Connors Leads Americans In Wimbledon Third Round
Jimmy Connors, the top American hope, advanced to the Wimbledon fourth round by crushing Bob Simpson 6-2 6-1 6-2 as Alex Mayer and Bob McKinley also won. Evert, King, Kemmer, Michel, and Casals joined the women advancing, while Keldie pushed Fassbender to the limit before losing in a 15-13 final set.
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Wimbledon
England
Jimmy Connors
America
Belleville
Ill
Bob Simpson
New Zealand
Alex Mayer
Wayne
N.J
Vladimir Zednik
Czechoslovakia
Bob McKinley
St. Ann
Chuck
Norman Holmes
Melbourne Fla
Chris Evert
Julie Heldman
Ray Keldie
Australia
Association of
Tennis Professionals
Juergen Fassbender
West Germany
Keldie
Fassbender
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Toshiro Sakai
Japan
Miss Evert
Miss Heldman
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Kerry Harris
Margaret Court
Kate Latham
Palo Alto
Mrs. King
Kristy Kemmer
Los Angeles
Margaret Michel
Pacific Palisades
Patti Hogan
la Jolla
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
Miss Kemmer
Valerie Ziegenfuss
San Diego
Young Holds Form After Slow Start In Golf Qualifier
Young rebounded from a shaky start to finish strong with smooth ball striking and steady putting in the championship qualifier. Bodin and Georgia State’s Robb each made a 31 at the turn but faded. Walker shined with six birdies and boasts a notable pedigree including Montevallo teammate George Walker. Campbell posted 69 with two front nine birdies and two back nine birdies. Pairings and tee times listed on the leaderboard.
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Young
Bodin
Georgia State
Robert Robb
Robb
Walker
P.T.A
George
Montevallo University
Tuscaloosa
Pappa Walker
David
Selma
Campbell
Irwin Leads Western Open In Battle For Second Round
Hale Irwin shot a five under par 66 to grab a two stroke edge midway through the Western Open with Bruce Crampton and Rik Massengale tied for second at 135. Arnold Palmer carded a 71 as others trailed, while the round also notes Dick Allen returning to Chicago with a hairline leg fracture affecting the White Sox schedule.
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Chicago
Arnold Palmer
Hale Irwin
Irwin
Colorado
Bruce Crampton
Rik Massengale
Palmer
Oakland
Dick Allen
Chicago White Sox
Chuck Tanner
White Sox
Obituaries for Eleanor Burden and others in Courtland area
Funeral services announced for Eleanor Arden Burden 69 of Courtland at Courtland Baptist Church with burial at Blackground Cemetery. Other notices include Bobby Junior Chambers 42 of Elkmont, Evie Hargrave 78, Elizabeth Metheny 67 of Jacksonville, and Annie Laura Willeford 75 of Decatur, all with respective funerals and interments in local cemeteries. Survivors span multiple states and include spouses, children, and grandchildren. services directed by local funeral homes.
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Courtland
Eleanor Arden Burden
Monroe St
Apex
N.C
Courtland Baptist Church
Carl Johnson
Ernest Dillard
Blackground
Brown Service Funeral Home
Charles Burden
Decatur
Mitchell Burden
Odessa Norton Decatur
Athens
Bobby Junior Chambers
Elkmont
Athens-Limestone Hospital
McConnell Funeral Home Chapel
Pat Abernathy
Higgins Cemetery
McConnell
Barbara §. Chambers
Caroline Woodfin
Jessie Elaine Chambers
Bobbie Chambers
Debbie Jean Chambers
Mascot
Fla
Michael Chambers Jr
Rogersville
Purvis Jones
Chambers
Webster
Richard Chambers
Winter Haven
Lillian Walker
Allen
Paul Eugene Chambers
Evie Hargrave
Athens ‘Nursing Home
McConnell Funeral Home
Roselawn
George G. Malone
Eugene Stone
Lawrence Elmore
Detroit
Mich
Clarence Elmore
Helen Minyard
Pensacola
Mary Katherine Gibson
Ohio
Hartselle
Elizabeth Oden ‘Metheny
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Peck Funeral Home
Conner
Jerry Smith
Hartselle City
Peck
C. Howard Metheny
C. H. Metheny Jr
Mobile
Mary Bennett
Columbia
S. C
D. L. Oden
Birmingham
A.A. Oden
C. C. Oden
Ethel Mae Chenault
Moulton
Sue Hauk
Cullman
Pruitt Hodges
J. W. Henderson
Howard Evans
Millard Olear
Albert Earl McClanahan
Henry Ford Thrasher
Mrs. Metheny
Annie Laura Willeford
8Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
A. B. VanArsdale
Decatur Cemetery
Brown
Cecil McKeever
Herman Perlin
Portsmouth
Morris Willeford
Homer Willeford
Archie
Henry Aaron's Historic Home Run Off Raschi in 1954
The report notes Henry Aaron's first major league homer was a four bagger off Vic Raschi on April 23, 1954, while Raschi pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals. It also mentions Bob Scheffing, then Mets general manager, who previously managed the Detroit Tigers in the American League.
