Tigers Have Material To Win Pennant Again In 1969
Detroit manager Mayo Smith and infielder Dick Tracewski express confidence in a repeat pennant bid. The club faces a shortstop question with Matchick or Stanley taking the role while the lineup boasts Horton Kaline Northrup and Cash. McLain Lolich and Wilson pace a promising pitching staff as spring training proceeds.
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Lakeland
Fla
Dick Tracewski
Tigers
Denny McLain
Detroit
Mickey Lolich
St. Louis Cardinals
Smith
Ray Oyler
Tom Matchick
Matchick
Mickey Stanley
Stanley
Oyler
McLain
Lolich
Earl Wilson
UCLA Faces Threat to Dominant Basketball Reign
UCLA’s dynasty looked vulnerable after a narrow 85-82 semi final loss by Drake, signaling a tougher path to a third straight title. Purdue awaits in the final as Rick Mount and Bill Keller led a Boilermaker rout of North Carolina, 92-65, to set up the championship showdown.
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Louisville
UPI
UCLA
John Wooden
Bruins
Lew Alcindor
Drake
Purdue
Boilermakers
North Carolina
Mount
Bill Keller
Keller
B & B Bar No. 1 Incorporated
Louis Keegan
Indians Fall to Angels After Defensive Lapses in Arizona
In Palm Springs California the Cleveland Indians lost 4-1 to the California Angels. Three Angels runs were unearned due to errors by Larry Brown and Duke Sims in the second inning and another unearned tally in the third. Vic Davalillo doubled in a run in the fourth. Andy Messersmith pitched six innings allowing five scattered hits.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Larry Brown
Duke Sims
California
Vic Davalillo
Andy Messersmith
Indians
Norwalk High name new tennis coach
Mark Wilfong, recently hired history teacher and former Fremont Ross assistant, leads the Norwalk Truckers with only two returning lettermen, Dave Hughes and Bill Beck. Sixteen players showed interest as Wilfong forms a young squad to clash in 16 scheduled matches and a possible NOL playoff.
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Mark Wilfong
Norwalk High School
Wilfong
Truckers
Ohio Northern
Fremont Ross High School
Dave Hughes
Bill Beck
Paul Kistemaker
Tom Budziszewski
Dick Vogt
Mark Zorn
Whitney Field
Pleasant Street Park
Norwalk High sets 8 p.m. girls basketball clash March 28
Norwalk High will host Ohio Michigan girls basketball game at 8 p.m. March 28 in the Norwalk High School gym. Teams span sophomore to senior classes. Judy Schneider named team members after tryouts and chairs the Girls Athletic Association which sponsors the event.
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Norwalk High
Norwalk High School
Judy Schneider
Miss Schneider
Girls Athletic Association
Mild Upset In City Playoffs Shake Norwalk Basketball
Local 1379 of Willard upset Wasiniak s Construction 54 to 5 in the City League playoffs at Norwalk Park. Edison Faculty beat Norwalk High Faculty 62 to 42 while Reinecks Cafe defeated Willard Precast 64 to 54.
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Willard
Norwalk Park and Recreation Center
Wasiniak
Edison
Norwalk High
Norwalk
Bob Bruse
Rex Smith
Joe Bibb
Harry Shadle
Larry Donahue
Bill Cooke
Reinecks Cafe
Reinecks
Ed Snyder
Jim Foos
Larry Jackson
Local
Ashe Aims for Semis in St Petersburg Masters
Arthur Ashe the top seed faces Ray Raffles of Australia in the quarterfinals of the masters tennis tournament in St Petersburg. Mary Ann Eisel the leading U S woman meets Betty Pratt of Maitland in the women’s quarterfinals.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
UPI
Arthur Ashe
America
Australia
Ray Raffles
St. Louis
Mary Ann Eisel
Betty Pratt
Maitland
Be Ready For Your Newspaperboy
A short advisory urges readers to have exact change when the carrier collects. It notes the paperboy works for himself and relies on full route collections for profit. Readers are asked to avoid repeat collections and show appreciation with a smile and thanks.
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Willie Horton
al Kaline
Jim Northrup
Gates Brown
Ron Woods
Toledo
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Don Wert
Wert
Bill Freehan
Jim Price
Cy Young
Tor
Beaner Myers
Mar
Donnie Nickoli
Doug Nickoli
al Lindenberger
Vic Stookey
Stan Nickoli
Jack Pfanner
Bud Nickols
Virgil Osborn
Lee Ringle
Clarence Richard
Wellington
Galion
Huron
Crestline
Shelby
Bucyrus
Lexington
Bellevue
Bock Beer
Miesterbrau
Norwalk Beverage Center
Aman * Lumber CO
Whittlesey Ave
Dial
Flickinger
Citizens Bank
George Or
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Norwalk Auto Body CO
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