Patkin’s colorful baseball career and circus lifestyle
The piece recalls Patkin’s antics from bantering on trains to a midget pinch hit with Eddie Gaedel and his post major league tours with the Harlem Globetrotters. He recounts clashes with Hank Greenberg, Jack Kramer, and Riggs, plus plans with Veeck and Caesars Palace, framing a life of comic showmanship in sports.
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Price
L.A
San Diego
Patkin
Boudreau
Ray Bolger
Veeck
St. Louis Browns
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
Browns
Jack Kramer
Eddie Gaedel
Harlem Globetrotters
USC
White Sox
Caesars Palace
al Rosen
Ken Aspromonte
Pancho Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Fred Perry
Parkin
Riggs
Hawai
Billie Jean
Joe DiMaggio
Bay Meadows Entries Mixed Races and Purses
A dense Bay Meadows listing shows multiple horse names, jockeys, and entries for several races. Notable purses include 4200, 3400, and 5000 with numerous horses such as Three Knights, Lost in Theaters, Ground Stomper, and Sweet Ole Ole among others.
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Jesse
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Scarlet Heather Silmydaunit
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Payepe
Oscar
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Chief Tarmac
Burin Ila Jro Hao Cig Pye
Gorgeous Grees
Repacr
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Coulgar Kelly
Golden Observer
Billy Gumbo
My Son
Enger
Aqueduct Entries Highlight Wide Field Across 7 Furlongs
Entry list shows multiple horses and weights at Aqueduct with notable names such as Majestic Mediin Smoked Signal Freedom Square Belle Gallante Starlight Roof and Descriptions of distances and purses including 9400 and 12000 dollar events. The roster includes numerous horses across sprint and route races with weights ranging roughly from 106 to 119 and purses of 4000 to 48000 dollars.
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Freedom Square
Alsace
Aqueduct Results Reveal Fast Times and Big Payouts
United Press International reports Aqueduct results with multiple horses posting quick times and substantial payouts. Notable finishes include Mightly Bully, Airish, and Lady Tibetot among others, with exacta and long-shot supplements and totals approaching $70,000 across the card.
Laurel Entries UPI Laurel Selections Summary
Selections and entries listed include horse names such as Nose Job and Gift of Sally with various odds and runtimes. Contests mention trainers and horses like Golden Moo Mac, Dancing Cymbals, and Provisional. Key fields show times, distances, and purse figures, with multiple horses tied to UPI Laurel selections.
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UPI Laurel
Hugh Dennis
Foss
Bonny Venture
Pleasure Chest
Montana Hour
Titanic Red
West Path
Pest
United Press International
Napoles Urged to Quit Boxing After Loss to Stracey
In Mexico City Dr Horacio Ramirez Mercado advised Jose Napoles to retire following his sixth round knockout by John Stracey of London. The physician cited age and declining legs, noting Napoles appeared exhausted after assets earlier rounds. Stracey, Lawless and Duff planned travel for talks with Don Chargin and promoters.
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Mexico City
UPI
Boxing Commission
Jose Napoles
John Stracey
London
Horacio Ramirez Mercado
Napoles
Stracey
Terry Lawless
Mickey Duff
Los Angeles
Calder Entries Clear and Fast Evening Post Listing
The list details multiple harness and horse racing entries with post times in the p.m. EST. Notable runners include Meancra 120 Hing Of Mini M6 Rocky Trip 13 Ledo Luck 120 and Lady Candice 118, plus numerous contenders such as Stolen Tiffany 109 and The Tiger 19. Entries span various weights and offers prize figures up to $8,900 for top stakes, indicating a busy, high-stakes card at Calder with many named horses and jockeys.
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Jemina T Lee
Delite
Mystic Spring Ieee
Seine Conaiand
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PiaStar
Joanne
Epicore
Jan
Seasus
Sara
Matara
Calder Results Spark Patchy Racing Payouts
A convoluted listing of horse names, bets, and payouts from a Calder meet. It mentions multiple horses such as Lightning Missile Diaz and Perfecta bets, with various sums like 4 000 and 5 500 dollars, alongside scattered driver and race notes.
Laurel Harness Race Results Hit $2,400 Purses and Odds
A crowded Laurel program lists results across multiple races with winners like Bold Spice and Hottie Pattie. The card shows purses around $2,400 to $7,500 and Exacta and Triple payouts, along with numerous horse names, drivers, and horses in a detailed market-style summary.
Vegas Santa and Trader Bill's boast holiday buzz in 3rd Street
The piece recalls a Las Vegas holiday scene with a Santa in a Lon Johns union suit at Lady Luck casino guiding wheel games for charity, and Trader Bill's at Fremont Street filled with Christmas stocking fills. It highlights staff like Lil Audrey, Georgia, Justine, Helen, Joan, Julie, Cathy and Noel, plus Benny and Arnie Palmer in local banter and holiday cheer.
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L.V
Hank Henry
E. Bonanza Big Hill
Jayne Mansfield
Lady Luck Casino
Kelly
Edi
Domingo
Donald
Duck
O.K
Hi & Lo
Mike Speel
St. Nick
Everbody
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Clover
T.B
Lil’ Audrey
Georgia
Justine
Helen
Joan
Julie
Jewel
Cathy
Noel Dolly
Kathy
Bill
Morris
Gentry
Mgr
Little John
Vegas’ One, & Only, Well Stocked “Trader Bill’s
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Marcus
Benny
Ben IE
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Aims
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