Clay Closes On Two Fronts In Draft Fight
Cassius Clay faced legal moves to delay his induction as he fights a Louisville draft board imbalance claim and seeks court intervention. He planned to appear April 29 for induction while exploring appeals in Cincinnati and Houston. Activist King and housing advocates met with Clay amid the legal action.
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Ory Ci Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Regal
Acti i
Houston
Clay
Mastie Luther King
Southerm Christian Leaderships Conference
Ice
Fane
Tes
tHouswan
U.S. District Court
Kentucky
James F. Gordon
Astros Back-Up Players Could Alter Destiny Next Season
Grady Hatton, Houston Astros manager, believes depth adds win potential. Acquisitions Landis Bales Griffith Mathews are intended as backups for injuries rather than new starters. Last season's injuries decimated the roster, with 13 of 25 players under doctor care at one point, pushing the club from fifth to eighth place.
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Bales
Griffith
Astros
Bq Mathews
Joe Morgan
Jim Wynn
Bob Lillis
Houston
Morgan
Lillis
Felix Mantilla
Julio Gotay
Arantilla
Wynn
Bob Bruce
Barry Laiman
Dick Farrell
Cleveland
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
Mathews
Brave
Hatton
Morgan i
Sonny Jackson
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Aaron Pointer
Jett
Dave Giusti
Tone Drugs
Mike Cuelare
Ganders Open District Play Friday Night in Pasadena
Six WHA schools begin district action Friday with two already in and two more delayed until Tuesday. South Houston beat Pasadena 32 in the first loop. The REL Ganders face Sam Rayburn Texans Friday at 7 p.m. in Pasadena while Brazosport defends district and state honors against Galveston. Deer Park meets La Marque in Tiger City as newcomers loom.
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South Houston
Pasadena
REL Ganders
Sam Rayburn Texans
Passadena New Field
Spencer Highway
Brazosport Exporters
Galveston
Max Thomas
David Berger
Deer Park
la Marque
Tiger City
Deer
Balor Moore
Tommy) McNamara
Mike McCul
Rex Brown
Royse Kerbow
Moore
Gary Fridges
Bruce Newman
Byrd Baggett
Robert Pearce
Baggett
Jim Martin
Ganders
Texans
Rangers
Stings
Battery
Texas City
Kenneth Weaver
Wayne Froeschlfor
Larry Roberts
Terry Moore
Weaver
Roberts
Roland Castanie
Ball High
Brazosport
Astros Ready For Opener With Dodgers
Houston prepares for the season opener series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Astro dome. Don Wilson, Mike Cuellar and Larry Dierker will start the three games Friday Saturday and Sunday respectively, facing Don Sutton Bob Miller and Don Drysdale. Tickets remain at the Astro dome Foley stores and Trans-Texas Airways counters.
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Houston
Don Wilson
Mike Cuellar
Larry Dierker
Houston Astros
Astros
Florida
Los Angeles Dodgers
Astrodome
Wilson
Grady Hatton
Dodgers
Don Sutton
Rice Texas Win Baylor A&M Lose Non Conference
Rice and Texas both won non conference games with identical scores. Rice beat Oklahoma State behind a three hitter by Mickey Holder and seven hits. Texas opened the scoring with four runs in the seventh and three in the eighth to defeat Missouri. Baylor fell to Abilene Christian, and Texas A&M also lost a non conference game.
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Associated Press
Rice
Texas
Baylor
Texas A&m
Mickey Holder
Owls
Oklahoma State
Longhorns
Gary Gressett
Missouri
Abilene Christian
Apollo Tickets On Sale For Playoff Series
Apollo tickets go on sale Wednesday March 29 for the post season playoff against first place Oklahoma City Blazers. Home games listed April 5 8 and if needed April 11 with a best four of seven series starting in Oklahoma City April 1 2. Tickets available at Foley's and the Apollos Ticket Office in the Coliseum. Ticket prices 2 50 3 3 9 9. Call CA 8596 for information.
Exhibition Baseball Wednesday Results Reported
Houston beats Atlanta 3 to 2 while New York N defeats Cincinnati 5 to 3. Los Angeles ties Kansas City 3 apiece and Detroit bests Philadelphia 6 to 2. Pittsburgh loses 6 to 4 to Chicago A in 10 innings. Boston wins 10 to 9 over St. Louis and San Francisco s Chicago N at Scottsdale was canceled by rain.
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Atlanta
New York
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Detroit
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
San Francisco
Scottsdale
Ariz
Advanta
Minnesota
West Palm Beach
St. Thomas
Washington
Lakeland, Fla
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Paul Pol
James Eist
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