Rozelle Threatens To Pick NFL Transfers In Realignment
New York AP report says Commissioner Pete Rozelle may name the three NFL teams to move to the AFL if owners do not decide by Saturday. After an 11 hour session with NFL and AFL owners, Rozelle warned he could pick the clubs himself amid two months of talks on the realignment.
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New York
Pete Rozella
Rozelle
NFL
AFL
United States
Palm Springs
Calif
Rozelle Eyes AFL Realignment Shakeup By Saturday
NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle weighed a move to shift three teams from the 16 to the 10 team AFL forming two conferences of 13. He hinted owners may grant power or he may demand it, with three candidates identified but not named. He ruled out New York San Francisco and Los Angeles and promised a decision by Saturday.
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Atone Ate Ues Agua Monn
NFL
AFL
Rozelle
Baltimore
Atlanta
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Minnesota
St. Louis
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Veteran Driver Gets Chance For Major Win in Rebel 400
Veteran NASCAR driver Neil Castles, 34, on the verge of a major Rebel 400 upset, has just earned a top ride with Ray Fox Dodge after Buddy Baker left. Castles, slow to adapt to top-grade speed, must balance learning fast machinery with avoiding trouble to win.
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Darlington
D.C
Neil Castles
Castles
Buddy Baker
Cotton Owens
Fox
Dodge
Williams In Final Dual Meet
WILLIAMSTOWN The Williams College track team wraps up the dual meet portion of its season tomorrow at home against Wesleyan University while bowing to a five-meet loss. Freshmen shine as Bill Finakiewicz bursts onto the scene with multiple wins and a long jump of 21 feet 10 and a quarter inches. Senior John Teichgraeber seeks his sixth discus win as Charles Huntington posts strong middle-distance times. In Baltimore AP reports Jim McMillan signs to play for the Baltimore Colts.
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Williamstown
Williams College
Wesleyan University
Ephs
Bowdoin
Williams
Charles Huntington
Rye
N.Y
Southern
Connecticut
Huntington
John Teichgraeber
Houston
Tex
Denis Fryzel
Bill Finakiewicz
Blaisdell
RPI
Buffalo City
Pinakiewicz
Bill Webb
Toledo
Ohio
Webb
John Kinehelac
Detroit
Bob Seebacher
Roslyn
Amherst
Wesleyan
Weathered Texas Open Opens Again
SAN ANTONIO AP The troubled Texas Open resumed in soggy conditions after a tornado threat and damaging thunderstorm. Heavy rains and winds left the Pecan Valley course water logged with 18 holes not completed. Chi Chi Rodriguez, Frank Beard, and Lee Trevino led favorites in a field missing Palmer Nicklaus Player Casper Boros as they restarted play.
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San Antonio
Tex
Pecan Valley Country Club
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Frank Beard
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
Billy Casper
Julius Boros
Yale Club Dinner to feature coach Carmen Cozza speaker
Yale football coach Carmen Cozza will speak at the Berkshire County Yale Club annual dinner tonight at 6 30 at the Lenox House. The program includes a film Yale Football Highlights of 1968 detailing the Elis 8 0 1 season and Cozza’s four year Yale record 23 12 1 with a major local honor list.
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Carmen Cozza
Berkshire County
Yale Club
Lenox House
Andrew Clarke
Elis
Cozza
Harvard
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
American Football Coaches Association
United Press International
New England
Drury Beats Mt Anthony to Halt 23-Game Streak
Drury High of North Adams Mass defeats Mt Anthony High Bennington 7-0 to snap the Eagles 23 game win streak. Pitcher Bob Gage worked six strong innings on a primarily outfield background while Gary Lussier powered a seven run second with a bases loaded grand slam and a run single. Andy DiSanti also homered in the rally. Drury returns to Northern Berkshire League play tomorrow at 1 30 against Adams High with ten batters sent to the plate in the inning.
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Bennington
Drury High
North Adams
Mass
Aft. Anthony High
Mt. Anthony
Bob Gage
Drury
Blue Devils
Gary Lussier
Lussier
Kevin Downey
St. Joseph’s
Pittsfield
Andy DiSanti
Berkshire
Adams
Scotch Events Start at Hills Next Wednesday
The Berkshire Hills Country Club hosts Wednesday night Scotch foursome supper matches. The nine hole event began as a May 1966 experiment and grows in popularity each year. Partners rotate and winners run the next week's event with no formal officers or rules. Golf balls are the sole prizes.
