Two AFL Games Set For Today
Oakland faces Miami in Orange Bowl while San Diego hosts Houston in two Saturday AFL games. The NFL slate features Green Bay at Milwaukee and Cleveland at Dallas among 13 total matchups.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1968
Page
9
Oakland faces Miami in Orange Bowl while San Diego hosts Houston in two Saturday AFL games. The NFL slate features Green Bay at Milwaukee and Cleveland at Dallas among 13 total matchups.
Dave and Mike Hill fired a best ball 65 to post 127, two rounds in at Quail Creek for a 16 under total and a three stroke lead in the PGA team championship. Casper and Brewer shot 62 at Twin Hills to reach 130, while defending champs Palmer and Nicklaus fell to 136.
Notre Dame and Oklahoma meet as top ten contenders in a day of marquee games across college football. Michigan State hosts Syracuse while Texas faces Houston, Texas A M squares off with LSU and Clemson meets Wake Forest in Atlantic Coast play.
Austin builds lead with a quick 69 yard scoring drive capped by a Lewis two yard run. Browns passing attack drives most yards as Decatur battles in a defensive showdown with late interceptions by Lewis and stalled drives.
Major league standings show Detroit and Oakland leading their divisions with key pennant races. Friday results include Oakland 7 Minnesota 1 and Detroit 6 Washington 3. Saturday matchups list Cal at Cleve land and Boston at New York among others.
A compiled slate lists numerous high school football scores across Alabama and nearby areas. Notable results include St. Jude 63 over Chilton County 6, Athens 20 over Hartselle, Coffee Springs 13 over Vicksburg 0, and Prattville 52 over Catholic 0. Multiple teams posted dominant wins and several games ended in lopsided defeats for others.
Jim Northrup hit two two run homers while Al Kaline and Jim Price added solo shots as the Detroit Tigers overwhelmed their opponent. The blasts fueled a convincing victory for Detroit.
Note mentions tubeless tires developed around 1947 and standard on 1955 American cars. Also cites a 6-3 Washington Senators win on a Friday night, reflecting sports context. Entities include Washington Senators and 1955 car models.
Oakland pitcher Catfish Hunter escaped a bases loaded jam in the first inning and John Roseboro connected for a homer in the second as the A's beat Minnesota 7-1. Three seventh inning runs sealed the win, with Danny Cater homering for the sixth time that season. Bert Campaneris swiped two bases, reaching a career high of 56 steals. Only 1,710 in attendance.
Rusty Staub delivered a game winning single in the ninth after a tying sacrifice fly by Bob Aspro Monte as the Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in a see-saw Friday night affair.
Alabama prepares for fall training with a strong receiving corps led by Kelly and Ranager. Backfield features Ed Morgan, Tommy Wade, Pete Jilleba, and Phil Chaffin. Defense boasts veterans like Mike Ford and Norris Hamer. Sam Gellerstedt era begins as middle guard. Tide has beaten VPI in all three prior meetings. a 7:15 p.m. kickoff is anticipated with a capacity crowd.
Steve Blass pitched a two hitter for his seventh shutout and eighth straight win guiding the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs Friday night at Pittsburgh.
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