Mets Have Hole At Second Base
The Mets face a hole at second base after Ron Hunt's departure, with candidates Chuck Hiller Bart Shirley and Sandy Alomar competing. Shortstop look shaky with Bud Harrelson’s bat woes and Roy McMillan reinjured shoulder, while Don Bosch struggles as rookie center fielder.
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NEW York Mets
Jack Hand
Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Fila
Ron Hunt
Wes Westrum
Chuck Hiller
Bart Shirley
Hunt
Dodgers
Tommy Davis
Sandy Alomar
Houston
Bud Harrelson
Roy McMillan
Westrum
Don Bosch
Pittsburgh
Don Cardwell
Dennis Ribant
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Alomar
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Eddie Mathews
Kenny Boyer
Ed Kranepool
Bosch
Pirates
Grapefruit League Exhibition Baseball Results
Wednesday results show Houston 3 over Atlanta New York 5 over Cincinnati 3 Los Angeles 3 over Kansas City 2 Detroit 6 over Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 6 over Chicago A 4 Ten innings Boston 10 over St. Louis 9 Minnesota 5 over Washington 0 Cleveland 2 over California 1 San Francisco and Chicago N of Scottsdale Ariz canceled by rain Friday schedule includes Atlanta at Minnesota West Palm Beach Cincinnati at Clearwater New York N at Sarasota Pittsburgh at Ponce St Petersburg Fla Chicago N at Scottsdale Ariz Houston at Los Angeles San Francisco at Phoenix New York A at St Thomas Detroit at Lakeland.
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Qualifying Begins For Atlanta 500 at Speedway
AP reports qualifying for the Atlanta 500 with $75,000 purse starts. Eight spots on the line as drivers expect about 150 mph to secure pole position.
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Ask Joe Wilman on Shortening the Bowling Step
The article advises bowlers to keep the first approach step short by relaxing stiffness, bending knees, and sliding the foot forward rather than stepping. It emphasizes stance, motion control, balance, and demonstrates sliding the foot for a shorter, smoother start.
Robby Robinson’s Career Pivot From Baseball to Peanut Brokerage
Robby Robinson, once Day tona Beach manager and famed for converting Bert Campaneris from catcher to shortstop, has reinvented himself as a peanut broker in North Carolina. The shift marks a dramatic change from major league influence to agricultural commodity trading.
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Daytona Beach
Bert Campaneris
Kansas City Athletic
North Carolina
Clay Gets Induction Call from Draft Board in Louisville
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay faced two setbacks in his bid to avoid induction. A Louisville federal court denied a request to block his draft, and a Houston board issued an April 28 induction call, prompting potential appeals to the 6th Circuit and Supreme Court. Clay met with Martin Luther King and attended an open housing rally as part of his ongoing legal fight.
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Supreme Court
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Houston Draft Board
Erpokesman
Severa
Kerr Tops Coaches New York as NBA Coach of the Year
John Red Kerr of the Chicago Bulls won the NBA Coach of the Year award after guiding the Bulls to the Western Division playoffs in their first season. Kerr set an NBA games-played streak record before coaching. He earned 17 votes from a 30-member sports writers panel, with Alex Hannum and Bill Sharman tallying 11 and 2 votes respectively.
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Red) Kerr
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Philadelphia 76Ers
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