Steve Allen Day Banquet in Athens to honor star Steve Allen
Alabama coach Paul Bear Bryant will speak at a Friday night banquet in the Athens High School cafeteria honoring local gridiron star Steve Allen. Tickets cost 5 with sales at Limestone County Drug Store Jil Mar Restaurant Athens Cafe and Barber Shops. Allen helped Alabama to a Sugar Bowl win as part of the 12 7 upset of Ole Miss.
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Athens
Alabama
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Athens High School
Steve Allen
Oscar Barker
Bryant
Bama
Benny Nelson
Mike Hooper
Billy Neighbors
Boston
Charlie Pell
Bill Oliver
Creed Gilmer
Tommy Tolleson
Limestone County
Jil Mar
Athens Cafe
Fred
Bob
Barker
H&h
Allen
Golden Eagle
New Orleans
Ole Miss Rebels
Cowan the Cubs Rookie Outfielder Heads Toward Big Leagues
Billy Cowan, the Cubs fleet footed rookie center fielder, recalls a Wenatchee outfield trio that included Danny Murphy and Nelson Mathews. Cowan says he received a 4000 signing bonus after Utah graduation in 1960 and jokes about a 55000 figure, while Mathews later joined Kansas City and Murphy went to Houston. Cowan, 25, grew up in California potato sheds, played college ball at Utah on a basketball scholarship, and hit 315 with 25 homers for Salt Lake City last season.
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Billy Cowan
Chicago Cubs
Cowan
Cubs
University of Utah
Wenatchee
Wash
Danny _ Murphy
Nelson Mathews
Danny
Mathews
Kansas City
Murphy
Houston
Portland
Ore
Bakersfield
Calif
Allene
Kirk
Utah
California
Calhoun City
Miss
Memphis
St. Cloud
Minn
Salt Lake City
Brooklyn
Usker
Levene
MLB Probable Pitchers Roundup From The Associated Press
National League matchups feature Koufax Ortega Pur key Jay and other starters for Los Angeles Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Houston Milwaukee Chicago Pittsburgh San Francisco St Louis New York Chicago Boston Baltimore Cleveland Los Angeles Detroit Minnesota Washington Kansas City The Soviet chemical industry claims plastic worms as fishing lures with excellent results.
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Los Angeles
Koufax
Ortega
Cincinnati
Purkey
Jay
Philadelphia
Bunning
Wise
New York
Stallard
Lary
Houston
Bruce
Johnson
Milwaukee
Spahn
Lemaster
Chicago
Jackson
Buhl
Pittsburgh
Veale
Blass
San Francisco
Sanford
St. Louis
Simmons
Boston
Downing
Pizarro
Horlen
Wilson
Baltimore
Barber
Cleveland
Kralick
Belinsky
Detroit
Wickersham
Minnesota
Stigman
Washington
Narum
Koch
Kansas City
Penn
Bowsfield
Hartack’s Derby Mastery Elevates Local Jockey to No. 1
Bill Hartack, a Culver, Pennsylvania native, has ridden to Derby glory in record times and is lauded by fans and locals who recall his high school days in Twin Rocks. Elmer Smith, his former teacher, recalls Hartack’s confident goal to be the best, a drive that shaped his celebrated 11-year career and ongoing reputation as racing’s top rider.
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Hartack
Charles Town
W. Va
Culver
Northe Dancer
Eddie Arcaro
Mr. Smith
Bill Hartack
Quadrangle
Hill Rise
Northern Dancer
Willie Shoemaker
Aqueduct
Black Lick
Twin Rocks
Derby valet Dubois enjoys rare Kentucky Derby attendance
Leroy Dubois served as valet to top jockeys at Aqueduct and attended Louisville's Kentucky Derby where his riders finished 1 2 4 6 7. He has 35 years in racing and learned of the trip through Jockeys Guild director Bert Thompson. The piece closes with a 17th century tale of Jahangir asking for Kashmir.
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Louisville
Leroy Dubois
Bill Hartack
Northern Dancer
Bill Shoemaker
Hill Rise
Wayne Chambers
Roman Brother
Milo Valenzuela
Mr. Brick
Jimmy Combesteur
Moonlighty
Dubois
Aqueduct
Chambers
Bert Thompson
Jockeys’ Guild
Cubs call-up delivers ninth-inning blast against Pirates
The first National League team to feel his bat was Pittsburgh. Last Sept. 17, a days after the Cubs called him up from Salt Lake City, his ninth-inning two-run homer beat the Pirates 2-1.
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Pittsburgh
Cubs
Salt Lake City
Pirates
Proper Weight Shift In Golf By Paul J Scodeller
Navy Marine G C Honolulu AP News feature explains weight-shift balance in golf swings for beginners. It notes common errors from forcing a hard top swing, and recommends keeping the left heel near the floor during backswing and initiating downswing with a left knee rolling inward to achieve proper weight shift and automatic balance. It contrasts club pro work with tournament fame.
