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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1966

Page

13

Abe's Hope Is Derby Favorite In 92nd Kentucky Derby

Abe's Hope the 5-2 favorite for the 92nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with Bill Shoemaker riding. Field of 16 includes Stupendous Kauai King Amberald and others. Derby pot could reach around 164000 if all start. Betting opens today with post time 5 30 p m EDT and CBS telecast.

Louisville Bill Shoemaker Kentucky Abe's Hope Abe’s Hope Joe Bartell Robert Byfield H. C. Phipps Stupendous Wheatley Stable Michael J. Ford Omaha Reginald Webster Shoemaker Eddie Arcaro Lucky Debonair Sean E Indian Blue Skyer Jim Padgett Padgett Ray Broussard Amberoid CBS Reabilitate Dominar Beau Sub Advocator Fleet Shoe Sky Guy Tragmew Kauai King Abe’s Hope Abe Quinta Williamston Kid Churchill Downs Mutual

Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights MLB and International Scores

AP standings show National and American Leagues with team records and margins. Notable results include San Francisco 9 Los Angeles 8 and Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh 6 in 13 innings, plus Chicago at New York and San Francisco at St. Louis on tap tonight. American League features Cleveland 14 on , Baltimore and Chicago chasing, with several games scheduled, including New York at California and Detroit at Chicago. International and Pacific Coast leagues report Columbus 4 Rochester 2 and Vancouver 2, with Portland 5 Hawaii 0 and Tacoma 5 Spokane 2.

Associated Press National League Pittsburgh San Francisco Houston Atlanta Los Angeles Philadelphia New York St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Instlanta Holtzman Hands Gardner Sisk Buhl Perry Gibson Lemaster Latman Sutton Pappas Shureday Cleveland California Kansas City Ford McGlothlin Washington Richert Dobson Boston Stingman Minnesota Kansas Boswell Detroit McLain Peters McDowell Baltimore McNally Columbus Rochester Richmond Toronto Jacksonville Buffalo Syracuse Toledo Indianapolis San Diego Phoenix Oklahoma City Vancouver Portland Hawaii Tacoma Spokane Albuquerque Dallas-Fort Worth Arkansas Amarillo el Paso Austin

SEC batting leader Yawn over Tulane’s Scott in conference play

Mississippi star Jimmy Yawn tops SEC hitting with 28 hits in 61 at bats for a .459 average. Tulane’s Ronnie Scott ranks second with a .441 mark, while Scotty Hasler leads the league in pitching.

Birmingham Ala Mississippi Jimmy Yawn Scotty Hasler Yawn Tulane Ronnie Scott

Indians blank Yankees 4-0 in New York series finale

Cleveland pitcher John O'Donoghue beat the sputtering Yankees as Birdie Tebbetts sat ace Sam McDowell. Dick Howser and Chuck Hinton drove in the first runs, Vic Davalillo and Hinton added later, with Duke Sims adding insurance on his two triples. Fred Newman and Bob Lee combined on a four hitter for California in a 1-0 win over Kansas City.

Hal Bock Associated Press New York Yankees Birdie Tebbetts John O'Donoghue Cleveland Indians New York O’dono Bob Allen Indians Yankees Tebbetts Sam McDowell Kansas City California Dick Howser Chuck Hinton Larry Brown Leon Wagner O’donoghue Bob Friend D Whitfield Vic Davalililo Hinton Duke Sims Fred Newman Bob Lee Norm Siebern Newman Lee Siebern Paul Schaal Schaal Roland Sheldon

Raiders Polish Off Butler Reds at Decatur Stadium

Decatur Red Raiders dominate Huntsville Butler Rebels 80 37 at Decatur Stadium in a decisive track meet victory. Decatur swept relays and sprints with top performances from Stevens Campbell Parham and Cantrell while Hutson Bodiey and Darnell led field events. Decatur hosts Athens next Monday in the season’s tenth meet.

Decatur Stadium Decatur Red Raider Huntsville Butler High Rebels Raiders Cullman Athens Stevens Campbell Kenney Parham Carter Elliott Downs Cantrell Chapman Bodiey McBride Ben Knight Falis Bagley Sandy Jones Lew Hurdies Falls Godman Matthews Xavier Sedley Chatman Decater

Braves Struggle With Starting Pitching In World Series of 1966

Braves manager Bobby Bragan laments weak starting pitching and relies on 26 relievers during a six game home stand that ended with a 4 3 win over Philadelphia. Four starters Denny Lemaster Tony Cloninger Wade Blasingame and Ken Johnson are pressed to turn around a 3 3 record as Cloninger labors in several innings and Aaron delivers a seventh inning go ahead hit. Bragan contemplates using four starters to shake the slump while trade talk surfaces.

Ron Speer Associated Press Atlanta Allan Braves Bobby Bragan Braves Philadelphia Bragan Houston Phillies Brabant Denny Lemaster Tony Cloninger Wade Blasingame Ken Johnson Johnson Cloninger Henry Aaron Tony Taylor Lee Thomas Hi

AFL Hires Pinchbeck as Director of Special Events

NEW YORK AP The American Football League expanded its front office under Commissioner Al Davis by hiring Val Pinchbeck as director of special events. Pinchbeck, 35, has served as sports publicity director at Syracuse University for the past decade.

NEW York American Football League al Davis Val Pinchbeck Pinchbeck Syracuse University

Umpire Pelekoudas Under Scrutiny In Astros Win

Houston edges Chicago 4 to 3 in 13 innings as umpire Pelekoudas rules on a controversial scoreboard moment. Bateman and Faul clash over signals while San Francisco, Atlanta, Cincinnati win elsewhere.

Mike Rathet Associated Press Chris’ Pelekoudas Houston Chicago Bs Chicago Bill Faul Astrodome John Bateman Pelekoudas Faul

Tanner Tames Bulldogs in twin bill 10-2 and 6-4

Tanner High's Rattlers swept a baseball doubleheader from Priceville's Bulldogs winning 10-2 and 6-4. Jerry Crawford paced the first game with a two run homer and two singles while Doug Smith added a double and two singles. In the nightcap Joe Marsh Doug Smith and Jimmy LeCroix had two hits each as Tanner produced eight hits. Sandy and Smith earned the decisions for Tanner with Sharp and Miller taking the losses.

Tanner Tanner High Rattlers Priceville Bulldogs Jerry Crawford Doug Smith Bobby Landers Williams Joe Marsh Smith Jimmy LeCroix Jimmy Sandy Billy Don Sharp Hal Miller P’ville Sharp Sandy White W—Sandy L—Sharp Miller and Blankenship Smith and White W—Smith L—Miller

Town Creek Tops Sheffield in nine run win

Town Creek defeated Sheffield 9 to 6 on Thursday as Steve Bunnell allowed six runs and six hits for Town Creek while Ronnie McGregor added two singles. Bunnell earned his fourth win. Town Creek improving to four wins against one loss.

Sheffield Steve Bunnell Ronnie McGregor Town Creek Sheffield High Bunnell

Pattern Baldness Dominates Hair Loss Causes

The text states pattern baldness accounts for most cases of baldness and hair loss, with the Ebb method and similar approaches offering no real effect. It suggests those who are slick bald after prolonged loss cannot be helped and mentions scalp conditions like dandruff and oiliness as factors to address in 20 minutes of care.

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