Aaron Nears 3 000th Hit
Hank Aaron of the Braves nears the 3 000 hit milestone by collecting his 14th homer and three singles in a 7 6 win over the Cubs. The eight players already in the club are Cobb Musial Speaker Wagner Collins Lajoie Waner Anson.
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Hank Aaron
Atlanta Braves
Tom Seaver
New York Mets
Aaron
Ty Cobb
Stan Musial
Tris Speaker
Honus Wagner
Eddie Collins
Nap Lajoie
Paul Waner
Cap Anson
Hall of Fame
Braves
Chicago Cubs
Archie Reynolds
Rico Carty
Large collection on bed bugs at Loma Linda Medical School
CLAIRE BHOWERTON reports that Loma Linda University School of Medicine holds the world’s largest library on bed bugs bat bugs and kissing bugs. In Texas citizens are warned to exercise extreme caution in yards and woods as snakes appear in public spaces. A reader jokes about rioting students and a local booster club extends ticket sales for the All-Sports Banquet at the American Legion Civic Center Friday at 7:30 PM.
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School of Medicine
Loma Linda University
California
Texas
Joe Sheppard
Gobbler Booster Club
American Legion Civic Center
Pirates Place Al McBean On Waivers. Recall Gene Garber
Pittsburgh pitcher Al McBean was placed on waivers by the Pirates on Monday as Gene Garber was recalled from Columbus. McBean had joined the Pirates last month after leaving the Dodgers and worked 10 innings with a 7.20 ERA.
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Pittsburgh
UPTI
al McBean
Pirates
Gene Garber
Columbus
McBean
Bucs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Davis signs with Los Angeles Stars after high scoring season
Fred Davis who led Wayne College to a No. 4 national ranking signed with the Los Angeles Stars of the ABA. The small college All American averaged 28.5 points and was a fourth round NBA draft pick by the Stars and Hawks.
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Brownwood, Tex
UPI
Fred Davis
Wayne College
Los Angeles Stars
American Basketball Association
Davis
The
Stars
Atlanta Hawks
National Basketball Association
Unsealed 3 Cent Stamp Letter Found in Oakland Delivery
A damaged letter postmarked Shawnee Oklahoma September 30 1947 arrived at an Oakland firm in Monday morning mail. The beat up missive was addressed to Matiel Humphrey and bore an inverted three cent stamp.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Shawnee
Okla
Matiel Humphrey
Gulf Coast Colts Topple Cards 8-6
The Gulf Coast Wood Products Colts defeated Coppedge Tire Services Cards 8-6 in the first minor league game of the season at Little League Park. Timmy Brown started for the Colts, relieved by David Noack, while Leandro Orosco pitched for the Cards.
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Gulf Coast Wood Products’ Colts
Coppedge Tire Services’ Cards
Little League Park
Cuero Federal Savings and Loan Cubs
Lions Club
Timmy Brown
Colts
Dav
Long-lost mail found after 22 years in sack
A former firm employee reports a postman found a letter dated decades old likely stuck in a mail sack or box for more than 22 years, discovery unfolding in Shreveport at Arkansas and San Antonio at Memphis area routes.
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Shreveport
Arkansas
San Antonio
Memphis
Major League Standings and Schedule Highlights
East and West divisions show Chicago New York Pittsburgh St Louis Philadelphia Montreal Cincinnati Los Angeles San Francisco Houston San Diego tied for key spots. Monday results include Montreal over New York and Pittsburgh over Cincinnati, with several games set for today and tonight including Montreal at New York and Houston at Los Angeles.
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Seaver
Dan McGinn
Montreal Expos
Mets
Jim Fairey
Expos
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
United Press International
Memphis
San Antonio
Arkansas
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Paso
Albuquerque
Dallas FW
Amarillo
Dallas-Fort Worth
el Paso
Dallas - Fort
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Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Montreal A
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Houston
San Diego
Montreal
Phila
Pitts
San Fran
Los Ang
Chip Oliver Leaves Pro Football for Commune Life
Oakland Raiders linebacker Chip Oliver quits pro football after a $25,000 contract, joining a California commune and giving $5,000 to its leader. He says money driven life failed him and he seeks freedom from the machine of professional sports. Knickermen share $7,400 each from NBA title purse. Casper Hill Middlecoff withdraw from Colonial as Hogan, Gilbert join field.
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UPS
New York
UPI
Chip Oliver
John Lennon
Oakland Raiders
California
al Davis
The
Raiders
Fort Worth
Tex
Billy Casper
Mike Hill
Cary Middlecoff
Ben Hogan
Gibby Gilbert
Dudley Wysong
River McBee
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Richie Allen
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Steve Carlton
Phillies
Jim Bunning
Carlton
Ken Henderson
Giants
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Bob Burda
Gaylord Perry
Syd O'Brien
Ed Herrmann
White Sox
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Jim Northrup
Tigers
Jarvis Tatum
Sandy Alomar
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Red Sox
Alomar
John Kennedy
Tommy Harper
Yankees
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Slim
By Claire Bhowerton
East Texas
MTH
Etro
By Alan Maver
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Wgers
Jake
U/S
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King Features Syndicate
Gulf Coast Colts
Id Noack
Leandro Orosco
Cubs
John Caskey
Fred Mueller
Farmers State Bank Colts
Rotary Club Yanks
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Oliver
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Moore
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Red Holzman
Danny Whalen
Kazuo Yanagisawa
Peerless
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Goodyear
Coppedge Tire Service
Cuero
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