Cammron feud lingers as DIR race draws crowd
At Decatur International Raceway fans saw Koden and Alton Cammron’s feud spill over into a near miss, with Mayon, Tonis Mi, and Paul Cagle among the finishers. Morris Smith and Hilts won late model heats, with Rhoden and England taking heats in the specials. DIR plans another race night next Sunday and a big 50 lap Independence Day show on July 4 with a 40 minute fire display. Gates open at 5 and racing starts at 8 45.
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Daily Sports
Koden
Alton Cammron
Decatur International Raceway
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Paul Cagle
Morris Smith
Hartselle
Hilts
Rhoden
England
Birmingham Nips i peace. Peaches fall to Birmingham in big fourth
Birmingham used a big fourth inning to plate 8 runs and 18 batters as they crushed Macon 16 3. Montgomery beat Evansville 10 2 and Birmingham won 3 2 over Macon while Charlotte roughed Knoxville for 20 runs. Stalwarts included Berchanache with two hits, Nettles with two singles, Sherman and Lasher on the mound, and Bill Falk scoring on a sacrifice fly. Tony LaRussa homered for Birmingham with Rudi delivering the game winning hit in the sixth.
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Lotte
Knoxville
Montgomery
Evansville
Birmingham
Maconall
Charlotte
Charles Bcchinenach
Nettles
Fred Sherman
Fred Lasher
Bill Falk
Tony Larussa
Joe Rudi
Larussa
Rudi
Macon
Peaches
Carl Taylor
Pablo Cruz
Cards Aim to Rule NL as Season Advances
St. Louis shows weight in the pennant race with strong batting from McCarver Brock Flood Maris and Javier while pitching depth supports a club that has the most wins in the league. Philadelphia swept a Sunday twin bill dropping the Cardinals from the top. Bob Gibson leads with a 20 win pace and rookie Dick Hughes has won seven games helping the Cardinals offset the Pirates.
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Cardinals
Philadelphia
Redbirds
Pittsburgh Pirates
McCarver
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Maris
Julian Javier
Bob Gibson
Schoendiendst
Dick Hughes
Boyer, Braves drive in four in 4-3 win over Mets
Braves third baseman Clete Boyer collected a triple and two singles driving in all four runs in a 4 to 3 victory over the New York Mets. He praised Joe Torre's presence, praised teammates Henry Aaron and Mack Jones, and left the game with a minor leg muscle pull.
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New York Mets
Bob Johnson
John Kibler
Atlanta Braves
Hank Aaron
Atlanta
Braves
Atlanta, Ga
Clete Boyer
Joe Torre
Boyer
Joe
New York
The
Yankees
Henry Aaron
Mack Jones
Henry
Mack
Jones
Boyier
Pateee
Phil Niekro
Mets
Larry Stahl
Cleon Jones
Charlotte
Tom Jones Wins Gadsden Tourney
Tom Jones clinched victory at the Gadsden tournament in Gadsden Alabama as AP reports the win.
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Tom Jones
Gadsden
Veteran Gardner Dickinson Wins Cleveland Open Title
Gardner Dickinson captures the Cleveland Open at Aurora Country Club finishing 271 on the 611-yard, par 70 course to end a five year drought. He tops Blancas Miller Barber Lou Graham Allan Henning Phil Rodgers and Jerry Edwards with strong play and praise for longtime coach Tony Penma.
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Cleveland
Aurora Country Club
Gardner Dickinson
Blancas
Miller Barber
Lou Graham
Allan Henning
Phil Rodgers
Jerry Edwards
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
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