Yawkey reshuffles Red Sox to chase pennant and pride
Boston owner Thomas Yawkey, away on a South Carolina retreat, oversees major Red Sox revamp led by Dick O Connell. New catcher Duane Josephson, shortstop Luis Aparicio, rookie Doug Griffin, and reliever Ken Tatum join a lineup that shifts Rico Petrocelli, George Scott, and Carl Yastrzemski for better defense and bullpen. Despite some risk, team leads pace and draws strong crowds as O Connell aims a pennant run.
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Thomas Austin Yawkey
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Luis Aparicio
Doug Griffin
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Aparicio
Eddie Kasko
Rico Petrocelli
George Scott
Carl Yastrzemski
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Fenway
Billy Conigliaro
Homer
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Frazier Sees Boost in European Tour After Rocky Start
World heavyweight champion Joe Frazier praised his European singing tour despite a slow start in Vienna. Eight hundred fans attended Stadthalle as Frazier and The Knockouts delivered a 45 minute set. A teen kissed him on stage while youths proclaimed him the greatest.
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Rozelle Opposes Offtrack Betting in Pro Football
NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle spoke against extending offtrack betting to professional football at a spring coaches and owners meeting. He warned it would undermine football integrity and cited difficulty in controlling wagers if players or major figures were involved. He noted no formal league stance but acknowledged awareness of Howard Samuels proposal.
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Pete Rozelle
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Rozelle bans OTB for NFL betting scandal
Commissioner Rozelle suspended Hornung and Alex Karras for one year amid allegations they bet on pro football. He defended exemption for football as a symbol sport and warned gambling would erode trust, recalling an incident in Yankee Stadium where betting talk tainted a game. He suggested courts if gambling entered football.
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NFL revisions on coin flip and touchback rules
The NFL announced changes to playoff tiebreakers and field goal rules. A missed field goal landing in the end zone may be run back by the defense for any yardage, while a defended end zone fumble can be recovered for a touchdown by the kicking team. Owners approved a seven stage tie breaking program prioritizing head to head records, intra division results, intra conference marks, and point differentials, with a rating system as a last resort.
Point system changes in Pownal league standings
Pownal outlines tie breaking by points first in division games then regular schedule with coin toss for residual ties. A second rule change eases penalties for fouls behind the line of scrimmage by marking penalties from the previous play spot rather than from scrimmage line.
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