May and Wynn duel for NL homer lead in haymaker weekend
Lee May and Jimmy Wynn traded power as May hit two homers in Cincinnati's 7 2 victory over Montreal and Houston's Norma Astros beat the Mets. May's 12th homer tied for the NL lead with Wynn until Willie McCovey joined the tie with 12 in four games. The Pirates swept the Giants behind Bill Mazeroski and Carl Taylor. In other NL action Atlanta toppled Philadelphia while St Louis shut out Los Angeles behind Bob Gibson. Bert Yancey edged Bruce Devlin in a playoff to win the Atlanta Classic for 23000.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Wynn
Houston
Wynn
Lee May
May
Cincinnati
Montreal
Astros
New York Mets
Willie McCovey
San Francisco
McCovey
Giants
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
San Diego
Chicago
Expos
Reds
Bobby Tolan
Alex Johnson
Tony Perez
Perez
Norm Miller
Curt Blefary
Tom Seaver
Mets
Eamer
Seaver
Blefary
Miller
Jesus Alan
Jim Bunning
Wille Stargell
Bobby Bonds
Pirates
Bill Mazeroski
Carl Taylor
George Stone
Cecil Upshaw
Philadelphia
Upshaw
Stone
Braves
Mike Lum
Orlando Cepeda
Bob Gibson
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Gibson
Cardinal
Curt Flood
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore
Mike Hershberger
Danny Cater
Minnesota
Dave Boswell
Yankee Stadium
Harmon Killebrew
Dick Woodson
Yanks
Ron Perranoski
Bob Oliver
Ellie Rodriguez
Royals
Senators
Tommy Harper
Torforce
Seattle
Lee Maye
Ie Joinnats
Bob Gibson Cardinals
Losete
Pre’ Louis
Debvers
Lonborg and McLain pace shutouts as Red Sox and Tigers win
Lonborg and McLain each fire seven scoreless innings in shutouts for Boston and Detroit. Lonborg suffers a stiff shoulder yet guides the Red Sox past Chicago 1-0 while McLain’s two days rest helps Detroit beat California 10-6.
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Jim Lonborg
Denny McLain
Lonborg
McLain
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
California
Vicente Romo
Red Sox
Angels
John Hiller
Foyt Wins Pole at Indianapolis 500 in Record Fourth Run
A J Foyt starts from the pole for the Memorial Day race aiming for a fourth Indy 500 victory. Mario Andretti and Bobby Unser join him on the front row as turbo-Ford and turbo-Offy cars fill the field, with Lotuses withdrawn over hub safety concerns and Ronnie Hill noting Lotus disappointment.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
AJ. Foyt
Foyt
Lotus
Colin Chapman
Britain
Jochen Rindt
Austria
Graham Hill
Hill
Denis Hulme
New Zealand
Jack Brabham
Australia
Chapman
Mario Andretti
Bobby Unser
Andretti
Nazareth
Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
Mark Donohue
Media
Indy
Gordon Johncock
Hastings
Mich
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Ariz
McCluskey
George Snider
Bakersfield
Calif
STP
Andy Granatelli
Chicago
Mario
Donohue
Dan Gurney
Repco
Brabham
Billy Vukovich
Major League leaders and top players truncated list
Summary of top MLB leaders across categories with players from the American and National Leagues. Highlights include batting leaders like Lorew and Robson, runs and RBIs by Murcer and Robson, home run and stolen base leaders, doubles and triples tallies, and noted pitchers and strikeout figures from various teams.
Peters Bryant Are Ohio's Top Athletes
Frank Peters named athlete of the year by the Varsity O Association of Ohio University at its banquet. Cleve Bryant won the Bobcat of the Year award from the student newspaper. Post officers announced for the coming year are Tom James president Craig Rader vice president Jim Wycoff secretary and Mike Schott treasurer. Frank Ellwood spoke as assistant football coach.
