Ford shines as Yankees near reserved spot in pennant race
Whitey Ford, 34, pitched seven scoreless innings in a 7-0 win over the Angels at Los Angeles, extending his scoreless streak to 16 innings. Joe Pepitone hit his first major league grand slam as New York closed within one game of first place in the American League, with Boston leading and Kansas City just a half game ahead. Meanwhile, the Indians crushed the Athletics 15-6 with a Woody Held grand slam, and other major league results included Senators, Orioles, Cardinals, Braves, Giants, Mets, and Cubs all posting victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Grimsley
Associated Press
Whitey Ford
Yankees
Angels
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Ralph Houk
Joe Pepitone
Boston Red Sox
Kansas City Athletics
Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Woody Held
Red Sox
Minnesota
Washington Senators
Vic Larry Osborne
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Brooks Robinson
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York Mets
Houston
Kansas City
Held
Bill Bryan
Vic Davalilo
Barry Latman
Jim King
Osborne
Washington
Detroit
Senators
Robinson
Chicago
Jim Landis
Jim Gentile
Bob Johnson
Orioles
American League
W. L. Pet
G.B
Boston
New York
CeOnee
Baltimore
Rebs Edge Hartselle After Late Spurt
Butler rallied with seven hits to turn a 3-3 tie into an 8-? victory over Hartselle. Frank McDaniel and Danny Rollins had two hits for Hartselle. Wallace pitched all the way to win for Butler, who improves as Hartselle falls to 6-2 on the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Butler
Hartselle Tigers
West Morgan
Reds
Rebel
Frank McDaniel
Danny Rollins
Richard Grammer
Charles Howse
Ronnie Lott
Lott
Wallace
New York survey finds no clear edge in reading methods
A New York State survey asserts no overwhelming evidence that either the phonic or the look and say method is superior in teaching reading. The Associated Press reports mixed results across states with baseball standings and game schedules interwoven in the surrounding copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Derby Made For A Silky Sullivan That Can Run
Louisville AP report on the 89th Kentucky Derby field featuring No Robbery as early speed leader and contenders Chateaugay Never Bend Candy Spots Bonjour On My Honor Royal Tower Investor. Favorite Candy Spots may stay off pace. field reduced to nine with $151400 purse and forecast cloudy pleasant weather in the 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelso Sturgeon
Associated Press
Louisville, Ky
Greentree Stable
Darby Dan Farm
Chateaugay
Walnut Hill Farm
Gray Pet
Cain Hoy Stable
Never Bend
Rex Ellsworth
Candy Spots
Weather Bureau
North Texas State leads SIC golf after opening round
North Texas State Eagles top the Southern Intercollegiate standings with a 288 total led by Elgie Seamster's 69 and Bobby Greenwood's 70. Houston and Memphis State trailed by five and, with Kermit Zarley at 79, Houston faces a tough cut as teams chase medals and SEC title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Cougars
Denton
Tex
Elgie Seamster
Athens Country Coub
Buddy McEwen
Memphis State
Georgia
Wake Forest
Auburn
Kermit Zarley
Randy Petri
Fred Marti
Don Heilman
Kentucky
Jim Ferrill
Louisville
Florida
Marlon Wort
Jerry Potter
Miami
Vogt
Gators
Chip Anderson
Laurie Hammer
Harry Root
David Boyd
Amazin Mets Win Again Hit Double Figure Mark This Season
Stan Musial powered the Cardinals with a three run double in the seventh to tie Babe Ruth for extra base hits at 1,356 and lift St. Louis to a 4-0 lead over the Cubs. The win keeps front runners two games ahead in the NL. Other results include Juan Marichal guiding the Giants past the Pirates 2-1 and Ron Fairly delivering a ninth inning homer for the Dodgers in a 3-2 win over Philadelphia. The Mets routed Houston 10-3 as Charlie Neal and Don Nottebart contributed to a double figure scoring frame.
Television Coverage Outline for 1980s Race Event
The race will be aired on CBS with a 4 to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time broadcast window. A second CBS feed will run from 4 15 to 4 45, sharing coverage and commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBS
Raiders Beat Cullman 7-3 In Prep Baseball
Decatur Red Raiders topple Cullman 7-3 on five hits by Donnie Turner. Decatur improves to 6-3 with nine total hits. Next game at Huntsville on May 7, then Moulton on May 10 before the Tennessee Valley Conference tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Donnie Turner
Decatur Red Raiders
Bearcats
Decatur
Raiders
Huntsville
Moulton
Musial Ties Ruth Record In Cardinals Victory
Stan Musial, 42, tied Babe Ruth on the MLB all time extra base hits list with his 1 356th career extra base hit. He hit a three run double in the seventh as the St Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 4 3 to move two games ahead in the standings. Jackson reflecting on Musial’s feat said he would rather pitch to Musial than Kenny Boyer. The Cubs scored three in the ninth on Ron Santo’s homer but fell short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Stan
Babe Ruth
Musial
Cardinals
Ruth
St. Louis Star
Cub
Larry Jackson
Jackson
Ken Boyer
Kenny
Boyer
Don Elston
Cubs
Ron Santo
Nicklaus and Palmer Lead as Champs Tourney Opens
Nicklaus and Palmer, top rivals in golf, show potential for a two man duel in the $60,000 Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas. Nicklaus shot a record 8-under-par 64 to take a two stroke lead over Palmer after the first round. Palmer posted a 66 for Desert Inn, while Gary Player notes added competition from 25 pros in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Myers
Associated Press
Las Vegas, New
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Nicklaus
Palmer
Arnold
Arnie
Desert Inn Country Club
South Africa
Gary Player
Nicklaus Impresses With Powerful, Straight Round
The report praises Nicklaus for a terrific round, noting his power and accuracy and predicting great future potential. Bill Collins sits three shots back, showing no sign of a back ailment as the round progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicklaus
Bill Collins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tfield
Athens, Alabama
Jack the Giant
Elmer Gantry
Burt Lancaster
Jean Simmons
IBM
Jake
Rebs Down
W. L. Pet. G.B
Honda
Ducati
Decatur Motors
2Nd Ave
N.E
Rod Taylor
Jessica Tandy
Suzanne Pleshette
Tippt Hedren
Technicolor
And
PET Dairy League
Pet Dairy Bowling League
Mathyleen Farish
Kathy Vaughn
Lorene Compton
Dot Duke
Ferrah Peon
Barbara Owensby
Doris Taylor
Jimmie Wells
Freda Perry
Texans
Athens
North Texas State
Amazin’ Mets
Cardinal
Giants
Pirates
Juan Marichal
Felipe Alou
Ron Fairly
Homer
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hank Aaron
Bob Hendley
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Angels
White Sox
Marichal
Fairly
Art Mahaffey
Ron Perranoski
Hendley
Leo Cardenas
Braves
Joey Jay
Charlie Neal
Mets
Larry Burright
al Jackson
Don Nottebart
Colts
AB Culver
Cf Jones
Hinds
B. Stephenson
Rf Harpe
Davis
C Mathis
Rf Oliver
Lf Turner
p _R. Stephenson
Eee
Rogers
Fine
Kelley J. Calvert Waters Hayes Long McLemore Hancock
E. Calvert Eats
Tom Pendergast
Hartselle, Ala
AIR Patrol
Wayne
Pat Wayne
Whitney
Columbia Pictures
Mae Kerr
Jack Clayton
Ines
The
Texas
Jody McCrea
Alanna Ladd
James Mitchum
Mercury
Imeree
Kiekhaefer Corp
Fond du Lac
Toronto
Brunswick Corporatind
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!