Teague Fires One-Hitter As White River Wins
White River catcher Jeff Jamerson leads the team to a championship berth with a one run three inning surge. Teague fanned seven while holding Connersville to four hits in a tense area Little League playoff in Franklin Field.
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Nome
Aceuwurvom
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Covesitler
Jeff Jamerson
Franklin Field
Meadowbrook Stars
Teague
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Erskine Nationals
Arctic Park
Bob
Connersville
Barry Hornbeck
Long Homer Draught For Killer Killebrew
Harmon Killebrew remained stuck near 500 career homers as a New York AP report outlines his struggle to hit in a Minnesota park. Despite power, Wilson and others note unchanged swing while Yankee manager Ralph Houk questions his pace. The piece mentions Tony Oliva and Leo Cardenas, and cites mixed signals from players and managers about his form and the team’s reception.
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Harmon Killebrew
Bill” Rigney
Mingescar
Tony Oliva
Leo Cardenas
Killebrew
Kee
Marion
Athletic Club
Shelbyville
Muncie Catalina Swim Club
Elkhart Ymca
Shiter
Dolphin Club Wins Third Anderson Invitational Swim Meet
The Dolphin Club captured the third annual Anderson Invitational with 1,167 points, finishing ahead of several rivals to claim the title.
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Dolphin
Dolphin Club
Anderson
Vee Kelley Triumphs in Grandview Nine Hole Events
Vee Kelley wins the Class A nine hole handicap at Grandview and captures the week’s Nole event. Helen Ferris takes second in Class A nine hole. In Class B Marge Sipes wins with Margaret Mcallis ter second. Class C goes to Dearara Roesch with Joyce Humphrey second. June Metcalf takes second in Class A I hole. Betty Kolins third. Maggie Heckaman wins Class B. Charlotte Gordon and Marge Sipes follow. Betty Cornell wins Class C. Arlene Walker second and Nancy Denny third.
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Ee Neuiey
Grandview Ladies Civ
Helen Ferris
Kelley
Marge Sipes
Margaret Mcallister
Dearara Roesch
Joyce Humphrey
Charlotte Gordon
Betty Cornell
Arlene Walker
Nancy Denny
Luxurious Rug Offered With Admiral Color TV Purchase
Frank Kralls at 3035 Lynn Street advertises a 9 by 12 luxurious rug included free with the purchase of a new Admiral color television. The offer targets local shoppers seeking a bundled deal at the store.
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Admiral
Frank Kralls
Lynn St
Figures 8 stock cars headline Sun Valley Speedway weekend
Fields and Lemon figure in a tense finish in National Crown action at Sun Valley. Lemon faced a costly infield swerve on the final lap, dropping to second while Fields claimed the crown. Time trials set for Saturday evening with a double header of figure 8 and modified stock races.
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Bob Fields
Ruy Lemon
Sun Valley Speedway
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Sun Valley
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Phat
Tchison
Anderson
Applegate
Noblesville
Wiliams Perkinsville
Saturn & Day
Joe Helpling
Gene Prosser
New Castle
Stlapper
Vern Shrock
Midllebury
Darwin Blankenship
Esi
Shirley
John Keller
Ali Sparks With Verbal, Physical Exchanges In Training Camp
Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis spar as European heavyweight Joe Bugner visits in Houston Astrodome camp ahead of a planned March rematch. Ali lands lefts and a right while Ellis criticizes Ali for disrupting workouts. Ellis’s sparring partner Hudgins suffers a fall and is hospitalized for tests, ruling him out of the card.
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Ali Blond
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Alasi March
Teery Quarry
Europe
Canada
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Jeff Merit
Ras ‘Brassell
Joe Gholston
Eiss
Frazer
Johnny J Smi
Hudgins
Ap Mooden
Ferdinand Pecheel
Unbeatens Clash in Midwest Babe Ruth Tourneys
Monticelo Portage and other unbeaten teams lead a series of Babe Ruth tournaments around Kokomo and Mishawaka. Logansport hosts a bracket where Monticelo and Portage await a semifinal winner, with Monticello beating Kokomo 74 64 in early games and Mishawaka knocked out. Bloomington area play sees late intervention as Bloomington loses 2 79 in a tight finish before a decisive rematch.
