Belmont Derby, Triples, and NCAA Drama Stir Sports Row
WVU pitcher Rick Wagener signed with the New York Mets after eight straight wins this spring. Belmont coverage notes Canonero’s backers wishful for a Triple Crown. Other items discuss OD and VCU basketball skirmishes, Philadelphia sports cuts, and university budget battles.
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Rick Wagener
WVU
New York Mets
Sports Illustrated
Belmont
Canonero
Gunner
Shorty Hardman
Marshall
Joe McMullen
Philadelphia
WVU quarterback dreams amid wings and baseball plans
A Virginia paper notes Kim West may quit football to focus on baseball after years as a quarterback at WVU. The article mentions St Albans prep star Lysander Dudley honored for scholarship dinners, and other notes about local athletes including Eddie Lee and Denton Willard moving to other schools.
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Mountaineer
Lysander Dudley
Virginia
Charlottesville
Kim West
St. Albans
Staunton
Kim
Wings
WVU
Oakland
George Blanda
Andrew Wyant
Bucknell
Chicago
Dick Barber
Man High
State Liquor Commission
Eddie Lee
Logan
Lee
LHS
SSAC
Salem
Beavers
East Tennessee
Roanoke College
Bowerman at center of NCAA AAU track clash
The NCAA has not sanctioned Eugene, Oregon athletes for the AAU national meet, prompting Bowerman to warn the Pan American Trials and AAU Championships may be moved. The USTFF-backed world record demand and financial paperwork delay fuel the dispute as teams weigh West Coast participation.
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Seattle
Wash
NCAA
AAU
Oregon
Bill Bowerman
University of Washington
Bowerman
Eugene
Ore
U.S. Track Coaches Association
United States Track and Field Federation
Track Coaches’ Association
Tom Hill
Hill
Arkansas
Interna
Tional Amateur Athletic Federation
USTFF
Kansas City
Bruce Skinner
University of Oregon
Oregon Track Club
Bakersfield
Calif
Rain Washes Out Play at South of England Championships
In Eastbourne England rain halted Thursday action at the South of England Lawn Tennis Championships delaying matches and forcing postponements for the day.
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Eastbourne
England
Secret NFL labor deal reached after night of talks
In Minneapolis NFL owners and NFL Players Association announced a four year collective bargaining contract at 5 p m EDT after a long meeting to resolve wording disputes on a Feb 28 agreement. Lawyers from both sides described the progress and the players said they would withdraw the unfair labor practice charge upheld by the NLRB on May 26.
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Minneapolis
Leonard Lindquist
NFLPA
Ed Garvey
Lindquist
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Cubs edge Cardinals 7-6 in 10th inning comeback
Don Kessinger sparked Chicago with six singles and a key 10th inning run. Santo followed with a RBI single scoring Kessinger after Billy Williams was walked, giving the Cubs a 7-6 win over St. Louis.
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Chicago
Don Kessinger
Ron Santo
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Kessinger
Cubs
Billy Williams
Santo
St. Louis
St Louis
Brock
Torre
Javier
Summons
Hickman
Beckett
Cariton Ris Ss
A Orabowsky
Itace
Shaw
C Taylor
Arroyo
Ben Zachary
Treehee
Hooton
Newman
D Tormpkins
Bonham
Orioles Hold First Night Practice Under Bowen Field Lights
Bluefield manager Jim Schaffer led the Orioles through their first night workout at Bowen Field to acclimate to new lighting. Owner George Fanning notes the lights feel daylight like and dark spots are unlikely. Schaffer is aided by Herm Starrette Ray Scarborough and Jack Pastore as Indianapolis Clowns visit Bowen Field Saturday at 8 pm. The Appalachian League opener is at Johnson City Wednesday with Kingsport at home Friday.
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Bluefield
Jim Schaffer
Orioles
Bowen Field
George Fanning
Schaffer
Ching
Herm Starrette
Oriole
Ray Scarborough
Jack Pastore
Baltimore
Walter Shannon
Indianapolis Clowns
Schatter
Starrette
Birds
Johnson City
Kingsport
Villanova to Forfeit 1970 71 Basketball Record
Villanova University says it will forfeit its 1970 71 basketball record and NCAA second place finish if star Howard Porter signed a professional ABA contract last December. President Welsh notes Porter’s potential ineligibility and requests a hearing to explain his position.
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Philadelphia
Villanova University
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Howard Porter
Robert J. Welsh
Villanova
NCAA
Walter Byers
Porter
U.S. District Court
New York
American Basketball Association
Welsh
Byers
ABA
Pittsburgh Condors
Chicago Bulls
National Basketball Association
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Kentucky
James B. Beam Distilling CO
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