All-American Ernie Davis Dies in Cleveland
Ernie Davis famed Syracuse All America halfback and Browns rookie dies at 23 from leukemia. He contracted the illness while with the College All-Stars last July and received remission treatment before workouts. Davis was later with the Browns basketball team and had been poised for pro football greatness alongside Jim Brown.
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Candy Spots Wins Preakness in Stretch Drive
Candy Spots, the California colt and Derby favorite, surged to the front in the stretch to beat Chateaugay by 3 lengths at Pimlico. Never Bend finished third as Canty Spots earned a $5.00 payoff and Chateaugay paid $4.40. Crowd reached 35,263 as Rex Ellsworth’s Chino, California entry soared to victory.
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Texas and TCU Dominate SWC All-Star Team Picks
Texas and TCU shared the SWC co-champion title with 123 overall wins and nine players named to the AP all conference first team. Lance Brown of TCU earned player of the year honors while Texas star Butch Thompson was cited as sophomore of the year. Texas selections included Thompson Bethea Knutson Landorr and Myer. TCU selections included Brown McAdams Bigley and Walrath.
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Golf money leaders through the years in inflation era
In Dunedin Florida UPI notes that Paul Bunyan led PGA Tour money winners in 1934 with 6767 dollars while Arnold Palmer set a 1962 all time cash record with 81448 dollars.
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Texas A&M Leads Conference After Strong Playoff Push
Texas A M secures NCAA playoff chance by sweeping two of three against TCU to claim conference representation. First team honors include Bill Hancock Baylor Ronnie Goodwin Ray Hall Chuck McGuire with several unanimous selections. Second team lists SMU Texas A M TCU Baylor and others in infield outfield and pitching roles.
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Jerry Ballard
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Charles McCallum
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Don Reynolds
Charley Hartenstein
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John Porter
Nagonne 2 240 S 43 Niles 3 a
Local column by Dave SW presents a fragmented note on Nagonne 2 240 S and 43 Niles 3 a. The text is partial and lacks clear events or context for a fuller report.
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Nagonne
Niles
Seagoing Terms for Sailors and Landlubbers
A compact guide to basic nautical vocabulary distinguishing port from left and bow from front. It explains deck, galley, bulkhead, ladder, locker, aloft, freeboard, stern, transom, and other terms to help a land sailor sound like a sailor.
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El Paso Leads Texas League in Hitting
El Paso topped the Texas League hitting race with a .518 team average and 39 homers. Dick Dietz and Arlo Engle led in individual categories with 34 runs and 36 RBIs respectively, while Engle also had 86 total bases. The Dukes, Bullets, and other clubs trailed in team and pitching metrics as the season week ended.
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Goldsox Strikeout Pace Sets 40 in 38 Innings
Goldsox post 40 strikeouts in 38 innings while Bill Singer from Albuquerque tallies 47 in 27 innings. Wolf fans 35 in 38 and one third innings, and Camilo Estevis of Albuquerque records nearly one per inning with 1 1/3 innings.
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Bill Singer
Albuquerque
Wolf
Camilo Estevis
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