East League All Stars Edge West in Little League Playoff
East League All Stars edged the West 1 to 0 to reach the Area IV finals and will meet Clear Creek at 7 pm Friday at Central League Park on Lee Drive. Pitcher May earned the win with eight strikeouts. Martin took the loss with ten strikeouts as East committed three errors to West’s two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Lace
Clear Creek
Lee Drive
Puson
Matt Martin
Eastman
May
Martin
East
Ferrers
West
Snead Geiberger Lead In PGA Golden Anniversary
Aaron, Ohio AP Sandes? No. Sam Snead 34 year old West Virginia star and Al Geiberger of California shared first round lead with two under par 68 at Firestone. Doug Sanders Julius Boros and Don January one stroke back. Jack Cupit par 70 in field of 165. Nicklaus Palmer faltered. Defending champ Marr carded 73. Geiberger recalled eating peanut butter sandwich during round. Snead joked about his late miscue on 18th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron
Ohio
Sammy Snead
West
Snead
Geiberger
Sneak
Merritt Sets AL Strikeout Record in 10-0 Twins Win
Jim Merritt struck out 12 Senators in a 10-0 Minnesota win, matching the American League single game strikeout record with seven straight outs. He allowed only a first-inning jam before retiring the last 21 batters for his first major league complete game. Robinson and Orioles power led a sweep of the Tigers as others in the league posted wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Bock
Associated Press
Jim Merritt
Merritt
Minnesota Twins
Washington
Senators
D.C
Ken McMathen
Ryne Duren
Detroit
Denny McLain
Phil Ortega
Pete Richert
Frank Robinson
Baltimore
Boston
California
New York
Kansas City
Chicago
Cleveland
McMullen
Twins
Minnesota
Don Mincher
Jim Hannan
Robinson
Ron Mix Recites Lineman’s Prayer Before Games
San Diego Chargers tackle Ron Mix stands 6-4 and 250 pounds and has made the All-League team every AFL season since 1960. He still recites the lineman's prayer before each game hoping the opposing player is skinny slow weak stupid and dislikes body contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN Diego
NBA
Ron Mix
San Diego Chargers
Yankees Fall to Pasadena No. 2 Al Stars in Op mist Tourney
Yanks of Baytown Opti mist senior league opened with an 8 6 loss to Pasadena No. 2 Al Stars in a five inning game. Gary Kappler led the Yanks with two hits and four RBIs including a bases loaded triple in the fifth. Pasadena pitcher Ronnie Pleasants earned the win with 12 strikeouts and two walks while limiting the Yanks to one hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Black
Sun Sports
Yankees
Baytown
Pasadena
Yanks
Gary Kappler
Kappler
RBI
Gary
Bill Longacre
Lester Butler
Longacre
Ronnie Pleasants
Pleasants
Ron Cannon
Eagles
Crosby
Deer Park
Channelview
Dale Bohannon
Singer turned golfer Jimmy Demaret shines in sports lore
Falstaff a sports facts column recalls Jim Demaret, famed pop singer with Ben Bernie and Sammy Kaye, who became a top pro golfer. It notes he won the Masters three times, asks readers to name the fastest pitcher, and mentions team nicknames Spiders Bees and Blue Jays in early baseball history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bernie
Sammy Kaye
Jim
Demaret
America
Walter Johnson
Bob Feller
Spiders
Bees
Blue Jays
Cleveland
Braves
Phillies
Blue Jay
Ondine Wins 3600 Mile Bermudan Denmark Yacht Race
AP reports Ondine a 57 foot cutter owned by S A Long of New York declared official Class A winner of the 3600 mile yacht race from Bermuda to Denmark on Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copehnagen
Ondine
S.A. Long
New York
Bermadatte
Denmark
Evans and Dillief Meet In Texas Junior Girls Final
Jackie Evans of San Antonio and Lou Dilief of Houston clash in the 18 hole final of the Texas Junior Girls Golf Tournament in Dallas. Evans upset defending champion Kathy Ahern of Dallas 2 and 1, while Dilief edged Nancy Hager 1 up. Sub junior semi finals saw Debbie Norton of San Antonio defeat Sherry Sellers 2 up and Carole Rogan of Dallas beat Debbie White 2 and 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Jackie Evans
San Antonio
Lou Dilief
Houston
Miss Evans
Kathy Ahern
Miss Dill
Nancy Hager
Miss Ahern
Miss Evang
Jack Evans
Viet Nam
Debbie Norton
Carole Rogan
Miss Norton
Sherry Sellers
Miss Rogan
Debbie White
Fay Boddie Seeks third Curtis Cup title bid
Fay Boddie, 26, of Carmarillo Calif dominates the Women's Western Amateur Golf Tournament entering the Barrington Hills Country Club match finals. She faces 23 year old Sharron Moran of Carlsbad Calif and 19 year old Peggy Conley of Spokane Wash in a bid to become the first three time winner, continuing her run after medalist five under par Tl and two under par golf in earlier rounds. The semi finals preceded by tough matches with three defeated opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharron Moran
Carlsbad
Calif
Peggy Conley
University of Washington
Spokane
Boddie
Barrington
Barbara Fay Boddie
Bessie
Jane Hunsberger
Anthony
Carmarillo
Barrington Hills
Also Mentioned on This Page
David Ferguson
Peters King
Steve Dedman
Raymond Giroir
John May
Jerry French
Terry Holmes
Steve Alason
Holmes
Matt Closs
Closs
Mickey Eastman
Dayle Lippman
Fer
Snead, Geiberger
Firestone
Sanders
Billy Casper
Capser
Palmer
San Francisco
Tommy Aaron
Jack Fleck
Larry Beck
Jim Ferrier
Walter Inman Jr
George Nnudson
Bob Keller
Babe Li_chardus
Dan Sikes Jr
Alf Mengert
Orioles
Tigers
Rico Petrocelli
Red Sox
Tony Conigliaro
Elston Howard
Jake Gibbs
Gibbs
Athletics
John Buzhardt
Floyd Robinson
Majorowreck
Lumus Baytown
DODGE
Market St
Tex
Batner
Rose
Cricketeer
Agle
Texas
Falstaff A
Don Faust
Fay Boddie
Buck Turner
Chevrolet
Buck
Texas Ave
Turner
N. Main
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!