Chiefs Begin Super Bowl Workouts in California
The Kansas City Chiefs arrived in Long Beach for their first practice ahead of the Super Bowl, with Otis Taylor fined for missing a team event but present at practice. Coach Hank Stram outlined daily meetings and workouts. safety Fred Arbanas is the only injured Chief. Green Bay trains at UCSB while NFL questions loom over attendance and broadcast blackouts amid a federal suit. Joe Namath weighed in on the Chiefs Packers clash from a New York hospital bed, predicting a close game and commenting on Kansas City’s rushing defense and Green Bay’s fewer mistakes.
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Dizzy Dean to be honored at Houston Baseball Dinner
Dizzy Dean, famed Hall of Famer and former strikeout leader, will receive the Trig Speaker Award at Houston's seventh annual major league baseball dinner on January 24 at the Shamrock Hilton. The ceremony, hosted by the Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, will also honor other figures with several named awards. Tickets are $12.50 with cocktails included and available at the Baytown Sun.
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Maye Upset About Trade To Indians
Houston AP report on outfielder Lee Maye reacting to being traded from the Astros to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Landis in a five player deal. Houston also sent Doc Edwards and Jim Weaver. Cleveland received Ken Retzer. Trade followed Mathews deal, as Grady Hatton cited balancing offense with Landis’s right handed bat and defense.
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Houstonians Seek Move for Hawks Franchise
A Houston syndicate bids for the St Louis Hawks of the NBA and would move the club to Houston if approved. Spokesman Sidney Shienker says league consent is anticipated and high bidder status will be known soon. Owner Ben Kerner cites arthritic illness and aims to sell to St Louis interests. Reported price is 3.5 million.
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Baseball rules change bunt for hit not auto time at bat
New scoring rule prevents bunting for a base hit from automatically counting as a time at bat. Charley Segar, head of the Scoring Rules Committee, said the practice has been used when teams are losing, and the rule change aims to correct that.
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Frogs Top Tech In SWC Cage Tilt Opening Night
Texas Christian defeated Texas Tech 71 to 65 in Fort Worth as the Frogs outshot 33 percent to 45 percent from the floor and built a late edge led by Carey Sloan with 14 points. The win joined SMU, Texas, and Texas A&M as first games winners in the new SWC season.
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