Strike Zone Should Aid N Y Yanks Stan Williams
The major baseball rule change this year widens the strike zone about 10 inches from the batter's shoulders to the knees. This expansion should help Yankees acquisition Stan Williams, a big right hander obtained in the winter.
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Hearn wins Baseball Players Golf Tour title in Miami
Jim Hearn won his second Baseball Players Golf Tour championship with a 301 total over 72 holes in Miami. He led by four, despite a final round 78 in drizzle on a soggy course. Billy Herman finished second at 302, while Dark shot 303 for third.
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Chasers lead field in Veteran's Giant Slalom event
Henry Kidder Brooks Dodge and Robert Thompson head the U S E A S A Veteran's Giant Slalom on Bartlett Mountain with Kidder winning the 27 31 class in 101 5 seconds while Dodge and Thompson take 32 37 and 38 44 divisions. Alex Bright, 65, finishes fourth for Livermore. The Yankees sign Whitey Ford for about 47000 and Bil Monbouquette leads Boston pitching. Lee Thomas reports early to Angels camp in Palm Springs.
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Mass
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St Patrick's Day Boxing Card Set for Boston Garden
Boston promoter Sam Silverman unveiled a 10 round lineup for St Patrick's Day at the Boston Garden headlined by the DeNucci versus Pusateri rematch. Also on the card are Christie defending the New England welterweight title against Fos Mire, Haden vs Colton for the regional featherweight crown, Carney defending the New England middleweight title against Greene, and Brower against Williams in heavyweight action.
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New Bedford
Georgie Colton
Tewksbury
Larry Carney
Lowell
Willie Greene
Providence
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Brockton
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Tina Noyes Resumes Studies After Skating Title
Tina Noyes, 14, National Junior Girls Figure Skating champion, will not pursue further major come petitions this year. Her father William D. Noyes says Tina will focus on school. She won National Novice in 1961 and Junior this year and may aim for top two in next year's senior ladies to qualify for 1964 World and Olympic events.
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Pats Sign Jimmy Field To Boost Defense
Boston AP report states the Boston Patriots signed Jimmy Field of Louisiana State on Saturday. The AFL club plans to use him mainly at defensive halfback during summer training camp with a look at quarterback. Field was pursued amid a bidding battle with Green Bay, the NFL champions.
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Giraffe roundup in Transvaal by tail capture near Pilgrims Rest
In South Africa a Transvaal Nature Conservation Section team rounded up 12 young giraffe on a farm near Pilgrims Rest. Riders boxed each giraffe by tail, saddled with bridle and halter, tranquilized lightly, blindfolded, and led into a truck. None were harmed as the effort aids overseas zoo sales.
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Swedish champion wins Thunder Mountain Edelweiss ski jump
Swedish national champion Kjell Sjoberg won the Thunder Mountain Edel weiss Invitational in Greenfield Massachusetts with two 140 foot leaps and 220.1 points. Fellow Swede Harry Bergquist placed second with jumps of 133 and 131 feet for 211.3 points, while Charles Tremblay of Brattleboro Vermont finished third with 126 and 121 foot jumps for 194.5 points.
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Burglar Net $500 In Winooski Restaurant Break
Police investigate a Winooski restaurant break that yielded $500 from a basement cash box and left the register untouched. An attempt to breach a kitchen safe failed and one man was arrested yesterday in connection with the case.
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Williams College hosts Berkshire County football coach clinic
Williams College in Williamsown, Massachusetts, will host the first in a series of free football clinics for area coaches. Frank Navarro, new Williams head coach, leads the program in Jesup Hall with five 20 minute talks on morale, quick kick, heat prostration care, monster defense philosophy, and center quarterback exchange. Attendees choose future topics after the talks.
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World Record For 50 Miles In Houston
A slender former University of Houston distance runner, John Macy, completed 50 miles from Galveston to Houston in 5 hours 29 minutes. National Track and Field Federation officials claimed a world record though no official record existed. the nearest prior time was 7 hours 29 minutes 47 seconds by P. Golden of New York in 1883.
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Thetford Center Covered Bridge Restored Through Community Effort
Vermont visitors seek the covered bridges scarce in the area with only two in Thetford. The Thetford Center bridge, praised as Haupt truss design, needs friends to urge immediate repair and preserve a historic monument.
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Seven Players Still Unsigned by Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox have seven unsigned players as spring training nears. Bill Monbouquette and Bill MacLeod agreed to terms, leaving Gene Conley Ike Delock Dave Busby Jack Lamabe Dave Morehead Felix Mantilla and Gary unsigned.
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