Top Knight's Belmont Record Broken By Stop The Music
Stop The Music, a bay colt by Hail To Reason from Bebopper, triumphed at Belmont Park in 1.03 4-5 to erase Top Knight's 1.04 furlong mark. Greentree, Eddie Kelley, and Telly, Straphanger, and other Aiken trained horses also figure in a busy week as Withers Stakes prep nears for Belmont.
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Top Knight
Belmont Park
Greentree Stable
Tom Fool
Informative
National
Illatron
Brookfield
Aiken
Bill Hicks
Telly
Belmont
T.W. Lark
Polly Park
Bolero
Kentucky
Straphanger
Gallant Man
Canonero II
Halo
North Sea
Zulu Tom
New York
Aiken County
All-Star Benefit Basketball Game In Richmond Set
An all-star pro style basketball game in Richmond will feature stars from both the NBA and ABA for Rubicon, the anti drug group. Ray Scott of the Virginia Squires will coach one team while Pete Vescey of the New York Daily News coaches the other. Teams will be picked by matching players to skills rather than league affiliation.
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Richmond
Rubicon
Antidrug Organization
Ray Scott
ABA
Virginia Squires
Scott
Pete Vescey
New York Daily News
Eichelberger Wins Kentucky Pro Celebrity Golf Title
Dave Eichelberger shot a six under par 66 to win the Kentucky Thoroughbred Pro Celebrity Golf Tournament at Wildwood Country Club in Louisville.
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Eichelberger
Associated Press
Louisville, Ky
Dave Eichelberger
Wildwood Country Club
NBA Officials Tryout Camp Sets June in Buffalo
The NBA will hold its officials tryout camp June 12-16 with the Buffalo Braves rookie camp. Sixteen applicants invited. six selected to officiate NBA exhibition games in 1972-73. Last season three were chosen for the regular staff.
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Buffalo
National Basketball Association
Buffalo Braves
NBA
National Golf Day Features Nicklaus Trevino Whitworth Carner
National Golf Day at Canterbury Golf Club in Shaker Heights features Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino as pros dueling, alongside Kathy Whitworth and JoAnne Carner. Amateurs begin May 13 with a $1 contribution, aiming to beat pro target scores set by the players, continuing until June 18 to raise funds for charity.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Canterbury Golf Club
Shaker Heights
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Kathy Whitworth
JoAnne Carner
Nicklaus
Trevino
U.S
Whitworth
Ladies Professional Golf Association
Texans Weigh $50,000 Prize for Three Texas Opens
Sponsors of the Byron Nelson Classic the Colonial National Invitation and the Houston Open consider a single $50,000 prize for the player with the lowest aggregate score across the three Texas tournaments. Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper played only one Texas event this year. Lee Trevino played in two and Gary Player in none.
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Associated Press
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
Texas
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Pirates surge past Phillies as Virdon leads offense
Pittsburgh fans saw a 7-3 and 4-2 sweep over Philadelphia, with Bill Virdon guiding a relentless attack. Rennie Stennett and Jose Pagan powered the offense, while New York Mets’ edge over St Louis narrowed in NL East standings.
Orioles Beat Tidrow as Baylor, Grich Lead Offense
Crowley had an off night at the plate but Baylor and Grich drove in a run each while Rettenmund added a single double and triple with two runs scored. The Orioles tallied all their runs in the first inning as Baylor scored Rettenmund on a single and then scored himself on Powell’s single.
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New York
St. Louis
Cardinals
Mets
Tug McGraw
Cardinal
Jerry Grote
Bud Harrelson
Boswell
Bobby Tolan
Cincinnati
Houston
Tolan
Reds
Joe Hague
Steve Garvey
Jim Lefebvre
Frank Robinson
Don Sutton
Los Angeles
Sutton
Jim Brewer
Chicago
Carl Morton
Montreal
Morton
Philadelphia
Cubs
Dusty Baker
Atlanta
San Diego
Baker
Bill Greif
Mike Corkins
Don Baylor
Terry Crowley
Bobby Grich
Baltimore
Earl Weaver
Orioles
Baylor
Grich
Pat Dobson
Dobson
Indians
Crowley
Merv Rettenmund
Dick Tidrow
Rettenmund
Boog Powell
Baseball Standings and Results From the National League East
National League standings list New York leading the East with 28 wins and 11 losses followed by Pittsburgh Montreal Philadelphia St Louis and Chicago. West leaders Houston and Los Angeles show strong marks. Weekly results cover many games including San Francisco Cincinnati and Pittsburgh victories and several extra innings shown for Philadelphia and New York.
