhoun
Gadsden
Tim Hudak
Hudak
Heflin
Montgomery
Charles Krenkel
Montgomery Country Club
Krenkel
Troy
Mike Griffin
Decatur
Carol Pollock
Debbie Nelson
Mobile
Birmingham
Sullivan's MVP By A Landslide
CHICAGO AP Pat Sullivan the Heisman winner from Auburn was named Saturday most valuable player for the College All-Stars in Friday's 39th midsummer football classic at Soldier Field. Sullivan, a quarterback drafted by the Atlanta Falcons, was the overwhelming pick of sportswriters and broadcasters who reported the game, won handily by the Dallas Cowboys 20-7. It was Sullivan's last quarter performance that won him MVP honors, as his 80-yard drive produced the Stars' lone score. Dallas extended the series' NFL victory margin to 26-9-2.
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Bob Devaney
Dallas Cowboys
Ralph Jordan
Auburn
Cowboys
Devaney
Pat Sullivan
Jerry Tagge
Sullivan
Howard Coselle
Bud Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Stars
Coselle
Chicago
Soldier Field
Atlanta Falcons
Richie Harris
Grambling
Philadelphia
NFL
Nebraska
Brewers Rally Past Tigers as East Race Tightens
Milwaukee's 8-3 win over Detroit, powered by Johnny Briggs, Joe Lahoud, and Dave May homers, narrows the AL East race. Al Kaline and Norm Cash homered for Detroit. Eddie Brinkman set a shortstop record with 298 consecutive chances without an error.
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Associated Press
Johnny Briggs
Joe Lahoud
Dave May
Milwaukee Brewers
Detroit
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland
Brooks Robinson
Tigers
Baltimore
Briggs
Bill Slayback
Lahoud
May
al Kaline
Norm Cash
Milwaukee
Jim Colborn
Eddie Brinkman
Decatur Seniors Fall 8-0 in Dixie State Tourney
Gulf Coast capitalized on four Decatur errors for seven unearned runs in an 8-0 victory in the Dixie Senior League State Tournament second round. Decatur had six hits but could not drive them in. Losing pitcher was Jim Spiceland. Michel and Stokes each doubled. McClanahan two singles. Decatur meets the Hueytown Phenix City winner Sunday at 4.
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Birmingham
Gulf Coast
Decatur
Jim Spiceland
Mike Michel
Rickie Stokes
Mark McClanahan
Herb Baker
Lane Potter
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Albert Elmore
Huntsville
Elvis Larkin
Larkin
Roland Oliver
Jim Wiley
Jimmy Mitchell
Burningtree Country Club
Mitchell
Pat
Billy Mitchell
Chris Schenkel
Humble Howard
Tim Rudak
Billy Wyker
Randy Emens
Bobby Straub
Houston
Bob Newhouse
Newhouse
Tom Myers
Syracuse
New Orleans
Tommy Casanova
LSU
John Mendenhall
Mike Siani
Villanova
Collegians
Lee Sullivan
Yonsurance Hkisk Mutual
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Carlos O. Price
S.E
Arolls Royce
Golden Insurance Agency
Danville Rd
W. Decatur
Alabama
Cotton States Insurance
Scribe
Scribe Nationale
U.S
Lostage Incorporated
Lyndale Avenue
Minneapolis
Minn
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Frank Duffy
Jim Palmer
John Lowenstein
Palmer
Indians
Paul Blair
Don Baylor
Robinson
Bobby Murcer
Gene Michael
Hal Lanier
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Mike Kekich
Yankees
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Murcer
Michael
Lanier
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Boston
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