Athens Golden Eagles Open Season Hosting Decatur Red Raiders
The Tennessee Valley Conference football season begins with Athens hosting Decatur and Hartselle hosting Cullman at 7:30. Neither team is favored, though Cullman and Decatur are seen as title contenders. Key players and probable lineups for Decatur at Athens are listed, with both teams expected to mix running and passing plays.
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Athens
Athens Golden Eagles
Decatur Red Raiders
Hartselle
Tigers
Cullman Bearcats
Cullman
Decatur
Ferman Elmore
Jimmy Teague
Ricky Bronaugh
Tommy Hamilton
Jack Metcalf
Vernon Mathis
Mike Bradley
John Cleland
Joe Culver
Alvin Turner
Bill Oliver
Charles Owens
Elmore
Johnny Cobb
Jimmy Hester
Dwight Griffin
Charlie Whites
Jerry Harper
Bruce Young
Jimmy Dobbs
Mark Bradley
Jimmy Elmore
Jimmy McDole
Gerald Terry
Dwight Holden
William Barksdale
Jerry Elmore
Pete Brock
Oliver
Raiders
Culver
Eagles
Meek Rolls Past Elkmont 31-0 in Home Victory
Meek dominated Elkmont 31 to 0 as the floodgates opened in the final period. Lewis Benson opened scoring with a 1 yard run, Don Wooten added a 39 yard rush and a fourth quarter 12 yard run, and Benson connected with Paul Wilson for a 2 yard TD and with Gary Dover on a 10 yard strike. Both teams totaled 100 yards penalized.
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Arley — Meek
Elkmont
Red Devils
Meek
Lewis Benson
Don Wooten
Wooten
Benson
Paul Wilson
Gary Dover
Wilson
Dover
Chambless
Gilliand
Rags
Blue Bell Packers close season at Legion Field
Hartselle brief notes the Blue Bell Packers finish their season with a 1 p.m. game against Harmony at Legion Field. The day features Elkton, Tenn. versus Caddo at 3 30 p.m. after Blue Bell beat Elkton 8 6 in the previous weekend.
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Hartselle
Blue Bell Packers
Legion Field
Harmony
Caddo
Elkton
Tenn
Packers
Lexington Drives Past West Limestone 25 7 in Gridiron Showdown
Lexington defeated West Limestone 25 to 7 after a strong first half. Neal McGuire scored three touchdowns on short runs and added the extra point, James Davis connected on a 15 yard pass to Donnie Faulkner for a late score, and McGuire also ran in another TD. West Limestone replied with a 15 yard pass from B L Bailey to Jimmy Looney and a successful kick by Roger Jackson.
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West Limestone
B. L. Bailey
Jimmy Looney
Roger Jackson
Emerson
M. Patterson
Danny Christopher
George Lindsey
Robertson
Paul Carter
Bill Weatherford
Sonny Craig
Lexington
Jessie Beadle
Donny Faulkner
Jerry Hill
Ken Sharp
Jeff Hammond
Terry Dzarnett
C. Hammond
James Davis
Franklin
Beavers
Neal McGuire
Larry Riggs
Limestone
Senators fall to Yankees in 12 innings in painful loss
The Washington Senators dropped a 3-2 12 inning decision to the New York Yankees despite holding the Yanks to three hits through 11 innings. Chuck Hinton was hospitalized after being struck by a pitch, and Clete Boyer’s 12th inning double plus Hector Lopez’s RBI single produced the decisive runs.
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Senators
Gil Hodges
New York
Yankees
Hodges
Chuck Hinton
Hinton
Ralph Terry
Terry
Clete Boyer
Hector Lopez
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Detroit
Boston
Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N.Y
Ford Frick
Boyer
Lopez
Hanceville Bulldogs Rout Hayden 53-7 in season opener
Hanceville led 33-0 at halftime and poured on three more touchdowns in the final two periods. Hugh Duke rushed for 13 yards and then connected with Lee Buckart on a 7 yard TD pass. Hayden finally scored late as Enoch Fuller added a 2 yard run before the extra point.
