Flood book and public questions in baseball era
Red Smith notes Curt Flood’s The Way It Is due March 1 with Flood in Pom pa no Beach Florida training for a $110 000 a year outfield job with the Washington Senators. He hints a pending U S Circuit Court ruling on the reserve system and predicts public attention as the book launches. Flood discusses managers players and racism with frank detail and cites team unity in St Louis.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Trident Press
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Bouton
Richard Carter
Curt
St. Louis Cardinals
Musial
St. Louis
Ho Hum Night for Artis Gilmore in Jacksonville
Artis Gilmore produced a typical standout performance for Jacksonville while Mississippi star Johnny Neumann carried the night for his team. Gilmore did almost everything on the court except referee as the game unfolded.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Artis Gilmore
Mississippi
Johnny Neumann
Gilmore
VMI Ends 24-Game Winless Streak With Richmond Upset
VMI finally wins a men’s college basketball game, defeating Richmond 73-63 in a Southern Conference clash. Jim Sefick scores 25 and Lee Seibert 23 as the Keydets pull away after halftime to snap a 24-game skid.
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Virginia Military Institute
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Richmond
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Schuler
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Pirates
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William and Mary
Indians
Virginia Tech
Citadel
Bulldogs
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Keydets
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Lee Seibert
Seibert
Mike Anastasio
Jim Gregory
Dave Franklin
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Lee Dedmon
Ed Leftwich
Tar Heels
Bill Chamberlain
N.C. State
Graniteville Beats Fiber 53 39 In Men’s League Opener
In the night’s Men’s League basketball games sponsored by the Aiken Recreation Department Graniteville defeated Fiber 53 to 39 led by Tony Lowe with 13 points. Freddy Perry scored 22 for the Aiken Rams in a 76 62 win over First Baptist. Don Frye poured in 38 as North Augusta topped Air Base 74 50.
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North Augustans
Racing Roundup from New Orleans and several tracks
Mack S won the fourth race at the Fair Grounds by a neck with Driprint second to trigger an exacta payoff of 25 257, surpassing the North American record. Windgusher won at Bowie in the Belair Purse on opening day. Ladylike led through Leah feature at Hialeah. Double Aero upset at Lincoln Downs for Temistocles Santos’s third straight win. Blonde Lady led Oaklawn Park feature from Little Rock by five lengths.
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Fair Grounds
Driprint
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Miami
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Hialeah
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Little Rock
Ark
Blonde Lady
Pelani
Oaklawn Park
Harness Tickets On Sale For March 6 Racecard
Tickets are on sale for the March 6 harness races at 2 p.m. at Aiken-Jefferson Trotting Track. Proceeds go to the Aiken County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Admission is 1.25 dollars per person, with outlets including Woodruff’s Lemrick’s Aiken Drugs and local banks. For preferred parking contact Mrs Wade Brodie or Mrs R L Lominick.
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Aiken County
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Aiken
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R. L. Lominick
Indiana Sophomore Quintet May Bring Hoosiers Future
Vernon Huffman lauds Indiana University freshmen stars George McGinnis Steve Downing and Bootsie White along with Joey Wright as a potent young core. McGinnis averages 26 points Wright 19 backboard control is strong, Kentucky upset aside. Huffman envisions a possible NCAA finals run if the group matures.
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Ind
Vernon Huffman
Indiana University
Indiana
Huffman
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Steve Downing
Indianapolis
Washington High
Joey Wright
Husky
McGinnis
Wright
Hoosiers
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Wildcats
Bootsie White
Jefferson Junior High Deter Parker In 62 35 Victory
Jefferson Junior High remained undefeated at 11 0 by routing Parker Junior High of Edgefield 62 35. Key scorers for Jefferson were Leverne Getter 17 Leverne Sims 10 and Arnold Wright 11 while Parker’s Larry Brown scored 14.
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Jefferson
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Leverne Sims
Arnold Wright
Larry Brown
Parker
Barbara Scott
Gloria Williams
Kennedy
UCLA Retakes No 1 in AP poll after win over USC
UCLA regains the top AP ranking with a 64 60 victory over rival Southern California. Marquette trails by four points in total, as USC drops to third and Pennsylvan ia holds fourth. Kansas Jayhawks and Jacksonville stay in the top six with Notre Dame and South Carolina rounding out the top ten.
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Jayhawks
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Western Kentucky Kentucky
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Duquesne
LaSalle
Tennessee
Houston
Michigan
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Villanova
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Denver doctors form MD Farms racing stable
Two Denver area physicians Paul H. Dragut and P L DeLorenzo joined to create the MD Farms racing stable. They competed last season at Centennial Track.
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Denver Area
Paul H. Dragut
P.L. DeLorenzo
Centennial Track
MD Farms
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