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Houston
Bobby Bonds
San Francisco Giants
Houston Astros
Bonds
James Rodney Richard
Gary Matthews
Chris Speier
Jim Crawford
Dave Rader
Crawford
Jim Ray
Richard
Giants
Jim Willoughby
San Francisco
Gary Thomasson
Garry Maddox
Ed Goodson
RBI
Matthews
Speier
Charlie Williams
Jim Wynn
Annd
Cesar Cedeno
Bob Watson
Cendeno
Roger Metzger
Watson
Ken Boswell
Mets
Tom Seaver
John Milner
Cubs
Pat Bourque
Rusty Staub
Chicago
Adrian Garrett
Pittsburgh
Bob Moose
Montreal
al Oliver
Pittsburgh Pirates
Expos
Gene Alley
Ernie McAnally
Moose
Vic Davalillo
Manny Sanguillen
Oliver
Willie Stargell
Pirates
Sanguillen
Boots Day
Bob Stinson
Williams
Boog Powell
Tommy Davis
Powell
Baltimore
Paul Blair
al Bumbry
Rich Coggins
Mark Belanger
Bumbry
Alexander
Bibby
St. Louis Cardinals
Texas
Kansas City
Mark Littell
Dave Nelson
Toby Harrah
Alex Johnson
Royals
Fran Healy
Fred Patek
Steve Horley
Ed Kirkpatrick
John Mayberry
Rangers
Bruce Dal Canton
Harrah
Henry Aaron
Vic Raschi
Raschi
Bob Scheffing
New York Mets
Detroit Tigers
Tournament leaders and pairings listed for college event
Young leads the tournament individually while Lum and Stewart sit one stroke back. The field includes teams and players from Georgia Alabama LSU Memphis State and Tennessee with pairings such as Alex Continued From Paget Mason and Eddie Estes and Dickie Clark and Frank Gusmus, among others.
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Alex City
Jeff Fowler
Ron Pace
St. Bernard
Bob
Nat Hoyt
Tennessee
Young
Lum
Stewart
Spirit Flight Flight Brevity Leads City Meet Scores
The list shows multiple participants across fourth through sixth flights with ages and ranks, including standout numbers like Rex Rankin Jr 89 and Billy Tippins 97. Names span Browne Sherrett Jones Fuller Johnson Platt Kincaid Morrow Milam Edgis Scott Nagle Rankin Hunter Hulgan Price Fleming Workman Johnson Halbrooks Johnson Rankin. The dense roster records participants, flight divisions, and scores in a local spirit competition.
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Pat Browne
Ridgely Sherrett
Joe Jones
Wayne Fuller
Dan Johnson
Dr. Dwight Platt
Ken Kincaid
James Morrow
Bobby Milam
Tom Edgis
Tom Scott
H. T. Nagle
Tom Zorn
Rec Rankin, Sr
Jack Hunter
Doug Hulgan
Dan Price
Don Kincaid
Dick Fleming
Henry Workman
Fourth Flight
Tommy Brooker
Byron Crider
Bob Gunner
Billy Littlefield
Bob Rodgers
Ernie Rohls
Johnny Hughes
Dick Holley
David Warren
Mark Custer
Carl Webb
Maxie Boles
Don Lobertini
H. E. Halbrooks
W. H. Johnson
Westavender
Dan Keel
Bob Free
George Raley
Tom Shaw
Rex Rankin, Jr
Gordon Jones
Ellis Cokes
Toney Hammett
Bobby Tweedy
H. W. Gustin
Fifth Flight
A. A. Leonard
Rick Hunt
John Broadwell
Marion Lee
Max Hertweck
Bud Lively
Don Orr
Joe Canady
Bob West
Bob Edwards
Larry Murdock
Harry Fuller
Gary Davis
Jim Ruffner
Eddie Hammons
Don Moore
Charlie Berrett
Russell Bolding
Fred Sittason
Archie Wilson
Gary Grisham
Sam Baker
Tom Swords
Peter Stritzinger
Dallas Vickers
Billy Tippins
Thomas Ryberg
Lew Chevaillier
Sixth Flight
Three-Year-Olds Dominate Metropolitan Handicap Wins
Since 1990 the Metropolitan Handicap has been won by three-year-olds three times. Greek Ship trained by Preston Burch captured the race in 1950 marking another notable victory in the history of the event.
