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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1972

Page

9

Mays Debuts With Winning Homer For Mets

Willie Mays, 41, belted a tiebreaking homer in a 5-4 Mets win over his former Giants, marking a dramatic return to New York. Perez homered twice for Cincinnati as the Reds swept St Louis 4-3 and 2-0, while Atlanta beat Chicago 27-1 and Houston topped Pittsburgh 7-4.

Bert Rosenthal Associated Press Sey Hey Willie New York Willie Mays Mets San Francisco Mays Giants Tony Perez Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Atlanta Chicago Houston Pittsburgh Montreal San Diego Los Angeles Philadelphia Homer Mel Ott Rusty Staub Staub Perez Jim McGlothlin Joe Morgan Joe Hague Lou Brock Tom Hall Darrell Evans Cubs Cesar Cedeno Bob Watson Astros Atson Pirates Willie Stargell Jim Ray Bob Bailey Mike Jorgensen Ron Fairly Tim Foli

Heard Wins NIT. Nicklaus Aims at Open Title

Jerry Heard, 25, won the Colonial National Invitation after a final round 73 to finish 275 two strokes ahead of Fred Marti and Dave Stockton. Nicklaus, chasing the Big Four, targets the U S Open in June at Pebble Beach and Memphis next week.

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Standings and Schedule From Monday Baseball Briefs

Readable lines show Monday games featuring Baltimore at Detroit Kansas City at Oakland Minnesota at Chicago Oakland at California with night games. Also listed are Tuesday and Sunday results and Montreal New York Los Angeles San Diego Houston Cincinnati St Louis San Francisco and Pittsburgh matchups with various pitchers and records.

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Blalock Wins Suzuki Golf International Sunday

Jane Blalock, 27, captured $5,700 first prize at the Suzuki Golf International in Pasadena with a final-round 70 to finish 54 holes at 206. Kathy Whitworth tied for lead late but finished two strokes back with 209.

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Bradshaw Austin In Title Bout For Tennessee Tourney

Florence Austin Bradshaw meets Br ield at 7 30 pm in the Tennessee Conference basketball tournament final after a rain delay. Coach Larry Wyatt starts 7 1 Mark McClanahan for Austin as they chase a 10 game win streak.

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Allen's Glass Shop Ad in Decatur

Auto glass work offered in Decatur by Sam Allen and Sons. Home owned and operated with guaranteed windshields and workmanship. Insurance work welcomed. Phone 355-4615.

Decatur Sam Allen and Sons

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