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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1967
Page
8
Arizona State pitchers led by Tom Burgess era ace Gentry face Oklahoma State in a key game as Auburn and Ohio State prepare for a decisive showdown. Rider College and Stanford loom in a packed schedule while Houston and other teams await final poll outcomes.
C Sox win twice to move into first place in the American League ahead of Detroit. Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland and Washington also post wins as Mantle ties Gehrig for most Yankee games played. Fregosi hits a three run shot in Detroit to keep Angels’ win streak alive.
The Southern League Sunday saw Charlotte beat Evansville 3 2 on eighth inning home runs by Levi Brown and George Mitterwald. Birmingham toppled Knoxville 11 3 as Ken Suarez drove in three with a bases loaded double. Montgomery edged Macon 3 1 with Bob Dustal strong in relief. Knoxville suffered injuries and a shuffled lineup with manager Don Zimmer moving between positions. Dustal relieved in the seventh and preserved Montgomery's win as Les Cain earned the victory.
Mike Belkin of Miami defeated Herb FitzGibbon of Mohegan New York 9 11 74 to win the men s singles title at the Blue Gray Invitational Tennis Tournament in Montgomery Alabama. Linda Tuero 16 of Metarte igs?
Cubs win 5-3 and 18-10 against the Mets. The fleet outfielder set club marks with 32 steals and 135 strikeouts, then homered three times in the nightcap to climb among NL leaders. Hank Aaron led Atlanta past San Francisco 4-3 in 10 innings with four hits and three steals. Cincinnati split with Houston, while St Louis swept Los Angeles and Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh. See Cubs on page 9.
The Associated Press reports National League standings with Houston at 21 35 and New York 17 46. Sundays results include Houston 7 Cincinnati 4 Chicago 5 18 New York 3 10 Philadelphia 14 Pittsburgh 1 and St Louis 8 7 Los Angeles 7 5 with several late games and scheduled night contests for Atlanta San Francisco St Louis and Philadelphia.
A. J. Foyt and Dan Gurney won the 24 hour Le Mans in a Ford Mark IV, covering 3,249 miles at 135.4 mph. Ferrari finished second and third before a midrace accident eliminated three Fords. Foyt tied Indy and Le Mans records, noting Indy’s money as he hinted at a rivalry with sports car drivers.
The Oakland team formerly known as the Oaks revealed on Sunday it is now the Oakland Clippers following an official name change by National Professional Soccer League spokesmen.
Sonny Holt of Holt West blultzed through the final round to win the Willow Brook Invitational at Alex City by one stroke over Auburn halfback Bucky Ayers. Ayers finished with 223 while Ralph Smallman II had 225. Decatur’s Al Jones claimed third in the B Division with 236.
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