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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1969

Page

9

Willie Mays Reflects On Age And Education In Giants Room

Willie Mays, age 37 or 38, discusses baseball's changes and his emphasis on education for his son. He notes he might quit if needed and recalls 1951 as a pivotal start. Giants players, managers, and autograph moments fill the scene before a Mets game.

Robert Lipsyte New York Tunes News Service New York Hank Aguirre Willie Mays Clyde King San Francisco Giants Giants Mays Mets Willie

Aaron Assists Cepeda In Victory Over Cards

Aaron homered to reach 522 career dingers as the Braves beat the Cardinals 6 3 at Busch Stadium. Cepeda returned to his old park with a triple a homer and three runs while Upshaw earned his 12th win and Stone remained undefeated at 6 0 before leaving with elbow trouble.

Aaron Cepeda Cards ST. Louis Orlando Cepeda Busch Stadium Atlanta Joe Torre Cardinal Braves Hank Aaron Ted Williams Sonny Jackson Jackson Los Angeles New York Ball Park Curt Flood Julian Javier Flood Cecil Upshaw Upshaw George Stone Lyman Harris Stone

Palmer Question Mark In Open Qualification

Golfers across the nation completed sectional qualifying for the U S Open with Jesse Snead Ken Still and Larry Hinson earning starts at Champions Golf Club Houston Palmer still seeks exemption plus 51 others join 33 exempt players to form a 150 man field Qualifications were held at Colonial Country Club and six other sites across eight states with leaders including Lionel Hebert Bob Duden John Schlee Don Finsterwald and Art Wall in various regional events.

Sheila Moran Associated Press Jesse Snead Ken Still Larry Hinson Gardner Dickinson Jack Fleck Doug Sanders Arnold Palmer Snead Still Hinson Champions Golf Club Houston Dickinson Texas Colonial Country Club Fleck Ben Hogan Los Angeles Sanders Dallas Palmer U.S. Golf Association Youghingheny Country Club Pittsburgh Lionel Hebert Bob Duden Portland Ore Memphis Duden Broadmoor Golf Club Seattle John Schlee Dick Rhyan Cincinnati Don Finsterwald Denver Jerry Steelsmith Art Wall Jay Hebert Tom Shaw Marty Fleckman Grier Jones Steve Reid Orlando Fla Sammy Deane Beman Maryland Bunky Henry Miami Atlanta Charlie Sifford Tommy Bolt Chicago Detroit Mike Souchak Bob Goalby St. Louis Ed Furgol Doug Ford Tom Nieporte New York Westchester County

Consistent Scorer Jones Sets ABA Scoring Streak

Larry Jones of Consistent Scorer led the ABA by scoring 30 points or more in 23 consecutive games this season. The previous record was 16 straight outings.

Denver Larry Jones

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