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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1967

Page

13

Baseball scores from multiple leagues with varied results

The wire reports box scores across the Major Leagues Southern and International Leagues and Pacific Coast fixtures. Teams like Philadelphia at New York, Houston at Atlanta, San Francisco at Chicago, Cincinnati at Kansas City, and Minnesota at Detroit are listed with pitchers and records, plus scores from Toledo Buffalo Toronto Syracuse and Denver San Diego Seattle Tacoma Oklahoma City Vancouver and more.

Associated Press Philadelphia York Seaver Houston Giusti Atlanta Nickro Chicago Culp Jenkins San Francisco Marichal Hughes Los Angel Cincinee J Mall Nolan Ryree Dalles Fort Worth Amarillo

Dempsey Wins Hall Of Fame Poll Over Louis

Boxing fans weigh Dempsey versus Louis for the Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame. Dempsey, 72, narrowly leads Louis by 44 to 43 in a poll reflecting prime era contrasts and Garden appearances.

Dempsey Arthur Daley New York Times News Service New York New Madison Square Garden Penn Station Jack Dempsey Joe Louis Louis Maeates

Dempsey's 1920 Garden Fight and Panel Picks

A three man panel selects the boxing greats with Nat Fleischer Harry Markson and Barney Nagler choosing Dempsey and Louis. It recalls Dempsey Brennan at Madison Square Garden in 1920 where a delayed bout and overtraining nearly cost him the title before a ninth round earth shaking KO.

Nat Fleischer Harry Markson Boxing Impressario Barney Nagler Dempsey Louis Sugar Ray Robinson Benny Leonard Rocky Marciano Henry Armstrong Jess Willard Brennan Jack Doc) Kearns Doc Kearns

Louis and Dempsey in Legacy of Heavyweight Knockouts

The article recalls Dempsey delivering a knockout at the ten count and Louis stopping Paulino in Joe's Garden, noting Louis’s calm poise and Dempsey’s fierce style. It cites Jack Sharkey's cautious verdict on who was better, hinting at a hypothetical matchup if they fought again.

Jack Old Garden Bill Brennan Joe Eight Avenue Arena Paulino Uzcudun Dempsey Louis Pauline Garden Paulino Jack Sharkey Fred Corcoran Sharkey

Al Kaline Injury Dampens Tigers Slump In 1-0 Loss

In the July 11 AL roundups, Al Kaline broke his right hand in a fit of temper during Detroit's 1-0 defeat. Meanwhile Orioles shortstop Brooks Robinson suffered a concussion after a collision with Al Weis, who then tore knee ligaments and will miss the season. Weis underwent surgery after being diagnosed with torn knee ligaments. Joe Horlen won for the Orioles, and Gary Waszweski sparked Washington as the A's end a four-game skid.

Éelf Tigers Cleveland Robinson Baltimore Chicago al Weis Orioles Weis Russell Wright Oiue Detroit McDowell Chico Salmon Sinai Hospital Eddie Stanky Joe Horlen

Evansville Sweeps Birmingham In Twin Bill To Tighten Race

Evansville swept a doubleheader from Birmingham to close the gap in the Southern League pennant race. The Rebels dropped a twin bill to Macon as Knoxville beat Charlotte twice. Evansville limited Birmingham to five hits as Scott Seger held the A’s to three hits in a two seven inning games.

White Sox Birmingham ‘Athletics Rebels Macon Peaches Knoxville Charlotte Evansville Scott Seger

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