Decatur Little League decals go on sale Saturday
Decatur Little League starts its annual decal sale this Saturday with players stationed downtown and at doors to solicit donations. The Decatur Youth Athletic Association aims to raise 10000 this year to support youth sports including baseball, softball, football and Pee Wee leagues, with local businesses urged to contribute.
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Orioles Beat Tigers 1-0 in Extra Innings
Mike Dunlap drove in Johnny Burch with an eighth inning single after Burch doubled, giving the Orioles a 1-0 win over the Tigers in a two extra innings Little League game at Walter Jackson Field. West and Hatchett both worked six innings with Hatchett taking the loss.
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Mobile Is 5-4 Victor In Southern Race
The Mobile Athletics ride a stingy defense aggressive hitting and 30 strikeouts by a key pitcher to beat Macon 5-4. Jim Nash fanned 15 and improved to 6-4 with four losses as Macon committed four errors early allowing three unearned runs.
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Smith Matson Lead NCAA Track Qualifiers at Bloomington
At Indiana University Tommie Smith of Jose State tied the NCAA 100 yard record with 9.3 seconds and matched the world 220 yards at 20.2 seconds unofficially. Randy Matson of Texas A&M set an NCAA shot put mark of 65 6 and led qualifiers as six finals loom. A high profile 100 yard showdown with Charlie Greene of Nebraska is anticipated as the meet steps into day two.
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Giants crush Dodgers as Robinson goes 5 for pitching win
In Thursday Minor A action at West Tor TM Field and Wingfoot the Giants put up 15 runs on 10 hits to beat the Dodgers 15 7 Mark Robinson improved to 6 0 on the year with five hits while the Yankees rolled to an 11 8 win over the Red Sox for their ninth straight victory Earlier the Yankees routed the Orioles 20 5 as they pounded 13 hits including four extra base hits before rain halted play In Minor B the Astros beat the Pirates 11 7 for their third straight win
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Undefined Giants and Cardinals players with missing score data
The report notes that the first names of Giant and Cardinal players are unavailable due to the scorekeeper failing to list them. It states the issue is beyond control and references the scorekeeper’s error noted as RT.
Americans win at London semis before Wimbledon
Riessen faces Roche and Ralston meets Emerson in the Queens Court Tournament semifinals. Ralston pins Santa Ana 6-4 6-3 while Emerson edges Wilson 3-6 14-12 6-3. Riessen defeats Pilic 10-8 7-5 as Roche wins 7-6 6-4. Emerson is top seed. Ralston sits sixth.
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Ralston
Santania
I Was Stupid Says McDowell
New York AP report describes Sam McDowell admitting arm trouble flared again, ending his start early as the Yankees defeated Cleveland 7 6. He blamed rushing recovery and called his decision to pitch foolish while detailing shoulder pain that worsened during warming up.
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Kauai King Syndicated for Record 2.52 Million
Kauai King the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner has been syndicated for a record 2 520 000. The Maryland bred colt will retire to stud at Sagamore near Baltimore after the season. Sire Native Dancer also stands at Sagamore. The syndication is 36 shares at 70000 each with Mike Ford retaining under 11 shares.
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Kauai Kng
Sagamore
Time Down Hour In The US Open
In San Francisco the National Open Golf Championship first round sped up play by over an hour. The final threesome completed Olympic Course rounds in four hours and minutes versus five hours, 27 minutes a year ago at Bellerive. Players must putt out without interruptions and may clean the ball only once on a green before the first putt.
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Bellerive
St. Louis
Marichal Postponed Series May Slow Giants Bid
Juan Marichal likely out for three game weekend set with the Dodgers in Los Angeles. He stays on track to reach 30 victories after beating the Houston Astros 2-1 on four hits, extending his lead over Dizzy Dean to 13 days in the race for a 30 win season. Dean last did it in 1934 with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Dodgers
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Marichal
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Dizzy Dean
Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Laver Beats Barthes in U S Professional Championships
Rod Laver the No 1 seed from Australia defeated Pierre Barthes of France 7 9 6 4 6 4 to advance in the $17 000 U S Professional Hardcourt Tennis Championships Pancho Segura from Ecuador beat Mal Anderson 6 3 6 1 Anderson had earlier defeated Ken Rosewall Rosewall and Lew Hoad of Australia beat Barthes and Andres Gimeno of Spain 6 4 6 2 in doubles.
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Pierre Barthes
France
U.S
Pancho Segura
Ecuador
Mal Anderson
Anderson
Ken Rosewall
Rosewall
Lew Hoad
Barthes
Andres Gimeno
Spain
Braves star Felipe Alou strikes with 14 homers this season
Atlanta slugger Felipe Alou has hit 14 home runs this season yet driven in only 14 runs, highlighting a discrepancy between his power numbers and run production.
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Felipe Alou
Atlanta Braves
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