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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1965

Page

9

Miss Madison Wins Dixie Cup Regatta At Guntersville

Miss Madison from Madison Indiana dazzled in the final heat to win the 1965 Dixie Cup unlimited hydroplane race at Guntersville Lake. Buddy Byers accumulated 1000 points for the day to lead Miss Madison to first with $5000 prize money. Notre Dame finished fifth, Rex Manchester was swamped in heat three, and Mariner Too from Detroit finished second after a rough final heat. Five heats were run on a three mile course with top prize totals and disqualifications noted for jump starts.

Guntersville Ala Madison Giuntersville Lake Ind Buddy Byers Byers Miss Madison Notre Dame Seattle Rex Manchester Roy Duby Duby U.S Mariner Detroit Warner Gardner

Floyd cruises to St Paul Open crown at 270

Raymond Floyd, 22, won the St Paul Open with a 72-hole 270 to claim $20 000 and join the ranks of Palmer and Nicklaus. Tommy Aaron and Gene Littler tied for second at 274 while Randy Glover set a tour putts record with 19. Floyd is praised for his temperament and power.

ST. Paul, Minn Raymond Floyd Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus Power Brigade Floyd St. Paul Tommy Aaron Gene Littler Sanders Fayetteville N.C St. Andrews Ill Aaron Dean Refram Nicklaus Bruce Devlin Palmer Joe Campbell Dick Sikes Gardner Dickinson Randy Glover

Tigers and Yankees Clash For First In Little League Majors

In a key showdown both teams sit 10-5, Tigers pitcher Mark McClanahan faces Frankie Rowden of the Yankees. Home run leader Larry Bennett has five, with Van Smith, Larry Parks and Stanley McCulloch close behind. Also noted are five-win American League leaders Joe Elliott Rowden and McClanahan. Upcoming games include Indians vs Red Sox Tuesday Yankees vs Orioles Wednesday and Orioles vs Indians Friday.

Tigers Yankees Mark McClanahan Frankie Rowden Yanks Larry Bennett van Smith Larry Parks Stanley McCulloch Joe Elliott

Nine unlim ited boats race marks first national event in the South

Sunday featured the first of nine nation wide unlimited hydroplane races. Miss Madison of Madison Indiana won 1000 points and $5 000 with Mariner Too of Detroit close second earning 927 and 3 700. Miss U S V and Gale s Roostertail also earned top prizes while Notre Dame Seattle Tahoe Miss and other Detroit entries claimed smaller sums. Blue Chip and Savairs Probe failed to win money as Such Crust IV did not qualify.

South Madison Ind Mariner Too Detroit Gale Roostertail Notre Dame Seattle Tahoe

Cullman Police report weekend arrests

The Cullman Police Department reported weekend arrests for five disorderly conduct cases, two for reckless driving, and one each for no driver's license speeding violation of the prohibition law and improper muffler.

Cullman

Mills and Lindgren vie in near world record six mile

The 77th AAU Championships feature Billy Mills edging Gerry Lindgren by a tenth of a second in 27 11.6 for a world class six miles. Jim Ryan, 18, wins the American citizen's record in 3 55.3 beating Peter Snell and Jim Grelle. Schul clocks 13 10.4 for three miles as Snell plans retirement abroad. Mills heads to Helsinki while Lindgren eyes foreign meets before a Russia dual in July.

Bob Myers Associated Press San Diego Calif Europe Billy Mills Gerry Lindgren Jim Ryan U.S. Marines Lindgren Ryan Wichita, Kan Peter Snell Jim Grelle Mills AAU Ron Clarke Australia Grelle Vancouver B.C Bob Schul Washington State Russia S. Mills America Helsinki

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