Keller Poised for Yankees Major League Shot
Charley Keller, Frederick slugger in Yankee training camp at Fort Lauderdale, may debut with New York this season. Manager Ralph Houk cites his strong 1959 stats at Binghamton and Fargo, plus defensive and base hitting potential, as evidence he could reach the majors.
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Bucky Summers
News-Post
New York Yankees
Charley Keller
Yankees
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Frederick Slugger
Yankee Stadium
New York Daily News
Joe Trimble
Charley
Trimble
Ralph Houk
Binghamton
Harold Rosenthal
Sporting News
Rosenthal
New York
Augusta
Johnny Johnson
Johnson
St. Petersburg
Fargo
North Dakota
Houk
Duke Blue Devils Open Spring Drills For 1964 Football Season
Duke University begins spring football drills the earliest in the ACC with 26 lettermen returning and 13 seniors leaving. The Blue Devils host an intra squad game on March 17, then wind up spring practice with a March 17 intrasquad game.
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Duke Blue Devils
Associated Press
Duke
Bill Murray
Blue Devils
Murray
South Carolina
Marvin Bass
Gamecocks
North Carolina
Jim Hickey
Tar Heels
Earle Edwards
Edwards
Roman Gabriel
Wolfpack
Bill Elias
Virginia
Cardinals outfielder joins camp with DiMaggio era ties
Mountains close one from Cardinals slugger who played in the same outfield as Clipper in the 1930s and 40s. DiMaggio is in the Yankees Fort Lauderdale camp as an aide in their training program. Left to right Jake Gibbs Keller DiMaggio and Ralph Houk. Gibbs was the Mississippi All American who signed last spring for a record bonus. Keller of Frederick led the Eastern League last year with a .349 batting average.
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Ralph Houk
Charley
Bill Skowron
Clipper
di Maggio
Yankees
Ft. Lauderdale
Fila
Jake Gibbs
Keller
Gibbs
Frederick
Mt St Marys Earns 26th Straight Win Over Catholic U
Mountaineers edge Catholic University 77 to 71 on the road for the 26th consecutive Mason-Dixon Conference victory. Dave Maloney clutch free throw for 63 62 lead, Dick Talley adds 14 of 19 in second half, while John O'Reilly tops with 28 points and 21 rebounds. O'Reilly also leads in scoring and rebounds as Mt St Marys improves to 24 0 on the season in conference play.
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Emmitsburg
Mt. St. Mary’s
Catholic University
Mason-Dixon
Dave Maloney
Mountaineers
Cardinals
Gene Jasper
Mount
Maloney
Dick Talley
Jim Phelan
Talley
John O'Reilly
O'Reilly
Mt. St. Mary's
Catholic U. MT
Mary's
G. T. F. GT. Fe Leahy
Pfeiffer
Horan
Jasper
Skinner
Spencer
Muse
Boylan
Martine
Camptell
C.U
Sir Gaylord edges Aidan in stretch at Hialeah
Meadow Stable's Sir Gaylord overtook the favored Aidan in the homestretch to win the Bahamas Stakes at Hialeah Park. The victory, by a length and a half over Crimson Satan, matched the track's seven-furlong record in 1 41.22. Aidan paid 2.40 to show 2.10. Crimson Satan 2.30. Puss N Boots scratched for dental issue. handle reached 2,101,227 dollars.
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Miami
Meadow Stable
Sir Gaylord
Aidan
Hialeah Park
Hialeah
Moody Jolley
Mighty Fennec
Good Fight
Rainy Lake
Jelting Home
Figaro Bob
Frank Marrill
Bill Hartack
Jetting
Ridan
Crimson Satan
Willie Shoemaker
Orioles Sign Two Rookies Saverine and Nicholson
Baltimore signs Bob Saverine and Dave Nicholson as bonus players. Nicholson, 22, from St. Louis, has been optioned to the minors several times and must break through this season to avoid free agency next winter. He hit 20 homers and 73 RBI at Little Rock last year. Saverine, 21, from Norwalk, Conn., batted .273 with 44 stolen bases at Little Rock and handles second base.
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Baltimore
Oriole
Bob Saverine
Dave Nicholson
Nicholson
St. Louis
Little Rock
Saverine
Norwalk
Comn
Jefferson Team to Elect Officers at Sunday Meeting
The Jefferson baseball club schedules a February 11 meeting at 1 30 p m in the Boy Scout room to elect officers. Players and interested individuals are invited to attend.
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Jefferson
Jefferson Baseball Club
Boy Scout Room
Burke and Walters sign 1962 contracts with Phillies
Philadelphia announces 1962 deals for Leo Burke and Ken Walters. Burke, from Hagerstown Maryland, hit .280 with 16 homers and 60 RBIs for Salt Lake City last season and .228 with 14 RBI for Dallas Fort Worth. Walters batted .228 in 86 games with two homers and 14 RBIs. Also signed southpaw Mercelino Lopez, 18, from Havana who went 10 and 5 for Williamsport in 1961.
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Philadelphia
Leo Burke
Ken Walters
Philadelphia Phillies
John Quinn
Burke
Hagerstown
Salt Lake City
Dallas-Fort Worth
Phillies
Walters
Mercelino Lopez
Havana
Cuba
Williamsport
Kiphuth to head committee for sport art drive
Robert Kiphuth, former Yale and U S Olympic swimming coach, named chairman of the fundraising committee for the National Art Museum of Sport. The drive seeks memberships to fund a museum showcasing athletic themed art, led by founder Germain Glidden, a New York portrait painter and former squash champion. Miller wins contract for Bunker Hill elementary and Hedgesville High School addition.
