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...William Cody Kelly, 43, lawyer, former vice mayor of Cincinnati and longtime political ally of Bliss's, whom the new national chairman brought along to Washington as his personal aide...
...Symptomatic. Not so, claimed Kelly, by now back in Cincinnati. He had himself told Bliss of the raid, and Bliss had "professed satisfaction with my work." But "when the adverse publicity started to flow, the chairman weakened in his support of me, and it was apparent that I was to be sacrificed." Added Kelly: "I must confess that my short stay in politics in Washington has proved that a position with the Republican National Committee is more dangerous than that encountered in my time as a liaison pilot in World...
...Just ask Cincinnati's Jim Maloney, 25. Then duck. A hard-throwing righthander, the Reds' best pitcher (23 victories in 1963, 15 last year), Maloney had the easiest of tasks to perform last week: beating the Mets, who had lost ten games in a row. He started off with a whiz, throwing three straight strikes at the first batter he faced: Outfielder Billy Cowan, 26, who walked away muttering "I never even saw the ball." One after another, the Mets paraded to the plate; one after another, they slunk back to the dugout. Third Baseman Charlie Smith struck...
That should have been that. But the Reds were not tearing the cover off the ball either. Into the tenth inning the game went, with the score tied 0-0. Maloney retired the Mets in order, striking out two more. Again Cincinnati failed to score. Then it was the eleventh, and up came Met Outfielder Johnny Lewis, possessor of a .245 average. The count went to two-and-one before Maloney made his only mistake of the night: a waist-high fastball, straight down the pipe. Bang! Home run. Final score: Mets 1, Reds...
...inning no-hitter. And he could take some solace from the fact that nine other pitchers have hurled nine-inning (or longer) no hitters and lost, including two still active in the major leagues: Baltimore's Harvey Haddix and Milwaukee's Ken Johnson. What's more, Cincinnati Owner Bill DeWitt announced that he was giving Maloney a $1,000 raise (to $31,000). It would take more than that to comfort him. "I haven't a thing to be proud of," he said. "I just lost to the New York Mets...