Bench May Yield NL All Star Catcher Job To Sanguillen
Detroit AP reports star catcher Johnny Bench may give up the National League All Stars catching job to Manny Sanguillen if his left wrist does not improve by game time. Bench, 22, is nursing an injury and trails Sanguillen in current form as Sanguillen posts a .319 average with 48 RBIs this season. Bench has a .250 average with 18 homers and 37 RBIs for the Reds. Sanguillen, Panama native, is in his third season and has a lifetime .310.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Paladino
Associated Press
Detroit
Johnny Bench
Pittsburgh
Manny Sanguillen
Bench
Cincinnati Reds
Sanguillen
Reds
RBI
Panama
Pounder
Ellis
Anderson
Pirates
Willie Mays
San Francisco
Hank Aaron
Atlanta
St. Louis
Joe Torre
Willie Stargell
Willie McCovey
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Glenn Beckett
New York Mets
Bud Harrelson
Blue
Jim Palmer
Mike Cuellar
Baltimore
Mickey Lolich
Earl Weaver
National
Weaver
Palmer
Caesar
Lolich
Norm Cash
Boog Powell
Cash
Bobby Murcer
New York Yankees
Tony Oliva
Bill Freehan
Cleveland
Ray Foose
Foose
Carl Yastrzemski
Frank Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Freehan
Luis Aparicio
Boston
Robinson
Orioles
Teaching in School of Hard Knocks in Madison Square Garden
New York AP reports in Madison Square Garden two in-ring lessons from the school of hard knocks. Danny McAloon, a New York boys school PE instructor, won a one-round middleweight bout by unanimous decision over Donato Paduano. Dave Vasquez, a small college student, fought a 12-round bantamweight bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
School of Hard Knocks
Madison Square Garden
Danny McAloon
Dave Vasquez
MccAloon
Donato Paduano
All-Star Game Night recalls baseball classics and legends
In Detroit the 30th All-Star Game Night reflects on Ted Williams dramatic 1941 homer that sparked a 7 5 American win, Ruth's 1933 first All-Star homer, and other historic moments including Musial and early extra inning games. Also mentions Vasquez defeating Delgado in a separate matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Meien
Associated Press
Detroit
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Americans
Nationals
Claude Passeau
Chicago Cubs
Briggs Stadium
Williams
Washington Senators
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
National
Milwaukee
Johnny Callison
Phila
Hope Star Recaps Historic Baseball Homers at Shea and Anaheim
The text notes a 1964 game at Shea Stadium in New York where a late three run homer secured a 7-4 win for the Nationals, and a 1967 15 inning victory in Anaheim sparked by Tony Perez’s homer for Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphia
Nationals
Shea Stadium
New York
Cincinnati
Tony Perez
Anaheim
Calif
Life becomes more serious for Muhammad Ali
In a Houston AP interview Muhammad Ali, now older and more reflective, says life is a sequence of stages. He reflects on past desires from a Cadillac to a mansion, but now seeks to defeat poverty, slavery and injustice and values security over victory in the ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael A. Lutz
Associated Press
Houston, Tex
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay
Ali
All Star clash centers on Vida Blue versus Dock Ellis
The 42nd All-Star Game pits Vida Blue against Dock Ellis at Tiger Stadium with 53,634 in attendance and 50 million viewers. Blue carries a 17-3 record and starts for the American League seeking to end an eight-game skid against the National League led by Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Detroit
Vida Blue
Dock Ellis
Blue
Nationals
Ellis
Tiger Stadium
Oakland
Sparky Anderson
Anderson
Pittsburgh
Vida Blue to Start All-Star Game With Lucky Coins
Oakland's Vida Blue, 22, named by Manager Earl Weaver to start for the AL in the 42nd All-Star Game. He carries three dimes as luck for each victory, quipping about their coins bearing In God We Trust and Liberty as Joe Cronin adds another coin. The AL trails the Nationals in midseason play and seeks a lift from Blue's strong season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Vida Blue
Oakland
Blue
Earl Weaver
Vida
Abe
Joe Cronin
Cronin
Liberty
Nationals
Des Moines
TV Boxing Returns to National Screens
TV boxing makes a quiet comeback after a 1964 note of death with a weekly show carried by 33 stations on a delayed syndicated basis. Copromoter Don Fraser of the Forum Boxing Club, with Olympus Television, Inc., schedules action each Saturday night usually from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with the live telecast followed by a screening in Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Myers
Associated Press
Santa Monica
Calif
Don Fraser
Forum Boxing Club
Olympus Television, Inc
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Honolulu
Solunar Tables Plan Your Fishing and Hunting Times
Solunar Periods from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES suggest planning days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during peak periods to maximize sport. The schedule emphasizes timing for optimal activity and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Alden Knight
Plimpton Tries Out With Colts Amid Injuries
Author Plimpton joins Baltimore Colts for two weeks of workouts and suffers a dislocated thumb and a bloody nose. If he recovers, he may run four plays as quarterback in a preseason game vs Detroit on Aug 28. Unitas practices in two a days while Namath trains at Alabama and schedules Jets camp. Heat and injuries hit several camps as teams sign veterans and prep for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Rosenthaul
Associated Press
George Plimpton
Baltimore Colts
Baltimore
Plimpton
Colts
Detroit Lions
Lions
Johnny Unitas
Unitas
Joe Namath
New York Jets
University of Alabama
Beaver Falls
Namath
Jets
Cleveland
Hiram
fedRit
Larry Zelina
Browns
Jim Hunt
Houston Antwine
Don Webb
Art McMahon
Jon Morris
Tom Funchess
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nevil el MA
Paris
U.S
Viet Nam
Henry Kissinger
William Rogers
Thailand
India
Nixon
Washington, D.C
Xuan Thuy
Curtis Pare
Nguyen Thi Binh
Potter Stewart
Phan Dang Lam
U.S. Supreme Court
VEC, Inc
Madison, Wisconsin
Insurance Agency, Inc
John Newcombe
Wimbledon
Pentagon
Boies
Winten Blount
Helsinki
Finland
Tavewe Ellsworth Bunker
South Viet Nam
Pat Matzdorf
NATO
North Viet Nam
Defense
Melvin Laird
Canada
Vasquez
Manhattan Community College
Ricardo Delgado
Hope (Ark
Jack and
Phil Watkins
Bois d’Arc Lake
Jimmy Filis
San Diego
Buffalo
Youngish Fraser
George Parnassus
Jack Kent Cooke
Forum
Olympus
George Mitchell
Gene Autry
Bob Reynolds
Golden West Broadcasting Corp
Hollywood
KTLA
Dick Tiger
Don Fullmer
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!