Hear Plans For a Draft Of McHale
New York AP reports the search for a new baseball commissioner centers on John McHale president and part owner of the Montreal Expos. A move to draft him follows his withdrawal after 11 of 12 American League votes and NL inaction. McHale reportedly owns 15 percent of the Expos.
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New York
John McHale
Montreal Expos
Associated Press
McHale
Chicago
Expos
American League
National League
William D. Eckert
Fifth and Sixth Grade Cage Meet Quarterfinal Play
The third annual fifth and sixth grade basketball tournament at the Ellis Branch YMCA continues Thursday with 19 sixth grade and 17 fifth grade teams. Semifinals and finals will be held Saturday morning after Thursday's quarterfinal results.
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Ellis Branch
Red Pepper’s continues list of sports figures and staff members
The column names Burns Quinby Knudten Pfaff Douglas Meyer Lamb Reed Sueppel Shelley Ives Krol Meaghan Englebert Ecker Krause Berg Paul and others. It notes their former roles, current positions, and contributions as part of a HOLIDAY greeting to Gazette readers.
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St. Mary's
Yke Shelley
D.M. A
Calif
Dick Ives
Iowa
Jack Krol
C.R
Jim Meaghan
G.M
Commerce Dept
Washington
Helms Athletic Hall of Fame Gang
L. A
Don Sulhoff
Gazette
John Berry
New Jersey
Tom Engelbert
Colfax
Tom Ecker
Wally Krause
Warren Berg
Luther Sports Info
Bob Paul
U.S. Olympic Committee
Nagel North Team Works On Air Game In Montgomery
Blue and North all star squads in Montgomery Alabama began full speed workouts after weather delays. Nagel emphasized passing and defense with two air oriented quarterbacks Greg Cook and John Sodaski leading the North while Edd Hargett and Sim Byrd lead the South.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pace
Vanderbilt
Maxwell Air Force Base
Ray Nagel
Iowa
Greg Cook
Cincinnati
John' Sodaski
Villanova
Thei' North
Edd Hargett
Texas A&m
Sim Byrd
Troy State
South
Oakland Seals Move Rumor Eyes Buffalo
The Oakland Seals hockey team faces rumors of relocation to Buffalo as coach Jim Harding takes a six week medical leave and Vern Nelsen acts as interim coach. Attendance concerns cited by the club’s general manager.
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Harding
Seals
Minneapolis
Minnesota Pipers
Jim
San Francisco Examiner
Buffalo
Vern Mik
N.Y
Nelsen
New Coaches Manager Clyde King Joins Giants Coaching Shuffle
Clyde King takes over as manager of the San Francisco Giants with Ron Johnson Wes Westrum and Larry Jansen as coaches. The piece notes Ohio State leading for the 1969 season and references a 1968 football context with mentions of Big Ten and national standings. Drive safely.
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Clyde King
Johnson
San Francisco Giants
Ron Johnson
Michigan
Wes Westrum
Larry Jansen
Bucks I
Ozzie Virgil
Ohio State
All-Star AFL Picks Highlight Young Talent
The AP named 22 players to the AFL All-Star including rookie Paul Robinson of Cincinnati as the rushing champion. Veterans Gene Upshaw George Webster and Willie Lanier earned second-year spots while Karl Noonan of Miami Dolphins secured a second-team split end role.
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NEW York
Paul Robinson
Gene Upshaw
George Webster
Willie Lacier
Associated Press
Robinson
Cincinnati
Oakland
Upshaw
Webster
Houston
Kansas City
Lanier
U. of Iowa
Karl Noonan
Miami Dolphins
All Star AFL Team Selections Highlight Western Dominance
AFL all star picks include Namath as quarterback and Alworth Otto Mix Sauer and Buchannan among repeaters. Western division dominates with 16 players. Oakland leads with six players and New York tops the East with three. Namath earns seventh QB honor, Kemp and Dawson have two selections each. Bobcat Tournament opens with North Tama vs Iowa Valley and Alburnett vs Benton Community.
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AFL
Ron Mix
Lance Alworth
San Diego
Jim Otto
Oakland
Mix
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Denver
New York
Houston
Boston
Buffalo
Miami
Joe Namath
Jets
George Sauer
Hewritt Dixon
Otto
Alworth
Sauer
Jim Tyrer
Walt Sweeney
Buck Buchanan
Buchanan
Namath
Jack Kemp
Len Dawson
Downer
Bobcat
Keystone
North Tama
Iowa Valley
Alburnett
Benton
Richmond QB Ruled Eligible for Bow
Kansas City AP reports that Buster O'Brien of Richmond was ruled eligible by the NCAA eligibility committee for postseason football competition after a Tuesday decision.
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Richmond
Kansas City
Buster O’brien
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
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