Cold Weather Forecasted Today For World Series Game Three
Detroit manager Mayo Smith plans to start Wilson in Busch Stadium as a power-hitting threat. Ray Washburn of St Louis counters with a strong season, while Rob Buxton and Mickey Stanley contribute in the field and on defense. The Tigers look to win the third game with home-field adjustments and Hendrickson’s managing tactics.
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Nelson Briles
Tgers
Stuis
Mayo Smith
Igers
Wilson
St. Louis
Tier Stadium
Ight Center
Busch
Staium
Iid Smith
Tigers
Tiger Stadium
Detroit
Horton Relieved After Tigers Switch In Seventh Inning
Horton reacted with anger and disappointment after being removed in the seventh for defensive reasons as Jim Northrup moved to left, Stanley to center, and Oyler to short. Horton later said he could handle it if Smith explains the move, while Smith and McLain defended the decision and praised Horton’s past contributions.
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Mickey Stanley
Smith
Mickey
Willie Horton
Mayo Smith
Jim Northrup
Stanley
Ray Oyler
Short
Horton
Tigers
Detroit
St. Louis
Falkville Rips Past Sand Mt in Homecoming rout
Falkville overwhelmed North Sand Mountain 51-14 as the Panthers jump started the game with a 60 yard drive and Terry Lyles blocked punt set up an early score. Steve Childers and Eddie Sivley connected on key plays while the defense forced a punt and kept the Bisons at bay through three quarters.
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Falkville
North Sand Mountain ‘Bisons
Steve Childers
Eddie Sivley
Bisons
Terry Lyles
Bison
Bobby Partlow
Childers
Sivley
North Sand Mountain
Tony Edwards
Mickey Moore
Moore
Jackie Gary
Stanley Mitchell
Mitchell
Ivan Knight
Edwards
Terry Lyle
Roger
Nevelle Pride Dominates Kentucky Futurity Harness Classic
Nevelle Pride swept the Kentucky Futurity at Red Mile Lexington winning both heats by seven lengths and 2 1/2 lengths for a 1:57 record. The New York colt earned $31,568 and boosted his 2020 record to 19 victories in 20 starts. Snow Speed and others trailed in both heats as Stanley Dancer held back the horse.
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Bob Cooper
Associated Press
Lexington, Ky
Nevelle Pride
Lexington
Nevele Pride
Castleton Farm
Snow Speed
New York
Indianapolis
Ind
Stanley Dancer
Dancer
Nevele Acres
Louis Resnick
Stars Pride
Larengo Hanover
J.G. Smith
del Miller
Dart Hanover
Ole Hanover
Master Yankee
Keystone Spartan
Dexter
Yonkers Futurity
Hambletonian
Springfield
Ill
Wildcats Fall to Rattlers in Narrow Upset
Tanner's Rattlers beat West Limestone 12 to 0 in a defensive showdown. Key plays included a fumble recovery by David Moyers at the Wildcats two and an early second quarter score by Kent Murphy after a punt block by Paul Looney. Tanner improves to 1-3-1.
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Jimmy Nash
Tanner
Rattlers
West Limestone
Kent Murphy
David Moyers
Butch McMeans
Murphy
Paul Looney
Cats
Jim Swanner
Denver Bears Pitcher Notches 1-0 Nine Inning Shutout
A rare 1-0 complete game by Danny Morris of the Denver Bears over Indianapolis marks the first nine inning shutout in 14 years of Denver in Class AAA baseball.
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Denver
Danny Morris
Denver Bears
Indianapolis
Laney Caps 98 Yard Drive For Big Win
Laney used a 98 yard drive ending with a 12 yard sweep to take a 44 14 lead. Fullback Keith Bryan added a four yard TD in the final minutes to close the scoring at 51 14.
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Laney
Keith Bryan
Prep Scores Across Alabama High School Football Action
A compiled list shows multiple games with scores across Alabama including Athens 25 Scottsboro 13, Muscle Shoals 0 Bradshaw 13, Mountain Brook 26 Gardendale 13, West Jefferson 6 Mortimer Jordan 13, and Gadsden 35 Etowah County 7. Notable upsets and close finishes appear among Jefferson, Madison, and surrounding counties.
