Word: koufax
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...Sandy Koufax was trying to explain how it felt to lose a ball game. "Have you ever tripped and fallen at a party or spilled coffee on your lap?" asked the Los Angeles Dodgers' ace. "Isn't there something worse than the pain it self? Isn't it the embarrassment? Well, imagine being embarrassed in front of 50,000 people." Last week, Koufax lost - in front of 50,840 screaming fans...
...Louis Cardinals last week, Perry allowed only six hits while hurling the second-place Giants to a 3-1 victory. The win was Perry's 19th of the year, v. only two losses, and it gave him the best record in the majors, well ahead of Sandy Koufax (19-7) and the Giants' own Juan Marichal (17-5). Four days later, he beat the Atlanta Braves, 6-1, to become the first 20-game winner this season. And all that from a lad who had nothing better than an 8-12 record last year...
...A.F.L. was having its troubles too. Following the example of baseball's Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale, Oakland's Clem Daniels and Art Powell were demanding identical threeyear, $150,000 contracts. Halfback Paul Lowe, the A.F.L.'s Player of the Year in 1965, still had not signed with the San Diego Chargers. Neither had All-A.F.L. End Earl Faison...
...Koufax, Los Angeles...
Juan Marichal, fresh off a three-hitter will probably work the middle three. Marichal has been resting since Friday, while Koufax worked Saturday...