Satchel Paige recalls storied baseball life at Lions Club event
Ageless pitcher Satchel Paige spoke to Lions Club members at the Swiss Wheel restaurant sharing memories from his career. He praised Ted Williams and Bob Feller, supported the Continental League, and discussed aging in baseball. Paige noted his 1908 birth date per records, and his era spanning the Chattanooga Black Lookouts to Miami Marlins, plus a film role with Mitchum and London.
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LeRoy
Satchel
Ted Williams
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Madison
Paige
Bill Veeck
Chattanooga Black Lookouts
Don Larsen
Bob Turley
Yankees
Mobile
Ala
Miami Marlins
Satch
Robert Mitchum
Julie London
Jack Oakie
Hollywood
Monroe
Frank Howard Lands In Dodgers Doghouse After Skipping Games
Frank Howard a Dodgers bonus baby faces probation and a fine for missing a practice game at the Dodgers Vero Beach camp He has twice been AWOL in two weeks provoking manager Walt Alston and general manager Buzzi Bavasi Fans paid to see him in a Montreal Spokane game he did not attend and he complained of being left off the travel squad The incident follows his early spring play and weighing on the team’s plans for the season
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Frank Howard
Dodgers
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Eesaniak Los Angeles Dodgers
Howard
Ohio State
Vero Beach
West Palm Beach
Kansas City A’s
Orlando
Buzzi Bavasi
Walt Alston
Alston
MacPhail
Miami
Felipe Guerra Matos
Cuba
State Department
Ford Frick
New York
Washington
Department
Senators
Washington Senators
Revolucion
Havana
Bobby Maduro
International League
Baltimore
Fausto Miranda
Cuban Association of Sports Writers
Jacobs Aims for Historic 3000th Winner at Aqueduct
New York trainer Hirsch Jacobs, a Brooklyn native famed for Stymie sale and a long career, seeks his 3000th victory at Aqueduct. He moved within two wins after Itching Palm and Lucky One triumphs, his stable earnings exceeding 9 million dollars.
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New York
Hirsch Jacobs
Brooklyn
Aqueduct Race Track
Stymie
King Ranch
Jacobs
Itching Palm
Lucky One
Aqueduct
Revellon
Pompano Track
Miami
Fla
R. Newman
Empire City
Pompano
Mel Roach Injured During Team Practice
Bradenton Florida rain washed out the Braves and Pirates meeting. Milwaukee players improvised as Mel Roach, a second base candidate, collided with Lee Maye while chasing fly balls and was down for about fifteen minutes before resuming the workout.
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Bradenton
Fla
Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee
Mel Roach
Roach
Lee Maye
Slim Roach
Slick executives mold a new breed of major league players
Carl Erskine warns the major leagues foster slick businessmen in Ivy League attire with agents and stock market ties. He notes players own ventures and plan early retirement. At a luncheon a shirt firm announced Erskine Jim Hearn Jerry Coleman and Andy Rostbulessi join as executive sales reps.
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New York
Carl Erskine
Dodger
Ley
Erskine
Jim Hearn
Jerry Coleman
New York Giants
Andy Robustelli
Monroe Rifle Club Reigns Over Madison In Loop Win
Monroe Rifle Club outshot Madison in sitting and off hand to win 1 468 to 1 457 in Southern Wisconsin Rifle League. Monroe scorers included 100s in prone by Raymer Pfund Vogel Hanna, and in sitting by Raymer Pfund Erb Bear Penniston. Off hand saw Erb 96 Vogel 94 Hanna 95. Madison totals show numerous 100s in prone and sitting with Schultz 92 in off hand and Pinky 93 among others.
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Monroe Rifle Club
Madison
Monroe
Emil Erb
Lawrence Raymer
Herb Pfund
Robert Vogel
Ralph Penniston
Martin Hanna
Raymer
Pfund
Erb
Allan Bear
Penniston
Vogel
Bear
Clarence Drake
Hanna
Elmer Schulz
Don Standish
Pop Henderson
H. Monlein
J. Moen
Ray Gentz
Russ Pope
Rev. Pinky
M. Severson
Moen
Schultz
Pope
Vern Herr
Jim Tollefson
Turkey Exports Major Fig Crop to United States in 1958
Turkey produced 41 000 metric tons of dried figs in 1958 and sent most of the crop to the United States.
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Turkey
United States
Cuban baseball row as Orioles cancel Miami exhibition
A dispute between Cuba and Major League Baseball escalated after Lee MacPhail, Orioles president, canceled three exhibition games in Miami against the Cincinnati Reds. Cuban officials condemned the move, while MacPhail defended the decision and games proceeded in Miami. The Reds later defeated the Orioles 2-1 in 10 innings.
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Miami
State Department
Lee MacPhail
Baltimore Orioles
Cincinnati Reds
Gus Triandos
Havana
Miranda
Triandos
MacPhail
Sports Writers Association
Cuba
Baltimore
Gabe Paul
Reds
Orioles
Sacker Sells Three Year Old Pacer Fancy Haven
William Sacker sold his three year old pacer Fancy Haven to an unknown Englishman. The horse raced at Delon Springs in Florida and earned money all season. Emmett Wright of Beloit will remain in the East to train Fancy Haven at least until fall. Wright accompanied Sacker in Florida. Sacker stated the pacer last October. Phone 3.
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William Sacker
Fancy Haven
England
Sacker
Florida
Delon Springs
Fla
Emmett Wright
Beloit
Wright
Lengacher sets Pleasure League mark with 654
Jon Lengacher posted a 654 honor count last night in the Pleasure League to break Norm Huber’s 632 record on December 21. Team results show Hawley Livestock leading the league with 50 wins and Pure Oil topping Minor No 3 with 29 percent.
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Jon Lengacher
Norm Huber
Glenn Brecklin
Hawley Livestock
Pure Oil
Chuck Dwyer
Marion Mueller
Ed Condon
Huber Brewery
Spoerry’s
Simmons
Gempler’s
Martin’s
Niffenegger Drilling
Swiss Wheel
Cliff Hunt
Wright Brothers First Flight Monument at Kitty Hawk
The Wright Brothers achieved the first successful powered flight at Kitty Hawk North Carolina in 1903. A monument marks the historic event on the expansive sandy area.
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Kitty Hawk
N. C
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New York Yankees
Pittsburgh
Ralph L. Figi
Ous
Monroe Chickeries
Monroe Kennedy
President Club
Phillip J. Teehan
20Th Avenue
Wisconsin
Sen. Kennedy
Winslow Sale Barn
Winslow
Ill
Endicott
Ray Miskimon
al Green
Vern Kemper
Nate Deininger
Green County Services
Century Service
Eagles
Bob and Wig’s
Green County Service
Century
Wei
Junction House
Ludlow
Turner Hall
Schindler Auto
Corner Cafe
Montgomery Ward
Browntown Mill
Monroe Sales
Treuthardt Trucking
Mueller Cheese
Regez Cheese
Fleischmann
Fiscamany
Fleischmann Distilling Corporation
New York City
Valiant
Dearth Motors
17Th Avenue
Ind
Monroe, Wis
Steve Allen
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