DiMaggios Wide Stance Change Revealed In Exclusive
Joe DiMaggio recalls adjusting to a wider stance during his MLB rise to gain a better view of pitches. He notes shifting from coast league power to hitting for all fields, studying pitchers carefully and maintaining a rigid head. He recounts coach Lefy O Doule influence and a notable 1949 comeback moment.
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Lefy O’doul
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New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
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Tebbetts
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Ellis Kinder
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Yankees
Wrestling Returns to Bluefield Auditorium in Violent Show
Professional wrestling crowd witnessed a chaotic main event as Count Alberto from Rome clashed with Chief Whitehead of Kontala Oklahoma. Mountaineer joined the melee, chairs were broken, arrests made, and the match awarded to the Indianed foe. Next show set for Saturday June 24 at Bluefield Auditorium.
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Rome
Whitehead
Kontala, Okla
Dominick Muscatello
Albert
Ozark
Chicago
Little Flower
Tony Gardenia
Tony
New warrants issued in NC basketball fix probe names two men
Dist. Solicitor Lester V. Chalmers Jr. announced three new warrants naming gamblers in game fixing. Aaron Wagman faces New York charges, while Bob Kraw allegedly offered bribes to NC State players Terry Litchfield and Anton Muehlbauer. Another man unnamed.
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Dist
Lester V. Chalmers Jr
New York
Aaron Wagman
Bob Kraw
Terry Litchfield
Anton Muehlbauer
North Carolina State College
Chalmers
North Carolina
Consolidated University of North Carolina
University and State College
Freeman Sees Last Chance for Farm Bill Action
Des Moines Iowa AP Orville Freeman said the Kennedy administration's omnibus farm bill may be the last chance for Congress to enact a flexible workable farm program. He noted the nation's support and approval for agriculture is distressing.
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Iowa
Pee of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Congress
Freeman
Cubs Rally To A 10-7 Win Over Reds
Chicago’s late offense erased a six run Cincinnati lead as Jerry Kindall and Dick Bertell sparked a seven run surge. Ken Hunt pitched five flawless innings before Bertell’s leadoff single in the sixth and the Cubs pulled away on a five run seventh and eighth including Kindall’s three run homer.
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Jerry Kindall
Dick Bertell
Chicago
Reds
Ken Hunt
Bertell
Cubs
Kindall
Don Zimmer
Glen Hobbie
Gordie Coleman
Gene Freese
Asiamn
Rove Biay
Zimmer
Robinson
Altman
Rman
Hunt
Brosnan
E—Kindall
Gorman
Landes T
New York Titans to Train at Bear Mountain and Tour
The New York Titans of the AFL will train at Bear Mountain, N Y starting July 23 before the league season. They will play four exhibition games: vs the Texans in Dallas August 5, vs the Patriots in Boston August 10, vs the Patriots in Philadelphia August 19, and vs the Houston Oilers in Greenville South Carolina August 25.
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N. Y
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Texans
Dallas
Patriots
Boston
Philadelphia
Houston Oilers
Greensville
S. C
Carry Back’s Triumph Met With Quiet Grace and Wine
Carry Back’s wife reached the winner’s circle to accept the trophy and the crowd’s cheers. Katherine Price, owner, said she could accept defeat as well as victory and Jack Price, breeder and trainer, sent champagne to the press box with a card reading You hailed me in victory. Now drink to me in defeat signed Carry Back.
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Eisenhowers
Katherine Price
Carry Back
Jack
Orioles Eye Bowen Field Prep and 1959 Attendance Notes
The Baltimore club has not released prospective player names or a manager. Bowen Field is nearing readiness for rookies with a wired scoreboard and rebuilt pitcher’s mound and batter’s box. The Orioles hope to arrive around June 13 as Appalachian League planning proceeds for a potential eighth club and a June 23 season opener.
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Baltimore
Bowen Field
George Fanking
Tony Francs
Francs
Chauncey de Vault
Leesburg
Fla
Orlando
Jim Norwood
Ron Walp
Bill Shirah
Fritz Slough
Bill Robertson
Sigfield Tyler
Jim Livessey
Am Public Links To Be July 10 15
The public links championship at Detroit's Rackham Golf Course runs July 10 to 15. The revamped, 6,735 yard layout features lengthened holes, deeper traps, new trees, and a 70 stroke par. Jay Law posted a 69 in the current qualifier window.
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Rackham
Rhodes
Jay Law
Alfred Drake to star in Sartre's Kean musical
Alfred Drake returns to the stage for the first time since 1953 to lead the title role in Kean adapted from Jean Paul Sartre. George Forrester and Robert Wright, who wrote Kismet’s score, will compose for Kean. The musical centers on Edmund Kean, the renowned 19th century British actor.
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Alfred Drake
Kean
Jean - Paul Sartre
George Forrest
Robert Wright
Dodgers Have Most Farm Teams in National League
The Los Angeles Dodgers list 12 minor league teams in their farm system, more than any other National League club. Five are owned by the Dodgers, the other seven operate under working agreements.
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Dodgers
Four NAIA records fall at Sioux Falls meet
Seventeen tracks set as Sule Johnson of North Carolina College runs 440 yards in 46.3 seconds to break the NAIA mark. Major Adams of Texas Southern clocks 1 50.8 in the 880. Tony Conkle of Laverne hits 55 feet 74 inches in the shot put. Ralph Boston of Tennessee A&I ties the NAIA hop, step and jump record at 48 feet 10½ inches. Robert Hayes of Florida A&M ties the NAIA 220 in 21.00. Ian Stewart of Lamar Tech sets 14 18.7 in the three mile.
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Sioux Falls
M.D
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Seeee
Sule Johnson
North Carolina College
Robert McMurray
Morgan State
Major Adams
Texas Southern
Ted Nelson
Mankato
Minn
Tony Conkle
Laverne
Calif
Dick Verdon
Redlands
Ralph Boston
Tennesse A&t
Godfrey Moore
Winston-Salem
N.C
Robert Hayes
Florida A&m
Stone Johnson
Grambling
Fred Shaffer
Whitworth
Wash
Ian Stewart
Lamar Tech
Do Re Mi star Nancy Dussault scales Broadway via flop
New York AP reports Nancy Dussault, playing Tilda Mullen in Do Re Mi, rises to Broadway fame after the show flopped during an out of town tryout. The Navy family daughter from Virginia receives personal praise for her performance as a country singer turned recording star.
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New York
Nancy Dussault
Tilda Mullen
Broadway
Nancy
Garson Kanin
Jules Styne
Virginia
Phil Silvers
Long Star In Minors Bruton Climbs to Braves in 1953
Detroit center fielder Bill Bruton played 415 minor league games before reaching the Milwaukee Braves in 1953.
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Detroit
Bill Bruton
Milwaukee Braves
Connie Mack and A's managers through the years
Connie Mack led the Philadelphia Athletics for 49 years from 1901 to 1950. Since his era the franchise, now in Kansas City, has seen six different managers guiding the club.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
Kansas City
Air Force Academy to raise height limit for cadets
Air Force Academy in Colorado announces a higher height cap for incoming cadets. For the past three years cadets were limited to 6 feet 6 inches and 233 pounds. the new class may be up to 6 feet 8 inches with no weight maximum.
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