Probers Hear Blacklisting Claims From NFL Grand Jury
Former Browns defensive back Bernie Parrish testified he felt blacklisted by the NFL as the federal grand jury, probing antitrust questions, recessed after hearing his accusation. Teammate Walter Beach also spoke of blacklisting while Parrish linked the issue to his not yet published book. Browns president Art Modell dismissed the claims as without antitrust violations.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
National Football League
Bernie Parrish
Cleveland Browns
Parrish
Teamsters Union
St. Louis
Walter Beach
Beach
Browns
Art Modell
Model
Grand Jury
Hope Star History Page Highlights NFL Blacklisting Inquiry
A jury investigates owner player relations amid possible antitrust violations under the Sherman Act. Questions focus on blacklisting trade and waiver procedures in the NFL. Parrish knows players blacklisted but declines to name, while Beach, at Yale Law, was waived by the Browns and not claimed.
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Parrish
Beach
Yale Law School
Browns
Two Umpires Dismissed in NLRA Complaint
Washington AP. The trial examiner for the National Labor Relations Board dismissed the complaint by former American League umpires Alexander Salerno and William Valentine that they were fired for union activities. The examiner found no essential link between discharges and union activity, saying the AL lacked knowledge beyond suspicion. Both umpires may appeal within 20 days to the full NLRB board.
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National Labor Relations Board
Alexander Salerno
William T. Valentine, Jr
American League
Joe Cronin
Major League Umpires Association, Inc
Cronin
David S. Davidson
Boston
Salerno
Valentine
NLRB
Never Bow Favored in Widener Bid at Hialeah
The 4 year old Never Bow, owned by Hobeau Farm, eyes a second straight Widener Handicap after winning last winter by four lengths. If he repeats, he joins Armed and Yorky as the only horses to win consecutive Widener titles. This weekend he runs in the Gallant Fox Handicap at Aqueduct, carrying 116 pounds, with Loud at 122 top weight. Other probables include Happy Intellectual, Protanto, Ship Leave, Champion, Dinner Gang, Twogundan and foreign invaders Bactico of Italy and Dance Act of Canada. Other stakes on Saturday include the Chicago Today Handicap at Sportsman’s Park and several other listed events.
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Associated Press
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Never Bow
Florida Track
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Armed
Yorky
Aqueduct
Never Bend
Gallant Fox
Happy Intellectual
Ship Leave
Champion
Dinner Gang
Bactico
Italy
Dance Act
Canada
Sportsman’s Park
Liberty Bell
Laurel
Churchill Downs
Bay Meadows
Tropical Park
Syracuse Drops Black Players Amid Controversy and Probe
Syracuse University football closes 1970 with a 5-4 record after eight black players left the squad during a racism controversy. A university investigation into charges of white favoritism, unequal medical care, and academic bends was ordered. four players returned, briefly practiced, then disappeared from equipment and play.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
N.Y
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Army
Miami
Florida
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Illinois
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