Old Stadium Recalled in Fond Baseball Farewell
Arthur Daley offers a look back at Sportman's Park Busch Stadium once home to the flamboyant Cardinals and the ill fated Browns. The base operation moved to a new civic center stadium and the old landmark fades from the major league scene.
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Arthur Daley
New York Times News Service
New York
Sportman’s Park
Busch Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Browns
Civic Center
Gas House Gang and the Cardinals Rise to Power
The piece recalls Branch Rickey's 1920s Cardinals and the Gas House Gang era. Rickey ousted by Sam Breadon in 1925. Rogers Hornsby modernized the squad and won pennants. Rickey then built a famed farm system, supplying Dizzy Dean, Ducky Medwick, Pepper Martin, Leo Durocher, and others under Frank Frisch. Dizzy Dean and Paul Dean feature in clubhouse anecdotes.
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Branch Rickey
Cardinals
Rickey
Sam Breadon
Mahatma
Rogers Hornsby
Redbirds
Dizzy Dean
Ducky Medwick
Pepper Martin
Leo Durocher
Rip Collins
Gashouse Gang
Frank Frisch
Ol’ Diz
Brooklyn
Flash
Dean
Fought For Talent The Gashouses and Cardinals History
The piece recalls the Gashouse Kids famed for spirited play and colorful style, their influence seen in later stars like Stan Musial at Sportmans Park later Busch Stadium. It notes Musial, Hornsby, Frisch and Dean as Hall of Famers connected to that ground, with the Browns also part of the era.
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Enos Slaughter
Stan Musial
Sportman’s Park
Busch Stadium
Hornsby
Musial
Hall of Fame
Frisch
Dean
Cardinals
Brownies
Marrs Tough Round Secures Beat The Champion Prize
Dave Marr shot 33 37 70 at Firestone Country Club to win National Golf Day's Round of Champions by one stroke over Gary Player. Marr posted two-under on the front nine and finished two over on the last nine for a 70. The event offered a Beat The Champion certificate for entrants recording one-under-par. Koufax season stats are noted with a 10-4 record against four first division teams and 16-4 against five second division teams.
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Akron, Ohio
Dave Marr
PGA
Marr
Firestone
Gary
South Africa
J Sandy Koufax
Los Aneles Dodgers
Beanball War at Shea Stadium Sparks MLB Feud
In a Mets Phillies doubleheader at Shea Stadium, Beanball escalates as Selma and Buhl are hit by pitches. Phillies win opener 7-2, Mets take second 3-1 amid boos and fruit throwing. Managers Westrum and Mauch trade harsh quotes about retaliation and team protection.
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Dick Selma
Mets
Richie Allen
Phils
Selma
Bob Buhl
Buhl
Jack Fisher
Wes Westrum
Westrum
The
Birds
Allen
Gene Mauch
Phillies
Fisher
Mauch
Rangers shift Central League farm to Omaha in 1967 NHL plan
The New York Rangers move their Central League farm club from Minnesota to Omaha Nebraska for the 1967 NHL season. In Victoria B C Ter na a 32 foot sloop skippered by P T Christofferson won overall in the Swiftsure Lightship yacht race. Mexico City's Davis Cup team beat Argentina 4 1 in the American Zone semifinals with Luis Garcia and Rafael Osuna winning final singles matches.
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Associated Press New York
New York Rangers
National Hockey League
Minnesota
Omaha
NHL
Victoria
B.C
P.T. Christofferson
Vancouver
Mexico City
Mexico
Argentina
Luis Garcia
Rafael Osuna
Wallpack rider wins Wiesbaden Grand Prix jump-off
Frank Chapet of Wallpack New Jersey rode San Lucas to defeat Lutz Merkel of West Germany in a dramatic jump-off for the Grand Prix of Wiesbaden during the Equestrian Jumping Tournament. Alan Simpson of Britain clocked 3 58.4 in the 4 minute mile at the British championships while Jack Brabham of Australia secured his fifth straight victory in a Honda powered car of his own design.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Frank Chapet
Wallpack
N.J
San Lucas
West Germany
Lutz Merkel
London
Alan Simpson
Britain
Jack Brabham
Australia
Roses Fall On Brumfield as Kauai King Stacks Up Derby Glory
Brumfield will not face a Belmont dilemma as Kauai King and Creme de la Creme near a Belmont Stakes showdown. Creme dela Creme notches seventh win in eight starts and eyes a potential Triple Crown sweep amid strong support for a Rider Ira Hanford trained duo from Bwamaoza Farm. Bold Lad dominates the Metropolitan Handicap, moving toward a possible Met Suburban Brookyn triple, with Mrs H C Phipps' four year old posting a 1 34 1 5 mile.
