Two Cracks Precede Memorial Day 500 Qualifying
Two practice crashes marked the lead up to Memorial Day 500 qualifying in Indianapolis as Jim Hurtubise and Ebb Rose escaped injury despite damage. With Par nelli Jones and Bobby Marshman tipped as favorites, rain threatened a 150 mph lap while teams planned early Saturday runs to maximize inspection time and avoid weather delays.
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Shorty Templeman
Seattle
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Cook
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Pennsylvania Flyer
Still Hopeful Moss Seeks Return to Racing After Crash
London AP reports Stirling Moss shows slow general improvement after a Goodwood crash that left his left leg weak and his brain partly damaged. Doctors say full recovery uncertain as his family weighs whether he should return to the Grand Prix circuits.
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Stirling Moss
Moss
Goodwood
Alfred Moss
Little 500 Trials Set With Noted Racers At Sun Valley
Two former champions join a star-studded field as Sun Valley Speedway hosts time trials for the 14th annual Little 500. Vincent Edwards known as Dr Ben Casey leads a strong list including Red Renner and Johnny White. Pete Folse seeks first high banked track win while fastest qualifier earns 500 dollars and other payouts follow.
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Ben Casey
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America
al Sweeney
National Speedways, Inc
Red Renner
Dayton
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Warren
Mich
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Ollie Knepper
White
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Jim McElreath
Arlington
Texas
Pete Folse
Tampa
Fla
Arnold Knepper
Belleville
Ted Ready
St. Paul
Minn
Hershel Wagner
Hickman Mills
Gordon Woolley
Waco
al Fredenberg
Madison
Wis
Harv
Guglielmi Traded to Giants as Wedding Approaches
Ralph Guglielmi learns he has been traded from St. Louis to New York, a wedding gift ten days early. The veteran quarterback will back up Y A Tittle on the defending NFL Eastern Conference champions, while facing a busy personal schedule before honeymoon.
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Ralph Guglielmi
New York
Giants
St. Louis
Bill Triplett
Cardinals
Guglielmi
Wally Lemm
Sam Etcheverry
Charlie Johnson
NFL
Y. A. Tittle
Lee Grosscup
Tittle
San Francisco
Charlie Conerly
Conerly
al Sherman
Lefty Willis former Athletics pitcher dies at 56
Charles W. Willis known as Lefty, a left handed pitcher and switch hitter, died Thursday at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda Maryland. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1925 to 1927, appearing in 30 games with a lifetimes major league record of 31.
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Bethesda, Md
Charles W
Jaipur Seeks Withers Mile Win in Crowded Aqueduct Field
In the 87th Withers Mile at Aqueduct Jaipur the key 3 year old seeks a big payout with eight rivals. Willie Shoemaker rides the George D. Widener colt who aims for the Preakness and Belmont after Gotham Stakes glory. Cyrano Nassau Hall Green Ticket and others challenge for a $59,600 race with $38,740 to the winner.
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Willie Shoemaker
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Mister Pitt
Prego
Bert Mulholland
Widener
Gotham
Decidedly
Charles W. Engelhard
Nassau Hall
Manuel Yeaz
Duc d'Or
Grid Iron Hero
Daddy R
Demeter Drives Phillies Past Cubs in 12-2 Victory
Don Demeter drove in six runs with a grand slam and a sac fly as the Philadelphia Phillies walloped the Chicago Cubs 12-2 at Wrigley Field. Johnny Callison and Ted Savage each had four hits, while Jack Hamilton earned his third win. Billy Williams matched the big four hit mark for the Cubs in a loss that dropped Chicago into a rough stretch under Lou Klein.
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Don Demeter
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
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Phillies
Jack Hamilton
Philadelphia
Senators explode for 11 runs in sixth to blow out Orioles
Washington Senators rookie Dave Stenhouse pitched a six hitter as they crushed Baltimore 12 to 1 Friday night. The Orioles could muster little against the rookie and the Senators’ big sixth inning supplied all the offense.
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So ‘Stenhouse
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Onaans
Hoeft
U—Hurley
Flaherty
Runge
Carrigan
Michigan to Defend Big Ten Track Title
Michigan will defend its title May 18 at Purdue as 197 competitors contest the 62nd annual Big Ten outdoor track and field championship. Michigan entered a 33-man squad, with Iowa and Michigan State at 24, Wisconsin 23, Indiana 21, Purdue 19, Ohio State 16, and Illinois 10.
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Anderson High Tennis Rout Warren Central 7 0 in Indianapolis
Anderson High swept Warren Central 7 to 0 on Central courts. The Indians improve to 9-2 overall and 4-1 in NCC. Next up are Logansport at home and a trip to Richmond. Singles results include Richards over Chaney 63 6-2 and Lang over Archer 9-7 2-6 6-2. Doubles Richards Looper over Chaney McIntyre and Todd Clauve over West Archer.
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Looper
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Todd
West
Lang
Archer
Clauve
Miller
Ravens, Ravens, Ravens Sprint Through Hoosier Day
Anderson College squads join DePauw, Manchester, and Taylor for a full day of competition in baseball, track, and golf. Raven tracksters travel to the 57th Little State Meet at DePauw with 19 men, while Ravens baseball pursues a crucial win at Manchester to narrow a gap atop the conference. Golf at Hartford City tees off at 10 a.m. with Mazholtz hoping for a second victory over Taylor.
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Howard McGraw
Bill Lashbrook
Bob Mazholtz
Hartford City Country Club
Bernard Butler
Jerry Gould
Ron Denniston
John Osteen
Randall Childers
White River Little League Opens With Three-Game Day
White River Little League opens its season with a three game slate at the White River diamond in Athletic Park. Sam Norris will toss the first ball. Jaycees face Whitlock at noon, police and Anderson Sporting Goods meet at 2, Art's Pizza plays John Marshall Life Insurance at 4. Players report by 10 for team assignment.
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Sam Norris
Whitlock
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DePauw graduate to lead Seymour High football team
Seymour Indiana AP reports Richard Mace a DePauw graduate and longtime assistant at Seymour High School will become head football coach next fall, succeeding Walter Wintin who was recently named assistant at Warren Central near Indianapolis.
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Ind
Richard Mace
DePauw
Seymour High School
Walter Wintin
Wintin
Warren Central
Indianapolis
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