Lions Preview Friday Scrimmage Signals Season Opener Readiness
Lawrence High fans can see the 1964 Lions in a 7 p.m. Friday scrimmage at Haskell Stadium. Coach Al Woolard will mix all four units to sharpen for next week’s home opener against Manhattan High, with key returns boosting depth at fullback and guidance on who will start.
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Lions
Haskell Stadium
al Woolard
Manhattan High
Woolard
Manhattan
Lion
John Mark
Mark
Frank Pattee
Pattee
Larry Stancliff
Bob Taylor
Mickey Allen
Big Eight Coaches Split on Two-Platoon Football
Eight conference coaches discuss liberalized substitution rules. Oklahoma State’s Cutchin and Kansas State’s Weaver adopt or lean toward two platoons while top teams plan mixed lines. Staples and Devine defend limited platooning, Crowder and Devaney weigh broader use.
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Phil Cutchin
Oklahoma State
Doug Weaver
Kansas State
Cutchin
Weaver
Bowden Wyatt
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Clay Stapleton
Iowa State
Stapleton
Jack Mitchell
Mitchell
Dan Devine
Devine
Eddie Crowder
Colorado
Gomer Jones
Jim Grisham
Bob Devaney
CBS Buys Yankees in 11.2 Million Deal for 80 Percent
Boston AP reports Allyn and Finley unhappy after the American League approves CBS purchase of 80 percent of the New York Yankees for 11.2 million. CBS President Dr. Frank Stanton welcomes the deal while Finley calls it a railroad job and considers antitrust scrutiny possible.
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Columbia Broadcasting System
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New York Yankees
Frank Stanton
Charles O. Finley
Kansas City Athletics
American League Action
Dr. Stanton
Kansas City
White Sox
League
Baltimore
Athletics
Lowe of Chargers Hints Trade Over Pressure
San Diego halfback Paul Lowe, 1963 AP comeback player of the year, says he would like a trade due to pressure. Coach Sid Gillman reportedly spoke with Kansas City about Lowe for Abner Haynes but denies wanting to trade him if Lowe remains willing to play. Lowe has been sidelined by a pulled leg muscle and is a doubtful starter for the opener versus Houston.
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Paul Lowe
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Chiefs
Hank Stram
Houston
Sid
Head Injury Fatal To 11-Year-Old After Backyard Football
A brain hemorrhage linked to a backyard football game caused the death of 11-year-old Robert Allen Boucher. The boy, son of Mr and Mrs Edmund Boucher of Plainville, died in a Wichita hospital after an autopsy confirmed the cause.
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Wichita
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Edmund Boucher
Plainville
Foyt Wins Indy Century in Comeback From Last Place
A. J. Foyt of Houston Texas won the Indiana State Fair Century race for late model stock cars after starting in last place. The 100 mile event took place Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
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Indianapoplis
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Prospects Eye Kansas City Athletics At High Asking Price
Kenneth Krakauer, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said three buyers a private individual, a corporation and a syndicate are interested in purchasing the Kansas City Athletics. He noted they are not bound to Finley’s eight million dollar ask. Kansas City sport editor Ernest Mehl added two local men offered up to five million last December.
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Finley
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Phils Acquire Power To Bolster Pennant Bid
Philadelphia General Manager John Quinn secured Vic Power from the Los Angeles Angels to replace injured Frank Thomas, who broke a thumb. Power, in Minneapolis, agreed to join for over 20 000 dollars and a player to be named by October 15. Quinn moved quickly after Thomas injury.
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Los Angeles Angels
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Minneapolis
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Phillies
Frank Thomas
Fred Haney
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Minnesota
Los Angeles
Haney
Joe Adcock
Rangers Sign Plante and Seiling for 1964-65 Season
New York Rangers announce veteran goalie Jacques Plante and rookie Rod Seiling have signed 1964-65 contracts in two major NHL trades of the past decade. The moves bolster the club's goalie depth and future blue line.
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NEW York
Jacques Plante
Rod Seiling
New York Rangers
Farrington Sets Harness Racing Win Record in 1966
Bob Farrington of Richwood Ohio tops 208 harness racing victories this year surpassing his 203 win mark set for 1962. The achievement marks a new single year record in the sport.
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Mark New York
Bob Farrington
Richwood
Ohio
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