Atlanta Franchise Sparks AFL NFL Expansion Showdown
In Oceanport and Atlanta, the AFL awards a 1966 franchise to Atlanta while NFL commissioner Rozelle flags Atlanta as an expansion target. Cox Broadcasting holds the sale, with a $7.5 million price, and stadium readiness remains tied to July 1 deadlines.
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Oceanport
N.J
American Football League
Atlanta
Pete Rozelle
AFL
National League
Rozelle
NFL
Cox Broadcasting Co
Broadcasting
Atlanta Stadium Authority
Milwaukee Braves
Cox Group
Foss
Stadium Authority
Free Agent Draft Picks For A s Redbirds
The AP reports the first universal draft selections by MLB clubs. Notable picks include Rick Monday from Arizona State at Kansas City and Joe De Fabric from Delta State for St. Louis. Various rounds feature players from Mt. San Antonio JC Pomona to University of Illinois and other colleges, with positions including outfielder pitcher and shortstop among multiple teams.
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New York
Kansas City
Rick Monday
Arizona State University
Santa Monica
Calif
St. Louis
Joe de Fabric
Delta State College
Crawford
N. J
Triple Aaa
Sandknap
Knox County High School
Edina
Tacoma
San Francisco
Glen Smith
Jacksonville
Terry Milani
Lewis College
Chicago
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Cubs
Ronald Webb
Hillcrest High School
Springfield
Tulsa
Jerome Alan Pruett
Lehman High School
Canton
Ohio
Birmingham
Richard Suggs
William S. Hart High School
Saugus
Frank Portera
Mississippi State College
West Point
Miss
Salvatore Bando
Arizona State U
Warrensville
Local Golfers Make Top Flight In State Action
Kansas City AP report on the Kansas amateur golf championship qualification. Duke Evans of Wichita leads with 70 using the Mon ster putter blade, with Birdies and an eagle. John Begert of Topeka Rod Horn tied for runner-up at 72. Brackets show Vickers Dennis Adams Colbert at 73. Thirty-two players advance to match play.
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Kansas City
Duke Evans
Kansas
Wichita
Milburn Country Club
John Begert
Topeka
Rod Horn
Bob Vickers
Dave Dennis
Independence
Jerry Adams
Jim Colbert
Evans
Roger Brown
Arkansas City
Ron Schmedemann
Manhattan
Jim Hardy
Hutchinson
Ralph Bevan
Steve Foulston
Grier Jones
W. R. Jones
Larry Casey
Tom Watson
Chuck Fish
Hutchin
Lawrence
Kansas University
Jon
John Hanna
Mike Krone
Tuffy Mayer
John Wooden
Baseball Standings and Results Roundup
Major League standings show Los Angeles leading the National League with a 34 020 mark and Milwaukee at 27 20. Results include Milwaukee 8 Chicago 2 and San Francisco 2 New York 1. American League lists Minnesota 32 16 and Chicago 30 19 with Tuesday results Kansas City 3 New York 3 and Minnesota 6 Cleveland 2.
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N.d. Pet
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Ty Houston
Wna
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
L. Pet. G.B
Minnesota
Cleveland
Detroit
Jari
Baltimore
Los Angele
Boston
Washington
Kansas City
Eight Golfers Qualify For U S Open Action
The U S Open at Bellerive Country Club in St Louis will feature eight qualifiers led by Fred Wampler who posted 71 73 for 144. Bobby Dickson and Frank Keller tied for second at 145, with E J Dutch Harrison advancing after a playoff. Other qualifiers include Larry Ziegle Steve Reid Monte Bradley and Jim Tom Blair.
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ST. Louis
Fred Wampler
Bellerive Country Club
Wampler
Bobby Dickson
Muskogee
Dutch) Harrison
Joe Jimenez
Jefferson City
Larry Ziegle
Steve Reid
Monte Bradley
Jim Tom Blair
Penn State Leads West Virginia 22 to 7 in Series Best
Penn State holds a 22 to 7 lead over West Virginia in their football series with two tied games recorded in the series history.
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Penn State
West Virginia
Palmer method notes height problems in fairway wood shots
The 1963 NATL News synopsis explains many novice golfers especially women struggle to lift fairway wood shots. It links the issue to rising on the toes during swing which lifts the club path and causes the ball to be struck low, eliminating height.
Snead Seeks U S Open Glory at Age 53
Sam Snead, 53, practices confidence he can win the U S Open this season after shooting 67 70 for 137 at Birmingham Country Club to qualify for his 25th Open. The White Sulphur Springs star says he is playing as well as ever, with putting being the only issue. The 65th Open runs June 17 20 at Bellerive Country Club St Louis with favorites like Venturi Nicklaus Palmer Nichols and Player exempt from qualifying.
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New York
Sam Snead
Sam
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Birmingham
Mich
Snead
Bellerive Country Club
St. Louis
Ken Venturi
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Bobby Nichols
Gary Player
Columbia Man Named NCBWA District 5 Director
Columbia Missouri resident Charles Paul Sell was named director of District 5 of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Tom Bowen of the San Jose Mercury News was named president succeeding Bill Richardson of the Kansas City Star.
