Major league baseball resumes after historic midseason strike
The 1961 MLB walkout ends with a settlement reached in the predawn hours, ending a strike that began June 12 over free-agent compensation. The All-Star Game on August 9 marks the return, with the season restarting August 10. Forty games and more than a third of the schedule were wiped out, affecting pennants and batting titles. Representatives Miller and Fehr helped negotiate with Grebey and MacPhail for the owners.
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Baseball Strike Ends as Pool System Sets Free Agency
The major league baseball strike ends after a compromise over free agency. A 650 player union consensus backs returning to play, with a two-runner pool system for compensating players and a split season option under discussion. Details include protection rules and timelines, with ratification due by August 6 and an All Star Game target date in Cleveland.
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Highlands Has Big Meet Today
PEARLSBURG Va The Highlands swim meet features Bluefield Blue Dolphins defending their Highlands Swim Association title at Giles County Club pool. Bluefield 8 1 regular season with wins over Princeton Wytheville Lebanon Giles Richlands. scoring shifts favor large teams and threaten Bluefield as Tazewell Torpedoes pose biggest challenge. In Tokyo the boxing title bout Pintor Teru postponed due to Pintor hand injury after a Las Vegas win over Rengifo.
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Johnson Kelly Lead Bluefield Past Elizabethton 9-5
Bluefield Orioles top Elizabethton 9-5 at Bowen Field as Johnson and Kelly drive two runs apiece. Mitcheltree earns10 strikeouts over six strong innings, while Alexander finishes with four more. Hoyt hits his second homer for the Twins. teams announce roster moves and upcoming Campbell Soup Night promotions.
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Thompson Opens Four Shot Canadian Open Lead With 62
Leonard Thompson matched the tour's best score this season by firing a 9-under 62 in the second round at Glen Abbey, posting a 36-hole total of 134 to lead by four. He birdied seven times and added an eagle, while questions about the course quality lingered from pros. Peter Oosterhuis and Lon Hinkle shared second at 138.
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Testimony on Unser case flagged for contradictions
Indianapolis AP The special U S Auto Club hearing into Bobby Unser's Indianapolis 500 appeal ended with what Unser called contradictory testimony from Chief Steward Tom Binford and drivers Gordon Johncock and Scott Brayton. Johncock and Brayton testified the blending rule was explained in a pre race meeting, while Unser said there was no leeway. The hearing spanned eight days with final briefs due in coming weeks and a ruling not expected soon.
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Higueras Shocks Connors At Volvo Tournament
Jose Higueras of Spain stunned top seed and defending champion Jimmy Connors 6 4 61 in third round at the Volvo International in North Conway New Hampshire. The 28 year old used a solid baseline game to frustrate Connors who failed to reclaim his fourth Volvo title. Higueras had never dropped a set to Connors in five prior meetings. In other matches, 12 seed Eddie Dibbs beat Peter McNamara 2 3 61 74 9 in 2 hours 10 minutes, Pavel Slozil and Harold Solomon advanced to the quarterfinals with straight sets victories. Solomon, Volvo winner in 1979, won 6 4 6 1 over Pedro Rebolledo. Slozil defeated Jose Lopez Maeso 6 2 6 1 after previously upending Corrado Barazzutti in the opening round.
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Martina Navratilova Moves Back to Dallas in Platonic House Share
Tennis star Martina Navratilova announces she is bisexual but maintains her relationship with Dallas Diamonds player Nancy Lieberman is strictly platonic. Lieberman, famed for guiding Old Dominion to consecutive AIAW titles, says the situation is a delicate one.
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