Folly Floater No Laughing Matter in Baseball
Steve Hamilton, veteran left handed pitcher, introduces the Folly Floater during spring and relishes hitters’ reactions. He notes the pitch, used only with no runners on, can still raise laughter while avoiding hits. The name nods to Seward's Folly as a doomed seeming gamble.
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Luis Tiant
Hamilton
Plate
Rip Sewell
Moon
Wally Moon
Los Angeles Coliseum
Folly
Liske advocates Canadian motion to cut football injuries
Denver quarterback Pete Liske, competing with Steve Tensi for the No. 1 job, urges adopting unlimited backfield motion from Canadian football to reduce injuries in the NFL. He cites Canadian rule differences, his own MVP season in the league, and the desire to test himself against top American players.
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Denver
Pete Liske
Steve Tensi
Denver Broncos
Liske
U. S
Canada
Tenji
Lou
High Point Women’s Bowling Association Kickoff Forum
The HPWA executive board opened the winter bowling season in a Monday meeting. An open session is set for Aug 24 at 3 p.m. at Brinwood Restaurant to discuss awards for high average high series and high game and to name The All Star Team among about 500 members, with few attendees at the meetings.
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Marie G. Arsenault
High Point Women’s Bowling Association
Brinwood
Dixie Series Second Round Set As Teams Prepare
Montgomery hosts Hillsville in the Dixie Youth World Series second round at 6 30 p m as Myrtle Grove falls 2 0 to Montgomery Florida pitcher Bobby Corbin hurls a three hitter for the win Other league meetings list Crazy Queens Go Go Breakfast Club Go Getters Hi-Lighters and Mix Masters with secretaries Wanda Joiner Edna Burton Marge Myers Dottie Beaston Wanda Jouler Huffman and others. organizational sessions begin Aug 8 with play starting Aug 22 plus updates on Lakeside of Chattanooga Alabama Conway and Bedford involving scheduling and refreshments
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High Point
Crazy Queens
Wanda Joiner
Edna Burton
Marge Myers
Dottie Beaston
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Astern
Hillsville
Mass
Myrtle Grove
Fla
Florida
Bobby Corbin
Tennessee
Virginia
Louisiana
Lakeside
Chattanooga
Mix Masters
Huffman
Birmingham
Bob Edmond- Yankees
Alasamay
Conway
D.C
Bedon
USA
Bedford
Major League Leaders IBY The Associated Press
American League leaders list includes Ron Carew and Brooks Robinson in batting and Ramirez Jackson leading runs and RBIs. Highlights include Blair Oliva and Killebrew with top hits and home runs, Harper and Campaneris in stolen bases. Pitching leaders show McNally and Palmer with best records and Lolich as strikeout leader. National League leaders feature Clemente and Jones batting, Rose and Bonds runs, Santo and Perez RBIs, Alou in hits, McCovey and May in homers, Brock and Bonds in steals, Selma and Merritt among top pitchers.
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Iby
Associated Press
Carew
Minnesota
R. Smith
Boston
R. Jackson
Oakland
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Blair
Powell
Balltimore
Killebrew
Oliva
Clarke
New York
F. Howard
Washington
Harper
Seattle
Campaneris
McNally
Palmer
McDowell
Cleveland
Lolich
Detroit
Clemente
Pittsburgh
C. Jones
Rose
Cincinnati
Bonds
San Francisco
Santo
Chicago
Perez
M. Alou
Kessinger
B. Williams
Tolan
McCovey
L. May
Brock
St. Louis
Selma
Merritt
Jenkins
Gibson
Junior Golf Opens in Charlotte led by Lex Alexander
Sixty four players began match play in the North Carolina Junior Golf Tournament at Charlotte Country Club. Medalist Lex Alexander of Charlotte edged townsman David Egar by one stroke after both shot 73s to lead a field trimmed from 140 in qualifying.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Lex Alexander
Alexander
David Egar
Egar
Charlotte Country Club
Note to League Secretaries From City Secretary Prangley
City Secretary Rhnemell Prangley asks all league secretaries to obtain league supplies this week or pick them up at High Point Lanes. In future, league supplies will be secured directly from her at the desk.
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League
Rhnemell Prangley
High Poin Lanes
Form Is Holding In National Play
Brookline Massachusetts AP Court of Australia led six for Form still was holding up today foreign players into the quarterfinals defending champion Arthurjals. The only surviving Americans were top seeded Mary Ann Travis Cup players in men's singles and foreigners dominating women's play in the 89th U S National Tennis Tournament at Longwood. Ashe leading a charge of U S players in men s singles joined by Stan Smith Clark Graebner Bob Lutz and Charlie Pasarell seeded in that order behind the premier player Davis Cup teammates trailing outside the touring pro ranks. Ashe appeared in top form as advanced through the third round Tuesday on the wind yard grass courts. Three Australian Davis Cup players also remained in contention in gaining the round of 18 They were Bill Bowrey Ray Ruffels Allan Stone. The crowd swarmed the courts as Ashe s popularity grew.
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Brookline
Ashe
Longwood
Stan Smith
Clark Graebner
Bob Lutz
Charlie Pasarell
Rich
Bethesda
Contever
Tention
Bill
There Is No Catching Minnesota's Rod Carew
A NEA profile of Rod Carew recounts his bold arrival in Panama, his early home steals, and his daring baserunning with the Minnesota Twins. He credits Billy Martin and sign systems with third base coach John Goryl for orchestrating seven steals home this season, with one breakaway run despite a quick throw from Gerry Nyman.
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Cleveland
NEA
Rod Carew
Panama
Minnesota Twins
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn Dodgers
Carew
Billy
Billy Martin
Twins
John Goryl
Gerry Nyman
White Sox
Nyman
Don
Pavletich
Red Raider Boosters to Form and Meet Tonight
The Andrews High School booster club to be formed, named Support Andrews Athletic Programs ISAAP, will meet at 7 40 this evening in the school cafeteria to plan year programs and sponsor the Friday night football game at Albion Millis Stadium at 7 30.
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Andrews High School
Andrews
ISAAP
Albion Millis
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