Draft reshapes baseball by soaking up college and high school talent
Twenty major league clubs joined a revolutionary free agent draft to skim the cream from college and high school players. Rick Monday tops the talent, with plans to sign for around 100000 dollars as Kansas City targets the ASU standout. others include Leslie Rohr to the Mets and Joe Coleman Jr. and Bill Conigliaro pursued by Washington and Boston respectively.
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Associated Press
New York
Rick Monday
Arizona State
Kansas City A’s
Ford Frick
Ed Short
Chicago White Sox
Ken Plesha
Notre Dame
Kansas City
Santa Monica
Calif
A’s
Geut
Hank Peters
Omaha
Peters
Art Lilly
New York Mets
Leslie Rohr
West High School
Billings
Mont
Dave McNally
Baltimore
American Legion
Bing Devine
Mets
Rohr
Devine
Eddie Stanky
Boston
Joe Coleman Jr
Bill Conigliaro
Coleman
Philadelphia A’s
Washington Senators
Young Joe
Natick
Mass
Conigliaro
Boston Red Sox
Billy
Tony
Swampscott
Alex Barrett
Atwater High School
Winton
Houston Astros
Hal Jeffcoat Jr
Chicago Cub
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Springfield
del Unser
al Unser
Detroit
Mississippi State
Minnesota
Denver
Expansion Main Topic On Agenda At NBA Session
Boston AP Expansion and the 1965 1966 schedule will be main topics at the NBA owners summer meeting held outside New York. Walter Kennedy says expansion would not take effect until September 1966 after this year’s college draft. Thursday covers Board of Governors with player reps, new rules, and officiating review.
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National Basketball Association
New York
Walter Kennedy
NBA
Board of Governors
White Sox Sign Notre Dame Catcher Ken Plesha
Chicago signed first round pick Ken Plesha a catcher from Notre Dame after the draft in New York. Plesha who completed his sophomore year was academically eligible this spring and signed for an undisclosed amount.
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Chicago White Sox
Ken Plesha
Notre Dame
New York
Plesha
Geiger Slips To Inactive List With Triple Fracture
Boston outfielder Gary Geiger was placed on the disabled list after suffering a triple fracture of his left hand in an eighth inning collision with Tom McCraw’s double. This marks his fifth major medical issue in under five years.
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Gary Geiger
Boston Red Sox
Geiger
Tom McCraw
Chicago White Sox
Billy Herman
Santa Maria Hospital
Cambridge
Herman
Tony Horton
Toronto
Red Sox
Murphysboro
Cleveland
Vic Wertz
Jimmy Piersall
St. Louis Cardinals
Ralston Sweeps Bristol Teen In Slippery Courts
Dennis Ralston America’s top player arrived sleepy from the U S trip yet defeated Bristol’s 16 year old John Stillman 6 3 6 0 in the West of England Tennis Tournament first round on a rain soaked, soggy grass surface. Dell, Fitzgibbon, Pinto Bravo, Omar Pabst and Palafox also won in early rounds as play was halted by renewed showers.
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England
Dennis Ralston
America
United States
John Stillman
West of England
London
Bakersfield
Calif
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Ralston
Don Dell
Bethesda
Scotland
J. G. Clifton
Dell
Herbert Fitzgibbon
Garden City
N.C
Luis Garcia
Mexico
James Pinto Bravo
Brazil
Thomas Koch
Omar Pabst
Tom Elderson
Berkeley
Antonio Palafox
Colin Zeeman
South Africa
NC players top draft picks in Eastern Pro league
Three rangy college basketball players from North Carolina were first round choices in the Eastern Pro Basketball League draft Monday night. New Haven took Hack Tilson of Duke, Allentown selected Ronnie Watts of Wake Forest, and Harrisburg tabbed Dale Neel of High Point College. All were previously drafted by NBA teams in the league’s draft last month.
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North Carolina
New Haven
Hack Tison
Duke University
Ronnie Watts
Wake Forest
Harrisburg
Dale Neel
High Point College
Russians Dominate Action At World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships
At Tampere Finland Russians captured seven of eight world Greco-Roman titles with only Ion Cernea of Romania denying them a clean sweep. Nicolai Chmakov won heavyweight in a fall over Istvan I Kozma as Sergei Rybalko Jury Grigoryev Gennady Sapunov Anatoly Kolesov Rimantas Bogdanas and Valery Anissimov also claimed titles.
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Finland
Ion Cernea
Romania
Nicolai Chmakov
Istvan I Kozma
Hungary
Sergei Rybalko
Jury Grigoryev
Gennady Sapunov
Anatoly Kolesov
Rimantes Bogdanas
Valery Anissimov
Atlanta NFL bid sparks clash with AFL over 1966 entry
The AFL granted Atlanta a 1966 franchise while the NFL pressed its Atlanta expansion case. Cox Broadcasting offered 7.5 million for the AFL team and two first round picks, but stadium ownership delays clouded the deal. NFL boss Rozelle and stadium officials hinted Atlanta may join in 1966, despite AFL advances.
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Associated Press
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American Football League
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NFL
Cox Broadcasting Co
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Stadium Authority
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Atlantia
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Foss
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Miami
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Los Angeles
Anaheim
Calif
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Cleveland
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Cox Broadcasting
Missing pro basketball player Phil Jordan in raft accident
Phil Jordan 31, former NBA center, is missing and presumed drowned after a homemade raft broke up on the Puyallup River near Tacoma. Four men were aboard. three swam to shore while Jordan disappeared in swift runoff after practicing for a raft race. Jordan had starred at Whitworth College and played for the Knicks Royals Hawks and Pistons.
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Wash
Phil Jordan
Puyallup
Here
Jordan
Cliff Webster
Don Perry
Jerry Williams
Eddie Leon Seeks Big Offer To Sign With Twins
Arizona shortstop Eddie Leon a first round pick by the Minnesota Twins said he would not sign unless offered well over 20000 dollars. He plans to stay in school pursuing engineering after hitting 328 in 50 games. Teammate John Fouse also declined a baseball contract after already signing to play football with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Arizona
Eddie Leon
Minnesota Twins
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Philadelphia Eagles
Inter-League Draft Yields Four NHL Club Deals
Montreal Canadiens traded Cesare Maniago and Gary Peter to the New York Rangers for four players and cash. Players named include Earl Ingarfield Gordon Labossiere Noel Price and Dave McComb. Boston and Toronto completed a deal sending Ron Stewart to the Bruins for Pat Stapleton Orland Kurtenbach and Andy Hebenton. Bruins also claimed Claude Dufour and Glenn Sather for 20000 each while Bill Knibbs went to the Rangers for 30000. Rangers added Don Simmons and others. Detroit and Chicago made selections. Back in lineup Willie Davis returns to the Dodgers after a 50 fine for missing treatment.
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National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens
Cesare Maniago
Gary Peter
New York Rangers
Earl Ingarfield
Gordon Labossiere
Noel Price
Dave McComb
Ingarfield
New York
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Price
Baltimore
Boston
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Kurtenbach
Bruins
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Hebenton
Rangers
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NHL
Don Simmons
William Knribbs
Jacques Plante
Detroit
Pat Hennigan
Irv Spencer
Dane McCallum
Red Wings
Don McKenney
Toronto
Chicago
New Track Coach Named for Illinois University
Champaign Illinois AP Robert C Wright 50 longtime Oak Park High School head track coach is named head track coach at the University of Illinois He succeeds Lea Johnson who retired five weeks ago after 28 Illini seasons Wright is a former Illini football and track star.
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Ill
Robert C. Wright
Oak Park
University of Ilinois
Wright
Illini
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