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on a pretax basis itel 's third-quarter earnings of N cents a share were actually N N higher than the average of estimates |
raymond e. ross N years old formerly group vice president u.s. plastics machinery at this machine tool plastics machinery and robots concern was named senior vice president industrial systems succeeding david a. <unk> who resigned monday |
john a. <unk> jr. N was named a managing director at this investment-banking company |
he will be in charge of research equity sales and trading and the syndicate operation of rothschild |
mr. <unk> was executive vice president and director of the equity division of the international division of nikko securities co |
as <unk> <unk> might say it 's <unk> <unk> all over again |
<unk> at <unk> <unk> <unk> once oakland 's master thief <unk> <unk> up a <unk> and <unk> it to second |
in the <unk> paul blair the <unk> ' <unk> gold <unk> winner <unk> <unk> a fly |
on the <unk> former red <unk> great luis <unk> the <unk> master of N moves throws an <unk> strike |
<unk> <unk> <unk> their manager a fellow named <unk> <unk> who in a different time handled four world series teams and now handles the gold coast <unk> |
<unk> <unk> he says |
perhaps |
but for the next few months these boys of <unk> long past are going to be <unk> in an indian summer of the soul |
now that the baseball season is officially over you see it 's time for a new season to begin |
today is the debut of the senior professional baseball association a new <unk> pro sports circuit <unk> after the highly successful senior tennis and golf tours and complete with good salaries a cable television contract and even expansion plans |
one hundred and <unk> two former <unk> near <unk> hardly <unk> and <unk> begin a <unk> three-month season in <unk> stadiums up and down florida |
for everyone involved it 's one more <unk> of that <unk> of youth baseball |
someone always makes you quit says legendary st. louis <unk> <unk> <unk> flood the league 's commissioner |
you feel you want one more one more <unk> one more hit one more game |
until the <unk> heroes of today reclaim these <unk> for spring training there is one more |
and not just for the players |
it 's one more for the <unk> lawyers accountants and real estate developers who <unk> up about $ N million each for the chance to be an owner to step into the shoes of a gene <unk> or have a beer with <unk> fingers |
nothing can be better than this says don <unk> owner of the west palm beach <unk> |
early in the morning mr. <unk> an estate lawyer <unk> over last <unk> and <unk> |
midmorning he <unk> an <unk> uniform and for fun may field a <unk> from dave <unk> |
it 's one more too for the fans who dream of a season that never ends |
i feel like a little kid says a <unk> alex de <unk> a car salesman who has stopped by a workout of the <unk> to slip six <unk> cards to the great man himself to be <unk> |
the league 's <unk> hope <unk> and tourists will join <unk> fans like mr. de <unk> and pack the stands to see the seniors |
the league is the <unk> of colorado real estate developer james <unk> once a <unk> himself who says he had the idea last january while lying on a beach in australia |
when he sent letters offering N retired major <unk> the chance of another season N responded |
eventually about N made the trip to florida to compete for the available <unk> |
players have to be N or older except for <unk> who are eligible at N because life behind the plate is so rough |
for some players the lure is money up to $ N a month |
others just released from the <unk> hope the senior league will be their bridge back into the big-time |
but as they <unk> <unk> that <unk> rather than <unk> and <unk> old <unk> in the sun it 's clear that most are there to make their fans <unk> again or <unk> the <unk> of seasons past or prove to themselves and their colleagues that they still have it or something close to it |
my <unk> is good |
real good says <unk> pete <unk> working in the midday heat of the <unk> camp |
mr. <unk> who started with the <unk> washington senators says that when he left baseball in N he never looked back |
for a long time he ignored baseball altogether even the sports pages |
now mr. <unk> a lawyer claims he 'd play for free |
you ca n't give it up that easily he says |
i tried |
the nagging memory of one afternoon <unk> years ago drove jim <unk> a lean <unk> <unk> to take a <unk> leave from selling insurance in texas to try out for mr. <unk> 's team |
it does n't replace pitching in the <unk> but it proves to me that i would have been able to play if i 'd stayed healthy he says |
back in N late in the season a <unk> mr. <unk> made his only major league appearance five and two-thirds <unk> for the texas <unk> against the chicago white <unk> |
