Pay Teevee Closer Than You Think
The piece forecasts pay television creeping into homes with theater TV rights and pay-per-view options. It notes NFL and baseball contract terms, past blackout tensions, and experiments in Hartford and Toronto, predicting widespread home viewership by 1970 and the idea that fans may pay to watch games and fights at home. It cites Rozelle, CBS, and league dynamics shaping future access.
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Floyd Patterson
Patterson
Sonny Liston
National Football League
Pete Rozelle
NFL
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Yankee Stadium
NBC
Rozelle
Green Bay
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Detroit
Chicago
Baltimore
CBS
Ford Frick
Frick
Hartford
Toronto
Orioles Hopeful From Barber Pitches On Four-Day Cycle
Lefty Steve Barber dominates early season for Baltimore with six victories and 46 strikeouts leading the American League. He works every fourth day as Billy Hitchcock plans, while the rest of the rotation struggles. Barber’s 2.42 ERA and seven complete starts buoy an Orioles squad that sits within a game of the White Sox after a 10–4 win over Boston.
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Gordon Beard
Associated Press
Baltimore (Ap
Baltimore Orioles
Steve Barber
Baltimore
Billy Hitchcock
Barber
Orioles
Robin Roberts
Milt Pappas
Chuck Estrada
Pappas
Estrada
Roberts
Boston
Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Ingemar Johansson Considers Retirement from Boxing
Ingemar Johansson 29-year-old former heavyweight champion says he is thinking of quitting the ring though a lucrative offer could tempt him. He is ranked fourth by Ring Magazine and sixth by the WBA, following a recent win over Brian London. He cites a lack of compelling opponents and money as reasons to retire.
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Switzerland
Ingemar Johansson
Tounder
Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Ring Magazine
World Boxing Association
Sonny Liston
England
Brian London
Stockholm
Edwin Ahlquist
Ingemar
Ahlquist
All Sport
Ingo
Patterson
SEC Joins National Letter of Intent Program
The Southeastern Conference will join five other conferences in a national letter of intent program for prospective athletes. Commissioner Bernie Moore announced the move on Wednesday, with Penn State Syracuse Pittsburgh and West Virginia also participating. The program takes effect May 20 and binds signees to a school.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bernie Moore
SEC
Atlantic Coast
Big Eight
Big Ten
Missouri Valley
Southwest
Penn State
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Fights Last Night in Miami Beach
Sugar Cliff of Fort Lauderdale outpointed Irish Collins of Detroit in a 146 pound bout. Englin defeated Warner of Philadelphia in another 146 pound match.
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Fila
Sugar Cliff
Fort Lauderdale
Irish i Collins
Detroit
Englin
Warner
Philadelphia
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press Batting and Pitching
The AP lists top performers in batting runs hits and home runs by league leaders. Notable names include Kaline Wagner Aaron F. Alou and Banks among batters. Simmons O'Dell Koufax Mahaffey and others lead in pitching and strikeouts. figures cover 50 at bats runs batted in and stolen bases with multiple ties across teams.
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F. Alou
San Francisco
Covington
Phi
Edwards
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
White
St. Louis
Flood
Aaron
Mil McCovey
Milwaukee
Airly
Angeles
Boyer
Banks
Chicago
Cepeda
Bailey
Sancisco
Wills
Los Angeles
W. Davis
Pinson
Pagan
Simmons
O'Dell
Brewer
MacKenzie
New York
Hamilton
Gibbon
Schwall
Pittsburgh
Mahaffey
Jackson
Washburn
Koufax
Sanford and Marichal
Ambers Blames Managers For Poor State Of Boxing
Lou Ambers former world lightweight champion argues managers drive boxing mishaps and mismatches. He praises Al Weill for stopping fights to save fighters and cites his own career highs and title losses and wins against Canzoneri Jenkins and Armstrong.
