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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1968

Page

8

Nix Optimistic About Auburns Baseball Chances

Auburn coach Paul Nix forecasts a competitive 1968 season with a tough early schedule at Southern Mississippi and Florida in mid March. He highlights returning depth, pitching strength led by Smith Collins and Simmons, and battles for infield spots as the Tigers aim to overcome losses from last year.

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Braves Lose To Senators As Rookies Show Signs

In West Palm Beach, Braves manager Luman Harris trusted rookies and reserves in a 7-2 spring loss to Washington. Ralph Garr had three hits, Angel Hermoso added two, and Ed Pacheco belted a 360 foot homer to knot the game at 1-1. Tom House finished with two strikeouts in the final inning.

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Knicks Rally to Edge Bullets 107 104 in NBA Tilt

Phil Jackson delivered the decisive late plays as New York overcame Baltimore 107 104. Jackson scored the final Knicks points and forced key plays in the closing minute to snatch the win after a tight fourth quarter. Other NBA results included Detroit 139 Seattle 123 and Philadelphia 139 Chicago 115 with Boston edging San Francisco 124 121 in OT.

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NAIA Tournament First Round College Scores

In the NAIA Tournament first round, Oklahoma 89 over Athens 72. Eastern Michigan 82 over Stephen Austin 80. Hanover 107 over Sc Ore 59. Oshkosh 80 over Guilford 78. Cent. Wash St 95 over Albuquerque 72. Cent. Ohio St 81 over Millikin 64. Dickinson N D 76 over Washburn Kan 71. Eastern Mont 83 over Wayne Neb 70.

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Grapefruit Baseball Standings Spread Across Leagues

National League standings show Cincinnati San Francisco New York St Louis Los Angeles Philadelphia Pittsburgh Houston Chicago tied in the top four as 4 1 records. American League list includes Oakland Washington Chicago Minnesota Cleveland Baltimore and others. Tuesday results include Cincinnati 8 Houston 7 and New York 4 Los Angeles 6. upcoming games scheduled across Miami Winter Haven California and Ariz venues with several day games listed.

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Ohio State Secures Final NCAA Berth In Tight Playoff

Ohio State clinched the last NCAA tournament berth by edging Iowa 85-81 on a neutral Purdue court. Denny Meadors, Bill Hasket, and Jody Finney hit key free throws as the Buckeyes survived a late Iowa surge to advance to the Mideast region to face East Tennessee.

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