Pirates rise from basement to fifth as Walker’s leadership pays off
Harry Walker, nicknamed The Hat, faced an early season crisis with Pittsburgh Pirates woes including injuries to Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazeroski. By winning 20 of 24, the club climbed from last to fifth, with Walker crediting steady support from GM Joe Brown and his own steady approach to steering the team.
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Johnson to Nominate Thornberry and Coleman to Fifth Circuit
President Johnson plans to nominate Homer Thornberry and James P. Coleman to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Thornberry, a former congressman, sits on the U.S. District Court in Austin Texas. Both selections require Senate approval and the Fifth Circuit HQ is in New Orleans.
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Canadian Gift Brings 15 Bighorn Sheep to New Mexico
The Canadian government donated fifteen bighorn sheep to Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico. Animals arrived from Banff National Park due to a surplus there. The herd includes eleven ewes and four rams.
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Indiana All Stars Meet Kentucky Stars in Indiana Tilt
Indiana coach Angus Nicoson leads a quick, aggressive Indiana All Stars meeting Kentucky in a Butler Field House game, the first of a two game mid summer series for charity. Kentucky faces injuries with Butch Beard and Rick Hendrick sidelined while Indiana relies on a compact, speedy lineup.
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Linton Babe Ruth Edges Shakamak 7–3 at Jasonville
The Linton Babe Ruth team rallied to defeat Shakamak 7 to 3 at Jasonville. Bob Earle earned the win on the mound while Ron McBride took the loss. Herb Priest and Earle delivered key seventh inning hits as Linton tallied seven runs on five hits.
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NFL to Discuss Atlanta Site
The National Football League will meet in New York to weigh Atlanta Georgia as a potential new expansion site. Atlanta business leaders and club owners will attend a 1300 EDT session, with Reynolds of Richmond Hopkins and Rankin Smith among interested parties. Cox Broadcasting already holds an AFL franchise in Atlanta.
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Bunning Posts Best Walk Rate for 1964 Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jim Bunning, famed for a perfect game and a 19 win season in 1964, maintained the league's top walk rate allowed with an average of 1.46 bases on balls per game.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Spring Pheasant Surveys Report Utah Ratios
Utah surveys show 31 male pheasants per 100 hens well above the 1 to 10 ratio needed for successful breeding. The high cock to hen ratio signals strong breeding prospects for the season.
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Major League Baseball results and standings highlights
American League results include Minnesota 3 Chicago 1 Detroit 6 Boston 5 Cleveland 5 Washington 0 night Baltimore 2 N Y 1 16 innings night. Saturday games Boston at Chicago Kansas City at Detroit Los Angeles at Cleveland Washington at Baltimore night Minnesota at New York. National League standings show Los Angeles leading with 40 23.635 and Milwaukee and Cincinnati rounding top divisions. Evening games Chicago 6 Houston 5 St. Louis 4 Milwaukee 4 Philadelphia 2 night. Schedule includes Chicago at Cincinnati St. Louis at Milwaukee Pittsburgh at Houston Philadelphia at Los Angeles New York at San Francisco.
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Western Auto, Iron Take BL Action With Wins
In Boys' League action on Thursday night Linton Iron defeated Citizens 18-9 as Tony Richards hit a grand slam. Western Auto then shut out Elks 5-0.
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Baseball Schedule for Boys League at Bloomfield Tonight
The schedule lists two games at Bloomfield High School with Shakamak facing Bloomfield at 6 p m and L and M vs Fastern at 8 p m All games are at Bloomfield An unrelated note mentions that twelve days after the fishing season opened Massachusetts issued one hundred ninety six centennial trout tags and certificates were awarded to each successful angler
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Oilers want new Houston domed stadium named Tea Pot Dome
In Houston sports circles rumors say the Houston Oilers proposed naming the new domed stadium in Houston the Tea Pot Dome reflecting their oil business theme. The idea circulated locally as a playful nod to the era of oil wealth and the team's identity.
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Mantle Sets World Series Records In New York
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees holds World Series marks for most runs 42 RBIs 40 home runs 18 walks 43 and strikeouts 54 across his series career.
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New York Yankees
Siebert Blanks Senators 5-0 as Siebert K's 15
Sonny Siebert dazzles for Cleveland, fanning 15 and allowing three hits in a 5-0 win over the Washington Senators. Tebbetts praises a young staff led by McDowell Tiant and a sneaky, fastball-heavy approach.
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Don McMahon
Floyd
Tex) Weaver
Gary Bell
Track record blitz at WSU highlights foreign-born stars
Washington State University set 24 school track and field records with 16 by foreign-born athletes. Lee Orr, a Canadian from Monroe, holds the 440 record and shares the 220 and 100 marks, and helped the pace-setting mile relay. The list also includes two other Canadians, two Norwegians, and a French native.
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Giants Win 23 Inning Marathon Over Mets at Shea
The long 7 hour 23 minute game, the longest major league contest by time, saw the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants play 23 innings at Shea Stadium on May 31, 1964, with the Giants prevailing 8 to 6 in the second game of a double header.
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