Mariners co owner flies Indianapolis teen for cancer treatment
Indianapolis teenager Shaun O Neal, 16, his mother, and sister were flown to Seattle in a Learjet by Jeff Smulyan, co owner of the Seattle Mariners. Shaun is set for a bone marrow transplant at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center with his sister Nicole, 21, as donor. The trip followed news of Shaun’s leukemia diagnosis in September 1987 and his upcoming second marrow transplant.
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NFL attendance record set for 1989 season
The NFL sold 13,626,672 tickets averaging 60,833 per game across 224 contests, breaking the prior 1981 high. Weekend totals included 915,401 on Oct 29 30, with other top marks on Oct 16 17 1988 and Oct 8 9, 1989, while three weekends ranked among the league's top 10 attendances. Michael Jordan named NBA Player of the Month for December after nine wins in 11 games. Bil Curry denied leaving Alabama to coach Kentucky, stating no offer had been made.
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Carmen Hill Pirates World Series starter dies at 94
Carmen Hill, who started the final game of the 1927 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates, has died at age 94 in Indianapolis. A former major leaguer with six seasons and 95 wins for the Indianapolis Indians, he pitched against Murderers Row in the fourth game of the 1927 Series featuring Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig and Earle Combs.
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Mat Club Dominates Two Area Wrestling Tournaments
Frederick County Mat Club sent four wrestlers to the Biglerville Pennsylvania preseason tournament and all placed in the top three. John Harper 95 pounds and Ryan Green 82 pounds won their weight classes in intermediate and junior divisions. Steve Raymond 78 pounds finished second in junior and Bo Harper 86 pounds took third in junior. Sixteen FCMC competitors then wrestled at the Hagerstown Holiday Tournament with Shawn Willet 75 pounds the midget division winner. Ryan Hoffman 115, Tim Novak 85, and Tim Fields 108 finished second in junior and intermediate divisions, respectively. Andrew Taylor 45 and Charles Geisbert 35 were third in bantam, while Joe Ottinger 80 placed fourth in intermediate.
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Orioles' Ballard begins throwing after elbow surgery
Orioles left hander Jeff Ballard tested his pitching arm in Billings Montana starting with a light wall throw as he prepares for 1990. He underwent two October surgeries to remove bone chips and a bone spur, plans mound work in Baltimore and California, and aims to be ready for spring training with 18 wins last season in mind.
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