Owners oppose Seattle Pilots move to Dallas Fort Worth
American League owners meeting in Garland voiced strong resistance to transferring the Seattle Pilots to Dallas Fort Worth Milwaukee. Mayor Wes Uhlman outlined a possible three part damages suit for breach of lease and antitrust claims. Club owner William Daley favored relocation to Milwaukee, while Chicago White Sox owner John Alyn supported him.
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Seattle
Ewing M. Kauffman
Kansas City Royals
Pacific Northwest Sports, Inc
Uhlman
Pilots
Kings County
William R. Daley
Cleveland
Milwaukee
John Alyn
Chicago White Sox
Milwaukee Brewers, Inc
Braves
Atlanta
Dallas-Fort Worth
Amar Hunt
Kansas City Chiefs
Fred Dante
Pacific Northwest
Ashe Wins Net Title In Australia
Arthur Ashe of Richmond Virginia captured the Australian National men's singles championship at White City defeating Richard Crealy 6 4 9 7 6 2 in 84 minutes. Ashe became the first non Australian champion since 1959 and led a grand slam bid with the win. Margaret Court and Judy Dalton won the Australian women's Open doubles 6 3 6 1 while Court also claimed the women's singles title 6 3 6 1.
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Arthur Ashe
Richmond
U.S
Ashe
Richard Creary
Australia
White City
Alex Olmedo
Margaret Court
Judy Dalton
Kerry Melville
Karen Krantzcke
Cathedral Edges Taconic 3-2 In Western Mass Hockey
Cathedral High rallied to beat Taconic High 3-2 at Eastern States Coliseum West Springfield. Nick Burke opened scoring, Pat Moriarity tied in third, Tom Tabb netted the winner with 3:08 left. Taconic goalie Gary Fitzgerald made 19 saves as other Massachusetts games followed.
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Cathedral High
Taconic High
West Springfield
Cathedral
Taconic
Don Troy
Jerry Coughlin
Todd Fitzgerald
Ken Lenihan
Troy
Coughlin
Nick Burke
Pat Moriarity
Tom Tabb
Gary Fitzgerald
Classical
Tech
Chicopee Camp
Longmeadow
Amherst
Minnecaug
Harvard Refuses Patriots Use of Harvard Stadium
Harvard University refused the Boston Patriots the right to play football in Harvard Stadium. President Nathan M. Pusey cited the fundamental incompatibility of professional and amateur activities sharing facilities and parking needs. Patriots head Billy Sullivan said the team would stay in Boston and hoped for a solution by the NFL meeting in March.
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Harvard University
Boston Patriots
Harvard Stadium
Patriots
Billy Sullivan
Harvard
Nathan M. Pusey
Pusey
Big Ten
Pete Rozelle
Honolulu
Harvard College
Sullivan
Massachusetts
Beacon Hill
AFL
College Basketball Scores and Upsets Across Regions
East region shows Princeton 69 Fordham 34 Conn. $0 Boston U. 1 OT Rutgers 76 Buffalo 70 Cheyney 83 New Haven 77 South Mississippi 79 Florida 77 Kentucky 86 Alabama 71 So. Carolina 97 Clemson 76 Georgia 79 Mississippi State 76 Louisiana State 71 Tennessee 59 Maryland State 107 Virginia State 63 Memphis State 91 New Orleans Loyola 83 North Carolina A&T over St Augustine No Carolina State 107 American University 67 Midwest Minn 85 Chicago Loyola 73 Ohio State 74 Georgia Tech 71 Kansas State 71 Oklahoma State 60 Oklahoma 98 Washington Missouri 60 Town St 91 Kansas 89 OT Central Missouri 81 Ti State 71 Southwest Hon Payne 95 Angelo State 93 Stephen F Austin 83 Sam Houston State 82 Far West Montana 107 Portland State 87.
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Va. State
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New Orleans
Loyola
N.C. A&t
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Amer
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Ohio St
Doyle Leads AIC In 91 81 Win Over Bates
Tommy Doyle of Pittsfield, former St Joseph's star, scored five points for American International College as a reserve guard in a 91 81 victory against Bates College at Springfield. He made one field goal and three free throws.
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Tommy Doyle
Pittsfield
St. Joseph’s
American International College
Bates College
Springberg
East Longmeadow Beats Pittsfield YMCA In Dual Swim Meet
East Longmeadow won the dual meet at Pittsfield YMCA by 114 to 75 led by Craig Mahoney firsts in 60 and 100 free. Boyd Black in 10-yard breast. Black, MacDonald, Mandell, Mahoney on medley and 160-yard freestyle relays. Juengling led D team with 20-yard freestyle win. White won 20-yard breast. Pittsfield B team claimed 13-11 group title.
