Western Hockey League Players Threaten Camp Boycott
Western Hockey League players threaten to boycott training camps next month unless team owners meet contract demands. Doug Messier, president of the Players Association, said every responding voter supports skipping training camp while owners ignore fair terms. Messier, a Portland Buckaroos defenseman, and association attorney Curt Leichner provided the update.
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WHL Icemen Hold Out on Contracts Eight Demands
Players in the Western Hockey League emblematic of the Icemen demand a medical plan for players and families, higher meal money, pension contributions from exhibition games, and protection for injuries. They seek changes to all star selections, player awards, playoff money, and transfer costs. Messier says owners ignore the association and fail to write the agreements.
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Goettls Wins State Slow Pitch Title In Big Final Sweep
Goettl's defeated TeePee 11 to 1 to clinch the state slow pitch softball championship in the second game of a doubleheader. Randy Gill and Denny Bush each drove in three runs with two hits apiece. Larry Harrell earned the win with key doubles as Goettl's jumped on Beedle early and pulled away.
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Montreal Bills First Major League Bid For Baseball
Montreal launches its first major league bid with an unnamed team and 11 players backed by a $10 million bankroll. The Montreals Baseball Club, LTD., hires scouts to find talent for a National League entry, with Warren Giles approving a $1 120000 fee and broad faith.
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Cardinals break jinx as Gibson wins 14th straight
Bob Gibson pitched his 14th consecutive victory for the Cardinals as they beat an opponent 31 to move within five of the modern major league record. He lowered ERA to 1.03 and neared the NL single season mark. Other NL scores featured New York, Cincinnati, San Francisco, and Philadelphia wins. In AL action Washington, Oakland, Detroit, New York, and Boston results noted. Kept pace with Koosman 16th win for Mets over Dodgers.
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Devils Star J D Hill Prep for opener amid recovery
ASU faces Wisconsin in the season opener as J D Hill recovers from an appendectomy. Hill, ASU's top scorer last year, brings speed and scoring ability after a 9.3 100 yard dash clock and 34 receptions for eight TDs. Dennis Farrell, a senior defensive end from Lebanon PA, led a late season surge and earned a starting role after a position switch from halfback.
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Pro Football Shuffle Brings Cats and Giants News
Clarence Childs traded from the Giants to the St Louis Cardinals for a high draft pick after stints with the Giants and Emlen Tunnell’s Gremlins. Three quarters of the Kansas City defensive line out for Saturday’s preseason against the Cardinals. Buck Buchanan hospitalized, Ladd injured, Aaron Brown sprained. Falcons release Day Hudson Combs Snites Head as several preseason games loom across NFL teams from Nashville to Milwaukee.
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Elk permit deadline Friday in Arizona
Prospective elk hunters must file their applications by Friday at 5 p.m. at any Phoenix office of the Arizona Game and Fish Department to be eligible for this year’s season.
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Aguirre Wins Tough 10 Round Decision In Phoenix
Tony Aguirre of Los Angeles rallied to a hard fought ten round decision over Benito Juarez of Las Vegas in the main event in Phoenix. Aguirre trailed on points before finishing strong with a body assault to secure the officials verdicts.
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Mackey Tops South in All Star Clash as Key Weapon
Ray Berrain plans to deploy Joe Mackey as the South’s main scoring threat in the North South High School All Star game at Lumberjack Gym NAU. Mackey starts the first quarter and is expected to play the second half barring injury, with Jim Crawford trailing as backup. Others on the South roster include Arcadia’s Jim Hardy, Rincon’s Tom Profitt, and Antelope’s Jimmy Jones.
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Weighty dream of Tokyo's sumo wrestlers
A look at sumo training and diet shows wrestlers bulk up to extreme weights for advantage. They train minimally yet consume about 5 000 calories daily in chanko ryori and endure health risks. Medical World News notes high diabetes rates among sumo athletes and a Tokyo clinic addresses their occupational ills.
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Coaches weigh moving all star games to Phoenix
The Arizona State Coaches Association met in Flagstaff to decide whether to relocate the annual clinic and all star high school games to the Phoenix area next year. A vote by the coaches would be needed to implement the change, and a proposal to require coaches to join the association for eligibility was also discussed.
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