Virtually Unknown Starter Key to Aiken Trials
Eric Blind the 33 year old starter at the Aiken Training Track plays a pivotal yet largely unseen role in the March 14 Trials. He trains horses to break from the gate and calms them in the gate before racing. Blind oversees 45 to 50 horses daily and keeps detailed progress records, earning riders a gate starting certificate. He hails from a family of track starters and plans to return to Maryland with his wife Deanna and daughter Erin after the Trials.
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Aiken
Eric Blind
Blind
Winter Sun
Eric
Eddie Blind
Maryland
New Orleans
Deanna
Erin
Maryland Ee
Armour
Wynn Seeks Pay Increase as Astros Holdout Persists
Jim Wynn struggles to crack Houston’s strong box as holdout talks continue for a pay raise to 61000. Also noting other holdouts and fresh signings, with Dodgers adding Sutton and Gabriels on Monday, Perez returning to Cincinnati, and Chance facing a shoulder injury in Cleveland spring camp.
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Jim Wynn
Houston Astros
Astros
Jim Dandy
Wynn
Tommy Davis
Larry Dierker
Houston
Los Angeles Dodgers
Don Sutton
Len Gabrielson
Cincinnati
Tony Perez
Tom McCraw
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Bowling Briefs Highlight Scratch Games and Team Scores
High scratch games Thursday include Tommy Hall 228 and Charles Snyder 208 with Nadine Vuick 476 high in ladies. Men lead with Charles Snyder 573 and Tommy Hall 563. Coca Cola 2 373 and Leminicks 2329 top team series. Numerous splits and handicap high games listed for several players.
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Tommy Hall
Charles Snyder
John Harden
Jim Snell
Nadine Vuick
Coca Cola
Leminicks
Cindy Callahan
Ed Happ
Emily Brown
Alberta Howington
Janell Snyder
Iris Rippey
Gene Rippey
Lillie Krick
Ruth Dugas
Wendy Harris
Jack Harris
Kittie Widener
Marvin Widener
Ovarleen Cumbee
Marvin Cumbee
Gene Hallman
Jimmie Sutphin
Erwin Bell
Ovarleen
Racing Roundup from Multiple Tracks Highlights Closely Contested Wins
Miami-Jacinto Vasquez won the Cape Canaveral Handicap at Hialeah by three lengths over Master Hand. Dear to All upset Cherrybird by two lengths at Bowie in the Coniver Handicap. American Victory led Sir Realist by three lengths in the Oaklawn feature. Retail King beat Trim Clip by a half length at Narragansett in the Washington Park Purse. Anthony II edged Sword of Gold in a photo finish at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Miami
Jacinto Vasquez
Hialeah
Master Hand
Bowie
Cherrybird
Hot Springs
Ark
Sir Realist
Oaklawn
Pawtucket
R. I
Trim Clipper
Washington Park
Narragansett
New Orleans
Anthony II
Fair Grounds
Kentucky Downs Auburn as UCLA tops poll in near season finale
Kentucky defeated Auburn 102-81 behind Dan Issel's 43 points while UCLA remained atop the AP poll. LSU routed Mississippi State 97-87 as Pete Maravich extended his scoring pursuit to 1,263 points this season. Western Kentucky, Houston and Villanova prepared for the NCAA Tournament with big wins.
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Associated Press
Kentucky
Auburn
Adolph Rupp
Rupp
Wildcats
UCLA
Tigers
Dan Issel
Pistol Pete
Maravich
Earl Monroe
Mississippi State
Western Kentucky
Houston
Villanova
Duke's Denton Named ACC Player of the Week
Duke center Randy Denton, 6 foot 10, was named the first ACC player of the week for the 1969 70 season by the Atlantic Coast Sportswriters Association. He previously won the honor on Dec 15 and joins Charlie Scott of North Carolina and Charlie Davis of Wake Forest as top honorees.
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N. C
Duke
Randy Denton
Denton
Atlantic Coast Sportswriters Association
Charlie Scott
North Carolina
Charlie Davis
Wake Forest
UCLA Climbs Back to No 1 in Basketball Poll
UCLA retakes the top national ranking with a 23 1 record after weekend wins over Stanford 120 90 and California 109 95. Kentucky slips to second as Davidson debuts in the Top Ten and South Carolina moves to third.
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Associated Press
Bruins
UCLA
Kentucky
Stanford
California
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Davidson
Wildcats
Florida State
South Carolina
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Canisius
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New Mexico State
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Pennsylvania
Iowa
Marquette
John Wooden
Southern California
Ken‘tucky
Houston
Drake
Notre Dame
Kansas State
Ohio U
Utah State
Cincinnati
North Carolina State
Columbia
North Carolina
Silent Screen Seeks Flamingo Derby Pace With Derby Hopes
Silent Screen, favored at 4-5 in the Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah, headlines a 13-horse field for the mile and an eighth race as he eyes a Kentucky Derby run. Naskra’s withdrawal leaves Personality and High Echelon as main threats with Braulio Baeza aboard High Echelon and Eddie Belmonte on Personality. Rotz, aboard Silent Screen, reflects on the colt’s long-distance potential after a Bahamas win and Garden State Trial performance.
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Miami
Sonny Werblin
Werblin
Naskra
Silent Screen
Phil Johnson
Waskra
Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream
Bahamas
Hialeah
John Rotz
John Jacobs
Eddie Belmonte
Personality
Braulio Baeza
Burd Alane
Ronald Turcotte
Rotz
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