Bold Pirates Favored To Grab NL Pennant This Season
Pittsburgh aims for the 1967 NL title with Maury Wills joining the lineup and pitchers Dennis Ribant and Juan Pizarro added. The team posted a .279 batting average and 759 runs last year, with key players Alou Clemente Stargell Clendenon Alley Mazeroski Pagliaroni and Veale Fryman Bass Sisk Law and Law anchor a strong defense and middle.
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Stadium plan eyed for Massachusetts dome on taxfree terms
A seven member commission proposed a 55 million dollar all weather stadium to be built on a 60 acre Weston site at the junction of the Turnpike and Route 128. The MA Turnpike Authority would own operate and maintain it with no taxpayer cost and a 52 000 seat capacity. The project awaits a Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling on the use of unclaimed gasoline tax rebates to cover annual operating deficits estimated at 5.5 million dollars.
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Bowling International League High Singles Leaders
R Letourneau rolled 214 to top the high singles with J Frasier second at 208 and Cummings 206. High triples see R Letourneau 611 and J Frasier 604 with D Rabideau at 562.
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Third Trot $500 Feature at Local Harness Meet
The program shows Third Trot for $500 with horses like Lawdy Mercy Laderach and Lucknows Merrie Foster running times around 2 39. Other divisions follow including Fourth Trot 550 and Fifth Pace 500 with multiple entries and Time records. Detroit Lions news and college signings noted in a separate item.
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Coates Attacks Reds Owner in Palm Springs Rant
Tampa based UPI report details Jim Coates blasting former Cincinnati Reds owner Bill DeWitt as a cheapskate and calling the team the worst he played for. He accused DeWitt of withholding his pension pay while traveling seven days to reach pension eligibility. Dewitt and Leishman dispute Coates claims, with Frick advising settlement as PR. In the same dispatch, Albany lawmakers pass a bill banning night water skiing on navigable New York waters from sunset to one hour after sunrise.
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Pownal Horseman Sheds Greasepaint
Green Mountain harnessman Bill Long moved from show business to harness racing after a stint as a singer and emcee in nightclubs. Now 55 he trains 12 standardbreds across tracks in Vermont New Jersey and beyond, delivering a devoted, horse loving arising hero profile.
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Red Wings shuffle players with Pittsburgh Hornets
Detroit assigns goalie Han Bastien defenseman Warren Godfrey and forward Ab McDonald to the Pittsburgh Hornets on Monday. At the same time Detroit recalls goalie George Gardner and defenseman Bob Falkenberg from the Pittsburgh farm team.
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