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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1963

Page

12

Rugged Run For TWC Title Opens Friday in Athens

Decatur coach H L Ogle and Athens coach Ferman Elmore name tentative starting lineups for Friday night football in Athens in a TVC opener. Lineups feature players from both teams and a 38 man Raider travel squad. The match up pits Athens against Decatur in a potential title race with Cullman Coffee Butler Deshler and Walker County as early contenders. Tim Booth will not play for Athens as he moves to Paris Tenn.

Athens Decatur H. L Shorty) Ogle Ferman Elmore Raiders Eagles Paris Tenn Cullman Hartselle Moulton Cherokee TVC Lee of Huntsville Muscle Shoals Coffee Butler Deshler Walker County

Busy Grid Week For Area Fans

A busy prep football week features a Thursday opener with Meek High School hosting Elkmont at Arley Alabama moved from Friday. Other Thursday games include Lexington at West Limestone Tanner at Town Creek Homecoming for Hazlewood Falkville at Ashville and Hanceville at Hayden. Friday matchups include East Limestone at Buckhorn Ardmore at Blanche Tenn New Hope at Courtland Hatton at Leighton Cullman at Hartselle Decatur at Athens and Moulton at Cherokee.

Meek High School Elkmont Arley Ala Lexington West Limestone Tanner Town Creek Hazlewood Falkville Ashville Hanceville Hayden East Limestone Buckhorn Ardmore Blanche, Tenn New Hope Courtland Hatton Leighton Cullman Hartselle Decatur Athens Moulton Cherokee

Dodgers seek seventh win in eight as Cubs visit

Dodgers aim for their seventh win in eight games at Dodger Stadium with Bob Miller starting for Los Angeles and Cal Koonce for Chicago. The 4-3 10 inning victory over Houston featured 17 Dodgers and 14 Colts in a benches emptied affair praised by Walter Alston as the damnedest game of the year. Wally Moon delivered a sac fly and Tommy Davis hit in Jim Gilliam for the deciding run.

LOS Angeles Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs Dodger Stadium Walter Alston Houston Colts St. Louis Cardinals San Francisco Dodgers Bob Miller Cal ‘Koonce Cubs Don Drysdale Ken Johnson Colts Alston Harry Craft Doug Camilli Wally Moon Roy Gleason Tommy Davis Jim Gilliam

National League standings and Tuesday results summarized

Baseball scores and standings show St Louis and Cincinnati leading the NL with St Louis at 78 66 and 9 in leads. Tuesday results include St Louis 10 Pittsburgh 5 and Cincinnati 5 New York 0. Also listed are scattered day games across American League matchups and pennant race notes.

Lesa St. Louis San Is Philadelphia Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh Houston New York San Francisco Los Angeles Bennett O’toole Friend Spahn Willey Broglio Koonce Miller Zachery Sanford Syracuse Toronto Rochester Ee A Buffalo Nen- Ae Richmond i Indianapolis Aesene Atlanta Eceweeenren Arkansas Columbus eSesenan Jacksonville Indianapolis Indiana Behindsburg Asheville Macon Knoxville Augusta Nashville Charlottes Chattanooga Lynchburg Charlotte

Dreamliners Meet Ponchatoula In NBC Championship Showdown

Ponchatoula Louisiana faces Wichita Dreamliners in the NBC title game at Wichita Kansas with a $10 000 prize. The Dreamliners seek a repeat as defending champions after a 4 2 win over Grand Rapids Michigan while Ponchatoula advanced with a 2 1 win over Fairbanks Alaska.

Wichita Kan Ponchatoula Wichita Dreamliners National Baseball Congress Dreamliners Louisiana Fairbanks Alaska Grand Rapids Mich

Barber Stuart Set Records as Orioles win and Red Sox fall

Barber earned his 19th victory for the Orioles securing a modern franchise pitching mark while Dick Stuart hit his 100th RBI and 36th homer for the Red Sox in a 4-3 loss. Other AL games saw Detroit beat New York in 15 innings and Kansas City edge Minnesota. Dodgers maintained a six game NL lead with 43 over Houston in 10 innings.

Steven Be Jr Baltimore Orioles Dick Stuart Boston Red Sox Barber Baltimore Stuart Boston Orioles Stu Miller Detroit Tigers New York Yankees George Smith Ed Charles Kansas City Minnesota Los Angeles Dodgers Houston St. Louis Pittsburgh San Francisco Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Milkee Cincinnati New York Mets Dave Morehead Luis Aparicio Aparicio Boog Powell Miller Felix Mantilla Smith Tiger Yankee Detroit Bill Kunkel Norm Cash Bill Freean Yanks Chicago White Sox

Grosscup Gets Football Ax

Lee Grosscup was dropped by the New York Jets in a mandatory NFL AFL cut as Sandy Stephens was claimed on waivers by Toronto in the Canadian Football League for 350 dollars. The moves highlight the roster trimming across leagues with seasoned veterans and rookies in focus.

Bob Green Associated Press Lee Grosscup Sandy Stephens United States Canada Grosscup Stephens New York Giants Minnesota Vikings NFL New York Jets Minnesota Toronto Montreal AFL Utah Giants Vikings New York Titans Jets Montreal Alouettes Alouettes

Number One Tiger Tackle Quits Team

Auburn announces first team right tackle Bobby Rogers has quit the squad. Coach Ralph Jordan cites injuries and inexperience at the tackle position as he notes guard Wayne Burns and halfback Jack Housch also suffered injuries, while Chuck Hurston works through stiffness in his arm.

Auburn Ala Bobby Rogers Ralph Jordan Jack Housch Wayne Burns

Willie Mays to rest until Friday for Giants NL series

Willie Mays will not wear a San Francisco Giants uniform until Friday night when the defending National League champions begin a three game set with Los Angeles. Mays collapsed to one knee while batting against Chicago and was sent home to rest due to nervous exhaustion. Manager Alvin Dark said the outfielder would rest and that Mays felt fine, though tired.

Froehling Seeks Davis Cup Bid in Forest Hills Showdown

Frank Froehling III, teenager from Coral Gables, faces Roy Emerson at Forest Hills in a pivotal test for a Davis Cup return. Froehling, unseeded amid controversy over past behavior, aims to upset the 2nd seed and rejoin the U.S. team, after a day that saw several seeds fall and notable upsets.

Will Grimsley Associ Press Forest Hills N.Y Frank Froehling III Coral Gables Fla Roy Emerson Emma Froehling Chuck McKinley Florida

Florida Gators prep as Georgia Tech injuries rise

Florida coach Ray Graves plans to cut drills as the Gators wind down two a days before opening Sept. 14 in Atlanta with Georgia Tech. Tech reports two more injuries to Paschal and Battle while other programs report losses and lineup reshuffles amid hot practice conditions.

Florida Ray Graves Gators Georgia Tech Atlanta Tech Bill Paschal John Battle Paschal Battle Tennessee Ken Pritchard Pritchard Whit Canale Canale Alabama Paul Bryant Bryant Eddie Versprille Georgia Johnny Griffith Bulldogs Frank Lankewicz Lankewicz Frank Griffith Kentucky Charlie Bradshaw Darrell Cox Rodger Bird Vanderbilt Jack Green Steve Smith Smith Joe Graham Gary Hart Charles McClendon Louisiana State Tiger

Time Fleeting Fast For Cards

Time is running out for the St. Louis Cardinals in their drive to overtake the Dodgers. The Giants and White Sox also face slim margins as the pennant races tighten with remaining games and magic numbers.

NEW York St. Louis Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants Chicago White Sox Yankees Dodgers White Sox Jankiva Vicka Es Cards Giants

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