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Middies open baseball campaign at PB today, weather permittingMIDDLETOWN Mid detown High School is scheduled to open its baseball season today at F3ir.e Bush. Hut with weather conditions the way they’ve been, the Middies enjoyed their first day out-of-doors only yesterday.For that matter, it still wasn’t certain Monday whether the game would be played* Athletic Director Fid Falier tried to contact Pine Hush officials yesterday, ixit was«• 4 “unable to.Rodiek has six I ovs¥last year’s team. Itf'-ack from should b-eEd Rodiekseven, rut AU-FXiso shortstop Frank Tether, who rapped the ball at a .300 clip, hasn’t come out yet and it’s unknown whether hewill.Outfielder Jon George, the leading hitter in the [Xiso League a year ago with a .500average, heads the list of returnees. Others include catcher Chris Gene gal, first baseman Bill Barnes, pitcher Harold Yeomans, third baseman Bob Lytoit and outfielder Jim Oct.Ail but Lyboit played full-time. Lyboit alternated at third base with Butch Wamke.Rodiek has some promising youngsters, but it’ll probably beanother week or so before he knowsTurley rejects Houston offerCOCOA,Fla., (UPI)--Bob Turley who was released by the Houston Astros last week, yesterday turned down an offer to be a minor league pitching coach in the Houston organization.Turley, 34, former New York Yankee pitching star, said he still felt he could pitch and wanted to try to make it with another club. He has been attempting to come back after a year out of competition.who’ll l^e playing where.Should Tether, who sparkled as a sophomore, come out, Middletown could have a solid infield. Tether, in addition to hitting well, covered shortstop r^etter than anyone in the LXiso in recent years, other than Mike Ferraro of Kingston, who’s now a Yankee farmhand.If the game is played today, Rodiek can be expected shift around his personnel.V.' *Jon George
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The Times Herald Record
Middletown, New York, US
Tue, Apr 06, 1965
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