Eastern League likely to stay six teams in 1966
The Eastern Baseball League seems set for a six team format in 1966 with Bristol Connecticut and Pawtucket Rhode Island poised to replace Springfield and Reading. A potential eight team circuit hinges on a new working agreement and major league approvals discussed at the forthcoming fall meeting in New York.
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New England
Rankin Johnson
the Eagle
Bristol
New York City
Johnson
Philadelphia Phillies
Chattanooga
Tenn
Williamsport
Phillies
New York
Joe Buras
Pittsfield
Chick O'Malley
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Sugar Ray Robinson Faces Joey Archer in Pittsburgh Bout
Sugar Ray Robinson, five time middleweight champ, meets contender Joey Archer in a 10 round Pittsburgh Civic Arena bout. Archer, 27, has 44 wins and one loss and is a heavy favorite. Robinson, 45, says he wants the title one more time. The winner could challenge Dick Tiger for the crown, with Archer banking on a possible shot if Robinson is defeated.
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Pittsburgh
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joey Archer
Civic Arena
Dick Tiger
Archer
Gene Fullmer
Robinson
Johnstown
Steubenville
Ohio
World Boxing Association
Ring Magazine
New York City
Jimmy Archer
Heat Lamp Wins Again At Green Mt
Heat Lamp captured his second straight feature at Green Mountain Park in Pownal Vermont, finishing the seven furlongs in 1 30.6 under Ken Pruden as he challenged Force of Habit and David's Girl on the backstretch. Wagering totals reached 139 962 from a crowd of 1,648 as Heat Lamp paid 17 6.80 and 3.00. Also noted were twin-doubles on Jobarb and others totaling 152. The day included football coach Bob Devaney addressing a Lincoln Nebraska luncheon before the season opener with Texas Christian and later remarks about a Chinese wager. In Big Eight context, Devaney leads in career non lost records at 63 15 5, with Dan Devine 76 22 6 and Jack Mitchell 70 44 6.
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Heyfai Ja
Goldbourne
Lincoln
Neb
Newbraska
Bob Devaney
Texas Christian
TCU
Devaney
Ching Foo
Beasides
Kansas City
Nebraska
Missouri
Dan Devine
Jack Mitchell
Kansas
Holy Cross Faces Injuries As 1963 Season Nears End
In Worcester, Holy Cross learns Jackie Bob Mahoney will miss the final three games with a shoulder separation from the 27-0 loss to Massachusetts, and guard Brian Kavanaugh will sit 10 days with a cracked rib. Meanwhile, other items note Gordon Cooper and Virgil Grissom among 100 entrants for Salton City 500-mile power boat race, Colby names co-captains George Kay and Len O’Connor for 1966, and Ray Crothers wins the New England cross country title for Providence College.
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Mass
Holy Cross
Crusaders
Mondlay
Jackie Bob Mahoney
Massachusetts
Brian Kavanaugh
Salton City
Calif
Boston
Ray Crothers
Connecticut
Mystic
Conn
Crothers
Providence College
Franklin Park
Conn Warns Clay to Stay Focused Ahead of Patterson bout
LAS VEGAS. Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay faced warnings from Billy Conn to avoid overconfidence. Conn recalled his 30 pound disadvantage against Louis and advised Clay not to punch with Patterson, who aims to reach about 195 pounds as training continues.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Cassius Clay
Billy Conn
Floyd Patterson
Conn
Joe Louis
Clay
Patterson
Louis
Certificates Awarded At Berkshire Hills Skating Club Clinic
Thirty four boys received skating certificates at the Berkshire Hills Skating Club clinic held at the Boys' Club. Door prizes included CCM figure skates from Besse Clarke and Hyde skates from Marston's, plus a private lesson. Memberships and club dues were awarded pending acceptance confirmations. honorable mentions will be announced.
