Hamburgers and Buses For Birdie Tebbetts
Former major league manager Birdie Tebbetts returns to a hamburger and bus league with the Marion all-rookie team in the Appalachian League next season. Tebbetts, speaking from Anna Maria Florida, said the move offers new challenges and relief from the limelight.
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UPI
Birdie Tebbetts
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Mets
Marion
Springfield
Ill
Tebbetts
Anna Maria
Fla
Shea Stadium
Wes Westrum
Birdie
Bob Scheffing
Rick Barry Keeps Rolling
New York report notes Rick Barry of the San Francisco Warriors leads the NBA in scoring with 931 points through 24 games and posts a 38.8 average. He also tops free throw attempts and percentage as Wilt Chamberlain moves to second in scoring with 605 points for the Philadelphia 76ers. Barry appears among the league’s top 10 in field goal percentage and assists.
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Sam Jones
Celtics
Pistons
Jones
New York
Boston
Sam
Bill Russell
Philadelphia
John Havlicek
Basketball Writers
Detroit
Boston Garden
Cincinnati
UPI
Rick Barry
San Francisco Warriors
Warriors
National Basketball Association
NBA
Barry
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia 76Ers
Lakers
Jerry West
Miami U
Mighty Mite Hennessey Makes Pat Defense Click
Boston Patriots cornerback Tommy Hennessey, a 6-foot 180-pound former Holy Cross star, intercepted a pass and defended five others as Boston upset Buffalo 14 3 to seize first in the AFL Eastern Division. He recalled his focus on interceptions and described his unlikely path from Holy Cross to Pro football, including a stint in Baghdad and early defense love.
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Boston
UPI
Tommy Hennessey
Phyllis Diller
Elizabeth Taylor
Hennessey
Boston Patriots
Holy Cross
Buffalo
Patriots
Harvard
Baghdad
Mike Holovak
Chuck Weber
Bob Dee
Larry Eisenhauer
Holovak
Williams Hosts Big Green To Open Court Campaign
Williams College basketball opens its 1966-67 season December 7 at Lasell Gymnasium hosting Dartmouth. Coach Al Shaw retires after this season facing replacements for Kramer and Sheehan, with Irv Blond and Ted McPherson bolstering the back court, while Drummond and Healy lead a retooled front line. Williams aims to start strong but faces tough early tests from Dartmouth and others.
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Williams
Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Dartmouth
Lasell Gymnasium
al Shaw
Doggie Julian
Julian
Shaw
Jim Kramer
Kevin Sheehan
Irv Blond
Eph
Ted McPherson
John Kel
White Sox Hurler Tops League in Earned Runs
Gary Peters led the American League with a 1.98 ERA in 1966 as he went 12-10 for the Chicago White Sox. Teammate Joel Horlen added a 2.43 ERA as the Sox posted a strong pitching staff with 22 shutouts, while Jim Kaat led wins with 25 for Minnesota and Denny McLain also won 20 games for Detroit. The season saw Sam McDowell strike out 225 for Cleveland and Sonny Siebert throw the AL's lone no hitter on June 10.
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Boston
UPI
Gary Peters
U. L
Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox
E.R.A
Peters
White Sox
Joel Horlen
Chicago
Jim Kaat
Minnesota Twins
A.L
Kaat
Denny McLain
Detroit Tigers
McLain
Sam McDowell
Cleveland
McDowell
Bobby Feller
Luis Tiant
Tommy John
Rooke
Jim Nash
Kansas City Athletics
Sonny Siebert
Washington Senators
Mel Stottlemyre
New York Yankees
Dean Chance
California Angels
Eddie Fisher
Baltimore
Horlen
George Brunet
California
Chance
Buckpasser Sweeps Horse of the Year Honors
Buckpasser, winner of 12 of 13 races this year and the first 3 year old millionaire in turf history, was named Horse of the Year in Turf and Sport Digest's annual voting. He earned 191 of 196 votes, boosting 1966 earnings to $650,778 and career total to $1,218,874, ranking fifth all time.
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Baltimore
UPI
Buckpasser
Turf and Sport Digest
Thoroughbred Racing Association
Daily Racing Form
Morning Telegraph
Graystark
Tom Fool
Kelso
Round Table
Nashua
Carry Back
Ogden Phipps
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San Francisco
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World Boxing Association
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Terrell
Clay
Mighty Mite Hennessey
Pat
Bills
Brookline
Westbury
N.Y
Cardigan Bay
Adios Vic
Letter
Tom Ervin
Bill Drummond
Jay Healy
Drummond
Healy
Jay
Sheehan
Bill
Wally Wilson
Bill Untereker
Wilson
Untereker
Ephs
H. Greenberg & Son, Inc
Main ST
DIAL
Bennington
IS Your
North Adams
Mass Discount
Shop Oneida
Élso
Winslow
Depot Street
TIMEX
Firestone Sports
RADIO
DAISY
Firestone Supreme Vacuum Cleaner
Firestone
Bold Venture
Binoculars
Economy Auto Stores, Inc
Bennington, Vt
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