Veterans depart on hot Middletown upsets and Day family ties
Matthews led Miamisburg to a landmark 1948 upset over Middletown at the Dayton Coliseum in a game remembered as one of Ohio high school hoops greats. The piece notes his coaching moves to Hampden Sydney and Bedford and recalls the Day family link to Middletown Franklin High’s new coach Russell Day as nephew of Bill Day.
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Coachless Cadets Get Plenty Of Coaching
WEST POINT New York AP Army football teams conducts spring drills without a head coach after Paul Dietzel and most aides left for South Carolina. Tom Cahill, longtime Plebes coach, calls signals for 105 varsity candidates guiding the Cadets toward the 1966 season with optimism and focus.
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Paul Dietzel
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Reds face hitting drought as 1966 start slips
Cincinnati Reds struggle with a weak early season offense through 15 games, scoring 41 runs on 109 hits. Only Vada Pinson and Leo Cardenas hit over .300 while Gordie Coleman Johnny Edwards Deron Johnson Tommy Harper and Pete Rose post low averages. Trade of Frank Robinson is blamed by fans, though impact remains uncertain.
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Cincinnati Reds
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Vada Pinson
Leo Cardenas
Gordie Coleman
Johnny Ed
Frank Robinson
Baltimore
Robinson
NBC Wins 12.6 Million for 1967 68 World Series and All-Star Rights
The National League and American League owners ratified NBC contracts for radio and TV rights to the 1967 and 1968 World Series and All-Star games. The deal, approved by Baseball Commissioner William Eckert, increases bases for event income and includes a player pension fund agreement with 95 percent of certain funds.
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New York
National Broadcasting Co
William D. Eckert
NBC
Mays Battles Drysdale In San Francisco Showdown
Willie Mays seeks the National League home run record against Don Drysdale as the Giants open a three game series at Candlestick Park. Mays has 12 career homers against Drysdale in 10 years and aims for a 13th while contending with flu illness a bruised knee and recent injuries. He expects to play despite a knee setback from Sunday.
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Willie Mays
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Don Drysdale
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Spring Contest Cancelled By Miami Coach
OXFORD Special No spring football game will be played at Miami University this year according to Coach Bo Schembechler. A scheduled offense defense contest was rained out last Saturday and Miami hosts the 32nd annual high school track and field meet all day.
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School Sports Legend Miles Dies at Virginia Tech
C P Sally Miles first enrolled at Virginia Tech in 1897 and died at 86 after 69 years of service. He helped found the Southern Conference in 1921 and served Tech as teacher football and baseball coach graduate manager of athletics athletic director and dean of the college.
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Sally) Miles
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Indians open seven game trip with top AL pitcher
Cleveland sends Luis Tiant 2-0 with 0.00 ERA against the New York Yankees in the opener of a three game set. Sam McDowell, 4-1 with 1.55 ERA, starts Friday against the first place Orioles as the Tribe leads the league staff with a 1.52 team ERA. Max Alvis leads AL hitters at .447 with 21 hits in 47 at bats.
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Australian golf great Pete Thomson to play in U S Open
New York AP reports Pete Thomson of Australia five time British Open champion will play in the U S Open in San Francisco next month after filing entry on Monday. He does not need to qualify and has not competed in the U S Open since 1958.
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Baseball Standings and Upcoming Games Across Leagues
In the American League Baltimore leads with 12 wins and 1 loss, followed by Cleveland and Chicago. Upcoming games include Cleveland at New York and Baltimore at Washington. International League and Pacific Coast League schedules also listed with postponed games and recent results. Boxing results from Manchester, Johannesburg, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Las Vegas noted with winners and weights.
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Toronto Fight Ends With Narrow Stop by Felstein
Bob Felstein of Toronto, at 205 pounds, stops Merle Dean of Zanesville, Ohio, who weighed 181 pounds, in a brief boxing bout.
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Strategy Is Set NL Carrying Court Torch For All Sports
The National League vows to carry the antitrust battle over the Braves from Milwaukee to Atlanta to the U.S. Supreme Court if needed. Warren Giles says expansion to Milwaukee cannot occur until all appeals end, with Wisconsin and then U.S. Supreme Court poised as steps. The Reds led NL in walks in 1965 with 538, Cubs next at 532.
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Fan Seeks 50 000 From Helms in Civil Suit
Frederick R. Stubbins of Honolulu sues Cincinnati Reds player Tommy Helms for 50 584.62 alleging injuries from a two year old fight. He claims Helms paid only 1 022.48 of a 51 476.15 San Diego judgment for pain and permanent injury.
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Maloney May Return In Week
Cincinnati Reds ace Jim Maloney with a 0.94 ERA could return within a week after team physician Dr. George Ballou cleared him to start throwing again. He has been sidelined by an inflamed tendon in his right elbow since last Wednesday.
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