Two Ballplayers join Elite Club
The baseball salary ceiling hits new height as Rusty Staub signs a three year 330000 deal with the Mets and Bobby Murcer secures six figures with the Yankees. Pete Rose nears a Reds contract as Cesar Geronimo’s status clears and John Mayberry lands a Royals deal as holdouts persist.
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Mickey Mantle
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Cesar Geronimo
Rose
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John Mayberry
Mayberry
Royals
Dick Drago
Tom Burgmeier
Cookie Rojas
Amos Otis
Gophers Face Determining Weekend in Big Ten Title Push
Minnesota and Indiana fight for NCAA bid spots as Minnesota loses to Iowa and slips into a first place tie with Indiana after a 79-77 defeat at Minneapolis. UCLA looms as the NCAA foe with Northwestern and Purdue futures in play. Providence, Marquette and Houston win in Top Ten showings while Missouri misses chance at momentum.
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Spartans and Tigers Set for District Showdown at Rio Grande
Waverly and Alexander enter the Class AA district opener at Lyne Center tonight, with Waverly 19-1 and Alexander 18-2 in a matchup billed as a top state battle. Nelsonville-York and Gallipolis clash Wednesday, winners meeting Saturday to decide a semifinalist for the Dayton regional.
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Greg Brooks
Mid-America all academic basketball squad named
Mac Otten Jr. of Toledo and Scott Love of Ohio University head the six players named to the Mid American Conference all academic basketball team chosen by faculty reps. Otten holds a 3.58 GPA as a pre med senior from Centerville, while Love, a 6 7 sophomore from Franklin Michigan, carries a 3.0 in business administration. Also named were Kent State's Rick Gates and Doug Sheil, Bowling Green’s Jack Wissman, and Central Michigan's Dave MacDonald.
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Chillicothe tops Portsmouth in Class AAA sectional thriller
Mark Bayless led Chillicothe with 22 points as they built a 12 point halftime lead and defeated Portsmouth 72-58 in the lower bracket championship. Chillicothe improves to 17-3 entering district play while Portsmouth ends 12-8.
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Chillicothe
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