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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1964
Page
9
Long-hitting Tony Lema wins the Thunderbird Classic Buick Open and Cleveland Open boosting his earnings after earlier struggles. The piece notes Palmer Nicklaus and others missing the British Open while predicting Olympic track concerns and a strong Giants win over the Mets 5 0.
The old Philadelphia Athletics ended a seven year stretch in last place in the American League between 1915 and 1921.
Connie Mack managed in the major leagues for 55 years from 1895 with Pittsburgh to 1950 with the Philadelphia Athletics, shaping baseball’s managerial record with a long, storied career.
Bob Charles of New Zealand wins the British Open golf championship becoming the first left handed player to hold the title.
Wimbledon winner Margaret Smith the first Australian woman to claim the singles title stays fit by lifting weights to maintain her conditioning.
Baseball notes recap includes results Minnesota 3 Baltimore 2 Kansas City 2 Boston 0 Los Angeles at New York 2 and more. Probable pitchers listed for midweek games including Kansas City at New York O Donoghue Ford Koch Hannan Horlen and others with team matchups for Cleveland Detroit Los Angeles Baltimore Minnesota Boston Pittsburgh San Francisco and more.
Canada clinched the four man bobsled title at the Winter Olympics despite not having a single bob run in the country. Team members and nations involved were not specified in the fragment.
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees compiled 400 or more total bases in a season on five occasions, a major league record.
Chicago pitcher Larry Jackson earns his 10th win in a 1-0 Cubs victory over Cincinnati. Jackson carries a one hitter through six innings and allows no walks while fanning five. Reds hazard two hits, Pete Rose’s single and Joey Jay’s two-hitter for Chicago’s lone run comes on Jim Stewart’s sixth inning RBI.
Rowing teams from 13 nations prepare to contest the Royal Henley Regatta in Henley on Thames on its 125th birthday with 197 crews entered. The United States fields 13 crews. the Soviet Union enters a single elite eight in a buildup to the Tokyo Games. Harvard faces Vilnius in a Grand Challenge Cup heat as the Diamond Sculls attract wide international participation.
Minnesota pitcher Gerry Arrigo earned his sixth win with seven innings, fanning seven and allowing five hits as the Twins beat Baltimore 3-1 to snap the Orioles seven game win streak. Al Worthington closed after Arrigo tired in the eighth. Boog Powell scored Baltimore’s lone run as Steve Barber took the loss, dropping to five in nine decisions.
AL president Jos Cronin spots Tony Oliva, Wally Bunker, and Tony Conigliaro as the early pace-setters for rookie of the year. Cronin also notes eight other yearlings could surge in the season's second half, with Don Buford, Bobby Knoop, Bob Chance, Dalton Jones, Ed Kirkpatrick, Dick Green, Pedro Gonzalez, and Pete Mikkelsen as challengers.
Cleveland Indians president Gabe Paul informed Stadium commissioner Paul Hurd that the club will not renew its lease and will seek changes in a new contract. The current lease runs through December 31, 1964, with a 10 year renewal option. Paul expects negotiations to be normal and pleasant while noting substantial stadium work may be needed.
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