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Reno's release from tension was first suggested by former Giant Mel Ott, now a Detroit sportscaster, who noticed that tenseness was hurting Bertoia's swing at the plate. Tiger Trainer Jack Homel took the message to Reno, and the young man (22) promptly tried Equanil, later switched to Sedamyl. Reno, it turned out, was not the first Detroit athlete to try tranquilizers. Says Osteopath Richard Thompson, team physician for the Detroit Lions football team: "We used them on at least five Lions last year, and we intend to continue to use them." The Tigers' Dr. Luther...
...left half, the Lions have Brad Howard, and at full, Bob Ott and Ron Hadge...
...Records. Time was when Stan would have been forgiven his rare errors. Just the week before, a lusty double had bought him the National League record for extra-base hits (1,072). long held by the Giants' Mel Ott. And he is so close to so many other marks that before they hang a plaque with his name on it in the Hall of Fame, The Man will surely stand no less than third in the league in all eight offensive departments: runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, total bases and extra-base hits...
...seventh-inning double could not keep the St. Louis Cardinals from losing to the Milwaukee Braves 8-0, but it was Stan the Man's 1,072nd extra-base hit, an achievement that gives him the National League record, one ahead of the Giants' Mel Ott...
DAVID FENTRESS OTT Providence...