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...Organized Crime. Led by Federal Judge Irving Kaufman, it was created in July of last year to investigate, publicize and suggest ways to lessen the impact of organized crime in the U.S. The hearings last week focused on Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese gangs. Attorney General William French Smith, the lead-off witness, warned that "organized crime has entered a new historical phase-its international phase." Judge Kaufman contended that some of the Asian gangs terrorized their immigrant communities and accounted for fully 20% of the heroin smuggled into the U.S. Said he: "We cannot ignore this threat on American life...
...second time in the afternoon, the batwomen refused to be counted out, rallying for a pair of runs in the fifth. Nancy Andrea drew a lead-off walk and Barresi got her third hit of the day, singling up the middle. Rowning bunted the runners over, and Brown, who knocked in three runs in the second game, got her last two ribbies whe she singled home Andrea and Barresi...
During his playing days 30 years ago, the Hall of Fame shortstop for the Chicago White Sox was known as Old Aches and Pains. But last week Septuagenarian Luke Appling could say, "I never felt better than I did last night." The reason: as the lead-off batter for the American League in the Cracker Jack Old Timers Baseball Classic at R.F.K. Stadium in Washington, he smacked the second pitch into the leftfield stands. The fence was only 250 ft., but never mind, nobody was counting up feet. They were counting up Appling's 75 years...
With one out URI lead-off man Robert Howard delivered his third hit of the day, a single to right. Shortstop Joe Pirrello followed with a single to left sending Howard to third and right fielder Steve Godin produced all the runs that Barber would need singling deep into the gap in right center, scoring Howard...
Martelli's shot came in the first, with lead-off hitter Paul Scheper on second, and boosted the Crimson to an early 2-0 advantage. The lead didn't last long as the Crusaders wasted Cox in his first Harvard start. The freshman gave up a walk and three straight singles before leaving the game and was charged with the first five Holy Cross runs...