he gave up seven hits walked five and did n't get a decision |
arm troubles forced him back to the <unk> the next year |
there 's a satisfaction in going against the rules offers will <unk> once a <unk> with cincinnati 's big red machine |
he means the rule that a player ca n't cut it after a certain age |
these days he <unk> to <unk> jobs in his chevy pickup before and after training with the <unk> |
while <unk> a beer after practice he <unk> <unk> getting the red <unk> 's carl <unk> to pop out to end the N world series and <unk> the feat against the <unk> ' roy white in N |
some of the game 's <unk> <unk> dislike the idea of <unk> men attempting a young man 's sport |
i personally do n't enjoy seeing players who i remember <unk> from their playing days running about and being <unk> about their deficiencies says roger <unk> new yorker magazine 's resident baseball <unk> |
i feel people should be allowed to remember players as they were |
worse says baseball author lawrence <unk> someone will get a heart attack and that will be the end of the whole story |
but the <unk> disagree |
most are trim |
some have been training for months others only recently left active status |
no one has worked out the players ' average age but most appear to be in their late <unk> |
and there 's pride |
i 'm not going to look stupid <unk> former pittsburgh <unk> second <unk> <unk> <unk> sweat <unk> his <unk> as he prepares for some practice swings |
it 's going to be a tough league promises the <unk> mr. <unk> |
there will be a lot of <unk> |
men who have played hard all their lives are n't about to change their habits he says |
nonetheless one ca n't help wonder whether the game will be just a little bit slower |
at the <unk> <unk> beach municipal stadium mr. blair the 45-year-old former <unk> knows his power is n't what it used to be |
so he <unk> |
he no longer <unk> the plate |
he 's not thinking about home runs anymore just base hits |
still how sweet it is he says <unk> the fat sound of the <unk> line drive that <unk> off the center field wall |
and do n't expect many complete games by <unk> perhaps three out of N <unk> mr. fingers the former oakland <unk> |
expect tricky stuff from <unk> says mr. <unk> the manager |
expect <unk> but no <unk> says mr. <unk> |
even expect stolen bases says the <unk> and fit mr. <unk> if you know how to slide it 's no problem he says |
and expect slower <unk> |
i 'm not so young anymore concedes the <unk> <unk> mr. <unk> |
i wo n't be throwing N mph but i will throw <unk> he says |
<unk> <unk> <unk> at N the league 's oldest player and a <unk> with the <unk> has lost even more speed |
<unk> a <unk> of red man into his <unk> he admits the <unk> he brought into the <unk> in N has become a <unk> |
its maximum <unk> is N mph |
but he is n't worried |
he will compensate with the <unk> learned from his years in the <unk> |
he has good control |
he will keep the ball down move it around |
after all he says even to make love you need experience |
<unk> corp. said it will acquire the N N of <unk> branch telephone company inc. 's cellular franchise that it does n't own already |
terms were n't disclosed |
<unk> holds N N of the franchise which has operations in <unk> s.c. and <unk> <unk> |
<unk> which provides local telephone service in N states said it exercised its right of first refusal following an offer from an undisclosed third party to acquire the majority position in the franchise |
stewart & stevenson services inc. said it received two contracts totaling $ N million to build <unk> <unk> |
the separate contracts were from <unk> light & water commission a utility in <unk> <unk> and pse inc. a <unk> operator in houston |
stewart & stevenson makes equipment <unk> with diesel and gas <unk> |
liberty national bancorp said its acquisition of <unk> deposit bank <unk> ky. first announced in april has been completed in a transaction valued at $ N million |
liberty national exchanged about N shares of its common stock for each of <unk> deposit 's N shares outstanding |
liberty national a bank holding company has assets exceeding $ N billion |
<unk> <unk> was appointed president and chief executive officer of this financially troubled department store chain effective nov. N succeeding frank robertson who is retiring early |
mr. <unk> was previously president and chief operating officer of <unk> inc. a retail chain that is owned by toronto-based hudson 's bay co. canada 's largest department store operator |
tuesday october N N |
the key u.s. and foreign annual interest rates below are a guide to general levels but do n't always represent actual transactions |
prime rate N N N |
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