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November 29, 1965
BASEBALL—In a surprise move, the major league owners hired LIEUT. GENERAL WILLIAM D. ECKERT, USAF (ret.), 56, whose experience lies wholly in the field of military logistics and business administration, as Commissioner of Baseball for seven years, to replace retiring Ford C. Frick. Eckert's chief assistant and administrator of his office will be LEE MacPHAIL, president and general manager of the Baltimore Orioles the past seven years.
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November 29, 1965

A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week

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SOLD: To Pierre J. Goemans, a Dutch sportsman, the 12-meter yacht CONSTELLATION, which successfully defended the America's Cup in 1964. Goemans, who also owns Sovereign, the 1964 British challenger, plans to make Constellation available for study to friends who are forming syndicates for the construction of 12-meters, hoping to come up with a challenger by 1973.

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