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Omaha
Charles Paulsell
Columbia
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
Tom Bowen
San Jose
Calif
Mercury-News
Bill Richardson
Kansas City Star
Gonzalez defeats Mott in Corpus Christi boxing card
Manuel Gonzalez of Odessa outpoints Melvin Mott of Houston in a 10 round welterweight bout at Corpus Christi last night.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Manuel Gonzalez
Odessa
Melvin Mott
Houston
Woodeshick Burned By Balk In 11th Doom Pirates To 7-6 Win
Houston reliever Hal Woodeshick handed the Pirates a 7-6 victory with a bases loaded balk in the 11th after earlier dodging a ninth and 10th inning jam. Pittsburgh moved into first division danger, while the Astros dropped their ninth extra inning decision and 12th one run game. Dodgers edged Phillies 2-1 as Maury Wills drove in the decisive run in the ninth. Mays delivered a key two-run double for San Francisco past New York, and St Louis fell to Cincinnati 5-4 on late homers by Cardenas and Shamsky.
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Houston
Hal Woodeshick
al McBean
Astros
Pittsburgh
McBean
Pirates
St. Louis
Woodeshick
Manny Mota
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Andre Rodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia
Maury Wills
Cincinnati
Leo Cardenas
Art Shamsky
Willie Mays
San Francisco
New York Mets
Milwaukee
Chicago Cubs
Mets
Ron Swoboda
Shaw
Joe Torre
Chicago
Felipe Alou
Gene Oliver
Hank Aaron
Braves
Horlen Shines In 7-2 Sox Win Over Boston
Joe Horlen pitched four hits and two runs allowed while collecting three singles to drive in a sixth inning tally. Horlen improved to six wins with a 1.93 ERA as Chicago beat Boston 7-2, with Peters taking the loss and Horlen batting .250 on the day. The AL also saw Minnesota, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Washington post wins.
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Peters
Horlen
White Sox
Chicago
Dean Chance
Red Sox
Lee Thomas
Minnesota
Cleveland
Kansas City
New York
Los Angeles
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Camilo Pascual
Rocky Colavito
Max Alvis
Twins
Harmon Killebrew
Earl Battey
John O'Donoghue
Pete Richert
Ron Kline
Baseball Officials Confident On First Round Signings
New York AP reports baseball executives foresee signing bonuses for most of the 20 top round picks before the six month deadline. Teams like the Twins and A’s expect deals up to $100,000 for stars such as Rick Monday, while Ken Plesha has already signed with the White Sox for about $25,000. Les Rohr of Billings, Mont., is viewed as a likely $50,000 addition for the Mets as discussions continue.
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NEW York
Congress
Minnesota
Twins
Eddie Leon
University of Arizona
Tucson
Calvin Griffith
Leon
Ken Plesha
Notre Dame
Chicago White Sox
Rick Monday
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Arizona State U
Hank Peters
A’s
Tempe
Ariz
New York Mets
Chase Les Rohr
West High School
Billings
Mont
Bing Devine
Mets
Rohr
Cal Prep Star Enrolls At Kansas University
Ken Dugan a Woodland Hills sprint standout signed a letter of intent to enroll at Kansas University this fall coach Bob Timmons announced. The Crespi High School alumnus is 18, 5 10 and 135 pounds with bests of 9.5 seconds in the 100 21.0 in the 220 and 48.1 in the 440. He is invited to compete at the East West Track Meet in Woodland Hills on June 25.
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Ken Dugan
California
Kansas University
Woodland Hills
Bob Timmons
Dugan
Crespi High School
O Donoghue Shuts Down Yankees In A's 3-2 Win
John O'Donoghue pitched a three hitter to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees. Ed Charles drove in the tying and winning runs with a bases loaded single in the sixth. Clete Boyer hit a triple for the Yankees as Kansas City gained momentum in the first inning.
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Athletics
Yankees
John O’donoghue
Kansas City
O’donoghue
Jim Landis
A’s
Clete Boyer
Ed Charles
Bill Stafford
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Leo Cardenas
Art Shamsky
Reds
Bob Gibson
Cardinal
Gerry Arigo
Joe Nuxhall
Nuzhall
Curt Simmons
Joey Jay
Diego Segui
Mel Stottlemyre
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A's
Redbirds
Vancouver
Joseph Keough
Mt. San Antonio Junior College
Pomona
Portland
John
Robert Stinson
Miami
Fla
William Wolf
University of Cincinnati
Ken Koltzman
University of Ilinois
University City
Chattanooga
Stephen Sharp
Washington High School
Dave Renkiewica
Mt. Carmel High School
Wyandotte
Scott Reid
Cerritos College
Pico Rivera
Virgil Parker
Jack House
Bill Seachrest
John P. Ward Jr
James Connors
Olathe
John Coyle
Coffeyville
Doug Ricketts
Chanute
Bob Dare
Wellington
Bill Anderson
Jamie Thompson
Bob Tayro
Jon Windness
Diamond Data
THE
Associated Press
St. Louie
Cincinnaati
St. Loui
New York, N
Anne Palmer
GOLF
Fairway Woods
Natl. News. Syn
No, of America
Arnold Pulver
Amos Kelner
Deane Beman
Bethesda
Chevy Chase
Howie Johnson
Palm Springs
Charles Coody
Perrytown
Duff Lawrence
Columbus
Cary Middlecoff
Tommy Bolt
Lew Worsham
Tony Manero
PGA
Jerry Barber
Doug Ford
Vic Ghezzi
Walter Burkemo
Jim Turnesa
Columbia Man
Donn Clendenon
Virdon
Lou Johnson
Dodgers
Wills
Jim Bunning
Wal
Ly Moon
Journal-World
Horlen Ace of
Chisox Staff
Joe Horlen
Gary Peters
Cal Prep Star
O'Donoghue
Hoepitel
Spears Emiaprestie Dept
Dexter
Denver
Colorado
Travelcan
HFC
Massechusetts Ave
Ever Liwins
Viking
Gibson
Aveli
Vermont Vi
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