Off the Cuff Names and Baseball Quips From Tucson
A Tucson sports column riffs on a proposed nickname JETS for a local team with a joke about Javelina Epidermis Toters. It also recounts anecdotes about Bobby Bragan, Vic Power, and Woody Held arriving late to the Tribe, a famed Lou Boudreau pickoff routine, and quotes from Frank Lane and Charlie Dressen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Bragan
Cleveland Indians
Vic Power
Woody Held
The
A’s
Bob Jewett
Michigan State
Dick Lynch
Notre Dame
Tucson
Detroit Lions
Soldier Field
Chicago
Howard McChesney
Sul Ross College
Hardin-Simmons
McChesney
State Colleges Board of Regents
Austin
Sul Ross
Bryan Wildenthal
Wildenthal
Frank Lane
Indians
Charlie Dressen
Dodgers
New York
Casey Stengel
Yankees
Leo Durocher
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cookie Lavagetto
Philadelphia
World shooting championships head to Moscow this summer
American marksmen join shooters from 20 countries for the 37th world championships in Moscow this summer. Also, Bob Casseday完成 a dawn-to-dusk nine-hole-in-five-courses marathon in 16 hours across five states, and Willie Mays leaves hospital after a checkup in New York as Rex Baxter is eliminated at the Trans-Mississippi golf tournament in Hutchinson Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
West Richland
Wash
Bob Casseday
Portola
Calif
Reno
Nev
LaGrande
Ore
Lewiston
Idaho
Washington
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
New York
Mays
Hutchinson
Kan
Rex Baxter
Amarillo
Tex
James Liggett
Denver
Pena Blanca Bass Stocking Put Off Until Next Year
P. L. McNeil of the Arizona Game and Fish Department says Pena Blanca Lake will not be stocked with catchable bass this season due to high costs and fragile young bass. The lake received shad and 1,500 breeding-size bass this spring, with spawning expected around 68 degrees, and officials plan to stock crappie and channel catfish later to support the bass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Riddick
Lake Pena Blanca
P. L. McNeil
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Pena Blanca
McNeil
McNeil Ex
Milo Hired by Calumet
Ismael Milo Valenzuela replaces Bill Hartack as Calumet Farm rider. The Texas born jockey agreed after Calumet trainer Jimmy Jones offered the position. Valenzuela previously rode Tim Tam to Derby and Preakness wins and finished second aboard Tim Tam in the Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ismael
Milo) Valenzuela
Bill Hartack
Calumet Farm
Valenzuela
Calumet
Jimmy Jones
Tucson
Rillito Park
Tim Tam
Spahn Slump Halts Braves Win Streak as Cubs Hit Four Homers
Milwaukee ace Spahn falters in a 5 4 loss to Chicago as Tony Taylor homers and steals home to seal the win. Cubs hammer four homers and widen their lead while Spahn endures an 0 for streak in the ninth inning. Taylor's key homer breaks the tie and fuels a late rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Musial
Willie Mays
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee
Spahn
Chicago Cubs
Braves
Tony Taylor
Tucson Team Won't Take Pueblo High Nickname
Tucson Football Club denies adopting Pueblo High's Warriors nickname after a public contest drew wide suggestions. Club officials emphasize avoiding clashes with local teams while inviting more ideas by Monday midnight. Prizes include a portable TV, a coffee maker, and season tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Pavlovich
Pueblo High School
Tucson
Warriors
the Citizen
Pueblo
Bill Strickland
Jack Burns
Valley National Bank
Trojans Claim NCAA Baseball Title In 12 Innings Win
Southern California defeated Missouri 8 to 7 in 12 innings to win the NCAA World Series. Mike Blewett delivered a walkoff hit to score Rex Johnston as USC rallied from a 7-4 deficit after Missouri tied it in the eighth. Bill Thom named tournament MVP after a relief appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Southern California
Trojans
Missouri
Mike Blewett
Rex Johnston
Blewett
Texas
Trojan
West Coast
California
Bill Thom
Thom
Holy Cross
Western Michigan
Westrope dies after Hollywood Park spill in stakes race
In a Hollywood Park stakes race a spill fatally injured jockey Jackie Westrope. The 40 year old, a former national riding champion, was thrown when his horse bolted into the rail and died less than two hours later despite medical treatment. No inquiry planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Examiner
Jackie Westrope
Hollywood Park
Inglewood
Calif
Westrope
Centinela Hospital
Hammond vs Nogales Poke Mound Ace Pitches Tonight
Tucson Cowboys ace Wade Hammond brings a 7-1 record into a three game series with the Nogales Internationals at Hi Corbett Field. Douglas Copper Kings' triples derailed Tucson last night, dropping them to one game back in the Arizona-Mexico League pennant chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Hammond
Banks
Tucson Cowboys
Hammond
Harry Dunlop
Hi Corbett Field
Douglas Copper Kings
Copper Kings
Cowboys
Pokes
Dutch van Burklee
Chuck Watkins
Lou Profumo
Tucson
Bob Sutton
A-M
Douglas
Bisbee
Warren Park
Jim O’brien
Ray Sorenson
Cowboy
Profume
Salvadorr Andrade
Don Jameson
Sarmento
Solon
Dave Kelly
Sorenson
Calendar Tonight and Tomorrow's Sports Card
Tonight at 8 P.M. professional baseball No gales hosts Tucson at Hi Corbett Field. Tomorrow at 8:15 P.M. stock car racing runs at Tucson Speedway on Casa Grande Highway.
