Second Day Of Season Comes Goes
New York reports the second day of the season arrives with no baseball played yet and a single strike recorded as Marvin Miller and John Gaherin warm in the bullpen. A players walkout begun Saturday has postponed Wednesday's Reds Astros opener in Cincinnati and eight other games, with Philadelphia at St Louis and the Cubs at Montreal also affected as tensions rise.
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Atlanta Braves
Braves Struggle as Players Walkout Tests Season Start
The labor dispute between the Major League Baseball Players Association and club owners grows as Marvin Miller targets Orioles manager Earl Weaver. With 16 of 21 willing to play, owners reject pension surplus use for higher benefits and plan a $490,000 health care boost while players seek cost of living rises. Teams hold workouts at home fields as talks continue.
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Chicago
Hornet Rally Nips Eau Claire 7 5
Aiken rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the sixth inning to beat Eau Claire of Columbia 7-5. Charles Smith doubled to drive in the go ahead runs, while Smith earned the win after relieving in the sixth. The victory lifts Aiken to 8-1 with a home game against Columbia next Tuesday.
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Racing Roundup: Rea son Wins Aqueduct Herbager Purse
In New York at Aqueduct Rule By Reason edged Helio Rise by a neck to capture the Herbager Purse after a steward inquiry. At Narragansett Park marching Oil won the New Bedford Purse by a length over Laurel Charger with jockeys not specified.
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Player Calls Masters Open to Black Competitors
Gary Player, from apartheid South Africa, urged that the Masters Golf Tournament admit black players as competitors, not only caddies. He noted the event has no black entrants since 1934 and said relaxing rules would improve the tournament.
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