Liquori Triumphs in Blown Dust Mile at El Paso Meet
Marty Liquori won the mile at the El Paso Invitational in windy dust with 4 10.9, far slower than six days earlier, as Rex Maddaford finished second ahead of a wind troubled field. Jay Sylvester won the discus, and Philadelphia Pioneers upset in the 440 relay with Texas El Paso third and Army fourth due to baton errors.
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Greg Macalesse
Associated Press
EL Paso, Tex
Marty Liquori
el Paso
Jim Ryan
Liquori
Rex Maddaford
Eastern New Mexico University
Ryan
Philadelphia
Red Hill
University of Texas At
Maddaford
Villanova
Philadelphia Pioneers
U.S. Army
Southern California
Striders
Texas-El Paso
Decatur Daily Sponsors E-W Meet Golf Tournament
The Decatur Daily teams with the East-West baseball North Alabama Playoffs to sponsor an 18 hole press and visiting coaches golf event at Point Mallard Championship Golf Course. About 20 North Alabama sportswriters and sportscasters expected. trophies and prizes awarded. tournament tees off at 10 am Friday with afternoon awards.
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Decatur Daily
Point Mallard
North Alabama
Dixie Senior Field
Austin- Decatur Lions Clubs
Alabama
Indian Hills
Decatur Jaycees
Jim Benefield
Rod Goode
East Limestone
19th Tee By Billy Mitchell Rescheduled at DCC
Curtis notes course conditions with greens nearly fully covered in summer grass. Members split weekend with Anniston Country Club Tournament of Champions and Florence Yacht and Golf Club Invitational. Brock reports slow last week at Burning Tree. Leach eagled No. 13 in last week’s Member Guest.
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Decatur Country Club
Billy Eyster
Decatur High
Eyster
Bill Curtis
Curtis
DCC
Anniston
Burning Tree Country Club
Gerald Brock
Bill Leach
Leach
John Ford
North Alabama Traffic Club
Brock
Jasper
Musgrove Country Club
Musgrove
Decatur Country Club Ladies Golf Tournament Winners
Cora Lou Street finishes first earning the Wyker Trophy while Beulah Farrer takes second with the Banks Trophy at the Decatur Country Club event. Ruth Banks awards Beulah and Betty Jones earns top medalist honors in the tournament photographed for the Daily.
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Cora Lou Street
Beulah Farrer
Decatur Country Club
Club
Bill Curtis
Cora
Wyker
Ruth
Banks
Beulah
Betty Jones
Three-Way Tie Marked Decatur Ladies Golf Tourney
At Decatur Country Club this week a three-way tie for low putts was recorded in the ladies golf tournament. The 18 hole event saw Cora Lou Street Dot Beveridge and Betty Jones share the honor, photographed from left to right.
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Decatur Country Club
Cora Lou Street
Dot Beveridge
Betty Jones
A's Acquire Patterson from Tigers in Trade for Donaldson
The Oakland Athletics obtained pitcher Paterson from Detroit on Saturday in exchange for second baseman John Donaldson and an undisclosed monetary amount. Donaldson, batting .312 through 24 games for the Iowa Oaks, will report to Detroit's Toledo farm club. Detroit called up lefty Les Cain from Toledo effective Sunday to start the second game of a doubleheader with Washington. Patterson appeared in 12 relief appearances this season, posting a 5.00 ERA in 13 innings. Cain, 12-7 last year with Detroit, joins the Tigers for his first full season with the club.
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Detroit Tigers
Oakland Athletics
John Donaldson
Donaldson
Iowa Oaks
Detroit
Toledo
Les Cain
Washington
Paterson
Tigers
Southpaw Cain
LSU's Casanova to Tour Pacific with College Stars
LSU halfback Tommy Casanova will tour government hospitals in the Pacific for 16 days next month. The trip, sponsored by the Defense Department with the NCAA, is led by Wayne Duke and includes Erne Cook, Smylie Gebhart, and Curt Wae. The group departs June 9 for the voyage.
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Baton Rouge
Tommy Casanova
Louisiana State University
The
Defense Department
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Wayne Duke
Erne Cook
Minnesota
Smylie Gebhart
Georgia Tech
Curt Wae
Tennessee
Sports On TV Schedule Highlights and Matchups
Sunday features Braves versus Mets at 1 p.m. followed by auto racing with the Alabama 500 at 1 30 p.m. and track events at 2 p.m. The Dream Mile headlines the MLK track meet with Jim Ryan and Marty Liquori, plus the Colonial National Invitational final round at 4 p.m. and more racing, golf, and NFL action through the day.
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Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
Jim Ryan
Marty Liquori
Oakland Riaders
Steinmark Remains Critical After Amputation
Fred Steinmark, 22, former Texas football player, stayed in critical condition at M D Anderson Hospital. He had his cancerous left leg amputated on December 12, 1969, and re entered the hospital on April 20. His wedding to Linda Wheeler, planned for Sunday, was called off. Wheeler remained at his bedside.
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Sylvester
Steinmark
Anderson
Linda Wheeler
Wheatridge, Colo
Miss Wheeler
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Army
Nebraska
Charlie Greene
Ben Vaughn
Mel Pender
Hartselle Home & Garden Center
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Hartselle
Billy Mitchell
Bill Burleson
Doug Dodd
Bill Wesner
Wesner
Lions Club
Daryl Patterson
City Finance
Second Ave
Lester Thrasher
LSU
Casanova
Sports
Harlem Globetrotters
Scophe
Tim. Rossovich
Dickie St
St. Louis Cardinals
Jacobsen
Wilson Equipment CO
Tnc
4Th Ave
Decatur - Dial
Galaxie
Reel Sale
Shakespeare
Southbend
ROD & Line
Penn
Wiley’s
U.S
Heddon
Wiley Sporting Goods
Wiley Sales CO
Lo Lee St
N.E
Decatur
Dial
Standard Oil
Goodhope - Cullman
D. L. Marshall
T. A. Howard
Cullman
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