Novelty Wore Off Milwaukee Mets Chairman Testifies
New York Mets chairman Donald Grant told Wisconsin antitrust jurists Milwaukee became a novelty town when the Braves situation waned. He said baseball is dead there for now but eyed future expansion in 1967 or later. Trial resumes with depositions in Chicago as Rio Grande game date changes to Point Pleasant High School gym with an 8 p.m. start.
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Eckert sees no magic plan to stop Milwaukee Braves trial
New baseball commissioner William Eckert said he cannot craft a compromise to avert the February Milwaukee trial over the Braves and expansion plans. He noted the matter is in court and emphasized expansion must be sound, warning it may dilute current clubs. He doubted Milwaukee will get a team this year or next, citing 25 percent expansion recently.
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Falcons Visit Ohio in Key MAC Showdown
Bowling Green travels to Athens for a 3 p.m. Saturday MAC contest with Ohio University. BG aims to avenge recent losses and edge the Bobcats in a tight standings race. Players to watch include BG stars Piatkowski Dixon and Bobcats leader Schroeder as both teams need a conference win.
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Porky” Scholler
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Only One Brewer Built Carling in Eight Cities
The speaker notes building a third brewery and rebuilding others to brew Carling Black Label in eight cities simultaneously. It emphasizes that few brewers undertake such effort and suggests the speaker is uniquely capable.
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