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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1965
Page
7
The Decatur High School Band Boosters sponsored horse show at Chem Strand Farms was ongoing at press time with results not yet known. Officials said full results would be published in Sunday's Decatur Daily.
Jim Pagliaroni hit a two run homer and Frank Carpin pitched four innings of two hit relief as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco 5 3 for their seventh straight win and 19th in 21 games. Pagliaroni's shot after Gene Alley’s single made it 5 0. Willie Mays hit his 19th homer in the third for San Francisco. Cardwell earned the win. Hands took the loss.
Felipe Alou hit a three-run homer to break a 2-2 tie in the seventh, lifting Milwaukee to an 8-2 win over the Cardinals. Denny Lemaster earned the victory with relief from Phil Niekro as Ray Washburn wild pitched in the tying run. Gene Oliver opened the inning with an infield hit while Mike de la Hoz and Ty Cline delivered pinch singles to load the bases.
Kansas City AP Rivalry note. Jim Landis hit his first homer of the season and Rollie Sheldon earned his first win in a Kansas City uniform as the Athletics defeated Cleveland 5-2. The A's built a four-run first two innings behind Sheldon who yielded seven hits in his fifth start since a trade with the Yankees.
Los Angeles pitcher Don Drysdale earned his 11th win with a four-hitter and added a eighth inning homer off Warren Spahn to beat the New York Mets 2-1 in front of 55,023. Roseboro and Drysdale also homered for the Dodgers, while Spahn absorbed his seventh loss.
Red-haired Sue Maxwell, 23, Tulsa pro, shot 72 to reach 145 for 36 holes and lead the Women’s Western Open in Chicago. Marlene Hagge is two back at 147 after rounds of 38 and 36, while Sandra Haynie sits at 149 after a 75. Debutants Carol Mann 73 and Margie Masters 78 stand at 150 along with Judy Torluemke 77, who double bogeyed No 9.
A study notes that typical family budgets allocate about 20 to 30 percent of income to housing costs including taxes insurance and upkeep across households in the period.
Orioles beat Boston 5-4 after Stu Miller closes, Harvey Haddix lasts 4 2 3 innings. John Orsino belts a two run homer in the fourth to grab the lead, Mantilla and Thomas also homered for Boston.
Don Buford led off the 10th with a homer as the Chicago White Sox beat Washington 5-4 to sweep the two night doubleheader. In the opener Juan Pizarro earned his first win of the season in a 5-2 victory. Frank Howard and Don Zimmer sparked a late Senators rally but Chicago held on.
Alabama face potential loss of federal recreation funds if the legislature rejects a matching funds bill. State Conservation Director Claude D. Kelley said the June 30 deadline requires 167 256 dollars to cover Alabama's share, with 1.5 million more at risk after July 1 if the program is not joined.
Friday local briefs report rainouts for two Majors games at Wing Foot Field. At 3 30 p.m. the Yankees face the Red Sox and at 5 p.m. the Orioles meet the Tigers.
Banding records indicate a wild Canada goose shot or killed recently had reached 21 years of age. The finding highlights longevity in wild geese and contributes to ongoing banding program data.
Montgomery's Mac Melendon shot 69 to stand two strokes ahead at the Hillcrest Golf and Country Club tournament in Birmingham Alabama. His 36 hole total was 140 even par on a 5980 yard course with Alec Grant of Jasper second at 142 and Tom York of Birmingham third at 144 amid lingering rain.
Billy Ray Smith and Guy Reese shared the defensive left tackle spot last season and have signed 1965 contracts with the Baltimore Colts, announced Friday.
Jimmie Hall drove in his third run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to lift the AL leading Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 win over Detroit in the opener of a doubleheader. Valdespino and Kostro added consecutive singles and Oliva sacrificed before Hall delivered.
In a forestry test, pellets of a selective herbicide were applied to unwanted young trees, successfully eliminating them while sparing nearby desirable saplings. The approach aims to reduce invasive growth while preserving the health of desirable timber.
Kathy Farrer of Decatur won the Florence Country Club Women's Invitational at Florence with medalist and champion honors. She shot 36 40 for 76, defeating the next best 81. The Lawrenceburg Invitational is next, with prior wins at Florence in earlier years and a move toward the National Collegiate tournament starting June 18.
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