Fans Question Baseball Salaries Reflect Public Divide
AP Special Correspondent reports street reactions to salary caps in baseball. Many fans call players greedy and overpaid, arguing for limits. Marvin Miller of the Players Association notes fans’ ambivalence as he unites players to defend bargaining rights amid talks sparked by Ted Turner’s proposal.
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Marvin Miller
Players Association
Marvin
New York Daily News
Atlanta Braves
Ted Turner
Baseball salaries spark taxes and morals debate
The piece surveys outrage at high pay in baseball, with mixed views from supervisors, students, credit staff, and fans. It argues baseball is a hard business run by executives and television, not just a game, and notes Turner's bid on earning power faces constitutional issues. The answer frames the clash between million-dollar players and the working class, highlighting the genre’s social tension.
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General Motors
Syracuse earns NIT final spot with gritty win over Purdue
Syracuse 70 Purdue 63 in the 44th NIT semifinal as guard Santifer posts 18 and Leo Rautins 19, while Dan Schayes overcomes a sprained ankle to power the Orangemen past Purdue. Tulsa edges West Virginia 89-87 to set final versus Syracuse at Madison Square Garden.
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Weekend Bowling Scores Show Wide Leaderboard Totals
A long list of bowling leagues reports high scores and leaders including High 10 30 L Edgecomb 175 485 and D Robertson 204 514. Standout names span McCurdy Robertson Pyle Schulz and Weems with team leaders like Lantis Builders and Stinnett Chevy Olds.
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Redbones
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Waymire Foods
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Momday Night
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Sue Lane
Rainbow Beauty Bar
Eagles Auxiliary
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Terry Wood
Mitcher
Ramsey Printing
Taylor Construction
Linda Brown
Cathy Wallace
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Loyd Builders
Elaine Dyer
Bennett
Reynolds Rexall Drugs
Reynolds Rexall
Cindy Ayers
Wilson Repair No
Olmsted Electric
Wilma Thomson
Anne Ramsey
Bothdale Droge
Beverly Vathaver
Ruth Wieneke
Anna May Hendrickson
Amy Wilson
Gloria Schulz
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Evaline Haren
Vicki Reeves
Betty Sink
Billia Leach
Peggy Peel
Stew
Mary Eads
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Paul Dee Huske
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Connie Alsdorf
Hazen
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Lynne Silvers
Jackson
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Sun Lane
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Rose Heinlein
Opal Boone
Carol Wallis
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Hickory Inn
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Hill House
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Ladies Witcher’s
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Floyd wins TPC playoff to claim largest golf prize
Ray Floyd overcame a six-stroke deficit to tie Barry Jaeckel and Curtis Strange at 285 and win a sudden-death playoff for the Tournament Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach. He earned 72 000 dollars plus a 250 000 bonus, bringing his total to 322 000 as he captured his 14th career title. Jaeckel and Strange each received 35 200 dollars.
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Cyclones Take Golf Meet At Ottawa Country Club
Olathe High School placed second in a triangular golf meet at Ottawa Country Club, scoring 333 as a team. Galbraith of Olathe captured medalist honors with 81, Ottawa’s Dennis Nelson and Redmond of Olathe each shot 83, and OHS standouts battled for top finishes. JV action saw Olathe win 375 to 426 with Spitzenberger leading at 87. The Cyclones next tee off April 1 at Topeka against Washburn Rural Overbrook Santa de Trail and Bonner.
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Spitzenberger
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Kirby Snider
Scott Thompson
John Roberts
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Ottawa Swim Club swimmers compete at District II Short Course Championship
Ottawa Swim Club qualifiers raced Missouri Valley rivals at Hickman High School Columbia Mo over the weekend Scott Davidson 10 and Under Boys second in 100 free 1 10 33 first 200 free fourth 100 I M fourth Randy Brewer Open Boys first 100 fly 200 back second third 200 IM fourth 400 I M AA times Steve Hasty Open Boys third 100 back fourth 100 free fourth 200 free fifth 200 back sixth 50 free sixth 100 breast Jerry Hofman 11 12 Boys third 200 I M Chris Brewer 10 and Under Boys sixth 50 breast Kevin Brewer 11 12 Boys sixth 100 back also H Hofman 13 14 Boys and April Harris 10 and Under Girls from Ottawa
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Randy Brewer
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