Little 500 race shines with strong ASA effort
The American Speed Association staged the 24th Little 500 last Saturday night under Bob DeShamps. A fire at refueling injured a pit crew member but the event ran smoothly and Jeff Bloom won by four seconds aboard Ole Yeller with a clutch, an asset for the victory. Rex Robbins urged ready fire extinguishers at pits and several drivers fared well, including Tucker Nunnery finishing ninth after starting 24nd. he was hospitalized after with rib injuries.
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Bob DeShamps
ASA
Chuck Amati
Greenfield
Tennessee
Amati
Rex Robbins
Jeff Bloom
Elkhart
Butch Wilkerson
Bloom
Ole Yeller
Tucker Nunnery
South Point
Ohio
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Bobby Unser
Cale Yarborough
Ae John Martin
Jerry Grant
Denny Zimmerman
Marvin Clifton
Anderson
Bryant
Zimmerman
Clifton
Gordon Johncock
Johncock
Mark Donohue
Victory Lane
J. Lt
Penske
Mark
J&J and Eads Win Commercial Softball Games
Johnson and Jennings opened with five runs in the first inning to beat Regency Trailer Sales 9 to 2. Eads Typewriter Repair defeated Emge 9 to 5 after Emge led 5 to 3 on Bohannon’s three run homer. Eads scored twice in the seventh to take control.
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Jennings
Regency Trailer Sales
Eads Typewriter Repair
Emge
Shadyside Park
Bohannon
Eads
Regency
Union 76
Johnson and Jennings
Western Electric
Cic Kern
Edwards
Pritt
Sam Nunn
M. Norris
Gilley
Plank
Key
Dallenbach Gets a Chance to Drive Pollard's Car
Wally Dallenbach, 36, of East Brunswick New Jersey, will start 33rd in the Indianapolis 500 after replacing the injured Art Pollard in the Granatelli STP Lola. Pollard, from Medford Oregon, crashed in practice and is hospitalized with a broken leg. Dallenbach will run carburetion tests Wednesday and race on Saturday, driving in Goodyear colors on Firestone tires due to sponsor issues.
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East Brunswick
N. J
Dallenbach
Cale Yarborough
Art Pollard
Andy Granatelli
Pollard
Medford
Ore
Peter Revson
Bobby Unser
Granatelli
Goodyear Tire
New Jersey
Firestone
Goodyear
Firestones
Pirates third win stands out in area baseball action
Madison Heights earned its third win with a 14-4 rout of Pendleton Heights on the Pirates home field as a seven-run fourth inning flipped the game. Jeff Evans walked to start a rally, Craig Walker and Steve Porter forced and advanced runners, then Allen Jones doubled in two and Mike Roof cleared the bases with a three run homer. Madison Heights sits at 3-18 and travels to Alexandria Wednesday.
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Madison Heights
Pirates
Pendleton Heights
Pirate
Jeff Evans
Craig Walker
Steve Porter
Dave Wells
Stan Saverwein
Porter
Larry Buck
Allen Jones
Mike Roof
Alexandria
Shenandoah
Mount Vernon
Riggs
Raiders
Frankton
Highland
Jim Truex
Kerr
McCorkle
Olive's Marathon and local league scores recap
Results show Olive's Marathon team HR-Foggs third with Hazen and Arnold. Meadoobrook Sertoma and Fairview American matchups report HRs by J Freeman Archey Morrison and Jack Hall. Wednesday schedules include Police Pals vs Anderson College and Coca Cola vs Jack Hall.
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White River
Hazen
Snow
Girt
Arnold
Marty Stapleton
Hr—Foggs
Olive’s
So—Hazen
Police Pals
Anderson College
Meadowbrook
Sertoma
Moresjion
L. Freem McNeal
Reger
Hr—J. Freeman
Scott
So—Morrison
Coca Cola
Jack Hall
LaPorte Tops Indiana high school baseball poll
LaPorte holds first in the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association ratings with Lafayette Jefferson rising to second. Bloomington stays third after two losses, South Bend Clay slips to fourth, Seymour down, Bedford rising to ninth with a 16 game win streak. East Chicago Washington ties Bedford for No 9. full rankings list 1 through 18 with records and votes.
