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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1968
Page
6
Mike Wargo, Tuslaw High School assistant football and golf coach for four years, was named Friday to the head coaching job. He succeeds Ray Kennedy who retired. Wargo, a Denver University graduate of 1953, led Bangley, Colorado, to the state scholastic football championship the following year.
Rico Carty, Atlanta Braves outfielder, is diagnosed with tuberculosis and will miss the 1968 season. A Braves spokesman said he will stay at a Southeast Florida TB hospital for an indefinite period and should return in 1969. Carty, 27, from the Dominican Republic, hit .255 with 15 home runs last season and reported to spring training underweight before the diagnosis.
Willard High School opens practice with 79 students, about 20 percent of the male enrollment. Baseball relies on pitcher hitters Mark Pretieri Gary Fink and Tom Palmer and returning lettermen Vernon Straus and Dave Wilson. Track highlights include Terry Adams led squad with sprinter Charles Barrison and distance men Gary Kuhn Tim King. transfer Dan Hartenstein adds vaulting prowess from Ontario High. Adams notes depth and field event gaps but optimistic about early firsts and key placements.
In a candid profile from Vero Beach Ferrara, nicknamed The Bull, explains his past disciplinary issues and his drive to win a steady outfield position with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He recalls being sent to the minors in 1965, his return in 1966, a .270 average in 63 games, and his World Series appearance as a pinch hitter.
Shelby High School of Ohio won the Hur on Relays Class B championship with three first places and four meet records. Phil Hamman won the shot put 55 ft 2 in, David Utz vault 13 ft 6 3 4 in, and Shelby claimed the sprint relay in 3 45.5. Charles Busuttil and Clyde High led distance marks, while Ron DeVries set a high jump record of 6 ft 4 1 2 in. Top finishers list Shelby leading with 64 1/4 points among 51 Class B schools from Michigan and Ohio.
Indiana holds a 100 point edge over Yale as the 54th NCAA swimming and diving championships reach the final round in Hanover New Hampshire. Indiana finished Friday with 299 points after three records fell while Yale moved from fourth to second with 199 points. Southern California had 150 and defending champion Stanford 125.
Elvin Hayes, college basketball star, denies that the San Diego Rockets offered him a contract before finishing at Houston. He spoke in upstate New York where he is playing exhibition all-star games, addressing charges by the Houston Mavericks of the ABA.
The Cleveland Barons 3 2 win over Quebec was voided by AHL President Jack A Butterfield due to the use of an ineligible player Bryan Watson. The game was expunged and will be replayed at Quebec City if it affects Western Division standings. Quebec protested Watson from the Houston club citing emergency conditions with defensemen.
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