Rutland Shocks Barre in 1971 Vermont Legion Tourney Opener
Rutland stunned Barre 5 0 as the 1971 Vermont American Legion Baseball Tournament opened in Rutland. Burlington beat Essex 10 5 in the other opener with Essex errors. Bennington, atop the state league, earned a double bye and faces Burlington Friday while Rutland and Barre meet in a pivotal late game.
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Rutland
Vermont American Legion
Bennington
Nash John
Essex
Burlington
Springfield
Windsor
Don Longe
Dave Morse
Barre
Dave Walker
Walker
Bucky Long
Yiddish slugger stirs ethnic pride for pinstripes
Ron Blomberg, a 22 year old Jewish outfielder for the New York Yankees, emerges as a potential great with a .347 average, 19 RBIs, and four homers in 41 games. His rise echoes past Jewish players in New York, and fans flock to see him while his story recalls Andy Cohen and Sandy Koufax.
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New York
UPI
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Yankees
Dodgers
New York City
Bronx
Lou Cehrig
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
Andy Cohen
Harry Danning
Sid Gordon
Phil Weintraub
Harry Feldman
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Sandy Koufax
Brooklyn
Los Angeles
Ron Blomberg
Yanks
Yankee
Wagners
Zimmers
Lazzeris
Cohens
Braves
Polo Grounds
John McGraw
Pirates surge as Hebner belts ninth inning homer against Reds
Richie Hebner returns from a two week military layoff to hit his 17th homer with two aboard in the ninth, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Bob Johnson pitched a complete game scattering nine hits, denying Lee May a homer, as Pittsburgh stays in pennant contention. No other NL games were played. the AL makeup Orioles at Athletics was rained out.
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Hall of Fame
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Pittsburgh Express
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Oakland Athletics
Major League action in night games across the league
Boston visits Oakland as Peters improves to 11 9 while Blue shines at 22 4 in a night doubleheader. Washington with McLain hold a 7 16 and Bosman 9 13 visit Kansas City with Fritzmorris 5 1 and Wright 3 4 in twi night. Milwaukee brings Parsons 10 14 to Detroit where Niekro 5 5 starts. Minnesota with Perry 12 14 plays Baltimore Dobson 15 6 at night. Chicago John 10 12 travels to Cleveland Colbert 3 3 for night action. New York Peterson 13 7 meets California May 7 8 at night.
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Peters
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McLain
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Fritzmorris
Wright
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Parsons
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Perry
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Colbert
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Peterson
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Downing
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Fryman
Jarvis
Kirby
Koosman
Marichal
Stoneman
Forsch
Billingham
Pizarro
Jenkins Holtzman
Jimmy the Greek and the art of football betting
A vivid portrait of Jimmy the Greek Demetrious Synodinos of Steubenville and his Las Vegas betting career. The piece frames him as a skilled, philosophic bookmaker, compares his craft to economics and history, and outlines how odds reflect team form, key players, and morale while noting risks from the sport gambling crackdown.
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Steubenville
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Sin City
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Esquire Magazine
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Esquire Mag
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Hubert Humphrey
Joe Namath
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Otto Graham
Jan Stenenrud
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Rosenthal
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Mass
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By Steve Wilstein
UPI Sports
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Monument Plaza Shopping Center
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