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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1962

Page

16

Yankee Fan on Grown Up Ballpark Stereotypes

The speaker compares Giants and Brooklyn fans to social climbers and cheapskates in a saloon setting. He notes Giants fans as pretentious and bookish while Brooklyn fans shout at umpires, smuggle loose cigarettes, and display frugal habits. The monologue captures cross city fan rivalries and comic jabs.

Giant Brooklyn Yankee Giants Dodgers California Yankees

Mets Fans Spark A City War Of Team Pride

The piece ribaldly blasts Mets fans as a mob of short beer drinkers who heckle rival teams. It contrasts Yankees and Dodgers loyalty with Mets support, calls Mets players pep but notes frequent strikeouts and bad luck. Historic rivalries and fan culture are depicted in sharp, period voice.

Mets Met Giant Dodger Yankees Mickey Mantle Whitey Ford Locey Arroyo

Met fans as loner soccer lovers and barroom mirrors

A colloquial piece portrays Mets fans as soccer minded loners who mock others, drink short beers, and shun teamwork. It contrasts them with Brooklyn and Giant fans while claiming Met supporters prefer misery and self-obsessed behavior and accuse them of vanity and hating the Yankees. Mantle's possible return is dismissed.

Met Old Dodger Giant Brooklyn Mantle Mets Yankees

Favorites Gain in NCAA Tennis

Seeded players advanced in the NCAA tennis championships with top seed Rafael Osuna of USC defeating Ken Paulson Northwestern 2 6 4 and in Tenney Michigan 6 1. UCLA and USC led teams play with four points each while Stanford Princeton and Arizona sat at three. Sixty seven players opened singles play as first doubles matches were set for today.

Rafael Osuna Southern California Ken Paulson Northwestern Tenney Michigan UCLA Stanford Princeton Arizona

Giants may have take charge guy in rookie catcher Haller

Giants coach Wes Westrum praises rookie catcher Tom Haller as a potential leadership figure and reliable pitch caller. teammates Mike McCormick and Juan Marichal endorse his defense and game management, while Haller credits his leadership and improved hitting after a rough previous season with a 6-3 win over St Louis.

SAN Francisco Alvin Dark San Francisco Giants Tom Haller Giants Willie Mays Jim Davenport Harvey Kuenn Alvin New York Giants Haller Illinois St. Louis Wes Westrum Westrum New York Jack Sanford Tacoma

Nicklaus honored in Columbus as Open champ plans rest

In Columbus Ohio city officials map a big welcome for Jackie Nicklaus the US Open champion who plans to rest and perhaps golf with his father and OSU coach Bob Kepler He will enroll at Ohio State in September to finish his business degree and return for more golf this year Nicklaus earned 15 000 on the Open bringing his rookie total to 43198 95 with 18 straight money finishes and widespread endorsements potential.

Oakmont Nicklaus Bob Kepler Ohio State University Ohio State Husky Jackie

Veeck Charges Frick Favors NL Over American League

New York UPI reports promoter Bill Veeck accuses commissioner Ford Frick of bias toward the National League and alleges owner Walter O Malley controls baseball. He cites Kennedy and Johnson snubs, double standards, and broken promises as proof of mismanagement and NL influence in the sport.

NEW York UPI Bill Veeck Ford Frick Walter O'Malley Dodgers Veeck Look Frick Kennedy Washington O'Malley Los Angeles del Webb New York Yankees Look Magazine O’malley Webb National League Lyndon Johnson Senators

Muni Baseball MIDGET LEAGUE AT SQUIRES

Fragmented notes show a Midget League baseball game at Squires with mentions of players McCinie Adams Vanderman Broyles Eddie Wade and a pinch hit. Other lines reference At Hadland with Anne's team and players Waite Evans Gallo Greg Miles H Miles, indicating multiple small scores or lineups.

Squires feNew Attic Thee McCinie Adams Vanderman Broyles Eddie Wade

Affectionately Wins National Stallion Stakes Filly Division

Affectionately extended her unbeaten streak to five by winning the filly division of the $37,480 National Stallion stakes for two year olds at Belmont Park.

New York UPI Ethel D. Jacobs Belmont Park

Nicklaus Caddy Credits Lucky Shoes For Victory

Verona resident Topsy Bugna, out of work for a year, caddied Nicklaus at Oakmont where the 62nd Open title was won. He said his lucky shoes helped during the playoff and that Nicklaus was a gentleman. locals mobbed the champion on main street as his win drew prayers from Bugna’s family.

Topsy Nicklaus Verona Pittsburgh Allegheny River Oakmont Jack-the Giant Arnold Palmer Jack Links

Liston Breaks Camp Ahead of Patterson Title Fight

Sonny Liston left camp in SOUTH FALLS PURG NY and moved to Philadelphia for a rest before his June 28 signing for the Patterson title bout in Chicago on Sept 25. Willlie Reddish says the rest will speed up his training when he returns around July 5 or 6, after the signing.

South Fallspurg UPI Sonny Liston Philadelphia Floyd Patterson Chicago Willie Reddish Sonny Liston

Powell Bout Signed for 10-Round Oakland Fight

Former NFL running back Charles Powell, ex Forty Niners and Raiders, will battle Willie Richardson of San Jose in a 10 round bout in Oakland on July 3, announced yesterday.

Los Angeles UPT Charlie Powell San Francisco Forty Niners Oakland Raiders Willie Richardson San Jose Calif Oakland

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