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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1975
Page
9
An exhibition between the Milwaukee Brewers and Hank Aaron at Atlanta Stadium was postponed due to low ticket sales. About 200 advance tickets were sold, far below expectations, prompting questions about Atlanta attendance and potential team relocation trends.
Auburn forward Gary Redding a 6-6 junior from Atlanta earns third team Academic All American honors. He posted 14.7 points and 10.1 rebounds in 1975, co captained with Eddie Johnson, helped Auburn to 18 8 and a SEC tie for third, with a 2.47 GPA and plans med school. A U S S R dual track meet cancellation adds tension to sport relations.
In Montgomery Alabama Steven Hudson of Jasper eliminates defending Alabama Junior Tour champion Ralph Mathews of Andalusia. Allen Ritchie of Vestavia Country Club Birmingham leads a quartet of semi finalists who each won two matches in Thursday action.
Ten year old Lesa Shample and eight year old Serena Seagle will run in the July 27 Spirit of America Road Race in Decatur. The event, sponsored by the Decatur Track Club and Parks and Recreation, offers divisions from 8 and under to 50 plus with entry forms through the department and a $1 entry fee per race.
A series of quotations covers Bert Hooten's return to form with the Dodgers and comparisons to Nolan Ryan, Bobby Richardson on Texas in the College World Series, Sam Snead on the U S Open, Dave DeBusschere at ABA meetings, Kareem Abdul Jabbar on leaving Milwaukee, and social fit issues in cities.
The Hazel Green PTA and Booster Club sponsor a tenth annual Horse Show and Bar-B-Que with afternoon and evening events on the Hazel Green football field. The afternoon show begins at 12:30 p.m. and the evening show at 7:30 p.m featuring Tennessee Walking Horses.
Radio baseball brief notes Atlanta and San Francisco compete on WDRM FM 102.1 at 7 15 PM with coverage expected.
One year ago today Moses Malone a leading high school basketball star signed a basketball grant match with the University of Maryland. Ten years ago today Bob Lowery Jr. won by two strokes over Al Jones in the sixth annual Decatur Country Club Invitational Golf Tournament.
Austin High’s Bearl Whitsett announced the Board of Education hired two football coaches as assistants to new head coach Roland Atkins. David Hogan comes from Hartselle as line coach and Joe McDaniel from Livingston after coaching at Sumter Academy. They replace Wayne Brown and Tommy Cleamons.
Roscoe Tanner of Lookout Mountain Tenn joined Tom Okker Phil Dent and Tony Roche in the semifinals after a 7 5 6 3 upset of top seed Jimmy Connors of Belleville Illinois at Eastbourne England Billie Jean King moved to Wimbledon preliminaries semifinals with a 6 3 6 2 win over Linky Boshoff of South Africa
UCLA freshman Billy Martin stars as the Bruins clinch the team championship at the 91st NCAA tournament in Corpus Christi. He defeats Trinity’s Bill Matyastik 6-4 6-4 to reach the semifinals while teammate Teach er advances in doubles.
President Ford named an 18 member commission to study feuds among amateur athletic groups and their effects on U S Olympic participation. The panel will assess organizational structure and financing, with first full meeting in four to six weeks and a one year mandate. Members include Olympians Donna de Verona Micki King Rafer Johnson Bill Toomey Willye White.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Fritz Peterson injured his pitching hand in a tractor accident while working in his yard at home. The team reported the incident on Thursday and said the injury affected his pitching hand.
In Eugene Oregon American tracksters compete in the National AAU Championships seeking a place on the U S team for a planned dual meet with the USSR. With the Kiev meet in doubt the focus is on earning a spot by finishing first or second in events.
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