Open 1961 Indianapolis 500 Promises Wide Open Race
The 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 looms with fair weather and 33 entrants led by Jack Brabham. Veterans Rodger Ward and Eddie Sachs, plus rookies, vie for victory in a field prized for speed and danger, with history of 53 deaths at the track and last year's record pace by Rathmann.
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Jack Brabham
Australia
Ray Harroun
Frank Lockhart
Johnny Parsons
Tony Bettenhausen
Sam Hanks
Speedway
Tony Hulman
Hanks
Rodger Ward
Jim Rathmann
Eddie Sachs
Jim Hurtubise
Parnelli Jones
Eddie Johnson
Sachs
Brabham
Jones
Torrance
Calif
George Souders
30th 500-Mile Race May Be Most Wide-Open In History
Anderson High School celebrated Athletic Honor Day with awards for Tom Seal Frank Meeker Phil Martin Marvin Morgan and Jim Duffy. Captains of spring sports were honored along with National Athletic Scholarship Society winners and senior lettermen across football track basketball golf and wrestling.
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AHS
Morgan
Seal
Meeker
Duffy
Martin
Anderson High School
Tom Seal
Carl Erskine
Frank Meeker
Anderson Tennis Club
Phil Martin
Jack Zoll
Marvin Morgan
Carl M. Bonge
Jim Duffy
Phil Roby
Joe Faust
National Athletic Scholarship Society
Garland Barron
Steve Calloway
Jim Carter
Steve Cummins
John Gibson
Roger Melson
Neil O'Brien
Eddie Rayford
Bill Tallman
George King
Conward Bivens
Curt Bradley
Stephen Clark
Steve Comstock
Jan DeFord
Bill Freeman
Tom Gary
Bill Graham
Ray Hensley
Robert Huffman
Stephen Jackson
Rickey Kirk
Tony Mainard
Joe McCord
Bill McCarty
David McCord
Joe Perdue
Paul Price
Lanny Reger
Jerry Stephenson
Robert Stoops
Melvin Sylvester
Bob Townsend
Larry Vance
Ron Wallace
Jerry Woods
Don Barnett
Pete Russo
Roger Dotson
Bob Stecher
Joe Foust
Rex Robbins
Ronnie Smith
Melvin
Bob Dunham
Dennis Courter
Bob Foust
Marion Havermale
Joe Kilmer
Bob Lewis
Gary Lewis
Dan
Steve Jackson
Jim Clark
Larry Glaze
Mike Hughes
Doug Looper
Darrell Richards
Gilbert Barron
Burl Boston
Mike Gammon
George Bowden
Tom Hardwick
Joe Newman
John Wiley
Mike Fox
Bob Freeman
Ray Fleenor
Jerome Beazley
Walter Goree
Tom Johnson
Tom Watson
David Davidson
Charles Armstrong
Dan Ball
Marvin Hogan
Tom Davis
Bob
Larry Huse
Monogram
Cliff Bales
Richard Barnett
Larry Bausman
Fred Bryant
John Carpenter
Don Carter
Marshall Carter
Gary Estle
R. C. Faber
John Isom
Sam Layton
Eddie Leffen
Frank Morgan
James Nave
Roger Newsome
David
Carl Bonge
Herald
Indianapolis 500 Memorial Day lineup listed for May 30
AP World adds the starting grid for the 500 mile Memorial Day race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with 11 rows of drivers and their respective car sponsors including Eddie Sachs Don Branson Jim Hurtubise A J Foyt Rodger Ward Parnelli Jones Dick Rathmann and more with speeds shown beside each name.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Eddie Sachs
Center Valley
Dean
Don Branson
Champaign
Ill
Hoover
Jim Hurtubise
Lennox
Calif
Demler
Rodger Ward
Sun City
Parnelli Jones
Torrance
Agajanian
Dick Rathmann
Roselle
Robbins
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Bowes
Len Sutton
Portland
Ore
Bryant
Bill Cheesbourg
Tucson
Ariz
Eddie Johnson
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Jim Rathmann
Miami
Souchak Beats Snead by Five Strokes in Virginia Exhibition
Mike Souchak shot 31 on the front and 36 on the back for a 67 five under par to top Sam Snead by five strokes at the James River golf course in Richmond. Snead finished even par with a 72.
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Richmond
UPI
Mike Souchak
Sam Snead
Country Club of
Golden Anniversary 500 Facts From Indianapolis Race
Facts and figures on the Golden Anniversary 500 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Details include track specs, seating capacity, field of 33 drivers, pole speed by Eddie Sachs, Brabham listed among engines, lap prize funds, purse totals, media coverage, start time, and mortality notes from prior races.