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Berkshire Hills
Leon McCluskey
Besse-Clarke
Wayne Morse
Hyde
Marston’s
Gregory Baily
U.S. Figure Skating Association
Mary Low Butler
Stroup
Bob Harris
PHS
Jeffrey Caird
Astrid Hagenguth
Lawrence Burkinshaw
Mark Qualien
Leonard R. Biggs
John S. Bozyczko
David W. Caird
U.S
USFSA
Three Pro Football Teams Bidding for Bob Cappadona
Three teams seek to sign Northeastern fullback Bob Cappadona 220 pounds from Watertown after a 2064 rushing yard season. Cappadona, draft eligible from the Northeastern Huskies, met with the 49ers and Patriots and will weigh offers from San Francisco Boston Winnipeg.
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Bob Cappadona
Boston
Northeastern University
Cappadona
Watertown
Northeastern
Notre Dame
San Francisco 49Ers
49Ers
Patriots
Buffalo
San Francisco
Mike Holovak
Blue Bombers
Holovak
Dodgers Hire Bob Kennedy as Outfield Instructor
Los Angeles Dodgers announced the signing on Monday of former Chicago Cubs head coach Bob Kennedy as an outfield instructor with the Dodgers instructional team at Mesa Arizona.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Bob Kennedy
Dodgers
Mesa
Ariz
Knicks and Royals Win BCC Openers
The Knicks defeated the Celtics 76 to 68 and the Royals beat the Lakers 78 to 56 in the Berkshire Community College Basketball League openers at the YMCA. John Best scored 22 and Bill Denno 21 for the Knicks while Dick Choiniere led the Celtics with 20. For the Royals, Bob Melle and Nick Alteri each had 14, and Dick Fields scored 22 for the Lakers in a losing effort.
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Knicks
Celtics
Royals
Lakers
YMCA
John Best
Bill Denno
Dick Choiniere
Bob Melle
Nick Altieres
Dick Fields
Russell
Hart O
Crandatt
Kerwood
Catxings
Curley
Tokarz
Denavan
Babcock
Humphrey
I Green
Goodfellow Team Wins Key Match At New Jefferson
Jim Goodfellow and Bob Andrews won a weekend candlepin bowling match at New Jefferson Lanes topping Steve Rahilly and Andy Saivie by 125 pins. Andrews scored 1,132, Goodfellow 1,099, for a team total of 2,231 to Rahilly 1,028 and Saivie 1,078 totaling 2,106. The pair invited challenges from city candlepin bowlers.
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Jim Goodfellow
Bob Andrews
New Jefferson Lanes
Steve Rahilly
Andy Saivie
Andrews
Goodfellow
Rahilly
Webb urges uninterrupted World Series and 4 day pitching cadence
Del E. Webb, ex Yankees owner, argues World Series should be seven games in seven days with no travel day. He says pitchers should work every fourth day and not rest for a key game, citing jet age reality and pitching as decisive in short series. He also predicts Bobby Richardson may leave, Mantle and Ford aging, and Maris hurt, but says the Yankees have the organization to rebound.
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LOS Angeles
New York Yankees
del E. Webb
Yankees
Webb
Las Vegas
Nev
Whitey Ford
New York
Bobby Richardson
Richardson
Mickey Mantle
Ford Coins Boost U S Olympic Fund At World Fair
Ford Motor Co presents a 2500 check to the United States Olympic Association from coins thrown into the Ford pavilion pools and fountains at the World's Fair. The funds join 4000 grants to UNICEF and the Foster Parents Plan with the goal of a 10 million fundraising drive to train American athletes through development centers. Douglas Raby, the association president elect, announced the plan as private donations largely fund the U.S. Olympic effort.
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New York
United States Olympic Association
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Unicef
Foster Parents Plan
Olympic Association
Douglas F. Raby
John E. Sattler
Ford Pavilion
Raby
U.S
United States
Roby
Honest Wrestler Tarzan Tyler Disputes Size Claim
New York AP reports Tarzan Tyler, billed at 320 pounds and 11 feet 7 inches, denies the measurement as a mistake. He insists he is 6 feet 2 inches tall and 268 pounds.
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New York
Tarzan Tyler
Canada
Tyler
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