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McAdory
Flomaton
Walnut Hill
Reeltown
Ramer
Wetumpka
Clanton
Georgiana
Syeffion
George Wallace
Zion Chapel
Tallassee
Lafayette
Demopolis
Butler Co
Davidson
McGill
Vigor
Montgomery Semmes
Mckenzie
Dozier
Opp
Eterprise
Geneva
Andalusia
Tuskegee
Goodwater
Plantersville
Verbena
Jeff Davis
Central
Louisville
Coffee Springs
Thomaston
Orrville
Fort Deposit
Southside
Abbeville
Rehobeth
Ozark
Dothan
Alexandria
Heflin
Chatchee
Lincoln
Munford
Lineville
Gadsden
Etowah County
West Blocton
Greensboro
Chatom
Jackson
Sheffield
Rogers
Colbert Heights
Hatton
John Carroll
Birmingham
Tarrant
Ardmore Rips Bears 40 0 Behind Quinn Three TDs
Ardmore defeated Lexington Bears 40 to 0 as quarterback Roger Quinn rushed for touchdowns of 5, 10, and 3 yards. Additional scores came from Tony Malone, Ray Wales, and Roger Vinning with Wales handling two extra points. Ardmore improves to 4-1 and hosts Hazel Green next week.
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Ardmore
Roger Quinn
Lexington
Bears
Quinn
Tony Malone
Ray Wales
Roger Vinning
Wales
Jim Witt
David Ables
Hazel Green
Tennessee Alumni Group Formed in Decatur
A new University of Tennessee alumni chapter formed in Decatur with Bob Rose elected temporary president. The group will meet next month with the Huntsville chapter for an annual meeting where Knoxville News-Sentinel editor Tom Siler will be the keynote speaker. One additional firm activity date has been set for October.
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Decatur
University of Tennessee
Bob Rose
Vol
Huntsville
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Tom Siler
Four QBs Out For Sunday Across The NFL
AP reports several starting quarterbacks sidelined this weekend with injuries. Norm Snead may return for the Eagles at Washington after a healing leg, while Pete Beathard faces up to five weeks out for Houston. injuries also threaten Jack Concannon and Rudy Bukich for Chicago, with Unitas listed doubtful for Baltimore and Morrall stepping in.
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Philadelphia
Norm Snead
Snead
Eagles
Washington
Houston
Pete Beathard
Beathard
Bob Davis
Virginia
Chicago Bears
Jack Concannon
Minnesota
Rudy Bukich
Concannon
Bukich
Baltimore
Larry Rakestraw
Tennessee Alabama TV party invites UT alumni
A UT program invites all University of Tennessee alumni to a television party to watch the Tennessee versus Alabama game. For details, contact Rose at 353-3001.
Townsend Leads Alcan in Low Round at Royal Birkdale
Townsend shot 69 at Royal Birkdale to lead the Alcan tournament with 213 after 54 holes. Gay Brewer also posted 69 and sits one stroke back, while Bob Murphy's 74 drops him to third. Bobby Cole faltered to 79 as weather improves but greens show wear from prior days.
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Southport
England
Peter Townsend
United States
Royal Birkdale
Gay Brewer
Dallas
Billy Casper
San Diego
Townsend
Bob Murphy
Nichols
Fla
Murphy
Bobby Cole
South Africa
Brewer
Athens Eagles punch in late to top visitors
Paul Holland connected with Presley for a second scoring pass and Presley added the first successful extra point. A late drive stalled at the Athens three, then Joe Warren scored from the one for Athens 24th point as White added the final extra point with five seconds left. Athens visits Deshler next week while Scottsboro hosts Arab. both teams entered Friday with 2 1 records.
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Eagles
Paul Holland
Presley
Athens
Joe Warren
White
Deshler
Scottsboro
Tigers Stadium Host to Cards as World Series Moves On
St Louis visits Tiger Stadium for game three with Ray Washburn opposing Earl Wilson. Washburn notes prior exposure to the park in 1966 and focuses on keeping balls down as the home run power of Detroit looms. Lou Brock heals a shoulder, while Tim McCarver says Detroit’s venue won’t decide the series.
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Lou Brock
Boston
Smith
Bill Freehan
Washburn
Charlie Baroch
Associated Press
Detroit
St. Louis Cardinals
Tiger Stadium
Ray Washburn
Cardinals
Earl Wilson
Wilson
Tigers
Brock
Tim McCarver
Gibson Faces Critical Game as World Series Tension Rises
The Journal ponders Bob Gibson's encore after a 4-0 loss and Mickey Lolich's 8-1 win. Detroit could sweep at home with wins today and Monday, or the Series returns to St. Louis next Wednesday.
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Bob Gibson
Tigers
St. Louis
Cardinals
Gibson
Detroit
Mickey Lolich
Lolich
Million For Braves Gloat Over Attendance At Atlanta Stadium
Atlanta's Braves drew over 1 000 009 fans at Atlanta Stadium, marking the third straight million attendance year. St Louis led in totals with 214 476 fans across nine games as the Braves consider reasons for the drop in turnout.
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Atlanta
Braves
Atlanta Stadium
St. Louis
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