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W. L. Pet. G.B. New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Mid Montreal
Philadelphia
St. Louis
West Houston
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Atlanta
San Diego
San Francisco
Montreal
New York
Houston
Gibson
Hands
Ellis
Torrez
Carlton
Matlack
Norman
Reed
Billingham
Wilson
Osteen
McDowell
W. L. Pet. G
Baltimore
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Milwaukee
West Oakland
Minnesota
California
Texas
Kansas City
Oakland
Olympic hopeful Bobby Lee Hunter to appear in Aiken
U S Olympic boxing hopeful Bobby Lee Hunter will appear at the Alston Wilkes Society meeting at St. John’s Methodist Church in Aiken tomorrow night. The 1962 formed group assists released prisoners and has funded much of Hunter’s boxing expenses with help from Ray Satterfield. The event starts at 7 30 p m with donations accepted and no admission charged.
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U.S
Bobby Lee Hunter
South Carolina Correctional Institute
Alston Wilkes Society
Hunter
Ray Satterfield
Aiken
Alston Wilkes
South Carolina
U.S. Olympic Committee
Texas
Satterfield
AAU
The
St. John's Methodist Church
Rains Pause Fishing. State Records Mentioned
Rain and muddy creek water briefly interrupt fishing but ponds and reservoirs remain fishable. Donnie Knight of Mauldin holds state records with a five pound bull head and a five and a half pound rainbow trout. A shellcracker weighed one pound seven ounces for state record potential, caught on a night crawler. A near tragedy occurred when a boater near Clark Hill Power Plant was capsized by the plant’s surge and swept two miles downstream.
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Clark Hill
Aiken Recreation Dept Schedules Summer Tennis Sessions
The Aiken Recreation Department announces three four week tennis sessions this summer at Virginia Acres Park courts. Sessions run June 5 to 29, July 3 to 27, and July 31 to August 24 with separate girls and boys classes and a beginners slot from 11 am to 12 noon. Paul Sauerborn is the instructor. Private lessons and clinics are available on request. To register call 648-0151.
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Aiken Recreation Department
Paul Sauerborn
Virginia Acres Park
Aiken
Jaycee Junior Golf Tourney Set for June at Local Clubs
The Aiken Jaycees sponsor a junior golf tournament at Highland Park and nearby clubs June 8-9. Entry forms are at Highland Park and several area courses with a June 5 postmark deadline. No fees. play starts 9 am each day. top four overall advance to Oakdale Country Club June 23-24, expenses covered by the Jaycees.
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Aiken Jaycees
Highland Park Country Club
Highland Park
Midland Valley Country Club
Palmetto Country Club
Howland Hills
New Ellenton
Jackson Golf Course
Oakdale Country Club
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Camel Ford
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Express
Bill Virdon
Frank Lucchesi
Virdon
Pirates
Phillies
New York Mets
Rennie Stennett
Jose Pagan
Houston Astros
Cincinnati Reds
Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
Montreal Expos
Atlanta Braves
San Diego Padres
Milwaukee Brewers
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Oakland A's
Texas Rangers
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Angels
Pagan
Stennett
Dave Cash
RBI
Ken Boswell
Tommie Agee
Ted Simmons
Timmerman
Wilcox
Culp
Cuellar
Kekich
Lockwood
Booker
Blyleven
Holtzman
Bahnsen
Ryan
Smiling Jack
Frank Panelli
Garden State Park
Martin Bromin
Cragwood Stable
Jorge Velasquez
Vaughn Geddes
Spartanburg
Columbia
Charleston
Donnie Knight
Mauldin
Onceurtenay
Jaycee
Stumper
House of Sucte
Aiken, S.C
Blazers
Richland Avenue East
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