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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1964
Page
9
The article mocks the big league talks in Houston with club owners swapping absurd trades and brimming with offbeat offers. Banter highlights include batboys, attendants, a groundskeeper, a shell shocked pitcher, a booze supply, and draft rights amid a chaotic negotiation scene.
New York Mets chief M. Donald Grant confirms a $500,000 bid for Dodgers outfielder Willie Davis and signals similar offers for Willie Mays Hank Aaron Sandy Koufax or Billy Williams. The team seeks a superstar to boost fan appeal and climb from the NL cellar with a high-profile acquisition. Davis hit .294 with 23 doubles seven triples and 12 homers this season. If Davis stays in Los Angeles Mays or Aaron could join Casey Stengel's Mets next year.
The list shows top NFL leaders by rushing and passing categories from UPI with players like Gros and Johnson leading rushing averages and totals. It includes passing percentage completions and touchdowns, along with other leaders in receptions, scoring, points, and kicking.
Rancho, an easy winner last week, hosts Paramount in the only local high school game. Basic debuts against Cedar City while Henderson hosts Dixie JC B team. Boulder City visits Palm Springs and Moapa Valley plays Parowan. Bishop Gorman faces St John Vianney, with more Saturday games across Nevada and Utah.
The Nevada Southern Rebels host Nevada Reno in the Convention Center Saturday at 8 15 p m with 6 5 stars Tom Nicholson and Silas Stepp leading 1 1 NSU while regulars Silas Stepp Bob Glasgow and Bob Holm sit out with flu. Moon returns from ankle injury to anchor the lineup as NSU aims for a rising start.
Dorothy Davies Veda Cos tello and Marge Mandotte Evelyn Von Tober posted net 68 in the best ball partners event at the Desert Inn course. The Desert Inn Women’s Golf Association held the play yesterday among its members.
UPI reports Judge Fran cis Shunk Brown refused to issue an injunction blocking the middleweight title bout at Convention Hall next Monday. A further hearing is set on a New Jersey suit brought by Louis Duva Garden State Sports Corp and Empire State Sports Corp.
Cleveland, 9 3 1, is a 12 point favorite over New York Giants, 2 9 2. Browns must beat their nemesis tomorrow to avoid a potential playoff scenario with St. Louis if a tie coincides with a Cardinals victory.
Julius Boros Betsy Rawls lead the Haig and Haig Scotch mixed foursome championship after a first round where Rudolph Whitworth tied for second with a 69. Art Wall Mary Mills and Wes Ellis Judy Kimball followed close, while other pairings, including Sikes Haynie and Bowers Mann, posted varied scores.
A flood of college basketball results shows Miami and Niagara in a close matchup while Houston outscored Texas Christian Furman defeated Richmond and Arlington posted a strong win Grambling beat Mississippi Valley Other top games include Northeastern over Tufts Duke prevailing over Navy New Mexico routed New Mexico State and Villanova topped American University Also Siena beat South Carolina and Rhode Island defeated Manhattan in several other conferences and venues.
The Horsemen Protective and Benevolent Association HPBA warned it would boycott thoroughbred racing in New York if off course betting is legalized. They sent a letter to James Cox Brady board chairman of the New York Racing Association stating members would not race in New York without legal off course bets. The Jockeys Guild and American Trainers Association supported the HPBA position.
The junior boxing event at Jim Bridger School produced rapid knockouts including a KO by Knudsen and a 2 win for Briden.
Williams loses right to enter the ring as the Texas State Boxing Commission suspends him indefinitely without a hearing after a shooting incident involving a highway patrolman. Williams remains hospitalized with a gunshot wound and could return to gym in 60 days for light work, with full boxing plans uncertain.
Gedney Farms' Gun Bow heads eight contenders for the $145,000 Santa Anita Handicap to be run February 27 as the Blue Ribbon Stakes of the winter meeting at Santa Anita. The field includes Candy Spots making a comeback, Mr. Consistency defending, and other standouts such as Roman Brother Colorado King Hill Rise and Native Diver. Santa Anita opens its 55 day winter meet December 26 with weights posted February 17.
Middleweight champion Joey Giardello says vitamin injections ordered by his physician Dr. Alex Minniti boost stamina for the December 14 title bout with Rubin Carter. Giardello, 31, expects the shots to keep him energized through the fight, with two more injections planned before the match.
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