Will The Real Tommy Davis Stand Up And Take A Bow
Dodgers star Tommy Davis, 25, could become the first hitter since Ty Cobb to lead both leagues in batting for three straight seasons. Grayson notes Davis' versatility, power, and base running, while contrasting his underappreciated stardom with teammates Maury Wills, Don Drysdale, Frank Howard, and Sandy Koufax. The piece highlights Davis training in Vero Beach and his lively clubhouse presence as part of a notable Dodgers group.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
Tommy Davis
Dodgers
Ty Cobb
Georgia Peach
Tris Speaker
Los Angeles
Davis
Maury Wills
Don Drysdale
Paul
Vero Beach
Walter Alston
Tommy
Willie Davis
Wills
Frank Howard
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers Vaudevillians
Dodger
Joe Littlejohn and the NASCAR origins in South Carolina
Spartanburg motel owner Joe Littlejohn helped seed stock car racing with Bill France, meeting in 1938 when a 1938 Ford hauled turnip greens to Daytona Beach. He reflects on early races, safety gains, and NASCAR’s rise from informal contests to a multi million dollar sport.
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Spartanburg
S.C
Bill France
South Carolina
Daytona Beach
Florida
Joe Littlejohn
Nascar
Sandlapper
Littlejohn
Darlington
Little
France
Gilliam Harris
Daytona
David Pearson
Speed
Pearson
Joe
Stuart Sees New Future In Television
Boston slugger Dick Stuart discusses TV plans after baseball and recalls his stage in Boston last season. He envisions a weekly game show format and describes how he and WBZ-TV created Stuart on Sports, including live and taped segments and a one minute beeper call from the road.
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Charles Maher
Associated Press
Scottsdale, Ariz
Stone Fingers Stuart
Dick Stuart
Boston Red Sox
National Safety Council
Stuart
Boston
Bud Wilkingot
Olympics
Gene Pell
Wbz-Tv
Stone
Fpingerd
Henry Aaron
Milwaukee
Henry
Athletes eye Rome five event medals and spots
Diick Barnes surveys U S hammer throw and shot put prospects for the Rome Games. Al Oerter seeks a third Olympic hammer title as veterans Ed Burke Bill McWilliams Jay Silvester Gary Gnoted contenders face stiff competition. US javelin and discus fields also feature strong hopefuls with several former Olympians vying for berths.
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Dick Barnes Parry O'Brien
Texas AM
Associated Press
Randy Matson
Incon
SAN Francisco
Dave Davis
al Oerter
York Pony
Gary G
Hal Connolly
U.S
Rome
United States
al Hall
Big Jay Silvest
George Frenn
Ed Burke
Biller
McWilliams
Rink Babka
Connolly
Bob Humphreys
Davel
Weill
Stanford
Dallas
Frank Cowell
Arizona State
Southern Californias
Larry Stuart
California
Covelli
Tokyo
Europe
Ore
Gary Stenlund
Ed Red
Rice
Glenn Winningham
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High Point Enterprise
Bill
Turnip Greens
Richard Petty
North Carolina
Ye Oulde Park
Hugh Fullerton JR
NEW York
Hubert Humphrey
White House
America
Floyd Patterson
Washington
Humphrey
Texas
Sen. Exe
Interstate Sports Commission
Sen. Wye
Harry
Tee
Sen. Zee
Darrell Royal
Gee
Wells
Bobby
Teddy
Sargent
Stephen
Peter
Frankie Boy
Stan Musial
Safet
Carolinas
Logan Porter, JR
Fairview
Fea
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Runneke
Cuban
Dorn
Fuest
HM Furai
Loomis
Studebaker
Oldsmobile
Starfire
Dely
Tadio
Pn An
Cadillac
Tomatic
Jim Bean
Harold Nash
Curtis Swalm
Jackie Blake
Bobby Saintsing
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