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New York
Robert Kiphuth
Yale University
U.S
National Art Museum of Sport
Germain G. Glidden
Harvard
Lincoln and Moten Clash in District Opener
Lincoln High School faces Robert Moten of Westminster tonight in the district tournament opener. The game tips at Walkersville at 8 p.m. Bill Lee's Tigers are the defending Class C champions, having won the title last year for the school's second time.
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Lincoln High School
Robert Moten
Westminster
Walkersville
Bill Lee
Tigers
Bowie Opens Spring Meet With Weather Hope
Bowie race track in Maryland opens Friday amid hopes for better luck than last year. General Manager John F. Loome notes recent snow gear and forecasts for clear weather, while acknowledging past closures. Track management expects out-of-state bettors and cites Charles Town’s strong season as a benchmark. The piece also mentions a historic 1931 Yale-Dartmouth football tie.
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Bowie
Bowie Race Track
John F. Loome
New York
Charles Town
W. Va
Maryland
Ulrich tops Carter in Chesapeake Bay Open pro am
Detroit bowler Bob Ulrich shocked Don Carter by outbowling him in the Chesapeake Bay Open pro am preliminary. Ulrich led with 672 pins as amateur Charles Barnes of Baltimore helped win the $400 first prize for their team, while Carter and Bob Spicer fell short. The tournament, with 142 pros competing for a $5,000 top prize, runs through Saturday at Colt quarterback Johnny Unitas's Janes.
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Baltimore
Bob Ulrich
Detroit
Ulrich
Don Carter
St. Louis
Chesapeake Bay
Charles Barnes
Barnes
Carter
Bob Spicer
Spicer
Colt
Johnny Unitas
Janes
Navy Routs PMC Behind Strong Second Half
Navy shifted from a slow start to dominate Pennsylvania Military College 76 40 after a 31 25 halftime. Canning led Navy with 14 points, with Zierwilliger and Tremaine adding 12 each and Kirwan 10. PMC's Parkivics had 13, Csaszar 11, Zuecca 9. Navy runs to 11 3 while PMC slips to 13 2.
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Tom Seppy
Annapolis
Navy
Pennsylvania Military College
Middies
Chester
Cadets
Canning
Ron Zierwilliger
Dave Tremaine
Bill Kirwan
Lou Parkivics
P.M.C
Bob Csaszar
Geno Zuecca
POMC
Maryland extends fish study near PEPCO plant
Frederick carpenters will be paid to fish for 7 weekends as researchers extend a year long study into the effects of warm discharge water from a Potomac plant. Harold Elser says data from the last quarter changed earlier findings. extension may last another quarter or more. Funds come from a $1400 grant from the Sport Fishing Institute.
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Annapolis
Frederick Carpenters
Maryland Department of Research and Education
Harold J. Elser
William E. Harding
Casper
Clyde
Frederick
Potomac Electric Power Co
PEPCO
Dickerson
Monocacy River
Potomac
Eiser
Elser
Sport Fishing Institute
Washington, D.C
Department of Research and Education
Elks Sports Fete On 28th Features Terp Coach Nugent
Tom Nugent will speak and show Maryland football films at the 12th annual Elks Sports Night February 28 at the Elks Club in Frederick. Terps coach Bailey Goss and a sportscaster as MC, Frederick High School seniors and Cadets staff honored, chaired by Tom Glass. Tickets at Shipley’s Sports Store and the Elks Club.
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Tom Nugent
Maryland
Elks
Elks Club
Frederick
Terps
Bailey Goss
Jack Molesworth
Hal Moser
Homer Brooks
Tom Glass
The
Shipley’s Sports Store
Maryland to host NCAA Eastern Regional March 16 17
College Park Maryland athletic officials announced the University of Maryland will host the NCAA Eastern Regional Basketball Tournament March 16 17 featuring winners from the Atlantic Coast Conference Southern Conference and Yankee Conference plus three at large teams. Bill Coby the athletic director will be tournament director and about 1900 tickets have been sold. Marv Lee Luther College tackle signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian League. He is a Luther senior from Renville Minnesota.
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College Park
Lee
Canada
Decorah
Iowa
Marv Lee
Luther
Montreal Alouettes
Renville
Minn
Estevan
Sask
Milo Lee
Arizona coach keeps faith in pole vault record
University of Arizona coach Carl Cooper argues against outlawing the fiberglass vaulting pole and backs John Uelses as the world record holder. He cites ongoing equipment advances in track and field and notes shifts from ash to fiberglass poles have improved performances. The piece also lists college basketball scores including Army over Colgate 70-63 and Loyola Baltimore 60- Johns Hopkins 53.
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Murray Sinclair
Tucson
Ariz
Carl Cooper
University of Arizona
John Uelses
Verses
Army
Colgate
Navy
Penn Military
Moravian
Washington
Colege
Loyola
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Villanova
Duquesne
Chicago
Western Michigan
DePaul
Louisville
Eastern Kentucky
Tennessee Tech
Niagara
Syracuse
Holy Cross
Seton Hall
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Max Bell
Frank McMahon
Gulfstream Park
Rex Ellsworth
Joe DiMaggio
Charlie Keller Jr
C.U. Quint
Aiden
BIRDS
Phils
Bob Kiphuth
Lincoln VS. Moten
Yale
Dartmouth
Chesapeake
PMC
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Terp
Nugent
West Virginia
Keyser
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