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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1964
Page
9
SEC teams struggle with practice drills and injuries as coaches across the conference reshuffle units and push for readiness. Vanderbilt tests new system with first and second platoons while injuries hit Georgia Auburn Tennessee and LSU as Alabama and Florida report slow progress.
A summary of major league batting and pitching leaders led by Clemente and Mays, followed by Auburn coach Shug Jordan discussing Sidle’s absence risk, expected backfield, and the 1964 season schedule starting September 19 at home vs Houston and through Tennessee and Alabama.
Carey Walker of Huntsville captured the Huntsville Country Club men's invitational title with a final round 70 to finish at 219, narrowly beating Decatur’s Al Jones by one stroke. Huntsville’s Bob Lowry Jr. slid to seventh after an 84, while Elbert Jemison of Birmingham placed third with 222.
In Salem New Hampshire 31 478 fans bought 17 421 New Banner sweepstakes tickets on Monday at Rockingham Park Sweepstakes director Edward J Powers said the 52 263 dollars in sweepstakes sales on Monday would be the final day and push the event forward.
Albert Millines of Elberta says he fell from an outboard while pursuing his wife Nellie who was swept into Mobile Bay by a wave. Jimmy Ware of Mobile and other anglers stopped the runaway craft near the shore and a service station operator brought the couple to safety a mile and a half away.
No. two Auburn right end Jim Ingle will miss the season after knee surgery in Columbus Georgia. The Birmingham junior injured a twisted knee in a practice pile up and ligament damage was diagnosed. Coach Ralph Jordan said doctors advised immediate operation for best recovery chances.
Alabama football returns to two a day drills in Tuscaloosa under Coach Bryant after a sluggish Monday workout. Bryant voiced disappointment with the effort and noted uncertainty about when two a day sessions will end as the team remains in the learning phase.
Center Point of Birmingham defeated Gulf Coast Junior College 4 3 in eight innings to take the or Day baseball tournament crown. Gulf Coast earlier beat a semi pro club 3 1 and eliminated Bessemer 3 1. Bob McKenzie posted six hits in 12 plate appearances and Ken Tatum earned two tournament victories. Rangoon name origin traced to Yangon meaning end of strife.
The Dallas Cowboys placed Jimmy Evans an offensive end from Texas Western and Jake Jacobs a rookie quarterback from Arizona State on the waiver list Wednesday night.
Scientists who study pollen grains can map a bogs plant life across time. By identifying characteristic pollen they infer periods of moisture and climate changes in past eras.
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