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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1965

Page

13

Angels Streak To Sixth AL Victory

The Angels won their sixth of the last eight, beating Boston 7-1 with Marcelino Lopez a six-hitter and Costen Shockley belting a grand slam. Power, Shockley, and Lopez all played key roles in a deal that sent Pennant hopefuls to the Phillies. The night also featured several AL and NL games with notable performances and a $50 fine for Baltimore pitcher Wally Bunker after a hit batter.

Murray Chass Associated Press Philadelphia Phillies Ben Angels Boston Phillies Marcelino Lopez Costen Shockley Lopez Lenny Green Shockley Los Angeles Vic Power Rudy May Angels Bo Belinsky Philadelphia Power

Mississippi State Wins SEC Western Division Title

Mississippi State defeated Alabama 1 0 to clinch the SEC Western Division on Tuesday. Dale Unser hit a double and Mike Burns a long triple to push State ahead in the first inning. Ken Tatum pitched eight innings for the win, allowing four hits while Dickie Towers took the loss for Alabama.

Twins Bill Kinnamon Bunker White Sox Detroit Norm Cash Ed Rakow Chicago al Kaline Don Wert George Thomas Ken McMullen Don Lock Senators Tuscaloosa Ala Mississippi State Alabama State Dale Unser Mike Burns Bulldogs Ken Tatum Birmingham Dickie Towers Wade Gartman

Baby Tide Sets Four Grid Games

The Alabama freshman football team will play four games this fall, replacing Tulane with Tennessee. The schedule opens Monday Oct 4 at Mississippi State, visits Tennessee on Friday Oct 15 in Tuscaloosa, travels to Tennessee on Monday Nov 8, and plays Auburn on Saturday Nov 20.

Tuscaloosa Ala Alabama Tulane Tennessee Paul W. Bryant Mississippi State Mississippi Auburn Ole Miss

Tide Will Be On TV Twice

The national football champion faces two regional telecasts this fall. SEC records may fall as Tennessee Louisiana State Florida Auburn and Alabama show potential in 17 events at the championship. Alabama meets Georgia in Athens Sept 16 and LSU in Baton Rouge Nov 6 with other regional games listed. Hardy’s discus mark 173-5 and 12 yard high hurdles set records.

SEC Bernie Moore Tennessee Louisiana State Florida Auburn Alabama Warren Hardyising Georgia Athens Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Houston Tulsa Tex California Notre Dame Berkeley Calif Indiana Kansas State Bloomington Ind Oregon State Iowa Portland Ore Washington Ohio State Seattle Wash Arkansas Texas Fayetteville Ark USC South Bend Georgia Tech Duke Atlanta Ilinois Purdue Champaign Ill Oregon Iowa City Nebraska-Oklahoma Lincoln Neb Army-Navy Philadelphia Maryland Penn State College Park

Alcindor picks UCLA over Holy Cross and Tulane

New York AP report says 7-foot-1 Lew Alcindor will attend UCLA this fall. He cited atmosphere people and curriculum, while coach Jack Donohue reacts with disappointment as Alcindor names growing interest in writing and music. Tulane departs the SEC leaving the Green Wave.

Jim Hackleman Associated Press NEW York UCLA Lew Cinder Johnny Wooden Uclans Alcindor Power Memorial High School Jack Donohue Donohue Holy Cross Los Angeles

Major League Leaders Race Tied Across Stat Lines

The Associated Press lists leaders in batting hits doubles triples home runs stolen bases and pitching and strikeouts. Key figures include Krane cage Coleman Pinson and Mays Alou Kranepool Santo Morgan Callison Dalrymple Hart Lanier Brock Ellis Giusti Gibson Marichal and Drysdale across teams such as Cincinnati New York San Francisco Philadelphia Milwaukee St. Louis and Los Angeles.

Associated Press Kranecage Coleman Pinson Cincinnati J. Alou San Francisco Kranepool New York Santo Chicago Morgan Houston Callison Dalrymple Philadelphia Hart Lanier Brock St. Louis Mays Mathews Milwaukee Covington Wills Los Angeles Ellis Giusti Gibson Marichal Drysdale

American League Batting and Fielding Leaders Listed

The data shows Cater of Chicago and Causey of Kansas City top batting at .352 and .347 respectively. Green of Boston, Mc Auliffe of Detroit, and Tresh of New York top runs with 14, while Powell of Baltimore and Oliva of Minnesota lead RBIs with 15. Cardenal and Tresh tie for hits at 22. Versalles and Tresh lead doubles with 7. Blasingame and Aparicio with 5 triples. Blefary and Thomas lead homers with 6 and 5. Aparicio and Campaneris top steals with 6 and 5. Roberts of Baltimore and Aguirre of Detroit share pitching with 3-0 and 1.000, and McDowell and Lopez lead strikeouts with 29.

Cater Chicago Causey Kansas City Green Boston McAuliffe Detroit Tresh New York Powell Baltimore Oliva Minnesota Cardenal Los Angeles Versalles Blasingame Washington Aparicio Mathews Blefary Ve More Thomas Campaneris Roberts Aguirre McDowell Cleveland Lopez

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