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Indianapolis
United States Auto Club
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Eddie Sachs
Cooper Climax
Jack Brabham
Jim Rethmann
Speedway
Rathmann
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Armed Services Radio
Tony Bettenhausen
Pat O'Connor
Palmer to play 50,000 Ameri can Golf Classic at Firestone
Akron Ohio UPI reports Arnold Palmer the year's second money winner will compete at the $50,000 Ameri can Golf Classic at Firestone Country Club August 24 27 Palmer trails Gary Player in earnings and seeks another shot at the course that denied him the Triple Crown last year.
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Akron, Ohio
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Firestone Country Club
Palmer
Gary Player
South Africa
Auction Sales Expand Across Indiana Listings
A long list of upcoming auctions and sales in Indiana includes dissolution, public, executor and real estate auctions. Items range from household furnishings and goods to jewelry and personal property with locations in Shir ley Wayne H. D. Kirk Anderson Indian Meadows Oakville Pendleton and nearby areas.
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Meridian Street
Anderson
Indiana
Superior Court of
Madison County
Ellen van Hook
Avondale
RCA
Tide Water Associated Oil Company
James E. Barkalow
Virginia Barkalow
Charles B. Salyer
East 9Th St
Howard H. Brown
Egg Hood
Ethel Jenkins
Shawnee Dr
Indian Meadows
Uct
Arthur Carmichael
Oakville
Ind
Vuncie
State Rd
Ellenberger Bros. Aucs
Raymond Reger
Pendleton
St. Rd
McShirley & Kirk
Acts
Vets Trio Circle Indianapolis Track for Golden Anniversary 500
Three veteran drivers led by 79 year old Ray Harroun circle the Indianapolis Motor Speedway before the Golden Anniversary 500. Eddie Rickenbacker and Earl Cooper join Harroun in historic cars. museum pieces are polished for the event as a potential record 500 unfolds. Rickenbacker’s Duesenberg is restored for the Speedway Museum.
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Indianapolis
Ray Harroun
Speedway
Harroun
Eddie Rickenbacker
Earl Cooper
Rickenbacker
Cooper
Speedway Museum
Jim Rathmann
Sunday Baseball Results Across Leagues
National League games saw Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 2 Los Angeles 4 Milwaukee 3 San Francisco 6 Chicago 5 St Louis 8 Pittsburgh 4. American League totals include Chicago 14 New York 3 and Cleveland 9 Kansas City 1 Boston 5 Baltimore 0 Washington 6 Minnesota 4 Detroit 9 Los Angeles 4. American Association fixtures Louisville 3-8 Indianapolis 2-4 Dallas-Ft Worth 11 Omaha 8 Houston 16 Denver 4.
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San Francisco
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Minnesota
Boston
American Association
Louisville Pet GB
Houston
Indianapolis
Denver
Omaha
Cal
Ft. Worth
Louisville
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Dallas Ft. Worth
Rochester
Jersey City
Charleston
Syracuse
Willey
Buhl
Mahaffey
Ferrarese
Ellsworth
Brewer
Mizell
Friend
Gibson
Williams
Maloney
O'Toole
Jones
Marichal
Terry
Conley
Garver
Donovan
Ramos
Pascual
Grant
Hawkins
Archer
Nuxhall
Messi
Foytack
Barber
Brown
Pierce
Shaw
Baseball results and today’s schedule across leagues
Yesterday's results recap include Cincinnati 5 San Francisco 1 and Indianapolis 10 Louisville 2. Today’s games feature NL and AL matches with multiple doubleheaders and start times listed for each pairing.
Yale and Princeton First Met in Football Rivalry
Yale and Princeton began their football series in 1873 with Yale leading 42 to 31 and ten ties recorded in the long rivalry.
