Henry Aaron Aims For Ruth’s 700 Home Runs
Column compares Henry Aaron to Babe Ruth, noting Aaron’s steady progress toward 700 homers at age 39. It recalls Ruth’s 700 milestone in 1934, Ruth’s conflicts and era differences, and Aaron’s calmer, modern approach amid baseball’s evolving conditioning and salaries.
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Henry Aaron
Henry
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Babe
Bahe
Yankee
Joe McCarthy
New York
Detroit Tigers
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit
Tommy Bridges
Yankees
Boston Braves
Lee Allen
Baltimore
Dizzy Dean
Diz
Dizzy
Braves
Judge Landis
Landis
Aaron
Bayou DeSiard Seniors Golf Tour Opens With Texans Versus Monroe Flight
The 1st Bayou DeSiard Senior Golf Tourney tees off at Bayou DeSiard Country Club with Walter Dowell facing Dwight Hansen at 1:34 pm and Ken Holt and Julius Haddad also in action. Gen Walter Johnson leads medalists in a 1:42 pm quartet, as 200 players compete across 26 flights in cloudy, shower-threatened conditions.
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Bayou DeSiard
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Dallas
Monroe
West Monroe
Arkansas
Walter Dowell
Texarkana
Ark
Dwight Hansen
Twin Cities
Kenneth Holt
Julius Haddad
Walter Johnson
Tex
Web Wilder
San Antonio
Col
Bernard Burkett
Bud” McKinney
Holt
Gen. Johnson
Haddad
Johnson
Burkett
Jim Acklin
Sherman
Acklin
General Johnson
Bayou
South
Hart Slugger Hart Knocks Holtzman From One-Hitter
Oakland right at Ken Holtzman suffers after Hart lines a homer off his left leg in an 6-0 A’s win over the Yankees. Holtzman, 10-2, reflects on his near no hitter and past feats while Jim Ray Hart recalls his famous first major league homer off Holtzman.
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Alex Sachare
Associated Press
Oakland
Ken Holtzman
Jim Ray Hart
Holtzman
Yankees
Hart
Deron Johnson
Rollie Fingers
New York
Matty Alou
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
California Angels
Boston Red Sox
Oakland Athletics
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
A’s
Schwenk Settles With Saints Sale Of Club Possible
Onetime Saints general manager Vic Schwenk settled his stock option claim against the club for 150000. The payoff could clear the way for a sale of the New Orleans franchise controlled by John Mecom Jr. Rozelle had ruled the Saints owed Schwenk the profit on a five percent option. Mecom recently turned down offers of 15 million for the franchise.
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Schwenk
Saints
NEW Orleans
Vic Schwenk
New Orleans Saints
National Football League
Pete Rozelle
Rozelle
John Mecom Jr
Mecom
Texas
Gabriel seeks trade from Rams after meeting Eagles coach
Philadelphia visit by 32 year old quarterback Roman Gabriel followed by contract dispute settlement. Gabriel flew with attorney Ed Masry to meet Eagles coach Mike McCormack to discuss NFL future and a possible Rams trade for value.
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Philadelphia
Roman Gabriel
Los Angeles Rams
Philadelphia Eagles
Gabriel
Eagles
Mike McCormack
Ed Masry
McCormack
Rams
NFL
Pirates Rally Past Braves for 3 1 Victory
Willie Stargell hit his 14th homer in the eighth inning lifting the Pirates to a 3-1 win over Atlanta. Ken Holtzman carried a no-hitter into the mid‑game before an early line drive felled him. The report also notes NFL and horse racing items involving various teams and a trotting mare earning substantial winnings.
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Bob Oliver
California
Boston
Kansas City
Gene Garber
Orioles
Dick Allen
White Sox
Detroit
Ed Herrmann
Chicago
Eddie Fisher
George Mitterwald
Jin Holt
Danny Thompson
Twins
Harmon Killebrew
Texas
Cleveland
Jeff Burroughs
Rico Carty
Willie Stargell
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Atlanta Braves
Ken Holtzman
A’s
New York
Oakland
Yankees
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Joe Schendle
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Carl A. Kelly
Lake Providence
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Roger Mitchell
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Chicago White Sox
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Cleveland Indians
Cubs
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Hurler
Allen
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Chisox
Eagle Trade
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Washington Redskins
George Allen
Pete Liske
John Reaves
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Joe Costanza
Walter Williams
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