Sporting News Books Highlight Baseball Classics
The Sporting News of St Louis published three baseball books How To Play Baseball Super Stars Of Baseball Judge Landis And 25 Years Of Baseball The volumes cover fundamentals anecdotes and profiles from Grover Jo pp ee to Babe Ruth Ted Williams and Yogi Berra with Will Rogers and Casey Stengel figures featured in the early days of the sport.
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Prizefighter Turned Minister Finds New Fight in Faith
Chuck Yoak 33 a former prizefighter and cab driver is now a pastor at United Church of Christ Cottage Grove Minnesota He blends boxing training with ministry saying sports help him reach people and his past troubles aid his calling
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Sycamores Unveil 76-77 Basketball Schedule
Indiana State University announces a 17 home game schedule for 76-77 including five first-time opponents and a trio of nonconference showcases. The roster features games against Drake West Texas State Purdue Ball State and Missouri Western with Indiana Hall of Fame Classic participation and multiple road trips through January and February.
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Standings and upcoming games in National League East and West
United Press International reports NL East standings with Philadelphia leading at 34 14 and .708, followed by Pittsburgh Newark St. Louis Chicago Montreal. West top teams Los Angeles and Cincinnati at 31 23 and 32 20 respectively. Monday results show St Louis beating Houston and Philadelphia defeating Los Angeles. Tonight’s schedules feature key matchups including Atlanta at Chicago and Philadelphia at Los Angeles with several night games Pacific Time.
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Little League Scoring Roundup At Mills Park
Highlights show Troy Sowden singling and doubling for the winners and Phil Chatman adding a single for the losers. VFEWs Mark Meien doubled twice as his team scored 15 runs with Kevin Cooper and Trey Large also doubling twice. Tim Hatfield struck out 13 as JC’s beat FOP 5 to 2 with Rob Ward and Jim Hth contributing doubles for FOP.
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Phillies crush Dodgers as Luzinski and Allen homer
Philadelphia gains an 8 6 road win over Los Angeles led by Greg Luzinski with his eighth homer and Dick Allen his third. Larry Bowa breaks a 5 5 tie with a sixth inning bases loaded single as Ron Cey hits a first inning grand slam.
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Veteran Coach Proposes Unified 24 Team Pro League Plan
Butch van Breda Kolff urged a four-division 24 team NBA with four ABA additions and expanded playoffs. He suggested New Orleans or Celtics stars for Olympics and noted changes in player attitudes and size as the game grows more technological. In Chicago, Bears acquire Henson Cousino and Klaban from the Bengals for undisclosed draft choices to bolster running and kicking games.
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