Flood case draws support from major league players
Curt Flood’s suit against the reserve clause drew support from NBA players led by Oscar Robertson and Alan Eagleson of the NHLPA. Robertson favored a modified reserve clause, while Eagleson said hockey players want changes too. Carl Yastrzemski opposed Flood’s move, calling for a 600‑player poll to gauge views.
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Hawk President In Music Fight At All-Star Game
Bill Wirtz leads Hawks to challenge Blues organist Norm Kramer to perform full time at the 23rd annual All-Star game in St Louis. NHL board of governors expected to settle a dispute as Clarence Campbell anticipates a fair compromise. Kramer won the first round serenading a sellout crowd of over 1500.
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Esposito and Orr Roar With Record Paces In NHL Week
Tony Esposito posted two shutouts lifting his season total to 10 and nearing the Black Hawk all time mark. Bobby Orr extended his league lead in assists and points for a defenseman with 51 assists and 65 points while Montreal's Jacques Lemire tops the goals list with 25.
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NBA Squabbles Spark Merger Talk and Expansion Plans
Philadelphia AP reports NBA owners again reject ABA merger offers while weighing two new expansion slots for 1970 71. New York, Philadelphia and Chicago favor union over expansion as talks continue, with antitrust suits and Bethlehem Lutheran game stats noted amid conference flurry.
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Church Loop Box Scores at Manchester Yankee Road
In a local box score update at Yankee Road, Church of God led by W Ponder 8 and D Ponder 16 totaled 52 points, Grace Baptist Juniors trailed with 33, and Grace Baptist Seniors posted 88 led by Hileman 23 and Highley 26 as Hall tallied 29 rebounds.
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Local Angler Takes Second in Ice Fishing Derby
Ron Longwood of Middletown placed second in crappie catches at the Stonelick Lake ice fishing derby held weekend. About fifty anglers competed for awards by best poundage across bass crappie and bluegill catches.
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Franklin Freshmen Reach 7-0 With 72-30 Win Over Trenton
Franklin Wildcats freshmen beat Trenton 72-30 to extend the record to 7-0. John Clark scored 20 points and Ron Riley 19 as the team reached the 72 point mark for the second time this season.
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East Leads All Star Game Amid West Injuries
The East, led by coach Red Holzman, enters the All-Star Game as the solid favorite with key West players sidelined by injuries. A sellout crowd of 15,244 fills the Spectrum as ABC televises the event at 8:30 p.m. EST, featuring the first All-Star brother duel Tom Van Arsdale versus Dick Van Arsdale.
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Brown Delivers Late Winner For Pacers Over Kentucky
Indiana's Roger Brown hit a 17 foot jumper with one second left to lift the Pacers 108-106 over Kentucky in the ABA. Louie Dampier tied it with 21 seconds remaining on a 23 foot three. The win puts Indiana first in the Eastern Division at 34 8 and Kentucky second at 27 18.
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Syracuse Beats Navy 15-0 Toss Gain Not Turned Into Score
Syracuse won the toss and held the ball for 25 plays about 13 minutes but failed to score and saw a field goal attempt blocked, allowing Navy to prevail 15-0.
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Sales Service Edges Pipers in Slo-Break League
Sales Service rallied from a three point deficit after three quarters to beat Welded Pipe 34 to 32 at Verity School. Dave Shockey scored 20 for Sales Service while Gary Emrick led Welded Pipe with 11. In other games Pipe Shop defeated Zincgrip Lab 40 to 38 and Production Planning combined for 35 points to topple Research 49 to 40.
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Fenwick Freshmen Rout Ross 44 29 for Sixth Straight Win
Falcon freshmen upend Ross 44 to 29 at Fenwick led by Walt Acra with 15 points and 14 rebounds and Steve Otte scoring 13. The win marks the sixth consecutive victory and lifts the team to an 8-3 overall record.
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Narvaez Edges Evans In Philadelphia Bout
Frankie Narvaez of New York City outweighed Roger Evans of Philadelphia to win on points in a 10 round boxing match held in Philadelphia. Evans fought hard but Narvaez used steady defense and accurate punches to secure the decision.
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Middletown High Dominates Hamilton Garfield in Dual Swim Meet
Middletown High swamped Hamilton Garfield 849 at the YMCA pool boosting the Middies to 9-2. Event winners include 200 yd medley relay Terry Maupin Cohen Andrews in 2 09, 50 yd Ellison 24.7, and 400 yd freestyle relay Dillon Long Blevins Heckard in 3 ? 1. Time and some names reflect OCR.
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Middletown Matmen Rally to Beat Wilmington Hurricanes
Middletown High wrestlers surged in the final three matches to defeat Wilmington 26-19 in the new gym. Coach Gary A Bumgartner’s team moved to a .500 record at four wins in eight, with wins listed across weight classes from 98 to heavyweight including several forfeits.
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John Brown Named to Ohio High School All Star South
John Brown of Middletown was among 28 players selected for the South in the Ohio High School All Star game set for August in Canton. He joins Dennis Profitt of Fairfield and Terry Merz of Hamilton Taft as South selections coached by Abe Bryan with assistants Pat Mancuso Ron Shay and Tom Beeman.
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