Elmer Knight Leaves Coaching for School Post at Austin
The Decatur stadium crowd watches as Elmer Knight, longtime Austin Bears line coach and head baseball mentor, resigns from coaching to become assistant principal. Knight, 27, previously coached at Carbon Hill and joined Austin two years ago.
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Knight Reflects on Coaching Career and All Star Selection
Elmer Knight, longtime coach at Austin, helped launch the first varsity team in 1967 and led a 15 2 season. He will coach one East West All Star baseball game in Birmingham, bringing Hartsville’s Bobby Knowlton and Charles Lee Marone as county teammates.
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Butler
Knight
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Hartselle
Bobby Knowlton
Charles Lee Marone
Elmer Knight
Lonborg Returns as Tribe Rally Foiled by Detroit Lead
Lonborg faced two baserunners in the seventh after a knee operation as he was greeted by a standing ovation. He issued two intentional walks and a double play grounder helped by Mickey Stanley. Detroit extended its lead to two games over Baltimore as California was shut out by Dave McNally and Boog Powell delivered a two run homer.
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Wile
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Dick McAuliffe
Mickey Stanley
Lyle
Jim Northrup
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Baltimore
Orioles
California
Dave McNally
Boog Powell
Wolfpack Wins District Title. NC State Advances to Omaha
NC State pitcher Mike Caldwell pitched a complete game allowing one run on six hits as the Wolfpack defeated Florida State 4-1 to capture NCAA District 3 baseball honors. Darrell Moody had four hits and drove in three runs for NC State, which advances to face Southern Illinois in the College World Series. Florida State loaded the bases in the ninth before Caldwell fanned a pinch hitter and ended the threat. Bill Gardepe of Huntsville captains Army's tennis team.
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Florida
Practice Begins For Davis Cuppers
CHARLOTTE N C AP The U S Davis Cup tennis team began practice today for Friday s American Zone finals against Ecuador to dispel any notion that U S tennis is dead Captain Donald Dell said I m hungry I want to win this match by 5 0 as the six man squad arrived from California Fresh from 5 0 wins over British Caribbean and Mexico teams the team will face Ecuador in the American Zone final on a carpet court at the Charlotte Coliseum Stan Smith 21 USC and Bob Lutz of USC are slated for Saturday s doubles.
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Stan Smith
University of Southern California
Bob Lutz
Southern California
Blue Gray Meet Opens With Champs Return
The defending champions begin play in both men’s and women’s singles at the Blue Gray Tennis Tournament in Montgomery. Mike Belkin of the University of Miami, a Davis Cup player, is seeking the men’s title as the event opens.
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Mexico
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Tuscaloosa
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Gardner Mulloy
Miami
Linda Tuero
New Orleans
Emily Burrer
San Antonio
Tex
Braves Defeat Reds In Close Gridiron Style Noted
Box score details show Atlanta winning 3 to 2 at Cincinnati with Torre hitting a homer and Rose and Helms doubling. Pitching by K Johnson and Culver, Abernathy and others appear in relief as the Braves earn a late surge. The narrative also references Davis Cup competitors and prominent American players in a separate tennis note.
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Ruil Haaron
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K Johnson
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Bobby Leo Seeks Halfback Spot With Patriots
Former Harvard star Bobby Leo aims for a halfback role in his first full AFL season with the Boston Patriots after joining the club this year.
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Bobby Leo
Boston Patriots
Birds And Sox Senior Victors In Dixie Action
Claude McMurtrie pitched a two hitter and Ben Butler drilled a three run homer to lift the Orioles to a 9 2 win over the Twins. Roger Stephenson fanned 14 to lead the Red Sox past the Senators 4 1 as Mike Colee walked seven in defeat.
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Ben Butler
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Twins
Dixie
Roger Stephenson
Red Sox
Senators
Butler
Allen Dutton
McMurtrie
Roger Ferrell
Steve Tucker
Mike Colee
Mike Stanley
David Bates
John Moriarty
Jimmy Bowen
Jeff Brooks
Dale Mathis
Bill Woodsmall
Ted Whittington
Pat Stanley
Stephen
Stephenson
Auburn Finds New Voice for Tigers Football and Basketball
Gary Sanders named sports director at WLAC TV and to handle play by play for Auburn football and basketball on WAPI TV and Radio. He recently did Vanderbilt games on Sunday TV with Bill Pace and Roy Skinner. Sanders, UT graduate, replaces Buddy Rutledge. Barrie News: LA Kings set four week fall camp in Barrie starting Sept 13.
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State Women Golfers Prepare for Decatur Tourney
Women golfers from across the state train ahead of the annual State Women's Golf Tournament at Decatur Country Club set for June 24 to 28. Former champion Kathy Farrar of Decatur and Birmingham is among the entrants, having learned the game under DCC pro Bill Curtis. Qualifying starts Monday morning with match play beginning Tuesday and running through the week.
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Dixie Boys Baseball action nets mixed results
In Dixie Boys league play, the Mets defeated the Tigers as Stan Evans led with three singles and Phil Sullivan added a triple. The Cardinals beat the Reds with Larry Mote striking out 13 over six hits as Mote’s six innings produced five straight wins for the Cards.
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Jim Basden
Les Edney
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Orioles Ace Big Win as Braves Cards Battle to Tie
The Orioles beat the Indians 20 to 4 behind Freddie Bounds with three hits. The Braves and Cardinals fought to a 7 to 7 draw when curfew halted the game. Mike Case earned the win for Baltimore while Mike Stewart took the loss as the game was to be completed later.
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Freddie Bounds
Mike” Case
Joey Tucker
Kenneth Love
Oriole
Steve Magro
Ricky Ward
Mike Stewart
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David Mansbridge
Andy Cole
Rioles
Mike Case
Ao Say
Buccaneers Sign Two Promising Draftees
New Orleans Buccaneers of the ABA sign Lee Davis 22 and Jasper Wilson 20. Davis stands 6 foot 8 and weighs 240 pounds from North Carolina College. Wilson is a 6 foot 6 guard from Southern University in Baton Rouge Louisiana.
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American Basketball Association
Lee Davis
Jasper Wilson
Avis
North Carolina College
Wilson
Southern University
Baton Rouge
Lions win with seventh inning rally over Jaycees in city league
Lions Club used a three run seventh inning to topple Jaycees Team 1 6-5. Earlier Civitans beat Jaycees Team 2 3-2 as Richard Lyons starred with a triple and a single.
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Gene Callahan
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Jimmy Brown
George Courtner
Joel Carter
Bobby Jett
Jerry Marks
Marks
Bill Benfield
Jim O’hara
Tommy Young
Doyle Prater
Dan Nelson
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