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Portage
Kokomo
Mishawakaba
Mishawaka Bate
Montino
Monticello
Misha Fake
Travel
Iowa Point
Port Seow
Poin
Porte
Tsing
Doneland Ison
See
Edison
Bloomington
Carey
Beore
Coke Drons Opener Wins Nightcap 7-3
A fragmentary game brief notes a bunt by Whitsel scoring Parrett from third, aiding Coke Drons to a 7-3 nightcap victory after an opener. The text appears garbled with missing words but preserves the core action and score.
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Coke
Scatch
Whitsel
Sared Parrett
Hockett Downs Muncie 8-4 in Travel League clash
Hockett Post 127 dropped Muncie 8 to 4 as Jett Savage fanned 11 in a seven hitter. Hockett trailed 1-0 before three runs in the fifth, two in the sixth, one in the seventh, and two more in the eighth sealed the win. Jim Willis, Butch Albea and Jeff Taylor each added two hits for Hackett. In the nightcap Coke rallied to beat Lafayette 4-3 after Wabash led 3-0. Pruett and Zachary played key roles as Coke improved to 18-4 in Travel League play and 30-8 overall, with a game at Lafayette on Sunday at 6 p.m.
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Jett Savage
Hockett
American Legion
Io Hockett
Ladal Nn
Joe McDowell
Jim Willis
Butch Albea
Jeff Taylor
Hackett
Wa‘bash
Anderson
Dan Smith
Wabash
Coke
Larry Douglas
Leon Zachary
Leon
Pruett
Zachary
Smith
Dallas Fields
Roger Denny
Lafayette
Shadyside Park
Gilmore Robbed In Florida Nightclub Heist
Artis Gilmore, famed All American basketball star from Jacksonville University, faced a troubling incident in St. Augustine, Florida as a businessman reported a theft at Gilmore’s recently opened venue named Big Artis Little Place, with $225 taken.
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Fla
Artis Gilmore
Jacksonville University
Gilmore
Artis
Little Place
Two Senators To Introduce Merger Bill
Two senators John V. Tunney and Roman L. Hruska plan a bill to merge the American and National Basketball Associations granting basketball the same antitrust exemption as football. Sen. Howard Baker Jr announced a bipartisan exemption bill in Memphis with co sponsors including Sen. Vance Hartke and praised former Sen. Kuchel for rallying owners support.
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John V. Tunney
Dealif
Roman L. Hruska
Reb
Congress
Howard Baker Jr. R
Memphis
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Baker
Momas Kuchel
R-Calit
Husband Wife Blind Par golf results at Edwood CC
Dick and Betsey Peck led front nine while Frank and Joy Phelps won back nine in the event. Jim and Nancy Sutton were runners up on the front nine with several pairs finishing in order, including Ron and Diane Harris second on the back nine and Bob and Avis Melion third.
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Betsey Peck
Frank
Joy Phelps
Edewood Country Club
Jim
Nancy Sutton
Bob
Joan Grant
John
Virginia Spannuth
Steve
Betty Super
Chuck
Jane Huttman
Garland
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Marge Ronsheim
Pierce
Nancy Upetureh
Ron
Diane Harris
Avis Melion
Livv
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Dick S
Arlene Walker
Marge Karr
Peg Farret
Felix
Rita
Americans Rally Past Connersville In Belted BR Game
In a rain delayed winner's bracket contest Jim Bailey reports the Anderson Americans defeated Connersville 8 to 2 after explosive first and sixth inning bursts. Wells, Voss and McKinney provided key hits, while Whitewater Valley errors aided the Americans as they moved toward a Sunday title bracket.
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Jim Bailey
Wells
Don Voss
Merald
Anderson Americans
Memo
Connersville
Marty Boulware
Jerry
Kinney
Boulware
McKinney
Anderson
Dave Wells
Nationals
Goff
Roy Bat
Taylor
Robin White
Paul
Higginbottom
Whitewater Valley
Toey
John Campbell
Marty Morris
Hayes Pays $200 Extortion Price
Hayes says he paid $200 to extortionists who threatened to bomb Tom Landry’s house and the Dallas Cowboys if he did not sideline players. He described the callers as Cowboys fans vowing retaliation for perceived conflicts with coach Landry and a later demand to avoid a holdout. He claimed no one on the team supported the threats.
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Bob Hayes
Cal
Rory
Las Cowboy
Tom Landry
Tex
Schramm
FBI
Heyes
Tom
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Hhouse
Duane Thomas
Law Club
Tex Sehramm
Hayes
Steve Pert
Rakins
Dallas Times Herald
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Cowboys
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Duane
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