Finley Fights AL Move as League Orders Kansas City Lease
Charles O Finley defies the American League after a 9 1 vote to bar relocation of the Athletics to Louisville and to force a Kansas City lease by Feb 1 or lose the franchise. Finley vows court action to test the league power and contemplates long or short leases amid city negotiations over rent.
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Charles O. Finley and Co., Inc
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Athletics
Maroon and Eagles Host Weekend Home Games
Thornton faces Sanford at Linnell Gym while Old Orchard Beach meets St Louis at Biddeford Junior High. Kennebunk visits St Ignatius at Sanford and Wells travels to South Berwick in a busy slate as teams jockey for tourney spots.
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Kennebunk
Old Orchard Beach
Sanford
Linnell
St. Louis
Biddeford
St. Ignatius
Wells
South Berwick
Portland
Cheverus
Benny Eagle
North Buxton
Falmouth
Maroon
Redskins
Gorham
Maine
International Cast Leads Bing Crosby Golf Tourney
An international field threatens American golf prestige in the Bing Crosby National Pro Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach. Through 72 holes, foreign players hold top spots as Geof Hunt, Bob Nichols and Bob Charles trail by one or two strokes. Palmer trails at 72 while Nicklaus struggles at 75. The 174 pros with amateur partners compete across Cypress Point, Pebble Beach and Monterey Peninsula with three rounds qualifying Sunday for TV coverage.
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Calif
United States
Bing Crosby
America
al Balding
Hunt
Egbert Sherwood
Puerto Rico
Juan Rodriguez
Bob Cardinal
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Palmer
Julius Boros
Paul Harney
Art Wall
Cypress Point
Monterey Peninsula
Chuvalo Seeks Title Shot in Cleveland Bout
Canadian champion George Chuvalo is a slight favorite over Zora Folley in a 10 round national TV fight at 10 p.m. EST in Cleveland. The winner could earn a shot at Sonny Liston before Cassius Clay's Feb. 25 title bid, with Folley aiming to rebound after a 65-6-3 career and Chuvalo riding a six-win streak after a 1962 layoff.
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George Chuvalo
Zora Folley
ABC
Larry Atkins
Philadelphia
Sonny Liston
Cassius Clay
Chuvalo
Toronto
Folley
Bill Swift
Chuva- 0
Boxing results from Worcester and Miami card
In Worcester Dick French outpointed Carl Jordan while in Miami Tim Ford edged Jesse Humphries. Earlier Holly Mims defeated Billy Russell in Rich mond with Ford from Jacksonville and Humphries from Cincinnati noted in the report.
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Holly Mims
Washington
Billy Russell
Atlantic City
N.J
Miami
Tim Ford
Jacksonville
Fla
Jesse Humphries
Cincinnati
Worcester
Mass
Dick French
Providence
R.I
Carl Jordan
Pittsburgh
Scarborough Tops Class L Yarmouth Leads M in Heat Index
Scarborough High School holds a slim lead of 127.5 to 124.9 over Winthrop in Class L while Yarmouth leads Class M with 9.3 over St. Ignatius in second. The rankings list 20 schools per class with Lisbon, Gorham, Camden, and Mexico among others in the top eight of Class L and Boothbay Region, Greely, Freeport, and Richmond among top clubs in Western M.
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Scarborough
Winthrop
Lisbon
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Camden
Mexico
LI Stephens
York
Wilton
Georges Valley
Thomaston
Cape Elizabeth
Gould
Falmouth
Old Orchard Beach
Jay
Livermore Falls
Windham
Kennebunk
Farmington
Bonny Eagle
Monmouth
St. Ignatius
Boothbay Region
Gray-New Gloucester
Freeport
Berwick
Richmond
Gree’y
Western
Wiscasset
Wells
Leavitt
Bridgton
Union
Waldoboro
Buckfield
North Berwick
South Berwick
Orchard Beach
Greely
Mechanic Falls
Eliot
Lincoln
New England Ski Hills In Good Shape After Storm
New England ski hills are in better shape this winter thanks to a storm that dumped up to a foot of snow in parts. northern areas saw less, Nantucket reported 20 inches, and Wildcat Mountain reached 25 inches. Cranmore and Cannon reported good to excellent conditions. Vermont and Massachusetts resorts also listed good to excellent conditions with several events planned, including a 30th anniversary ski tow celebration at WoodstockVt and a Norge Jumping Tournament in Fox River Grove Ill.
