West suspension hearing drags on as state meet fate looms
Gary West suspended for a year after disturbances at the state finals. hearing in Porter Superior Court continues with testimony from school officials and commissioners. Indiana All Stars camp invites Cox and top performers Shipman Ridlen face postponed regional and state events. Judge Willis aims to conclude quickly to avoid further delays.
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Phil Eskew
THSAA
Phil Cox
Connersville
Indianapolis
Cox
Robin Shipman
Bedford
Dana Ridlen
Kokomo Haworth
Indiana
Chicago
Shipman
Ridlen
Russell Willis
Porter Superior Court
Gary West
Fred Work
Lester Page
Loogootee High School
Cecil Irwin
Benton Central
Thsaa Board of Control
West
Eskew
Willis
Page
Indiana University Assembly Hall
Bloomington
City Parks Tennis Program to Begin This Week
City officials led by City Councilman Pete Chalos announced a summer upgrade to the tennis program. Lessons start midweek with ongoing weekday sessions and eventual league play, led by instructors Randy Ross Rob Markling and supervised at Rea and Collett Parks.
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Pete Chales
Randy Ross
John Steward
Warner Paige
William J. Brighton
Bob Maehling
Strausburg
Pete Chalos
Pat Dougherty
Chalos
More Activity In Little League Action In Wabash Valley
Wabash Valley Asphalt led by Chopson Flower s and Fleschner and pitcher Flowers improved to 9 0 with a 40 0 win over Huddle In other Evening Optimist League action Miller silenced the hitters for two hits while Mote homered to power a 4 1 victory over Freehole Jaycees defeated Skipo s Garage 82 at 16th and Chase with Scott Roman throwing a three hit thirteen strikeout gem Maurice Forston Jim McCarty fueled Jaycees bats Tyrone Rudy had two hits for Skipo s Herschel Thornton Rex Rosselli led FOP and Keith Allen collected two doubles for Terre Haute Savings.
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Wabash Valley
Chopson
Flowers
Fleschner
Huddle
Scott Roman
Jaycees
Skipo’s
Maurice Forston
Jim McCarty
Tyrone Rudy
Skipo
Herschel Thornton
Rex Rosselli
FOP
Keith Allen
Terre Haute Savings
Ruths daily ritual echoes Ruth and McCarthy in 1934
The piece recalls Babe Ruth’s twilight season with the Yankees in 1934 and Joe McCarthy’s daily check before games. It contrasts seniority in baseball with Navy RHIP style privilege, noting Hank Aaron’s 18th Braves season as a long tenure benchmark.
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New York
UPI
Babe Ruth
Joe McCarthy
Babe
Yankees
McCarthy
Ruth
Yankee
Rick Dempsey
Minnesota
Harmony Killebrew
Bob Gallagher
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Dempseys
Gallaghers
Hank Aaron Keeps Humble Pace Toward Ruth Record
The 38 year old slugger, with 648 homers, rejects special privileges and stresses equality with teammates. He arrives early for practice, has been rarely fined, and vows to retire when his skills fade rather than linger. He dismisses media theatrics and remains focused on the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Aaron
Aaron
Ruth
Sam Harris
McCarthy
Ralph Garr
Dusty Baker
Ear Williams
Darrell Evans
Henry Modest
Braves
Milwaukee
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Ivory Brown
Irwin
IHSAA
Board of Control
Work
Rea Park
Collett Park
Rob Markling
James Sisson
Fred S. Short
Merchants Savings
Milton Richman
Moneo Matic
Carney’s
Wabash
Chrysler
Bob McClelland
Bank Americard
Goodyear
Zeta
Mirage
Cain
Texaco — BankAmericard
Royal Tire Service
Wabash Ave
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