All-Time Major League Team Chosen By Baseball Writers
The Baseball Writers Association selects an all time MLB lineup by position. Highlights include Tris Speaker Ty Cobb Babe Ruth as outfield stars and Honus Wagner at shortstop with Rogers Hornsby at second base. Managers named are John McGraw and Connie Mack.
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Baseball Writers Association
Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Speaker
Bambino
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Paul Waner
Harry Heisman
al Simmons
Stan Musial
Honus Wagner
Flying Dutchman
Pittsburgh
Wagner
Pie Traynor
Heinie Groh
Giants
Reds
Bill Bradley
Cleveland
Traynor
Rogers Hornsby
Rajah
Eddy Collins
Chi Sox
Frankie Frisch
Cards
Charlie Gehringer
Detroit
Nap Lajoie
Lou Gehrig
Yankee
Jimmy Foxx
Athletics
George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Bill Terry
Gehrig
Sisler
Terry
Iron Mike
Mickey Cochrane
Tigers
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Mickey
Dickey
Mike Cochrane
Walter Johnson
Washington
Christy Mathewson
Christy
Big Train Johnson
Johnson
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Old Pete
Paul Derringer
Bucky Waters
Lefty Grove
Carl Hubbell
Eddie Plank
Grove
Lonacoming
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers
Warren Spahn
Braves
John
Muggsy) McGraw
The
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Namath Says Retirement Stance Will Not Change
Joe Namath stated he has no plan to reconsider quitting pro football but is willing to discuss the matter with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle. The Jets quarterback criticized front office handling of the retirement issue and revealed he was asked to sell his stake in a New York bar after alleged ties to gamblers, with Rozelle granting an extension on the deadline.
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Stateline
Nev
Joe Namath
National Football League
Pete Rozelle
Namath
Rozelle
New York Jets
Baltimore Colts
New York City
Edgewood Tahoe
Jets
The
Bachelors III
New York
Upper East Side
7-1 Negro Signs Kentucky Basketball Letter of Intent
Towering 7-foot-1 center Thomas Paine of Louisville Shawnee High School became the first Black player to sign with the University of Kentucky. Paine, who stood tallest in UK history, had offers from more than 350 colleges amid the national recruitment surge.
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Louisville, Ky
Thomas Paine
University of Kentucky
Paine
Louisville Shawnee
Yanks Add Pitcher Ken Johnson From Braves
The New York Yankees purchased pitcher Ken Johnson from the Atlantic Braves. A Yankee spokesman said the club paid more than the waiver price for the 35 year old right hander who appeared in nine games this season with two starts and had one loss.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Ken Johnson
Atlantic Braves
Yankee
Braves
Assistant Coach Hired At W M
John Konstantinos, defensive secondary coach at Temple, is named an assistant on William and Mary’s football staff under head coach Lou Holtz. He will join in about 10 days to replace Don Robey who resigned to join Iowa community college system in Cedar Rapids.
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Williamsburg
John Konstantinos
Temple
William and Mary
Lou Holtz
Holtz
Konstantinos
W&m
Don Robey
Iowa Community College System
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Morris Harvey
Kent State
Ravenna
Ohio
Kent Roosevelt High
Kent
Tuesday's Games Open With Mixed NBA Showdowns
Tuesday features Chicago at Atlanta with Reed 5 4 and St Louis hosting Gino 7 3 while Cincinnati faces Cloviger 3 7 in night games. Pittsburg Ellis 3 6 travels to Houston Grif fin 2 3 and Montreal Wegener 1 3 visits San Diego Kirby 24. Philadelphia 4 2 plays Los Angeles Sutton 84 and New York Cardwell 16 meets San Francisco McCormick 3 2 in late matchups.
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Baltimore
Boston
Chica
Detroit
New York
Pitsburg
Washington
St Louis
Cleveland
West
Philadelphia
Minnesota
West Oakland
Seattle
Los Angeles
Chicago
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Francisco California
Houston
Ava
San Diego
Culp
Kaat
Butler
Bell Williams
Wilson
California
Murphy
Phoebus
Oakland
Hunter
Coleman
Aircraft Hulls Installed At Golf Course As Hazards
Colonel Richard R. Mitchell, commander at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, placed a B47 hull on the 15th and a C119 on the 14th hole to create novel golf course hazards. The two wrecked aircraft, dubbed Mitchell's Folly, are positioned to challenge players and keep the course lively.
