Pirates gamble on Bailey and new infield for 1963
Pittsburgh bets on 20 year old Bob Bailey as a core piece plus two starters Don Cardwell and Don Schwall. The club trades Don Hoak Dick Groat and Dick Stuart to reshape the infield for a power shift toward speed and line drives at Forbes Field.
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Fort Myers
Fila
Pittsburgh
Bob Bailey
Don Cardwell
Don Schwall
Danny Murtaugh
Forbes Field
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Bailey
Pirates
Columbus
Long Beach
Calif
DePauw Swimmer Tom McClain Earns Letter
Thomas McClain of Cedar Rapids earned a DePauw university athletic letter in swimming. He scored 45 points for the Tigers as a sophomore and Washington high school graduate, with parents Mr and Mrs Carl McClain of 2333 Meadowbrook SE.
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Greencastle
Ind
Thomas McClain
Cedar Rapids
DePauw University
Tom
Tigers
Washington High School
DePauw
Carl McClain
Meadowbrook SE
Braves prospect Bob Taylor suffers broken collarbone
The Braves’ spring game in West Palm Beach sidelined outfielder Bob Taylor with a broken collarbone after a line drive. Taylor, who hit .333 in early exhibitions and was signed for a bonus over $100,000, has a history of injuries affecting his position changes. He had earlier played for Cedar Rapids and Atlanta.
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Bob “Hawk
Taylor
Braves
West Palm Beach
Cedar Rapids
C.R
Atlanta
Washington
John Goryl
Prep Track Bribe Report Shocks Pasadena
Police investigate a alleged bribery attempt at a high school track meet in Huntington Beach. A man offered $1000 to John House to throw the 100 yard dash, threatening harm to his son John House if he refused. principal Dr. John A. Venable reported the incident.
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Pasadena
Calif
John A. Venable
Muir High School
John W. House
John House
Huntington Beach
House
Youth Wins Sprint Double at Meet
A youth runner named John House dominated the event by winning both the 100 and 220 yard dashes during the meet, showcasing speed and versatility.
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Ed John House
Donovan Signs with Boston Patriots in AFL Deal
Former Boston College tackle Jay Donovan signed by the Boston Patriots of the AFL. The move marks Donovan joining a professional roster after college play.
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Boston
Boston College
Jay Donovan
Boston Patriots
American Football League
Griffith Rodriguez headline three title fights at Dodger Stadium
The three bout boxing triple header at Dodger Stadium was rescheduled after rain forced postponement. Welterweight champ Emile Griffith faces Luis Rodriguez as the main event at 10 p.m. Also on card are Davey Moore defending versus Sugar Ramos and Raymond Battling Torres meeting Roberto Cruz for the vacant junior welterweight title.
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Los Angeles
Dodger Stadium
Emile Griffith
Luis Rodriguez
Griffith
New York
Rodriguez
Miami
Fla
Davey Moore
Columbus
Ohio
Sugar Ramos
Mexico City
Raymundo Battling
Torres
Reynosa
Mexico
Roberto Cruz
Philippines
Seek Audit of Prep Association in Illinois House
The Illinois House passed a resolution asking for a financial statement on the state basketball tournament run by the Illinois High School Association from district play to finals. If ignored, an audit by the Legislative Audit Commission may be pursued. Lyle Laufer notes the association has reportedly not been audited and may hold up to a million dollars.
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Springfield
Ill
Champaign
Illinois House
Illinois High School Assn
House
Senate
Legislative Audit Commission
Lyle Laufer
Rampshire
Laufer
Lie Tests Back Both Sides in Fix Case
Former Georgia athletic director Wallace Butts and Paul Bryant deny collusion in rigging the Georgia Alabama game. Butts and Bryant reportedly passed lie detector tests. George Burnett also took a test and offered further testing with sodium pentothal. The Georgia athletic board records a call purportedly linking Butts to Bryant at the game time.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Wallace Butts
William Schroeder
Butts
Jacksonville
Fla
Schroeder
Saturday Evening Post
Alabama
Paul Bryant
Bryant
George Burnett
Post
Burnett
The
Georgia Athletic Board
M. Cook Barwick
Tax Lien Targets Lavorante in Memorial LA Home Turn
The United States files a $9 798 income tax claim on $26 000 earned by Argentine heavyweight Alejandro Lavorante in 1962. The tax lien blocks taking the boxer home until after a May 29 hearing, while Lavorante remains in a coma six months after a knockout in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Alejandro Lavorante
Lavorante
Two Questions Put Him Out
In Michigan basketball win over Indiana Cantrell suffered a chin knock in the first half. Coach Strack says Cantrell left the game after two questions in the locker room, asking where he was and who the coach was, ending his participation for the game.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Indiana
Bob Cantrell
Dave Strack
Cantrell
Strack
Jim Hunt
Airman Kunau Wins Downhill at Utah Ski Meet
Snow Basin Utah host to Air Force logistics invitational where Airman Second Class Tom Kunau of Minot AFB South Dakota wins the downhill in 1 41.1. He posts top time amid competition from other service members.
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Snow Basin
Utah
UPI
Tom Kunau
Minot Air Force Base
S.D
Air Force Logistics Command
Kunau
Orton Lindsay to Wrestle In Pro Card at Memorial Coliseum
Pro wrestling at Memorial Coliseum Sunday features Bob Orton versus Lindsay Orton in the headline bout. The card opens at 3 p.m with Bulldog Lee Henning and Ripper Ray Collins in the opener. Promoter Art Mitchell notes 2,600 attended last Sunday’s show.
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Bob Orton
Luthier Lindsay
Memorial Coliseum
Mills Brothers
Tiny
Little Jack
Ray Gordon
Kathy Starr
Christa Clark
Bulldog Lee Henning
Ripper Ray Collins
Art Mitchell
Coliseum
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Phillies
Ted Savage
Stuart
Stu
Schwall
Jim Pagliaroni
Smokey Burgess
Donn Clendenon
Dick Schofield
St. Louis
Groat
Mazeroski
Tom McClain
John Platz
DALCO
Twin Towers Junction
Empire
Associated Press
Rocky
Rocky Colavito
Don Mossifief
Detroit
Terry Fox
Colavito
Mossi
Red Peppers
Edly
Dusty Boggess
Gary Player
Donovan
Jess
Park View Tavern
6Th Ave
Marion
Prep Association
Ski Report
Hayward
Wis
Mt. Telemark
Joe & Cliff
1St Ave
Hous
Kten & Taeger
F Avenue
Ymbolervice
Roto
Orton, Lindsay Will
Briggs & Stratton
J & R Auto Stores
2Nd Avenue
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ABOVE
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10Th ST
Mer
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