Louis enjoys Caesars Palace visit in Las Vegas stay
Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber, is host in residence at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. He enjoys dining and gambling with guests, recalls his boxing career from 1937 to 1949, and reflects on fights with Schmeling Godoy and Billy Conn. He also mentions a Denver psychiatric hospital stay and his upcoming 57th birthday.
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Nev
Corn Belt
Joe Louis
Palace
Louis
Joe
Caesars Palace
Denver
Godoy
Arturo
Argentina
New York
Lous
Billy Conn
Schmeling
Conn
Billy
Smelin
Brundage Threatens Olympic Alpine Skiing at Sapporo
Vienna AP reports IOC President Avery Brundage will not relax his stance on Alpine skiers jeopardizing Olympic status for 1972. He rejects compensation claims and warns 50 skiers who profited from ads could be barred, potentially removing Nordic events as well if more hardline opposition persists.
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Vienna
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
Sapporo
Japan
Brundage
Switzerland
FIS
Marc Hodler
Hodler
IOC
Reds land Bradford in waiver trade
Cleveland sent reserve outfielder Buddy Bradford to the Cincinnati Reds for the waiver price of 25000 dollars. Bradford joined the Indians last summer from the Chicago White Sox and hit .143 with three RBIs in 20 games this season. Cleveland also recalled pitcher Phil Henningan from Wichita in exchange for rookie Chuck Machemehl.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Buddy Bradford
Cincinnati Reds
Bradford
Indians
Chicago White Sox
Phil Henningan
Wichita
Chuck Machemehl
April Not Homer Month For Minnesota Slugger
St Paul Minnesota April usually yields few homers for Harmon Killebrew but he heads into May with strong hitting. He is batting .340 with 23 RBIs 9 doubles and 32 hits after a slow start. The Twins expect Killebrew to heat up in May as his career averages suggest.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Harmon Killebrew
Minnesota Twins
Killebrew
Minnesota
Lou Gehrig
Ocky
Fielder
Ernie Banks
Eddie Mathews
Ted Williams
Jimmy Foxx
Mickey Mantle
Bill Rigney
Rigney
Gamecock Rally Nips Virginia Amid ACC Showdown
Ronnie Fulmer delivered a ninth inning single to cap a 3-2 South Carolina win over Virginia in Columbia. Virginia led 2-0 after three, but SC tied in the eighth and won with Fulmer's hit, dropping Virginia to 20-7 overall and 7-4 ACC while SC sits 6-7 ACC and 16-13.
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S. C
Ronnie Fulmer
South Carolina
Virginia
Gamecocks
Richmond Saints Pull Team From Pro League
Richmond Saints owner Max Pearson announced the club will be in inactive status for the 1971 Atlantic Coast Football League season. He said only Roanoke Hartford Bridgeport and Tidewater remain committed. He would sell if a buyer appears, noting a Charlotte group showing interest but lacking solid plans to operate in 1971.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond Saints
Max Pearson
Pearson
Roanoke
Hartford
Bridgeport
Tidewater
Charlotte
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Thomasville
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High Point, N.C
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