Modern athletes face off against yesteryear legends
Rod Wilkinson argues today’s stars would win all modern contests. The piece cites baseball deftness, coaching depth, and participation growth as reasons for superior current performance. It references Ty Cobb and Willie Mays, Meadville High stats for 1965-66 basketball, Jerry Swope’s wrestling titles, and Big Eight dominance in NCAA wrestling.
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Yesteryear
Rod Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Wilkinson
Ty Cobb
Willie Mays
Cobb
Mays
Meadville High
Meadville
Bulldogs
Warren
Chris Buchanan
Lock Haven College
Jerry Swope
Gray
Gary
California
New Orleans
Pennsylvania
Ermere” Ter Ik
Kejetuner
ABC
Moose's Versus Ajax in City Volleyball Finals
Ajax Iron Works and Moose's Restau rant reach the post season title game after semifinal wins at Corry Area High School gym. Ajax beat State Farm Insurance 15 13 and 15 12 while Moose's defeated Corry Jamestown 1 16 7 and 15 8. The final is set for 7 15 at CAHS gym next Wednesday with State Farm and Corry Jamestown 1 meeting in the consolation.
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Moose’s Restaurant
Ajax Iron Works
Corry Area High School
Ajax
State Farm Insurance
Moose's
State Farm
Kagoed Co
Foss Finished As AFL Commissioner
Houston AP reports the American Football League faced unconfirmed rumors of Al Davis succeeding Joe Foss as commissioner and George Blanda becoming head coach of a new Chicago team. The league held an executive committee meeting with expansion on the agenda and officials declined comment on the rumors.
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Houston
American Football League
Oakland
al Davis
Joe Foss
George Blanda
Chicago
Foss
AFL
Nationaa
Oilers
Worder the Netional League Huikast Les-Fail
A garbled historical sports note sketches ongoing issues between the National League hurling and the American League over yearly competition, with unclear dates or events and a stray number 14 reflecting a possible score or year.
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huikast@les—fail i iriy
Feas
Venturi Aims to Break Big Three Hold at Masters
Keen Ken Venturi eyes ending Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer and Gary Player dominance as the Masters opens at Augusta National. The 31 year old Calif ornian, making his 10th bid, believes hard dry course conditions could widen the field. Nicklaus Palmer and Player are back in form with new clubs as winds dry the turf and top contenders include Sanders Devlin Brewer Lema Casper.
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Augusta
Ken Venturi
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Venturi
Augusta National
Tion
Nicklaus
Palmer
Washington
Doug Sanders
Bruce Devlin
Gay Brewer Jr
Tony Lema
Billy Casper
South Africa
Player
Wilt Chamberlain MVP again as Naismith honors star
Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers is named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the third time by the U S Basketball Writers Association. He led the 76ers to the Eastern Division title and set an all time career scoring record on 20 of 24 ballots. Jerry West and Oscar Robertson split the remaining first place votes. Also noted is the death of Pappy Gooch, 71, longtime Southern Conference athletic official in Williamsburg Virginia.
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Boston
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia 76Ers
National Basketball Association
U.S. Basketball Writers Association
Chamberlain
76Ers
Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati Royals
Robison Helps Orioles Beat Yankees In Spring Action
Frank Robinson homered for the Orioles in a 2-0 win over the Yankees as he continues his first spring with Baltimore after leaving Cincinnati. He collected three hits to lift his exhibition average to .388 and drive in his 17th RBI.
