Rivals Struggle in Indianapolis Practice Speeds Hit 157
India Rodger Ward and Pat Flaherty suffered engine blowups and oil spills while trying to match Bobby Marshman and Bobby Unser speeds near 157 mph on the Indianapolis track. Parnelli Jones and Johnny Rutherford posted notable laps as cars leaked oil and were repaired ahead of Saturday's pole trials.
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Indianapolis
India
Rodger Ward
Dianapolis Motor Speedway
Auto Club
Hauser
Johnny Rutherford
Fort Worth
Tex
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Olty
Ronnie Duman
Dearborn
Mich
Guri
Costa Mesa
Calif
Allen Crowe
Duman
Hurst
Jim Hurtub
Fabulous Figure 8 Races Set For Sun Valley Saturday Night
Two Figure 8 races headline a Saturday program at Sun Valley Speedway with 45 cars in each heat. No serious injuries were reported despite numerous wrecks as 11,000 fans watched a calendar of events led by the Little 500 contenders and top drivers from Cicero, Anderson, Wilkshire, and other clubs. Time trials start at 6 40 p m, heat races at 8 30 p m, and the event showcases a growing field of over 150 cars across the track.
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John Dailey
Cicero
Jack Beaver
Blesville
Carson Phillips
Al/Rocket Racing Club
Nearlyderson
Bob Fields
Wil
Thellow
Fields
Sun
Kansas City
UPI
Anderson
Norm Siebern
Evans
Elmer Brown
Noah Jerry Lumpe
Brown
Athletics
Goens
Charles C
Finley
Dark Says Negroes Improve Baseball in Giants Colts Series
Houston AP report quotes Alvin Dark saying baseball is better now thanks to Negro players and more hard-throwing young pitchers. Dark contrasts today with 15 years ago while commenting during the Giants Colts four game set in Houston. Charles Smith resigns as Anderson Highland High School basketball coach after a losing season. six potential successors shown interest.
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Alvin Dark
San Francisco Giants
Dark
Giants
Houston Colts
Louisiana State University
Charles
Chuck) Smith
Anderson Highland High School
David Rankin
Highland
Smith
Nebraska
Indiana
Avalon
Chesterfield
Anderson High School
University of Nebraska
Yonkers Opens Night Season With New Grandstand
Yonkers raceway starts its spring meeting with a new grandstand and about $2 million in improvements. Cardigan Bay, the top Australian New Zealand pacer, is the early 32 to 1 favorite in the $15,000 New Zealand Prep at a mile, with Great Credit a close early choice in the co feature. Both are expected to compete in Yonkers International Pace series legs with drivers Stanley Dancer and Colin Berkett.
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N.Y
UPI
Yonkers Raceway
New Zealand
Cardigan Bay
Stanley Dancer
Great Credit
Down Under
David Lip
Ten Memorial Prep
Colin Berkett
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