Foyt Indy Choice Champ Part Of Pack
A J Foyt starts from pole as defending champion Johnny Rutherford joins a strong Indy 500 field of 33 cars. Weather may slow the 1 million race with heat and possible showers raising fuel and piston risk.
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Gordon Johncock
al Unser
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Bobby Unser
Johncock
Albuquerque
Unser
Weather Service
Indy
Jud Phillips
Mike Mosley
Eagles Win In 12th In Area Baseball Action
Frankton defeated Elwood 3-2 in 12 innings while Marion beat Alexandria 7-1 in area high school baseball last night. The Eagles scored unearned run in the 12th as Steve Fuller walked stole second advanced on a wild pick off by Phil Leisure and scored on a wild pitch. Leisure struck out 15 Eagles in 82.3 innings but allowed the decisive run in the 12th and the Eagles end the season 5-6 with a sectional on Monday versus Madison Heights.
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Alexandria
Eagles
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Phil Leisure
Leisure
Madison Heights
Scott Wins SV Feature at Sun Valley Speedway
Veteran midget racer Les Scott of Ossian won the 50 lap CORA feature at Sun Valley Speedway with Jerry Hipple of Waterman second and A. J Todd of Ossian third. King Kramer of Lansing also won a trophy in the mid midget clash. Heat winners included Larry Fritz of Indianapolis Alan Brown of Lafayette Danny Williams of Indianapolis and John Spillman Noblesville Johnny Keller Anderson.
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Waterman
A. J Todd
Sun Valley
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Lansing
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Indianapolis
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Lafayette
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Jim Brerwer
Noblesville
Bob Wyman Muncie
Johnny Keller Anderson
Tom Hughes
Anderson
John Spillman
Johnny Keller
Little 500 Race Promises Thrilling Night at Sun Valley
About 15,000 fans are expected for the 27th Little 500 at Sun Valley Speedway in Anderson. The quarter mile track will host 33 racers vying for $3,000 first prize. favorites include Bud Frazier Dave Scarborough and Ed Lute. The event, begun by Joe Helpling, is a celebrated short track classic that fuels future Indy 500 drivers.
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Paul Gwynn
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Brooks
Joe Helpling
Helpling
Parnelli Jones
Jim McElreath
Jim Hurtubise
Pat Flaherty
Bud Tinglestadt
David
Night Baseball 40 Years Since First Lights at Crosley Field
The Reds celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first night game at Crosley Field on May 24 1935 and plan 53 night contests at Riverfront Stadium this season. Ival Goodman recalls the original event and the foggy fireworks adding to the spectacle while fans once overflowed Crosley’s capacity in 1935.
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Babe Herman Goodman
Paul Dean
McGinnis Seeks Release From 76ers Amid Knicks Talks
Pacers star George McGinnis sues for release to negotiate with the Knicks while expressing no NBA interest in Philadelphia. Leonard criticizes agent Irwin Weiner for interference and vows to bar agents from his locker room. Suit filed Friday in New York federal court follows Pacers defeat to Kentucky.
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NBA
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Kentucky
Jabbar on Trade Block Rumors Stir Bucks Trade Talk
Milwaukee Bucks president Bill Alverson stressed Kareem Abdul Jabbar is not on the trading block despite persistent talk. He denied a rumored three way deal involving the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks, noting no active effort to move the star center.
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Alverson
Abdul Jabbar
New York Knicks
Atlanta
Lou Hudson
New York
Walt Frazier
John Gianelli
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Saad 7 oe ene 24 Puno De Little 500
The readable fragment notes a little race event with a crowd and a prize amount mentioned in the garbled text. Names and exact places are unclear but reference to a race and a payout appear. No clear dates or organizations are identifiable.
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