Finley's Era Nears End As Owners Move Against Finley
In Boston on February 22 1964 American League owners vote 9 to 1 to oust Athletics owner Charles C Finley and authorize league president Joe Cronin to set a general meeting to decide the timing and terms of removing Finley. The action centers on Finley failing to secure a stadium lease for the A s and prompted congressional antitrust scrutiny.
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Associated Press
Boston
Athletics
Charles C. Finley
Joe Cronin
Finley
Louis Nizer
Kansas City Council
A’s
Washington
U.S. Senate
Congress
Nizer
Kansas City
Tius Davis
League
Finey
Cronin
Women s 50 yard hurdles set at All Eastern Meet in Baltimore
Jenny Wingerson of Toronto joins a strong field for the All Eastern Meet 50 yard hurdles at the Civic Center in Baltimore. Tammy Davis and Cathy Chapman head the entries with Wingerson seeking to prove she was robbed in Toronto. Also noted are Cubs infield changes after Ken Hubbs death and local prep notes on coach Homer Brooks Optimist team and district tournament prep.
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Toronto
Joann Terry
United States
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Tammy Davis
Canada
Cathy Chapman
Miss Wingerson
Miss Chapman
Tammy
Ken Hubbs
Chicago Cubs
Leo Burke
Hagerstown
Leo
Cubs
Louis Cardinals
Lee
Bobby Adams
Bobby
Miami
Baltimore Orioles
Arizona
Homer Brooks
Frederick High School
Allegany
Steve Vandenburg
Milford Mill High School
Baltimore County
Brooks
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South
Washington County AA
Rebels
George Miles
Ed Weibel
Earl Hersh
Westminster
Westminster Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hersh
Milwaukee
Herb Ruby
Mt. Savage
Bobby Robertson
Waynesboro
Record Herald
Baltimore Clippers
Buffalo
Bullets
Nuff
Braves Open Camp in Bright Palm Beach Sun
Milwaukee Braves opened spring training in West Palm Beach Florida with 25 on hand. Notables included Gus Bell returning from knee injury and Billy Hoeft acquired from the San Francisco Giants as part of the early camp.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Milwaukee Braves
Bright Sunshine
Elevans
Gus Bell
Illy Hoeft
San Francis Giants
Gatlinburg-Pittman Girls Roll to 54-0 Shutout
The Gatlinburg-Pittman High School girls basketball team shut out White Pine 54-0 in a Morristown tournament game. White Pine failed to score on 19 floor shots and five free throws as the victors dominated play.
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Morristown
Hubs top Cadets 62 49 as North dominates second period
North Hagerstown captures a 62 to 49 victory over Frederick Cadets after a 14 point burst in the third quarter. Skip Barnhart scores 15 for North, Ralph McCarty 13, Le Roy Henderson 11. Frederick’s Lou Brachey leads with 13 and Jim Hall adds 11. Frederick shoots 28 percent and suffers its tenth loss in 16 games. JV Cadets win 48 46.
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Frederick High School
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Cadets
Frederick
Skip Barnhart
Pace
Ralph McCarty
Leroy Henderson
Lou Brachey
Jim Hall
Jim Trout
Bill Allen
Frederick N. Hagerstown
G.F.T. G.F.T. Sewell
McCarty
Mayne
Miller
Brachey
Knicely
Markey
Rice
Trout
Head
Kline
Tiflow
Halt
Barnhart
Boak
Young
Rhoderick
North
Frederick YMCA Hosts Silver Spring Swim Meet Today
The Frederick YMCA swim team faces Silver Spring today with the girls at home and the boys at the Montgomery County pool. Next week the Mason Dixon championship follows with boys at Silver Spring and girls at Chambersburg, then the Section 1 Middle Atlantic Meet. The Curtis Cup women’s golf against Great Britain is set for September 11-12 at Porthcawl South Wales.
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Silver Spring
Montgomery County
Chambersburg
United States
Great Britain
Porthcawl
South Wales
Californian Shocks Ashe In Salisbury Tennis Showdown
Tom Edlefsen Berkeley California, ranked ninth, upset fourth seed Arthur Ashe 6-3 2-6 6-1 in the National Indoor Tennis Championships quarterfinals. Dennis Ralston beat Whitney Reed 6-1 6-4 to reach the semifinals, with Edlefsen advancing to meet him. Chuck McKinley defeated Rafael Osuna 8-6 6-2 as other top results anchor Friday’s action.
