Waivers drop for baseball star Denny McLain with Braves
Former 31 game winner and AL MVP from 1968 faces waivers by the Atlanta Braves and contemplates life after baseball. He may seek radio TV work or a pitching coach role in AA or AAA. Manager Eddie Mathews informed him before a spring exhibition game in St Petersburg Florida.
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Silas Sore Knee Slows Celtics Playoff Push
Boston Celtics star Paul Silas returned home for X rays on a sore knee as Celtics doctor Dr. Thomas Silva called the issue precautionary. Silas will miss tonight’s game at Atlanta and likely Wednesday’s home finale versus Baltimore, with playoff series implications looming.
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Biddeford AAA Schedules Special Meeting
A special meeting of the Biddeford Athletic Activities Association is set for Wednesday at 7:30 p m at Biddeford High School. The session will discuss several matters ahead of the officers election next month.
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Clemente leads active NL hitters with .317 average in 1973
The National League Green Book shows Roberto Clemente finished last season with a .317 batting average over 2,433 games. The Pirates star added 3,000 hits in 9,454 NL at bats and died New Year’s Eve in a plane crash bound for Managua relief efforts.
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Palmer’s dramatic Masters win births a golfing legend
The 1960 Masters thrillers crowned Arnold Palmer as a national icon, with a bold finish over Ken Venturi. Palmer’s early rising fame with Arnie’s Army followed as he pursued a Slam across the Masters US Open and British Open.
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Yankees complete minor league managerial lineup
Howard Edwards named manager of the West Haven Yankees in the Eastern League. Bobby Cox, 1972 West Haven pilot, to manage Syracuse in the International League. Other Yankee farm leaders include Gene Hassel at Kinston in the Carolina League Pete Ward at Fort Lauderdale in the Florida State League Hank Majeski at Oneonta in the New York Penn League and Jerry Walker at Johnson City in the Appalachian League.
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Sisler Hall of Fame Star George Sisler Dies at 80
George Sisler, Hall of Fame first baseman famed for a .340 lifetime average and a 1922 .420 season, died at St Marys Health Center in Richmond Heights Missouri two days after his 80th birthday. His career spanned 12 seasons with the Browns then moves to Washington and Boston. he endured blindness fears and a lingering eye infection that trimmed his play.
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Sisler, Hall of Fame slugger, dies at 80 in hospital
George Sisler a Hall of Fame first baseman with a 340 career hitting average over 16 seasons died after brief hospitalization. In other action UCLA beats Memphis State 87 66 behind Bill Walton 44 points to win seventh straight NCAA title. Auburn hires Georgetown coach Bob Davis. Xavier of Ohio suffers school record 23 losses. Dick Campbell resigns. Astros sell George Culver to Dodgers. Jerry Radding elected president of US Basketball Writers Association. Free man Parker honored as top dash driver in New England. Maine opens spring football practice April 13. Bridgeport opens 1973 baseball schedule March 31 against Sacred Heart.
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