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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1967
Page
12
Orowden’s four hits fueled a seven inning duel as Elliott earned his fifth shutout of the season for the Tigers. He fanned 13, while Don Holmes doubled three times and Wood, Hatchett brothers contributed in a pitching and hitting showcase.
Petty captures the Tennessee 200 for $1,000 prize money at Smoky Mountain Raceway a half mile high banked dirt track ten miles south of here. Paschal has won three of the last eight events while Petty leads with five. None of the other 23 drivers finished as Jim Hunter of Knoxville started from pole with a 79.80 mph track record but retired after brakes caught fire on lap 176.
The United States Track and Field Federation championships begin tonight in altitude rich Albuquerque without AAU sanction. Jim Ryun competes in the mile and 880, with past records affected by lack of AAU blessing at high altitude.
Butch Atterson drove in both losing runs for the visitors with a double and a single. The Tigers extended their lead to 12 stages, while the Sox fell to five.
In Omaha the 21st College World Series opens with four top teams. No. 2 Auburn faces No. 3 Ohio State at 3 p.m. in the day’s featured game, while No. 5 Rider meets Boston College, and Oklahoma State plays Arizona State. Stanford carries a 35-5-1 record into the series.
In Berlin AP reports Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals meet stiff challenge from South Africa in the Federation Cup final, a decisive match for the U S women’s team title.
In Austinville Thursday night Austinville Methodist defeated Fairview Baptist 5-3 to claim first in the Decatur Church Softball League at Austinville Park. Oak Ridge beat Oak Park 5-0 in four innings, with Jess Gerald Marks and Jeff Cavanaugh among its hitters, while Fairview rallied for eight runs in the first inning against Oak Park.
Yugoslavia rallied to beat the United States 73 to 72 in a Thursday night upset that reshapes the amateur world basketball championship standings. Montevideo, Uruguay hosted the decisive game as the Yugoslav squad overcame a late deficit to seize control.
Six seeds remain in the Blue Gray Invitational men’s singles with two seeds shaken by upset-minded opponents. Mike Belkin of Miami edged Jim Heacock of Coral Gables 6-2 9-7 after a tight second set as other top seeds also advanced, leaving only fifth seed Dick Dell of Bethesda facing trouble against Tommy Mozar before securing a win.
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