New Breed of Owners Steer Globetrotters Into Modern Era
Three young promoters George W. Gillett Jr John H. O Neill Jr and Potter Palmer IV acquire Abe Saperstein s rights and the Globetrotters for 3 710 000 and plan a national tour with global rallies including Mexico Australia New Zealand South America and Japan, starting November 1.
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Terre Haute Americans Beat Bituminous Materials 2 1
The Terre Haute Americans defeated Bituminous Materials 2 to 1 in a Babe Ruth League game on Wednesday night. Gary Powell hit a double and a triple. Brad Lynch and Powell drove in the Americans runs while Bituminous Materials plated their score on a triple by T H Americans Krentsinger and Grubb Feil and Johnson.
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Tigers 2nd Despite Slump Open Crucial Series
DETROIT AP reports the Tigers, 15 of 21 in June, sit 5% games behind the league leading White Sox entering a crucial three game set. Key injuries include Al Kaline out three weeks with a broken hand and Gates Brown sidelined two weeks. Louis Landis joined after Thursday trade. Detroit aims to win two of three to stay in the race.
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Major Game Results Pitt vs Chicago and San Fran vs St Louis
Pitt blanked Chicago 12 to 9 with Banks hitting his 15th homer as Niekro earned the win and McBean took the loss. San Francisco beat St Louis 12 to 4 behind Bolin who improved to 4-6. Philadelphia relief blew a 9-0 deficit as New York won 9 to 0 with Bunning, Fisher and Lamabe in the hurlers.
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Coaches' East West All America game heads to Atlanta
The Coaches' East West All America game moves to Atlanta this year with a 8:30 p.m. Terre Haute time telecast as part of a July football preview. The AFL opens July 29 in Akron with Miami and Denver meeting, while NFL preseason totals 51 games and New Orleans hosts Los Angeles on August 2.
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All-Star Dodgers Dillon Drysdale Ever Picked by Alston
Los Angeles manager Walter Alston named Don Drysdale and Claude Olsteen to the National League eight-man pitching staff for the Anaheim All-Star Game on July 11. He selected five right handers and three left handers, including Juan Marichal, Ferguson Jenkins, Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver, Denny Lemaster and Mike Cuellar. The Reds will be represented later to satisfy the league rule of per club presence.
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Pollard Escapes Serious Injury in Indy Test Crash
Race driver Art Pollard escaped serious injury after his car was wrecked in a practice crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While testing tires, a left rear suspension failure sent his rear engine racer into the wall in the southeast turn. Pollard finished eighth in this year's 500-mile event.
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Veteran pros set for Minnesota Golf Classic at Hazeltine
Gene Littler Art Wall and Doug Ford will compete in the $100 000 Minnesota Golf Classic at Hazeltine National Golf Course July 27 30 tournament chair man James Adams announced Thursday.
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Thursday Stars lift Indians and Phillies to wins
Fred Whitfield hit a three run pinch homer for Cleveland in a 5-3 win over Detroit. Jim Bunning pitched Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Mets allowing three hits with seven strikeouts.
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