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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1972

Page

7

Heard and Stockton Lead Colonial After Second Round

Jerry Heard fired a 66 to join Dave Stockton at five under 135 for the Colonial National Invitation. Lee Elder shared the lead before bogeying the 18th to 136, with Fred Marti at 136 and Phil Rodgers at 137. several stars including Trevino, Nicklaus, Palmer, Casper, and Player were absent.

Fort Worth Tex Jerry Heard Dave Stockton Stockton Colonial Country Club Heard Lee Elder Elder Phil Rodgers Dave Marr Len Thompson Marr Thompson Bruce Crampton Lee Trevino

Cotaco Captures Morgan County Tourney Crown In Finale

Cotaco Indians rally from a 5-3 deficit with five runs in the fifth at Dixie Senior Field to upset West Morgan 85 and win the Morgan County Baseball Tournament. Ray McCutcheon earned the win as Donald West allowed eight runs in five innings. Doug Fromhold homered for West Morgan.

Cotaco Dixie Senior Field West Morgan Morgan County Cotaco High School Brewer High School James Nichols Indians Ray McCutcheon Donald West Doug Fromhold Gary Winton Perry Sharp Ted Dunaway Robert Amerson McCutcheon Winton Sharp Dunaway Fromhold Donald Pace Lonnie Lemmonds Henry Chambers Lynn Hill Jimmy Thomas

Bears Bradshaw Vie At Bradshaw For Championship

In the Tennessee Valley Conference Tournament final Bradshaw faces Bradshaw at 7 30 tonight. The game moved from Coffee Field to Bradshaw Field at the venue in Austin. Decatur's Kathy Farrer misses AP top 10 list in Suzuki International LPGA first round in Pasadena California.

Austin Bradshaw Coffee Field Bradshaw Field Pasadena Calif Decatur Kathy Farrer Associated Press

Calhoun Faces Must-Sweep Doubleheader After Loss

Calhoun Junior College trails South Georgia Junior College 1-0 in a best of three District 27 series. Coach Fred Frickie will start All-American pitcher Jimmy Archibald in the morning game with relief options Claude McMurtrie and Wayne Evans if a third game is needed. Donald Whitehorn held Calhoun to three hits as South Georgia won 14. Rodney Ethridge and Bob Giddens led late offensively for both sides.

Douglas Calhoun Junior College South Georgia Junior College Georgia War Hawks Archibald Claude McMurtrie Wayne Evans Calhoun Donald Whitehorn South Georgia Whitehorn Jimmy Higgins Hawks Frickie Rodney Ethridge Bob Giddens Henry Mays Faulkner Junior College Alabama

Mays Practices with Mets Amid Excitement at Shea

Willie Mays took four pitches then lined a ball to center in batting practice with the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. Teammates praised him and he flashed a big smile, saying he was happy to be in New York as veteran outfielders reminisced about his greatness.

Willie Mays New York New York Mets San Francisco Mays Shea Stadium Dave Marshall Joe Pignatano Tommie Agee St. Louis

Indianapolis 500 qualifying opens with top names leading

Three favorites Bobby Unser Peter Revson and Gary Bettenhausen headline the opening qualifying for the May 27 Indianapolis 500 with speeds above 180 mph noted as 20 drivers already top the effort toward the 33-car field. favorable weather and new aero rules contribute to record pacing as the Indy crowd nears 200000 for the start.

Indianapolis Bobby Unser Peter Revson Gary Bettenhausen Indianapolis Motor Speedway Revson Speedway Anton “Tony” Hulman

Johnny Musso to wed Nancy Tanner Ines in Mississippi

Johnny Musso, praised by coach Paul Bryant as the best running back he has coached, will marry Nancy Tanner Ines, 19, daughter of Birney Imes Jr., publisher of a Columbus newspaper. The ceremony takes place at the Imes family farm near Columbus on Saturday afternoon. Musso hails from Birmingham and is noted for a conference career scoring record.

Columbus Miss Johnny Musso Alabama Paul Bryant Birney Imes Jr Musso Birmingham Nancy Tanner Ines Waz

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