Braves Trade Adcock Highlights Front Office Flaws
After ten seasons with Atlanta, Joe Adcock is traded to Cleveland in a deal that sends Frank Funk and Don Dillard to the Braves. Adcock criticizes the front office, noting repeated missteps, rapid-fire moves, and lack of player development that left the team from pennant contender to fifth place. He recalls past trades and questions the club’s philosophy under Birdie Tebbetts and Johnny McHale.
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McHale
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Frank Funk
Don Dillard
Birdie Tebbetts
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Red Schoendienst
John Quinn
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Detroit
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Roy McMillan
Juan Pizarro
Joey Jay
Jay
Reds
Frank Thomas
Mets
Buhl
Spahn
Shaw
Curtis
Tebbetts
Big Joe
Cincy
Grandstand
Fred Haney
Haney
Duckpin Bowler Leona Buckner Sets 383 in Marathon Oil Wins
Leona Buckner of Berryville sparked Marathon Oil with a 383 set including 106 134 and 143 games for a 363 series as three Ladies Commercial League victories were posted last night at Health Center Lanes. Lee Jackson Restaurant and others posted scores, with Mary Ann Funk 115 and Jeanne Kaval 138 aiding Newberry’s girls.
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Marathon Oil
Lee Jackson
Health Center
Berryville
Mary Ann Funk
Jeanne Kaval
Newberry
Golladay
Louise Armstrong
Elizabeth Pingley
Larue Sanderlin
June Tusing
Naomi Houston
Novick
M. M. Adams
Esso
Nancy DeSchon
Gertrude Reed
Jean Streit
Adams Esso
Shirley Jackson
Garnett McCarty
Val Morgan
Nellie Vaughn
Eva Brill
Evelyn Tucker
Pearl Hepler
Helen Ritter
Helen Corrigan
Blue Sunoco
Cooper’s Jewelers
Frances Crisman
Peggy Larrick
GAA
Town Country
Louis Lewis
Betty Funkhouser
Willow Lawn Market
C & P Telephone
13 Years With Celtics Bob Cousy Sees Right Path From Slums
Bob Cousy reflects on his rise from a New York slum street to basketball greatness with the Celtics. He credits his parents and a move to Queens at age 13 for shaping his path, recalls his Holy Cross era, and notes his future coaching at Boston College.
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Bob Cousy
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Boston
Boston Celtics
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Queens
Holy Cross
Chicago Stags
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Celtics
Bob
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Cousy
Andy Laska
Two Virginia Teams Open Baseball Seasons on Tuesday
Randolph Macon Yellow Jackets visit Ashland to face Dartmouth while Frederick Lions host New Haven, both aiming for their second games of the season. Lynchburg Hornets crushed New Haven 23 7 after routing High Point 6 2, with Lawson Andrews three hits and four RBIs fueling the win.
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Virginia
Randolp Macon
Yellow Jackets
Kent State
Ashland
Dartmouth
Frederick
Lions
High Point College
New Haven College
Lynchburg
Hornets
New Haven
Lawson Andrews
High Point
Larry Nolan
Adcock Reminded of League Fine and Probation
The report notes that Adcock was reminded he had already been fined $250 by league president Warren Giles and placed on probation for the remainder of the season.
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Adcock
League
Warren Giles
Liston Returns to Training After Knee Op Plan
World heavyweight champion Sonny Liston resumes training in Chicago as he anticipates left knee surgery. He plans to lift 40 pound weights for strengthening and notes the April fight against Floyd Patterson is postponed indefinitely. Liston says golf caused the injury and confirms he never played golf before.
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Sonny Liston
Associated Press
Miami
Floyd Patterson
Patterson
Bridgeforth Racks 598 As Cottonpickers Go Down In Midway League
Bill Bridgeforth posted a 598 series for the Cottonpickers, but Northside Lanes action left his team blanked in the Midway Tenpin League. John Moser led the winners with 223 and 577, as most bowlers cleared 500 plus in a sweep that dropped the Cottonpickers into a tie for third place.
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Northside Lanes
John Moser
Bridgeforth
Silver Diner
Fourth Try Utopia: Klenosky Plans Off Broadway May
New York writer William Klenosky teams politics with art after three bid attempts. He wrote words and music for a satire titled Utopia and has announced an off Broadway production set for May. Previously, Klenosky sought New York mayoral renomination in 1961 and campaigns for president and a House seat.
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William Klenosky
Klenosky
House of Representatives
College Scores From First Round and Quarterfinals
The Associated Press tally shows first round results for national college and AAU play with Enid Oklahoma edging Seattle 62 to 61 and Brownstown Indiana defeating Jacksonville Florida 121 to 76. Quarterfinals include Phoenix Arizona 78 over Wilmington North Carolina 76 and Moberly Missouri 86 defeating Burlington Iowa 71 plus Hibbing Minnesota 66 over Amarillo Texas 63 Casper Wyoming 80 over New York City Community College Brooklyn 74 and Southern Union Alabama 38 losing to Broome Tech New York 49 in Consolation.
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Hibbing
Minn
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Tex
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Wyo
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