East West baseball season opens with regional games
East-West play begins this weekend in North Alabama with two regional games Saturday at Dixie Senior Field, featuring Morgan and Limestone counties. Regional rosters include Danville, West Morgan, Decatur, Eva, and Falkville players. tickets are one dollar for all games, with top players advancing to Birmingham next month.
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Randy Lewis
Mike Hubbard
Mark Lindsey
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Larry Keenum
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Roger Ferrell
Hoyt Clark
Paul Brogden
Johnny Albert
Eva
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Hartselle
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Larry Mote
Buddy Lewis
Keith Rylant
Steve Stewart
Mark McClanahan
Pat Stanley
John Pat Orr
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Don May
Larry Tidmore
Butch Blankenship
Mike Ward
Mark Carden
Lions
Mosley Crashes Twice in Indy 500 Qualifying Run
Driver Mark Mosley suffered two crashes during qualification at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday. In the second incident he slid into the wall and stopped in the fourth turn but escaped injury.
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Indy Motor Speedway
Mosley
Yearout Anchors Auburn Front for Spring Games
Yearout, Auburn’s No. 1 right defensive tackle, has settled into a key role this spring after a move from linebacker hurt the 1971 lineup. He is healthy after thumb surgery and aims for a strong fifth season, with Coach Ralph Jordan praising his inspirational play and defensive improvements.
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Canonero II Wins Preakness in Track Record Stunner
Venezuelan colt Canonero II outduels Eastern Fleet in a two horse stretch duel at Pimlico to win the 96th Preakness in a track record 1 54.60. Eastern Fleet second as Jim French third with Sound Off fourth in front of 47,221.
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Jim French
Citation
Keeneland
Edgar Carbett
Nashua
Avila
Gustavo Avila
Mays Breaks Up No-Hitter As Giants Edge Dodgers
Willie Mays doubled to lead off the seventh inning and scored on Dick Dietz's single to give the San Francisco Giants a 1-0 win over Los Angeles as Juan Marichal pitched a six hitter. Eddie Leon drove in two runs for Cleveland in a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees with an unearned run spree in the sixth.
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Leon
Ray Fosse
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Roy White
Yankees
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Cleveland
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Murcer
Thurman Munson
Fosse
Alan Foster
Colonels Edge Stars To Even ABA Playoff Series
Kentucky rallied to a 105-102 victory over Utah in the ABA playoff, tying the best of seven at three games each. Cincy Powell scored 31 points and 17 rebounds as Louie Dampier added 22 points. Utah led late before Wal Simon and Dampier helped Kentucky seal the win amid rough play and high crowd activity.
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Associated Press
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Dampier
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St. Louis
Atlanta Hawks
National Basketball Association
Dan Issel
Austin Reaches Tourney Finals
Austin Black Bears rallied for seven runs in the sixth inning to beat Hartselle 7 to 2 and advance to the Morgan County Tournament final. They will face defending champion Danville on Monday at 3 30 p.m. Buckey Brown Steve Stewart and John Ingram had two hits each as Austin tapped nine safeties. Mike Ward took the loss for Hartselle while Mark McClanahan earned the win after relieving Tim Long in the sixth.
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Danville
Larry Tidmore
Buddy Lewis
Steve Stewart
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John Ingram
Greg Eubanks
Mark McClanahan
Tim Long
Long
McClanahan
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Stewart
Ingram
Mike Ward
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