Finley-Kansas City Standoff Over Athletics Lease
Kansas City waits as Charles QC Finley and city officials clash over a lease for the Athletics. The league set a Feb. 15 deadline to sign or face expulsion, with Finley seeking a league meeting to update owners. City offers five years with two free years, while Finley rejects. negotiations continue amid bankruptcy concerns and a potential Oakland commitment.
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Kansas City
Charles QC
Finley
Athletics
Louisville
Tus Davis
Joe Cronin
American League
Davis
New York
Oakland
Calif
Gerald Phillips
George Berger
Louis Nizer
Frederick CC Edges Alumni In Overtime 64 56
Don Sweeney scored five points in overtime to lift Frederick Community College to a 64 56 win over Emmitsburg's Alumni. Regulation ended 54 54. Bill Zimmerman led Frederick with 15 points, followed by Brubaker 13 and Mike Blickenstaff 12. Hummerick led Alumni with 19. Fleagle added 10.
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Don Sweeney
Frederick Community College
Emmitsburg
Bill Zimmerman
Frederick
Mike Blickenstaff
Brubaker
Hummerick
Fleagle
Geniecc
BURG
Sweeney
Shriver
Blickenstaff
Main elected president of American Little League
Roy Main was elected president of the American Little League at a Frederick YMCA meeting attended by nine people. Wayne Shober became vice president, Max McCardell treasurer, Charles Main secretary, and Del Lindsey players' agent with Hayes Kline to manage Tall Cedars, Clarence Cooper Elks, Tom Eichelberger Bob Cats, and Dick Rinehart Oxco. Navy beat Delaware 97 to 72. La Salle over Manhattan 82 to 68. Furman over State 47 to 43. Kentucky State 78, Union 63. New Hampshire 103, Vermont 81. Clemson 83, Georgia 81.
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Roy Main
American Little League
Frederick
Wayne Shober
Max McCardell
Charles Main
del Lindsey
Hayes Kline
Tall Cedars
Clarence Cooper
Elks
Tom Eichelberger
Bob Cats
Dick Rinehart
Oxco
The
Associated Press
Navy
Delaware
LaSalle
Manhattan
Furman
State
Union
N. Hampshire
Vermont
Clemson
Georgia
FortY Four Years of The Life Of A Hunter Browning Tale
A Maryland hunter's diary narrated by Meshach Browning reveals frontier life in Garrett County with bears panthers and deer. The account details hunting methods dogs camps and long treks on rugged terrain highlighting early settlers and family ties in Frederick County and beyond.
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C. Burr Artz
Meshach Browning
Maryland
Browning
Garrett County
Wild West
Jamestown
Forest
New Market
Frederick
U.S 40
Baltimore
New Mar
Four Schoolboy Games Slated For Tonight In Local Circuit
Frederick faces Bel Air and Walkersville meets Middletown in a light four game schedule. Other matches include Taneytown at Emmitsburg and Mt. Airy visiting St. John’s of Westminster. A Singapore St. John’s game was postponed to March 3 after a player death. Frederick seeks a fifth win in Tri-State play as Cadets aim to start a streak against Hartford County.
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Frederick
Bel Air
Walkersville
Middletown
Tanseytown
Emmitsburg
Mt. Airy
St. John’s of Westminster
Harford County
Brunswick
Taneytown
Liners
Westminster
Quint
Bulldogs
Francis Scott Key
Celtics edge Bullets 94 92 after late rally
Baltimore Bullets rallied within five points in final minute but Boston Celtics held on for a 94 to 92 victory at Maryland's Cole Field House. Walt Bellamy scored 29 for Baltimore while Johnny Havlicek led Boston with 20 points. Russell dominated with 34 rebounds and 15 points as the Celtics survived a tense finish.
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College Park
Bill Russell
Boston
Celtics
Baltimore
Bullets
National Basketball Association
Russell
University of Maryland
Cole Field House
Walt Bellamy
Gus Johnson
Rod Thorn
Thorn
Johnson
Johnny Havlicek
Celtic
Tom Sanders
Sam Jones
Baltimore Boston
Bellamy
Havlicek
Cabie
Heinsohn
Disch
Ger
IBKC
Jones
Green
Lasculoff
Kojis
Nautus
Loughery
Ramsey
Shue
Sanders
Cable
Dischinger
Kops
Haviicek
K.C. Jones
Loscutotf
Naulisj
Don Fairfield Takes Lead In Phoenix Open
Lanky Don Fairfield grabbed the first round lead at the Phoenix Open with a five under par 66 after a near miss, narrowly arriving on time for an early tee off. Four players tied at 68, while Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus posted 70 and 71 respectively. Gary Player, playing his first US tour season, shot 72. Julius Boros carded 69 in the scorable opening round.
