Personality takes Preakness as Hirsch Jacobs gets awaited crown
The late Hirsch Jacobs trained Personality to win the $203,800 Preakness at Pimlico by a neck over My Dad George. John Jacobs and Tom Jacobs praised their father while noting Personality’s steady rise after a Derby near miss and a Wood Memorial win earlier in the year. Dust Commander suffered a possible ankle issue after the Derby and may miss the Belmont Stakes.
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Baltimore
Hirsch Jacobs
Pat Arch
Jacobs
Personality
Pimlico
George
John Jacobs
John
Tom
Hirsca Jacobs
Wood Memorial
Belmonte
Silent Screen
My Dad George
Dust Commander
Mike Manganello
Don Combs
Combs
Golden Morroco Tops Palomino Show In Aiken
Golden Morroco ridden by 15 year old Patty Johnson of Atlanta won first in Western Show Horses and the top honor in the Palomino and Open Show at the Aiken Trotting Track. Johnson trained four year old Golden Morroco and was 1969 Reserve Champion of State Halter and English Pleasure.
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Hoss Campbell
Monroe
Mr. Goldman
South Carolina
Palomino Exhibitors Association
Aiken
Armour
Patty Johnson
Atlanta
Miss Johnson
Golden Morroco
Emperor Adams
Singing Pines Plantation
Benham Stewart
Joe Zero
Virgil Seng
Jan Seng
Campbell
Hand’s Rust
Vic Lutz
Kit Adewine
Cher’s Peppy
Debra James
Golden Morocco
Han’s Rust
Blondie
Copperwolf
Rodney Ready
Louise Stewart
Longstride Bill
Karean Felder
Felder
Sheik
Marian Burckhalter
Marian Buckhalter
Tony Cracker
Pacers Rally To Even Series In ABA Playoffs
Indiana Pacers defeat Los Angeles Stars 114 to 111 to tie the best of seven series after winning 109 93 Friday. Bob Netolicky hit decisive free throws in the final six seconds while Mel Daniels led with 31 points and 27 rebounds in Indianapolis.
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American Basketball Association
Anaheim
Calif
Indianapolis
Bob Netolicky
Leonard
Mel Daniels
Indiana
Whites beat Maxwell Brothers in rain shortened Pony League tilt
Righthander Bobby Zion pitched effectively to six innings for J. B. Whites, aided by Campbell and Wiland’s hits, as a rain shortened win moved Whites into a tie for third with Maxwell and Coca-Cola. Kaolin forfeited to Coca-Cola in the nightcap, keeping the standings tight at 3-1 leaders and 2-2 for the rest.
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J. B. Whites
Maxwell Brothers
Stewart Field
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Coca-Cola
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Fawcett
Wiland
Number One
Kaolin
Coca- Cola
Kaolin and
Underwriter’s
J. B. White
Satcher Motor Trails
Preakness Triumph Tops Pimlico Card With Jacobs Runner
Ethel B Jacobs' personality ridden by Ed die Belmonte edged My Dad George by a neck to win the $203,800 Preakness at Pimlico returning $11. In Hollywood Park Jerry Lambert rode Baffle to victory at $12.40 in the $112,800 feature. Royal Signal and Cathy Honey highlight Aqueduct Acorn Stakes earnings.
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Eddie Belmonte
My Dad George
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Inglewood
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Three Pigeons
Churchill Downs
Boston
Great Myster
Suffolk Downs
Miami
Fast Music
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Albany
Diego Security
Golden Gate Fields
Edgefield Explorers post two wins in district finals
In the Yamasee District Explorer Olympics quarter finals Edgefield Explorer posts 150 and 430 defeated opponents. Post 150 beat Post 110 38 to 15 while Post 430 downed New Ellenton Post 409 44 to 36. Finals set at St Johns Church in Aiken at 6 30 p m Wednesday with posts 110 150 409 and 430 advancing.
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W. E. Parker High School
Edgefield
Post 110
Aiken
First Presbyterian Church
Post 430
Star Fibers Company
New Ellenton
Unser Wins Pole at Indianapolis Ahead of May 30 500
Al Unser, Johnny Rutherford, and A J Foyt Jr prepared for the upcoming Indianapolis 500 after posting 10 mile clock runs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rutherford topped qualifying with a 171.135 mph lap while Foyt was second fastest at 171.103 mph in Coyte Ford.
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al Unser
Johnny Rutherford
A.J. Foyt Jr
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Foyt
Unser
Rutherford
Eagle-Offenhauer
H. Foyt
Coyte-Ford
Aiken High Honors Flag Flown for Athletes
Aiken High School flies its Honor Flag to honor outstanding athletes. The Hornet golf team finished third in the Conference AAAA state meet at Furman University with Vernon Hyman and John Schroder as top individuals, Hyman 222 three rounds and 74 average, Schroder 223. Track athletes Hillman, Bell, Baldwin, Baker, Prince, and Lip Watson won eight golds and four bronzes at the State AAU Meet in Sumter.
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Hornet
Furman University
Vernon Hyman
John Schroder
Hyman
Schroder
Richard Hillman
Jerome Bell
Mack Baldwin
Jimmy Baker
James Prince
Phillip Watson
Sumter
Royals ride extra inning magic to sweep White Sox
Kansas City beat Chicago 3-2 in 10 innings and 8-4 in 11 to extend its extra inning success to 7-0. Joe Keough and Jim Rooker starred with timely hits as Amos Otis started the 10th with a double and Wilbur Wood took the loss again.
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Jim Rooker
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Keough
Booker
Royals
White Sox
Chicago
Amos Otis
Syd O’brien
Wilbur Wood
Hornet Golfers Win Class AAAA Championship In Sudden Death
GREENVILLE A C Flora's crack golf team won the Class AAAA title at Furman University with a record 914. The Falcon foursome Howard Wills Os Hillman Gus Sylvan and Robbie King led the 54 hole event with scores of 998 226 224 and 236 respectively and Sylvan had the best 54 hole total among winners at 224. Florence edged Aiken in sudden death for second place with 932 teams. Vernon Hyman of Aiken set a new medallist record with 222 and Mike Schrader and Steve Broome were one stroke back with 223.
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A. C. Flora
Furman University
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Howard Wills
Os Hillman
Gus Sylvan
Robbie King
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Sylvan
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Aiken
Vernon Hyman
Jim Player
Rock Pitts
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Steve Broome
Edmunds
Falcons
Aaron hits 3 000th career hit as Reds sweep Braves
Hank Aaron joined the 3 000 hit club with a RBI single in the nightcap and his 570th homer against Cincinnati. The Braves lost the doubleheader 5-1 and 7-6 as Cincinnati opened a six game lead in the NL West. Musial presented Aaron with the historic ball and the game ended with a Reds win on a Don Gullett single in the 15th.
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Wayne Simpson
Pat Corrales
Tony Venton
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