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Ambers
Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
Lou Ambers
Louis D’ambrosio
Tony Canzoneri
Canzoneri
Henry Armstrong
Lew Jenkins
Jenkins
Links Clinic At Fort Sill With Golf Pros
About 100 fans attended a three tour ing professionals golf clinic at the Fort Sill Golf Club on Wednesday. Juan Chi Chi Rodriguez Chuck Rotar and Ken Still demonstrated shots and sand trap techniques with Rotar narrating. The pros, fresh from the Barneyville Open, generated strong enthusiasm per club manager Maj. Bob Bohan. Next on the schedule is a ladies club invitational set for next Tuesday inviting women golfers from area clubs for an 18 hole event.
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Fort Sill Golf Club
Juan Chi Chi Rodriguez
Chuck Rotar
Ken Still
Rotar
Barneyville
Bob Bohan
Sill
Dodgers rout Cardinals as Davis belts two homers and a triple
Yesterday's Stars: BATTING Willie Davis of the Dodgers hit two homers and a triple in the eighth, driving in the tying and winning runs as Los Angeles defeated St. Louis 11-5. PITCHING Don Rudolph of the Senators allowed one hit through 12 innings, retiring 25 in order, earning a four-hitter in a 6-3 13-inning win over Cleveland.
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Willie Davis
Dodgers
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Don Rudolph
Senators
Cleveland
Wide Odds Win At Aqueduct In Youthful Stakes
In New York at Aqueduct a 50-1 pair led the program with Prince Bective paying 101.80 to win the third race and capture the $20,000 added Youthful Stakes.
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New York
UPI
Aqueduct
Prince Bective
Bears Cadets chase records at SWC track meet in Fayetteville
In Fayetteville Arkansas the Southwest Conference track meet opens with hopes of multiple records falling. Richard Sikes of Arkansas is a top title favorite. Rice Texas A M and Baylor challenge for records in shot put discus javelin and sprints.
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Ark
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville Country Club
Richard Sikes
Arkansas
Rice
Texas A&m
Baylor
Aggies
Bears
Danny Roberts
A&m
Roberts
Texas
Jim Lancaster
Fred Hansen
Bruce Parker
Southwest Louisiana
Bill Kemp
Glynn Fields
Chink Wallender
Eddie Southern
Texas University
Ted Nelson
Musial Breaks Ruth Extra-Base Record With Homer
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his 465th career homer in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers, pushing his total extra base hits to 1,357 and breaking Babe Ruth’s career mark. He now holds or shares 42 National League records and 15 major league marks as the Cardinals lost 11 to 5.
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Babe Ruth
Stan Musial
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Musial
Cardinals
Choctaw Hosts Class A State Baseball Playoffs
Oklahoma City reports Choctaw will host Class A state high school playoffs with games Friday including Choctaw vs Anadarko at 7 30 p m and the Class A title match set for 7 30 p m Saturday Tulsa Webster meets Stillwater in the opening Friday 3 p m game Lawton hosts Class AA finals at 2 00 p m Saturday Lawton Enid play for the AA crown.
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Oklahoma City
UPD
Lawton
Choctaw
Enid
Tulsa Webster
Stillwater
Anadarko
Yank Netters Reach Round Three in Rome Tourney
Ronny Fisher of Austin Texas survived a two day marathon to reach the third round of the Italian International Tennis Tournament by overcoming Eduardo Soriano of Argentina in five sets. In doubles, Ed Rubinoff of Miami and Bill Hoogs of Los Angeles defeated France’s Jean-Noel Grinda and Pierre Barthes in three sets.
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Ronny Fisher
Austin
Tex
Eduardo Soriano
Argentina
United States
Ed Rubinoff
Miami
Fla
Bill Hoogs
Los Angeles
Jean-Noel Grinda
Pierre Barthes
France
Big League Roster Cuts Reach Major and Minor Leagues
Former Detroit star Frank Lary heads list of players sent to minors as major league rosters shrink to 25. Tigers trim several regulars including Lary, Wert, and Lolich while recalling Dustal and Goldy. other clubs reassign or release notable players across the American and National Leagues.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Frank Lary
Two Upsets Shake TransMississippi Golf Field
In Phoenix the TransMississippi tournament moved into the second round with top qualifiers still alive but two leading names knocked out. Gene Andrews defeated Otto Strobel 3 and 2 while Herbert Durham fell to Ray Hane Jr 21st hole.
