Oilers Rally To Face Chiefs In Wichita Exhibition
Houston Oilers meet Kansas City Chiefs in Wichita to close exhibition play. Chiefs hold slight series edge and seek repeat wins over Houston. Veterans led by George Blanda and Billy Cannon square off against rookie hopefuls like Dudley Meredith and Johnny Baker as Houston aims to be near full strength.
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Whhita
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Kansas City
Houston Oilers
Dallas
Texans
Oilers
Tommy Brooker
Brooker
Chiefs
AFL
Wichita
Dallas Texans
Miami
Bob McLeod
Antic
Dudley Meredith
Johnny Baker
Miss. State
McLeod
Bill Tobin
Missouri
Dennis Ward
Oklahoma
Willie Brown
Grambling
Jerry Hopkins
Texas A&m
Danny Brabham
Arkansas
George Blanda
LSU
Charley Tolar
Wilhandle
Blanda
Charlie Hennigan
Mulloy Attacks pampered young stars of tennis
Forest Hills based Gardnar Mulloy, 49, condemns the modern crop of young players as cry babies and spoiled brats. He says their tantrums hurt amateur tennis and criticizes top pros like McKinley and Ralston. Mulloy suggests fines to curb bad conduct as the solution. He is top seed in the senior men's championship starting Friday with singles events to follow.
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N.Y
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Mulloy
Chuck McKinley
Dennis Ralston
Bill Talbert
Pancho Gonzalez
Ralston
McKinley
Spokane Indians Break Slump With 4-1 Upset Of San Diego
The Spokane Indians defeated San Diego 4 to 1 as Dick Berardino hit a homer in the sixth ending a 35-inning scoreless streak. Spokane remains atop the PCL Northern Division. Salt Lake Bees split a pair with Hawaii Islanders. other scores included Portland Beavers 3-1 over Denver, and Dallas-Fort Worth 4-2 over Oklahoma City. Major League notes listed four Twins recalls from Dallas-Fort Worth including Oliva and Banks.
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Associated Press
Spokane Indians
Indians
San Diego
Dick Berardino
Spokane
Salt Lake City
Bees
Hawaii Islanders
Hawaii
Portland Beavers
Denver
Bears
Dallas-Fort Worth
Oklahoma City Sters
Tacoma
Giants
Seattle Rainiers
Oklahoma City
Ssers
Minnesota Twins
Dallas- Fort Worth
Gary Dotter
George Banks
Tony Oliva
Jay Ward
Amateur Tourney Opens At Bryan
Teams from four states converge in Bryan for the Southwest regional American Amateur Baseball Congress to decide a representative for Battle Creek. Five clubs listed include Twin City Motors Little Rock, Shreveport Truck Co Shreveport, Quintero Brothers Houston, Silfo Grand Prairie, and the Vagabonds Bryan with the New Mexico entry yet uncertified. Houston faces Shreveport and Bryan meets the New Mexico team in Friday openers as the event spans to Sept. 2 with unrestricted ages and up to three ex pros per club and Major League scouts in attendance.
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BRYAN
American Amateur Baseball Congress
Battle Creek
Mich
Twin City Motors
Little Rock
Ark
Shreveport Truck Co
Shreveport
Quintero Brothers Furniture
Houston
Silfo
Grand Prairie
Vagabonds
New Mexico
Orioles Q and 0: silent on hitting exploits
Baltimore's pitchers Wes Stock and Dave McNally have zero major league hits in their careers, with stock at 0-for-39 and McNally at 0-for-32. The piece notes their poor hitting, roommate banter, and quotes from teammates about their lack of hitting prowess.
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Baltimore
Oriole
Wes Stock
Dave McNally
Stock
McNally
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Miami
Elmira
Orioles
Mike McCormick
Astronauts Back Cocoa as Colts Train HQ
Mayor Anthony Minos announced a telegram from the original seven astronauts congratulating Cocoa on negotiating with the Houston Colts to establish spring training headquarters for ten years. The Colts have trained in Arizona. astronauts, based in Houston, often train at Cape Canaveral near Cocoa. Signatories include Esscott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton.
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Fla
Anthony Minos
Houston Colts
Colts
Arizona
Houston
Cape Canaveral
Cocoa
Esscott Carpenter
Gordon Cooper
John Glenn
Gus Grissom
Wally Schirra
Alan Shepard
Deke Slayton
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