Offenhauser engines power many Indy 500 entries
Six of 83 cars in the Indianapolis 500 use compact four cylinder Offenhauser engines refined by Porter and his Goodyear lab team. Porter says the engine, with supercharger and fuel injection, can reach about 800 horsepower, yielding potential 200 mph laps. Swede Savage posted a 197.802 lap this month at Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Offenhauser
Miller and Mayer & Drake
Herb Porter
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Porter
Savage
Lancers Edge Glouster to Reach District Final
Federal Hocking defeats Glouster 3-1 in Northeastern Sectional finals earning a Class A district berth at Chillicothe. Terry Dillie doubles for Fed Hocking. Patton 2 for 4 for Glouster. Federal Hocking advances to meet Northwestern Sectional winner next Wednesday with the other district bracket to follow.
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Stewart
Federal Hocking
Chillicothe
Glouster
Lancers
Terry Dillie
Stuart Patton
Ed Hastings
Danny Hall
Mark Gillespie
Brent Gillespie
Vinton County
Glouster Oop
M. Gillespie
B. Gillespie
Gillett Hastings
Hall
Smith
Hastings
Golf Triangular at Athens County Club
Athens finishes second behind Marietta and ahead of Wellston in a triangular golf meet based on the low four scores. Marietta 166 Athens 174 Wellston 188 with Rich Whiteside medalist at 37 and notable scores from Amrine 38 for Marietta and Appledorn 42 for Wellston.
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Athens
Marietta
Wellston
Athens County Club
Rich Whiteside
Dave Amrine
Tom Appledorn
Ypsilanti youth baseball allows girl to play amid charter dispute
Carolyn King, 12, will join the formerly all boy Little League group in Ypsilanti Michigan after city diamonds were threatened with closure. The reversal followed city pressure and the league president says the decision is both morally and practically right as Carolyn makes her first appearance tonight.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Ypsilanti
Carolyn King
Carolyn
League
William Anhut
Cleveland Confrontation at Municipal Stadium
Cleveland police clashed with baseball wives after manager Ken Aspromonte ordered an unsual postgame workout following a 10-3 win over the California Angels. Wives and youngsters crowded the edge of the field as officers moved to clear the stands. General Manager Phil Seghi intervened and allowed the women to stay. Aspromonte warned future workouts are likely.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
Ken Aspromonte
California Angels
Phil Seghi
Aspromonte
Gilman trades two first-day picks for Parks and Smith
Houston Oilers General Manager Sid Gilman says few quality players will enter next year's NFL draft so he sent Dallas Cowboys a first and third round pick for defensive end Tody Smith and wide receiver Billy Parks. Also, a US college basketball tour of China is being planned for June 9 with State Department sponsorship.
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Houston
Houston Oiler
Sid Gilman
Billy Parks
Tody Smith
Dallas Cowboys
Gilman
Cowboys
Smith
Parks
Dallas
Springfield
Mass
People’s Republic of China
Springfield Union
U.S. State Department
U.S. Collegiate Sports Council
Black Hawks Alive In Hockey Playoffs
Chicago coach Billy Reay said the Hawks were still alive after a jovial meeting ahead of a nationally televised Stanley Cup game. They had just overturned expectations with an 8-7 comeback win in Montreal, cutting the series lead to 3-2 and forcing game six.
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Black Hawks
Chicago
Billy Reay
Chicago Black Hawks
Montreal
Hawks
Montreal Leads 3-2 in Stanley Cup Final After Game Five
The NHL Stanley Cup Final stands at 3-2 with Montreal ahead of Chicago. If needed, game seven would occur Sunday, May 13, following Wednesday schedule updates and the potential Thursday rest day.
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Montreal
Chicago
Ironton blanks South Point in district tournament bid
Ironton pitcher Jerry Murnahan scattered five hits as the Tigers routed South Point 9-0 to reach the Class AA district tournament at Rio Grande. Tino Bell went 3 for 4 with four RBIs and Dave Kriebel 2 for 3 with two RBIs as Ironton improved to 17-3. The Tigers jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first inning on three hits, three walks and an error.
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South Point
Jerry Murnahan
Ironton
Rio Grande
Tino Bell
Dave Kriebel
Tigers
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E. State
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Ranger 7 H.p
Bob Cone
White Motors
Columbus Road
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Court St
Johnny Carson
Botany
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Bankamericard Et
Lee Robert's
Wembley
House of York van Heusen
Nicioli Mancini
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