Miss Eagle Electric Wins Dixie Cup Hydroplane Classic
Miss Eagle Electric led from qualifying to win the Dixie Cup at Lake Guntersville, averaging 99.410 mph in a five lap final after top qualifying speed of 104.895 mph. The event opened the 1968 season with heat winners Miss Budweiser and Miss Bardahl also triumphing in earlier heats.
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Dick Bell
Guntersville
Miss Eagle Electric
U.S
Bill Muncey
My Gypsym
Atlas van ‘Lines
Miss Bardahl
Miss Budweiser
Bill Sterett
Billy Shoemakers
My Gypsy
Bill Miss Bardahl
Miss Smirnoff
Dean Chenowerth
Sav Air’s Mist
Walter “Pop” Kade
Kade
Bill Sterrett
Athletics Fall Twice as Charlotte Splits Twinbill
Birmingham’s Southern League lead slips as the Athletics lose 4-3 and 7-6 to Charlotte. Archie Moore belts a grand slam for Asheville in a 11-7 win over Montgomery. Savannah sweeps Evansville 8-2 and 5-1. Jerry Schoen and Bob Parchem star on mound.
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Athletics
Charlotte
Hornets
Asheville
Montgomery
Jim Jenkins
Nestor Velasquez
Jenkins
Archie Moore
Bernie Carbo
Rudy Welch
Savannah
Jerry Schoen
Bob Parchem
Evansville
Senators
Schoen
Parcher
Pride Wins Montgomery Country Club Invitational in Sudden Death
Dick Pride of Tuscaloosa representing Indian Hills CC won the 55th Montgomery CC Invitational after a 55-hole event and sudden death playoff over 17 year old Ike Smith of Selma CC. Smith bogeyed the playoff hole while Pride two putted for par to win. Jimmy Day and Gary Burns finished in a second playoff for third with 216 after regulation.
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Ala
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Dick Pride
Uscaloosa
Smith
Jimmy Day
Louisiana State University
Gary Burns
Selma Country Club
Alabama
Competiti
B.R. ‘‘Mac
McLendon
Tommy Boone
Sam Farlow
Birmingham
Mack McWhorter
Dick Ball Jr
William Cromwell
Univ. of Texas
Craig Clemens
Randy Wolff
LSU
Bill Williams
al Jones
Decatur
Bill Iren
Cubs Rally To Narrow Nl Pace As Santo Delivers Late Heroics
In a tight pennant chase update, Ron Santo tied the game with an eighth inning homer at Houston and added a sacrifice fly in the 12th after Billy Williams' triple. The Cubs win keeps them two games behind the pace as Marichal and Gibson lead early wins for their teams.
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Billy Williams
Cubs
Qualifying Set For Open At Atlanta Country Club
Eighty six golfers compete today at the Atlanta Country Club for 29 spots in the U S Open in Rochester New York on June 13 Many top PGA players ride in the Atlanta Classic over the weekend Including Tommy Aaron Chi Chi Rodriguez Johnny Pott Bob Lunn Phil Rodgers Bob Dickson and Cary Middlecoff Also mentions the International Ice Patrol in the North Atlantic.
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Atlanta Country Club
Rochester
N.Y
Professional
Daigle LSU 225 Weldon Doe III Montgomery 226
Daigle from LSU posted 225 along with Weldon Doe III and La mar Smith from Montgomery and Tom Jones Jr. and 227 at Tuscaloosa shows a numbered list of competitors and scores.
Wolfpack, State Battle For Title
Florida State and North Carolina State meet in Gastonia for the District 3 NCAA baseball title with a spot in the College World Series at stake. State handed NC State its first loss in the double elimination after a 15 12 slugfest Saturday night while NC State had earlier defeated Alabama and East Carolina.
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N.C
Florida State
North Carolina State
Omaha
N.C State
NC State
Alabama
East Carolina
Flight by Flight Scores in Local Meet
Numerous competitors across nine flights posted scores led by high marks in later flights. Notable figures include Tab Prince 211 and Slugger Grant 207 with others like Jack Hunter 199 and Jerry Nelson 101. WD notes indicate withdrawals and playoff losses.
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Tony Mammett
Bob Patton
W. S. Allen
Morris Pugh
John
Rhea Greenwell
Bob Howard
Bobby Campbell
Bob Keith
James Trotter
George Cassimus
Earl Patton
Bill Brooks
Frank Shaw
J. M.plaxco
Oskar Tudor
Wayne Mit
Ray Munford
Charles
John Sivey
James Benfield
Mike Cost
Jack Pope
James Lowery
Neil Harris
Charles Segars
Ronnie Norris
Jervis
Lynn Holliday
Hack
Ron Walker
Jack Hunter
Warner Knoblock
Slugger Grant
Tab Prince
Robert Higi Paz
Jack Lord
Jerry Nelson
Golfer buried on 18th green at Stow Acres Country Club
Edward Faber of Mansfield died February 14 at 62 and was buried on the 18th green. A memorial service was held at dusk with two golf balls among flowers. His will requested cremated remains buried on the course he loved. Owners plan a plaque to honor him and note his devotion to golf.
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Stow
Mass
Edward Faber
Mansfield
Stow Acres
Faber
Robert Page
Hke
Page Brothers
Red Sox Rio Indians rout 9-0 in Dixie play
David Robertson hammered a two run homer as the Red Sox piled up 13 hits and chased starter Roger Stephenson early. Charles Lee Martin, Stewart Stephenson and Mike Stanley added key hits in the 9-0 victory over the Indians as Chenson earned his first Dixie win. Separately, the Senators edged the Indians 8-7 behind Larry Spivey in relief and timely hits.
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David Robertson
Chenson
Dixieniors
Senators
Indians
Robertson
Red Sox
Mike Stanley
David Bates
Charles Lee Martin
Stewart Stephenson
Roger Stephenson
Pat Stanley
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