Hot Rod Hundley Turns Garagiola By SANDY PADWE
Rod Hundley, a former West Virginia All American and Lakers guard, now sells basketball shoes and tells jokes at clinics and games nationwide. He recalls guarding Oscar Robertson, playing with Dick Barnett, and a night in Cincinnati after a prank-filled Los Angeles trip. The interview notes his pride message and playful habit of entertaining audiences from White Tower to Waldorf Astoria.
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Darlin
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Handley
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Laker
Elgin Baylor
Jerry West
Celtics
Rudy LaRusso
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Fred
Rod
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Miami
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Chuck Thompson
Frank Messer
South Hagerstown
Rod Horst
Howard County
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Cook
National Brewing Co
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Cokey Robertson
Westminster High School
Huck Miers
Piedmont
W Va
Miers
Valley High School
Tom Harmon
Valley High
Lonaconing
Smith Leads UC Frosh to 10 3 1 Mark and Shenandoah Downs Updates
University of Cincinnati frosh Gordon Smith posted a 10 3 1 record the best in three seasons and led the team with 49 assists and 205 points 14 8 per game while coach Lee Rose praised his season long improvement. Other notes cover Shenandoah Downs renovations air conditioned grandstand and Starlight Terrace redecoration with new carpet colors, summer meet dates, and a Lovettsville baseball revival amid league changes.
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University of Cincinnati
Walkersville
Gordie
Cincinnati Frosh
Lee Rose
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Lee
Cincinnati
Shenandoah Downs
Charles Town
Shenny
Lovettsville
Frederick County
Taylorstown
Heart of Maryland
Loudoun County
Tom Mentzer
Loudoun County League
Virginia League
Harmony
Tri-Co
Chuvalo Preps For Fight With Clay
George Chuvalo sparring for the March 2 heavyweight title bout with Cassius Clay at Maple Leaf Gardens. He trains with two New York imports Hubert Hilton and Greatest Crawford, plus Richard Pitman joining later this week. Chuvalo weighs 205 pounds, Irving Ungerman says. Clay trains in Miami Beach and will arrive in Toronto Friday.
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George Chuavio
Cassius Clay
Maple Leaf Gardens
New York
Hubert Hilton
Greatest Crawford
Richard Pitman
Chuvalo Spor
Tring Corps
Irving Ungerman
Chuvalo
Clay
Miami Beach
Fla
Louisville
Weight Problem Worries Horton
Willie Horton of the Detroit Tigers struggles with weight and diet during Lakeland workouts. Manager Charley Dressen notes Horton's progress and recounts a weight loss effort, while Horton reflects on his past season performance and training. Also mentioned is Phil Rodgers winning the Dorall Open and impacting PGA winnings standings.
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Lakeland, Fla
Willie Horton
Detroit Tigers
Charley Dressen
Willie
Dressen
Jim Campbell
Jim
Maloney Rejects Reds Final Salary Offer
Twenty game winner Jim Maloney said Reds management told him to enjoy Fresno and he may never pitch for Cincinnati again. He asked for 50000 dollars after a final offer of about 42500, and urged the team to trade or sell him while staying in Fresno where he trains and works at a used car lot with his father.
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Fresno
Calif
Jim Maloney
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Maloney
Phil Seghi
Cincinnati
Tampa
Fla
Maroney
Dodgers Rally Behind Koufax Drysdale Holdout
Dodgers players voiced support for Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale amid the holdout as Ron Fairly and others spoke at spring training in Vero Beach. The two aces seek a reported 1 million dollar package for three years, while Claude Osteen and manager Walt Alston commented on potential impact if they remain unsigned.
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Fila
Ron Fairly
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Sandy
Claude Osteen
Walt Alston
Koufax
Drysdale
Stele 3
Adair Suffers Double Injury for Orioles
Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jerry Adair sustained a bruised left wrist and a cut lip requiring 21 stitches after a pitch by Tony Cloninger of the Atlanta Braves deflected off his wrist and struck his face in West Palm Beach. He returned to the clubhouse and his playing status was not yet known.
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Adair
Baltimore Oriole
Eddie Weidner
Jerry Adair
West Farm Beach
Puss Snyder
West Palm Beach, Fla
Baltimore Orioles
Tony Cloninger
Atlanta Braves
Grace St John's Win Church Tourney
Grace Lutheran of Rocky Hill and St John’s UCC Woodsboro win church youth basketball tourney at Walkersville High. Senior boys Grace Garber scores 32 in 74 36 final over Woodsboro Lutheran. junior boys Charley Anders leads St John’s with 28. girls Grace Lutheran tops St John’s 12 5. Jockey Hurt: apprentice Larry Loughry fractures ankle at Aqueduct opening. Thystar horse dies. Alhambra Pal wins seven furlongs.
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Rocky Hill
Grace Lutheran
St. John’s
Garber
Kline
Matthews
Brown
Staley
Woodsboro Lutheran
Derry
Bercus
Farre
Boller
Word
Murray
Rocky Hil
ST Joan's Ucc
Dirks
Anders
Houck
Dettbarn
Gibert
Weddle
Fogle
Fyock
St. Joan’s Uec
NEW York
Larry Loughry
Aqueduct
Monouetry
Washington
Parsons
W.va
Thystar
Alhambra Pal
Milwaukee Braves Move Hint Revealed in 1964 Remark
Duane Bowman testified that Richard Cecil, then Braves farm club GM, said in Denver on July 6 1964 the Braves were long gone from Milwaukee. The remark preceded the announced move to Atlanta three months later and came amid Wisconsin antitrust claims against the league over permission to transfer and denial of an expansion franchise.
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Milwaukee Braves Board of Directors
Duane Bowman
Madison Wis
Wisconsin
Richard Cecil
Braves
Denver
Atlanta
Cecil
Bowman
John McHale
Willard Stafford
McHale
Archer to Court Wants Torres Bout in Title Shot
Joey Archer of New York seeks a show cause order to force the State Athletic Commission to approve a Torres bout. A April 8 hearing was set by Justice Birdie Amsterdam to challenge the commission’s rejection of Torres contracts with Archer and Gregorio Peralta. Archer earlier declined a possible bout with Emile Griffith, aiming toward a middleweight title matchup.
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New York
Joey Archer
Joe Torres
Birdie Amsterdam
New York State Supreme Court
Archer
State Athletic Commission
Torres
Gregorio Peralta
Argentina
The 6¢ King Edward Imperial Tops American Sales
Not 5¢ not 10¢ not 2/25¢ the 6¢ King Edward Imperial is described as having a very special value making it America's largest seller.
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America
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