Highland Scots and Pirates win openers at Anderson Sectional
Highland Baseball advances with a six run first inning surge and a two run homer by Rudig. Madison Heights defeats Alexandria 8-5 after late-inning scoring. Elwood Panthers rally in seventh to edge Frankton 3-2 in tense sectional opener. Scott and Konkle masterful on mound.
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Mets Rally To Beat Cardinals 7 6 In Ninth Twist
The New York Mets erased a 6-3 deficit in the ninth inning to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6, as Ken Boswell hit a tying homer and Tommie Agee scored the winning run on a passed ball. Pittsburgh surged behind with doubleheader sweeps of Philadelphia to narrow the Mets lead in the NL East.
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Kenyon Wins USAC Midgets in Salem Record
Mel Kenyon of Lebanon Indiana led on lap seven to win the 40 lap USAC midget race in Salem. He set a 12 minute 49 second 20 mile run at 93.63 mph average. Tom Bigelow of Whitewater Wisconsin finished second and Sonny Ates of Sellersburg Indiana was third after leading early.
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Donohue Wins Indy 500 After Brief Lead
Mark Donohue, 35, Newton Square, Pa., led only 12 laps but earned $218,767.90 by winning the Indianapolis 500. He set a race speed record of 162.962 mph and posted the fastest lap at 187.539 mph on lap 150. Bobby Unser finished second after a late surge, with Al Unser Jr. taking second following a penalty to Jerry Grant. Top 10 prize money listed, including Joe Leonard and Sam Sessions.
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Fort Wayne tops American Playground in tourney clash
Muncie Fort Wayne scored three times in the fifth inning to edge American Playground 5 3 in tourney action Sunday. American Playground led 1 0 early, Fort Wayne tied it in the third, Denny Doubled and Sigler drove him home for 2 1, Pruett singled in a run for 3 1, then Fort Wayne added three in the bottom of the fifth and an insurance run in the sixth. American Playground, now 21 3, faces Wabash Container in a doubleheader Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. at the Auxiliary Police Diamond. Anderson and Fleet, Shields and Smith.
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Sectional scores from Indiana high school baseball
Scores show Anderson Highland defeating Lapel 6 0 and Madison Heights 8 5 over Alexandria while Elwood beat Frankton 2 and Hobart over LaCrosse 7 0. Other games include Valparaiso 21 6 River Forest, Elkhart Penn 6 Marion 4, Elkhart 11 Concord 1 in five innings, and many more district results across counties with teams like Michigan City Rogers, Knightstown, Morton Memorial, Browns town central, South Bend LaSalle, Mishawaka Jimtown, Martinsville, Vincennes Washington Catholic, Manchester, Goshen, Crown Point Lake Central, and Gary Wallace among others.
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Executioner wins Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park
Executioner outfought favored Bold Reasoning in a bitter stretch duel to win the $118,200 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park. Eddie Belmonte rode the victor for Peter Kissel as the field raced a mile in 1 35 2 5 with 119 pounds, paying $34.80. Bold Reasoning finished second with Canonero II eighth amid an 57,029 attendance, the largest New York Thoroughbred turnout this year.
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Sportsmen Tryouts Announced for Anderson Team
Tryouts for the Anderson Sportsmen team will be held today at Memorial Field starting at 6 p.m. open to boys 18 and older.
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Smiling Jack Wins Jersey Derby at Garden State Park
Smiling Jack won the $137,200 Jersey Derby by seven lengths in nine furlongs at Garden State Park, returning $11.00 $5.40 and $4. Second Bar finished second at 18-1, Halo paid $4.60 to show. Trainer Ralph Mellvain paid the supplementary fee and predicted victory before a Memorial Day crowd of 36,585.
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First National League game opened on April 22 1876
The inaugural National League game took place in Philadelphia on April 22 1876. Boston triumphed 6 to 5 in a historic season opener highlighting early professional baseball milestones.
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