Tigers See Marked Improvement Promise for 1964
Detroit manager Charlie Dressen states the Tigers will be the American League’s most improved team in 1964 citing winter trades that bolster infield and outfield and add pitching depth. He highlights Lumpe at second, Demeter in center, Bruton in left, Kaline’s batting prowess, and a strengthened rotation featuring Aguirre Regan Lary Lolich Rakow and Wickersham with Messina as depth.
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Detroit Tigers
LOS Angeles
Tigers
Jerry Lumpe
Lumpe
Kansas City
Rocky Colavito
Don Demeter
Philadelphia
Jim Bunning
Demeter
A! Kaline
Bill Bruton
Willie Horton
Dick McAuliffe
Norm Cash
Don Wert
Bubba Phillips
Bill Freehan
Gus Triandos
Freehan
Ed Rakow
Dave Wickersham
Rakow
Wickersham
Jack Hamilton
Hank Aguirre
Phil Regan
Frank Lary
Mickey Lolich
Don Messi
Anderson Wins Two Motorcycle Grand Prix Races
Hugh Anderson of New Zealand dominated the first events at the motorcycle Grand Prix of the United States in Daytona Beach Florida winning the 50 cc and 125 cc races aboard Suzuki machines. Teammates finished 1 2 3 and Anderson set automatic records with speeds of 78.933 mph and 88.504 mph on the new 3.1 mile course. He earned eight points in each class toward repeating as a double world champion.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Hugh Anderson
New Zealand
United States
Anderson
Lou Baker Named Illinois Football Coach Candidate
Champaign Illinois AP Lou Baker a part time assistant last fall was named Saturday to the eye of Illinois football places Bill Tate this week named head football coach at Wake Forest.
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Champaign
Ill
Lou Baker
Illinois
Bill Tate
Wake Forest
Veterans consider multiple candidates for baseball Hall of Fame
New York AP At least one and perhaps six oldtime stars may win Hall of Fame election by the veterans committee meeting in New York This year candidates include pre 1900s hitters Jake Beckley Roger Connor Jim Galvin Joe Kelley John Montgomery Ward and interwar stars Goose Goslin Earl Averill Urban Faber Committee chaired by Warren Brown may elect up to six with last year electees later inducted in Cooperstown.
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NEW York
Hall of Fame
Veterans’ Committee
Jake Beckley
Roger Connor
Jim Galvin
Joe Kelley
John Montgomery Ward
Leon
Goose) Goslin
Earl Averill
Urban
Red) Faber
Veterans’ Group
Warren Brown
Chicago
Sam Rice
Elmer Flick
John Clarkson
Eppa Rixey
Cooperstown
N.Y
Baseball Writers
Luke Appling
Chicago White Sox
Paul Kerr
Kerr
Texan Named Softball Proxy
CHICAGO AP William Weg Regional vice presidents and appointed Don E Porter Newark N J as executive secretary treasurer The new regional vice presidents Pacific Coast Alfred Morton Redwood City Calif North Central Jerry Stremel Hutchinson Kan Atlantic city
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Chicago
William Wegional
Don E. Porter
Newark
N. J
Pacific Coast
Alfred Morton
Redwood City
Calif
North Central
Jerry Stremel
Hutchinson
Kan
Atlantic
Six Major CGA Events Set Across Carolinas in Year
The Carolina Golf Association unveils a six event schedule for the year led by the Carolinas Virginia Brook team match July 31. Other dates include early spring and summer tournaments across Forest Lake Colum- Fount ain Inn Simpsonville Greenwood and Booth venues in South and North Carolina with a three day format. The season features CGA Junior and Senior events, USGA qualifiers, and a plan to hold 36 one day tours this year to broaden participation across Myrtle Beach Morganton Florence and Pinehurst areas.
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S.C
Boone
Whispering Pines
North Carolinas
Boscobel
Pendleton
Camden
Seayer
Ee Wanda Mme
Pinehurst
N.C
Carolina Golf Association
Clyde Mangum
Execu
Mae Gay Bs Sidhe
Oy We Association
Scucuuculgiae
O.v
Loumy Viud
Welch
Salis
Gaston
Fort Mill
Bury
Jack Crist
Chartty Club
Dave Sedgefield
Greensboro
Lotte
Smith
Carolina Golf Club
Charlotte
Starmount Forest
CGA
Southern Pines
Gaston Coun
Morganton
Antry Club
Gastonia
Hills
Jack Lewis
Valley
Columbia
Ala- Florence
Jack Norman
Winston-Salemmance
Burlington
Simmon Hill
Association
Statesville
USGA
Chapel Hill
Ocean
Cham
Mie Boneh
Florence
Dunes
Myrtle Beach
Cape Fear
Wilming
North
Ton
Rock Hill
Low
Orioles Sign Two Pitchers For 1964 Season
Baltimore announces the signings of pitchers Milt Pappas and Mike McCormick for 1964. Pappas, 24, has six major league seasons completed after 11 minor league innings. McCormick, 25, brings seven major league seasons with no minor league experience.
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Baltimore
Milt Pappas
Mike McCormick
Baltimore Orioles
Pappas
McCormick
Most Coaches See Sub Rule Bring Two-Platoon Trend
The Associated Press report argues the 1964 substitution rule will allow more flexible platoons while preserving two way players. Coaches like Dietzel and Arlanson predict three units or limited specialists, with fear of the clock curbing full specialization.
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Bob Hoobing
Associated Press
Boston
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Eddie Anderson
Holy Cross
Darrell Royal
Texas
Duke Carlisle
Royal
Marv Kristynik
Paul Dietzel
Army
Louisiana State
LSU
Charlie McClendon
Dietzel
Baton Rouge
West Point
Crisler
Navy
Harry Arlanson
Tufts
Arlanson
Dartmouth
Bob Blackman
Blackman
All America
Columbia
Archie Roberts
Furman Coed Is Named As Ski Queen
Bette Weston Simpson a Furman University coed was crowned Miss Southern Ski Queen at Blowing Rock Ski Lodge in North Carolina. The 20-year-old daughter of Clemson residents won a summer scholarship to Appalachian State Teachers College. She emerged from ten entrants with Judith Ann Bower and Cheri Rose as runners up.
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Blowing Rock
N.C
Bette Weston Simpson
Furman University
Edward Simpson
Clemson
S.C
Appalachian State Teachers College
Boone
Cynthia Stroup
Queens College
Charlotte
Judith Ann Bower
Appalachian State Teachers ‘College
Cheri Rose
Salem Academy
Winston-Salem
Lions rookie tackle dies of chronic kidney ailment
DETROIT AP reports Lucien Reeberg Jr. a 21 year old Detroit Lions tackle died Friday from an acute exacerbation of a chronic kidney ailment. Reeberg had been admitted to Detroit Osteopathic Hospital for a routine physical checkup days earlier.
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Detroit
Lucien Reeberg Jr
Detroit Lions
Reeberg
Detroit Osteopathic Hospital
Euremia
Richard A. Thompson
The
Lions
Thompson
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