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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1968

Page

8

Auburn Tigers Enjoyable A Day Scrimmage At Cliff Hare

Auburn's 1968 Tigers, in an upbeat A Day intra-squad at Cliff Hare Stadium, blanked the Blues 13-0 as players laughed and trained hard. Coach Shug Jordan touts depth and renewed dedication while noting a need for more ground game behind Ellis Hurston Currier and Hess, the Pensacola soph-to-be.

Auburn Tigers Cliff Hare Stadium Ralph (Shug Tiger Freddie Hyatt Forrest Blue Charles Collins Gusty Robert Margeson Marvin Tucker Jordan Shug Larry Ellis Dwight Hurston Mike Currier Bobby Hess Pensacola Fla

Hess Shines In Auburn Outlook Despite Struggles

Analysis notes Hess’s powerful running for Auburn as Hurston Currier threaten scoring chances. Loran Carter was hurt limiting passes while Connie Frederick’s punting was inconsistent. John Riley’s 44 and 52 yard field goals steadied the Blues, with Kolen’s defense keying the stop.

Hess al Griffin Auburn Hurston Currier Tim Christian Connie Frederick Frederick Tommy Lunceford Loran Carter John Riley Riley Clemson Shug Carter Christian Kolen Tiger Jordan Mike Kolen

Fregosi hits for cycle as Angels edge Red Sox

Jim Fregosi belts a homer triple and a double to complete a cycle as the Angels rally past the Red Sox 5 4 in 11 innings. Rico Petrocelli homered to tie, but Boston misses a chance to win. Tigers top Twins in 10, Orioles beat White Sox and Yankees rally over Washington.

Ron Rapoport Associated Press Boston Red Sox Jim Fregosi Fregosi Red Sox Rico Petrocelli Boston Sox Angels Detroit Minnesota Baltimore Chicago New York Washington Tigers Jackie Hernandez Ron Clark

Hendrix Hill BCC's Winners Triumph in Member Guest Golf

Jim Hendrix and Ronny Hill captured first in the Burningtree Country Club member guest tournament at the 36 hole event. Bob Smith and George White were second, Dave Dobbs and Joe Portwood third, with J. T. Smith and J. Smith fourth. Don Kincaid and Hubert Hawkins finished fifth. Al Jones and David Warren won low gross. Eighty one teams entered the two day meet.

Jim Hendrix Ronny Hill Burningtree Country Club Bob Smith George White Dave Dobbs Joe Portwood J. T. Smith J. Smith Don Kincaid Hubert Hawkins al Jones David Warren

Essex Surprise A's With Big 11-3 Win

The Associated Press reports Essex rallied to defeat the A's 11 to 3 in a decisive game. Evansville, previously last in the standings, delivered a standout performance to spark the victory and turn momentum.

Essex A’s

American League Daily Standings and Night Games Recap

AL leaders show Detroit and Cleveland at top with Baltimore Boston and Minnesota nearby. Tonight’s slate features Stottlemyre vs Coleman and Horlen vs Brasbender among others. Birmingham hands Birmingham a nine inning loss, Archie Moore homers in Asheville, and Montgomery tops Savannah in the Southern League.

Detroit Cleveland Baltimore Boston Minnesota California Chicago Oakland New York Washington Stottlemyre Coleman Horlen Brasbender Ellsworth McGlothlin Sparma Chance McDowell Tiant Rohr Dobson Odom Birmingham Bisheville Charlotte Montgomery Savannah Evansville Sheville Levansville Arlotte Asheville Ansville

Field Dedication Set For Danville

A new baseball field will be dedicated at Danville High School tonight. Cliff Holladay will lead the dedication followed by two games starting at 7 30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Danville High School Cliff Holladay

Johnsons late double lifts Reds past Astros 3 2

Reds edge Astros 3 2 as Alex Johnson delivers a game winning double in the ninth after a late run tied the score. Ed Charles homers twice for the Mets in a 2 1 win over Pittsburgh while St Louis beats the Dodgers 2 1 behind Larry Jaster’s solid pitching.

Mike Recht Associated Press Alex Johnson Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros Ed Charles New York Mets Pittsburgh Larry Jaster Los ‘Angles St. Louis Dodgers Felipe Alou Atlanta San Francisco Johnson Astros Jim Wynn Mack Jones Pete Rise Don Wilson Jim Ray Charles Mets Bob Veale Jerry Koosman Jaster Paul Popovich

Roden Dominates Features Across Three Tracks

Over the weekend Tri Cities and Florence area tracks hosted regular shows with Earl Roden winning the modified specials at Tri Cities and then the specials at Decatur International Raceway. Bill King took late models and Greer Cagle was runner up. O Neal Terry claimed his fifth straight cadet feature with Dago Watson second. Jake's Drag Strip scheduled a Sunday warmup show ahead of the Sun Day Super Stock Championships.

Tri-Cities Earl Roden Tonis Michael Johnny Abernathy Florence Bill King Greer Cagle Roden Decatur International Raceway Paul Crabtree Michael Gene Chapp Abernathy King A. D.hargrove Harold Hill Sam Par Rish J. M. Bruton O’neal Terry Dago Watson Jake Jake’s

White Sox Beat Tigers 9-8 In Dixie Boy Play

The White Sox defeated the Tigers 9-8 on Monday night to move to 1-1 while the Tigers fall to 0-2. Chuck Croft had two hits including a double and a triple for the winners.

White Sox Tigers Chuck Croft Mike Morris Dennis Whitehead John Ferguson Rick Clay Dave Harris Billy Eyster Les Edney Jerome Watts Jim Masey

Durable mail order swims gear offered in Nevada listing

A brief classified item promotes mail order sales of durable swimming gear priced at 1.2, with 2 units for stage use. The listing mentions U S Patent 2681549 and a Nevada address near gas Nevada 891.

U.S. Pat

Dodgers and Yanks Win In Little League Action

The Dodgers defeated the Giants 9 4 in a Little League game and the Yankees beat the Tigers 64. Steve Black had two of eight Dodgers singles with others by Frank Piggott Royce Taylor Bill McNeese John Jones David Spanger and Steve Grant. Clark took the loss for the Giants while McNeese was the winning pitcher.

Dodgers Giants Yankees Tigers Steve Black Frank Piggott Royce Taylor Bill McNeese John Jones David Spanger Steve Grant Clark Kelly Norton Robbie Stephenson Lee Dennis McNeese Clay Covington

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