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East Longmeadow
Craig Mahoney
Boyd Black
Black
Scott MacDonald
Jerry Martin
Mark Mandell
MacDonald
Mandell
Mahoney
Craig Juengling
Herb White
Pittsfield
Juengling
George Florentine
John Moreau
Billy Phair
Brian Juengling
Parnell of UMass honored as Unsung Hero of 1989
Steve Parnell of the University of Massachusetts is named the Boston Tobacco Table Unsung Hero of 1989 at Fantasia's Restaurant in Cambridge. Coach Vic Fusia hails him as a true athlete who filled multiple roles including punt and kickoff returns for a conference champion team.
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Mass
Steve Parnell
Boston Tobacco Table
Parnell
University of Massachusetts
Tobacco Table
Vic Fusia
Umass
Fusia
Newston
New England
Washington Coach Endorses Zone Defense in College Basketball
Huskies coach Tex Winter argues zone defense shapes the game and predicts more low scoring games. He opposes a 24 second clock and elimination of the zone, saying it would worsen recruiting and widen the gap between rich and poor programs. He notes zones reduce foul trouble and slow pace but balances strategic use with rule concerns.
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Washington
Washington State
Huskies
Tex Winter
Winter
NCAA
Puget Sound
UCLA Maintains No 1 Ranking In AP Poll
Unbeaten UCLA holds top spot with a 14-0 mark and 29 first place votes, ahead of Kentucky which has 3. Bonnies rise to third at 12-0 while Jacksonville stays sixth. Kentucky improves to 15-0 with an 86-71 win over Alabama. South Carolina moves to fourth after beating Clemson 97-78.
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Radio Men To Compete In Ice Run
Berkshire Motor Sports Club stages an ice trials feature on Pontopsuc Lake with Chris Brooks and Art Borders racing in a special time trial. Mayor Ronald Butler officiates from 2 to 2 30 PM during Pittsfield’s 25th anniversary winter carnival, coordinated by John Marchesi for Parks and Recreation.
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Chris Brooks
WBEC
Art Borders
WERK
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Pittsfield
Winter Carnival Committee and the Departtment of Parks and Recreation
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Boxing results from cities and bouts across the globe
Boxing notes cover Donato Padua outpointing Pat Murphy in New York and other bouts in Montreal West New York Hayward Boston Bayonne Mexico and more. The report also notes Rudy Tumulak Klaus Klein Boone Kirkman Ruben Navarro Chico An Grade Jimmy Lester Rocky Hernandez and a Worcester Assumption college basketball win over Northeastern 77 61 with Jake Jones scoring 33 points.
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Donato Paduano
Montreal
Pat Murphy
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N.J
George Foreman
Hayward
Calif
Jack O'Halloran
Boston
Chuck Wepner
Bayonne
Manuel Ramos
Mexico
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Rudy Tumulak
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Boone Kirkman
Renton
Wash
Mike Bruce
Springfield
Mass
Beverly Hills
Ruben Navarro
Los Angeles
Chico
San Francisco
Jimmy Lester
Rocky Hernandez
Wits
Worcester
Jake Jones
Assumption
Northeastern
Huskies TOP BU 90 81 AS Boyd stars in OT comeback
Connecticut defeated Boston University 90 81 as Bob Boyd tied the game with three free throws in regulation and added six points in overtime. Boyd finished with 28 points while BU’s Jimmy Hayes scored 29.
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Boston
Bob Boyd
Connecticut
Boston University
Boyd
Huskies
Jimmy Hayes
Rams Trade Gossett To Frisco for Alexander
AP report on the 1969 NFL draft day trades. Rams move place kicker Bruce Gossett to San Francisco for defensive tackle Kermit Alexander and the 49ers second-round pick. Browns ship Paul Warfield to Miami for the Dolphins first-round choice. Pittsburgh holds the top pick with Terry Bradshaw viewed as a generational QB prospect.
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Terry Bradshaw
Louisiana Tech
Cleveland Browns
Paul Warfield
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Dolphins
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San Francisco
Kermit Alexander
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Bradshaw
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Mike Reid
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Phil Olsen
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Dennis Shaw
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Bill Cappleman
Florida State
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