Opening Day Signals New Era In Major League Baseball
Four new and a new strike zone highlight the 63 season as major league baseball opens. The Orioles face the Senators in Washington while the Pirates host the Reds in Cincinnati. Jim O'Toole and Earl Francis to pitch the Cincinnati opener with 47,000 fans expected.
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Crosley Field
Kennedy
Washington
D.C
Jim O’toole
Reds
Earl Francis
Pirates
San Francisco Giants
Houston
Los Angeles
Cubs
Chicago
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Phil
Nicklaus Wins Masters as Youngest Champion in Augusta
Jack Nicklaus, 23, wins the Masters by one stroke over Tony Lema with Julius Boros and Sam Snead two behind. Palmer and Player contend through the final rounds. Lema’s late birdie closes strong, while Furgol struggles with injuries. Nicklaus plans British Open and PGA after Masters triumph.
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Augusta
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Player
Nicklaus
Tony Lema
Julius Boros
Sam Snead
Snead
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Ohio
Comet
Don January
Ed Furgol
Don Finsterwald
Francis
Bo) Wininger
Lema
Derby Field Still Up In The Air For 89th Run
Kentucky Derby contenders Candy Spots and Never Bend dominate early chatter as the field nears finalization. Never Bend trained by Woody Stephens eyes Keeneland then possible starts at Churchill Downs in Forerunner Purse April 19 and Stepping Stone Purse April 26 or Derby Trial April 30.
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John Chandler
Associated Press
Candy Spots
Candy
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Iron Liege
Gallant Man
Calumet
Citation
Coaltown
Harry F. Guggenheim
Hialeah
Keeneland
Lexington
Woody Stephens
Top Money Winners In Masters
Final scores and prize money from the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National. Notables include Nicklaus earning 20000 dollars with a 286 total, Lema 12000 for 287, Boros 7000 for 288, and players like Snead and Palmer among others in the top money list.
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Lema
Boros
Augusta
Handley Track Team Eyes Invitation Meet After Narrow Win
Handley High School edged Broadway 59 to 42 and Central 23 in a season opener, led by Dennis Hinkle and sophomore Barney Stine who both scored 10 points. Jimmy Wilkins won the mile, Stine swept multiple events and Handley eyes the Handley Invitational against Fort Hill Beall Martinsburg Wheaton Willville later. strong field expected.
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Barney Stine
Stine
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Yong Eee
Toe
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Wilkins
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Hinkle
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Bell
Baynes
Sunderlin
Lofton
Freedman
Moyers
Lohr
Kennedy, longtime Morrison-Knudsen executive, dies at 72
Mike Kennedy, 72, former vice president of Morrison-Knudsen Co. of Boise Idaho and director on major construction projects in South and Central America, died Sunday in Scottsdale Arizona perhaps after retirement.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
Mike) Kennedy
Morrison-Knudsen Co
Boise, Idaho
South
Central America
Shenandoah Loses To Hagerstown In 11th By 3 2
Shenandoah College baseball dropped its first game of the season 3 to 2 in 11 innings at Hagerstown Junior College. Rich Hawkins doubled to start the 11th and scored on Ed Beers' single for the winning run. Teddy Reed took the loss after relieving in the seventh. Bill Ritchie started for Shenandoah. Bill Hancher had two hits for Shenandoah.
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Tennnes College
Hagerstown Junior College
Hornets
Rich Hawkins
Teddy Reed
Ed Beers
Reed
Hornet
Bill Ritchie
Shenandoah
Bill Hancher
Heart Attack Claims Smith & Wesson President
Carl R. Hellstrom, 68, president of Smith & Wesson Inc. in Springfield, dies Saturday in Newton Massachusetts of a heart attack.
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Newton, Mass
Carl R. Hellstrom
Smith & Wesson, Inc
Springfield
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