Ryun Breaks Mile World Record at Berkeley Event
Kansas teenager Jim Ryun set a world mile record of 3 minutes 51.3 seconds at Terre Haute en route to clocks in the 1 500 meters and 880 yard marks. The 19 year old from the University of Kansas pressed the pace as Poland withdrew from a USA dual meet, boosting American track history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stevenson
Associated Press
Berkeley
Calif
Kansas
Jim Ryun
United States
Poland
Russia
USA
U.S
Viet Nam
Ryan
Michel Jazy
University of Kansas
Terre Haute
Ind
Los Angeles
East Wichita
Britain
Sydney
Wooderson
Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
Herb Elliot
Australia
New Zealand
Jazy
Brooks Robinson A Talented Man Shines In All Star Game
Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles starred at the mid summer classic with three hits including a triple and three spectacular plays. He is hailed as the outstanding performer and likened to Stan Musial as he and Frank Robinson propel Baltimore toward a pennant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Daley
New York Times News Service
New York
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Pie Traynor
Pirate Nofypareil
Yesteryear
Stan Musial
Brooks
Orioles
Cincinnati Reds
Frank Robinson
Robinsons
Frank
Baltimore
Boog Powell
Jim Gentile
Booth
Little Rock
Detroit
Brook
Ryan sets world mile record at All American Invitational
Jim Ryan, 19, of Kansas wins in 3 51.3 at Edwards Stadium, breaking the world mile mark as California hosts two days of records. Other feats include three American men’s marks, two women’s records, and a fast 10 000 meters on American soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Jim Ryan
Kansan
Los Angeles
New Zealand
Australia
Britain
California
Edwards Stadium
Ryan
U.S
Art Walker
Southern California
Ron Laurrieu
Santa Monica Calif
RaNae Bair
San Diego
Charlotte Cocke
Decatur Day Set for August Twenty Seventh
The Decatur Daily reports Decatur Day is slated for Saturday August 27 as the Braves host the Mets in Atlanta. Eddie Glennon of the Braves is urged to confirm home dates and a Decatur Day committee is being formed with a call for local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Braves
Eddie Glennon
Decatur Daily Sports Department
Eddie
Daily Sports
Ron Tate
Decatur
New York Mets
New York
Atlanta
Braves
Mets
Glennon
Alabama
National League standings and Sunday results update
National League leaders include Pittsburgh San Francisco and Philadelphia with records and pcts. Sundays results show Pittsburgh San Francisco Philadelphia and other teams winning while Los Angeles and New York slipped. Upcoming games list matchups with pitchers and times across multiple parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lenes
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Houston
Atlanta
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York Ay
Chicago
New York
Schwall
Ellsworth
Jaster
Hinton Sparks Indians Sweep of Tigers In Doubleheader
Cleveland center fielder Chuck Hinton blasted three homers and drove in six as the Indians swept Detroit 7-3 and 15-2. Hinton turned around a sluggish season since June, hitting .333 in the past month with five homers and 14 RBI. The day also saw Yankees, White Sox, Orioles, Angels, Royals and others wrap up mixed results across the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Rapoport
Associated Press
Chuck Hinton
Cleveland
Indians
Detroit
Tigers
Hinton
New York
Yankees
Minnesota
Chicago
Baltimore
White Sox
California
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
Florence tops host Hartselle 17-4 in district opener
Florence erased a 3-0 deficit to crush Hartselle 17-4 at Hartselle in the opening night of the District Babe Ruth League tournament. Florence benefited from nine Hartselle errors as Van Meeks limited the hosts to two hits with 14 strikeouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Huntsville
