Raiders Start Spring Drills Under Webb Eyes Big Questions
Decatur Red Raiders open spring football under coach Earl Webb with 65 players anticipated, including 28 to 30 ninth graders. Key seniors John Luckett and Jimmy Bower compete for the quarterback job with juniors Roger Ferrell and Doug Fisher. two former regulars Nate Holmes and Claude Stevenson return. Intrasquad game slated for April 5 after jamboree March 29 with Athens, Austin, Hartselle, and Decatur. Austin Black Bears begin drills Monday amid ice and snow delays along with Hart selle and Athens.
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Doug Fisher
Acto Webb
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Comer Tigers Win 3 A Title In Alabama Night Final
Comer Tigers captured the Class 3 A state basketball title with a 79 65 victory over Fairfield in ALOOSA Alabama. Rom Reynolds and Larry Phur rough each scored 19 to share top scoring honors. Lester Bryant of Fairfield earned tournament most valuable player honors and joined the all tournament team. Sparkman and Carbon Hill set two Class 3 A records with a 102 85 win.
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Sparkman
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Carbon Hill
Joey Godwin
Sylvania
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Farlier
Sparkman Senators
Fony Blasts Two in Batting Drill
Winter Haven Florida AP Tony Conigliaro in his first formal batting drill in Red Sox camp hit two long drives out of the park despite a serious injury last August.
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Athens Bears reach NAIA tourney after triple overtime win
Athens College Bears survived a 98 93 3 overtime victory over William Carey College to earn their third NAIA Tournament bid in five years. Travis Butler led with 24 points, Gilmer Ellis added 21, Bill Maples 17 with 16 rebounds, while William Carey top scorers Jim Arnold and teammates had 22 each. NAIA Tournament starts March 11 in Kansas City with an unnamed first opponent.
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Jets Press Box Honors Star Passers In NFL League
Unitas led completions at 58.5 percent, while Starr topped average gain at 8.68 yards. Tarkenton, Gabriel, Snead, and Starr filled the top six in varying categories as Bear Bryant’s theory on winning is questioned by a Redskins note on Jurgenson.
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Cassius Clay Plans TV Watch For Frazier Mathis Bout
Cassius Clay, touring for the Black Muslim movement, will not attend the Frazier Mathis heavyweight title bout in New York but plans to watch it on theater television after a religious service in New Haven. TNT Communications says no theater outlet exists there.
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New Brockton Wins 1-A State Basketball Championship
New Brockton rallied in the third quarter to erase a halftime deficit 25-23 and outscore Millport 48-26 for a 71-51 victory in the Class 14A state tournament final. Maddox led New Brockton with 30 points, Kelley 21, while Blakney paced Millport with 13.
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Astros Holdouts Stall Signings in Cocoa
In Cocoa Florida, Houston Astros officials made no progress with holdouts Rusty Staub Jim Wynn and Bob Aspromonte on Saturday. GM H B Richardson said no calls were returned by either side and Staub vowed to stay home while negotiations paused awaiting the other party’s decision.
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Dodgers Have Full Workout Saturday
The Los Angeles Dodgers conducted a full-scale workout for the first time in three days at Vero Beach. A six-inning game pitted the major club's second team against non-roster players, who won 8-2 as non-roster pitchers worked. Dick Armstrong earned the victory with three hitless innings.
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College Basketball Scores From Various Games
East Stroudsburg defeated Lock Haven 81 to 69 while Notre Dame beat Creighton 73 to 68. Depauw edged Evansville 82 to Calvin 92 and Adrian topped Mankato State 71. Wisconsin beat Michigan Tech 104 to 82 and Purdue won 84 to North Carolina 55.
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Maravich Holds to 17 as Tennessee Beats LSU 74 71
Pete Maravich was limited to 17 points in a tight SEC clash, while Tennessee edged LSU 74 71 in Knoxville. Maravich finished with 1 096 season points and a new major college scoring average of 42.5, despite fouling out with 8:02 left as LSU rallied in the final minutes.
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IOC Sets New Meeting On Readmission Of South Africa
Roy Brundage has moved toward acting on the Olympic boycott issue by agreeing to convene a meeting of the IOC executive board. The move follows a mail vote approving readmission of South Africa to the Games and spurred wide calls for a boycott by 32 African nations and others including India Iraq Saudi Arabia Malaysia Syria and Cuba. Russia hinted it might join if the decision stands. The executive board meeting is to be scheduled in 30 to 60 days to decide whether to summon a full IOC session.
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