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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1961

Page

23

Daley Demands Better Pay Asks Trade Hint For A's Future

Buddy Daley, 28, Kansas City lefty ace, rejected the 1961 contract offer as too low and vowed to wait for a substantial raise. He claims general manager Frank Lane has a list of potential buyers and expects talks to continue after Lane plans more discussions. Daley, a two year A’s standout with 32 career wins, hints at a possible trade as owner Charles Finley aims to build a strong Kansas City ball club. He notes other players may hold out for better terms and mentions teammate Dick Hall breaking a hand as a recent development.

Kansas City UPI Buddy Leo Bud) Daley Kansas City Athletics Frank Lane Lane Datey Daley Lable Cleveland Kansas City Charles Athletics Fin Ray Herbert Weber Aniece Dick Hall Hank Bauer

Archie OKs World Light Heavyweight Title Fight

Archie Moore agrees to defend his light heavyweight title against Erich Schoeppner with a scheduled New York City bout likely set for March 20 or 21 at Madison Square Garden. The match follows Moore delaying defenses for 19 months and fits a European champion versus American champion format previously discussed after a Toronto postponement due to Moore’s leg injury.

San Diego UPI Archie Moore New York State Erich Schoepener Germany Champion of Europe Son Square Garden New New York Boxing Assn Joey Maxim Yvan Darelle Montreal Moore Schoeppner Toronto Sonny Liston Eddie Machen Denver Liston Machen Willie Besmanoff George Abinet Giulio Rinaldi Rome Buddy Turman Schoeppner Willie Hoepher

Veteran Rice Signs with Los Angeles Angels

Del Rice, 38, a National League veteran catcher, signed a 1961 contract with the Los Angeles Angels. Haney announced Rice, who played for Milwaukee from 1956 to 1959 and last year for the Cubs and Cardinals, will bring handling of pitchers to a rookie-heavy staff.

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Local Prep Basketball Highlights From Wilson Jordan Lakewood

Readable snippets show prep basketball action featuring Wilson at Jordan and Lakewood arena events. Scores and details are partially legible with mentions of teams and venues, indicating a busy schedule and upcoming games.

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Sports on Radio TV i RADI Nothing Scheduled

Sports radio summary notes no events listed for television or radio. It mentions unclear abbreviations and lacks concrete match details or times. The fragment provides no identifiable teams players venues or dates to report.

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NBA Announces Own Title Fight in Boxing Card

Harold Johnson of Philadelphia and Jesse Bowdry of St Louis will clash February 7 in Philadelphia for the National Boxing Association vacant light heavyweight championship. Promoter Chris Dundee announced the bout after Featura Sports disclosed a separate NYS title bout between Erich Schoeppner and Archie Moore in Madison Square Garden in March.

Harold Johnson Philadelphia Jesse Bowdry St. Louis National Boxing Assn Chris Dundee Featura Sports, Inc New’ York Erich Schoeppner Germany Archie Moore New’ York State Madison Square’ S Garden Miami Beach UPI

Vikes stun Warriors 96-77 in home clash

Long Beach City College used a second-half surge to erase a halftime deficit and rout the Warriors 96-77. Carmichael and Aron led with big baskets and a tight press spurred the Long Beach defense to pull away after intermission.

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Bunetta Posts 2nd Highest Pin Total

In San Bernardino Bill Bunetta of Chicago clinched second in the qualifying for the 1960 All-Star bowling tourney. He rolled a 7,809 in 36 games, missing the historic 7,906 mark by Ray Bluth of St. Louis. Earl Johnson of Chicago finished a close second in semifinals and the $200 prize, with the championship final set for Saturday night and a $10,000 prize. Don Carter from St. Louis joined the finals as a four time all star.

San Bernardino Bill Bunetta Chicago St. Louis Harry Smith Bill Lillard Chicago Munsingwear Ray Bluth St. Louis Inky i Bunetta Earl Johnson Johnson Binatta Don Carter

Floyd-ingo Showdown Set for Aud Floyd

Long Beach Municipal Auditorium to show the heavyweight title fight between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson on closed circuit television March 13. Winn Hanssen, manager of the Auditorium, says Telepremier Corp advised the venue has been chosen for the screening.

Floyd Fatterson Ingemar Johansson Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Winn Hanssen Aud Telepremier Corp Long Beach Utle

West Wins NBA All Star Thrillers Amid Illness

Elgin Baylor left a sick bed to lead a West team in a record setting 1153 to 131 victory over the East. Oscar Robertson Bob Pettit and Clyde Lovellette helped fuel the first quarter surge in the NBA All-Star game Tuesday night.

Syracuse Elgin Baylor Oscar Robertson Bob Pettit Clyde Lovellette Torium Baylor Pettit Robertson East Lovellette Ree

Pitt and Chicago to join the NBA in 1961 62 season

The National Basketball Association announced the addition of Chicago and Pittsburgh to reach ten clubs for 1961 62. Commissioner Maurice Podoloff said Chicago met requirements and Pittsburgh has paid one third of the 200 400 franchise fee with a guaranteed next week payment.

Syracuse N.Y National Basketball Association Chicago Fittsburgh Maunce Podoloff NBA Pittsburgh Podoloff John Harris Boston Gill Sharman Harris Walter Brown Boston Celtics Sharman Los Angeles Brown Celtics

Chargers Move Proposal Seeks Balboa Stadium Use

Los Angeles Chargers officials said on Tuesday they will present a plan to relocate the team to San Diego next year. The proposal would use city owned Balboa Stadium with city improvements conditionally required. Mayor Charles Dall indicated council acceptance is likely.

San Diego Los Angeles Chargers American Football League Balboa Stadium Charles Dall

College Basketball Scores From Multiple Colleges

Various college basketball results listed include Pasadena 83 over Whittier 62 and DePaul 36 over Notre Gare6. Other entries mention Cincinnati, Dayton, Fresno St, Chapman Auto 24, Florida 5, Pomona, Indiana St 9, Bowling 6, Kent St 56, Denver and more. The page appears to be a noisy OCR summary of many games with inconsistent spellings.

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No Sudden Death for Fullmer Sugar Fight Ends After 15 Rounds

Las Vegas authorities say the Gene Fullmer versus Ray Robinson middleweight title bout will not have sudden death rounds if it ends in a draw after the scheduled 15 rounds. State athletic commissioner Jim Deskin rejected Robinson's suggestion and cited Nevada law restricting fights to 15 rounds.

Las Vegas Gene Fullmer Ray Robinson Jim Deskin Robinson Deskin Nevada

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