Quiet Man Walt Alston Sets Longevity Dodgers Manager
VERO BEACH Florida Dodgers vice president Al Campanis cites Walt Alston’s calm, patient leadership as the key to a 19 year tenure, longer than any other MLB manager. teammates credit his equanimity, strategic restraint, and respect from players, with Walter O’Malley praising his executive ability and enduring master of his own destiny.
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Umpires Find Spring Training A Time For Checkups
Merle Anthony and Dave Phillips, American League umpires, discuss spring training as a period to shape timing and positioning. They emphasize conditioning, groove at the plate, and learning balk interpretations while balancing loneliness and high expectations from fans and TV. Anthony recalls 45 years and Phillips seven in baseball roles.
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Rain and cold force Greensboro Open delay
In Greensboro North Carolina rain and cold halted the second round of the $200,000 Greater Greensboro Open. An 18 hole schedule for Friday was disrupted and organizers consider 36 holes Sunday or extending the event into Tuesday while forecasts hint at more rain. Julius Boros and Bruce Crampton led at 67 as Trevino Palmer Jacklin posted 69s and 71s. Four players withdrew including amateur Dale Morey and Bob Rosburg.
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Ray Floyd
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Baseballs Davey Jones Dies At Home
MANKAID Minn AP Davey Jones a Detroit Tiger outfielder who played with Ty Cobb and Wahoo Crawford died at his home. Funeral services scheduled. Survivors include widow Margaret a son David Merritt Island Fla and daughter Mrs John W Macksey Perrysburg Ohio. Jones 91 played 14 major league seasons with a .270 lifetime average. His best year was 1912 hitting .284 for the Tigers. He faced Walt Johnson in the first major league game and helped organize a predecessor to the MLBPA after a Cobb fracas with spectators. The Tigers struck and did not return to action until players won guaranteed safety. Jones was a left handed hitter who preceded Cobb in the lineup.
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Trinity Aiming For Tennis Title in NCAA Meet
Trinity University, led by star players including Dick Stockton and Brian Gottfried, contends for the NCAA tennis championship in Athens. Coached by Mabry, the team boasts top national rankings and a history of All-Americans as they pursue another strong NCAA run.
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NHL standings tease: Buffalo tops Philadelphia 4 3
Thursday's scoreboard shows the Sabres defeating the Flyers 4 to 3 in the lone NHL game. Buffalo claimed the win and improved their standings while Philadelphia fell behind.
Gonzales Ordered To Explain New Orleans Scorecard Change
Pro golfer Rogelio Gonzales, 29, of Medellin, was ordered to report to PGA Commissioner Joe Dey in New York to explain why he altered his scorecard in the New Orleans Open. He was disqualified, his prize money redistributed, and he was barred from the Greater Greensboro Open.
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East Gets Nod To Whip West In All-Star Classic
Dayton, Ohio AP led by all time scoring leader Travis Grant and All-America Tom Riker the East is favored to whip the West for a fourth straight Coaches All-Star game. Grant 6 9 Kentucky State star becomes all time scorer with 4000 points while averaging 39 5 this season Riker 6 10 South Carolina center adds 19 points and 11 rebounds per game for the Gamecocks. West stars include Jim Price and Bud Stallworth. Coaches Hank Iba and Howard Hobson led teams to Dayton Arena readiness with senior squads. Additional East players Corky Calhoun Bob Morse Boo Ford Harold Fox Bill Shepherd Dennis Wuycik Greg Kohls Tom Parker. West additions Freddie Boyd Sam Cash Scott English Bernie Fryer Steve Hawes Chuck Jura Paul Stovall Chuck Terry Claude Terry.
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