Baseball Strike Drags On As Negotiators Skip Meet
The sixth day of the MLB walkout passed with no talks between management and players as both sides remained on the same floor of a midtown hotel but refused to meet. Mediator Moffett postponed talks to Friday while Commissioner Kuhn and Ray Grebey faced pressure from a minority of owners and scrutiny over free agent compensation.
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New York
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Bowie Kuhn
Ray Grebey
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George Steinbrenner
Yankees
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Steinbrenner
Edward Bennett Williams
Baltimore
Eddie Chiles
Texas
Coral Inn
Moffett
Nual
Siuc
Dino Gavoni
Murphysboro
Ken Moffett
Dave Karaff
Hickman Mills High School
Kansas City
Jones
Jerry Green
Salukis
Greene
Itchy: Strike helps amateur baseball
Southern Illinois University Carbondale coach Richard Itchy Jones says the baseball strike may boost youth amateur games while he runs his annual camp for boys. Participants and coaches weigh in on fan engagement, free agency, and the long labor dispute and its effect on the sport’s future.
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Southern
Illinois University-Carbondale
Karoff
Kansas City
Bob Symonds
Triton Junior College
River Grove
Open favorites pick each other at Merion for US Open
Ardmore Pennsylvania AP finds golf stars debating Open chances at Merion where 156 qualifiers compete for the 81st United States Open. Tom Watson and Bruce Lietzke top the unofficial picks with Watson noting short hitters gain at Merion while Trevino and Kite are among strong contenders and Nicklaus avoids selections.
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Lee Trevino
Raymond Floyd
Severiano Ballesteros
John Mahaffey
Lanny Wadkins
Miller
al Green
Gregg Jones
Tom
Hogan
Ben Hogan
Merion
Trevino
Scholarships boost junior college recruiting
Shawnee Community College announced four basketball signings the first athletic scholarships in school history. Players include John Basler from Anna Jonesboro Joey Shrake from Pana Frank Ellis from Charleston Mo and Peaches McFerren from New Madrid Mo. The board approved five scholarships split into eight partial awards this year as coach James Dumas aims to boost competitiveness and lure transfer players.
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Southern
Shawnee
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Dumas
Basler
Southeastern Illinois College
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Southeastern
Mark Wheeler
Calvin Johnston
Bobby Jones
Norris City
Omaha
Doug Mullins
West Hopkins County
Mike Walters
Harrisburg
Derick Fleming
Chicago
Ryan Waggoner
Orleans
Ind
Howard Crittenhem
Murray
Jeff Ramsey
Hardin County
Mike Jacob
Golconda Job Corps
Jeff Steele
Madison
Ken Adams
Patoka
Mike Stine
Kevin Obermeier
Okanville
Randy Potts
Carlyle
Aaron Edmondson
Centralia
Dave Campbell
Odin
Rend Lake
Bob Kelley
Kelley
Mount Vernon High School
John A. Logan Community College
Tom Ashman
Vince Wiggins
Wiggins
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Cubs sale to Tribune Co. sparks fan optimism
Enthusiasm rose as Tribune Co plans to buy the Chicago Cubs after 65 years under Wrigley family control. Fans and baseball figures weigh in on lights at Wrigley Field, player spending, and farm-system upgrades amid questions of credibility and future competition.
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Tribune
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Foote
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Dadgum Cub
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Rick Reuschel
Yankees
Bill Buckner
Idaho
Eddie Einhorn
Crosstown White Sox
Cubs stockholder refuses sale to Tribune for sentimental reasons
Ronald Schenk, a Godfrey Moose Lodge manager, will not sell his two Cubs shares to Tribune Co. for about 2,000 dollars, citing sentiment despite the Cubs sale to Tribune Co. for 20.5 million dollars. He bought the stock in 1975 and 1976 for his sons. The Cubs, charter NL members since 1876, have not won a pennant since 1945.
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Jim
New York Mets
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Chicago
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