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Berkshire Hills
Country Club
Charlie Stone
Charles Valuski
Toski shoots 70 as Wahconah golf team falls short
Tom Toski fired a one under par 70 at Wahconah Country Club yesterday as Mt. Greylock and Drury posted decisive wins. Wahconah’s top scorer Bill Pikett sprained a knee on the seventh hole and was carried from the course, while Mt. Greylock and Drury secured three points each with Toski and others contributing.
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Dalton
Tommy Toski
Wahconah
Mt. Greylock
Drury High
Drury
Bill Pikett
Larry Tiezzi
Mike Maynard
Rob Dixon
Wahkoonah
Dick Hunter
Pikete
Dixon
Hunter Ey Peck
Costi Ao Anderson
Toskie
Bubrisk
Goorlach
Waubecka Springs
Williamstown
Steve Frydel
PHL
Tom Toski
Tommy
Steve
Russ Curtis
Wahcanah
Theresa Simoneau
GEAA
Bernie Simoneau
Besse-Clarke's
Southern Berkshire League Standing Feat
The report lists standings for the Southern Berkshire League with results from Pitsfield St. Joseph's, Wahconah, Agams, Drury, Independent, and St. Joseph's at Lee, highlighting a notable performance by Ah Greylack and detailing team placements and venues.
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Ah Greylack
Pitsfield
St. Joseph's
Pat Wahconah Agams
Drury Independent
St. Joseph’s
N.A
Lee
Wopteh
MT. Lee
T. Everett
Monument Mt
McCann Tech
Drury
MK Anthony
Sou Lea
Lenox
Mt. Everett
New Lebanon
Northampton
Watconah St. Joseph's
Commerce Games
Boxing Ex The Associated Press report summary
In Los Angeles Julio Guerrero aged 119 from Mexico City knocked out Jose Valdivinas aged 119 from Guadalajara Mexico. In Tokyo Koichi Okada 133 of Japan outpointed Willie Cordova 12214 of the Philippines over ten rounds.
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Los Angeles
Julio Guerrero
Mexico City
Jose Valdovinas
Guadalajara
Moxico
Foster Accepts Challenge From Killer Ditler
The Jimmy Fund will receive net proceeds from a three round boxing bout on Saturday afternoon May 17 at 2 at Oak n Spruce ski lodge in South Lee. Light heavyweight champion Bob Foster will fight Gordon Diller known as Killer Dilley from WSBS Great Barrington. Diller is 6 feet 4 and 135 pounds while Foster is 6 feet 3 and 175 pounds. Diller, former Norwalk resident, has been with WSBS two years and has trained in a jogging suit designed for this bout.
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Jimmy Fund
Oak N' Spruce
South Lee
Bob Foster
Gordon
Dilley
WSBS
Great Barrington
Foster
Andy Kendall
Portland
Ore
West Springfield
Diller
Norwalk
Conn
Spartans Edge McCann Tech 2-1 in baseball clash
Monument Mountain Regional High School beat McCann Tech 2-1 to take a half game lead in the Southern Berkshire League. Mike Warner scored both runs with a fifth inning scoring play ending on an error. Pitcher Mike Kane earned the win with a two hitter while Griswald allowed five hits for McCann.
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North Adams
Monument Mountain
Great Barrington
Idle Lenox High
McCann Tech
Spartans
Mike Warner
Chris Williams
Warner
McCann
Chuck Hartlage
Bob Czubryt
Frank Gaspardi
al Griswald
Mike Kane
Griswald
Mt. Everett Regional
Sheffield
New Lebanon Central
New Lebanon
N.Y
Bud Pettibone's unseen youth program at Berkshire Hills
For 15 years Bud Pettibone has led a teen group at Berkshire Hills Country Club, hosting 40 youngsters in weekly Friday meetings. The program includes baseball, tug of war, mystery trips and devotions. The Pettibones provide a simple space and meals, with strict rules and a charity drive supporting a Korean orphan.
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Bud Pettibone
Berkshire Hills Country Club
Bud
Secum Brook
Bancroft
Harry
George Clark
Lenox
Dave
Charley Brower
Lanesboro
Pettibone
Mt. Greylock
Pettibones
The
Broyles Arena
Bennington
Connecticut
New York State
Mmembers
Romano Loses New England Welter Title In Portland Bout
Al Romano of North Adams Massachusetts drops a unanimous decision to Danny Heath of Lowell Massachusetts in a ten round feature at the Expo Building. Heath claims the title weighing 146 to Romano's 143 1 4, with the only knockdown in the final round. Heath has now defeated Romano in three straight meetings and Romano’s 47 match win streak ends. Heath and Romano tipped to rematch, though no date is set.
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Maine
al Romano
North Adams
Mass
New England
Danny Heath
Lowell
Exposition Building
Romano
Heath
Berkshire County
Bud
Adams High
University of Massachusetts
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