Curt Day and Davids win Ben Shore Memorial Horseshoe Tourney
Curt Day of Frankfort, a former world champion, wins the Class A title and his 14 year old son claims Class B honors in a two day meet at the Anderson Horseshoe Club Fairview Park. Rob Davids of Indianapolis takes Class BB, with L Mullins of Muncie close behind. Trophies awarded by Mrs. Ben Shore.
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Oud
Ben Shore
Anderson Horseshoe Club
Fairview Park
Gross
Ashbaugh
Rowe
Bromfield
Rob Davids
Indianapolis
AHC
L. Mullins
Muncie
Walter Wilhoite
John Walton
Harper Is Best Thief In Seattle
Seattle outfielder Tommy Harper leads the American League with 27 steals in 42 games during spring training. Manager Joe Schultz frees him to run, and Harper’s on base speed fuels Seattle's surprise fifth place in the West. He compares favorably to Cincinnati’s 1965 season, while observ ers note pitchers grow jittery with each steal. He’s been picked off twice and thrown out six times.
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Jack Hewins
Associated Press
Seattle
Joe Schultz
Tommy Harper
Harper
Cleveland
Schultz
Tommy
Cincinnati
Redley
Old Oaken Bucket Game November 22 Sells Out At Bloomington
Indiana athletic director J W Orwig announced the November 22 Purdue vs Indiana football game in Bloomington is a sell-out with 52 354 seats filled. It sets a record as the earliest sell-out for the Old Oaken Bucket matchup.
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Bloomington
Ind
UPI
Indiana
J.W
Bill) Orwig
Orwig
Scottsburg's Bill James To Attend Houston Next Fall
Houston announced three Indiana high school stars and one Illinois player signed letters of intent. Bill James of Scottsburg Indiana stood out with a 36.1 points per game average last season. Indiana teammates Mike Schnepf of Decatur and Doug Worrell of Washington joined James, along with Chester Green of Rockport Illinois.
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Illinois
University of Houston
Guy Lewis
Bill James
Scottsburg
Ind
Mike Schnepf
Decatur
Doug Worrell
Washington
Chester Green
Rockport
Ill
Babe Ruth Pepsi Cola Referenced in Historic Record
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Babe Ruth and Pepsi Cola with cryptic codes 522 0005 14 10 4 and terms like Pepsin and Pei. Standalone fragments lack clear event, date, or context to form a fuller historical card.
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Pepsi-Cola
Ena Pepsin
Pei
Ing
Local league scores mix with soda brand matchups
Tuesday’s games list露 Coca Cola teams facing Local 777 and Nick’s Burgers matching Pepsi rivals. Erskine National Coke 5 run tally with Bush, Clark. Morehead 10 SO. White River Police Pals vs Central Tire 2-0 final. Anderson Blueprint meets Deckers amid scattered box scores and abbreviations.
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Sertoma Club
Hon
Pruett
Sezesny
Scott
HR — Morei
Wright
A Cola
Erskine National
Douglas
West
McMahman
Bush
Pepsi
Police Pals
Central Tire
Morehead and Schuster
Teague and Hurley
Morehead
Anderson Blueprint
Deckers
Sectional Scores From United Press International slate
Sectional scores include United Press International results across Indiana venues with wins by Batesville, Bloomington, Beech Grove, Bluffton, Brazil, Carroll, Columbus, Crown Point, Evansville Memorial, DeKalb, Eastbrook, Franklin Whiteland, Gary Edison, Greenfield, Jeffersonville, Knightstown, Lafayette Catholic, LaVille, Lebanon, Loogootee, Michigan City, New Albany, Noblesville, North Central, North Dearborn, Pittsboro, Princeton Mount Vernon, Richmond Hagerstown, Rockville, Salem, Southport, Speedway, Spencer, Sullivan, Tell City, Vincennes, Goshen, St Josephs, New Haven Concordia. Scores vary by game and innings with rain effects noted.
Freshman ND Football Star Drowns In Rogue River
Grants Pass Oregon UPI reports 19 year old Mark Brandt freshman Notre Dame football team member and expected punter drowned Sunday while swimming in the Rogue River 15 miles northwest of Grants Pass. He was swept away after a leg cramp as he pushed supplies. Two companions swam to shore as Brandt disappeared. He was the son of State Police Sgt and Mrs Bill Brandt of Grants Pass. The river was about 40 yards wide and 50 feet deep.
