Richards Out as Astros GM as Hatton Hired in Houston
Houston owner Roy Hofheinz fired general manager Paul Richards and named Grady Hatton as manager of the Astros’ baseball operations with Tal Smith as director of player personnel. Harris and Robinson face new roles as Hatton and Smith share Richards’ duties. the GM title is retired.
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Houston, Tex
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Houston Astros
Gay
Roy Hofheinz
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Richards
Lyman Harris
Grady Hatton
Houston
Oklahoma City
Tal Smith
Hofheinz
Smith
Hatton
Grady
Fal
Gabe Paul
Oliva Wins Back-To-Back AL Batting Title With 32 Average
Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins earns the AL batting crown for the second straight year with a .323 mark after a late-season surge. The Twins lead the league in runs 774 and team batting .254, aided by 1,396 hits and 257 doubles. Oliva, 25, battled a right middle finger injury but finished strong amid a three-year home run reign by Harmon Killebrew ending with 25.
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Boston
Tony Oliva
Minnesota
Oliva
Twins
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Detroit
Olive
Ted Williams
Carl Yastrzemski
Vic Davalillo
Cleveland
Brooks Robinson
Tony Conigliaro
Harmon Killebrew
Rocky Colavito
Sports Bowl Five Is Third
The Sports Bowl team finished third in the Everett Tournament at Fort Wayne Indiana. They posted 3042 in actual for a third place finish and 1103 was the high single game. Schuster led with 632 total, Frisbie 629, Rice 929, and the squad stood 13th in handicap with 3067.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Yesteryear
June Schuster
Schuster
Jack Frisbie
Don Rice
Bowling Scores and A Philippine Stopover Noted
Bowling results list Mel Schultz Mag Longman Greta Back Judy Deliver Marge Smith Nancy Burge Marg Beachler JoAnn Manning Judy Schultz D Burge Jane Eyler Fannie Brown Carolyn Wilder and a Manila Philippines incident notes a Philippine stopover where Chong Taevim from South Korea recorded 133.
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Mel Schultz
Mag Longman
Greta Back
Judy Deliver
Marge Smith
Sir Nancy Burge
Marg. Beachler
JoAnn Manning
Judy Schultz
D. Burge
Jane Eyler
Fannie Brown
Carolyn Wilder
Manila
Philippines
Chong Taevim
South Korea
Long List Of Hoop Contenders Dominates AP Preview
The Associated Press outlines leading national title contenders led by Duke with Bob Verga and Jack Maring who swept UCLA in back-to-back games 84 46 and 94 75. Michigan with Cazzie Russell follows, then St Josephs Vanderbilt and more as UCLA faces Kansas and Cincinnati this week.
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Duke Blue Devils
Bob Verga
Jack Maring
Cazzy Russell
Michigan Wolverines
Ut.a
Associated Press
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Philadelphia
Vanderbilt
Minnesota
Kansas
Providence
Michigan
Wichita
San Francisco
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Cazzie
Chicago Stadium
Wolverines
Duke
Ladies Day Tell Me Who Called This The Sport Of
A fragmented line centers on the phrase Ladies Day and questions who dubbed a certain activity the sport of it. The excerpt shows uncertainty and lacks surrounding details to identify the sport, person, or event.
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Juste
Hawks Hope Persists After Loss to Lakers
The St. Louis Hawks fell 123 to 101 to the Los Angeles Lakers but still target first in the NBA Western Division. Coach Richie Guerin played 33 of 48 minutes despite an Achilles bruise as teammates suffer injuries. The club will pause until December 25 in New York to allow healing.
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Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
Hawks
Los Angeles
Richie Guerin
San Francisco
Guerin
Seven Ohio teams remain unbeaten after weekend college games
Seven Ohio college quintets stayed undefeated as Dayton beat Middle Tennessee 90 63 Cincinnati crushed South Dakota 112 66 Akron edged Denison 61 54 Central State won 106 78 over West Virginia State with Ed Bryant scoring 29 points Wooster and Bluffton also victorious Kent State faced an upcoming test ahead Syracuse at Bowling Green Ohio U at Purdue Xavier at Detroit.
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Flyers
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Ed Bryant
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Steubenville
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Bowling Green
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Purdue
Xavier
Detroit
K Of C Results Midget and Junior League Scores
In the Midget League Nats beat Hawks 20 to 14 and Royals toppled Celtics 25 to 14. Pistons outscored Knicks 37 to 14. In the Junior League Steelers won 32 to 3 against Colts while Bears defeated Warriors 25 to 20. Celtics 37 beat Lions 8 and Panthers won 39 to 18 over Vikings.
Spectator killed at Quito six hour auto race
An 18 year old spectator Cristolal Aguilar was killed while crossing the course during the City of Quito six hour auto race. Fausto Merello won the race.
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Quito
Ecuador
Cristolal Aguilar
Fausto Merello
NBA Standings Sunday Results
Los Angeles defeated St Louis 123 to 101 to push ahead in the standings. The game highlighted the Lakers performance with strong scoring from key players as the visit of St Louis ended in a clear road win.
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St. Louis
Sweeper Has New Leader In Bowling Sports Bowl
Ray Baker of Cincinnati moved into first place with a 954 total at the Sports Bowl. Modafferi's Recreation leads the team event with 3.25 percent, followed by Trac-Masters of Middletown at 3.219 and Charles Sturat Olds of Indianapolis third at 3.179.
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Ohio Valley Tournament
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Miamisburg
A. P. Coleman
Ossie Miller
Hartford City
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