Indoor football origins and classic baseball pitches explained
A reader Q and A column recalls the first indoor football game played at Madison Square Garden featuring Springfield vs Yale, reports Kansas City style submarine pitches lingering after Carl Mays, and notes Ted Abernathy’s use of the pitch with the Braves and later Cincinnati. It also covers Sandy Koufax’s ERA and no hitters, Sonny Liston’s title win and loss, and invites readers to mail questions to Fred Imhof.
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Atlantic City
Alonzo Stagg
Springfield Raining School
New York
Madison Square Garden
Yale
Carl Mays
Ray Chapman
Ted Abernathy
Braves
Cubs
Cincinnati
Koufax
Sandy Koufax
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Chicago
Cassius Clay
Miami Beach
Speed limit removed at Speedway as three cars top 160 mph
Dan Gurney hit 169.874 mph Jimmy Clark reached 162.162 mph and Joe Leonard 160.3 mph in the Indianapolis speed test driving an All-American Eagle Lotus-Ford and a Coyote-Ford. Also notes: Phantoms fire coach Janos Bedl and appoint Co Prins. Bossard the Chicago White Sox groundskeeper in antics. Jim MacKenzie buried in Gary Indiana. Joey Jay assigned to Portsmouth Carolina League. Rich Rollins out 10 days with knee injury. South Africa hopeful for 1968 Olympics. Cassius Clay stripped of title. Jack Kralick sold to Mets. Manuel Ycaza suspended. Barry Rowan fined. Sandra Haynie leads LPGA money list.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Dan Gurney
Jimmy Clark
Joe Leonard
Gurney
Clark
Leonard
Poly 31 Downey take low medalist in recreation pack
In a compact field the low medalist Paul posted 72 while Downey finished 75. Results list multiple competitors including Winelaw Fy, Workman TPA, Travers PD and others with varied scores. The meet appears to reference categories and stakes across teams and venues with abbreviations indicating clubs and locations.
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Poly
Dowhey
Paul
Winelaw
Workman
Travers
Downey VA
Damascus Derby favorite at 7-5 in Caliente book
Damascus owned by Mrs. Edith Bancroft moved to 7-5 as Kentucky Derby favorite in the Caliente future book after winning the Wood Memorial on April 22 in New York. Ruben, Succes sor, and Diplomat Way saw various odds shifts, with many other nominees listed as probable starters. Ron Clarke of Australia agreed to run his 5,000 meter record event in the Coliseum-Compton Invitational on June 2.
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Agua Caliente
Mexico
Damascus
Edith Bancroft
New York
Lou Rowan
Ruben
California
Wheatley Stable
Keeteland
Dawn Glory
Balouf
Shy
Gentleman James
Lightning
Proud Clarion
Barbs Delight
Ron Clarke
Australia
Coliseum-Compton
Run for Roses Means It's Julep Time Again
Derby Day prompts mint julep lore with a tale of a New Yorker who learned to brew the drink in Kentucky and a Kentuckian who traveled to New York, plus the brewing debate and a ceremonial frosted cup and mint preparation ritual for the julep.
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Louisville
America
Kentucky
New York
Trainer Dick Doyle Dominates Los Alamitos Races
Harold Forrest reports from Kla math Falls Oregon via Redlands California that Dick Doyle, leader among quarter horse trainers, has begun 1958 with eight wins from 22 starters at Los Alamitos and is often guided to victory by jockey Henry Page. Miguel Yanez, not related to Robert Yanez, is a top rider who briefly joined the thoroughbreds before returning to quarter horses. The American Quarter Horse Association publishes a monthly chart book detailing national quarter horse racing data, available for $20 yearly from the AQHA Performance Department, Amarillo Texas.
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Ernie Mason
Henry Page
Dick Doyle
Los Alamitos
California
Harold Forerest
Doyle
Klamath Falls
Ore
Los Alamos
Page
Redlands
Bill Savage
Robert Yanez
Miguel Yanez
The
American Quarter Horse Assn
American Quarter Horse
Unclear sports scores amid fragmentary report
Disjointed baseball and local notices with multiple team names and scores. readable portions show Giants Cubs Indians and other teams with varied scores, but many items are garbled or incomplete and no single coherent game narrative emerges.
Benvenuti Nose Surgery Threatens Return Bout
Benvenuti entered hospital Monday for nose surgery raising the possibility that his return match with Emile Griffith could be delayed. The Italian middleweight fighter was scheduled to resume action after the recent bout and the operation may affect the timing of the proposed contest.
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Benvenuti
Milan
Italy
Nino Benvenuti
Emile Tered
Griffith
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Fred Imhof
Fred J. Imhof
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Co Prins
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Oiffense
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Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
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Harold
Jim MacKenzie
Gary
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Joey Jay
Portsmouth
Philadelphia Phillies
Rich Rollins
Minnesota Twins
Washington
Pee He
National Olympic Committee
South Africa
Mexico City
Ieader
Frank Braun
Casseus Clay
Iranian Boxing Federation
Texas Boxing and Wrestling Commission
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Mets
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Barry Rowan
California Clippers
Walt Crossley
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Calif
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Long Beach
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