Reds suffer through Venezuela trip causing travel woes
The Cincinnati Reds return to spring training after a grueling Venezuela swing marked by late-night departures, overweight planes, airport delays, and fans rushing the fields. Glove thefts, a cash grab, and injuries peppered the trip as Pittsburgh and St. Louis games produced poor results. Pete Red bruised his ankle in a hard crash into the wall.
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Venezuela
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh
Reds
Maracaibo
Caracas
United States
Pirates
Dave Giusti
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Petersburg
Pete Red
Pete
Anderson
Philadelphia
Bowl Down Has New Highs on Opening Night Leaders
Bowl Down Cancer drive leaders shifted as Arlene Fields posted a 643 handicap to lead women at Eastern Lanes, while Dave McCoy’s 680 kept the top men’s score. Tom Jones led Eastern with a 655 handicap, Tom Uleman headed Sports Bowl with 742, and Marie Koster led women with 704. Bonnie Pruett led Laynecrest women with 633, and Bill Wise rolled a 683 as the week’s notable scores.
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Arlene Fields
Eastern
Martha McDermott
Dave McCoy
Tom Jones
Tom Uleman
Marie Koster
Knothole Leagues Seek Managers for 2026 Season
Knothole Leagues announce openings for managers in Class C for ages 11 and 12 and Class A for ages 15 to 18. Contact Gray Harrison at 423 6020 to volunteer.
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Beys
Gray Harrison
State Farm Insurance Agent Announces Local Services
State Farm Fire and Casualty promotes home auto life and health coverage with an agent at 2609 N. Verity Pkwy. The Bloomington Illinois office handles veteran claims and customer savings opportunities through personalized policies.
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State Farm Fire and Casualty
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Bloomington
Illinois
Finley near to a deal with Vida Blue for 1972 season
Oakland owner Charles Finley says he and star pitcher Vida Blue are within about 20 000 of agreement for 1972. Blue visited at 1 am Monday and offered to pitch for Finley’s 50 000 offer on an undefined condition. Blue later asked for 70 000, as his 14 750 salary last season was his first full year in the majors after a 248 record and Cy Young MVP honors.
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Oakland
Charles Finley
Oakland Athletics
Vida Blue
Blue
Finley
Briggs Names Associates for Lebanon Harness Meet
Lebanon officials set Thursday start for harness races and announced the judging lineup. John Briggs of New Bremen is named associate judge, with Corwin Nixon noting Briggs and Pacey Mindlin of Middletown will serve under presiding race official Bill Hufford. Herb Davis returns as race secretary for his 13th year.
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Lebanon Raceway
John Briggs
New Bremen
Toledo Raceway
Northfield
Ohio
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Corwin Nixon
Briggs
Pacey Mindlin
Middletown
Bill Hufford
Herb Davis
Harlem All Stars Set At Monroe
The Harlem All Stars will face Monroe High faculty in a charity basketball game Tuesday at 8 p.m. Proceeds fund spring sports and a new football basketball film camera. Tickets: $1 students, $1.50 adults, available from Monroe spring athletes and at Allsports on Central Ave.
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Harlem
Rowling LD Scores Rowling LD Scores Honor Roll
Readable text shows Rowling LD achieving scores and earning a place on the honor roll with mentions of top marks and consistent performance across events.
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Rowling LD
Ray Orf to sue ABC after rejected record score
Ray Orf, a St. Louis bowler and former pro, plans to sue after the American Bowling Congress disallowed his 890 three-game series. The High Score and Award Committee rejected the score for lane dressing issues, part of a broader rejection of 170 high scores, including three 800-plus sets by Don Johnson. The ruling leaves Allie Brandt’s 1939 886 series as the official all-time record.
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St. Louis
ABC High Score
Orf
ABC
Don Johnson
Akron
Ohio
Allie Brandt
Lockport
N.Y
Miss Bee Busy Wins Latonia Feature for 3 4 Yearolds
Jockey J T Bowles sent Miss Bee Busy to the lead in the Latonia six furlong feature for three and four year olds and held on to win the $5 000 event. Miss Bee paid 27.80 9.40 and 5.20 in the tote.
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Florence, Ky
J. T. Bowles
Miss Bee
Latonia Raceway
Baseball Exhibition Scores From City Openers
Results show Los Angeles and New York split exhibitions with Mohawk wins. Montreal edged Texas while Philadelphia defeated Kansas City. Boston beat Chicago while Detroit lost to New York. Oakland defeated Chicago, San Diego beat Milwaukee, Tokyo Lotte Orions fell to San Francisco. Cleveland routed California, St. Louis beat Cincinnati, Houston topped Atlanta. Syracuse and Baltimore played to a draw.
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Philadelphia
Kansas City
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Oakland
San Diego
Milwaukee
Tokyo Lotte Orions
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Cleveland
California
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Houston
Atlanta
Syracuse
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