Mets Rally Past Birds to Maintain Lead in Dixie Boys
The Mets toppled the Orioles 6-2 after two late-inning surges to stay atop the Deca tur Dixie Boys standings. Gary Belk earned the win with five innings, Wayne Brown finished the sixth as the bullpen shut out Baltimore, while Russell Rhodes struck out 13 in a nine-hit contest. The Redlegs defeated the Indians 7-3 behind a steady attack led by Frank Rowden and Mike Morris with multiple singles.
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Orioles
Gary Belk
Wayne Brown
Birds
Russell Rhodes
Brown
Tim Sullivan
Seffirvin
Layton Lynch
Roger Farrell
Belk
Bruce Sparkman
John Luckett
Ronald
Skidmore
Ricky Rushing
Indians
Brookhaven Hosts Public Golf Meet at Local Course
Brookhaven Golf Course on Austinville Road will run a 5 hole public tourney June 11 12. Registration is at the club house. The first 18 holes are qualifying and the remaining 36 are playoffs. Prizes include a complete set of golf clubs bag and putters for individual winners.
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Brookhaven Golf Course
Austinville Rd
Thunderbirds edge Bobcats 7 6 in girl softball clash
The Huntsville Thunderbirds defeated the Blue Circle Bobcats 7 to 6 while the Tomboys routed the Decatur Darlings 18 to 6 in last night’s girls softball league. Tuesday’s schedule features McDonald’s vs Tomboys at 7 and Darlings vs Blue Circle at 9.
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Huntsville Thunderbirds
Blue Circle Bobcats
Tomboys
Decatur Darlings
McDonald's
Darlings
Blue Circle
Merger Lifts Stocks for Boston's AFL Patriots
The planned merger of the American and National Football Leagues boosted the AFL Patriots stock. The after hours price traded around 26 dollars with a 29 percent drop at Thursday close, while Monday's bid stood near 16 dollars with an 18 percent decline.
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Boston
AFL Patriots
Tigers blank Indians as Hatchett shines in 12-0 victory
Tigers 12 Indians 0 at Walter Jackson Field with Randy Hatchett tossing a four hit shutout in his first starting role to claim his 2-0 mark. Burt Parks and Keith West led the offense with key two hit games as Detroit improves to 9-1. Cubs edge Braves 3-2 to notch first win. Freeman wins while Sullivan suffers loss.
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David Ashcraft
Russell Ridgeway
Burt Parks
Tiger
Keith West
Jimmy Massey
Sonny Singletary
Jimmy Brothers
Chuck Gregorys
Scooter Hartselle
Freeman
Phil Sullivan
Cardinals
The
Giants
Lee Dennis
Jim Rogers
Terry Williams
Harris
Hatchett
Ashcraft
Sullivan
Drag Racing Show Sunday At Moulton
Jake's Drag Strip east of town hosts the third annual modified and stock championships with entrants from Tennessee Georgia Mississippi and Alabama. More than 100 cars expected as Bob Epperson eyes the track record of 11.07 seconds at 118 mph in his 66 Chevelle. Timings tower and covered grandstand debut for a Sunday program with noon time trials and 2 30 p m first race.
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Here
Tennessee
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
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Io File
Carlton Franks
Norman Guthery
Phillip Pepper
Billy Pierce
Bob Epperson
Jack Rodgers
Gary Fowler
John Barton
Huntsville
Epperson
Feud Over Sanction Sparks USTFF AAU Showdown
The USTFF opens its fourth national meet amid charges of sabotage by the AAU which threatens ineligibility for the June National AAU Championships if NCAA backed bodies do not seek AAU sanction. The event draws top runners including Jim Ryan as the AAU and NCAA clash over athlete eligibility and government guidelines.
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Associated Press
Terre Haute
AAU
Clifford Buck
New York
U. S
Los Angeles
Chick Werner
Federation
Buck
Walter Byers
NCAA
Kansas City
Byers
Senate
USTFF
Kansas
Bob Timmons
Ryun
Michel Jazy
France
Timmons
Ryan
Red Sox Top Tigers 9 To 3 In Colt League Action
Larry Luckett hurled the Red Sox to their first win of the season nailing a six hitter as Austin High’s Mike Lewis led with three singles in a 9 3 victory over the winless Tigers. Jackie Cole and Stewart Lacy added doubles for the winners.
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Red Sox
Tigers
Jimmy Clouse
Frankie Stephenson
Sox
Lacy
Mike.Lewis
Austin High
Carles Lee Martin
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