East Stars Top West 4 1 In Lions Club All Star Game
Austin’s Charles Lee Martin blasted a decisive eighth inning homer to lift the East over the West 4 1 in the Lions Club All Star clash. Pitcher Andy Smith earned the win as Birmingham bound honors were announced for Morgan County standouts Martin and Knowlton.
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East Stars
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Lions Club
Dick Bell
Charles Lee Martin
Austin
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Lions’ Club
Charlie Sharpe
West Morgan
Leon Mooney
Ryan
Bobby Knowlton
Hartselle
Morgan County
Birmingham
Johnny Chandler
Ben Butler
Chandler
Andy Smith
Terry Lyle
Falkville
Allen Dutton
Austin High
Morgan County Lions Clubs
Colt League Field
Bob Bates
Reed Hurls Braves Win to Extend Reed Streak to Six
Atlanta pitcher Ron Reed earned his sixth straight victory with a 4-2 win over the Mets. He retired the first 11 batters, walked one, and yielded three hits before Jim Britton closed out the ninth. The Braves benefited from two early runs and held on as Britton allowed a two run double by J C Martin but finished strong.
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Ron Speer
Associ
Atlanta
Ron Reed
Jim Britton
New York Mets
Reed
Kevin Collins
Ron Swoboda
Britton
J.C. Martin
Decatur
Indians
Cubs
Red Sox
Braves
Stewart Roby
Larry Ziegler
Glenn Rogers
Ricky Ward
Steve Longmire
Randy Lawrence
Jimmy Clarkson
Lawrence
Mike Washburn
Clarkson
Forrest Jordan
Robert Duff
Washburn
Jeff Pittman
Foster Floors Tiger For World Light Heavy Title
Bob Foster knocked out Dick Tiger in the fourth round to claim the World Light Heavyweight crown in New York. Foster, backed by a $100,000 guarantee, delivered the decisive blow at 2:05 of the fourth, sending Tiger to the canvas and out of the fight as fans cheered.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Bob Foster
Dick Tiger
Braves win with Millan key run in early game surge
Atlanta added a run in the fourth when Felix Millan singled, advanced on a Reed hit by pitch, moved to third on a fly ball and scored on Jackson's infield out. The Braves finalized the scoring in the eighth on Millan's sacrifice fly.
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Felix Millan
Reed
Jackson
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Iran swept in opening Davis Cup singles as South Africa leads
South Africa seized a 2-0 lead over Iran after sweeping the opening singles in the second round of the Europe Zone B Davis Cup. The match details note South Africa's dominance with clear results in Tehran.
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Teheran
South Africa
Iran
Orioles sweep Washington with ninth inning homer
In Baltimore, Elrod Hendricks hit a leadoff home run in the ninth to lift the Orioles to a 3-2 win over the Senators in the nightcap and complete a two game doubleheader sweep. Baltimore had won the first game 5-3 as Frank Howard belted his 18th homer of the season.
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Elrod Hendricks
Washington
Orioles
Frank Howard
Senators
Chisox Fall 1-0 to Yankees on 13th inning miscues
Bobby Cox opened the 13th with a bloop double and scored after Sandy Alomar misplayed a bunt, giving the New York Yankees a 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
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NEW York
Bobby Cox
Sandy Alomar
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Fifth and First Church Win in Decatur Softball League
Fifth Ave Baptist rapped 14 hits including a Ellis Porter homer and a triple to beat Fairview Baptist 9 to 5 Friday. Jim Nipper homered doubled while Ernie Frix tossed five innings in First Baptist’s 11 to 1 rout of Covenant Presbyterian. Roy Russell hit a bases loaded homer in the first as 9th Street Methodist defeated Oak Ridge Methodist 5 to 9.
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Baptist
Ellis Porter
Fairview Baptist
Decatur Church
Jim Nipper
Ernie Frix
Covenant Presbyterian
Oak Ridge Methodist
Sparkman
St. Methodist
Roy Russell
Wiley And Jones Two Back In FCC Invitational
In Florence, two Florence State University golfers lead a 179-player field in the Florence Golf and Country Club invitational after the first round. Jud Stockard shot 68 to lead, with teammate Gil Platt one stroke behind. Florence players fill the top scores with Whitten at 71 and others at 72 to 74 as the event runs through Sunday.