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Richard R. Mitchell
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Davis-Monthan
Mitchell
Lew Alcindor Punches Opponent in Pickup Game
Lew Alcindor apologized for punching Dennis Grey of the Los Angeles Stars during a Saturday pickup game in Los Angeles. Grey required a two hour operation to repair a broken jaw after the incident. Grey says there was physical contact and acknowledges Alcindor used his forearm to keep him from the basket.
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LOS Angeles
UCLA
Lew Alcindor
Los Angeles Stars
Dennis Grey
Alcindor
ABA
Grey
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Matty Alou Aims for Batting Crown and MLB Hit Record
Matty Alou of the Pirates, energized by a heavier bat, widened his NL lead to a .354 average with 84 hits in 56 games last week. He pursues a second NL batting title and the MLB hits record, while Rod Carew remains leading the AL and Rico Petrocelli climbs to .341.
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NEW York
Matty Alou
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Alou
Alex Johnson
Cincinnati
Frank Howard
Washington
Howard
George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Lefty O'Doul
Philadelphia
Bill Terry
New York Giants
O'Doul
Terry
Harry Walker
Cleon Jones
New York Mets
Rod Carew
Minnesota
Rico Petrocelli
Boston
Americans Eliminated in British Amateur Golf Championship
HOYLAKE England AP Dale Morey 50 year old former Walker Cup player beat Bill Castleman 9 8 leading eight other Americans into round two on Hoylake course celebrating its centenary Morey from High Point NC eagled and birdied several holes while Castleman recovering from an operation said he could not match Morey’s form Also advancing were Bob Gardner and Dick Davies while Bob Sweeny the 1960s champion lost to Truman Connell of Florida
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Hoylake
England
Dale Morey
Bill Castleman
A. F. Macfie
Bill Hyndman III
Philadelphia
Ebbby Jones
Morey
High Point
N.C
Castleman
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Dale
Dick Davies
Huntington Harbor
Calif
Bob Gardner
Beverly Hills
Bob Sweeny
Palm Beach
Fla
Sweeney
Truman Connell
Great Harbor
Open Golf Championship Opens At Cypress Creek Course
In Houston the U S Open tees off with 150 players, including 139 professionals and 11 amateurs. Gary Player leads the IBM midseason stats with a 69.8 scoring average, while Bill Casper arrived after a Western Open win as the human pick against the machine favored South Africa’s Player.
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Houston
Bill Casper
South Africa
Gary Player
Casper
Texas
USGA
Uriday
Cypress Creek
Champions Club
Jimmy Demaret
Jack Burke
IBM
Gene Littler
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Parkersburg Tops State Golf With Low Team Total
Parkersburg High School captured the state high school golf title with a 317 team score, three strokes ahead of Greenbrier East. Beckley finished third at 322, Huntington and Wheeling tied for fourth at 323, with Medalist Mark Wheaton of Jon Marshall posting 73 on the par 71 layout.
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Parkersburg
Parkersburg High School
Greenbrier East High School
Beckley
Huntington
Wheeling
Huntington High
Mark Wheaton
Jon Marshall High School
Fairmont West
Barboursville
Triadelphia
Rangers Trade Lemieux to Kings in NHL swap
New York Rangers acquire left winger Real Lemieux from the Los Angeles Kings in a Monday trade. In exchange the Rangers send right winger Leon Rochefort and center Dennis Hex tall to L A.
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Montreal
New York Rangers
Real Lemieux
Leon Rochefort
Dennis Hextall
Los Angeles Kings
National Hockey League
Bengals Sign Howell as AFL Tight End Prospect
Ohio State basketball player Steve Howell signed with the Cincinnati Bengals of the AFL as their tenth draft choice. He did not play college football and will be tried at tight end, with the move noted by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Ohio State
Steve Howell
Cincinnati Bengals
AFL
Howell
Bengals
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