Mantilla Leads AL All Stars as Yankees Go Scoreless
Felix Mantilla the New York Mets reject and RB I leader was named to the American League All Star team joining four first time selections. Brooks Robinson of the Orioles was the only 1964 repeater. The lineup includes Dick McAuliffe Willie Horton Vic Davalillo and Mantilla with Battey Skowron Colavito as starters. The AL starting nine includes two from Cleveland and Detroit one from Baltimore Boston and Minnesota. The National League starting lineup will be announced July 4 with the rest of the squads named later.
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Pitchers Face Tasks as Rain Delays Thomasville Legion
Thomasville Legion coach Ray Willett reassesses a young pitching staff after rain postponed the season and trains at Albany. With Tommy Williams and Tommy Dykes facing control issues, Willett plans 15 year olds Lanter and Stanley Defnall as starters while emphasizing defense and timely hitting to support a hoped for strong season.
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Insurance executive wins NFL franchise for Atlanta
Rankin McEachern Smith, 39, executive vice president of Life Insurance Co of Georgia, has been awarded the NFL franchise for Atlanta after a battle with Lindsey Hopkins Jr. The price is speculated near nine million dollars. He could not be reached for comment.
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Legioners Welcome Tifton Tonight in Region Showdown
Thomasville coach Ray Willett confirms no lineup shakeups for the visit to Tifton. Williams hopes to pitch the distance with Dykes to return tomorrow against Albany. Hamrick, Sumner, Lowery, Mills anchor the infield as Hicks or Willig compete for left field while Gulledge and Marchant patrol center and right. Peeples behind the plate after a productive sacrifice fly.
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Namath Passes First Postoperative Test For Jets
Jets rookie quarterback Joe Namath, after knee surgery January 3, passed his first conditioning test at Shea Stadium. He will join Weeb Ewbank's camp and participate in early games including a July 28 rookie clash with Boston in Lowell Mass. Namath missed the All-America game and Chicago game due to the operation.
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Western Open field features deep talent despite top stars skipping
Gary Player Jack Nicklaus and Arnie Palmer plan to miss the Western Open as Tony Lema leads a strong field of 135 pros including eight of the top 15 money winners. Lema aims to capitalize on form before defending his British Open title at Royal Birkdale after the event in Chicago. Chi Chi Rodriguez won last year’s Western Open with 268.
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Jaycees Edge Watkins 6-5 in seventh inning rally
In Pony League action Jaycees beat Watkins 6-5. Haworth started the decisive seventh with a single and scored after Watkins errors, with McGratha's grounder bringing in the winning run. Earlier Strickland tripled and Champion drove in the tying run.
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Mays Aims to Defend Piney Woods Title at Glen Arven
Mays Jr. defends his Piney Woods Invitational crown at Glen Arven Golf Club this weekend as the 47th edition kicks off with Friday qualifying. If he repeats 1964 form, he could join Elridge Barnes and Yancey as multiple champions and move closer to a three victory feat, with 80-plus entries already on the list.
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Left-Handed Golfers Championship Opens With Shared Lead
In Las Vegas AP Morris of Tacoma and Butler of Atlanta carded one under par 69s to lead the 30th annual amateur championship of the National Association of Left-Handed Golfers after the opening round. Morris, 46, is a school teacher who had two birdies and one bogey while Butler had three birdies against two bogeys.
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Pirates Batter Tigers In YMCA Boys Softball League
Johnny Sullivan sparked a 15 hit Pirate attack with a bases loaded triple and a single as the Pirates defeated the Tigers 15 to 4. Steve Ball earned the win allowing five hits while Jenkins had two Tiger hits and Richard Cannady led Pirates with three hits. The Pirates jumped ahead with three early singles and a five run second inning, then built the lead with a six run third including Timmy Taylor's bases empty triple.
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Tigers Play Here Exhibition At Warnedoe Stadium
The Thomasville Tigers of the Semi-Pro Twin Rivers League will meet the Thom asville Orioles in a non league exhibition at Warnedoe Stadium tonight at 8 p.m. Admission is free and Tiger officials invite all baseball fans to attend.
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Atlantic City Course To Host 65 Women's Open July 1 4
The 20th Women’s Open will be held July 1 4 at Atlantic City Country Club Northfield New Jersey with about 100 players teeing off and the final two rounds televised by NBC The purse rises to 20000 with 4000 to the winner and Mickey Wright Betsy Rawls vie for a historic fifth title Babe Didrikson Zaharias era cited as benchmark for the surge in women’s golf.
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