Shaffer Has High Hopes for Tanner and White Sox Links
Baseball scout Fred Shaffer talks with optimism about Chuck Tanner’s rebuilding White Sox within a tough 1971 season. He cites McClain and Potter as prospects, notes Tanner’s early challenges, and mentions the June 25 decision on joining the Great Lakes Conference and a Cleveland series with a draft looming.
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New Castle
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Beaver Falls
Hal McClain
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Asheville
Johnny Sain
Cleveland
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Colt
Youngstown State University
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Wilmington
Dartmouth College
Adams
Dartmouth
Omaha
Angelo Papa
Youngstown
Slippery Rock
Jim Vecchiarella
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Papa
Rick Dunsmore
Sharon High
Slippery Rock State College
Dunsmore
Orioles grab top spot with 12 inning win over White Sox
Baltimore tops Chicago 3 2 in 12 innings as Brooks Robinson belts a two run shot in the ninth and Paul Blair scores on a wild pitch in the 12th. Earl Weaver downplays first place, while Eddie Kasko critiques Boston’s slide after a loss to New York.
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Sam McDowell
McDowell
Phil Hennigan
Rick Austin
Rick Auerbach
Danny Walton
Clyde Wright
Ken McMullen
Denny McLain
Wright
Canonero II to be sold to syndicated owner next week
Venezuelan owner Pedro Baptista said Canonero II, the 3 year old who won Kentucky Derby and Preakness, will be sold for 4 million to a Florida or Kentucky syndicate after the Belmont Stakes. Baptista noted four stud rights and ad revenue as part of the deal and dismissed naming bidders. The horse has recovered from a rash and a hoof injury and is favored to win the Belmont.
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Cubs Sweep Reds Boosts Leo Durocher Job Hope
Cubs beat Cincinnati 6-3 and 4-1 to gain ground in NL East as Ernie Banks and Billy Williams delivered three run homers. Banks earned his 410th career homer in game one, while Williams belted his 13th of the season in game two. Pirates, Mets, Dodgers and others posted wins as NL contenders mix.
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Ken Boswell
Duffy Dyer
Art Shamsky
York
Willie Davis
RBI
Richie Allen
Dodgers
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Willie Crawford
Davis
Allen
Jim Lefebvre
Bobby Valentine
Lefebvre
Tom Haller
Bobby O’brien
Bill Singer
Nate Colbert
Ivan Murrell
Steve Arlin
Phillies
Colbert
Murrell
Arlin
Otto Graham defends NFL against blackball claims
Otto Graham, former Cleveland Browns quarterback and Coast Guard Academy athletic director, testified before a federal grand jury in Cleveland regarding possible NFL anti trust violations. He said there is no evidence of organized blackballing, though coaches sometimes refused to let players play for various reasons.
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