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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1973

Page

9

A's Clinch West Title with 10-5 Over White Sox

Oakland clinches the American League West with a 10-5 win over Chicago as Sal Bando drives in three, part of a 16-hit A's attack behind Vida Blue's 20th victory. The win secures a playoff berth starting Oct. 6 in Baltimore.

Associated Press Oakland A’s A’s Chicago White Sox Sal Bando Baltimore New York Yankees Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox Kansas City Texas Rangers California Angels Minnesota Twins Oakland Vida Blue Wilbur Wood Wood Walter Johnson Washington Senators

Reed And Estes Win Best Ball At Point Mallard Golf

Eddie Estes and Ed Reed of Arab shot 66 Sunday to pair with a 67 opening round for a 133 total and 11 under par to win the Best Ball Tournament at Point Mallard Golf Course. They eagled the 495-yard par 5 second hole and birdied No 2 as they built a five stroke margin.

Brad Mitchell Hartselle Point Mallard Ed Reed Eddie Estes Bobby Herbert Estes Reed Bob Harpe Bull Terry Jimmy Fullington Andy Cole Bishop Stevens Yarbrough-Knowlton J.O. Mitchell Jimmy Mitchell Mitchell-Cobb Young-Hampton

Green Tops $100000 Mark at B C Open in Endicott

Hubert Green won the $100,000 B C Open at En-Joie Golf Club Endicott NY finishing 18 holes in 67 to post 266. Dwight Nevil shot 66 for 272 with six strokes back, as Green became the tenth pro to surpass the $100,000 earnings mark this year. Nevil earned $11,400 for second.

Endicott N.Y Hubert Green Dwight Nevil Green

Upset Gains as Miami Surges in Football Roundup

NCAA roundup notes Miami Florida and Miami Ohio pulling notable upsets. Miami Florida battered Texas 20 15 while Miami Ohio topped Purdue 24 19. Top teams USC Nebraska Michigan Notre Dame Penn State Ohio State Oklahoma Tennessee all won or rested as slate moved.

Herschel Nissenson Texas Indiana Miami Darrell Royal Alex Agase Florida Ohio Austin University of Texas Lafayette Ind Purdue University University of Miami Coral Gables Fla Texas Longhorns Miami University of Oxford Purdue Bowling Green Boilermakers Southern California Georgia Tech Nebraska North Carolina State Ohio State Oklahoma Michigan Stanford Penn State Navy Notre Dame Northwestern Tennessee Army Woody Thompson Roosevelt Leaks Pete Elliott Alabama Houston Chuck Warner Steve Sanna Southern Cal Lynn Swann Pat Haden Yellow Jackets Cam Bonifay Stan Fritts Dave Hamm Tony Davis Lee Miami

Hank Aaron Eyes .300 Average in Braves Sweep

Hank Aaron, aged 39, aims for a .300 season mark as the Atlanta Braves sweep a two game series from Houston 10-2. Aaron is at .294 with five games left, two home runs shy of Babe Ruth's 714. Crowds urged him to reach the milestone as he sat out the finale.

Royals Rangers Tom Paquette Kansas City Texas Angels Twins Nolan Ryan Frank Robinson RBI California Minnesota Ryan Sandy Koufax Houston Henry Aaron Atlanta Braves Babe Ruth Aaron Braves Astrodome Hank Ralph Garr Ruth Sonny Jackson Steelers Browns Cleveland Three Rivers Stadium Rams Falcons Los Angeles Chuck Knox John Hadl New Orleans

Jets End Dolphins Streak With 12 7 Win

In a day of NFL results the Oakland Raiders beat the Miami Dolphins 12-7, halting the Dolphins regular season and playoff winning streak at 18 games. Joe Namath suffered a shoulder injury for the Jets in their 34-10 win over Baltimore.

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