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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1972

Page

9

Press Day At Pt Mallard Lions Club Golf Tournament

A group of sportswriters and Lions members gathered at Pt. Mallard Golf Course for the East-West Press Golf Tournament. Winners included Hal Kirby as low gross and low net champion, and Don Stanford as second place low net.

Pt. Mallard Lions Club Pt. Mallard Golf Course Winford Turner THE Decatur Daily Don Kincaid Don Stanford Lions Club Jack Harris Florence Times Bill Easterling Huntsville Times Hal Kirby

Baseball Today Tuesday's Games Chess Note

Baseball matchups listed include New York at Chicago with Gentry facing air. Airbeurgh at St Louis with Bress. Francisco at Lee Sutton. Atlanta at Cincinnati. Sea at Montreal. California at Oskiend. Kansas City. Chicago. Detroit. New York. Baltimore at Boston. Night games noted for several markets.

New York Gentry Chicago Bress St. Louis Cleveland Francisco Lee Sutton Atlanta Niekro Cincinnati Kirby Greif Selma Montreal Stoneman California Foster Oskiend Odom Ressam Kent Kansas City Eeteen Tous Gogo Lonborg Detroit Coleman Acimystond Perry Baltimore Gaenatty Boston Siebert Pittsburgh San Francisco

Tide inks fifth high school senior with Alabama basketball

Alabama signed its fifth prep to a basketball grant in aid. Greg Freeman a 68 220 pound forward from Anderson High School Indiana earned All Sectional honors his senior year averaging 15 points and 14 rebounds per game for Coach Ray Estes. He earned three prep letters.

Greg Freeman Anderson High School Anderson Ind Crimson Tide Ray Estes

Baseball Scores And Box Scores From Local Leagues

The report lists multiple games with team lines and pitchers. White Sox beat Orioles while others feature Astros Indians Mets and Braves Dodgers minor leagues and major teams with players such as Dover Walden Parker Holmes and Nash in varied box scores and win loss details. Duffy Daugherty is noted as Michigan State football coach in a closing line.

Duffy Daugherty Michigan State

Baseball Highlights From A Busy MLB Night

The A's won behind Jim Hunter who pitched eight innings and got help from Reggie Jackson's three run homer in the eighth. Montreal beat the Phillies as Ron Fairly hit a three run homer to end an eight game skid. Dave Kingman led the Giants with two homers including a grand slam. Dodgers fell a game behind Houston as Larry Dierker pitched four hitters for the Astros and Bob Watson homered.

Page Chicago Jim Catfish Hunter California Reggie Jackson Leroy Stanton Angels Ron Fairly Expos Phillies Montreal Gene Mauch Mike Torrez Dave Kingman Giants Los Angeles Ken Henderson Bernie Williams San Francisco Willie Davis Dodgers Houston Larry Dierker Astros Bob Watson Lee May Padres

Three Selected For Fame Honor

Detroit AP reports three Michigan Sports Hall of Fame inductees at Cobo Hall Rudy York of the Tigers era 1930s 40s Marlin Rose Indy speedway star of the early 1950s and Terry McDermott Olympic speed skater 1964 1968 York began in Ragland Alabama rose through Georgia South Leagues before joining the majors in 1935 He hit .285 with 240 home runs in nine Detroit seasons.

Detroit Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Cobo Rudy York Detroit Tigers Maruin Rose Indianapolis Speedway Terry McDermott Ragland Ala York

Obituaries for Baites Osborne and Thornton in Decatur and Meridianville

Funeral services are planned for Mrs. Mattie Clark Baites 83 in Huntsville with burial at Shady Grove Cemetery Toney and for Willie Lee Osborne 64 in Decatur with burial at Decatur Cemetery. Eloise Meredith Thornton 61 of Decatur is to be buried in Waynedora Mississippi. The notice notes four major U.S. airlines have headquarters in New York City.

Meridianville Mattie Clark Baites Memphis Laughlin-Service Huntsville Shady Grove Toney Laughlin Carl Riddle Lawrence Towery Knoxville John E. Baites Decatur James R. Baites William L. Baites Greensboro N.C Willie Lee Osborne Oliver St Guntharp Funeral Home Jimmy Wright iDecatur Guntharp Mattie Osborne Howard Lee Osborne Ann Osborne New York City Helen Scoggs D. W. Osborne Eloise Meredith Thornton Decatur 1 Waynedora Miss Freeman Funeral Home Claude Thornton Temperance McGhee Hartseller Elizabeth Ann Baker Mamie Fowler Charleston S. C Jean James Charles Thornton John

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