Mickey Mantle Touches a Puerto Rican Fan in Bed-Stuy Memory
A nine year old boy recalls meeting his idol Mickey Mantle at a ballgame and the moment Mantle waved back, a memory he cherishes decades later. The piece reflects on Mantle's impact in Bedford Stuyvesant and the boy's dream of playing left or right field.
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New York
Mickey Mantle
Bedford- Stuyvesant
Mantle
Rosendo Torres
Milwaukee Brewers
Rosendo
Bedford Stuyvesant
Rusty
Cuero area sports notes and local incidents recap
The page covers Cuero region sports including Raymond Tate and Jerry Wanjura killing a coral snake while fishing near Concrete and hauling over 20 pounds of fish. It notes Cuero American Legion, Cuero Pondcraft, Cuero Lions Club games, Nordheim basketball challenges, and a slow-pitch triple header. It also profiles Rosendo Torres with background from Bedford Stuyvesant, praising his professional attitude and potential in the Yankees system.
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Raymond Tate
Jerry Wanjura
Tate
Jerry
Raymond
Cuero American Legion
Cuero Foodcraft
Walter Wilke
Liveoak Park
City of
Cuero
Cuero Pondcraft
Cuero Jions Club
Yorktown Lone Star Stars
Yorktown Pear Squad
Nordheim
Cuero Lions
Yorktown Pearl
CHS
Haliettsville
Bill Snapp
Clemon signs with Bears and Littleton commits to TCU
Craig Cle mons, a top Iowa defensive back, signed Friday with the Chicago Bears. Ronnie Littleton, star Texas high school back at Wichita Falls, signed to a grant-in-aid with Texas Christian University.
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Chicago Upi
Craig Clemons
University of Iowa
Friday
Chicago Bears
National Football League
Wichita Falls
Tex
UPI -Texas Christian University
Ronnie Littleton
Texas
Littleton
Sidney Wicks Named Rookie of the Year in NBA
Sidney Wicks of the Portland Trail Blazers won the NBA rookie of the year with 77 votes, finishing first over Buffalo’s Elmore Smith. The 6-9 forward scored 2,009 points, 943 rebounds, and 350 assists, despite Portland’s struggles and conflict with coach Rolland Todd who was fired midseason.
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Wicks
Portland Trail Blazers
NBA
Buffalo
Elmore Smith
Cleveland
Notre Dame
Austin Carr
Carr
Cavaliers
Clifford Ray
Chicago
Curtis Rowe
Detroit
Mike Newlin
Houston
Wil
Trail Blazers
UCLA
Portland
Rolland Toda
Gobblers fall to Pleasanton in 9-7 baseball tilt
Cuero Gil Gobblers drop to Pleasanton 9-7 after a back and forth district game. Robert Ortiz earned the win for Pleasanton as Neal Satcher took the loss for Cuero. Cuero led 2-0 early but could not hold the lead amid errors and missed chances. Next game at Gonzales on Tuesday, April 25.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Robert Ortiz
Eagles
Neal Satcher
Cuero
Egg
Kirk
CHS
Fugies
Bridges
Hiller
Gonmales
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Rusty Torres
Pat Laake
Jerry Warjura
Dale Murray
Jack Murray
Dale
Dale Harrington
West Palm Beach Expos
Cocoa Astros
Expos
Harrington
Odessa
Murray
The
Cuero Toms
McFaddin
Claude Osteen
L.A. Dodgers
Atlanta
Sucre
Koufax
Drysdale
Hubert Green
Gardner Dickinson
Green
Dickinson
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Boston
Indiana Pacers
Utah Stars
Yankees
Yanks
Syracuse
Torres
Ralph Houk
Yankee
Clemons
TCU
Ria Yi
Charles Sanson
France
Jean Barre
Tours-Sur- Marne
Muzafarang
Nassarjang
Deccan
India
Nassarjane
Sidney Wicks
UPI
Sidney
Nationa Basketball Association
Dave Cawens
Geoff Pétrie
Gobblers
Pleasanton
Ben Colwel
Pleasanton Fagies
Satcher
Robbi Kirk
Neal Salcher
Tim Clarke
Billy Bridges
Ricky Kasper
Joe Egg
Mike Hiller
John Gonzales
Charlies Wittmer
Conach Colwell
Ain Riis Beer
Bowen Distributing CO
Frederick William
Phon
Cuero, Texas
Cuero Record
Ernie Spence
John Ruiz
Aloe Speedway
Victoria
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