Education First for Willie Mays Son Michael
The piece recalls Willie Mays Sr describing the pressure of pursuing baseball for his son Michael now ten. Mays Sr. and Willie Jr. emphasize schooling over sport, noting they want Mike to have education first and choose his path, not be pushed into pro baseball. The narrative contrasts past dreams of a $100-a-week job with Willie Mays Jr.’s fame.
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NEW York
NEA
Willie Howard Mays Sr
U.S. Steel
Birmingham
Ala
Willie
Willie Mays Sr
San Francisco Giants
Shea Stadium
Willie Howard Mays Jr
Birmingham Black Barons
Michael Mays
Mike
Giants
Willie Sr
Willie Jr
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Jr
Fairfield Red Sox
7600s Dominate Cubs In Narrow Baseball Standings Fight
The 7600s beat the Cubs 15 to 12 as Pat Villalobos struck out 11 for the win and David Olsen added two hits. Cubs’ Pat George, Joe Valencia and Barney Rowan had two hits each. Packers toppled the Sefties 17 to 10 while the Dodgers shut out the Wildcats 4 to 0 behind Earl McGuire’s pitching. The 7600s move one game ahead of the Cubs in the league standings as the season progresses.
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Lompoc
Cubs
Pat Villalobos
David Olsen
Pat George
Joe Valencia
Barney Rowan
Packers
Sefties
Danny Dominguez
Bradley Hines
Henry Bobo
Dodgers
Earl McGuire
Wildcats
Cardinals
Rogers hits home run to pace Expos in tight league game
In a 10 to 9 Expos win over the Royals, Gary Vick struck out nine as Rogers homered in the seventh. Clell Lightner added three singles for the Expos, while Carver Shivers and Steve Staggers led Royals hitters with a mix of singles and a double. In the other game the Padres beat the Royals 12 to 9 behind Steve Clayton’s multi hit day.
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Rogers
Pace Expos
Expos
Royals
Village Hills
Gary Rogers
Clell Lightner
Carver Shivers
Steve Staggers
Jay Spewart
David Martin
Steve Clayton
Padres
John Lowry
John Meneley
Bob Tapia
Jeff Smith
Baseball Leaders and Local Little League Highlights
Summary of league leaders in batting and pitching across American and National Leagues, noting Banks McCovey Allen Santo Bench and others with top RBI and batting totals. Includes Moose defeating Red Sox in Lompoc minors led by Darold Dixon, plus Angels and Giants game and Red Sox comeback over Yankees with William Sarmin credited with victory.
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Petrocelli
Bos
Jackson
Oak
Howard
Wash
Pepitone
F. Robinson
Balt
Killebrew
Minn
Epstein
Banks
Chi
McCovey
Allen
Phil
Santo
Bench
Cin
Darold Dixon
Moose
Red Sox
Lompoc
Yankees
William Sarmin
United Press International National League
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H. Pet. Alou
Pitt
Jones
H.arn
McCoy
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Perez
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Hadly
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Ptreli
F.alonsa
Smith
Olva
Pwel
Mrcer
Wilms
Hegan
Sea
H. Aaron
Adl
May
Wynn
Barthel Throws No-Hitter as Scorpions Dominate Craftsmen
Dale Barthel pitched a perfect game with 17 strikeouts and two hits, leading the Scorpions to a 15-0 Cap League win over the Craftsmen. Jeff Bettendorf added three hits, while Scott Robbins won for the Pythians in a 13-12 victory over the Mets. Barthel also had three hits in the game and earlier performances included a 17-6 win against the Mets.
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Leo Gies
Moose
Bill Gies
Mike Walker
Red Sox
Dale Barthel
The
Scorpions
Craftsmen
Pythians
Mets
Scott Robbins
George Wright
Jerry Valencia
Carlos Garcia
Peter Martinez
Barthel
Brown adapts from player to coach at Davidson College
Davidson College hires former Oakland Oaks star Larry Brown to replace Lefty Driesell as head coach. Brown, 28, discusses the tough transition from player to leader while preparing to coach a team that retained three front-line stars and faces recruiting strain after a month without a head coach.
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Terry Wooten Davidson
N.C
UPI
Larry Brown
Oakland Oaks
American Basketball Association
Brown
Davidson College
Lefty Driesell
Driesell
Maryland
University of North Carolina
Dean Smith
North Carolina
Smith
Frank McGuire
Babe McCarthy
New Orleans Bucs
Alex Hannum
the Oaks
McGuire
South Carolina
Davidson
Oaks
Mike Maloy
Doug Cook
Jery Kroll
Wayne Huckel
Dave Moser
Prep vaulter could be first to clear 18 feet
Robert Pullard, an 18 year old Los Angeles High School senior, could become the first pole vaulter to clear 18 feet after setting a national prep record at 16 feet 7 inches. He recovered from a broken pole incident and plans to push toward the 18 foot barrier with confidence in his technique and speed.
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James F. Cour
Los Angeles
UPI
Robert Pullard
Dequincy
Paul Wilson
Downey
Calif
Casey Carrigan
Pullard
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Arlington, Va
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Richmond, Va
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Crozier
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