Torre Named NL Most Valuable Player In 1971
Hank Aaron finishes third as Joe Torre clinches the National League MVP honor in a close vote. Torre, a 3B for the St Louis Cardinals, collects 21 of 24 first place votes to top Willie Stargell 318-222 with Hank Aaron in third.
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Pitts
Torre credits focus and move from catcher for hitting surge
The 31-year-old Torre reflects on a breakout season with the Cardinals, noting greater concentration after leaving catching behind. He cites a ballpark change, a water diet dropping 25 pounds in spring training, and RBI totals of 101 in 1969 and 100 in 1970 as part of his improved performance alongside 230 hits and 137 RBI.
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Ernie Ladd in Japan a rising wrestling attraction
Red Smith notes Ernie Ladd is in Japan as a major draw for the honest wrestlers. The former AFL tackle, weighing about 320 pounds, has become a villainous spectacle amid a friendly alliance with the country. He faces karate and jiujitsu era rivals with a strong cheering crowd backing him.
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Yokohama
Flat Out Eating: Ernie Ladd Wins World Heavyweight Title
In a 27 000 calorie display at the San Diego U S Grant Hotel Ladd defeated Nick Cordileone by three ounces to claim the world heavyweight eating championship. Ladd, then a football player, described his menu as simple and basic while eating a nine pound feast.
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Ernie Ladd
Nick Cordileone
God, Country
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
East Berlin
Ernie
Cordileone
Americans win international title at Madison Square Garden
The U S equestrian team captured the international championship of the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden finishing with 80 points, edging Canada 74 and Argentina 36. Nine thousand spectators watched the Americans take first and second in the Grand Prix of New York, the show’s final event, though the 1 2 finish did not alter the final team standings.
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Racing Roundup from Around the Nation
The Associated Press notes several horse race results: Sun Lover wins the Women's Republican Club Purse at Aqueduct by 1 length. Garden State PBA Purse goes to Cherry Hill. Fickle Fury narrowly beats Steel Pike for the Window Shade Purse at Sportsman's Park. Duc of Erin edges Mack McCoy to win the Chalkstone Purse at Narragansett Park. Lady Titan outsprints Tax Talk for the Back in Paris Purse at Suffolk Downs. Hurley Hills prevails over Hilaine by a week for the Phar Lap Purse at Churchill Downs.
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Lady Titan
Tax Talk
Paris
Suffolk Downs
Player predicts high scores at World Cup in Palm Beach
Gary Player says scores will reach four under par on the waterlogged 6006 yard PGA National East course as South Africa teams with Harold Henning open play in the World Cup. He predicts many rounds in the 80s and some in the 90s or higher. Nicklaus and Trevino represent the United States as favorites travel from Sydney to Atlanta.
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Bucks Edge Suns 118 113 In Tight NBA Clash
Kareem Abdul Jabbar scored 44 as the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Phoenix Suns 118 113 in a playoff like affair at home. Lucius Allen and Bob Dandridge made key steals late as Milwaukee stretched its home win streak to 16 while Golden State, Los Angeles and Buffalo won elsewhere.
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Second Dove Season Opens Nov 20 in South Carolina
The second dove season session begins November 20 at noon and runs to sunset. A daily bag limit of 13 doves is set this year for SC. Federal study on hunting impact ends this year and public dove fields number 56 with locations in Edgefield McCormick Saluda and nearby counties. A required $4.25 permit plus a hunting license funds landowners and management areas.
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Key Road
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Saluda
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