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Associated Press
Baltimore Orioles
Frank Robinson
Robinson
Cincinnati Reds
Orioles
New York Yankees
Curt Blefary
Reds
Milt Pappas
Jack Baldschun
Dick Simpson
Kim Palmer
Eddie Watt
Stu Miller
Palmer
Yankees
al Downing
Watt
Ray Sadecki
Dennis Austn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
George Kernek
Cardinal
Cincinnati
Minnesota
Tommy Harper
Deron Johnson
Pete Cimino
Larry Brown
Indians
Eddie Mathews
Atlanta
Houston
Ty Cline
Wes Covington
Chicago Cubs
California
Kansas City
Wash
Milwaukee Plea Change Ahead of Braves Opening Day
The Wisconsin antitrust suit against the Braves and the National League nears a showdown as the state shifts to demand Milwaukee expansion status only if the league fails to grant an Atlanta expansion. Judge Roller reserved ruling while Baseball officials weigh the surprising offer and ongoing legal actions continue in multiple courts.
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Milwaukee
Braves
Wisconsin
Willard S. Stafford
Elmer W. Roller
Atlanta
Roller
Milwaukee County Circuit Court
William Eckert
Washington
Fulton County
Houston
Tex
South
Pa Kegler Favored For ABC Crown
John Wilcox, 19, tops all-events at the American Bowling Congress tourney in Rochester with 2 004 nine-game total after 63 strikes. The Loyal sock faxon Lanes bowler from Pennsylvania leads as the event progresses, aiming to best last year’s 1 922 and pursue a professional career.
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Williamsport
John Wilcox
John
Rochester
N.Y
Wilcox
Loyalsock
Faxon Lanes
Pennsylvania
Lloyd Phillips
The
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Phillips
Dietzel Chooses South Carolina After Offseason Talks
Paul Dietzel said he considered three other coaching offers this spring before leaving Army to become head football coach and athletic director at the University of South Carolina. He accepted a 10 year contract reported at shook 925,000 to 35,000 a year, succeeding Marvin Bass.
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Columbia
Paul Dietzel
Army
University of South Carolina
Dietzel
Marvin Bass
Montreal
Umpire Blandford Named Chief Umpire in Eastern League
Fred Blandford, 30, of Elmira New York, was announced as umpire in chief of the Eastern Baseball League. He joined the league three years ago eight years after following his father Murph Blandford into umpiring.
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Toronto
Ont
Fred Blandford
Elmira
Blandford
Murph Blandford
Bowling Leagues End Season as Final Standings Tallied
VFW Men’s A League and Men’s C League closed after last night. Individual scores feature Ottaway 284 and Prugar 255 in A League makeup play. Final team standings list Moose’s Rest & Bar, Agway Tony’s Tavern, Corry Bakery, and Pepsi-Cola atop the board.
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VFW
Ottaway
Pragar
Oesch
Lamielle
Merkle
Prugar
Ed Zewatsky
Bob Lindstrom
Joe Prugar
Harry Hotchkiss
Shorty Doan
John Woodard
Bill Blatt
Bill Hammond
Leon Root
Bob Ottaway
Monose’s
Dan Ahl
Don Clark
Chuck Graham
Dan McEldowney
Women OF the Moose
Millie Orn
Thelma Stewart
Pran Jukes
Pat Volk
Bertha Carroll
Delia Bernard
Edith Higley
Ann Gibas
Helen Dimmick
Jeanne Shrout
Moose's Rest
Bar
Agway
Tony's Tavern
Corry Bakery
Pepsi-Cola
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Ken
Pappy Gooch
Williamsburg
William
Pappy) Gooch
Southern Conference
Loblaws
Adams
Florida
Angusta
National Golf Club
Cincy
Kegler
Ington
Bert Campaneris
Jose Tartabull
Ken Suarez
Ollie Brown
San Francisco
Phoenix
Oxford
Batiste
Laude
Uni
Amor
Carolina
Vesch — i Lamielle
Bob Ottawaydee Prugar
Dick Merkle
Sperry Mobile
McCray Aluminum
Snap-Tite, Inc
Bayle's
Mike's
MY ‘Mountain Keystone Hi WY Erie Co. Plastics
Moose
Hope
Mooseheart
Faith
Sas Friendship Charity
Laye
Mwae
Rexall
Corry, Penna
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