Lonborg a key obstacle as Red Sox prep without him
Boston faces a slow start without Jim Lonborg who will miss mid May return after knee surgery. The Cy Young winner is in a cast following Christmas knee injury and will rejoin camp in Florida when ready. Other holdouts and signings ripple through MLB camps as rain disrupts workouts.
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Ex-Chisox pilot Blackburne dies at 81 in Riverside
Russell A. Lena Blackburne former Chicago White Sox manager in 1928 and longtime major league player died Wednesday night in Riverside at age 81. A native of Clifton Heights Pennsylvania he also played for the Phillies and the White Sox and later served with the Athletics as coach scout and minor league manager before retiring in 1954. The death cause was not disclosed.
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Lena) Blackburne
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Prep basketball tour picks top Illinois teams 1968
Southern Illinoisan writer Bob Fallstrom surveyed eight of the AP's top ten teams, visiting Effingham Lockport Collinsville Thornton Evanston Pekin and others. He favors Galesburg for the state title, citing balance defense and scoring spread among top squads.
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Alcindor Becomes All American Yet Hayes Heads Houston Duo
Elvin Hayes of Houston and Lew Alcindor of UCLA anchor the AP All American first team with players Lew Alcindor and Harvey Unseld, while Pete Maravich and Larry Miller join the five man lineup. Calvin Murphy leads the second team as top Niagara sophomore.
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Cliff Drysdale Wins Tulsa Tennis Classic
Top seed Cliff Drysdale of South Africa defeated Dennis Ralston of California 31 24 in the final to take the $4 000 Tulsa Tennis Classic. Ralston had earlier beaten John Newcombe 31 25 28 31 5 3 to reach the final.
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ILTF proposes compromise on open tennis amid British move
The ILTF floated a plan to hold 10 open tournaments yearly while preserving amateur professional lines and introducing a third class of expense fee players. Britain seeks to end distinctions, drawing sharp opposition from France's Borotra. the US and others back Britain. A March 30 ILTF meeting in Paris will decide next steps.
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Polish sprinter Eva Klobukoska loses world record
Eva Klobukoska, 21, a Polish sprint star, had her world record stripped after failing a sex test in Kiev during the European Championships. The episode follows Olympic sex tests in Grenoble where 50 of 240 athletes were tested. most passed and received Olympic clearance. Cuba joins African boycott talks for Mexico City Games.
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