Fair Weather Forecast For Golden Anniversary 500 Mile Grind
Indianapolis weather experts predict generally fair conditions for the 1961 500 mile Memorial Day race with temperatures near 75 degrees. Thirty three drivers including three past winners and eight rookies led by Jack Brabham prepare for 200 laps at the 2 1/2 mile track as Tony Hulman signals start your engines.
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Indianapolis
World Road
Frank Lockhart
Johnny Parsons
Tony Bettenhausen
Sam Hanks
Speedway
Tony Hulman
Hanks
Rodger Ward
Jim Rathmann
Eddie Sachs
Jim Hurtubise
Parnelli Jones
Eddie Johnson
Jersey Derby Feature Tests Crozier and Hearts of Champions
Crozier the Hooper three year old meets eight rivals in the $100,000 Jersey Derby at Garden State Park. Globemaster leads early as Carry Back foe and Crozier's trainer Parke counters that Crozier remains spirited and sharp despite past defeats. A 40,000 crowd is expected for the final session of the 25th spring meet.
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N. J
Garden State Park
Fred ‘W. Hooper
Crozier
Leonard Sasso
Globemaster
Jacob Sher
Sherlock
Ada L. Rice
Robert Lehman
Bencrist Farm
Nashua Blue
Braeburn Farm
Jack Price
Carry Back
Price
Chuck Parke
Penders Flight OK With Title Promoter
London report says Paul Pender received promoter permission to travel to Britain for the July 11 defense of his share of the world middleweight title against Terry Downes. Promoter Harry Levene said a phone call led to scrapping a travel ban clause in the contract.
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London
Paul Pender
Britain
Terry Downes
Harry Levene
Pender
Levene
Palmer To Defend Title At Firestone Classic
Palmer will return to Firestone Country Club Aug. 24-27 to defend his title in the $50,000 American Golf Classic. The Latrobe, Pennsylvania star won the Masters and U S Open last year but tied for seventh in the PGA at Firestone missing the triple crown.
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Akron
Arnold Palmer
Firestone Country Club
Latrobe
Firestone
Palmer
Cline battles for Boston pro quarterback job
The Boston Patriots signed Larry Cline of Otterbein College a 6-2 200 pound quarterback prospect from Westerville Ohio. He will compete with veterans Butch Songin Babe Parilli and Tommy Yewcic for the starting signal caller role.
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Boston Patriots
Larry Cline
Otterbein College
Monday
Westerville
Cline
Butch Songin
Babe Parilli
Tommy Yewcic
Braves Rainout Rescheduled as Twilight Doubleheader
Milwaukee Braves announce that last Thursday's rained out game with the Philadelphia Phillies will be played as part of a twilight doubleheader on July 5 in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
TFQP HitTers top AL batting and pitching leaders
The listing shows leaders in the American League batting and pitching categories. Key figures include Killebrew .357 for batting with 12 home runs, Gentile 43 RBIs, and Cash 96 RBIs for Detroit. Pitching leaders Mossi 5 0 and Grant 4 0 both at 1.000.
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Cash
Detroit
Colavito
Wood
Gentile
Baltimore
B. Robinson
Temple
Cleveland
Piersall
Power
Romano
Sievers
Chicago
Kaline
Mossi
Grant
Bell
Ramos
Pascual
National League standings and upcoming schedule
The National League table lists San Francisco leading with 25 wins and 14 losses, followed by Cincinnati 23-16 and Los Angeles 25-18. Monday results show Cincinnati beating San Francisco 5-1. Today's games feature Milwaukee at Philadelphia, Chicago at Pittsburgh, St Louis at Los Angeles, and Cincinnati at San Francisco with several listed pitchers and start times.
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T. Davis
Los Angeles
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Zimmer
Chicago
Coleman
Cincinnati
Aaron
Milwaukee
F. Alou
San Francisco
Virdon
Stuart
Cepeda
Robinson
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Willey
Buhl
Mahaffey
Ferrarese
Ellsworth
Brewer
Mizell
Friend
Gibson
William
Maloney
O’toole
Jones
Marichal
Charleston
Baseball Schedule Headlines for Major Leagues
Multiple games listed with team matchups and pitcher records. Key games include New York at Boston, Los Angeles at Washington, Minnesota at Cleveland, Kansas City at Detroit, and Baltimore at Chicago with starting pitchers noted. Times include 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. start slots.
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Colavito
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Sievers
Chicago
Averill
Los Angeles
Mantle
New York
Aparicio
Versalles
Cleveland
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
Terry
Conley
Garver
Donovan
Ramos
Pascual
Grant
Hawkins
Manila man attempts race fixing with submachinegun threat
A man at the San Lazaro Race Track in Manila threatened jockeys with a submachinegun in a sack and warned that any horse ahead of Director, a 418 to 1 long shot, would be shot. Director briefly led but lost ground as the man fled without harming anyone.
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Manila
San Lazaro
Director
Robinsons Homer Sparks Reds Win Over Giants
Frank Robinson hit a three run homer in the first and Ken Hunt won his fifth as the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 5 to 1. McCormick took the loss while Robinson's 12th homer of the season fueled the victory. The game included a five minute stoppage after a collision between Vada Pinson and Wally Post. Cincinnati 5 San Francisco 1.
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Frank Robinson
Ken Hunt
Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco Giants
Robinson
Mike McCormick
Hunt
Reds
McCormick
Ed Kasko
Vada Pinson
Stu Miller
Pinson
Wally Post
Jim Marshall
Cincinnati
S. Francisco
Zimmerman
Fisher
Duffalo
Miller
Bailey
W—Hunt
L—Mccormick
OU Competes In All Ohio Track Meet
Ohio University track team closes spring with the All Ohio Track Championships at Baldwin Wallace College Berea. Baldwin Wallace defends, Central State and Akron pose threats. Bobcats may run short due to exams with key events the 880 mile relay and standout runners Bowman Fleming Balough uncertain.
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Carroll Widdoes
Bill Hess
Kermit Blosser
Widdoes
Jim Snyder
Fletcher Gilders
Bob Wren
Fred Schleicher
Stan Huntsman
Jim Mason
Bobcats
MAC
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea
Miami
Baldwin Wallace
Central State
Akron
Les Bowman
Ray Fleming
John Balough
Dayton
Milwaukee
Kelso Seeks 8th Straight in Metropolitan Handicap
New York Kelso the 196 horse of the year seeks an eighth consecutive victory in the Metropolitan Handicap a $100 000 added race and first New York triple crown event for older horses Kelso carries 130 pounds for the one mile race facing eight or nine rivals The four year old son of Your Host closed 1960 with six straight wins and a $293 310 earnings total
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New York
Kelso
Bohemia
Richard du Pont
Pirates Linked Tourists Navigate Atlantic League
Ray Hathaway runs Ashville in North Carolina's South Atlantic League. The Tourists are affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Ray Hathaway
Ashville
N. C
Pittsburgh Pirates
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