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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1965

Page

14

Phantom Punch Delivers 60 Second KO Of Liston In Maine

Clay cruises to a first round knockout of Liston in 60 seconds at the Central Maine Youth Center. Referee Jer sey Joe Walcott faces controversy over timing as fans boo amid confusion over the 12 count. Clay improves to 21-0 with 17 KOs while Liston falls to 35-3 as security protects the arena and promoters claim big gate and TV rights.

Murray Rose Associated Press Lewiston Clay Liston Floyd Patterson George Russo Maine State Boxing Commission Sonny Jersey Joe Walcott Walcott Francis McDonough McDonough Russo Tommy Burns Jem Roche Dublin Quick Kayo Rocky Marciano Philadelphia Chicago Clay Liston United States Canada Mexico Bird Miami Beach Miami Boston Inter-Continental Promotions, Inc Avengers Malcolm X Big Bear

Standings and results from major leagues and minor leagues

National League leaders Los Angeles 25 14 and Cincinnati tied near top as Tuesday results feature Dodgers 2 Saint Louis 0. Milwaukee 14-1 Cincinnati Houston Chicago New York Pittsburgh and Philadelphia show varied records. notable games include Milwaukee rout of San Francisco 14 1 and Cincinnati vs Houston 7 4. Texas League results list Amarillo El Paso Dallas Fort Worth Tulsa Austin Albuquerque and others with scores.

Los Angeles Cincinnati Louie Milwaukee Lance Chicag Philadelphia Houston New York A Pittsburgh St Louis New York Chicago San Francisco O’toole Bruce Cloninger Marichal Buhl Fisher Law Mahaffey St. Louis Simmons Koufax Night Amarillo el Paso Dallas Fort. Worth Tulsa Austin Albuquerque Ated Press Sehing Detroit Cleveland Washington Kansas City Minnesota Boston Baltimore Twinight

Colt League Roster and Practice Schedule Announced

Colt League releases list of players for Tigers and Yankees with managers and contact numbers. Weekday practice times are set for each team with Thursday Friday sessions and Saturday pending manager notice.

Colt League Red Sox Indians Tigers Yankees

Fiasco Night as Clay Liston Fight Stirs Europe

Europe watched the Cassius Clay Sonny Liston title bout beamed from the United States. British critics call it the blackest night in boxing while fans gridlocked theaters voiced cries of fix and fraud. scattered disturbances occurred but no major incidents beyond a beer shortage at Cleveland Arena.

Associated Press Henry Cooper Cassius Clay Sonny Liston London Early Bird Europe United States Tommy Farr Joe Louis Terry Downes Barbara Liston Fix Cuit Clay Richmond Albany N.Y Cleveland Arena

Mississippi State Bulldogs open NCAA regional against Florida State

The 1965 SEC baseball champions Mississippi State travel to Gastonia North Carolina after a Birmingham banquet honoring coach of the year Paul Gregory. They meet Florida State Thursday morning to start the NCAA regional tournament.

Birmingham Ala Mississippi State Gastonia N. C Bulldogs Paul Gregory SEC Bernie Moore Florida State

Local Baseball Rosters List Players and Managers

A fragmented list shows Hal Miller Gary Lynn Johnny Haney Kent Wallace Grady Campbell and others on Indians with E E Hill as manager. Red Sox roster includes A B Luckett Gerald Gunn as coach and multiple players.

Hal Miller Gary Lynn Johnny Haney Kent Wallace Grady Campbell Red Sox A. B. Luckett Mgr Gerald Gunn Jimmy Cantrell Ronnie Dukes Bill Weaver Billy Burleson Danny Wakefield Danny Smith Jerome Townson Larry Luckett Kenneth Collier Tommy Foster Larry Moses George Johnson Tommy Syers Robert Holmquist Jim Thornhill Tommy Qualman

Birmingham Women golfer honors play on opening day

Mrs Dudley Watkins Birmingham beat Mrs Jean Spencer Huntsville 7-6 to capture medalist honors as Birmingham Country Club hosts the Women's Invitational. In other matches Mrs Sam Upchurch Birmingham defeated Mrs Herb Luria 1-up in 20 holes and Mrs Trudy Harris Sarasota beat Mrs John Montgomery Birmingham 4-3.

Birmingham Ala Dudley Watkins Birminham Bingham Huntsville Jean Spencer Birmingham Country Club Sam Upchurch Herb Luria Luria Trudy Harris Sarasota Fla John Montgomery Lloyd Dennis Arlington T. M. Boulware Robert Schooley W. J. Simmons Gordon Flanders Laurence Lucy Syosst N. Y Harry Webb W. D. Tynes Jr W. L. Cunningham M. Adrienne L. Clark

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