Super Stars of Baseball reviewed by Bob Broeg
St Louis Post-Dispatch sports editor Bob Broeg delivers a lively biography of baseball legends and stars in Super Stars of Baseball. The book blends humor and pathos, tracing figures from Cy Young to Hank Greenberg and Ted Williams, with vivid anecdotes and insights into the game’s generation gaps.
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UPI
Bob Broeg
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cy Young
Ty Cobb
Honus Wagner
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Babe Ruth
Rogers Hornsby
Mickey Cochrane
Gabby Hartnett
Lefty Grove
Joe DiMaggio
Hank Greenberg
Broeg
Aimee
Yogi Berra
Ernest Hemingway
Toots Shor
Shor
Berra
Hemingway
Calvin Coolidge
Washington
Yankees
Ruth
Prez
Dizzy Dean
Diz
Warriors to Rename and Split Home Games Across Bay
Franklin Mieuli announced the San Francisco Warriors will become the Golden State Warriors and play home games in Oakland and San Francisco Bay area venues. He cited talks with Peter Graham of the San Diego Arena about a possible split home schedule between San Diego and Oakland, noting fan and media reactions.
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San Francisco Warriors
National Basketball Association
Golden State Warriors
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Warriors
San Diego
Peter Graham
San Diego Arena
Slow swing lesson leads to distance breakthrough in golf tale
A golfer recalls lessons from his father to slow the swing and focus on a smooth stroke. The pitcher mentions tips from Frank Beard and promotes Shaving Strokes. The piece also lists probable pitchers for several MLB games and notes the U S wheelchair basketball team finishing third in the Wheelchair Olympics with a win over Great Britain.
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C-O Lompoc Record
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N.Y
Stoke Mandeville
Eng
UPI
United States
Great Britain
Wanamaker wins decathlon in Pan American Games show
United States star Wanamaker captured the decathlon with 7 648 points at the Pan Am Games in Cali Colombia. Teammate Russ Hodge took silver as Prefontaine and Feuerbach earned victories in track and field events highlighting US dominance.
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United States
Cauca River
Andes Mountains
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U.S
Ron Fraser
Fraser
Bine
U.s.-Cuba
Steve Prefontaine
al Feuerbach
Roxanne Pierce
Feuerbach
Los Angeles
Randy Matson
Karl Salb
Lawrence
Kans
Andrews Knocks Down Pitch Then Homers for White Sox
Mike Andrews, knocked down by Jim Perry in the fifth, jumped up to homer on the next pitch, powering the Chicago White Sox to a 7-5 win over the Minnesota Twins. Ed Herrmann added a run scoring single to give the Sox a brief lead in the fifth.
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Andrews
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White Sox
Twins
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Perry
Sweetan
Rams
Major league standings update with night games listed
Standings preview lists night games for multiple matchups including Minnesota at Chicago Washington at Detroit New York at Cleveland Boston at Baltimore Milwaukee at California Oakland at Kansas City and multiple rescheduled or moved games. Subheadings indicate players Kant Horlen McLain Niekro Kekich Foster Siebert Palmer Lopez Wright Splittorff and Blue.
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Kekich
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Siebert
Palmer
Lopez
Wright
Blue
Splittorff
Kaw City
W. L
West
Carlton dominates Padres with 5 hits in 3-1 win
Steve Carlton zips five hits allowed and one walk in a 3-1 Cardinals victory over the San Diego Padres. Nate Colbert drives in the lone Padres run while Clarence Gaston hits his 14th homer. Deron Johnson and Roger Freed power a 4-2 win for the Reds over the Mets as Dodgers rally past the Giants 5-4.
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Senators
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Jeff Burroughs
Washington
Gene Michael
Fritz Peterson
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Indians
Horace Clarke
Roger Repez
Rudy May
Angels
May
United Press International
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Carlton
Cardinals
San Diego Padres
Nate Colbert
Padres
Clarence Gaston
Deron Johnson
Roger Freed
Rick Wise
Wise
Steve Garvey
Los Angeles Dodgers
Giants
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