Paige Makes Hall of Fame the Hard Way
New York AP Satchel Paige entered Baseball's Hall of Fame in a special category for Negro League stars. He spent decades tiptoeing toward the majors, pitching for 250 Negro teams and barnstorming before debuting with the Cleveland Indians in 1948 at age 42. His career included a six to one relief record and a long, storied run in the majors and beyond.
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New York
Satchel Paige
Hall of Fame
Bowie Kuhn
Old Satch
Paige
Satch
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Hockey Scores and Upcoming NHL Games
The Associated Press reports Tuesday results Boston 6 New York 3 Montreal 4 Pittsburgh blank Toronto 3 St Louis 3 tie Vancouver 6 Buffalo 3. Wednesday schedules include Toronto at Chicago Minnesota at New York Detroit at Los Angeles Buffalo at California Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Thursday matchups feature Minnesota at Montreal Boston at Montreal.
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National Hockey League
Associated Press
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New York
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Toronto
St. Louis
Vancouver
Buffalo
Chicago
Minnesota
Detroit
Los Angeles
California
Philadelphia
Reds Add Chaney Smith and Sprague in Quiet Crew Move
The Cincinnati Reds announced the signing of utilitymen Darrel Chaney and Willie Smith and pitcher Ed Sprague as talks with Johnny Bench continue. Bench, the 1970 Player of the Year with 45 homers and 145 RBIs, suggested a three year deal around 500000, while Reds GM Bob Howsam signaled focus on talks with the player.
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Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Bench
Darrel Chaney
Willie Smith
Ed Sprague
Bench
Cincinnati
Reds
Bob Howsam
Robertson Proves He Can Do All Against Pistons
Oscar Robertson led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 107-106 win over Detroit, scoring 25 points and delivering the assist for the tying basket to Lew Alcindor before Greg Smith’s go ahead pass with 22 seconds left. Alcindor added 38 points as Milwaukee notched its 48th win in 59 games. Detroit stars Jimmy Walker and Dave Bing had 28 each. Other NBA results included Los Angeles over Cleveland 116-111, Atlanta over New York 114-109, Phoenix over Baltimore 120-115, Boston over Chicago 90-88, and San Diego defeating Seattle 192-115.
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Associated Press
Oscar Robertson
Milwaukee
Lew Alcindor
Big O
Detroit
Bucks
Pistons
Terry Dischinger
Robertson
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Atlanta
New York Knicks
Phoenix
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
San Diego
Seattle
American Basketball Association
Cobo Arena
Alcindor
Jimmy Walker
Dave Bing
Gail Goodrich
Lakers
Cavaliers
Jerry West
Wilt Chamberlain
Happy Hairston
Dave Sorenson
New York
Knicks
Pete Maravich
Hawks
Willis Reed
Earl Monroe
Dick van Arsdale
Dave Cowens
Celtics
John Havlicek
Bob Love
Elvin Hayes
Spencer Haywood
SuperSonics
Ali Maligns Press Before March 8 Showdown
Muhammad Ali railed at reporters calling them amnesia as he promoted his March 8 bout. He vowed to remind the world Joe Frazier has no chance, insisting he is faster and stronger and ready for the fight.
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Hubert Mizell
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
Ali
Fifth Palace
Jerry Quarry
Vocational Education Week Proclaimed in Hempstead County
The notice reports baseball signings by several teams during Vocational Education Week. Dierker Blasingame Gladding Santo Tompkins Hunt Raymond Hall and Alou Brunet were signed by various clubs while Mike Garrett chose football over baseball. Hempstead County Judge Finis Odom and Hope mayor Sam Strong Jr declare February 13 1971 as Vocational Education Week urging civic support for vocational trainings.
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Houston
Larry Dierker
Wade Blasingame
Fred Gladding
St. Louis
Matty Alou
George Brunet
Pittsburgh
Ron Santo
Ron Tompkins
Chicago Cubs
Montreal
Ron Hunt
Claude Raymond
Minnesota
Tom Hall
Mike Garrett
San Diego Chargers
Garrett
Los Angeles Dodgers
City of Hope
County of Hempstead
Finis Odom
Hempstead
Sam Strong Jr
Dds
Hope
Arkansas
Dale Bumpers
Kelly Bryant
Sam Strong
JW. Rowe
Red River
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Gene Fravell
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Federal Reserve Banks
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Washington
First National Bank
Citizens National Bank
Discount Center
Howard-Gibco Corp
West
Hope, Arkansas
Gibson
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Havoline
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