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Milwaukee braves during he 19sos and Early is the leading candidate for election to the Hall of Fame by the baseball writers association of America with Duke Epos Slaughter and Gil Hodges rated As Longshot who is tied with Ernie Banks for ninth place on the alms my Home run list with missed by 49 Voles of being elected last year when Banks was the Only one in order to gain election to the Cov eted shrine by the a players name must appear on 75 percent of the bal More than 400 ballots were sent out to the and Jack Secretary treasurer of the said the response been who Learned with Al time Home run mag Hank Aaron to form the National leagues most potent Onelo played 17 years in the major leagues is with the braves and com piled a average and drove in a Lef handed he established a National league record by hitting 30 or More homers in nine consecutive seasons from he hit More than in homers in four seasons and led the no in in i9s3 47 and a relatively poor third baseman when he joined the braves in 1952 after Only there seasons in the Mathews developed into a Fine defensive player who Stab Eddie Mathews teamed with 1 Lank Aaron seasons and led the no in homers in 1953 teamed with Llano group makes bid to buy baseball giants icon mind past 111 an important Rale in this offer to Page 21 keep the giants in the buy lunch also pointed out that he and Lac Rocth had of Lions to buy each others shares in the event one wanted to according to he and Achi arc giving the giant owners 45 Days to accept the the Fate of the Oakland As times says Cuba game vetoed by Kuhn new York baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn has decided against Al lowing a learn of major league players to play in Cuba this Spring and Tea sent a Cable to cuban officials informing them of his the new York times said in its sunday the times source was quoted As saying the major problem in the which had been going on since last was the cubans no answer to the possibility of cubans playing in organized base Ball in the United Stales in the cuban Premier Fidel Castro said last Winter he would like to have the new York Yankees play in Kuhn vetoed the saying he did not want any one team gelling an Edge should Castro Ever allow cuban players a play in the United until last week negotiations for an Aji Star team had been believed to be going but since the last which took place three woks ago in Mexico details have proved to be too much for the negotiators and the idea for the trip was the times Walton is a father again api Bill Wallon of the Portland Trail blazers became a father for the second time when his wife gave birth loan fl1 2 Pound boy sat an important role in this offer to Purchase he if the As Are moved Loas aspiring owner Marvin Davis has pro then the giants would have the Day area to a decision on whether or not the As can break their lease with the Oakland Coli has not yet been Lurie has stated he willing to have the giants play As Many As 30 games in the coliseum to prevent possible lawsuits against the baseball has been trying to put a fran Chise Bach in the nations capital since the senators moved to Texas and became the rangers in the 1371 season marked the first Lime since 1903 that Washington had been without major league commissioner Bowie Kuhn has repeat edly warned that baseball can afford to abandon the capital because that might stir up congressional action against the sports omit rust before any moves can be the franchise Transfer would have to be approved by All 12 National league because of Washington proximity to bal the Home of the the 14 team owners in the american league would also have to approve the Whas stingers sign Trognitz to 10game trial Cincinnati Lap the Cincinnati stingers have signed Willie Trognitz to a contract for the remainder of the world hockey association Al had previously been with the stingers on a 10gamo earlier in the Tro Eniti was suspended for life from the International hockey league after being in valved a fight in port the stingers signed Bruce Grieg to a 10 game trial contract he is a 6foot3 217 Pound left Grieg played his Junior hockey career with the Vancouver nation als of the Western candian Junior a he played briefly last year with Calgary of the and also with greens of the Southern hockey lashed major league records for most career assists and most chances Elc also holds he Al time record for most hit by a third baseman he also holds no records for most games played by a third baseman most assists by a third baseman and most Home runs on season he was named to the my Allstar team 11 who died in 1972 after a Long career As a first baseman for the Brooklyn dodgers and manager of the new York was 64 votes shy of election last year while Slaughter missed by 6fi and Snider by it seems unlikely thai either of the three could make up that much ground in just a year but certainty All have impressive Cre one of the most feared sluggers in the no during his heyday with the Hodges major league career spanned 17 years from 1947 through 1963 during which be hit 370 Home batted and drove in perhaps his most impressive statistic was Tun driving in 100 or More run sin a season for seven consecutive a teammate of Hodges for mud of his spent 17 years in the major leagues 15 of them with the dodgers and had a lifetime batting average of with w7 Home runs and runs batted he led the National league homers to 19ss 43 and equated a major league record by hitting 40 or More homers in five consecutive seasons he also led the no in rib in 19ss runs scored Iota bases slugging percentage hits 1930 and walks known As country because of his Rural North Carolina played in the major leagues until he was 13 and was famed for his Hustle and a member of the Louis cardinals for 13 of his 19 big league he com piled a lifetime baiting average of and drove in Slaughter was a key Nan in helping the cardinals to world championships in 1w2 and his career highlight came in the eighth inning of the decisive seventh game of the 194s world series against the Boston red sox when he scored the winning run first base on a single by Harry others expected to get a Large number of votes but not enough for election Are Pitcher Don shortstop Maury second baseman Nelson Short Stop Pec wee Reese and Pitcher Jim ban 1161 continued from Page i shocked As most of the crowd at Calder race course by Valeris of my we thought we could in this race that Why were he believe 1 got a Nice i knew it when he broke his Maiden first time Perez at thai time the owners were offered but they never give up Shtir horse named for the thoroughbred in named after Ito cart who grew up across the Street from the Renzi he is the in Vontor of a process for freezing blood to preserve it for future a Vilry special win Tor la my brother Antnony had cancer seven years and Vatert treated him and didst chaw in a Tow Virglnia was unable said he would Call him the Renzi family of Heads a manufacturing firm that special izes in making 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