Sports week lights up Decatur Spirit events July Fourth
Spirit golf and tennis tournaments grow into major amateur events in Decatur along with Dixie Youth city championships. Readers weigh in on youth baseball rules and sportsmanship. other items cover Videoway golf videos and sports figures including Dempsey and McKinney discussions on Title IX.
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Dixie Youth City Playoffs Cubs Versus Orioles at Aquadome
Thursday events include Dixie Youth Baseball City Playoffs with Cubs facing Orioles in Minor A at Aquadome Central League Field at 5 30 p m and Orioles meeting Astros in Major division at 7 30 p m. Saturday features the Ninth Annual Hanceville Lions Class A show and National Tennessee Walking Horse Commission triple A show starting at 6 p m with 22 events and 2200 in prize money. Radio baseball Atlanta versus Cincinnati on WDRM 102 1 fm at 6 45 p m.
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Cubs
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Astros
Hanceville Lions
Alabama Show Horse Association
National Tennessee Walking Horse Commission
Ladner Feared Dead in Eastern Airlines Crash
Wendell Ladner Nets forward presumed dead after Eastern Airlines Flight 66 crashed near New Orleans in a thunderstorm. Police found a body with his championship ring. Nets bag numbered 4 linked to Ladner was recovered nearby. Identification by medical examiners continued overnight. Ladner known for his energetic play and fan appeal.
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Kentucky Colonels
John Roche
New York
Mike Gale
Expos blank Phillies on Renko one hitter
One year ago today Steve Renko pitched a one hitter as Montreal defeated Philadelphia 5 to 0 in Montreal. Ten years ago today Milford French former Decatur High standout and Alabama 1964 National Championship punter announced a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals NFL club.
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Steve Renko
Expos
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Milford
Buddy) French
Decatur
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Nets Reserve Wendell Ladner Among Plane Crash Victims
New York Nets forward Wendell Ladner, 26, was among the more than 100 people killed in an Eastern Airlines crash near Kennedy Airport. He was listed as presumed dead after the disaster.
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Wendell Ladner
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Ladner
New York Nets
Aaron Ladner
Necaise Crossing
Miss
New Orleans
American Basketball Association
Kennedy Airport
Record-breaking runs in AAU trials and world mark
Robin Campbell of Sports International set a meet record in the 400 meter trials at the National AAU Junior Women's championships. Grete Andersen of Norway clocked 8 46.6 for the women's 3000 meters, a world record. Roger Morningstar, a recent Celtics pick, signed with Boston.
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Grete An
Derson
Boston
Roger Morningstar
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