Florence
Fort Payne
Ray Swanson
van Meeks
Norman Foote
Meeks
John Hampton
Davis Cup Final Group Match in Munich Rained Out
Germany and South Africa were unable to complete their decisive Davis Cup Group B European zone clash as rain halted play in Munich on Sunday and led to a rescheduled date set for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
South Africa
West Germany
Penn State's Dave Rowe Tallest Player on Roster
Dave Rowe, Penn State senior tackle, stands 6 feet tall and weighs 260 pounds. He hails from Illingboro New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Rowe
Penn State
Reg
Illingboro, N.J
Roundup: SL Mobile, Macon, Montgomery shine in Sunday games
Renee Lachemann hit a two run homer for SL Mobile as they win 4 2 in game one of a Knoxville doubleheader. Smokies explode for 10 runs against Athletics. Macon’s Dave Watkins belts a two run homer in a 7 3 win over Charlotte. Don Pepper stars for Montgomery in a 7 5 win over Evansville with a deciding two run shot and late insurance. Rain delays Columbus Asheville game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern League
Mobile Ao
Asheville
Asc Ao A
Kruxille
Evansville
Aml
Macon
Montgomers
Columbus
Charlotte
Montgomery
Mobile
San Knoxville
Knoxville
Associated Press
Renee Lachemann
Smokes
Athletics
Dave Watkins
Peaches
Hornets
Jerry Messerly
Andy Seminick
al Raffo
Don Pepper
Rebels
Pepper
White Sox
Ed Herrman
Atlanta
Hank Aaron
Pete Rose
Cincinnati
Don Paletici
Ohne
Curt Fiood
St. Louis
Bob Hendley
Billy Williams
Cubs
Orlando Cepeda
Cardinals
Pirates Sweep Giants In NL Pennant Race Leader Battle
Donn Clendenon stayed hot as the Pittsburgh Pirates swept a doubleheader from San Francisco 7-4 and 7-1 to move one game ahead of the Giants in the National League pennant race. Clendenon collected four hits to raise his average to .294 as the Pirates extended a 17-6 run with 32 hits in 83 at bats and 15 RBIs in that stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Chass
Associated Press
Donn Clendenon
Clendenon
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco
Giants
Pirates
Georgia
Morehouse College
Harlem Globetrotters
New York Knicks
Cleveland Browns
Pirate
Manny Mota
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
New York
Houston
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Bill Mazeroski
Willie McCovey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sports of the Times
Denny McLain
Vero Beach
Tommy Davis
Hank Bauer
Mantle
Maris
Jacksonville
Richmond
Toledo
Buffalo
Rochester
Toronto
Syracuse
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Arkansas
el Paso
Dallas-Forth Worth
Austin
Denver
Portland
Tacoma
Vancouver
Phoenix
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Indianapolis
Spokane
Seattle
Hawaii
Chicago Ou
Lopez
Bell
Downing
Grane
Miller
Pizarro
Joe Pepitone
Horace Clarke
Lou Clinton
Yankee
Clete Boyer
Yanks
Gary Peters
Angels
Clyde Wright
Bob Rodgers
Fred Valentine
Jim Hannan
Mike Hershberger
Joe Foy
New York Yankee
Minnesota Twins
Don Mincher
Mincher
Twins
Jimmy Hall
Bobby Richardson
Smokies
Abri
Bi Harper
ICLIL
Piison
Rose
Aaron Rf
Perez Ib
Torre c
Pavietich
M Jones Cf
Maloney
Menke
Edwards
Bolling
Helms
Woodwrd
Johnson
Cardenas
Fischer
Baledsohn
Baledsohn Prooo Pappas
Nushall
Ruiz
Nottebart
Davidson
Queen P
Coker
E—Pinson
Mathews
F.alou
Perez
Lemaster
Hr— Rose
Pavletich
Aaron
Sf—Bolling
SO Fischer
Baldschun
Nuxhall
Bucs
Roberto Clemente
Jose Pagan
Mazeroski
Chris Short
Phillies
Dick Groat
Joe Moeller
Mel Steiner
Dodgers
Tony Taylor
Wes Covington
Jim Gilliam
John Roseboro
Gerry Arrigo
Ed Kranepool
Felix Mantilla
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!