Hank Aaron’s Old School Privilege and Punctuality
The piece compares Hank Aaron’s approach to baseball with Babe Ruth’s late 1930s ritual with Joe McCarthy. Aaron, 38, emphasizes equal treatment of players, punctuality, and discipline, noting Ruth’s indulgences in his twilight years. He recalls never being late, once paying a rookie’s airport fine, and vows to retire years from now without hanging on.
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New
York
Babe Ruth
Joe McCarthy
Babe
Yankees
McCarthy
Ruth
Rick Dempsey
Minnesota
Harmon Killebrew
Bob Gallagher
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Dempseys
Gallaghers
Killebrews
Yastrzemski
Hank Aaron
Aaron
Braves
Sam Harris
Richman
Ralph, Garr
Dusty Baker
Earl Williams
Darrell Evans
Henry Modest
Milwaukee
Harris
Connie Hawkins Story opens with Brooklyn beginnings
The profile introduces Cornelius Hawkins born July 17 1942 in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn then a racially mixed working district in decline after the war. It notes how such neighborhoods produced resilient youths like Connie despite hardship and a troubled path ahead.
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Cornelius Hawkins
Dorothy Hawkins
Brooklyn
Bedford - Stuyvesant
Connie
Beckley Little League Results
The Braves beat the Tigers 6-3, the Yankees defeated the Orioles 17-6, and the Red Sox lost 11-9 to the Indians in Beckley Little League at Elks Stadium on Monday evening.
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Braves
Tigers
Yankees
Orioles
Red Sox
Indians
Beckley
Elks Stadium
Merrick
P Bailey
Field
Sf McGhee
Ib Rogers
Hf Morris
Rf Bresack
Wickline
Alderman
Radford
Aaron
If Evans
Cf Edwards
Braves Farley
Ashley
Maxwell
P Morris
Simmerman
Lewis
1B Bahr
Cf Gravely
Rf Cangemi
Evans
Aig
Berry
Rf K. Maiolo
J. Maiolo
Cf Bars
Ss Poling
Stewart
Glenn
Booth
Modiley
Washington Wood
Minton
M. Meadows
Sorrelis
B. Meadows
Rf Turner
Eanes
Thompson
Suttle
Meadows
Reid
Washington
Wiliams
E Basham
Rf Ross
Connie Hawkins and the Brooklyn Schoolyard Legends
Connie Hawkins grew up amid Harlem and Brooklyn streets where basketball became his measure as a man. He avoided heroin though he experimented with opium hashish and marijuana, and rose to prominence after a NY Post notice in his sophomore year at Boys High.
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Bedford- Stuyvesant
Connie
Tem
Hawkins
Islums
NBA
Harlem
New York Post
Boys High
Connie Hawkins
Hawk
Brownsville
Tony Jackson
LeRoy Ellis
Jefferson High
St. John’s
Roger Brown
Wingate
Brooklyn
Russ Cunningham
NYU
Satch Sanders
Cal Ramsey
Ramsey
Sanders
Boston Celtic
Cunningham
Eddie Simmons
Jackie Jackson
Virginia Union
Simmons
Woodrow Wilson Team Finishes Second in State Golf Meet
Parkersburg Big Reds won the WV high school golf title at Sandy Brae with a 306 as Benny Blake led with a 70. Woodrow Wilson placed second by two strokes, Beckley third, Parkersburg South fourth, Barboursville fifth. George Washington was disqualified for practicing on site. Bowies of Oceana shot 79.
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AMMA
W. Va
UPI
Parkersburg
Big Reds
Greenbrier
West Virginia
Montcay
Benny Blake
Sandy Brae
Roane-Kanawha
Beckley
Bob Dutton
Huntington
Parkersburg South
Barboursville
Princeton
Wheeling Central
Chapmanville
Buckhannon
George Washington
Charleston
Dave Giffin
Ray Thompson
Paul Grygiel
Big Red
Grygiel
Woodrow
Mike White
White
Lee Martina
Bob ‘Brown
Dave Cappellari
Bill Combs
Shady Brae
Eagle
Oceana
Benny Bowies
Defector Robitaille Signs with New York Raiders
New York Raiders of the World Hockey Association sign defenseman Mike Robitaille aged 24 to a multi year contract. He played 31 NHL games with the Buffalo Sabres last season, tallying two goals and 10 assists.