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LaPorte
Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association
Lafayette Jefferson
Indiana
South Bend Adams
Bloomington
Bedford
Martinsville
South Bend Clay
Seymour
East Chicago
Washington
Lakeshore
Marion
Hammond Noll
South Bend St. Joseph
Mount Vernon
Clarksville
Providence
Elkhart
Evansville Bosse
Evansville North
Evansville Memorial
New Albany
Fort Wayne
Reformatory League Schedule for Anderson Teams at Pendleton
The Anderson Commercial League softball teams will play all games against Pendleton Reformatory at the Reformatory. All single games start 4 30 p m except June 18 against Western Electric noon. Doubleheaders at noon and 4 30 p m. Schedule lists opponents and dates with game times.
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Western Electric
Eads
Union
Regency
Emge
Johnson & Jennings
Union 76
Nurses and Students Play Softball at Shady Side Park
Registered nurses clash with St. John s Hospital senior students in an annual softball game at Shady Side Park at 5 p.m. Coaches include Dr. Richard Bowers Dr. Lawrence Allen Jerry Bennett and ward manager Jerry Fite. Mark Shaw will sound the trumpet at 5 p.m. The public is invited.
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St. John's Hospital
Shadyside Park
Richard Bowers
Lawrence Allen
Jerry Bennett
William Kopp
Richard Carson
Jerry Fite
Mark Shaw
Hurtubise Enters Rex Mays 150 Race
Milwaukee, Wis June 3 entry announced for Jim Hurtubise in the Rex Mays 150 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park. Hurtubise, a local favorite, will drive the turbocharged Ford Coyote noted for a two league speed in qualifying for Indianapolis 500 efforts.
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Milwaukee
Jim Hurtubise
Wisconsin State Fairgrounds
Rex Mays
Hurtubise
North Tonawanda
N.Y
Seagren and Issakson Break Pole Vault World Record
American Bob Seagren and Sweden’s Kjell Issakson each cleared 18 feet 4 1 4 inches to set a world pole vault record at AAU competition in El Paso Texas. Seagren noted good conditions and a new Catapole. Issakson cited unfavorable wind and long wait for suitable wind, with both failing on three attempts at 18 6 14.
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EL Paso, Tex
Bob Seagren
Sweden
Kjell Issakson
Seagren
Southern California
Issakson
Santa Monica
Calif
Best State Track Efforts Listed
Indianapolis AP lists this year's top Indiana high school track efforts by event with state records in parentheses. Notable marks include Tom Vann 9.5 in 100 and Don Sellers 1:51.7 in the 880, with records from 1960s and 1970s cited for context.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Tom Vann
South Bend
Washington
Clyde Peach
Brebeuf
Bill Barnett
Jefferson‘ville
Pat Gullett
Gary Mann
Don Sellers
Evansville ‘Harrison
Kenny Head
New Albany
Evansville
Harrison
Leroy Spikener
Gary Froebel
Robin Shipman
Bedford
Scott Hiles
Anderson Madison Heights
Anderson High School Golf Prevails at Shelbyville Nine Hole Meet
Anderson High School golfers remained undefeated at 15-0 with a 154-166 win over Shelbyville at Elks Country Club. Scott Steger and Steve Douglass led with 38s, while Jeff Roberts, Jimmy Cue, and Dick Peck each shot 39. Bob Mertz-Holtz led Shelbyville with 39 as Tom Teagarden and Jack Risle trailed, and Anderson prepares for Tipton Thursday before next week's North Central Conference meet.
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Phil Sulivan
Anderson High School
Shelbyville Elks Country Club
Shelbyville
Scott Steger
Steve Douglass
Jeff Roberts
Jimmy Cue
Dick Peck
Anderson
Bob Meyerholtz
Tom Teagarden
Jack Risle
Steve Worland
Jac Beck
Golden Bears
Tipton
Hoover Named Lake Central Coach After North Judson Run
Hoover, 37, longtime North Judson High School basketball coach, was named head coach at Lake Central on Tuesday. He led North Judson to a 14-8 season and previously coached Salem and DeMott, winning a sectional title. He succeeds Tom Peyton who resigned after six years at Lake Central.
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Gary
Ind
Hoover
North Judson High School
Lake Central
North Judson
Salem and DeMott
Tom Peyton
Lake Central Post
Vuky Inducted In Racing Hall Of Fame
Indianapolis officials posthumously induct Bill Vukovich into the Racing Hall of Fame after his 1955 Indianapolis 500 death. The 1953 and 1954 winner led the 1952 race before steering failure. his widow Esther and son Bill, now a 500 driver, received the medallion at the 500 Oldtimers Club barbecue.
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Indianapolis
Bill Vukovich
Racing Hall of Fame
Vukovich
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Anton “Tony” Hulman
Ester
Bill
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