Clay Terrell bout set for Chicago March 29 at Amphitheatre
World heavyweight champion Cassius Clay and Ernie Terrell agreed to a 15 round title bout at Chicago International Amphitheatre on March 29. The match will be carried on closed circuit TV with Clay receiving 50 percent of receipts and Terrell 20 percent. Joe Louis attends signing as advisor to Clay amid prior licensing doubts.
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Remembering 1951 Barnstorming Night With Whitey Ford
A chilly October 11, 1951 barnstorming game at McCurdy Field in Frederick drew about 1000 fans. Whitey Ford, then 22 and on Army furlough after a standout 1950 rookie season, did not play, but the event featured Gil Hodges and Roy Campanella led All-Stars facing each other, delivering a rare major league style spectacle in a town midway between Baltimore and Washington.
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Frederick High Battles South Hagerstown Tonight
Frederick High School faces South Hagerstown in a key Tri-State League match in Hagerstown. The Cadets sit second at 1-? while South leads 5-0. Other games include Middletown at Emmitsburg and Thurmont at Brunswick.
Sadecki and Simmons Sign 1986 Cards Contracts
St Louis announced on Friday that left handed pitchers Ray Sadecki and Curt Simmons have signed their 1986 contracts with the Cardinals. The NL club confirmed the deals.
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Smile Tops Nation's Small College Scorers at Bryant
Bryant College of Rhode Island star Tom Smile surpassed Prairie View’s Guy Manning and Southern California College’s Paul Crissman to become the NCAA small college scoring leader. Smile averages 33.20 points over 10 games, in the closest race in college basketball history. The Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax logged 2,079 career strikeouts in 2,033 innings, a 9.35 per game lifetime average for 1,000-inning pitchers.
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Randolph Macon Downs Mt St Mary's 82 70 in Conference Bout
Randolph Macon Academy erased a nine point Mt St Mary's lead in the second half, key runs including an 18 6 stretch, to beat the Mounts 82 70. Mt St Mary's freshman center Bob Sutor had a career high 27 points and 19 rebounds while Irv Lentz led Randolph Macon with 22 points and the team had five players in double figures. Mt St Mary's coach Jim Phelan announced junior Pete Johnston would miss the season with a torn cartilage in his right knee.
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Hands Off Ashe As Net Pro Says Kramer
The tennis pros adopt a hands off approach to Arthur Ashe to protect the United States Davis Cup chances this year. Jack Kramer says Ashe is a good prospect but not to jeopardize the cup hopes. He notes improvements among American players and plans for a busy pro tour including stops in Los Angeles Chicago Detroit and New York with a major tournament in England.
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Hoffa Plans Teamsters Push to Organize Pro Athletes
Detroit AP Hoffa announces that the Teamsters will campaign to unite players from baseball football basketball hockey and more under a sports division. He says Harold J Gibbons will direct the drive as meetings with Lions players surface and league leaders react.
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Chuck) O’brien
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Ashe Heads Richmond Net Tourney as No 1 Seed
Arthur Ashe leads eight top amateurs including Cliff Richey Chuck McKinley and Charlie Pasarell in the Fidelity Bankers Invitational in Richmond Ashe seeded No 1 comes off a strong showing in Australia where he beat Roy Emerson and reached the national final Richmond honors him with a dedicated day and testimonial events Richey McKinley Pasarell and others hold high national rankings with Ian Crookenden also entered in the field
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Cannon Rejects Pact To Counsel Players
Milwaukee Judge Robert C. Cannon declined a six year part time appointment with the Major League Players Association that would have paid 50000 dollars annually for full time service. He cited personal reasons and reported office location tensions as factors while he continues his Circuit Court duties at 25000 dollars yearly.
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Gator Bowl payout tops prior record
Georgia Tech and Texas Tech each receive 161 934 dollars for the December 31 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville. A spokesman says the shared payout is the largest in the game’s history, surpassing the 139 038 dollars awarded to Florida State and Oklahoma in 1965.
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Fennel Leads Star Field At Philadelphia Inquirer Meet
The Philadelphia Inquirer track meet at Convention Hall features world record holder John Fennel in the pole vault and four sub four minute milers. Josef Odlozil heads the mile field with John Davies Basil Clifford Simo Vazic Ergas Leps and Dave Patrick among others. George Young battles Bill Baillie in the two mile as the top two from last year return chasing a projected fast time.
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Terps and Vols Lead VMI Winter Relays Charge
Maryland and Tennessee dominate the field as 26 colleges compete in the 15th annual VMI Winter Relays at Lexington. The program features 17 events with finals in broad jump and shot put in the afternoon and running finals at night. Maryland’s Frank Costello defends the high jump title and Tom Gagner contends in pole vault for the ACC.
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Minstrel Magic Excites Bowie Fans Amid Track Comeback
About 6 000 to 7 945 race fans packed Bowie Race Course as Minstrel Magic, an 17 to 1 shot, finished strong in the six furlong third race paying 36 60 for 2. The crowd ignored past disasters and fires after heavy snow removal and track cleanup, with patrons from Harrisburg Philadelphia Wilmington Aberdeen and Baltimore.
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New Racing Head To Be Firm Boss
Annapolis AP J New ton Brewer chairman of the Maryland Racing Commission told the Senate Finance Committee he will be a firm boss over the tracks. He said meetings will be public and open and that tracks must present facts. Brewer gave up his private business to devote full time to the commission, noting the job pays 4000 a year and should rise later. Bill McPeak, former Redskins coach, held the post five seasons.
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Duke Coach Warns of Over Practice Amid Schedule Gaps
Vic Bubas, Duke's top ranked coach, worries over inactivity with three weeks without a game after beating North Carolina State 84-77 to extend an 13 game win streak. Duke resumes Monday against West Virginia, a first head coach matchup with Bucky Waters, who left Duke to coach WVU.
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Hambletonian Race Set For Du Quoin August 31
AP reports the $150,000 Hambletonian harness race for 32 year old trotters will renew August 31 at the Du Quoin State Fair during five days of Grand Circuit racing announced by Fair President Don Hayes.
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