Hall of Famer George Sisler Dies at 80 in Missouri
George Sisler, Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman, died at St. Mary's Health Center in Richmond Heights Missouri two days after turning 80. The 15 season veteran, known as Gorgeous George, won the 1922 AL MVP with a .420 average and 41 game hitting streak, finishing with 2812 career hits and a .340 average.
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Braves Waive Star Pitcher Denny McLain Amid Uncertain Future
Atlanta on waivers for unconditional release McLain who won 31 games with Detroit in 1968 speaks of possible retirement and hopes for radio TV work or coaching in the minors if he stays in baseball. Also notes Mets defeat and other spring results across MLB including Vida Blue signing by Oakland.
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Jerry Martin Wins Canadian Senior Ski Jump Title
Jerry Martin of Minneapolis won the Canadian Senior Ski Jumping Meet in Banff with the day’s two longest jumps and the highest style score totaling 22.9. His first leap reached 268 feet and his second 259 feet to secure the title.
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Marcis Finishes Fourth At Bristol Speedway
Dave Marcis formerly of West Salem drove a Dodge to fourth place in the Southeastern 500 at Bristol International Speedway. Cale Yarborough in a Chevrolet won the race by two laps over Richard Petty and Bobby Allison. Yarborough earned $6,530 with Petty collecting $3,805. Astros Sell Culver To Dodgers.
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Exhibition Baseball Scores From Monday's Games
Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 8 to 4 while St Louis defeated Boston 3 to 2. Chicago A topped Pittsburgh 8 to 3 and Houston outscored Detroit 15 to 9. Montreal and Minnesota needed 10 innings to finish 9 to 8. Chicago N beat California 7 to 0. Oakland defeated San Diego 10 to 6 and Texas beat Baltimore 4 to 0. New York N topped Atlanta 5 to 2 while New York A edged Kansas City 4 to 3. Cleveland defeated Milwaukee 8 to ?
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Sunday Nite Couples and Early Bird Bowling Standings
Sunday Nite Couples at Viasek's Tomah led by Rexall 702 in team game and Moskonas 586 in singles with Backus Lohneis and Steen top scorers. Early Bird at Viasek's Tomah topped Kascal Bloom's 1909 team series with Koscal 553 and Goldbeck 541 in singles.
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Popcorn Tavern Dominates YWCA in League Victory
Popcorn Tavern crushed the YWCA squad 55 to 11 on Monday in the YWCA Basketball League. Jane Nelson scored 25 points for Popcorn, with Sue Page and Nora Kemp adding 10 apiece.
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Brewers Fall to Last as Aerial Tilt Slips
In Tucson AP reports Milwaukee drops to last with a seventh straight defeat in an 8-1 loss to Cleveland. Five errors and seven unearned runs highlight a rough day as Milwaukee managed only three hits while Cleveland struck 10.
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UW La Crosse Golfers Kick Off Season Today
UW La Crosse golf team opens its Galveston Island Intercollegiate season under second year coach Burt McDonald in a four day event featuring 16 schools. Indian golfers Dave Cardin Tim Skogen Jeff Lehman John Pankratz Ron Engebretson and Steve Jahimiak travel with the squad.
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Van Pelt Signs 300000 Contract With Giants
Michigan State defensive back Brad Van Pelt signed a deal reported at 300000 dollars to join the New York Giants. The Giants plan to use him as a strong side linebacker.
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