Study In Stacked Defenses The Shift Against Power Hitters
New York Times News Service analyzes the Boudreau Shift used against Ted Williams and parallels it to Henry Aaron. It details how defenses stacked left field and how Williams and Aaron considered overpowering the shift to reclaim home run production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times News Service
New York
Ted Williams
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Boudreau
Ted
Ty Cobb
Wee Willie Keeler
Cobb
Williams
Henry Aaron
Babe Ruth
Henry
Western Scores at Northbrook Open Third Round
In Northbrook Illinois on Saturday the Western Open Golf Tournament featured third round scores at Sunset Ridge Country Club a 150000 prize event. Amateur players marked with a denotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northbrook, i
Sunset Ridge Country Club
Chris and Jim Win Titles At Queen's
American teenagers Jim Connors and Chris Evert won the singles titles at the London Grass Courts, delivering outstanding performances in a tournament that highlighted their rising status in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris
Jim
Queen's
London
Jim Connors
Chris Evert
Petty Wins Lone Star 500 Pole at Texas World Speedway
Richard Petty claimed the pole at 169.412 mph for the Lone Star 500 NASCAR race in College Station Texas. Bobby Allison, second on the front row at 167.836 mph, noted heat could challenge drivers as 90s temperatures baked Texas World Speedway. Other qualifiers included Bobby Isaacs Duke May and Lee Roy Yarbrough, with Petty driving a 1972 Dodge amid his Winston Cup title chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station. Tex
Richard Petty
Bobby Allison
Allison
Texas World Speedway
Petty
Bobby Isaacs
Lee Roy Yarbrough
Isaac
Yarbrough
Tiny Lund
Chevrolet
Dean Dalton
Mercury
Duke May
Ford
John Sears
Plymouth
Heniy Gray
Thunderbird
Johnny Anderson
Monte Carlo
Hennie Chumley
Chevelle
Monzon to defend world title vs Bogs in Copenhagen
World middleweight champion Carlos Monzon of Argentina will risk his crown against Denmark's Tom Bogs in Copenhagen on August 19. The site is the stadium where Bogs won the European title from Carlos Duran on September 11, 1969. Monzon recently defended his world title in Paris against Jean-Claude Bouttier, while a rematch with Benny Briscoe in Buenos Aires was postponed due to Briscoe’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Carlos Monzon
Argentina
Denmark
Tom Bogs
Copenhagen
Monzon
Rodolfo Sabbatini
Monzon-Bogs
Bogs
Italy
Carlos Duran
Jean-Claude Bouttier
Paris
Monzen
Benny Briscoe
Philadelphia
Buenos Aires
Briscoe
Sabbatini
Amer
Heritage Village Open delayed to 36 holes in Southbury
The Ladies Professional Golfers Association Heritage Village Open in Southbury Conn was delayed one more day due to wet conditions. Officials said play would begin at 4:50 am Sunday for 18 holes weather permitting, with the concluding 18 holes to be played Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southbury
Bowling Congress tournament historic start in 1901
The American Bowling Congress tournament originated in 1901 marking the formal start of a nationwide bowling competition. Early records show the organization establishing standardized rules and national participation that year.
Walker defends British Women Amateur Golf title in 2-hole win
In Hunstanton England Mickey Walker the 19 year old defending champion retained her British Women’s Amateur crown with a two hole victory over Claudine Rubin of France. Earlier she defeated Linda Baugh 7 and 5 in the semifinals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunstanton
England
Mickey Walker
Claudine Rubin
Miss Walker
America
Linda Baugh
Mickey
Miss Baugh
Long Beach
Calif
United States
Britain
Miss Haugh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim Jamieson
Tommy Aaron
Steve Oppermann
Sanders
Bobby Nichols
Hale Irwin
Billy Casper
Lee Eider
Jim Wiechers
A Harris
Sikes
Lee Funseth
Dave Douglass
Dick Rhyan
Tom
Bob Goalby
Tom Weiskoot
David Graham
Charles Coody Kermit Zarley
Miller Barber
Homero Blancas
Larry Wood
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Ray Floyd
Johnny Miller
Dave Stockton
Dutch Baird
Julius Boros
Joel Hirson
TS TV
Bob Smith
Bob Barbarossa
Ken Stitl
Rick Rhoads
Frank Beard
Ed Sneed
Larry Mowry
Jack Montgomery
Bob J
Jim Barker
Bob Dickson
George Archer
Larry Hinson
Babe Hiskey
Allen Miller
Art Wail
Steve Meinyk
John Schroed
Dave Eichelberger
Jim Grant
Jim Barber
Ron Cerrado
Doug Ford
Bunky Henry
Queen’s Club
Connors
Belleville
Ill
John Paish
Cool Little Chris
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Karen Krantzcke
Austrlia
Bob Falkenberg
Louise Brough
Miss Evert
Paish
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Conners
Miss Krantzcke
Bilas
Iit
Bankamericaro
DIAL
Tire Stores
Bill Myers
Altae
Wis
Ak HT
Ires
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!