Vitt, Cry Baby Manager, Dies at 71 in Oakland
Oscar Vitt, former Cleveland Indians manager whose career spanned about 30 years, died in Oakland after a stroke on his 72nd birthday. A Ty Cobb-era teammate with the Detroit Tigers, Vitt led Cleveland in 1938 1939 and 1940 and was the central figure in the 1940 crybaby incident. His contract was not renewed after that season.
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Cepeda Eyes OK but Giants Await Cepeda Deal
Orlando Cepeda, star slugger for the NL champion San Francisco Giants, passed a eye exam showing 20 20 vision in the right eye despite a tiny cataract. He unsigned the 1963 contract after reviewing the salary figure, rumored around $46 500, with the team not commenting on terms. Cepeda led the league in homers and RBIs two years earlier and batted .306 with 35 HR and 114 RBI last season, while teammates San dford, Marichal, and Alou also reportedly rejected first offers.
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Four Hurlers In Cleveland Pacts
Cleveland Indians announced they have signed four pitchers Gordon Seyfried Tommy John Dave Turiver and Floyd Weaver. They will report to spring training camp in Tucson on February 21 as part of the vanguard of pitchers and catchers. The club now has 14 players under contract.
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Preble County Tournament Drawings Slated Saturday
The Preble County Tournament draws will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in Eaton courthouse for an 11 team double elimination tourney. Gratis, league champion, and the runner-up yet to be determined will be seeded. all games run eight days at the Civic Auditorium Ri in Indiana.
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Celtics and Lakers Extend NBA Streaks in Narrow Wins
Boston edged Cincinnati 128-125 and Los Angeles overcame Detroit 127-122 as both teams won their sixth straight. Celtics lead the Eastern by eight games and Lakers nine in the West. Zephyrs beat Knicks 116-101, Nationals top Hawks 112-110 to close the doubleheader.
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Gordy Coleman Signs with Reds for 1963 Season
Gordy Coleman, Cincinnati Reds slugging first baseman, signed for 1963 as the twelfth Reds player to commit. He batted .277 in 136 games last season with 28 homers before an ankle injury sidelined him late.
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Frisbie Recovers From Bad Start in Louisville Pro Am
Compton 17th Carl Compton of Hamilton totals 2,426 pins in 12 games to sit 17th at halfway. Jack Frisbie rebounds from a 1,134 first six with 1,281 for 2,415 and 19th. Dick Davidson stands 21st after 2,401. Weber leads with 2,618 as all bowlers return for final 12 games today in Kentucky.
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Stamper Named Co owner and Lanes Manager
Larry Stamper known as Junior becomes co owner and manager of Chautauqua Lanes. Art Flio بولoulos announced Stamper bought out Art Kurtz, with Stamper and his wife to manage the ten fully automatic lanes in Middletown bowling.
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Ladies Day Joke Sparks Unusual Preference Comment
A light moment during Ladies Day features a remark about personal taste in fur. The speaker quips that they are glad their spouse favors mink, prompting light Chicago newspaper banter and smiles among attendees.
Bowling Scores and League Standouts Across Eastern Lanes
A dense listing summarizes bowling scores for Bill Bergmann through Dot Weidle plus league standings across Eastern Lanes. It catalogs individual totals, dozens of teams and shop departments, and various group results including Armco Maint Weld Shop and American Legion Classic.
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Ray Nichting
Roger Wagner
Lou McCandless
M. Retherford
Bob Franklin
Mike~ Barach
Carl Mechling
Junie Schuster
Peggy Keister
Dot Doughman
Lois Wesselman
Ella Lou Isbel
Jean Fowler
Jane Whisman
Jo Canady
Jackie Parks
Dot Weidle
Boxing results from three cities report close decisions
In Miami Willie Jones edged Rocky Randell 147 146. In Worcester Dick French outpointed Rodrique Beaupre 137 133. In Glasgow Howard Winstone stopped Johnny Morrisey 124 125 to retain the British featherweight title. Frankie Ramirez defeated Eddie Andrews 153 154 in Reno over ten rounds.
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Frankie Ramirez
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Church Loop Box Scores
Box score roundup for multiple teams including First Methodist EUB Hall K of C Logan Long and Brewer's Nurseries with team totals and halves noted. Players listed with points and assists across 79 game total.
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Gary Roberts Lifts Masonry to Big Win Over Hot Strip
Gary Roberts scored 25 to spark Masonry past Hot Strip 93 to 67 in the Armco Maintenance League at McKinley Junior High. Robert Davis had 23 for Hot Strip. Scheduling defeated No 2 Open Hearth 78 to 70 as Dan Faulkner led with 31 points and Leonard Patrick topped all scorers with 32.
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Women Open Sea Island Invitational in Sea Isle Ga
A field of 29 professional golfers and top amateurs begin the 1963 women's PGA tour at Sea Island. Defending champion Mickey Wright of Dallas returns, aiming for victory in the 54 hole event where she has won four of the last five editions.
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New Strike Zone Pleases Pitchers
The baseball rules committee liberalizes the strike zone from the armpits to the shoulders and knees, drawing praise from pitchers like Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax. Critics include Frank Robinson and Mickey Mantle, while club officials favor the change for speed and excitement.
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Sanctioning Dispute Put to Airing Between AAU and USATF
Representatives of the Amateur Athletic Union and the U S Track and Field Federation meet in New York to resolve a dual sanctioning clash that could disrupt the post Kennedy truce. The AAU maintains the MacArthur peace pact grants it official sanction for all open meets. The USATF argues its sanction covers enrolled students in meets already AAU sanctioned. The rift followed a request for dual sanctioning of the Boston AAU meet.
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