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New England
Big Bromley
Manchester
Laconia
N.H
Nantucket Island
Cape Cod
Wildcat Mountain
Pinkham Notch
Cranmore Mountain
Cannon Mountain
Berkshires
Massachusetts
Woodstock
U.S. Ski Association
U.S. Eastern Amateur Ski Association
New England Council
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Gilbert’s Hill
Eastern Ski Writers Association
Woodstock Inn
Eric Merrill
Brattleboro
Roy Sherwood
Salisbury
Dornhoefer Sparks Bruins Offense With Two Goals
Gary Dornhoefer, a 20 year old rookie, scored his first two major league goals and sparked Boston to a 5-1 win over Detroit after stepping into the Bruins lineup in the pre season. He had assisted on goals by Bucyk and Oliver in prior games as Boston ran two straight wins.
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Gary Dornhoefer
Boston Bruins
Kitchener
Ont
Milt Schmidt
Bobby Bauer
Woody Dumart
Dornhoefer
Detroit
Johnny Bucyk
Bruins
Toronto
Bucyk
Murray Oliver
Schmidt
Tommy Williams
Wayne Maxner
Niagara Falls
Gary
Tom Johnston
Oliver
Roger Crozier
Doug Mohns
Teddy Green
Orland Kurtenbach
Allied Shoe And Qilers Win Hoop Contests
In Biddeford league action Allied Shoe defeated Sanford Plastic 79 to 71 as Munford led with 25 points, Paras 21, and Petit 20. Roy & Perreault Oilers beat Saco-Lowell 57 to 48, Fleurant 19 and Martin 15 topping the scorers. game featured late surges and close balance through three quarters. Officials were Hayes and Sullivan. time 4-10s.
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Paras
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H. Petit
Crucial Weekend For Top College Teams In AP Top Ten
UCLA holds No 1 with a two game series against Stanford as a sweep could cement leadership while two losses threaten the top spot. Michigan hosts Ohio State in a pivotal Big Ten clash and Kentucky faces Tennessee with SEC title implications for both. Cincinnati must beat Drake to stay alive in the Missouri Valley. Lull before exams, no Top Ten games. Wyoming over Arizona State, New Mexico over Arizona, Florida State over Memphis State, Virginia Tech over William and Mary.
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Bruins
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Mary
Lucas Boosts Chances For Rookie Honors
Lucas led the Cincinnati Royals to a 108-95 win over Los Angeles Lakers as he scored 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Oscar Robertson added 32 as Cincinnati closed within two games of Boston in the Eastern Division. The Knicks beat the Pistons 124-116 at Cincinnati Gardens, highlighting Johnny Green and Gene Conley’s late scoring surge.
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Jerry Lucas
National Basketball Association
Cincinnati Royals
Los Angeles
Lucas
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Cincinnati Gardens
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Royals
Boston
Oscar Robertson
Lakers
Jerry West
Arlen Bockhorn
Tom Thacker
West
Dick Barnett
Elgin Baylor
Knicks
Detroit
New York
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Gene Conley
Bailey Howell
Don Ohl
Pistons
Green
Bowdoin Professor Attacks Novocain in Sports Use
Bowdoin College medical director Dr. Daniel F. Hanley condemned novocaine shots given to athletes to keep playing. He cited Y A Tittle’s halftime leg injection in the NFL title game and Tobin Rote’s arm treatment, warning such practices risk permanent damage to growing youths and may be worse for leg injuries. He questioned extenuating circumstances for older players and warned against setting a bad example for high school and college athletes.
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United States
Daniel F. Hanley
Bowdoin College
New York Giant
Y. A. Tittle
Hanley
San Diego
AFL
Tittle
Dr. Hanley
Pro Basketball Thursday Results and Upcoming Schedule
New York beat Detroit 124 to 116 and Cincinnati defeated Los Angeles 108 to 95. Detroit and New York meet in Boston while Los Angeles visits Boston and other pairings include San Francisco at Philadelphia and St. Louis at Cincinnati. Eastern standings show Boston atop with .763, Cincinnati at .488, Philadelphia .292, New York .292, while Western lead Los Angeles at .628 with San Francisco at .561 and St. Louis at .343.
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Detroit
Cincinnati
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
Syracuse
N.Y
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