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Nogales
Tucson
Hi Corbett Field
Tucson Speedway
Casa Grande Highway
DeJohn Faces Baker In 10 Round War Memorial Show
Syracuse heavyweight Mike DeJohn a 7-5 favorite battles Pittsburgh’s Bob Baker in a ten round televised bout at War Memorial Auditorium tonight. DeJohn seeks a decisive win to regain his earlier high hype. Baker provides a tough test as DeJohn returns from a long layoff and a recent loss to Nino Valdes.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Mike DeJohn
Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
War Memorial Auditorium
Baseball scores and upcoming games across leagues
Major results include New York 9 Cleveland 3 and Chicago 4 Boston 0 in the American League. NL notes Pittsburgh beat San Francisco 6 to ?, Philadelphia 9 Los Angeles, and Chicago 5 Milwaukee 4. Upcoming matchups feature New York at Detroit and Baltimore at Chicago, with many night games and multiple Tomorrow's Games entries.
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Spahn
Cubs
San Francisco
Mays
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicag
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Baltimore
Kansas City
Walt Moryn
al Dark
Taylor
Cub
John Briggs
Braves
Glen Hobbie
Milwaukee
Ray Semproch
Phils
Joe Pignatano
Duke Snyder
Stan Lopata
Johnny Podres
Don Drysdale
Bob Bowman
Don Gross
Jim Finigan
Ronnie Kline
Chiicago
Turley
Bunning
Neten
Stobbs
Mekish
Chicago
Harenman
Donovan
Mizell
Va. Ruem
McCormick
Simmons
Koufax
Va. Witt
Phillips
Maddix
Tomorrw
Cincinnaati
St. Louie
Bos
St. Lewis
Also Mentioned on This Page
JETS
J.E.T.S
Tribe
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Ray Murray
Hank Greenberg
Murray
Ray
Skip
Greenberg
Lou
Canyon Lake
Milo
Tucgon Daily Citizen
Pueblo High
Cleveland Diocese
New York Yankee
Billy Hunter
Yankee
Yanks
Hammond VS. Nogales
By Carl Porter
Sutton
van Burkley
Watkins
Profumo
Abi Ave
Cesar
Dunlo
Morgan
Casanega
U“ A" Sorenson
Brewer
O'Brien
Segui
Niklas
Cecar
Dunlop
Sunlop
Kowalk
Paes Sutton
Ora
Bay ” As
Walsh
Douglas Abrhrbi
Pulford
Cesares Torres
Cas Ega
McCall
Vane’ Tb Brewer
Ib Preweof O'Brien
Filipellief Niklas
Watkins If
Binford
Sor'son
Vrotumo
Ald'm
Andra
Dunlop A
Filipelli
OP —McCall
Torres VanBurkieo
Los— Tucson
Onega
VanBurkieo
SO Sutton
DeJohn
Baker
Cuba
Nino Valdes
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Phoenix
San
Arisona-Essor
Juarez
Chinvanhua
Mexicali
Beauits Douglas
Mexic
Chihuahua
Juares
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