Finley era stirs baseball as Time cover signals power move
Commentary notes Charlie Finley seeks expansion and relocation moves from Oakland to Anaheim and Chicago, with references to Walter O Malley and Gene Autry shaping the A s future. It mentions plans for orange balls and altered rules, plus WFL and NFL spreads and matchups around August.
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Jim Thorpe reinstate push gains media support
UPI reports growing chorus to reinstate Jim Thorpe posthumously. President and IOC figures back review, while critics warn of entangling medals and amateur rules. Thorpe's 1912 status and later pro baseball raise ongoing controversy over eligibility and record books.
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Angels blank Tigers as Tanana fans eight in shutout
Frank Tanana pitched four hits over eight innings and Bruce Bochte drove in three runs with a three run homer during a six run eighth inning to lift the California Angels to an 8 0 rout of Detroit. The loss extended Detroit's skid to 19 games tying AL marks.
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Dunes to Host Madison Square Garden Friday Night Fights
Las Vegas will host at least two more nationally televised bouts in MSG Friday Night Fights, but not at the Tropicana. Monroe Brooks of Los Angeles faces Adolpho Viruet of New York for the North American junior welterweight crown on Aug 29, with another bout the next Friday at the Dunes Hotel.
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NCAA Puts Limit On Recruiting
The NCAA capped off campus recruiting and staff sizes at its Chicago convention, aiming to save over 15 million yearly. Only 53 of 73 proposals were decided, with next January set to address unsettled items including revenue distribution and leadership actions by nine university presidents.
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Sugar Ray Punished By Cyclone Hart Hands Seales Tough Decision
Eugene Cyclone Hart of Philadelphia beat Sugar Ray Seales of Tacoma over all ten rounds at Conventional Hall in Atlantic City. Hart pressed with left hooks, opened a gash near Seales's eye, and remained in control from the fourth round onward, earning a decision in front of about 2,200 fans. Seales completed all ten rounds, his second foe to do so with Hart.
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