Baseball Players Like To Play Contract Bridge
New York AP report reveals 304 of 307 major league players surveyed enjoy card games with contract bridge as the favorite. Imagined locker room scene features players debating bridge during a Yankees game, with comments about Koufax and a new pitcher, while management questions the plan to focus on cards.
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Highland Varsity
Lardner
New York Yankees
Yankees
Stumpy
Mickey Mantle
Sandy Koufax
Koufax
Vodnik Tops Eliminator in Indianapolis Drags
Vodnik 19 from Oak Forest Illinois captured top eliminator in a four day drag race in Indianapolis. He drove a Chrysler powered racer owned by Phil Hobbs Kokomo and Ken Hirata Lowell reaching 174.75 mph to win the top prize over Don Garlits who fouled at the start. John Yount of Marion finished second in eliminator standings with 9.51 seconds and 151 mph in his Class B dragster.
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John Yount
Marion
Yount
Indianapolis
Bob Vodnik
Oak Forest
Ill
Vodnik
Phil Hobbs
Kokomo
Ken Hirata
Lowell
Don Garlits
Tampa
Fla
Garlits
Yale
Connecticut
Mayo brothers drive RCA rodeo bid amid brother’s accident
Paul Mayo, 21, of Grinnell Iowa extends his lead in the Rodeo Cowboys Association drone riding division at the Indiana State Fair and could win up to 17500. His brother Don was paralyzed in a car crash near Norfolk Nebraska while returning from a rodeo.
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Indianapolis
Paul Mayo
Grinnell
Iowa
Rodeo Cowboys’ Association
Norfolk
Neb
Paul
Don
Mayos
Bill Kornell
Palm Springs
Calif
Camdenton
Kornell
Don Mayo
Mayo
Tommy Steiner
Colorado
RCA
West
Midwest
Buddy Peak
Tucson
Ariz
Charles Mayo
Harry Knight
Cheyenne
Bill
Los Angeles
Thousand Oaks
Wright tied LPGA win record with 10th title of season
Mickey Wright of Dallas shot a 68 in the Idaho Centennial Open final round to reach 210 total and tie the LPGA season victory record with 10 wins. Kathy Whitworth tied for runner-up at 214, Shirley Engelhorn and Marlene Bauer Hagge finished tied for third at 215, Hagge posting the round’s only other par break with a 70.
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Boise, Idaho
Mickey Wright
Dallas
Tex
Miss Wright
Kathy
Whitworth
Jal
N.M
Indianapolis tops Grand Rapids 10 to 6 in UFL opener
Indianapolis opened the 1963 United Football League season with a 10 6 victory over Grand Rapids before 7100 fans. Ron Miller kicked off scoring with a 40 yard field goal, Bob Riccuci sparked GR with a 72 yard ground play and Vic Jones punched in a one yard touchdown to seal the win.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Grand Rapids
Ron Miller
Bob Riccuci
Vic Jones
Miller
Bowling prices at Rains AMF balls and plugs
Bowling shop offers new AMF balls at 30 cents per game or purchase. Holes plugged service priced at 2 dollars 50 cents. both items listed with brief pricing.
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Rains
1965 Women's Open to be played at Atlantic City CC
The 1965 Women's Open golf championship will be held at Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield New Jersey. The previous Open was hosted here in 1948 and won by Mrs. George Zaharias.
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Northfield
N.J
Atlantic City Country Club
George Zaharias
Clay Shows Dual Image as He Faces Liston Hype
In Louisville Cassius Clay displays both cocky bravado and generous, humble moments. He visits a dying friend, honors his great grandmother, and engages locals with affable talk. He predicts victory over Liston but admits some doubt from hometown observers. He relishes hero worship yet shuns self-serving overconfidence.
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Louisville, Ky
UPI
Cassius Clay
Louisville
Louisville Central High School
Bob Carpenter
Clay
Liston
City Men’s League Opens Wednesday at Brown’s Recreation
The 12 team City Men’s scratch league starts Wednesday at 8 30 p m at Brown’s Recreation lanes. Sec William Stalnaker announced the opening in a meeting last night.
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Brown's Recreation Lanes
Sec
William Stalnaker
Tennessee Tech freshman wins OVC hitting title at .514
Freshman Jimmy Whaley from Sevierville Tennessee Tech led the Ohio Valley Conference with a .514 batting average this season after entering the lineup following an injury to a Tech infielder.
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Louisville
Jimmy Whaley
Tennessee Tech
Sevierville
Tenn
Tech
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