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NEW York
UPD
Mike Robitaille
New York Raiders
World Hockey Association
Robitaille
Buffalo Sabres
Louisville Takes Over First After Win Over Richmond
Louisvilles 7 3 victory over Richmond moved the Colonels into sole or joint first in the International League. Newhauser entered in the sixth and silenced a Braves rally, adding a run scoring single in the six run outburst. Other TL results included Tidewater over Syracuse 1 0 Toledo over Peninsula 6 3 in 10 Rochester over Charleston 3 2.
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United Press International
Don Newhauser
Newhauser
Richmond
Colonels
Braves
Tidewater
Syracuse
Toledo
Peninsula
Rochester
Charleston
Harry Parker
Bob Maxwell Chosen WVC Coach of Year
Bob Maxwell was named West Virginia Conference baseball Coach of the Year after guiding State College to a 16–13 season with a second place 10–5 finish in the southern division. The 38 year old former Morris Harvey coach and football quarterback has run the Jacket baseball for two seasons.
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Maxwell
Jackets
Morrris Harvey
Jacket
NHL expansion picks set foundation for Flames and Islanders
The Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders, NHL's new clubs, select 21 players each from existing unprotected lists on day two of the annual meeting. They fear losing drafted players to the WHA as several unprotected stars reportedly sign with the rival league amid a light start to proceedings and a minor rule update gives penalties for illegal sticks.
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Neville & Heber
Montreal
UPD
Atlanta Flames
New York Islanders
National Hockey League
Atlanta
Long Island
NHL
World Hockey Association
Islanders
Bill Torrey
Marshall lands third recruit as Daniels rebuilds lineup
New Marshall University coach Bob Daniels signed Wayne Smith a 6 foot 8 center from Concordia Junior College Milwaukee to a 20 inter-conference letter-of-intent joining Peter Polo and Eric Bachelor in the 1980s. Smith career records include 986 points and 1636 rebounds. Moses and Thruston left for Wake Forest and Kansas State respectively.
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Huntington
W. Va
UPI
Marshall University
Bob Daniels
Danny Moses
Jerry Thruston
Daniels
Wayne Smith
Concordia Junior College
Milwaukee
Marshall
Smith
Concordia
Carli'Taco
Wake Forest
Peter Polo
Riverdale
N.J
Eric Bachelor
Eminence
Tacy
Moses
Williamson
Thruston
Owensboro, Ky
Institutional
Wake,Forest
Kansas State
PGA Team Championship Gains Stature At Laurel Valley
The National Team Championship moves toward credibility at Laurel Valley Golf Club with a stronger field led by Gary Player, Billy Casper and Tony Jacklin. Arnold Palmer misses the press luncheon to film and prepare for Pebble Beach. The $200,000 event runs July 27 to 30 and uses better-ball scoring.
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Ligonier
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Pebble Beach
Calif
Laurel Valley Golf Club
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
George Love
Laurel Valley
Love
Gary Player
Billy Casper
Tony Jacklin
Palmer - Nicklaus
Bob Rosburg
Casper
Jerry Heard
Jacklin
West Virginia golfers Thompson and Campbell head to Open
Barney Thompson of Barboursville and Bill Campbell of Huntington, boasting 14 WV Amateur titles together, earned Open berths this month. Thompson qualified at Clover Brook Country Club in Cincinnati with 71 68 139 while Campbell, holder of an Amateur title and 11 WV championships, is exempt and advances directly to Pebble Beach the Open date June 15-18.
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Thompson
Campbell
United Press International
Barney Thompson
Barboursville
Bill Campbell
Huntington
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Clover‘ook Country Club
Pebbles Beach
Calif
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