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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1976

Page

8

Fond Farewells For Blyleven Roils Twins New Yorks Bench tags Cedeno

Bert Blyleven faced taunts from Minnesota fans as he lost 3-2 to the Angels amid talk he will be traded to Texas. The game featured foggy conditions and a string of AL results, with Chicago White Sox, Yankees, Indians, A’s and Tigers winning in varied fashion. Blyleven struck out nine, passed 1,700 innings, and recorded his 1,400th strikeout but did not notch his 100th win as Frank Tanana fanned 12 for California.

Bert Blyleven Minnesota Texas Rangers Twins California Angels Chicago White Sox New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles Oakland A’s Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers Milwaukee Brewers Blyleven Texas Rangers Roy Smalley California Frank Tanana Bruce Bochte Angels Bill Melton Andy Etchebarren White Sox Chet Lemon Jorge Orta Chicago Lemon Toby Harrah Tom Grieve

Leon Douglas Bypasses Olympic Trials Amid NBA Draft Speculation

Alabama star Leon Douglas may skip the U S Olympic basketball trials to protect a potential July NBA draft bonus. Kansas City looms as a likely destination with drafts decisions by the Hawks Parish Bulls May Knicks eyed Douglas though lacking a first round pick. Alabama Lions Club to award six one year scholarships replacing a Braves trip, East-West Games set for Birmingham, and ABC schedule notes accompany local coaching honors and prep results.

Alabama Leon Douglas U.S Douglas Kansas City Atlanta Hawks Century Robert Parish Chicago Bulls Indiana Scott May Kings New York Knicks Willis Reed Alabama Lions Club South Bend Abc-Tv ABC Oklahoma Texas Michigan Ohio State UCLA USC Nebraska Penn State Pittsburgh Army Navy Notre Dame Arkansas Joe\.Pate Austin Columbus Ledger Kendrick High Pate Columbus High Calhoun Hawks Irfan Bokhari Carl Ezell Hawk Mike Giles Edwin Best Decatur Edwin Kyle Henderson Giles Henderson UT Chattanooga

1976 Indy 500 ends after rain delays and Rutherford win

The Indianapolis 500, won by Johnny Rutherford, was halted by rain after 255 miles with A J Foyt finishing second. The weather service defended the forecast as a sour but legitimate prediction, noting a late 60 percent rain chance and thunderstorm activity moving eastward.

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Phillies Rally Behind Kaat to Split Memorial Day Doubleheader

Jim Kaat adjusted his glove delivery and pitched a six hitter to beat the Cubs 4 1 in the second game, lifting the Phillies to 22 wins in May and keeping a 6 1/2 game NL East edge over the Pirates. Dave Cash praised the win while Philadelphia also posted a 2 1 loss in the opener.

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Thank you for your vote and support in the May runoff

A political committee thanks voters for the May 25 Democratic runoff. The notice expresses gratitude to supporters, pledges continued effort for the fall campaign, and emphasizes serving the district, Alabama, and the nation. It is signed by Ronnie G Flippo and the Committee to Elect Ronnie Flippo.

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