Stefanich Favored To Win Firestone Tournament Of Champions
Akron event favorite Jim Stefanich arrives as the Firestone Tournament of Champions closes with a $25,000 top prize. He set a 12,144 total for 48 games, never dropping below 200 except a 183, leading a five-man final with Don Johnson, Mike Durbin, Les Schissler and Jack Biondolillo. Bob Tucker is alternate.
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Akron, Ohio
Jim Stafanich
Joliet
Don Johnson
Kokomo
Ind
Mike Durbin
Costa Mesa
Calif
Les Schissler
Denver
Jack Biondolillo
Houston
Bill Tucker
Los Angeles
Dim Stefanich
Chicago
Alif
Hosuton
Monroe Loses To Fairfield In Low Scoring Battle
Fairfield High scored the deciding run in the bottom of the seventh to beat Monroe 1-0. Monroe was limited to two hits as Meerpohl struck out 14 Hornets, while Jim Soule allowed one hit and fanned nine before the decisive eighth inning. Soule and McGuire faced Meerpohl and Tieman.
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Pfatrfield
Fairfield High
Monroe
Jim Soule
Hornets
Fairfield
Meerpohl
Soule
Indians
Reflected Glory Set To Be Winningest Derby Hope
Reflected Glory, 7-5 favorite, seeks a Florida Derby title to extend its winter meet winning streak. Jorge Velasquez rides the Jester-Lysistrata colt from Pal Palestinian as Gulfstream hosts 11 starters racing for 139400, with 99400 to the winner.
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Fla
Ethel D. Jacobs
Jorge Velasquez
Gulfstream Park
Jester
Lysistrata B
Dodgers May Trade Brewer for Brand This Weekend
Los Angeles Dodgers may trade veteran left-hander Jim Brewer to Houston for catcher Ron Brand this weekend. The move could come as the Dodgers open a three game series with the Astros in the Astrodome. Brewer, 29, logged 22 innings last season and posted an 0-2 record due to a sore arm. Brand, 27, batted .244 the previous year as the Astros' backup catcher behind John Bateman.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Ron Brand
Associated Press
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Los Angeles
Brand
Astros
John Bateman
Creech Flames To 287 In Local Bowling Night
Chris Creech scorched Chautauqua Lanes with a 287, the highest single game by a woman in Middletown. After starts of 133 and 144, she opened the third with a spare and then struck 10 in a row, finishing 287. She typically averages 160 in the Friday Nite Mixed Couples League and has topped 500 this year.
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Chris Creech
Chautauqua Lanes
Middletown
Chris
Chautauqua
Ames Names Clay Sta pleton ISU Athletic Director
Ames Iowa State University football coach Clay Stapleton was named athletic director on Friday to succeed resigning Gordon Chalmers.
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Clay Stapleton
Iowa State University
Gordon Chalmers
Parseghian Says Notre Dame Open to Postseason Play
Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian said the school is willing to lift its ban on postseason games to decide a national champion. He proposed a committee of athletic directors coaches and writers to determine if two teams are close enough for a playoff after the season.
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Detroit
Notre Dame
Ara Parseghian
Parseghian
Michigan State
Hornet Netters Win 3rd In Row
Monroe tennis team swept West Carrollton 5-0 for its third straight win. Singles Petrocy defeated Peeler 6-1 6-0, Housh defeated G Barton 6-0 6-1, Barton beat D Barton 6-3 6-0. Doubles Armstrong Lathy defeated Martin Potter 6-0 6-1, Banks Bernin beat Hoffman Rockwell 6-0 6-1.
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Peeler
Housh
G. Barton
Barton
D. Barton
Armstrong-Lathy
Martin - Potter
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Hoffman- Rockwell
Gems Blades In Game No 2 Playoff Showdown
Dayton Gems aim to rebound after a home playoff loss to the Blades. Tonight at 8 at Hara Arena the Gems must win to stay alive in the best of seven and avoid a 2-0 deficit in the series against Toledo while Fort Wayne leads the other series 2-0. Saturday marks the Gems first ihome playoff game.
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Dayton Gems
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Giants Hope for Strong 1967 Run in Spring Camp
Giants president Herman Franks expects improvement at second base and in the outfield with new bench strength and switch hitting by Hal Lanier. Willie Mays leads a lineup featuring Willie McCovey Jim Hart and Tom Haller while pitchers Gaylord Perry Bob Bolin and others vie for rotation spots amid Marichal holdout and Sadecki McCormick battles.
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Juan Marichal
Giants
Mike McCormick
Ray Sadecki
Franks
Mays
Norm Siebern
California Angels
Billy Sorrell
San Diego
Marichal
Gaylord Perry
Bob Bolin
Sadecki
Tito Fuentes
Cesar Gutierrez
California
Delinski Leads National Harness Driver Standings
Del In sko tops the national standings with 53 victories, followed by Don Busse in second with 52, according to the Harness Racing Institute.
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del Insko
Harness Racing Institute
Don Busse
Louisville joins New Cage Loop in ABA expansion
Louisville Kentucky becomes the 12th ABA franchise owned by heiress and husband. Chicago, Denver, Atlanta, Memphis, Cleveland, Milwaukee bid for teams while Bruce Hale Miami coach eyed for Oakland staff. Each club must post 50000 bonds and 50000 on May 1.
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Louisville
American Basketball Association
John DeVoe
Indianapolis
Ind
Detroit Piston
Tom van Arsdale
Bruce Hale
University of
Rick Barry
Joseph Gregory
Gregory
Masie R. Reynolds
Evalyn Walsh McLean Reynolds
North Carolina
Robert Reynolds
Mikan
Denver
Colo
Atlanta
Memphis
Tenn
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Wis
Veale Files Libel Suit Over Sport Magazine Article
Pittsburgh pitcher Bob Veale filed a libel suit against Sport Magazine seeking more than 1 million dollars. The action accuses Myron Cope of libeling Veale in a May 1966 article published in the magazine.
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Bob Veale
Sport Magazine
Veale
Pittsburgh Free Lance
Myron Cope
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