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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1966

Page

13

Alabama Crimson Tide Pictures Brace For Drill Start

Alabama opens two day practice sessions as head coach Bear Bryant hones SEC and national title bid. Ninety five players attend picture day with no fat boys in the camp except three sidelined by knee operation high blood pressure and a fever.

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Falcons add Sidle and Ridlehuber in Atlanta roster moves

The Falcons acquired running back Sidle from Dallas and linebacker Ridlehuber from San Francisco as part of a flurry of waivers and signings. They also added tackle McClendon and guard Wenzel from other teams while releasing veteran Daninger and two others. The squad prepares for the opener against Louisiana Tech on September 11.

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Auburn Opens Fall Drills Before 1966 Season

Auburn Tigers begin pre season practice with morning and afternoon sessions ahead of the September 17 opener against Chattanooga at Cliff Hare Stadium. Coach Shug Jordan praises the staff and players as 78 vying for spots with key returnees on offense and defense while aiming to improve on 5 4 1 last year.

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Major League Leaders Associated Press Recap

National League leaders include Willie Alou and Roberto Clemente with top batting and hits marks, Hank Aaron leading in runs and home runs while Lou Brock tops steals. Pitching leaders feature Nick Rag his and Bob Perry with best win percentages and strikeout leaders Sandy Koufax and Jim Bunning. American League leaders list Frank Robinson in batting and RBIs, Brooks Robinson and Carl Yastrzemski in doubles, Aparicio and Foy sharing triples, and Jim McNally and Murry Sanford with top pitching records along with striking leaders Jim Richert and Sam McDowell.

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Baseball Scores and Standings Across Multiple Leagues

A dense summary of daily results across major leagues with team records, wins and losses, and upcoming games. Notable items include Pittsburgh vs Los Angeles 4-3, San Francisco 2, New York at Philadelphia 10-5, and Baltimore and Minnesota standings, plus Friday night schedules and league-wide results including minor modifications and postponements.

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Richardson Will Retire From Baseball After This Season

New York Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson announced on WOR television that this season will be his last with the team. The 31 year old, in his 11th year with the Yankees, carries a .261 batting average this season and a .268 lifetime with seven World Series appearances and a .305 World Series average.

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Auburn's 24 game football win streak began in 1956

Auburn's longest football win streak reached 24 games starting with a 27-0 victory over Mississippi State in 1956. The 1957 and 1958 teams were unbeaten, and Tennessee ended the run with a 3-0 victory in the 1959 opener.

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