Raiders Journey To Athens For Traditional Pigskin Opener
Athens Golden Eagles host Decatur Red Raiders in the season opener at 7 30 p m under coach Ferman Elmore. Decatur, coached by H L Shorty Ogle, is rebuilding after an 8 2 season with key returnees at end and several veterans departed.
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Ferman Elmore
Tennessee Valley Conference
Athens Golden Eagles
Decatur Red Raiders
Elmore
Eagles
Raiders
Red Raiders
H. L. Shorty Ogle
Ricky Bronaugh
Jimmy Teague
Dwight Holden
Mark Bradley
Bruce Young
Tim Booth
Jimmy Curtis
Jimmy Hester
Jimmy McDole
Charlie White
Gerald Terry
William Barksdale
Jimmy Elmore
Decatur
TWC
Rebuilding Time For Battling Bearcats
Cullman high school football enters a rebuilding season after 1963's 10 0 state title run. Only six lettermen return as 15 juniors, four sophomores and nine seniors form the squad. The Bearcats open the season Friday at Hartselle with a roster listing weights and numbers for 25 players led by captains Kelly Cartron and John Shaw.
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University of Alabama
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Ken Gunter
Bearcat
Kelly Cartron
John Shaw
Jimmy Hagedorn
Doug Bennett
Will Harris
Will Jones
Pat Patterson
Floyd Connell
Dwight Ransom
Robert Still
Ronny Melton
Riley Trible
Gerald Jasper
James Laminack
Frank Reynolds
Darrell Williams
Bill Keller
Tim Richter
Bill Ingram
Allen Thompson
Leon Bryant
Ben Gould
Bill Peinhardt
Robert Turner
Dwayne McAfee
Tony Hancock
Bearcats
Hartselle
North Alabama high school grid season set with rivals
Pus FINDINGS notes that high school football opens Friday with area teams like Holly Pond Fairview Austin West Morgan and TVC members Athens Decatur Hartselle Cullman Lee and Muscle Shoals promising rugged contests. Upsets likely as first year TVC competition begins.
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Ferman Elmore
Golden Eagles
Decatur
Hartselle
Tigers
Cullman
TVC
Lee
Muscle Shoals
TWC
Juggling Time Again in Rural Prep Football Schedules
County coaches have begun juggling schedules with last minute revamps. The author condemns miscommunication to the public when games move days and urges readers to contact schools directly, noting writing about it in the paper rarely helps.
Chisox Take Over Second With 24 Victory
Chicago White Sox moved into second in the American League with a 24 win over the Minnesota Twins. Jim Landis hit his 12th homer in the eighth and Floyd Robinson followed with his ninth in the ninth to back a strong pitching effort by Wilhelm. Stigman took the loss, dropping to 13-14 as the Twins were held to six hits.
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Minnesota Twins
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Robinson
Chicago
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Martin
Stigman
Daily
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Cubs Rally Past Colts With Ninth Inning Slam
Ellis Burton hit a grand slam with two out in the bottom of the ninth to cap a five run Chicago rally, giving the Cubs a 6 5 victory over the Houston Colts on Saturday. Brewers win loss details follow.
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Amelia Earhart and Noonan Missing in 1937 Flight
Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred J Noonan disappeared on July 2 1937 en route to Howland Island from Lae New Guinea. WANT ADS GET RESULTS.
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Howland Island
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New Guinea
Motorcycle Races At Athens Today
The North Alabama Motorcycle Club sponsors events at the Athens Fairgrounds with the first race at 2 30 p m and time trials starting an hour earlier Top riders from the American Motorcycle Association will compete.
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North Alabama Motorcycle Club
Fairgrounds
American Motorcycle Association
Benton Knocks Out Smith in Second Round
Georgie Benton of Philadelphia stopped Los Angeles’ Johnny Smith with a right hand at 2:25 of the second round in a scheduled 10 round middleweight bout. Smith toppled, rose briefly at eight, then fell again. Benton, 30, weighed 161 pounds. Smith, 24, weighed 156. Smith held California state middleweight title.
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Berra Tresh Homers As Yankees Top Orioles
Yogi Berra and Tom Tresh hit two run homers to back Jim Bouton in a 5 3 win over Baltimore. Bouton notches his 19th victory as Hal Reniff silences a ninth inning Orioles rally after Boog Powell and John Orsino spark the inning.