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Frank Peters
Ohio University
Oho University Inn
Cleve Bryant
Tom James
Craig Rader
Jim Wycoff
Mike Schott
Frank Ellwood
Auto racing thrives as a fast growing spectator craze
New Yorker report explains auto racing as a mix of showroom spectacle and theater for millions. It notes NASCAR founder Bill France Sr and Daytona Beach at the helm, with tracks expanding from Florida to Michigan Texas and beyond, plus financiers like Larry Lopatin driving new venues and GASCAR promoter John Gaskey reshaping the sport.
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New York
America
Detroit
William HC
Bill” France
National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing
France
Nascar
U.S
Daytona Beach
Fla
Darlington S.C
Charlotte
Rockingham
N.C
Atlanta
Irish Hills
Mich
Talladega
Ala
Dallas
Tex
West Point
N.Y
Daytona International Speedway
Ontario
Calif
Los Angeles
Indianapolis Speedway
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Richmond
Houston
Chicago
Larry Lopatin
John Gaskey
Concord
Gaskey
Spencer Misses In Finals At Columbus Track Meet
Gallipolis athlete Tom Spencer qualified for the 120 yard high hurdles finals with a 14.7 in preliminaries but did not place in the finals. He also entered the long jump but did not place. The Columbus state high school track meet results reflect a strong opening day with no finals appearance for Spencer.
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Columbus
Tom Spencer
Gallipolis
Spencer
Unclear OCR item on weekend sports results
Fragmentary text references weekend results and games but lacks identifiable teams places dates or clear outcomes. No verifiable names or events present to form a coherent summary.
Ohio not to host district Fear baseball tournament
The District Fear baseball tournament likely won t be held at Trautwein Field as first believed. Ohio representing the Mid American Conference was to host last year but floods moved it to Minneapolis. The site rotates by conference, so this year the Mid American school may be skipped. It will probably be at the Big Ten champion Minnesota.
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Ment
Trautwein Field
Ohio
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Ungar Wins Skyline 25-Lap Super Modified Feature
Steve Ungar of Garretsville Ohio captured the 25 lap Skyline Speedway super modified feature. He led from the fourth lap in a car he called not quite right yet and earned a popular victory as Leas Mast McCoy and Kinser also posted strong showings. In roadstock action Jim Fleming led from start to finish with a damaged transmission case but secure the win.
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Steve Ungar
Garretsville
Phio
Skyline Speedway
Ungar
J. D. Leas
Steubenville
Ted Wise
Hubbard
Ohio
Leas
Wise
Dean Mast
Cleveland
Jim McCoy
Smithville
West Virginia
Bob
Sheldon Kinser
Bloomington
Indiana
Fleming
Bellevue
Larry Marks
Belpre
Marks
McOy
Fred Hadley
Monty Goodfellow
Athens
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al Ferrara
Ollie Brown
Johnny Padres
Padres
Ron Santo
Joe Niekro
Bert Yancey
Bruce Devlin
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Dick Coach
Tigers
Mayo Smith
Denny
Balltimore
Oakland
Don Buford
Twins
Kansas City
Washington
George Scott
Tommy John
White Sox
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Duane Josephson
Don Wert
Willie Horton
Lorew
F. Robinson
Biorr
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Robson
Beltmore
Murcer
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F Robinson
Carew
Byford
Johnson
Megan
Howerd
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Harper
Campareris
McNally
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Wee
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Change
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St Louis
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Abernathy Chicago
Stone Ore
Baldschun
Sona Oo
Jenkins
Cheage
Gbson
St. Lewis
Coco Laboy
Tony Venton
Peters. Bryant
By Bloys Britt
AP Auto Racing
Lopatin
Michigan
Atlanta International Raceway
Riverside
Calif. International Raceway
Ontario Speedway
Motorsports Financial Trail
Wall Street
Richard Howard
Charlotte Speedway
Howard
Holman and Moody Co
Ford Motor Co
Ford
First National Bank
Welsonville
Putnam Howe Drive
Belpre, Ohio
DIAL
the Tavern
Michelob
National League East Divisien
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Seturdeys
Sundey
Geme American £ AG Tos i
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Seturdey
Sundeys
Skyline
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7 & Savings Co
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