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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1976
Page
9
Baseball scoreboard reports Indians defeat, Lovelace and Morrow credited with decisions while Shawn Hamilton provides offense for Astros. Pirates and Cards also figure in mixed results with several players listed for batting, pitching and fielding.
The snippet lists batting leaders with G Bretten KC .348 and McRae KC .348, Lynn Ben .345, then RBIs leaders Boroughs Tex 40 and Chambliss NY 38. It includes pitching and fielding notes, plus an Independent League Heat Pumps box with team stats and lineup positions. Stolen bases leaders Patek KC and North Oak 27, and strikeouts leader Tanana Cal 101.
The narrative recalls Eleanor Brundage clashing with Brundage and a chaperone aboard a voyage to Berlin for the Olympics. She defied a rule banning smoking and intoxicants, faced removal to the Avion Hotel, and triggered a wider protest with 220 signatories urging reinstatement amid a boom of U.S. newspaper coverage.
In a high scoring game, the Bucs scored five in the first inning and held on behind Al Hrabosky’s clutch relief for the win. Lou Brock, Willie Crawford and Mike Tyson set up offense with key hits, while Hector Cruz added a double and an error by Niekro aided the Cards’ burst. Cliff Johnson hit a two run homer for Houston. Umbarger’s strong form continued, allowing only three earned runs in 33 1-3 innings across four starts, including two shutouts. Baltimore’s Grich struck late, but Orioles dropped seven of nine starts, with Muser and Belanger contributing. Texas totaled 12 hits against Grimsley and Cuellar, while Clines and Randle drove in runs early. Jackson left with a sore wrist as the Orioles faded. Royals crushed Detroit 10-0 behind White’s five RBIs and McRae’s four hits. Busby earned the win. Ruhle took the loss. Twins defeated Indians 7-2 on Wynegar’s two-run homer and Hisle’s two-run single, Goltz winning while Waits took the loss.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY Richard Petty won the 100 mile stock car race at Riverside International Raceway. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY The NFL and AFL merged officially. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY Boston Red Sox defeated Birmingham Barons in an exhibition doubleheader 20-6 and 13-6.
Radio and television listings note Braves against Cubs at 1 15 PM on WDRM 102.1. A separate courtroom quote from George Halas stresses the draft’s importance for leagues and smaller teams unfit to improve without it, in US District Court testimony.
Muhammad Ali dismisses rivals while Leon and Mike Spinks, both from St. Louis, make Olympic history by becoming the first brothers to win boxing trial titles in Cincinnati. Leon captures 178 pounds and Mike wins 165, advancing to the Burlington Vermont Olympic camp. Mike quips that their mother approves not of boxing’s brutality.
Paul Cox of Opelika Auburn News won the Herby Kirby Memorial Award for best sports story of the year for a piece on Harlon Hill and also earned best football feature. He also took baseball feature honors for a Mobile hotel bellhop tied to Hank Aaron. Other winners include Jimmy Smothers and Ronnie White for auto racing and outdoor features respectively.
Jack Nicklaus automatically qualifies for the 1976 Open without need for local or sectional qualifying. The exemption comes from his Open win the past five years, his status as a three time PGA champion in the past five years, and his 1976 TPD victory.
Mrs Jarrett asserts she did not go home claiming she found work writing a column with help from famed writers Paul Gallico Alan Gould and Charles MacArthur. She recounts meeting Hitler and Goering attending VIP events receiving an Iron Cross and swastika, later altering it after marriage, and a remark about punishment if German. She also mentions meeting Brundage and meeting Al Oerter.
A Christian Workers Golf Tournament will be held at Green Acres Golf Course on June 25 starting at 10 a.m. Any church worker may enter and the entry fee is five dollars per person. Call 355-9027 to enter.
Arizona, defending WAC basketball champion, will play 27 games next season including an exhibition with the Yugoslavian national team. The opener is Nov 19 versus Yugoslavia at Tucson, with the Nov 26 regular season debut against arch rival Arizona State. The nonconference ASU game does not count in the standings.
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