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Yale
Princeton
Edgewood Cards 2 Ball Tourney Pairings Announced
Edgewood Country Club announces married mixed two ball tourney pairings and tee times. Sponsors include Sears Roebuck and Bry an's Variety Stores. Special children's activities and a card party are planned by co chairs. First flight times and participants listed. note Rhine Maiden won the Preakness in 1915 earning $1,275.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood Country Club
Robert E. Jones
Cochairmen
Sears Roebuck and
Bryan’s
M. W. Paugh
Clarence Nevland
Blanche Filbey
Bob Forbes
Ann Brodnick
Duke Paugh
Virginia Thompson
Dale Jackson
Wm. Barcus
Bob Bird
Vera Cotton
Ed Flanagan
Lee Paugh
Walter Wickerham
Margaret Webb
Franklyn Marsh
Bonnie Brown
John Daley
Eunice Anderson
Dan Brown
Louise Marsh
Dick Cotton
Frances Murphy
Oren Nichols
Bert Johnson
Cliff Hardwick
Don Childes
George Banner
Carolyn Nichols
Joe Dye
Frances Forbes
Gertrude Jackson
Paul Boots
Dee Banner
Sy Corbin
Jerry Boots
Walt Reynolds
George Thompson
Em Flanagan
LeRoy Brodnick
Marian Jenkins
E. D. Anderson
Amy Dye
Bob Jones
Evelyn Carter
Ernest Carter
Enid Martin
Bob Martin
Joyce Jones
Official Finish of the Twelfth Plus One Little 500
The list shows finish positions and drivers for the Twelfth Plus One Little 500 with names and home towns such as Dallas ex, Clare Leones Madison Heights Michigan, Renner Dayton p s Sedlien Carter Breckenridge Michigan, Bill Kimmell New Middletown Indiana, Woody Huntington Milroy Indiana, Jim McCune Toledo Ohio, Al Beale Toledo Ohio, Jim Murphy South Haven Michigan, Hank Stickney St Clair Shores Michigan, Calvin Gilstrap Salem, Allen Barr Columbus, Rollie Beale Toledo Ohio, Hank Arnolds Detroit Michigan, Dan Bunch Danville, Serg Tesolin Windsor Ontario, Paul Montigue Hamilton Ohio, Bud Sterrett San Diego, Bob Pratt Union City Indiana, Harold Stonerock Winchester Indiana, Leorry Neumeyer Compton California, Ray Duckworth Anderson Indiana.
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McElreath
Dallas
Clare Leones
Madison Heights
Mich
Renner
Dayton
Sedlien Carter
Breckenridge
Bill Kimmell
New Middletown
Ind
Woody Huntington
Milroy
Jim McCune
Toledo
al Beale
Ohio
Jim Murphy
South Haven
King
Muncie
Ore
Gulden
Dan Bunch
Danville
Serg Tesolin
Windsor
Ontario
Paul Montigue
Hamilton
Bud Sterrett
San Diego
Bob Pratt
Union City
Harold Stonerock
Winchester
Leorry Neumeyer Cormpton
Cali
Ray Duckworth
Antesson
Colorado State Bears secure 12th College World Series berth
The Colorado State College baseball team defeated Wyoming 12-1 to win the NCAA district 7 finals and earn a record twelfth trip to the national tournament in Omaha. CSC officials cited the Bears as the first to reach Omaha twelve times. awards and honors were presented by Athletic Director Joseph Sparks to Plough Dan Smith James Simmons Danny Sink Phil Taylor MelvinVertner Hal Harris and Spencer Ramsey.
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Laramie
Wyo
UPT
Colorado State College
Wyoming
CSC
Bears
Omaha
Plough
Dan Smith
James Simmons
Danny Sink
Phil Taylor
Melvin Vertner
Hal Harris
Spencer Ramsey
Joseph Sparks
Owners urge uniform rules for American and foreign entries
Indianapolis RP report notes the National Championship Car Owners' Association adopted a resolution seeking identical rules for all entrants at the speedway. The move responds to a dispensation for world champion Jack Brabham whose small English Cooper Climax car violates the American wheelbase minimum. J C Agajanian was re elected VP and said exceptions should end.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Jack Brabham
Australia
National
Championship Car Owners’ Association
J. C. Agajanian
San Pedro
Calif
Brabham
Man Attempts To Fix Race At Manila Track
A man at Manila's San Lazaro Race Track carried a submachinegun in a sack and warned jockeys that anyone letting the horse Director win would be shot. Director, a 418-1 long shot, initially led but fell back before the suspect fled without firing.
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Manila
San Lazaro
Director
Cox and Paul Added to Northern All Stars
Fort Wayne Indiana UPI reports Dave Cox of Kokomo and Kent Paul of Huntington were named to the Northern All-Star team to play the South in a high school basketball tilt next month.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
UPI
Dave Cox
Kokomo
Kent Paul
Huntington
S. J. Grossnickle Office Closure Notice
An office of S J Grossnickle will be closed until a re opening on June 1st. Public access resumes after the stated date.
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S. J. Grossnickle
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