Sophomore baseball signing sparks debate over bonuses
Texas A M shortstop Dave Johnson, All-Southwest Conference pick, signs a $25,000 bonus with the Baltimore Orioles. Coach Tom Chandler argues the deal undercuts athletic scholarships, while Florida State coach Danny Litwhiler defends undergraduates accepting fair bonuses. The piece notes prior examples at Arizona and other schools, highlighting the tension between college funding and pro offers.
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Tom Chandler
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Aggies
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Florida State
Danny Litwhiler
Danny
Bob Callaway
Callaway
Arizona
Dan Schneider
Joe Skansgir
Joe
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
McGaha Confident As Yankees Struggle In Early Season
Cleveland Indians manager Mel McGaha remains unfazed by the Yankees early woes. He notes strong competition across the league, praises new additions like Dick Donovan and Pedro Ramos, and credits trades for boosting pitching and depth. He expects a tight race with top clubs, not a single shocker.
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B.A
Arroyo
B.M
Mantle
Mel McGaha
Cleveland Indians
Yanks
Dick Donovan
Pedro Ramos
Jerry
Sadecki Demands Trade After 250 Fine With Cards
Cardinals pitcher Ray Sadecki, fined 250 dollars after a rough inning versus Cincinnati, says he wants a trade. Manager Johnny Keane blasted his effort, calling it the worst display he has seen, and laid out a firm stance on discipline as Sadecki contends he was not used enough to stay sharp.
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Irwin Frank
ST. Louis
Ray Sadecki
St. Louis Cardinal
Cincinnati
Johnny Keane
Sadecki
Ance
Keane
Baseball Scoreboard Bungs Through Mixed MLB Lineup
Snapshot of today's MLB games with Detroit at Boston and Cleveland at New York among doubleheaders and night games. Pacific Coast League and Texas League scores follow. multiple postponements noted across leagues. highlights include Seattle 2 Vancouver 7 and Portland 6 Tacoma 3 with varied results from Hawaii to Salt Lake City.
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Foytack
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Walker
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Kaat Banighy
Chicazo
Hebert
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McBride
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Benefet
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San Diego
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Tacoma
Hawaii
Vancouver
Portland
Spokane
Glogle
BU Kirk
Rivas
Thomas
Baseball scores roundup from yesterday and tonight’s schedule
Results include Houston 7 Milwaukee 7, St Louis 10 Cincinnati, San Francisco 11 Chicago 4, Los Angeles 3 7 Pittsburgh 23, plus night games: New York at Philadelphia rain, Milwaukee at Houston, Cincinnati at St Louis, New York at Philadelphia two night game, and multiple suspensions and rescheduled matches.
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Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Angels
Kansas City
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Baltimore
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Cookie Rojas
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Bill White
Ken Boyer
Lindy McDaniel
Dave Sisler
Felipe Alou
Andre Rodgers
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Harvey Kuenn
Willie Mays
Chuck Hiller
Billy O'Dell
Bob Buhl
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Philadelphia
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Moeller
Gibbon
Uurdette
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Cralh
Hank
Philadelenta
McLish
Mahaffey
Larkspur Wins Epsom Derby Amid Deadly Pileup at Tottenham Corner
American owned Larkspur ridden by Sellwood and trained by Vincent O'Brien won the 183rd Epsom Derby at 22 to 1. Arcor finished second with Le Cantilien third after a disastrous crash at Tottenham Corner that felled seven of 26 starters including favorite Hethersett and fatally injuring King Canute II. Stewards opened an inquiry into the accident.
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Marcel Boussac
Mme
Suzy Volterna
Sellwood
Vincent O'Brien
Robert Sterling Clark
New York
Virginia
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Hethersett
Pindaric
Changing Times
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Persian Fantasy
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Charles Engelhard
New Jersey
Sifford Tops U S Open Qualifiers With 66 70 136
Charlie Sifford, 39, a five time national Negro champion, led 131 U S Open qualifiers with a four under par 136 at Ravisloe, ahead of nine Chicago qualifiers for the Oakmont event. Exempt players include Littler Falmer Casper Jr Bolt Mayer. Additional results from Manor and Montclair clubs noted. total qualifiers reached 81 after seven sites.
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UPI
Charlie Sifford
Charlotte
N.C
Los Angeles
Ravisloe Country Club
Chicago
Oakmont
Updegraff Falls Short In Sudden Death Qualifier
Updegraff missed a sudden death playoff at Homewood Michigan after a 145 tied with Randy Quick Dale Morey Sam Carmichael and Tommy Veech. Veech parred the playoff while Updegraff bogeyed the first hole. He earlier traveled to Rochester Minnesota where his father underwent cancer surgery at Mayo Clinic and plans to play in Sunnehanna in Johnstown Pennsylvania. Sifford posted 136 to lead final qualifying rounds across 13 sites reducing a 2502 entrant field to 497 qualifiers.
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Homewood
Updegraff
Randy Quick
Burlington
Wis
Dale Morey
Morgantown
N.C
Sam Carmichael
Martinsville
Ind
Tommy Veech
Menomonee Falls
Veech
Sifford
Poor 75 Becomes Golf Day Target
Gene Littler, the National Open champion, fired a 5 over par 75 at Aronimink to beat PGA Champion Jerry Barber by two strokes in the Round of Champions on National Golf Day. The rain-housed match posted the highest winning score in 11 years of National Golf Week, and the 75 becomes the target for thousands of golfers nationwide through Sunday.
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Gene. Littler
Aronimink
Jerry Barber
United States
Dietzel lures two S C prep stars to Army football
Army coach Paul Dietzel recruits Curtiss Lindler of Lower Richland and Wayne Page of Lake View, drawing fire from Clemson coach Frank Howard who argues over grants and state recruiting. Lindler visits Niagara Falls seeking West Point appointment.
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Army
Paul Dietzel
South Carolina
West Point
Curtiss Lindler
Lower Richland High
Wayne Page
Lake View
Lindler
Page
Clemson
Frank Howard
Dietzel
Howard
Dietze
Marvin Bass
Louisiana State
United States Military Academy
Army Athletic Association
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Cline Reinjures Hip, Leaves Game Against Yankees
Cleveland center fielder Ty Cline, 22, aggravated an old hip wound in the third inning versus the New York Yankees. He recently had minor surgery on his left hip and, after tearing stitches while catching Elston Howard’s fly ball, he bled and exited the game. Willy Tasby replaced him in center.
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Ty Cline
Cleveland
New York Yankees
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D.C
Elston Howard
Willie Tasby
Boxing and golf results from San Antonio and Chantilly
In San Antonio Marshall Wells defeated David Cervantes by stoppage in the 10th round at featherweight. In London Doug Vaillant edged Dave Charnley in a points decision. At Chantilly Gaetan Morave of France defeated David Goldman of Dallas to win the French Amateur event.
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David Cervantes
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Doug Vaillant
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Dave Charnley
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France
David Goldman
Dallas
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Butch) Baird
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