Finley Faces Pressure to Halt A's Move Contention
At a Thursday meeting, A’s owner Charles Finley defended plans to move to Louisville and sought league approval for a new Kansas City lease. Commissioner Frick and AL president Joe Cronin voiced opposition to the Kansas City shift, while other owners debated a vote to permit relocation.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
NEW York
Charles
Finley
Athletics
Louisville
Kansas City
Frick
Ford Frick
Joe Cronin
Noth Cronin
Oakland
Cronin
Chicago
Ncessary
Two New Foes For Alabama
Alabama adds two opponents to its 1964 schedule LSU visits Birmingham on November 7 for the first meeting since 1958 North Carolina State returns October 10 to Tuscaloosa Georgia Tech ends the series in Atlanta November 14 with Auburn games set for September 19 and November 28 plus homecoming on October 24 against Florida
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Ala
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Louisiana State
Birmingham
Legion Field
LSU
Paul Bryant
North Carolina State
Tide
Wolfpack
Denny Stadium
NC State
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Tech
Auburn
Tulane
Mobile
Arthur Takes Presidential Oath at New York Residence
Chester A. Arthur took the oath as president at his New York home on September 20 1881 after President Garfield died. The ceremony occurred at 2 a.m. at 123 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.
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Chester Alan Arthur
Lexington Ave
New York City
Preggent Garfield
Teams Arrive as Innsbruck Awaits Ninth Winter Games
Olympic teams from around the world begin arriving in Innsbruck Austria for the ninth Winter Games amid scarce snow and harsh weather. Organizers vow to hand pack or manage avalanches if needed as 1 271 athletes and 465 officials prepare to stay in the Olympic villages. The opening ceremony is set for January 29 with a blend of local customs and jet age sports.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Alps
Lizum Valley
Friedl Wolfgang
Bergisel
Seefeld
Fort Laurens, Ohio, Revolutionary War Fort at Bolivar
Fort Laurens stood as the sole fort built in Ohio during the American Revolution, located near Bolivar, Ohio, to protect western settlements and support colonial defenses.
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Fort Laurens
Ohio
Bolivar
Wilkinson Resigns As Oklahoma Coach
Bud Wilkinson quits as Oklahoma football coach after 17 seasons with 145 victories 29 defeats and four ties He hints at running for the U S Senate while aiming to remain athletic director The two party politics and potential successors are noted in Norman Oklahoma
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Norman Rowland Norman
Okla
Bud Wilkinson
U.S. Senate
University of Oklahoma
Board of Regents
Wilkinson
Sooners
Oklahoma
Jim Tatum
Maryland
Gomer-Jones
Eddie Crowder
University of Colorado
Darrell Royal
Texas Longhorns
Regents
Senate
Minneapolis
Johnson
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Henry Bellman
J. Howard Edmondson
Robert Kerr
Wall Forged Into Golf Tourney Lead
Art Wall Jr moved into a two stroke lead in the San Diego Open with a final-nine surge and a 68 to post 204 after 54 holes at Rancho Bernardo. Bob Rosburg two back after a 71, while Gene Littler tops 207 and Arnold Palmer fights flu to a 215. Bolt Withdraws after an 8 on 17 with a swollen arm.
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Bob Myers
Associated Press
San Diego
Calif
Art Wall Jr
Rancho Bernardo Country Club
Bob Rosburg
Gene Littler
Tommy Bolt
Littler
Rosburg
Bolt
Bing Crosby
Arnold Palmer
Wall
Odds of Hitting a Hole in One Hit 24 000 to 1 in 1964 Golf Year
William Davis of Golf Digest estimates 15 000 golfers hole out in one during 1963 amid 90 million rounds played. He notes many such shots go unrewarded due to rising numbers and 11 413 reports last year. Higginbotham hit a first tee 105 yard ace in his life on May 23 drawing attention.
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Washington Senators
Senators
Baltimore
Orioles
Cleveland
Indians
Milwaukee
Braves
Milwaukee County
San Francisco Giants
New York Mets
Shea Stadium
Mets
Houston
Harold Claassen
Associated Press
NEW York(ap
William Davis
Norwalk
Davis
An Airlines
Bill Higginbotham
Linton
Ind
Higginbothany
Golf Meet To Swing Into Action at Pebble Beach
Bing Crosby’s golf extravaganza returns for its 23rd edition at Pebble Beach with a larger field and $60,000 purse. Pros Billy Casper and Doug Sanders lead the field in pro and pro-am play across Monterey Peninsula, Cypress Point, and Pebble Beach courses. Entertainers include Ray Bolger and James Garner as the event features three 72 par layouts along the Pacific coast.
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Pebble Beach
Bing Crosby
Professional Golfers Association
Billy Casper
Doug Sanders
Chicago
Lloyd Pitzer
Monterey Peninsula Country Club
Cypress Point
Ray Bolger
James Garner
Phil Harris
Dean Martin
Donald O’connor
Fred McMurray
Pacific Ocean
Torch to be flown from Athens to Innsbruck for Games
The Olympic flame will be flown from Athens to Austria on January 23 for the Winter Games opening in Innsbruck six days later. Greek Crown Prince Constantine will present the torch to Austrian officials in Athens before it heads to Vienna and then Innsbruck the next day.
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Innsburck
Austria
Athens
Konstantine
Vienna
Innsbruck
Priceville Bulldogs Roll to Ninth Win of Season
Priceville Bulldogs dominated West Morgan seniors 78 67 at Moulton Heights Friday night for their ninth win against seven losses. Coach Carl Penn praised Kenny Clark Wayne Landers Earl Holt and Bob Taylor for 42 total rebounds. Priceville led 36 34 at halftime and also won the junior contest 35 26.
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Priceville
Bulldogs
West Morgan
Moulton Heights
Carl Penn
Kenny Clark
Wayne Landers
Earl Holt
Bob Taylor
Navy dominates Washington Touchdown Club awards
Navy, led by coach Wayne Hardin and quarterback Roger Staubach, won three major college honors at the 29th annual Washington Touchdown Club dinner. Texas received no awards despite Cotton Bowl win. Pro honors went to George Halas and Jim Brown. small college top team went to Delaware.
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Washington
Navy
Texas
Washington Touchdown Club
Naval Academy
Wayne Hardin
Roger Staubach
John F. Kennedy
Gov
Endicott Peabody
Massachusetts
Harvard
Kennedy
Associated Press
Hardin
Staubach
Dick Butkus
Illinois
Delaware
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Jim Brown
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles
Peggy Fleming Captures National Champion Title
Peggy Fleming a 15 year old from Pasadena California surged from behind to win the senior ladies crown at the National Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland. After placing third in compulsory figures she led after the free skating finals and said she cannot wait to go to the Olympic Games. Tim Wood of Detroit won the junior men's singles with Dwane Maki second and Richard Callaghan third.
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Cleveland
Peggy Fleming
Pasadena
Calif
Miss Fleming
Tim Wood
Detroit
Wood
Dwane Maki
Richard Callaghan
Rochester
N. Y
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