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Ore
UPI
Mark Brandt
Notre Dame
Rogue River
Here
Mark
Bill Brandt
Brandt
Moran's Ace Shines in Idlewold Pro Am
Charlie Moran of 1905 E Dith St Anderson aced the Par 3 ninth at Idlewold Country Club using a 5 wood to drop in front of the green and roll in for a hole in one. Moran's team finished third in the ABCD style Pro Am behind Abney Bradley Steenerson Reydell and Julian Lockwood Burch Richey.
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Edith St. Anderson
Idlewold Country Club
Chuck
Jim Howell
Myron Whitworth
Gene Stanley
Paul Abney
Vinnie Bradley
Jack Steenerson
Ray Reydell
Gene Julian
Bob Lockwood
Don Burch
Phil Richey
Charles Moran
Ermal McCormack
George Lentz
Tom Brandon
John Murphy
Three Hoosiers Qualify For U.S. Open Golf Tourney
Three Indiana golfers earned spots in the U S Open during sectional qualifying in Cincinnati. Indianapolis players Charles Genter and Ed Tutwiler plus Elliott Phillips of New Albany joined five qualifiers overall. Genter and Cardenas tied for 144, Tutwiler 145, Phillips 147, Rhyan led with 141.
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Indiana
Ed Tutwiler
Charles Genter
Indianapolis
Elliott Phillips
New Albany
Genter
Tutwiler
Phillips
Dick Rhyan Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Joe Cardenas
Pennington Elected IHSCA President
Indiana high school coaches group selects Ken Pennington of Rushville as president with Harold Cox of Kokomo named vice president Tom Stokes of Valparaiso as sergeant at arms and Charles Maas of Indianapolis Arlington as executive secretary in Indianapolis.
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UPI
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Rushville
Indiana High School Coaches Association
Harold Cox
Kokomo
Tom Stokes
Valparaiso
Charles Maas
Indianapolis Arlington
Local youths push to send Ann Reifel to Deaf Olympics
Campaign funds for 15 year old hurdler Ann Reifel reach 1,349 of 1,800 goal as Memorial Day donations arrive from Anderson and nearby towns. Ballentine urges more gifts to cover travel to Belgrade Yugoslavia for the Aug 10 to 17 games. ten days remain.
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Yugoslavia
Ann
Anderson
Madison County
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California
Indiana School For the Deaf
Olympic Fund
P.O. Box
Indiana
NFL Owners Reject Latest Shuffle Plan
New York’s NFL owners opened talks on realigning 13 teams into three divisions for 1970. No agreement reached on day one as Rozelle noted no urgency and schedules can wait until after baseball schedules are set. a computer firm claimed 90,090 possible 4-4-5 splits exist.
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UPS
National Football League
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San Francisco
Philadelphia
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Washington
Dallas
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Chicago
Detroit
Green Bay
New Orleans
Atlanta
Rozelle
Cleveland
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Minnesota Viking
Max Winner
Minneapolis
Night Games Standings and Schedule Across Leagues
Standings note NL and AL leaders with scores. Oakland crushed Cleveland 11-1 in 11 innings. Yesterdays results include San Diego 6 Philadelphia 4 and Atlanta 6 St. Louis 3. Probable pitchers listed for tonight across multiple matchups including Cuellar at Odom and Tiant at Pattin.
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Houston
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Atlanta
Los Angeles
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
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Washington
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United Press International American League
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Peters
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Seaver
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Carlton
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Wil Spet
Four Lifters Place High In State Meet
Two local weightlifters cap tules and two others took places in the Indiana State Powerlifting Championship Sunday at Columbia City. Paul Riddle won the 123 pound class with a 180 bench, 240 squat, 310 dead lift. Carlos Looper won 181 pound class with 360 bench, 465 squat, 585 dead lift. Jim Bruce placed third in 181 with 290 bench, 420 squat, 470 dead lift. Merle Kelley was second in 165 with 290 bench, 405 squat, 515 dead lift.