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Ariz
Gene Andrews
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Otto Strobel
Corona
Herbert Durham
Stillwater
Okla
Ray Hane Jr
Inglewood
Wayne Bench
James Liggert
Denver
Brench
Phoenix Country Club
Larry Fryer
Abilene
Tex
Liggert
Whitey Reed
Las Vegas
Nev
Cubs Pitcher Breaks Slump With First Hit
Baseball briefs report Bob Buhl of the Cubs notching his first hit in several at bats to end a severe batting drought. Frank Lary of the Tigers were optioned to Knoxville after arm soreness following a 1961 season of 23 wins. Merrit Ranen of the Cubs fractured his left jaw in a pregame warmup. Other tracks and races across New York, Baltimore, Camden, San Mateo, Louisville, Boston, and Chicago highlight multiple winners and close finishes with various payouts.
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Tigers
Don Wert
Mickey Lolich
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Bob Dustal
Purnal Goldy
Willie Tasby
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Eli Grba
Los Angeles Angels
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Hank Foiles
Cincinnati Reds
Jack Curtis
Bob Lipski
Little
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Washington
Jim Hannan
Bob Schmidt
Richmond
Milwaukee
Ty Cline
Toronto
Lou Johnson
Dan Schneider
Denver
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Jim Coker
Jim Constable
Tacoma
Houston
Randy Cardinal
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Gary Kolb
Tulsa
Phil Gagliano
Atlanta
Chicago
Bob Buhl
Cubs
Frank Lary
Merrit Ranen
New York
Dark King
Aqueduct
Baltimore
Wayne Chambers
Pimlico
Serenade Menon
Camden
N.J
Orazio
Garden State
San Mateo Calif
Capt. Almanor
Bay Meadows
Louisville
Colonel
Churchill
On Guy
Boston
Little Rib
Oklahoma Outdoors Reports Squirrel Season Could Vary By Region
Oklahoma kicks off squirrel season next Wednesday with varied reports. Eastern areas show many gray and fox squirrels while central zones see fewer fox squirrels. The season runs until January 1 with daily bag limit six and possession after day one set at 12. Lake Vincent opens near Arnett as a new 160 acre water recreation area within a 3,000 acre game management region. Lake Dahlgren undergoes work to improve fishing and shore access with removal of brush and chemical control of aquatic vegetation. State wildlife actions include habitat work around Lexington and a temporary closure of Lake Elmer near Kingfisher to allow fish growth.
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United Press International
Oklahoma
Lake Vincent
Arnett
Ellis County
Elk Mountains
Lexington Game Management
Lake Dahlgren
Church League Leaders Shine In Holiday Bow Meet
Local bowling page lists top performers with hi indi totals for Jack Hansen of St John’s Lutheran achieving a 237 single and 584 series in the holiday event. First Baptist and First Methodist post high team scores while Saint Barbara and Centenary Methodist show notable percentages in standings. Various league listings feature Lee Fields, Rich Plan, McKesson’s Shoe Service and other local businesses in team lineups.
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Jack Hansen
St. John’s Lutheran
St. John’s eLutheran
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First Methodist
Saint Barbara
Jakese
First Christian
S Boulevard Christian
Centenary Methodist
Merchant's League
Lee Fields
Rich Plan
Davis Shoe Shop
McKesson’s Shoe Service
John Witt
Kegiers
Lawton
Ward Wins OU Award
Norman AP Dennis Ward of Bartlesville won the Big Eight Medallion at the University of Oklahoma O Club banquet. Ward majors in petroleum land management and is the conference’s outstanding graduating scholar athlete.
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Norman
Dennis Ward
Bartlesville
University of Oklahoma
Ward
Carl Schreiner
Midland
Tex
Jay Myers
Wayne Baughman
Air Force Rotc
Davis Tosses No-Hitter in Salisbury 4-0 Win
Right-hander Jim Davis pitched a no hitter for Salisbury as they shut out Rock Hill 4-0 in a Western Carolinas League Class A game on Wednesday night.
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S.C
Jim Davis
Salisbury
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