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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1966
Page
5
Houston manager Grady Hatton, known for strict rules from his book Organizational Policys, aims to mold a quick, hustling Astros team. He plans to rely on youth, read opposing personnel, and push for higher than ninth place with emphasis on fundamentals over home runs.
Don Heffner inherits a Reds squad after a bold move adding Milt Pappas and promising speed. Sammy Ellis and Jim Maloney anchor a weak NL era while updates shuffle positions and rotation. Expected gains from Pappas and depth could lift the lineup, but loss of Frank Robinson and uncertainty at several spots cloud the pennant outlook.
Mudcat Grant recalls nights in Texas and Florida, the danger of racial hostility, and his rise with the Twins. He discusses a pistol used in fear, meeting coach Johnny Sain, a comedy act, and his goal of $50,000 for 1964. He stresses not hating people and loving everyone while detailing his baseball and show business life.
The piece reviews Nat Fleischer’s King features boxers through history, noting the 1920s Great White Way, the London Prize Ring Rules, and historic figures like Joe Louis, Archie Moore, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Jersey Joe Walcott. It references measurements, titles, and era milestones with a brisk, period-voiced tone.
Tom Meschery’s mother writes memoirs about exile from Russia during the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. His father, a former captain with Admiral Kolchak’s Siberian forces, was also exiled after their defeat. The San Francisco Warrior forward was born in Harbin, interned in Tokyo during World War II, and arrived in San Francisco in 1946 via the Philippines.
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