Hair Rules Stir Controversy In Legion Baseball
An essay questions the American Legion hair length rules for players citing fashion and comfort. It notes a Clarksburg Area Two meeting where officials received the national rule in hand, while Masontown Valley rattled Morgantown 5-1 in a rain-shortened game and showed tournament potential despite doubts over whether the result stands.
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Siebert Wins Fifth as Bosox Top Brewers 4 2
Reggie Smith drives in all Boston runs with a homer and three singles as Sonny Siebert stays undefeated at 5 0 with relief help from Ken Tatum. Boston beats Milwaukee 4 2 for a sixth straight win. Smith belts his fifth homer, while Lew Krausse suffers the loss for the Brewers.
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Meeting on Slo-Pitch Softball League Setup
An organizational meeting for all interested in slo-pitch softball will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the home economics room at Morgantown Junior High. Each team must send one representative to join the league. Officials and recreation staff will discuss plans and answer questions. The first half league fee is 50 dollars per team.
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BC Names Zuffelato As New Head Coach
Boston BC announces Bob Zuffelato, previously an assistant under Chuck Daly, will become head coach after Daly's resignation to Penn. The 33 year old Torrington native was chosen from 50 candidates by a unanimous Graduate Board of Athletics approval. He played at Central Connecticut College and coached freshmen at HESTRA University before joining BC two years ago.
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Stargell's 13th homer lifts Pirates past Dodgers 3-2
Willie Stargell hit his 13th homer of the season in the sixth, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The drive to right field pavilion measured about 435 feet, and Stargell's blast provided the decisive margin in the game reported by UPI.
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MASA to Hold Organizational Meeting in Clarksburg
The Mountaineer Amateur Softball Association plans an 8 p.m. organizational meeting next Friday in Clarksburg seeking affiliation with the International Softball Congress. The group unites teams previously unaffiliated or discontent with representation and aims for a state tournament path to a World Tournament.
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Indians Fall 5-2 to Angels in Four-Run Sixth
Cleveland dropped a 5-2 decision to California as Roger Repeez hit his second homer of the year and Syd O'Brien drove in two with a triple during a four-run sixth. Rudy May walked three in the third to force in a Tribe run, then Seattle? No, Angel sentiment. Angels tied in the fifth on an unearned run, and Hand allowed four in the sixth before O'Brien's run-scoring triple and May's RBI single closed the scoring.
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Tigers Top Royals 2-1 in Detroit comeback win
Norm Cash and Fred Sherman led Detroit as Cash hit two homers and Sherman relieved Joe Coleman with one pitch to seal a 2-1 victory over Kansas City. Cash belted a fourth inning homer and another later, while Coleman earned the win in 7 1 3 innings with seven hits allowed.
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Alcindor Named NBA All Star Team Leader of Bucks
NEW YORK. Lew Alcindor was named to the first NBA All Star team after guiding the Milwaukee Bucks to the title in 1970-71. He received 16,938 of 17,000 possible votes, dominating a lineup that included Havlicek, Cunningham, West and Bing. Robertson made the second team. Frazier and Reed led the second squad assists and centers respectively.
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