Berra Reverts to Rookie Status as Yankees Coach
Yogi Berra returns to rookie status as he joins the New York Yankees in spring training at Fort Lauderdale as first base coach and active roster as No. 3 catcher behind Elson Howard and John Blanchard. He concentrates on coaching while preparing for 30 exhibition games and helping faster players reach extra bases. Also notes new training aids for the Angels and Senators as camps open in Florida and Texas.
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Yogi Berra
New York Yankees
Yogi
Yankees
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Berra
Yanks
Elson Howard
John Blanchard
Spring Hill Gym Evening Basketball Schedule and Playoffs
Monday events at Spring Hill Gym include Christ Methodist versus First Baptist at 6:45 p.m. and Middletown Nazarene against Grace Baptist at 8 p.m. DeMolay faces Trenton Nazarene at 9:15 p.m. Independent League Playoff follows Wednesday with Corner Men's Shop vs J R Sinclair at 7 p.m. CITY LEAGUE PLAYOFF shows Armco Center versus Willis Electric at 8:15 p.m. Thursday lists Middletown EUL versus Logan Long at 6:45 p.m. K of C against Brewer Nurseries at 8 p.m. and Blue Ball Presley versus First Methodist at 9:15 p.m.
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Corner Men Shop
J & R Sinclair
First National Bank
Yoder Engraving
UAM
Pet
Armco Center
Wills’ Electric
Armco Triangles
Crystal Tissue
House of Drugs
Hamilton's
Knights Columbus
Blue Ball Presley
Brewer Nurseries
First Methodist
Logan-Long
Grave Baptist
de Molay
Trenton Nazarene
Christ Methodist
Spring Hill
First Baptist
Midd. Nazarene
Grace Baptist
DeMolay
Trenton Naz
Spring Hill Gym
Sinclair City League
Willis Electric
Middletown
Former Grid Star Signs As Coach
Hamilton Ontario AP Kelly Mote former North Carolina University and NFL player signed Saturday as line coach with the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League.
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Hamilton
Ontario
Kelly Mote
North Carolina University
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Knights of Columbus Track Meet Promises Star Power
A flying Finn Pentti Nikula lead the 23rd Knights of Columbus meet at Cleveland Arena with 16 ft 8 1 2 in vaults and aims for 17. Hayes Jones, the top hurdler, Micha main Bennie McRae, and Loyola of Chicago’s Tom O’Hara headline a field that also includes John Thomas, John Veles, Rolando Cruz, Joe Faust and others. Mills from Lakewood and Georgetown’s world indoor record quartet highlight a strong two mile relay lineup as Fordham Western Michigan and Ohio U join the event.
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Cleveland
Hayes Jones
Tom O'Hara
John Thomas
Cleveland Arena
Pentti Nikula
Findland
Nikula
John Velses
John Belitza
Rolando Cruz
Jones
Michigan
Bennie McRae
Willie May
O'Hara
Loyola of Chicago
Jim Heatty
New York
Thomas
Joe Faust
Bob Gardner
Dave Mills
Mills
Lakewood
Purdue University
Barry Jackson
England
Paul (Otis) Drayton
Cathedral Latin
Drayton
Ira Murchison
Brooks Johnson
Chicago Track Club
Georgetown
Fordham
Western Michigan
Ohio University
Louisville
Landis Announces Small Pay Cut for 1963 with Sox
Outfielder Jim Landis agreed to terms with the Chicago White Sox on a slight pay cut for 1963, leaving Floyd Robinson and Juan Pizarro as the only unsigned players. Landis remains in the $20,000 class and is counted among the top earners in the lineup.
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Sarasota
Fla
Jim Landis
Chicago White Sox
Floyd Robinson
Juan Pizarro
Landis
Tribe Pitchers Must Earn Jobs
Tribe manager Birdie Tebbetts says Cleveland pitchers must prove themselves this year. Dick Donovan will start, but after him no plans are set. Donovan went 20-10 last season. Jim Perry had 12 wins, Gary Bell 10-9, Pedro Ramos 10-12, Barry Latman 8-13, Jim Grant 7-10.
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Jim Perry
Gary Bell
Pedro Ramos
Barry Latman
Jim Grant
Lions and elephants greet golfers at Kyoto driving range
At a Kyoto driving range a lion and an elephant figure mark targets along the range. Hitting a target triggers a tape shouting Nice shot. Miss and suffer in silence. The feature adds playful wildlife imagery to the game for encouraging or taunting players.
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Tokyo
Kyoto
Japan
Parings Set For Catholic Tourney
St. Bonaventure will face Regis and Xavier of Ohio meets Creighton in first round games of the National Catholic College championship tournament. The four team event is set for Louisville on March 8-9.
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Houston
Sam Mele
Minnnesota Twins
Garry Roggenburk
Dayton
Mele
Harry Craft
Colts
John Bateman
Dave Adlesh
Jerry Grote
John Hoffman
Louisville
St. Bonaventure
Regis
Xavier
Ohio
Creighton
Veteran Coach Resigns After 41 Years at Pittsburgh State
John France, longtime Pitt State College basketball coach, announced his resignation after 41 years and more than 600 wins. The 65-year-old leader said he will leave at the end of the current semester, choosing a reunion of former players for the formal announcement.
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Pittsburg
Kan
John France
Pittsburgh State
Blasingame Lynch Reach Terms With Reds
Second baseman Don Blasingame and outfielder Jerry Lynch agreed to contracts with the Cincinnati Reds. Blasingame signed in Tampa and Lynch finalized by phone with club president Bill DeWitt while in Cincinnati. Pinson may return to light workouts in two to three weeks after emergency appendectomy.
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Blasingame
Lynch
Cincinnati
Tampa
Fla
Don Blasingame
Jerry Lynch
Cincinnati Reds
Bill de Witt
Fred Hutchinson
Vada Pinson
Pinson
Oakland
Calif
Stengel Plans Spring Focus on Mets Offense
Casey Stengel told Mets pitchers and early regulars he will stress offense this spring to improve scoring. He noted the team must learn to reach home from third and aims for more runs as the cellar club prepares for its first full workout Monday. Syracuse played a 14 game football schedule in 1893.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Casey Stengel
New York Mets
Stengel
Mets
Syracuse
Six Marks Fall In All Ohio Track Meet
Ohio University’s Darnell Mitchell set an All-Ohio meet record with 2:10.4 in the 1 000 yards. Ohio State’s Ronnie Hord cleared 14 feet 4.4 inches in the pole vault. Central State’s Clifton Mayfield jumped 25 feet 53 inches in the broad jump. Central State won the mile relay in 3:16.2. Ohio State’s Frank Parks ran the mile in 4:17. Ohio University’s Bill Heller ran 8 in the 88 yards in Section 2. Miami’s Scott Tyler tied the meet mark with 6.2 in the 60-yard dash.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio University
Darnell Mitchell
Ohio State University
Mitchell
Ohio State
Ronnie Hord
Central State
Clifton Mayfield
Frank Parks
Bill Heller
Miami University
Scott Tyler
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