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Ted Meierfield
Associated Press
Belmont
Hanford
Creme de la Creme
Industo
Aqueduct
Creme
Garden State Park
Don
Brumfield
Bwamaoza Farm
Creme Dela Creme
Bold Lad
H. C. Phipps
Metropolitan
Brooklyn
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
National League leaders include Mota Alou and Nicholson in batting with .375 and .333 averages. Aaron Hart Mays Flood lead runs and RBIs. Oliva Robinson and Yastrzemski among top hitters. Pitching leaders Marichal Malone Gibson Koufax with strong strikeout counts. American League leaders feature Oliva Robinson and B Robinson with runs and RBIs. Scott Reichardt home runs. Gee Ag ee stolen bases. pitching leaders Donoghue Sanford McDowell Richert.
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Associated Press
Mota
Pittsburgh
Alou
Nicholson
Houston
Aaron
Atlanta
Hart
San Francisco
Mays
Flood
St. Louis
Phillips
Chicago
Pinson
Cincinnati
Johnson
Los Angeles
McCarver
Torre
Wills
Jackson
Marichal
Maloney
Gibson
Koufax
Oliva
Minnesota
B. Robinson
Baltimore
Agee
F. Robinson
Yastrzemiski
Boston
Robinson
Yastrzemski
Allen
Minesota
Valentine
Washington
Scha
Orioles and Cardinals Triumph in Local Little League Action
In Decatur Little League on Monday the Orioles beat the Red Sox 6-4 behind Page’s three innings of work and two unearned 5th inning runs. The Cardinals edged the Braves 3-2 as Farley pitched all nine for the win and six strikeouts.
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Red Sox
Cardinals
Braves
Decatur
Page
Mote
Brown
Burch
Davis
Dunlap
Ferguson
Holland
Davie
Nutch
Craft
Murphy
Penn
Hansel
Standridge
Jeff Farley
Phil Sullivan
NL Tops In Attendance On Memorial Day
National League games drew 128062 fans across two doubleheaders and three night games on Memorial Day. American League attendance totaled 128630, with a major league grand total of 256692, just shy of last year's 257794. The largest crowd 46882 watched Philadelphia vs New York, while Kansas City drew the smallest 8039 for Detroit at the Athletics.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Mets
New York
Kansas City
Detroit
Athletics
Hill Finished In 500 Mile Race At Indianapolis
Final unofficial results list Graham Hill first at 144.317 mph in the 500 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Jim Clark second and Jim McElreath third. Numerous incidents and mechanical failures sidelined drivers including Jackie Stewart and Al Unser, while Don Branson and several others were among first lap eliminations.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Graham Hill
London
England
Lola- Ford
Jim Clark
Duns
Scotland
Lotus- Ford
Jim McElreath
Arlington
Tex
Brabham-Ford
Gordon Johncock
Hastings
Mich
Gerhardt-Ford
Mel Kenyon
Davenport
Iowa
Gerhardt-Ailemnauser
Jackie Stewart
Dunbarton
Lola-Ford
Eddie Johnson
Richmond Heights
Huffaker-Offenhauser
Bobby
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Ariz
Gurney-Ford
Parnelli Jones
Palos Verdes
Calif
Shrike Offenhauser
Rodger Ward
Lola- Offenhauser
Carl Wiliams
Kansas City
Jim Hurtubise
North Tonawanda
N.Y
Gerhardt-Offenhauser
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Brabham-Brawner Ford
George Snider
Fresno
Lotus Ford
Chuck Hulse
Downey
Watson-Ford
Bud Tingelstad
Johnny Boyd
BRP Ford
Don Branson
Champaign
Lil
Billy Foster
Victoria
B.C
Vollstedt Offenhauser
Gary Congdon
Garden Grove
Pindloker Ottenhouser
J. Foyt
Houston
Lotus-Ford
A Gurney
Costa Mesa
Cale Yarborough
Charlotte
N.C
Voll‘stedt-Ford
Arnie Knepper
Belleville
Cecil- al ‘Miller
Roseville
Bobby Grim
Indianapols
Watson-Offenhauser
Larry Dickson Marietts
Obi
Halebrand-Ford
Ronnie, Duman
Dearborn
Eislert-Ford
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