Were Feller Koufax better than perfect?
A column ponders if Feller and Koufax achieved a higher feat than a perfect game. It contrasts their 18-hitters faced, Don Larsen, and Bunning, noting Casey Stengel’s connections and questions about greatness and luck in historic no-hitters.
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Koufax
Jim Bunning
Bunning
Bob Feller
Sancy Koufax
Feller
Klep
New York
Don Larsen
Dodgers
Casey Stengel
Larsen
Old Case
Casey
Ace for Fuqua at Midway Golf Club
Fuqua fired a hole in one on the 85 yard fifth hole at Midway Golf Club Sunday. Spectators Gene Peters and Vern Joslin witnessed the ace as Fir e team classed the moment with a wedge shot.
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Mac Fugea
Midway Golf Club
Gene Peters
Vern Joslin
Wedge
Amodio heir named St Procopius coach successor
Fred Churchill, a 1955 Lorain St Mary alumnus who coached Brookside and Clearview, will take over as head football coach at St Procopius College in Lisle Illinois on July 1. He follows Paul Amodio who will temporarily leave coaching to focus on business matters in Ohio. Amodio plans further study and relocation with family pending.
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Fred Churchill
Paul Amodio
Lorain St. Mary
St Procopius College
Lisle
Amodia
Churchidi
St. Procopius
Amsodia
Eagles
Fred
Brookside
Ed Philpitt
Bob van Lancker
Miami
Reirs
Churchill
Clearview
Amedia
Lakeland
Paul's
St. Mary-Clearview
Ohio
Amodio
Pett
Arden Follin
Kent Nafire
Kest Corp
Kent State University
Fail Follin
Patterson Chemical Co
Dover
Amodie
Kent State
Paul
Leo Strang
Massillon
Amodic
Cerely
Patricia
Leopard
Lorain
Kent
Amodios
St Mary
Bowling Green State University
St Procopius
Chicago
Joe MecPhie
Quar
Terback
Brian Nelson
Avena Lake
Gene Mayher
Ake Gormley Ree
Dick Konowall
Lora
Downers Grove
Joanne
Werdy
Christie
Cindy
John Coe
Tufts College
Medford
Stassoe
Gus Pasquini
Hunt joins Mays on NL All Star team in 1964 selections
Wilkes fielder Billy Williams of the Cubs and Roberto Clemente of the Pirates join slugger Willie Mays on the National League squad. The eight starters were chosen by player vote at Shea Stadium on July 7, with Mays the top pick by 240 of 241 voters. Joe Torre and Willie Williams also figure prominently as All Star choices.
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Minnesota
Tony Oliva
New York
Shea Stadium
Oliva
UPI
Wilkes
Billy Williams
Mays
San Francisco
Chicago Cubs
Roberto Clemente
Ron Hunt
Pittsburgh Pirates
Aluied
Shea Stavote
Siong
Brills
Center-Felder
Joe Torre
Amer- Milwaukee Braves
Imman Orlando Cepeda
Dick Groat
Vis
Ken Boyer
Chicago
St Louis Cardinals
leftiFair
Walt Alston
Nationals
al Lopez
Americans
AllStar
Beut Bent
Torre
Dams
Curt Flood
Cardinals
Williams
Braves
LeBorgne Pole Vault Dream Drives French American Ties
Mike LeBorgne, Oberlin High standout and decathlon champion, trained on beach sand in France and the United States. He cleared 12 feet and later vaulted with a bamboo pole before buying an aluminum pole. He will return to Versailles after a year in the U.S. and aims to continue track in France.
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France
Gort
Ichampion
Oberlin High
iChronicle-Telegram
Diglin
Mike Re Lever
Mike
iStadium
Atlantic Ocean
Pheathaeot
Pierre Leland
LeBorgne
Borgne
Sehettier
Theliar
Francoisian
Ruth Schettler
Oberlin
Howidays
Washington
New York
Pernace
Atlantic
Dipuuice
Pierre
Jeanne) LeBorgne
Versailles
United States
Lycee High School
Ver
Rafer Johnson
Ken
K. Yang
Johnson
Tribe’s rally falls short as rain ends Twins game
Cleveland kept within reach early but Minnesota built a 8 to 2 lead. A late two run homer by Dick Howser and John Romano’s key hits fueled a comeback bid before heavy rain halted play after an hour. The four game set continues tonight with Pedro Ramos facing Jim Kaat.
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Stange
Indians
Jim Grant
Harmon Killebrew
Bob Alison
Ted Abernathy
Sonny Siebert
Don McMahon
Twins
John Romano
Minnesota
Mans
Grant
Romano
Cleveland
Brown
Pedro Ramos
Jim Kaat
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Pete Swanson
Jesse Gonder
Tony Taylor
Hon Hunt
Quanay
Bes
Tony
al Kaline
Lou Novikoffs
Clint Hartungs
Dick Wakefields
Joe Hudak
Mer Gene Lyle
Steve Zvosec
Bill Barton
Elyria High
George Myers
Ely Stadium
Elyria Public
Zvosec
Dick Cooley
Amherst
Joe Vajentic
Elyria Catholis
Bob Krosky
Fritz Hazlett
John Chatham
Ron Fritz
John Murphy
Russ Lynch
Lou Rotunda
Phil Sheffield
Karl Dryer
Rudy Simko
Harold Griffith
Dick Smith
Larry Shaw
Jim Dotson
Jim Bucci
Walt Fabian
Dick Glover
Ace
Fuqua
Pall Amodio
Bill Barthedeath
Bobby Bragan
Jomay
Milwaukee Braves
Bragan
John McHale
Hunt
NL ‘Stars
By Pete Swanson
Butch
Ywes
Prout Chevyland
Endicott
Tribe
Minneapolis - ST. Paul
Itc
Larry Brown
Dick Howser
Camilo Pascual
Sam McDowell
McDowell
Portland
Lee
Vinnesota Twins
Bere
Commercial Credit Plan
Commercial Credit Plan, Incorporated
Credit Tire
Cleveland Street
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