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Florence State University
Jud Stockard
Gil Platt
Bill Whitten
Tommy Burns
Selma
Jim Wiley
Decatur
al Jones
Gary Burns
Ernie Belvin
O. B. Evans
Jim Box Sheffield
Shike'Elledge
Billy Ray Roberson
Bill Hayes
Cards Beat Phillies 5-1 Behind Flood Edwards and Maxvill
Curt Flood Johnny Edwards and Cal Maxvill homered as the St Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1. Flood connected on a first inning pitch from Chris Short to give St Louis the lead after an unearned run off Steve Carlton.
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Curt Flood
Johnny Edwards
Cal Maxvill
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Steve Carlton
Julian Javier
Cardinals
Flood
Chris Short
Stargell Sparks Pirates Past Reds 8 5 in Cincinnati
Willie Stargell powered two rallies to lift Pittsburgh to an early seven run lead. He doubled in the third and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth, as Roberto Clemente added a two run homer. Steve Blass pitched well before Ron Kline finished, and Cincinnati’s late unearned runs fell short.
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Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Reds
Stargell
Steve Blass
Roberto Clemente
Tony Perez
John Bench
Ron Kline
Blass
Orioles Triumph With Four-Run Fifth In Dixie League
The Orioles beat the Redlegs 7-4 at Herman Bailey Field on Friday night in the Dixie Boys Baseball League. A four-run fifth powered the victory as Butch Waterson added a single and the Reds had five runs noted in the brief recap.
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Orioles
Redlegs
Herman Bailey Field
Butch Waterson
Reds
Marichal Secures Seventh Win In Giants 4 2 Victory
San Francisco pitcher Juan Marichal earned his seventh win as the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4 to 2 in Chicago. Willie Mays drove in the first run with a leadoff single and later added a ninth inning hit to move into fourth on the career total bases list. Ron Hunt and Hal Lanier contributed key RBIs as San Francisco built a 4–0 lead, while the Cubs surged in the eighth but couldn’t overtake the price.
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Juan Marichal
San Francisco
Chicago Cubs
Marichal
Willie Mays
Tris Speaker
Giants
Ron Hunt
Ken Holtzman
Hal Lanier
Jesus Alou
Cubs
Lou Johnson
Adolfo Phillips
al Spangler
Billy Williams
Don Kessinger
Glen Beckert
Inns
McLendon Leads Memphis Open After Second Round
B R Mac McLendon Jr. shoots three under par to hold a one stroke lead at 132 through 36 holes in the Memphis Open. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus surge with five under par 65s to reach 134 and 135 respectively, as Lunn Graham Hinson and others chase. Palmer uses a new mallet putter and sinks 29 putts.
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Associated Press Sports
Memphis, Tenn
B. R
Mac) McLendon Jr
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Palmer
Nicklaus
Bob Lunn
Sacramento
Calif
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Lunn
Larry Hinson
Douglas
Lou Graham
Nashville
Tenn
Palmer-Nicklaus
Louisiana State
Birmingham
Ala
B. R. McLendon
Leu Graham
Bob Lynn
Jack McGowan
Dick Mayer
Gay Brewer
Palmer Bob Gadby
Dave Marr
Joel Goldstrand
Courtney
Mason Rudolph
Dick Lotz
Bob Murphy
Mitchell
Larry
Monty Kaser
Richard Martinez
John
George Boutwell
Dick Hanscom
Bobby Cole
Hugh Royer
Kel Nagie
Wilfy Komennik
Joe Porter
Cobie Legrartge
Dick Carmody
John Pott
Bob Verney
Austin Black Bears Boosters Fellowship Banquet Night
The Austin High School athletic club the Black Bears Boosters hosts a fellowship banquet at the school cafeteria starting at 7 p.m. for members wives and special guests with about 130 expected. Ray Trail Tennessee offensive line coach will speak and oversee athletic awards and door prizes. Trail helped mentor Vols players including Bob Johnson John Boynton Charles Rosenfelder and Elliott Gammage.
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Austin High School
Black Bears Boosters
Ray Trail
Tennessee
Volunteers
Vol
Bob Johnson
John Boynton
Charles Rosenfelder
Elliott Gammage
Boynton
Rosenfelder
Gammage
Trail
Doug Dickey
Arkansas
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