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...judges' decision was unanimous and lopsided. Dressed in pajamalike native costumes, half a dozen Nigerians swarmed through the ropes to congratulate New Champion Tiger, while Manager Marv Jenson led the battered ex-champ sadly out of the ring. Afterward came the expected talk of a rematch-but Fullmer was not so sure. "If I feel like I can't take him," he said, "there won't be one." And he added: "You can't be sorry when you get beat by a better...
...yourself. Nor make Georgia's voters appear as ignorant or backward as your article would have readers believe. "Mudslingin' " Marv has about as much chance in a popular vote race as the proverbial snowball...
...report that the foundation's board of directors, made up of prominent businessmen and civic leaders, had been derelict in its utter failure to oversee the foundation's finances. Admitted former Board President R. Bruce Reinecker, a Minneapolis printing executive: "We put considerable trust in Marv Kline. Obviously, it wasn't justified...
...other team out, Richards has the youngest regular infield in the majors. Third Baseman Brooks Robinson, 23, has become one of the league's best glove men since he came up three years ago. Shortstop Ron Hansen. 22, Second Baseman Marv Breeding, 26, and First Baseman Jim Gentile, 26, are all rookies, but they already mesh so well that the Orioles lead the majors in double plays...
...champion New York Giants. ¶ Looking for more batting power, the New York Yankees staged the biggest trade of the off-season by giving up aging (37) Outfielder Hank Bauer, erratic Pitcher Don Larsen (1959 record: 6-7), fumble-thumbed Outfielder Norm Siebern, and Reserve First Baseman Marv Throneberry to the Kansas City Athletics. To the Yanks in return: rising young (25) Outfielder Roger Maris, who in early-season was leading the American League in hitting before he was stricken with appendicitis and slumped to .273. The Athletics also threw in two other players, Infielder Joe DeMaestri and First Baseman...