Angels Start Record - Setting 1963 Season LOS ANGELES the Angels Est Extra Inning Game in Angel and the April 13 Contest C«Me Sports Off-And-Runntng "Rec- History
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imam ns ■M Angels Start Record - Setting 1963 Season LOS ANGELES The Angels est extra inning game in Angel and the April 13 contest c«me sports off-and-runntng "rec- history. The longest 1-0 game within four innings of tying the are in the iflstory ord” department. is an 18 inning contest in which longest night-game in Manager Bill Rigney’g excit the Chisox were the losers both (any score). ing club didn’t wait long to start times to Washington. The game On Sunday, April 14th. the trorld breaking records. In their 4th came within one inning of ty- Angels scored another "first". game, on April 13th. they went ing the longest 1-0 game in his- They were rained out in Los By WAITER B. 15 innings to heat the Chicago tory—the old St. I/)uis Browns Angeles—the first Major League HOYT White Sox 1-0. It was the long over the Philadelphia Athletics, game ever rained out since hi'* league baseball came to the city One (lay in 1964 or 1908 you might in 1908 The game has been re- pick up the u night- and read the news- scheduled as nart ol twi paper headline, 'Two Detroit Girls Win Gold Wayne Thornton to Face er on June sth. A medal for very next game on Medal." what you say? Well, I'm talking about In their Olympic Gold Medals. You smile April 16th at Minnesota, the ami say hardly Well Pastrano, May Angels went 13 innings before be too sure. Maybe Willie 4 don't its improbable, but its not im- losing to the Twins 11-10 In LAS VEGAS Heavyweight mer from Stockton, Calif , had so doing. Rigney used nine pitch- possible. 1963, Willie Pastrano tries for the sec- two fights in both against ers to tie a major league record Why? Because wc have two winning drawing teen-age speedsters near- ond time to avenge his last de- Pastrano. and fo r most pitchers used in a game ready right slugging one. When he fought Pastrano ly now. Each Is being coached by a former feat at the hands of of any duration and Sam Mole, Olympic star. These two young young light heavy Wayne Thorn- string which had extended to skipper of the Twins, used ladies are the prime fem- eight straight over a two year sprint proapects ton when they face each other eight hurlers for anew major inine in the nation today. Depending on in a 10 round return bout, Sat- period, seven of them by knock- league record of 17 pitchers in winning how each develops either could make it big urday. May 4 at Las Vegas Con- outs, was broken. In 27 an extra inning game. The 4:41 Center, on "Fight of out of his 30 professional fights. longest extra- The first young damsel in question is vention contest was the 14-year-old ABC-TV. Channel 7. Thorton has scored 18 kayo's. inning game, time-wise, for the > ' "M; Powell, who # : - ' vk'> Barbara demonstrated her agile ground cov- l£ Pastrano. a 28vear-old vete- He has one draw. Angels on the road and was one ering potential last year when she was unofficially ran from Miami, has had three minute short of their longest clocked fighls 1963, winning one, against at 10.8 in the 100-yard dash. You say so in los- game on record—4:42 what? Well, she ing one and drawing one In on June 25. 1961 in a \ Baltimore did it from standing start and it was very close to the -iJ*X his last fight. April 2. he kay- Charlie Sifford Los Angeles. American record for women. |^pw’ oed Young Jack Johnson in the A record of dubious distinc- After watching her run. Eddie Tolan 10th round in New York. Re- tion was also made by Angels perhaps the fore that, on March 23, he fought "Putts" Along in the April 16th game when greatest sprinter ever developed in the State of Michigan Wayne Thornton to a 10 round they committed six errors for and a former double winner in the 1932 Olympics in Los draw and on Feb. 9 lost to By Walt Hoye anew club mark. in 10 in New York. Dur- Angeles had this to say. “She’s got all kinds Thornton HOUSTON ln the recent of poten- P|» JP' • ing his professional career Pas- $50,000 Houston Golf Classic > ,: vy tial; she’s an uncut diamond. sy^ / .