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Tom Tresh
Hal Reniff
New York Yankees
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Orioles
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Bouton
Young
Boog Powell
John Orsino
Jim Gentile
Reniff
New York
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Roberts
Starette
Brunet
Orsino
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L Roberts
Tresh
Kin Dominates Del Mar Debutante In Six Length Victory
Kin romped by six lengths in the Del Mar Debutante for 2-year-old fillies, clocking six furlongs in 4 1/5. Jockey Jerry Lambert guided Lei Leisurely Kin to the easy win over Loukahl and Goyala in California.
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Jerry Lambert
Loukahl
Goyala
NFL Scores Baltimore Triumphs Over Washington
Baltimore defeats Washington 27 to 21 while St Louis beats Chicago 17 to 14 in NFL action. The two games highlight late scoring drives and path to victory for the hosts.
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Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Football Boss Rozelle Talks Season Length And Ball Shape
A playful imagined interview with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle questions whether football seasons are too long and jokes about a livelier ball. Rozelle notes big crowd figures, TV rights sales, and plans to expand stands while denying betting scandals.
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Coast By Angels Fall to Kansas City 7-0
Kansas City Athletics jump to five runs in the first inning and ride Orlando Pena nine hit performance to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 7-0. Pena improves to 9-19 while McBride takes the loss at 13-10.
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Barrett Oil Cruises Past Rush Electric in Regional Classic
Barrett Oil of Savannah defeated Rush Electric of Winter Park 11 to 2 in Graysville Alabama to advance in the Southeastern Regional Amateur Baseball Tournament. The 49 year old Woody Johnson pitched shutout innings until a late Rush Electric homer by catcher Jim Oper spoiled the no hit bid.
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Barrett Oil
Savannah
Rush Electric
Winter Park
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Woody Johnson
Johnson
Jim Oper
Baseball Doubleheader Likely Fascinates Midweek Schedule
Probable pitchers listed for games across the league. Washington Dan ies 4 9 versus Boston Wilson 9 15. New York Terry 15 13 at Baltimore McCormick 3 7. Detroit Messi 7 6 Salish 4 6 at Cleveland Ramos 6 7 Donovan 10 11. Chicago Fisher 7 8 at Minnesota Kaat 10 10. Los Angeles Chance 11 16 at Kansas City Wickersham 10 12. Cincinnati Tsitouris 8 46 at Pittsburgh Cardwell 13 12. Houston Nottebart 8 6 at Chicago Buhl 9 12. Milwaukee Sadowski 3 5 at New York Powell 1 0. San Francisco O Dell 12 at Los Angeles Padres 11 10. St Louis Simmons 11 7 at Philadelphia Short 5 10.
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Oak Grove tops Neel in rough 13 3 baseball win
Oak Grove beat Neel Saturday at Neel 13 3. Trellis Hightower was the winner and allowed three hits. Hightower, Raymond Hutchinson and Red Jones hit home runs for Oak Grove while Wyman Logan added a triple. Oak Grove hosts Eddie at 1 p.m. and Caddo plays Eddie at 3 p.m.
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Turley Beats Senators 5-4 in Boston
Boston right hander Bob Turley earned his first win since June 12, aided by Dick Radatz, as the Red Sox defeated Washington 5 to 4. Turley scattered two hits through seven innings before trouble in the eighth, with Radatz striking out Jim King to end the threat. Don Lock homered for Washington, while Turley improved to 3-10 and Ridzik fell to 5-5.
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Turley
Don Lock
Radatz
Jim King
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Ridzik
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Kline
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Nixon
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Lridzik
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Fitts and Cummings Advance at Mobile Labor Day Golf
In the Mobile Country Club Labor Day event, defending champion Jackie Cummings of Tuscaloosa edged Sonny Young of Birmingham one up. M. C. Fitts of Tuscaloosa defeated Wade Wettlaufer of Atlanta 5 and 4, with Wettlaufer earning the qualifying medal Friday.
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Tuscaloosa
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Birmingham
Mobile Country Club
M. C. Fitts
Wade Wettalufer
Atlanta
Wettlaufer
Vance Fulkerson
Billy Fitzsimmons
Gene Ferrell Jr
Ronnie Burch
Lou Raganella
Mobile City
Jim Head
Bobby McNeely
Tommy Johnson
Ken Montiel Jr
Tom O’melia
Spahn Wins 18th Four To Three Over Mets
Warren Spahn 42 and lefty ace of the Braves allows eight hits as Milwaukee beats New York 4 to 3. Spahn earns his 18th win of the season the sixth straight and 845th of his career with Torre and Bolling homers aiding the victory over the Mets in New York.
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Spahn
Duke Carmel
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Moran
Joe Christopher
Crandall
Willey
Craig
Gonder
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L—Willey
Torre
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