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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1968

Page

11

Chance Leads Minnesota By Baltimore 3-1

Dean Chance won for the first time since May 21 as the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1. Bob Allison hit a leadoff homer in the second, Ted Uhlaender scored on a steal and Tony Oliva drove in a run on a Cesar Tovar sacrifice fly.

Chance Detroit Twins Orioles Bocg Powell Dave Johnson Johnson Baltimore Ted Uhlaender Minnesota Tony Oliva Cesar— Tovar

Town Creek duo win three NHRA national drag titles this year

Town Creek racers Billy Pierce and Rich Suski lead a strong Jake's Drag Strip program near Moulton with three NHRA national marks in 1960s style. Suski's injected 1937 Willys D Gas car and Pierce's driving have earned multiple titles including a 11.29 second elapsed time at Pensacola and Montgomery meet wins. Clayton Harris of Decatur also claimed two division titles at the Pensacola regional event.

Rich Suski Billy Pierce NHRA Montgomery Pen Sacola Fla Suski Pierce Billy Holt Athens Jake Moulton Daily Sports Town Creek Jake’s Dra Pensacola Clayton Harris Decatur Alabama Atlanta

Dickinson Withdraws From U S Open Field

Gardner Dickinson withdrew after nine holes of the third round at the U S Open in Rochester New York. He posted a nine hole 39 four over par and a 36 hole total of 145 ten strokes behind the leader with officials saying they did not know the reason for the withdrawal.

Rochester Gardner Dickinson U.S. Golf Association

Carolina 500 Set For Today

Rockingham North Carolina the Carolina 500 stock car race is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. with an expected 60 000 fans. The 44 car field shows Ford and Chrysler products evenly represented in the opening rows led by Roy Yarbrough a Ford ace.

Rockingham N. C North Carolina Motor Speedway Ford Chrysler

Aaron Leads Atlanta Past Chicago in 10th

Hank Aaron drove in the winning run with a 10th inning double after Felix Millan singled to start the inning. Cecil Upshaw earned the win as Atlanta beat Chicago 3-2, snapping the Cubs three-game streak. Deron Johnson homered and contributed to a tied game in the fourth.

Atlanta Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves Chicago Cubs Felix Illan Cubs Phil Regan Aaron Cecil Upshaw Javes Milt Pappas Ihe Atanta Deron Johnson Joe Niekro Niekro Francona Johnson Coner Pappas Braves Nickro Ron Santo Ernie Banks Millan Sonn Jackson Randy Hundley Lou Johnson Santo Anks Adolfo Phillips

Frank Campbell Extends Lead In DCC Invitational

Frank Campbell owns a two stroke edge after two rounds at the eighth annual Decatur Country Club Invitational. Albert Elmore, Bobby Evans, and Howard Derrick remain near the pursuit pack as players complain the greens need rain. Final round coverage with trophies to follow.

Huntsville Decatur Bobby Evans O. B. Evans Howard Derrick Judi Stockard Marion Randy Richardson al Jones Debatur Leo Wenzler Scott Derrick Jimmy Mitchell Kay Slayden Fred Smith Roland Oliver T. M. Jones

Dixie Senior Standing at Roosevelt Raceway

Jimmy Cruise holds the record for driving consecutive winners at Roosevelt Raceway Westbury New York. On July 12 1958 he won six straight races.

Jimmy Cruise Roosevelt Raceway Westbury N.Y

Yaz and Petrocelli Power Bosox Past Cleveland 9-3

Carl Yastrzemski and Rico Petrocelli hit two run homers as the Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland 9-3. Yastrzemski drove in a run and scored, while Petrocelli added his seventh homer to cap a night of strong Boston hitting. Ray Culp improved to 3-2 with support from fanned hitters late in the game.

Cleveland Carl Yastrzemski Rico Petrocelli Boston Red Sox Indians Yastrzemski Joe Lahoud Petrocelli Ken Harrelson

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