Koufax and the MVP ... Epstein of Orioles
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League most valuable player award were winners at the Little Olym-
developed into the sports mystery pies held in Mexico City. In swim-
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a dandy! of the year. Roberto Clemente of ming, Spitz of Santa Clara, Calif.,
Sandy. you were
The retirement of Sandy Koufax the Pirates edged Koukax for the captured the 100 meter butterfly
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CHARLES M.
from baseball is both a sad and title. 218 to 208 points, even though in 1:00.0 and placed second in
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glad thing. Sad, obviously, because Sandy received more first place the 200 meter butterfly. In addi-
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Miss Kirsenstein won the 200
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should have had many more years polled. had left Koufax's name off meter dash and the long jump in
the ballot completely. Not even the track competition. She also
in the game.
Glad because Koufax quit a mentioning him for the tenth placed second in the 100 meter
dash for Poland . . . Eva Szekely, r
winner. the top pitcher in base- ; place.
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ball today. and close to the tops! Clemente is great. but no team former Olympic champion, was the
of all-time. Too bad he didn't get ever needed a player more than swimming coach for Hungary at
Michigan Bag &
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the National League most valuable the Dodgers needed Sandy Koufax. Mexico City. In 1965 Szekely de-
fected
from
Hungary
with
her
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star.
The
couple
returned
to
To
this
writer
Koufax
was
easily
J.
Berkowitz
and
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a
few
years
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,
the
MVP
in
the
senior
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Koufax. he was everybody's hero.
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Both as a pitcher and a man. Sandy
The recent death of Charles
It looks as if Baltimore wants
had a lot on the ball.
on to
to make
Mike Epstein.
They Ornstein at 72 leaves a void in the
are hang
trying
the big guy
The vote for the National to
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into an outfielder. The Orioles United States. Ornstein served in
gave Epstein a $300 share of the mans, capacities related to amateur
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