Austria Seeks Schranz’s Olympic eligibility reinstated
Austria fights to overturn the IOC ban on Alpine star Karl Schranz for taking pay for advertising skis. Brundage cites evidence while Austrian officials vow to petition and all Austrian skiers ponder boycotting the Games in Sapporo. Schranz calls his ban unfair as rivals react to the controversy.
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Sapporo
Japan
Austria
Karl Schranz
International Olympic Committee
Schranz
Avery Brundage
IOC
Brundage
Karl Heinz Klee
Joa Schranz
Klee
France
Henri Duvillard
Karl
Duvillard
Tokyo
Cadets Can Help TJ With Win In MVAL Action
Frederick faces North Hagerstown as TJ seeks to close the gap for league lead. North stands 7-0 while Thomas Johnson is 6-1. Frederick lost to North earlier. TJ beat Westminster 74-73. Middletown can tie Walkersville with a win. Linganore meets MSD. North Carroll visits Catoctin.
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Frederick
Thomas Johnson
North Hagerstown
North
Hubs
Westminster
Patriots
Owls
MVAL
Middletown
Walkersville
Knights
FSK
Linganore
MSD
North Carroll
Catoctin
Cougars
Brunswick
Boonsboro
St. John’s
Wooten
Erick
Ron Hall
Ernie Bowens
Pats
The
Panthers
Singanore
Scott Key
Eagles
Gilzo Wins Decathlon Purse at Bowie Race Course
Gilzo overtook Bold Brick mid way through the far turn to win the seven furlongs in 1 27 by a length at Bowie Race Course. Ben Feliciano guided Gilzo with left hand whipping as Bold Brick faded.
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Bowie, Md
Gilzo
Bowie Race Course
Bold Brick
Ben Feliciano
Kuhn Questions Football Polls as Popularity Measure
New York AP report shows baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn challenging polls that crown football as the nation's favorite sport. He claims polls can be biased by sample selection and offers his own statistics to compare the games, suggesting manipulation of results.
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New York
Bowie Kuhn
Kuhn
Harris
Rozelle
Crystal ball drifts as Walkersville tops Middletown notably
Friday night sports roundup shows Walkersville upsetting Middletown 80 to 63 to drop the crystal ball average to .780 after two mispredictions. Linganore edged by Scott Key 50 49 with Bill Hill tipping in at the horn.
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Walkersville
Middletown Knights
Knights
Linganore
Eagles
FSK
Bill Hill
St. John’s
Scott Key
Tim Fawley
Middletown
Frederick Y Defeats Cumberland In Swimming Meet
Frederick's YMCA boys downed Cumberland 177 to 134 in a weekend swim meet. In the Prep division Cumberland was beaten 60 to 13 with multiple winners including Tim Phillips in the 50 yd breast and 100 yd IM. The Juniors claimed 54 to 21 with Guy Babylon setting records in the 50 yd free and 100 yd butterfly.
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Frederick
YMCA
Cumberland
Tim Phillips
Mark Keener
Randy Ehlman
Bill Curtis
Carl Disque
John Stull
Phil Bowers
Bob Curtis
Ehlman
John Bohn
Shoemaker
Don Campbell
Mooney
Babylon
Wienecke
Bohn
Dave Jordahl
Zolton Croll
Jim Bohn
Ron Disque
Disque
Croll
Jim Kuhn
Win Phillips
Vasant Croll
Mike Barnes
Eric Fogle
Kirk Hedstrom
Eric Fogie
Aaron Fogle
Pi Rates and Orioles to Benefit Children's Hospital
The world champion Pittsburgh Pi Rates and the Baltimore Orioles will play a May 22 exhibition at RFK Stadium in Washington for the benefit of Children's Hospital. The game features top AL clubs and supports medical care for local children.
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New York
Pittsburgh Pirates
Baltimore
Orioles
Washington
Rfk Stadium
Children’s Hospital
Tri-State Roundup Highlights North Hagerstown Lead Fight
Tri-State League resumes with North Hagerstown leading 7-0 as they face Frederick and South Carroll. TJ and South Hagerstown chase ground, with Bowens atop scoring at 188 points and Smothers at 202. Frederick’s Swann and Ambush also threaten in the top five.
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Tri-State
Jose Rivera
North Hagerstown
Frederick
South Carroll
Westminster
South Hagerstown
North
John Smothers
Ernie Bowens
Smothers
Bowens
Ron Hall
Ralph Swann
Donny Ambush
Swann
GTF
Charles Rideout
Todd Beck
Merle Geeseman
Brian Lloyd
Larry Hersh
Marvin Whittaker
Charles Whiting
Thomas Johnson
Martinsburg
South Hagerstow
South Carr Westminster
Waynesboro
TJ Frederick
College Coaches Blast ABA Underclass Draft Plan
Houston coaches led by Guy Lewis condemn the ABA draft of underclassmen as stupid. Rice's Don Knodel and Rockets coach Tex Winter accuse the move of infringing on families and urging NCAA action to preserve four years of college eligibility. Other coaches including Fred Hobby and Lavalius Gordon join the criticism at a Houston luncheon.
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Rice University
Don Knodel
NCAA
Knodel
Winter
Houston Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association
Gramling
Fred Hobby
Texas
Rockets
Pete Newell
Newell
Windham College to keep Karen Wise on varsity team
President Dr. Eugene C. Winslow said Windham College will allow Karen Wise a Gaithersburg Maryland native to play in North Adams Massachusetts Thursday night despite ECAC rules prohibiting a coed's varsity participation. He pledged a full protest to change the regulations and argued male undergraduates only should be eligible.
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Putney
Windham College
Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Karen Wise
Eugene C. Winslow
Gaithersburg
North Adams
Mass
ECAC
Winslow
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Cadets
Charlie Rideout
Fred
Warriors
Lancer
Lancers
St. Johns
Saints
Hillside Coal & Oil Co
Mars Opticians
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South Hagerstoewn
Francis Scott Key
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Fawley
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P. L. Orrison
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Pryor
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McLane
Bill
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