Harry Stevens and the peanut hot dog era of baseball
English born bookseller Harry Stevens shaped the baseball experience by introducing scorecards and peanuts at games in 1883. He expanded to concessions including hot dogs, gum, popcorn, and candy bars, building a $30 million annual revenue empire across North American parks and race tracks.
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Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Connie Mack
Cooperstown
Harry M. Stevens
Harry Stevens
Stevens
Columbus
Ohio
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
T. A. Dorgan
Juarez
Mexico
Hudson
Rio Grande
United States
Stevens Corporation
North America
Bobby Nichols Wins Minnesota Golf Classic by One Stroke
Bobby Nichols takes first in the Minnesota Golf Classic at Keller golf course with a one-under 70 final round, totaling 270. Nichols nets $20,000, crediting a new putter he calls Branding Iron for the win. Cupit and challenger trio finish close, with Sehlee second and Dill third.
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St, Paul
Nichols
Houston
Tassie
Hentuckian
Odessa
Tex
Keller Golf Course
Bobby
Jack Cupit
Terry Dilly
John Sehlee
Cupit
Sehlee
Sun City
Ariz
Schree
Dill
Austin
Doug Sanders
Billy Casper
Steve Spray
Dan Sikes
Kansas teen Ryun breaks mile world record in Berkeley meet
Kansas freshman Jim Ryun blitzed the mile in 3 51.3 at Berkeley, setting a world best and adding to his 880 and 1 500 meter marks. His performance came after Poland’s withdrawal from a dual meet altered the All American Invitational lineup. He predicted the record would drop to 3 50 by year’s end.
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Berkeley
Calif
Kansas
Jim Ryun
United States
Poland
U.S
Viet Nam
Ryan
Michel Jazy
Metrie
University of Kansas
Terre Haute
Ind
Los Angeles
Jazy
Dallas Cowboy Gridder Is Hospitalized
Pettis Norman, veteran running back for the Dallas Cowboys, suffered a chemical imbalance during a morning workout in Thousand Oaks. He reported paralysis from the waist down after a mile run, an ECG showed fast heart rate and low blood pressure, but he recovered enough to resume light training and then full speed. Bob Hayes set a team 40 yard dash record of 4.4 seconds as 29 veterans joined camp and six rookies were released. Two workouts are planned for Monday.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Pettis Norman
Reng
Dallas Cowboys
Norman
Joe Bailey
Bailey
Bob Hayes
National Football League
H. K. Reeves
Arkansas State
Don Kunst
Penn State
Alex Bowden
Auburn
James Brown
Texas A&i
Mason Mitchell
University of Washington
Dennis Smith
Cincinnati
Sid Orton
Webern State
Cliff Richey Wins Tennis Meet at Natiral Clay Courts
In Milwaukee, 18 year old Cliff Richey defeated top amateurs to win the Natiral Clay Courts men's singles. He ignored leg pain after the match and raised his racket in triumph. Ralston, the No. 1 seed, was ousted in the quarter finals.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Che Richey
Texas
Rickey
Dennis Ralston
Arthur Ashe
U.S
Forest Hills
United States
Ralston
Allen and Bludworth top sailors in ODay singles
Charles Allen of Corpus Christi Yacht Club and John Bludworth of Seabrook Sailing Club led the quarterfinals of the ODay singlehand sailing championships earning Tex asso representation in the semifinals at Lake Lanier Aug 5 7. Final results list Allen 28 1/2 points Bludworth 26 1/2.
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Seabrook
Tex
Charles Allen
Corpus Christi
John Bludworth
Texaso Yachting Association
Allen
Corpus Christi Yacht Club
Bludworth
Seabrook Sailing Club
Billy Gerloff
Seabrook Club
Lake Lanier Sailing Club
Atlanta
Bob Johnson
Corpus Christi, Yacht Club
Mike McConnell
Fort Worth Boat Club
Billy Bludworth
Sports Shorts Hint at Matches and Events Across Nations
Camp Sunday reports note Coach Joe Kuharich and several players in golf and tennis events. Dave Eichelberger tied for second in the Colorado Open. Gill and Bob Pratt are elusive after early wins. Ernest Fay and Mary Lowden pursue victories in yachting and tennis circuits, with Lowden advancing to a final. Roger Gill among Eagles training camp absentees as veterans arrive in Hershey.
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Joe Kuharich
Colo
Dave Eichelberger
Waco
Tex
Baneden
Gill
San Antonio
Bob Pratt
Las Vegas
Nev
Bill
Bisdorf
Denver
Biehel Fone Heis
Wesberger
Hankor
Norway
Louisville
Ernest Fay
Houston
Mary Lowden
Fort Worth
Junion
Aliss Lowden
Ginger Pfeiffer
Rudolph Harmstorf
West Germany
Hershey
Roger Gill
Texas Tech
Philadelphia Eagles
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Herb Elliott
Frye Aarne
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Los
Dallas Cowboy
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Volkswagen
Texas Motor Volkswagen, Inc
Bayway Auto Supply
Bayway
Hathaway
Hathaway's
U.S.D.A
Fryer Reed
Fayle
W. Main
Gleem
NEW Braunfels Gingham
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Charmin
Peaches Biscuit MIX
Rosedale
Quakers
Peg
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