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Francisco Maria Churruca Iriondo Azpiazu Alcorta (born 1 April 1936), also known as Patxi, is a Spanish former jai alai player. A native of Mutriku, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, [1] [2] he is regarded as the game's greatest player [3] [4] and has been called "the Babe Ruth of jai alai."
Roger Milton Wheeler Sr. (February 27, 1926 – May 27, 1981) was an American businessman from Tulsa, Oklahoma, the former chairman of Telex Corporation, and former owner of World Jai Alai. He was murdered by members of organized crime who discovered that Wheeler had uncovered their embezzlement scheme at World Jai Alai.
The first jai alai fronton in the United States was located in St. Louis, Missouri, operating around the time of the 1904 World's Fair. From 1988–1991, the International Jai-Alai Players Association held the longest strike in American professional sport. After the 1988 season, the players, 90% of them Basque, returned home and threatened not ...
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Players and fans of jai alai hope the closing of the last fronton or court in Florida doesn't mean the end of the sport. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Five volleyball players died in a car crash a short distance from the high school on Oct. 22, 1980. Their car was broadsided by a tractor-trailer. A 'difficult time': Tusky Valley crash brings ...
The establishment also had a jai alai team when in season. [2] The facility was 60,000 square feet and on a 50-acre property. [5] The institution was first established in 1973 as Ocala Jai-alai, which was a branch office of the Miami fronton. [6] [7] At one time, the jai alai performances could attract about 2,000 people. [8]
New York State Police say a Bolivar man was killed Tuesday in a two-car crash in the Allegany County Town of Wirt.