Bowling Results Highlight Top Scorers and High Series
Across multiple events Ronald Griffin 256 and Ed Turner 247 lead a string of 200s and 210s as Robert Morris posts high series of 657. Top five averages list Ed Wells and Ed Turner near 190s, while Duncan and Speakman tally solid 200s. Other names include Duke, Darnell, Appleton and Partridge with notable scores in 200s.
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Ronald Griffin
Ed Turner
Robert Morris
Marlin Long
James Sharp
Robert Griffith
Tracy Gillespie
Joe Trent
Leroy Johnson
Tom Czarnota
Howard King
Willie Lott
Bob Hogan
Howard Mitchell
Bill Gelwneck
Frank Burks
Leroy John
Ed Wells
Cecil Turner
Russells
Decatur
Meadow Gold
Suggs
H. Shelton
H. Moore
Duncan
Mays
C. Maxwell
Duke
Darnell
R. Appleton
D. Green
Speakman
McDonald
M. Moore
Flack
Sandlin
Perrylanes Tournament Brings $1500 in Prizes to Decatur
In Decatur this weekend Alabama Star Bowlers Association members compete at Perry Lanes for $1500 in prize money with a $600 top prize. The Star Am event awarded $300 to the winning two ams, with Lucille Wilson Evelyn Pair and Reese Barrow taking first at 1936 handicap. Local honors include high series and scores from Meadow Gold Dairies and multiple crews in weekly standings.
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Lanier Dominates Montgomery Class AA Meet Led by Flowers
Sidney Lanier wins Class AA at Robert E. Lee High School as Richmond Flowers excels in sprints hurdles and jumps guiding Lanier to 72 two thirds points over Lee. Auburn tops Class A with 45 to 33. Lanier sets multiple records in relay and individual events.
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Sidney Lanier
Richmond Flowers
Robert E. Lee High School
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Dothan
Selma
Carrol of
Ozark
Opelika High
Auburn High School
Autauga County High
Prattville
Tallassee
Union Springs
Hayneville
Wetumpka
Lanett
Sumter
York
Auburn
Mike Flanagan
Joe Tremaine
Jon Bentley
Jon Bear
Lanier
Rellay
Flowers
Llewellyn i Riley
Piha
Opelika
Ima
Davie Dothan
King
Quinn
Johnny Tatum
Billy Hamilton
Tedder
Akers
Two Decatur Teams Trek to WIBC Championship in Minneapolis
Two Decatur area women bowling teams travel to Minneapolis for the 1964 WIBC Championship Tournament running April 9 to May 24. The event draws 5071 teams with over 25 000 women, the largest WIBC prize fund of 248 924 dollars, featuring 48 states plus Bermuda Canada and Puerto Rico.
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Minneapolis
WIBC
Detroit
Dixie Belles
Evelyn Latham
Decatur Bowling Center
Kilda Hadley
Bermuda
Canada
Puerto Rico
Portland
Ore
Cubs Dominate Astros 9-0 Behind Buhl’s Hurling
Cubs ace Bob Buhl pitched a three-hitter to beat Houston 9-0. Billy Cowan drove in two runs with a first inning triple and a ninth inning homer, while Ernie Banks added key hits and a triple.
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Bob Buhl
Chicago Cubs
Billy Cowan
Ernie Banks
Buhl
Colts
John Batemen
Cowan
Cubs
Banks
Bateman
Bertell
Owens
Raymond
Bruce
Nottebart
L-Owens
Chicago
Twins Tie MLB Record with Four Consecutive Home Runs
Tony Oliva Bob Allison Jimmie Hall and Harmon Killebrew powered the Minnesota Twins to a 7 3 victory over Kansas City tying a major league record with four straight homers in the afth inning Olson? The Twins also joined Cleveland and Milwaukee as teams to hit four consecutive homers in a row. Oliva opened the rally with a two run shot in the third before Allison Hall and Killebrew added further blasts and Killebrew’s ninth inning homer capped the sequence. Kansas City tied it 3 3 in the ninth before the Twins pulled away in extras.
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Bob Allison
Jimmie Hall
Harmon Killebrew
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Pfister
Vern Handrahan
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Bill Bryan
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Fischer
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Arrigo
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Mississippi State Tops Tulane 2-0 in SEC Baseball
Mississippi State pitchers held Tulane to no runs as the Bulldogs won 2-0 in New Orleans. In the first inning Mike Burns walked, Butch East singled, Burns scored on Wayne Meadows’ single, and East scored on an error after Guss Gatliff mishandled a grounder.
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Mississippi State
Tulane
Mike Burns
Butch East
Burns
Wayne Meadows
East
Guss Gatliff
Auburn Wins Track Meet At Georgia Tech In Mud
In Atlanta Auburn defeated Georgia Tech 85 to 81 at Grant Field as rain and mud slowed the event. Auburn led with ten first places to Tech’s six in the Southeastern Conference meet.
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Auburn
Georgia Tech
Grant Field
Tech
Yoshino Knocks Out Criollo In Manila Bout
Japanese flyweight Chosei Yoshino defeated Hector Criollo of Venezuela by knockout at 1 45 of the ninth round in a 10 round match in Manila. Both fighters weighed 111.4 pounds.
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Ko’s Criollo Manila
Chosei Yoshino
Hector Criollo
Venezuela
Aker Recalled by Kansas City Athletics
Pitcher Jack Aker a relief specialist with Dallas of the Pacific Coast League was recalled by the Kansas City Athletics Saturday.
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Kansas City
Jack Aker
Dallas
Kansas City Athletics
Pirates Rally Past Cardinals 5-4 On Freese’s Ninth Inning Hit
Gene Freese delivered a two out bases loaded single in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Frank Bork escaped a ninth inning jam with two on and none out, ending the game with a double play after walking Ken Boyer and striking out Bill White. Freese homered for Pittsburgh and Lewis connected for St. Louis.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Curt Simmons
Julio Gotay
Dick Schofield
Roberto Clemente
Friend
Sisk
Bork
Pagliaroni
Simmons
Shantz
Taylor
McCarver
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