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Cap Tules
Columbia City
Paul Riddle
Carlos Looper
Jim Bruce
Merle Kelley
Riddle
Looper
Bruce
Kelly
Jupiter Named To San Francisco Warriors Staff
Former baseball writer Harry Jupiter was named public relations consultant for the San Francisco Warriors by owner Franklin Miculi. Jupiter, 37, covered the Giants for six years for the Examiner and previously worked five years with the AP in Fresno Sacramento and San Francisco, replacing Bob Dean who resigned to join the Berkeley Gazette.
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UPI
Harry Jupiter
San Francisco Warriors
Franklin Miculi
Jupiter
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Examiner
Associated Press
Fresno
Sacramento
Bob Dean
The
Warriors
Dean
Berkeley Gazette
Broncos Named Wild Card in AFL Realignment
The Denver Broncos are designated as a wild card team in the 1970 realignment, allowing an extra game with a NFL club. Cleon Jones of the New York Mets hit his first grand slam this spring against the Atlanta Braves after four years of trying.
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Denver
Denver Broncos
Cleon Jones
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Land and Roberts Tie In Coke Blind Par Tourney
Dr Land and Mr Roberts tied for first in the Coca-Cola Blind Par at the Anderson County Club after a weekend event. Green placed third with 75, three behind the leaders who posted 72. first blind par was 77 and several players earned the title across two divisions.
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R. N. Land
R. C. Roberts
Anderson County Club
M. E. Green
Land and Roberts
P. E. Schrenker
G. C. Hallenbeck
C. A. Blassaras
J.C. Drake
Jones takes lead in actual pins at Tommy Graves tourney
Darrell Jones of Anderson moves into first in the actual pin division of the 12th Tommy Graves 2 In 1 Singles at Tower Lanes Munice. Anderson bowls now lead in two of three divisions while Zelma Parkhurst holds a 1303 pin advantage in the ladies. Art Haire of Muncie tops the men’s handicap at 1354 as Jones totals 1336 for six games averaging 222 with only four open frames including a 7 10 split.
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Darrell Jones
Anderson
Tommy Graves
Tower Lanes
Muncie
Zelma Parkhurst
Art Haire
Jones
Fort Wayne
Donald Charais
Taylor To Play St. Cloud In First Round Of NAIA Play
Taylor University of Upland Indiana will meet St. Cloud Minnesota in the NAIA baseball tournament first round in St Joseph Missouri next Monday. Other teams in the double elimination event include William Carey College Apalachian State Grand Canyon Laverne Emporia State and Glassboro State.
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St. Cloud
NAIA
Kansas City
Taylor University of Upland
Ind
Minn
St. Joseph
William Carey College
Miss
Apalachian State
N.C
Grandanyon Vay Ariz
Laverne College
Calif
Emporia State
Kan
Glassboro State
N.J
Indiana Basketball Coach School Plans Announced
The 41st annual Indiana Basketball Coach School, a two and half day event, will run August 12 at Pigeon Forge Beach on Lake James adjacent to the Hoosier Basketball Camp. Tuition is 10 dollars. Featured coach is Harv Schmidt of Illinois with staff including Jack Colescott of Marion, Marv McCullom of Taft High School, and Gus Ganakas. Pederson expects between 100 and 150 coaches to attend.
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di Pourena
Tulane
Bledsoe Beach
Lake James
Hoosier
Harv Schmidt
University of Illinois
Jack Colescott
Marion
Marv McCullom
Taft High School
Hamilton
Ohio
Gus Ganakas
Pederson
Hole In One Fired In Tourney At AGC
Frank Lancing announced R D Roudebush and Jackie Jones were low gross winners and Jim Johnson with Gladys Clark captured low net in a Partner Draw Tournament held by the Sundowners at the Anderson Golf Center Friday. Hershell Clark fired a hole in one on the 93 yard 6th with a Pitching wedge. Clark partnered with Laraine Lancing. Jim Johnson and Gladys Clark completed the foursome. Detroit Tiger pitchers led the American League in complete games last season with 59.
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R. D. Roudebush
Jackie Jones
Jim Johnson
Gladys Clark
Sun Downers
Anderson Golf Center
Don Jones
Claudia Dowles
Fay Barker
Mary Massey
Herschell Clark
Clark
Laraine Lancing
Detroit Tiger
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