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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1973
Page
6
The 36 hole event at Point Mallard runs Saturday and Sunday with 18 holes each day. Teams of two use best ball scoring with flights and prizes per flight. Entry is 12.50 per player or 25 per team. Amateurs welcome with an expected 40 to 50 teams amid recent course reopening after flooding.
A. S. Gaither will retire as Florida A&M athletic director on August 31 at age 70. He led the Rattlers as head football coach for 25 years compiling a 203-36-4 record.
New York AP reports baseball scouts convene for the annual summer draft of high school and college grads. The Texas Rangers hold the opening selection in the regular phase after finishing last in the AL, with 850 to 1,000 players expected chosen over two days.
The Mets suffer another blow as Bud Harrelson fractures a bone in his left hand during a 5-0 loss to the Reds. Cleon Jones and Jerry Grote are already sidelined, with John Milner and Willie Mays recently returning from injuries amid a six-game slide.
Arnold Palmer teased would be expensive as he offered yardage and caddy service to Colbert while keeping quiet on the course. Chi Chi Rodriguez joked about a Puerto Rican bagman as Palmer clarified his value and quiet approach amid tour chatter. Meanwhile Funseth and Bies head to Japan for the All Nippon Open as mini tours dwindle.
Ilie Nastase, known as Nasty, meets Nikki Pilic in the Paris final at Roland Garros. Pilic, 33, reached his first major final by defeating Adriano Panatta, who had beaten Nastase previously this year.
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