■' fe"- -v‘: ': ;“‘ ;^:: ? fights. Why -* ’•. r had 77 He she doesn’t even know ! ’fc; X £»;' £v' &'*■."' :$&&£& trano has tournament most ol the publi- ■ 58 13 Opens how to run yet! But even so, you can see she looks like a sports a record of wins. city went for the likes of Mas- N.L champion.” hv knockouts. He has fought ter’s champion Jack Nicklaus. eight draws. Kermit Zarley the national Col- Eddie was the first person to introduce Miss Powell Thornton, rising young slam- legiate champion from Houston. to starting blocks and the crouching start. Before Eddie Bob Charles, a 22-year old New 88th Season Zealander, Tommy Aaron anrl took her in hand she had done all her racing from a CINCINNATI—The National stand- Dow Finsterwald. upon its ing start; TOM WATKINS Three" League has embarked something only distance runners do now. If she "Strike Very little, it any, was writ- 88th season and, once again, an NEW YORK The National Football League re- daily press can do 10.8 from a standing start and without crouching ten in the about air of excitement and suspense cently records last season's kickoff return top Negro pro golfer she should fairly blaze with the proper beginning. released on the in the prevails among the “senior cir- aces. New Tiger Film nation today. Charles Sifford eas cuit's" followers as the peren- The other sprinting lass is 15-year-old White, ily "unsung Billie Tigers’ falls into the hero" nial question arises, “Who will The Detroit Lions scat back Tommy Watkins was Latest addition to the spot. a Mumford High sophomore with the same natural scramp- library is an instruc- win the NL championship this ranked sixth with a 25.6 average. Pat Studstill, also a free film In the first round Tommy ering ability as recently Billie movie entitled "Strike year?” Miss Powell. Until had run tional Aaron was the leader with a always Lion, was ranked seventh with a 25.3 average. will to fans That question makes along in the Junior Olympics competing against boys and TThree” which appeal 6-under-par 64 with six birdies Abe of all ages and ex- for a great deal of conversation The league leader was the San Francisco 49ers' and players one stroke* ahead of Jack Nick- girls. She won every event she entered for four years. perience. and debate since NL fans have Woodson. His 31.3-yard average was the best; Plus his laus. Aaron had 31-33 for his know, develop- she came the trained eye Hayes Jones, Produced by Lew Fonseca, di- come to from Then under of a 64, Nicklaus 30-35 for 65. any- record of 1,157 yards on 37 kick returns. rector the major leagues’ ments in recent years, that Detroit Public school teacher and one of the greatest of And in a four way tie for thing happen during film bureau, the new 20 minute can a Na- fourth place was our hero. League hurdlers in the world bar none. Jones is also a former color fea- tional pennant race. reel in sound and Charles Sifford with 33 34 for the leading pitchers of Five different clubs have won Olympic champion. He recently broke Harrison Dillard’s tures 67. Tied with Sifford was the years A SPEEDY CARR the American and National the crown in the last five record of consecutive wins. drills, eventual winner Bob Charles now is TEMPE When Henry Carr spring football thus stopp- Leagues with first-hand instruc- ami the natural debate running with 32 35 67. whether the standings next Sep- With Hayes still working on her form Billie was eight years old he was the ing up his pace in training for tions on proper pitching tech- Track Field fastest kid in the block. Today track. Charles won the PGA tourna tember 30 will show the N.L. entered the Michigan Federation Indoor and niques. ment with a 12-under-par score he very likely could be the fast- Henry’s plans for the future is Frank with a sixth different winner in Championships at the of Michigan this year. One of the pitchers of 67 66 66 69 268 broke the University est man in the world. are clearly defined. He hopes Tigers. that the last half-dozen years. set a Larv. of the tournament record of 273 set against it, Miss White came away a double winner. She Yost A short time ago Henry was not to qualify and participate in the This film and others in the The odds are but by Dr. Cary Middlecoff in 1955. happen. Re- preliminary running Then came the 1964 Olympics in Japan. He also may borrowed don't bet it won't Field House record of 7.3 seconds in a widely known. Tigers’ library be He is the first southpaw in the Reds and a dual hopes to make the US. team charge member. the Cincinnati of of the 60-yard dash and matched it in the finals night of March 19 without for free show- odd years to win a Profession- majority women’s Utah and which will compete against the may obtain- 50 1961 were picked in the track meet between ings.