Major League Council calls meeting on commissioner search
The Major League Council set a quick Chicago meeting to plan selecting a successor to Ford Frick who told the leagues he will resign when his term ends September 21, 1965. Cronin and Giles will convene the Executive Council to study candidates, with Harry Carey proposing Stan Musial as a candidate to boost the game’s image.
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Boston
UPI
Major League Council
Chicago
Ford Frick
Frick
Warren Giles
Joe Cronin
Giles
Cronin
Major League Executive Council
St. Louis Cardinal
Harry Carey
Stan Musial
Carey
Sports Digest
St. Louis
Johnson
Musial
Chance Sets 1.63 ERA As Angels Win On Low-Scoring Night
Dean Chance lowered his season ERA to 1.63 in a 1-0 Angels win over the Orioles, extending his unbeaten streak to seven and raising his record to 12-5. The article notes historical ERA marks by Spud Chandler and other pitchers, and mentions related AL and NL results from that night including the Yankees, Athletics, Tigers, Twins, Indians, and several others.
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Fred Down
UPI
Dean Chance
Chance
Los Angeles Angeles
Spud Chandler
New York Yankees
Walter Johnson
Lefty Grove
Bob Feller
Hal Newhouser
Whitey Ford
Bo Belinsky
Angels
Baltimore Orioles
Wally Bunker
Bill Rigney
Bob Lee
Los Angeles
Orioles
Yankees
Kansas City Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Harmon Killebrew
Twins
Camilo Pascual
Earl Wilson
Red Sox
Tigers
White Sox
Dick McAuliffe
Don Wert
Julio Navarro
Juan Pizarro
Leon Wagner
Joe Azcue
Chico Salmon
Cleveland
Lee Stange
Gary Bell
Stange
Lennie Green
Jim Gregosi
Newhouser
Grove
Feller
Ford
Mays Leads Giants With Two Homers In 4-1 Win
Willie Mays played through a cold to star for the Giants at Shea Stadium. He hit two solo homers, his first in 16 games, as San Francisco beat the Mets 4-1 to stay two games behind the Phillies in the NL pennant race. McCovey also homered. Haller doubled in Cepeda.
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Alvin Dark
Mays
San Francisco Giant
New York Mets
Dark
Willie
Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Shea Stadium
Willie McCovey
Tom Haller
Orlando Cepeda
Ron Herbel
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Milwaukee Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Kansas City
New York
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Baltimore
Detroit
Chicago
Minnesota
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Jim Bunning
Richie Allen
Philadelphia
Tony Gonzalez
Johnny Callison
Tony Taylor
John Hernstein
Allen
Braves
Reds
Ed Mathews
John Tsitouris
Denny Lemaster
Wade Blasingame
Hank Aaron
Jim Pagliaroni
Roberto Clemente
Gene Alley
Pirates
al McBean
Dodger
Ron Perranoski
Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh
Bill White
Gordon Richardson
Cardinals
Bob Buhl
Nicklaus and Palmer Chosen for Canada Cup at Maui
New York UPI reports Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer were named to represent the United States in the 12th International golf championship and Canada Cup matches at Maui Hawaii December 3 to 6. The event features two man teams from 34 nations competing for title honors.
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New York
UPI
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
United States
Maui
Hawaii
Western Open Opens with Palmer Lema Venturi Favored at Chicago
Arnold Palmer Tony Lema and Ken Venturi head the 61st Western Open field at Tom O'Shanter Country Club as a $50,000 event. Jack Nicklaus Julius Boros Billy Casper Charles Sifford and Fred Hawkins are top challengers on the par 71 6686 yard course over four days and 72 holes.
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Chicago
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Tony Lema
Ken Venturi
Tom O’shanter Country Club
Palmer
Lema
Venturi
Jack Nicklaus
Julius Boros
Billy Casper
Charles Sifford
Fred Hawkins
George Keyes
Beathard to Start for College All Stars Against Bears
Otto Graham named Pete Beathard of Southern California the starting quarterback for the College All Stars at Soldier Field facing the Chicago Bears. Beathard edged George Mira and Jack Concannon for the job with Mira and Concannon expected to see action. Tony Lorick and Willis Crenshaw were set as starting running backs, with possible replacements if Lorick cannot play.
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UPI
Otto Graham
Pete Beathard
Southern California
Chicago Bears
Soldier Field
Beathard
George Mira
Miami
Jack Concannon
Boston College
Mira
Concannon
Graham
Tony Lorick
Arizona State
Willis Crenshaw
Kansas State
Lorick
Matt Snell
Ohio State
Charlie Taylor
Bobby Smith
North Texas State
Legion Tourney Like Old Times
Ashtabula and Steubenville, unbeaten contenders, collide in the Ohio American Legion double elimination tournament. Ashtabula blasted Ottawa 22 3 after nine Ottawa errors, while Steubenville edged Bridgeport 2 1 in the winner’s bracket.
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Athens
UPI
Ashtabula
Steubenville
Ohio American Legion
Ottawa
Bridgeport
Chris Kotila
Don Sneck
Jack Bell
Bob Leasure
Gerald Sikora
Lorain Old Dutch Brewettes Win Ohio Softball Title
Lorain Old Dutch Brewettes remain unbeaten to win the Ohio Women's Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament. Julie Andrews earned her fifth tourney win with a 4-1 title game victory over Wooster Lumber Girls. Lorain advances to the regional at Adrian Michigan after a decisive sixth inning four-run burst. Wooster reached the final by defeating Hubbard Merchants 8-2 behind Wilma Kadar's four-hit pitching.
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Wooster
UPI
Lorain
Ohio
Adrian
Mich
Julie Andrews
Wooster Lumber Girls
Hubbard Merchants
Wilma Kadar
Major League Standings and Results Snapshot
MLB results show Cleveland routed Washington 9 to 0 while Detroit topped Chicago 3 to 1 and Minnesota beat Boston 6 to 1. Kansas City overwhelmed New York 10 to 1 as Los Angeles shutout Baltimore. Thursday previews list Bouton and Heffner among probables.
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Wash
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K. City
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Heffner
Stigman
Horlen
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Cleve
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Milne
Wash, K. City
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