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Phoenix
Aariz
Don Fairfield
California
Arizona
Fairfield
Tony Lema
San Leandro
Calif
George Archer
San Francisco
Harman Scharlan
Kansas City
Bill Collins
Grossinger
N.Y
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
South Africa
Gary Player
Julius Boros
Walkersville Girls Hit Early Run To Defeat Middletown
Walkersville led 19 to 4 after the first quarter and held off a Middletown surge to win 33 to 30. Clem led Walkersville with 17 points while Schroyer scored nine for Middletown.
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Walkersville
Middletown
Clem
Schroyer
Babington
Axtine
Crum
Adalt
Arnold
Palm
Main
Keller
Snyder
Linton
Remsberg
Dick Smith Takes Arizona Front Office Post With Phillies
Dick Smith has become the Philadelphia Phillies Little Rock Triple A front office official, learning under GM Ray Winder. He says no comeback is planned, intends to graduate in pre law from Miami next February, and will pursue major league front office work rather than pitching again.
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Mississippi
Walkersville
Philadelphia Phillies
Smith
Phillies
Ray Winder
Little Rock General Manger
South
Philadelphia
University of Miami
Miami
Four American skiers qualify for Saturday slalom in Innsbruck
In Innsbruck Austria four American skiers advanced to the Saturday men’s slalom as Canada claimed its first gold and Russia its 23rd in the ninth Winter Olympic Games. The U S hopes center on Werner Kidd Heuga and Ferries with Bergitzkoepfl Mountain serves as the site.
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America
Innsbruck
Austria
Canada
Russia
Jean Laubert
Scotty Allen
Terry McDermott
Vic Emery
Claudia Boyarskikh
Miss Boyarskikh
Bergitzkoepfl
Werner
Steamboat i Springs
Colo
Kidd
Allen's Third Place Brightens Dark Day
Scotty Allen of Smoke Rise New Jersey earned bronze in men's figure skating, becoming the youngest Olympic medalist in the event as the U S faced setbacks including a bobsled crash and arrests. Marie Saubert finished 26th in the ladies downhill while Austria swept the ladies race and Ants Antson of the Soviet Union claimed gold in the 1500 meter speed skating. The four man bobsled saw a dangerous crash on a deteriorating course but the crew escaped unharmed.
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Stowe
U.S
Heuga
Tahoe City
Calif
Jim Heuga
Bud Werner
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Billy Kidd
Chuck Ferries
Houghton
Mich
Christy Haas
Edith Zimmerman
Traudl Hecher
Ants Antson
Estonia
Holland
Cornelius Verkerk
Norway
Villy Haugen
Innsbruck
Austria
America
Jean Saubert
Igls Chute
Scotty Allen
Smoke Rise
N.J
Allen
Manfred Schnelldorfer
Alain Calmat
France
Schnelldorfer
Calmar
Aljen
Tommy Litz
Hershey
Larry McKillip
McKillip
Saranac Lake
N.Y
Miss Saubert
Lakeview
Ore
Mount Hoads
Christl Haas
Edith Zimmermann
Traul Hecher
Starr Walton
University of California
Sacramento
Joan Hannah
Franconia
N.H
Margo Walters
Salt Lake City
Soviet Union
Willy Haugen
Eugeny Grishin
Russia
Iith
Dick Hunt
la Cresenta
Victor Emery
Erwin Thaler
Eugenio Monti
Italy
Terrell to Meet Zeck in 10-Round TV Bout at MSG
Ernie Terrell the No 2 heavyweight from Chicago signed to fight Gerhard Zeck the German champion in a 10 round televised bout at Madison Square Garden. Terrell 31 of 35 with 16 KOs. Zeck 24-1-1 with 17 KOs has stopped his last six opponents and won the German title by KOing Albert Westphal last September.
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New York
Ernie Terrell
Chicago
Gerhard Zeck
Madison Square Garden
Terrel
Zeck
Albert Westphal
Two U S Olympic Team Members Convicted
In Aspen the U S Olympic ski and toboggan team members faced legal action after a clash with Austrian police. Bill March received a suspended three month jail term and three years probation for attacking police. George Farmer was given a suspended thirty four month term and three years probation for attacking and insulting police. Mike Hessel was acquitted of all charges. A car use charge against March was withdrawn.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Bill March
Aspen
Colo
George Farmer
Seattle
Wash
Man quits smoking wins 3 million yen lottery
Kuma zo Shimoyama a 59 year old merchant in Kyoto quit smoking after reading a U S government report on cigarettes and lung cancer. He spent a third of his monthly cigarette allowance 1000 yen on government lottery tickets and won the first prize of 3 million yen 8400 dollars on Thursday.
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Kyoto
Japan
Kumazo Shimoyama
U.S
Aircraft firm fires janitor over ashtray fear
Santa Monica California Douglas Aircraft Co. says it fired a janitor who refused to empty ash trays citing fear of cancer from cigarette butts. A spokesman noted the employee was influenced by a surgeon general report on health hazards of smoking.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas Aircraft Co
U.S
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