Hotels and restaurants hit hard by baseball strike in KC
Kansas City hotels restaurants and gas stations near Royals Stadium report 10 to 20 percent sales drops since June 12 when major league players began striking. Bus firms lose about 225 dollars per stadium trip. Volume Service Inc. halted sales and laid off part timers. Some merchants warehoused Royals goods, dumped popcorn, and sold surplus food. Local impact spreads beyond stadium area as occupancy drops at Holiday Inn and bookings vanish. Jerry Vick of Stephenson's Apple Farm notes continued effects.
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Jim Clark
Sheraton Royal Hamtel
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Ojeda seeks major league chance after long Pawtucket win
Pawtucket left-hander Bobby Ojeda, 23, dominates International League with a 1.73 ERA and a 9-5 record after a 33rd inning comeback in an eight hour marathon. He credits a new slider and confidence built during winter training, aiming for a call to Boston.
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Barrios Charged With Drug Possession In Chicago
Chicago White Sox pitcher Francisco Barrios faced charges of possession of drugs and disorderly conduct after two packets of suspected cocaine fell from his billfold in custody. Police said he fought customers and punched a doorman at the BBC Lounge on the Near North Side.
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Francisco Barrios
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BBC
George Crackie
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Griffin
Cleveland
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Trout
Hon LeFlore
Sox Board
Jerry Reinsdorf
Reinsdorf
White Sox
Sloan signs multi year contract to coach Bulls
CHICAGO AP Jerry Sloan agreed to a multiyear contract to continue as head coach of the Chicago Bulls. Details were not released but reports cited a three year term at 225000 to 150000 per year. Sloan helped push the Bulls into the playoffs with a strong late season run and posted a 30 12 first year record.
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Jerry Sloan
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Jerry
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Sloan
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Bulls
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Milwaukee
Stoan
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Purple Aces
Baltimore Bullets
Umpire Russ Goetz enjoys Father’s Day at baseball clinic
Pittsburgh AP Russ Goetz an American League umpire spent time with his 1d-year old son Paul at Three Rivers Stadium during a Pirates clinic amid the players strike. Goetz said he misses umpiring after 27 years but values being home with family, as over 500 youngsters visited the stadium to learn from Chuck Tanner and coaches while Goetz wore a striped jersey nearby.
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Russ Goetz
Goetz
Paul
Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirate Management
Glassport
Glassport Frogs
Pirate
Chuck Tanner
Tanner
Tanner recalls first major league ejection by Russ Goetz
Frederick Md sports recounts a 1981 column quoting Chuck Tanner and umpire Russ Goetz about a 1970 game when Tanner was manager of the Chicago White Sox. They describe a heated ejection over a foul ball call and reflect on ongoing baseball labor strife, with efforts to move past the dispute.
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Tanner
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New Castle
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