Sizemore emphasizes little things over power for Cardinals
Ted Sizemore reflects on his two Dodgers years and two Cardinals seasons, noting his focus on taking pitches to set up Lou Brock and move runners. He cites artificial turf's impact on infield play, hopes for a healthy season, and discusses the shortstop competition as the club pursues a pennant.
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Lockman takes Cubs helm in bid for NL East title
Whitey Lockman replaces Leo Durocher as Chicago Cubs manager for his first full season. The club shows a 39 26 surge under Lockman after a 65 game stretch, with aging stars like Williams Santo and Pepitone, plus bullpen upgrades from LaRoche and Locker. Lockman stresses pennant chances as one of 12 teams in contention.
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Seeded Lutz loses match at Peachtree Corners Classic
Fourth seed Bob Lutz of Sausalito, California, falls to unseeded Cliff Drysdale of Austin, Texas, 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round. Other results include Rob Maud defeating Crawford Henry, Allen Stone beating Ova Bengston, and Brian Gottfried over Frank Froehling as the event proceeds at Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
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NCAA AAU feud heads to court over athletes in non sanctioned events
A U S District Court in Alexandria Va will hear if the NCAA should be barred from punishing athletes who compete in non sanctioned international meets. Judge Albert V Bryan Jr will decide on continuing a temporary injunction that allowed Fred Samara and Dennis Walker to run in a US USSR track meet in Richmond Va. The case centers on protecting athletes from retaliation and features remarks from U S Coach Jim Banner and sportscaster Howard Cosell who urged ending the NCAA AAU clash.
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University of Pittsburgh
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Cosell
Vietnam
AAU
James O'Hara
D-Mich
John Dellenback
R-Ore
Peter Peyser
R-N. Y
O’hara
Cardinals Triumph as Carbo Shines and Slips
The St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia 9 4 as Bernie Carbo collected four hits including a double and a triple driving in two. He also made two errors in the outfield permitting three runs for the Phillies in an exhibition game.
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Bucks clinch third NBA division title with 118 99 win
The Milwaukee Bucks clinched their third straight Midwest Division crown by beating the Detroit Pistons 118 to 99. Oscar Robertson starred with 25 points, while Archibald set an NBA mark by scoring over 1,000 goals in a season, finishing with 37 points for Kansas City Omaha.
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Garret's last second heroics lift Alabama in NIT thriller
Alabama edged Manhattan 87-86 as Glenn Garrett hit a 20 foot shot with one second left. Garrett finished with 12 points while Wendell Hudson added 20 as Alabama advances to the NIT quarterfinals against Minnesota after a win over Rutgers earlier. Minnesota then beat Rutgers 68-59 to reach the quarterfinals.
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