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Paul J. Scodeller
Navy Marine G.C. Honolulu
AP News
Paul Scodeller
Honolulu
Jenny Drance
Guntersville Races Set for Dixie Cup Regatta Heats
Eleven unlimited hydroplanes qualified for the Dixie Cup Regatta on Guntersville Lake with Gale V of Detroit fastest among locals at 101.124 mph. Notre Dame’s Miss Muncey clocked 108.434 mph as the overall tourney leader. Other qualifiers include Miss Madison, Miss Budweiser, Miss Smirnoff, and Blue Chip among several others vying for $2,900 first prize in Sunday heats.
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Guntersville
Ala
Guntersville Lake
Bill Cantrell
Gale V
Detroit
Savier Mist
Ed Hakalan
Tahoe Miss
Reno
Nev
St. Regis
Washington
D. C
Notre Dame
Bill Muncey
Seattle
Ron Musson
Ardahl
P.h
Madison
Ind
Budweiser
Tampa
Fla
Smirnoff
Mariner Top
Dollar Bill
Lompoc
Calif
Temipo
Seixas and Lloyd Reach Southern Tennis Finals
Vic Seixas and Andy Lloyd advance to the men's singles finals at the Southern Tennis Championships in Charlotte as top seeds dominate. Roberta Alison and Raymonde Jones set up a women's singles final after Alison and Tym win the women's doubles, while Pickens and Zeese upset in mixed doubles.
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Charlotte
N.C
Vic Seixas
Andy Lloyd
John Pickens
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Sandra Zeese
New York
Roberta Alison
Alexander City
Phil Adams
New Orleans
Miss Alison
Raymonde Jones
Seixas
Alice Tym
Peoria
Ill
Mrs. Jones
Sara Mae Turber
Evansville
Ind
Gilbert Continued Results From Page A-12 Meet
The report lists competitors across eight flights with scores and names including Tom McCoy 180 Dave Preston 181 Jim Rouge 183 Guy Wilder 183 Clay Callahan 184 Joe Aldio 184 Robert Keenum 184 Frank Keown 185 Mel Duke 185 Walter Evans 185 Charles Darnell 185 Tom Knight 186 Joe Baughn 187 P E Sealey 188 Steve Fuller 189 Bill Littlefield 189 E C Whitley 189 Bill Williams 189 Jay Williams 191 Bill Morris 191 Dan Lawrence 198 Myron Southwick 200 Joe Corbin 206 Maxie Blalock 206.
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Mes
Tom McCoy
Dave Preston
Jim Rouge
Guy Wilder
Clay Callahan
Joe Aldio
Robert Keenum
Frank Keown
Mel Duke
Walter Evans
Charles Darnell
Tom Knight
Joe Baughn
P. E. Sealey
Steve Fuller
Bill Littlefield
E. C.whitley
Bill Williams
Jay Williams
Bill Morris
Dan Lawrence
Myron Southwick
Joe Corbin
Maxie Blalock
Three Race Fans Killed at Le Mans Car Classic
Three spectators died at Le Mans after debris from a collision between Peter Bolton's Cobra and Umberto Maglioli's Ferrari struck them. Bolton was slightly hurt. Maglioli unharmed. A Ferrari driven by John Surtees and Lorenzo Bandini led after eight hours.
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LE Mans
France
Britain
Peter Bolton
Umberto Maglioli
Italy
Bolton
Maglioli
John Surtees
Lorenzo Bandini
Unusual Waterfowl Hybrid Raised on Huntsville Farm
Dr J W Gowan of Huntsville maintains three acre ponds with geese and ducks and a wing crippled Canada goose that mated with domestic geese producing fertile hybrids. Wild plums are abundant despite late freezes. Wheeler Refuge worker Tom Sandlin suffered a heart attack June 10 and is recovering in Decatur. Swan Creek dewatered areas may be netted for fish salvage but Wheeler Refuge remains off limits. A Belgian chemist reports a new propellant for bullets that could transform ammunition and firearms, with 22 caliber sales possibly by fall.
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Thomas Z. Atkeson
J. W. Gowan
Huntsville
Dr. Gowan
Swan Creek
Wheeler Refuge
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Athens Methodist
A. L. McFee
Bear’ Bryant
Cub
Frank Eckap
Associated Press
Smith
Johnstown
Valet
Derby
Jahangir
Kashmir
TVA
Sexias
Lloyd
Gilbert
Tom Sandlin
Tom
Lis
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Decatur
Wheeler
Piper
Tenn. Valley
Flight Service, Inc
Pryor Field
Dorsey
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