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Preston Burch
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Jose Cardenal
Chicago Cubs
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Rick Monday
Tug McGraw
Glenn Beckett
Cardenal
Gene Hiser
Reds
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Pete Rose
Johnny Bench
San Diego Padres
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Clarence Gaston
Joe Morgan
Dan Driessen
Bench
Mike Corkins
Rich Troedson
Jack Billingham
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Indians
NEW York
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Gene Michael
New York Yankees
Gaylord Perry
Cleveland Indians
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White
Matty Alou
Murcer
Ron Blomberg
Thurman Munson
Graig Nettles
Michael
George Medich
John Lowenstein
Oscar Gamble
George Hendrick
Chris Chambliss
Rusty Torres
Bucs
O’s
Tigers
Earl Williams
Doyle Alexander
Orioles
Tiger
Jim Perry
Arlington
Tex
Jim Bibby
Texas Rangers
Kansas City Royals
Atlanta
Laura Baugh
Sandra Haynie
Indian Hills Country Club
Joann Washam
Bonnie Bryant
Judy Rankin
Betty Burfeindt
Kathy Whitworth
Rich Glover
Nebraska
New York Giants
Glover
Bowie Kuhn
New York Yankee
Kuhn
Joe Cronin
Cronin
New York Jets
Joe Namath
White House
James Walsh
Namath
Nixon
Walsh
Richmond
World Boxing Association
George Foreman
Joe ‘King
WBA
Willie Mays
Muhammad Ali
Wilt Chamberlain
National
Black Sports Hall of Fame
Black Sports Magazine
Allan Barron
Barron
Mrs
Eleanor Burden
Bobby Chambers
Roy Hargrave
Hohenwald
Tenn
J. B.wilson Sr
Felix McBay
Harvey McBay
Scottsboro
Ernest McBay
Spring City
Elizabeth Metheny
Annie Willeford
Baseball Today
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Oakland California
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Boston
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Montrea
Joann Prentice
Sandra Palmer
Pam Barnett
Kathy Cornelius
Shelley Hamlin
Roberta Albers
Maria Astrologes
Robyn Dummett
Murle Breer
Gail Genenberg
Jane Blalock
Sue Benning
Mary Mills
Betsy Rawls
Susie McAllister
Noni Schneider
Sharon Miller
Alex
Paget
Ed Leahy
Lee Tredway
Bill Temple
R. H. Jackson
John Page
Jack Spencer
Ronald Carter
J. L. Vickers
A. D. Ashcraft
Billy Mitchell
Nick Frangias
R. M. Hessier
Bob Gilchrist
Bill Holbrook
Tom Griffis
Huey Hall
Robert Sommier
Kem Robertson
W. Fulgham
THE
Decatur Daily
AL Anon
St. John’s Episcopal Church
En Hollis
Rt. Hillsboro
Holly St
Yorkie
Pepe
Neil
Puckett and
Nance Ford Rd
Yorkshire Terriers
Sykes St
Church St
Lafayette St. NW
Valley Stockyard
Lurleen Wallace Center
Flint City
7Th Ave
Bill Cottingham
Bill Mears
Jerry Mason
First National
First Federal Savings
Call C. Wigley and Sons
Superior
Decatur Lafayette
6Th Ave
J. H. Standridge & Son
North Ala
Pitt’s
Kirby
Rainbow
Electro-Hygiene Royal
E. Moulton
Johnson
JONES
A.l.long
Windproof Storm Window Co
Hoyt Lane Drilling Service
ALCOA
New Moutton Road
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