Brawls Stir Tense Baseball and Football Showdowns
The piece notes how every game matters in divisions and recounts a Tigers vs Athletics bench-clearing brawl sparked by a high inside pitch to Dick McAuliffe. It recalls a 1959 Fort Worth football fight between TCU and Pitt with Arvie Martin and Dale Glasscock, and a coach’s quip on fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Mnanmagers
Detroit
Tigers
Kansas City Athletics
Blue Moon
Odom
Tiger Dick MceAuliffe
Ed Hurley
The
A’s
Fort Worth
TCU
Pittsburg University
Frogs
Pitt
Froggie
Donald George
Pittsburg
Arvie Martin
Arvie
Li’s
Dale Glasscock
Blasscock
Abe Martin
Dale
Abe
Janet Blair Joins Disney Family Band Cast
Janet Blair joins Walter Brennan Bobby Ebsen and Lesley Ann Warren in Disney project The One and Only Genuine Original Family Band. The film features Blair alongside a cast of noted performers in a musical set at Disneyland era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
UPI
Janet Blair
Walter Brennan
Bobby Ebsen
Lesley Ann Warren
Disney
Grisham and Flippo Lead High Bowling Scores
Mrs. Kenneth Grisham and Mrs. Evelyn Flippo posted the top scores in the S and H Green Stamp league at Red River lanes with Grisham totaling a 478 series and Flippo a 183 game. Ethel Blanton and Judy Robinson followed with high series and games, while the Astronauts topped team scores 604 in a 1,685 series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Grisham
Evelyn Flippo
S&h Green
Astronauts
Mis-Fits
Fannin Insurance Co
Bradford- Watson
Rebels
Red River Lanes
Bonham State Bank
Carter Chevrolet
Watson and Landau Reach Lowther Semifinals in Tennis
Peyton Watson, 19, from Greenville S C, meets Patrick Landau of Monaco in the Lowther Lawn Tennis Championships semifinals. Raul Peralta faces Shau Minestra of India as Watson defeated Freddie Field 6 3 7 5 and Landau beat Norman de Grunwald 12 10 6 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
England
Freddie Field
Landau
Norman de Grunwald
Braves and Cubs Win in Pony League Bonham Night
In Bonham Pony League Thursday the Braves defeated the Reds 9 6 with Roger Bell pitching a complete game. The Cubs crushed the Tigers 15 4 as Charles Smith and Charles Butler homered and Butler earned the win while Lively took the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braves
Cubs
Bonham Boys Baseball
Reds
Tigers
Roger Bell
Ronnie Smith
Hopson
Powell
McIntyre
Strong
Charles Smith
Charles Butler
Butler
Lively
Who Was Ford New Lefty Sparking Yankees Fans Recall Ford
Yankees call up Joe Verbanic after Whitey Ford's Memorial Day retirement. Verbanic pitches a four hit shutout over the Senators, boosting New York to a 6-0 win and an AL lead in shutouts with eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Yanks
Syracuse
Joe Verbanic
Ford
Verbanic
Washington Senators
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Chicago
Bruce Howard
Joe Foy
Max Alvis
Indians
Twins
Alvis
Jim Merritt
Cleveland
Angels Sell Coates to Seattle Farm Club
California Angels sold pitcher Jim Coates to their Seattle farm club in the Pacific Coast League and recalled lefties Clyde Wright and Ken Turner. Wright is 8-3 this season and Turner 3-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaheim, Calif
UPI
California Angels
Rigbander
Jim Coates
Seattle
Clyde Wright
Ken Turner
Wright
Angels
Turner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sportz Shotz
Mei
Moneis
Crisco
U.S.D.A
Charleston
Gray
Ave
Buonham
Texas
Ueda Ol Ae
Tyas
Bonham Boy's Baseball
AGU
Jerry Boone
Ford - Mercury Inc
Bonham
Aonen A
Grisham
Flippo
Lowther Tennis
Was Ford
al Worthington
Rick Reichardt
Orioles
California
Jim Fregosi
Jimmie Hall
Frank Robinson
Boston
White Sox
Red Sox
Minnesota
Baltimore
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Houston
Joel Horlen
Ken Berry
Gerry McNertney
Gary Bell
Carl Yastrzemski
Vic Roztovsky
Brooks Robinson
Andy Etchebarren
Paul Blair
Reichardt
Hallaboard
Coates Sale
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!