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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1964
Page
12
Guntersville Alabama hosts the twenty fifth annual motorboat races June 18 to 21 celebrating the 1939 start of outboard racing. Unlimited Hydroplanes take center stage with boats 25 to 40 feet long weighing at least 5000 pounds and engines unlimited in size and power.
Unlimited hydroplane engines rely on large 12 cylinder airplane powerplants from WWII fighters like the P-51 and Mosquito. Rolls Royce and Packard built engines are reversed and modified, with gearboxes fitted to raise RPM, boosting horsepower to about 100 to 1500 over original specs. Quill shafts are stressed and frequently replaced between heats.
The article explains roostertails from 13 inch propellers with up to 24 inch pitch throwing water 40 feet high and 75 yards back. It covers risks of washing down engines, propeller torque, and the use of a trim tab to counter yaw. Hulls rely on deck pressure to stay grounded and sponsons lift the boat to planing. improper balance can cause kiting or flipping as hydroplanes walk their side sponsons.
Hydros in the Unlimited class race at Guntersville where five boats run per heat in two sections. The Miss U.S.1 set the mile straightaway record at 200.419 mph by Roy Duby last year. Final standings base 400 300 225 169 127 points plus 50 extra points to any boat that starts a heat.
Los Angeles benchs Tommy Davis and Frank Howard in a dramatic shift as Wally Moon and Wes Parker spark a 9 to 2 victory. Parker drives in runs with key hits while Jack Fisher suffers the loss for New York.
Cham pagne Tony Lema stretched his edge to three strokes through the Thunderbird Golf Classic’s third round at Westchester C C. He fired a 70 after an earlier eagle on the ninth and solid par finish, with Nicklaus and Bayer closing in at 210 and 209 respectively.
Mac McLendon defending champion defeated Dick Ball Jr 4 and 3 to reach the semifinals of the Montgomery Invitational Golf Tournament Weather delayed rounds with no pars as early rains and winds slowed play McLendon from Montgomery and LSU bound will face Sonny Holt in the semis while Hamp Green III meets Dick Pride Final round set for this afternoon.
Houston Bruce 6-1 and Johnson 5-4 meet Pittsburgh Veale 5-31 and Law 2-5 at Los Angeles Drysdale 6-5 and Willhite 2-3 at New York Stal lard 3-6 and Lary 0-0 visit San Francisco Hendley 4-4 at Philadelphia Punning 5-2 St Louis Simmons 6-4 at Cincinnati Nuxhall 4-3 Chicago Buh l 5-3 at Milwaukee Lemaster 7-2 American League Washington Rudolph 0-0 and Koch 0-1 at Cleveland McDowell 2-0 and Bell 3-1 Detroit Regan 3-4 and Aguirre 1-1 at Chicago Buzhardt 5-3 and Horlen 3-2 Boston Monbouquette 1-5 and Morehead 3-5 at Kansas City Pena 6-4 and Segui 3-5 Baltimore McNally 4-3 at Minnesota Pascual 7-2 New York Ford 6-1 at Los Angeles McBride 1-9
Ray B. Current observes his 54th anniversary running the Aztec Barber Shop on Main Street. The shop is the third oldest business in Aztec, with Current noting generations of local families served with barber work. Jidest is the Aztec Independent Review, in operation 76 years, and Citizens Bank is 60 years old as the second oldest local business.
Miami coach Charlie Tate said six University of Miami football players were ordered to withdraw by the Honor Council, a move he described as cutting the team's legs. Tate cannot name the students, citing university policy, and noted the losses hit experienced linemen and a reserve. Eleven students were charged, nine asked to withdraw, including the six football players.
Quadrangle, owned by Rokeby Stable and trained by Elliott Burch, won the 96th Belmont Stakes at Aqueduct in 2 28 2-5, defeating Northern Dancer and Roman Brother. Hill Rise finished fourth as bettors watched Northern Dancer fall short of the Triple Crown.
Top seed Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield crushed Charles Pasarell 6-2 6-0 6-2 in the men's singles semi finals in Sacramento. He advances to meet Allen Fox, who upset Arthur Ashe 6-3 9-7 9-7. In the women’s side Kathy Blake defeats Mimi Arnold 9-7 6-2 to reach the final against Kathy Harter.
The Republic of Chad appoints Cotton as chief expert overseeing regional affairs in Equatorial Africa, signaling a strategic focus on development and governance. The decision highlights Chad's intent to strengthen technical leadership across ministries and international collaborations.
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