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Hayden
Lyle Darnell
Hanceville
Cullman Mountains
Bulldogs
Hugh Duke
Lee Buckart
Larry Compton
Daryl Burnham
Dudley Brock
Compton
Burnham
Max Doty
Tan
Brock
Hancevillle
Duke
Enoch Fuller
Tanner Comes From Behind To Down Hazlewood 20 13
Tanner’s Rat tlers rallied to defeat Hazlewood 20 to 13 after trailing by 13. Willard Oliver scored for the Bears, Tanner answered with two second quarter touchdowns, Larry Grace added two extra points, and Vernon Gordon broke a 40 yard TD run in the fourth. Larry Birdwell and Junior Moran led the Rattlers’ 154 rushing yards while Grace starred on defense.
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Town Creek
Tanner
Rattlers
Hazlewood Bears
Limestone County
Willard Oliver
Bears
Oliver
Hazlewood
Larry Birdwell
Larry Grace
Bear
Birdwell
Grace
Golden Bears
Vernon Gordon
Rattler
Junior Moran
Ashville Beats Falkville 18 0 in opener on late rally
Ashville won 18 to 0 over Falkville in a hard fought opener. Danny Farmer passed for two touchdowns to Hobson and a third score came on a run. Falkville failed on a late fourth down and a final gamble as Ashville pulled away.
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Ashville
Falkville
All State
Danny Farmer
Hobson
Blue Devil
Cards Win Streak Now At Games
Dodgers maintain NL lead with a 4-0 shutout of the Cubs as Richert and Sherry combine. Cardinals extend winning streak to eight behind Curt Simmons and Curt Flood in a 9-0 win over the Mets. Giants star Willie Mays rests ahead of SF vs LA, while Houston tops San Francisco and Milwaukee blank Pittsburgh.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Willie Mays
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis
Dodgers
Cardinals
Pete Richert
Larry Sherry
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Curt Simmons
Curt Flood
Mays
San Francisco Giants
Cubs
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Houston
Giants
Bob Aspromonte
Milwaukee
Bob Sadowski
Richert
Sherry
Bob Buhl
Jim Gilliam
Flood
Simmons
Mets
Grover Powell
Baseball and football notes from major league games and Auburn scrimmage
Baseball scores and lineups include Los Angeles Chicago Minnesota Cleveland Washington and other night games with pitchers like M Lee Kaat Fisher Donovan and Tsitouris. International League playoffs show Indianapolis over Syracuse and Atlanta over Toronto. Auburn coach Ralph Jordan runs the Tigers through a closed scrimmage praising Billy Edge and linemen Bohlert McAfee Van Dyke Price Osborne as standout blockers and blockers.
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Kansas City
Wickersham
Los Angeles
M. Lee
Minnesota
Kaat
Chicago
Fisher
Cleveland
Donovan
Washington
Auburn
Ala
Ralph Jordan
Tigers
Jordan
Billy Edge
Jasper
al Bohlert
West Islip
N.Y
John McAfee
Lawley
Bill van Dyke
Atlanta
Gary Price
Cedartown
Steve Osborne
Birmingham
New York
Baltimore
Indians Dominate Buckhorn in 50 to 12 Victory
East Limestone raced to six first half touchdowns, led by Jerry Davis and Anthony Baugher as they rolled Buckhorn 50 12. Davis added a 55 yard run and a 15 yard pass to Randall Pepper while Buckhorn tallied two late scores. The Indians piled up 736 rushing yards while holding Buckhorn to seven first downs.
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Buckhorn
East Limestone
Jerry Davis
Indians
Billy Preston
Anthony Baugher
Davis
Jerry Sandlin
Sandlin
Randall Pepper
Baugher
Gary Sims
Sharp
Anderson
John Davis
Mike Hargrove
Marvin Barkley
Wayne Woods
Kenneth Woods
Tommy Baugher
Wayne McDonald
Styles
Lowery
Hopkins
Edwards
Berry
Ray Edwards
Helms
Howard
Ralston Upset at Forest Hills in National Tennis Championship
Brazil’s Thomas Koch, 18, advances to face Chuck McKinley, 22, as the giant-killer twins threaten to topple favorites at Forest Hills. Dennis Ralston and Frank Froehling posted quarterfinal wins, with Froehling bidding for a Davis Cup spot after beating Bobby Wilson in a tough match.
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Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Shoe Hes
Chacalay
Frank Froehling
U.S
Roy Emerson
Bobby Wilson
Britain
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