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Edlefsen
Emerson
Ashe
Richmond
Vanegro
Tom
Salisbury
Tom Edlefsen
Berkeley
Calif
Arthur Ashe
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Whitney Reed
Alameda
S&t
Led
Walkersville Lions surge past Emmitsburg 94 to 62
Walkersville built a 28 14 first period lead and cruised to a 94 62 victory over Emmitsburg as Larry Haines led with 22 points. Five Lions reached double figures while Gene Eyler led Emmitsburg with 26 points and Bob Zimmerman added 14. JV score 59 36.
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Emmitsburg
Lions
Larry Haines
Haines
Gene Eyler
Bob Zimmerman
Joe Beeson
Ralph Whitmore
Elworthy
Carson Kelley
Wackersville - Emmitsburg
T. G.F.T. Smith
Eyler
Schroyer
Harner
Cook
Bell
Trout
Baker
Beeson
Williar
Barrick
Barber
Walkersvile
Saints Use Foul Line To Trip Knights
Saint John’s fought Middletown with a sharp foul shooting attack, defeating Middletown 86 to 67. Bennie Orlando scored 29 as the Saints connected on 22 of 28 from the stripe, while Jack Matter added 20 and helped a 10 point third quarter surge. Middletown’s Dog Martin led with 23 points. Bruce Frushour added 18. Middletown won the junior varsity game 56-49.
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Orlando
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Matter
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Bruce Frushour
Martin
Tom Bidle
Knights
Bob DeGrange
ST. John's
G.F.T. Keller
Frushour
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Lewis
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Clay Talks and Promises in Liston Bout Build Up
Cassius Clay, 22, predicts a first seven rounds outpoint then knockout Sonny Liston in the heavyweight title fight next Tuesday. He vows to weigh 215 pounds and move like a lightweight, while Liston trains in sparring and public workouts continue. Ticket sales rise as promoters project up to 1.3 million in receipts from closed circuit and theatre networks for the bout set to begin around 10 p.m. EST.
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Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Clay
Liston
Cody Jones
Detroit
Jones
Cassius
Dave Bailey
Philadelphia
Chris Dundee
Bill MacDonald
Convention Hall
MacDonald
Dundee
Theatre Network Television, Inc
Aussie Netters Face One Year Tennis Ban
Roy Emerson and Ken Fletcher were warned by the Australian Lawn Tennis Association they would receive a one year ban from international tennis if they play in any tournaments outside Australia after February 28. The ban would run from April 1, 1964 to April 1, 1965 and would bar them from Davis Cup. They arrived in the United States against ALTA wishes to compete in the National Indoor Championship and will decide in days whether to comply.
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Salisbury, Md
Roy Emerson
Ken Fletcher
Australia
Australian Lawn Tennis Association
Tampa
Fla
United States
ALTA
Local Girls in Meet Tonight at Madison Square Garden
The Frederick Track and Field Club competes in two events in the National AAU Men's Indoor Championship Meet at Madison Square Garden New York. The local relay team runs the four lap relay against three top New York area teams while Tammy Davis seeks the world indoor 60 yard hurdles record of 7.7 seconds with the US mark of 8.0 seconds and Debbie Thompson also competes in the event.
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Frederick
Linganore Lancers Rally For 78 69 Win Over St Josephs
Linganore High School rallies to beat St Josephs of Emmitsburg 78 69 after trailing at halftime. Richard Horman scores 28 to lead the Lancers with Ivan Jordan and Tom Gardner each adding 14. St Joseph's Stahley tallies 22 as Linganore outscores 28 17 in the final period. JV also wins 47 26.
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Singanore
St. Joseph’s
Emmitsburg
Lancers
Richard Horman
Saints
Stahley
Linganore
Herman
Ivan Jordan
Tom Gardner
Horman
Maye
St. Joseph's
John Kemp
Haines
ST. Josephs
Limganore
FT. G.F
Bowling Tourney Opens at Oakland for AB C Championship
Oakland Calif AP reports the 61st American Bowling Congress tournament starts today at the Oakland Auditorium. Over 20,000 bowlers from the United States and abroad compete across 65 days for 320000 in prize money.
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Oakland
Calif
Oakland Auditorium
Heckscher and Seixas Lead National Squash Field
Defending champion Benjamin Heckscher and former tennis star Vic Seixas led 16 players into the third round of the National Squash Racquets Championships at Annapolis Naval Academy.
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Annapolis Md
Benjamin Heckscher
Vic Seixas
Naval Academy
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