Belmont Stakes Set Saturday
Belmont Park targets a field of 10 for the 94th Belmont Stakes run over 1½ miles for 3-year-olds. Kentucky Derby winner Decidedly and Preakness winner Greek Money are expected starters in the $125000-added race with $112050 to the winner if 10 run. Decidedly races for the El Peco stable and won the Derby by 2 lengths.
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IOC meeting opens under political tension at Kremlin
At the IOC gathering in Moscow, South Africa faces possible sanctions over racial discrimination in team selection while South Korea must commit to an all Korea squad including North Korea by Aug 1. West and East Germany may form an all German team as in 1960. Brundage urges entry rules to exclude politics from Games.
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Winona State Opens NAIA Tourney Action in Missouri
In St Joseph Missouri first round games begin with North Dakota and Minnesota entries. Winona State faces California Star of Pennsylvania at 130 PM following Minor Teachers against Georgia Southern. Other matches include Portland State versus Florida A M and Sam Houston State versus Lewis College.
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Cotton Wins Stockhol m Bout in 10 Rounds
Eddie Cotton, top ranked NBA light heavyweight contender from Seattle, defeated Pekka Kekkonen of Finland in a ten round boxing match at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium.
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Faulkner Dies Former Giant and Dodger Pitcher
Wu James LeRoy Faulkner known as Lefty, age 63, former NL pitcher for the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers, died Saturday at his home in West Palm Beach. He was born in Beatrice Nebraska.
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Machen Faces TV Ring Test
Eddie Machen, number two contender and rival to Floyd Patterson, meets Cleveland Williams in a televised heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Williams has won eight straight, with 44 knockouts in 53-4 record, while Machen brings a 42-4-1 mark with 24 knockouts and a single previous loss to Johansson in 1958.
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Kadlec Wins Midwestern Field Archery Tourney
National champion Bob Kadlec of Rochester won the professional class at the Midwestern Field Archery tournament held at Cedar River Archery club range. Kadlec scored 1 570 points across 28 target rounds to beat second place Larry King of Cedar Rapids by four points.
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Hebert Wins Memphis Open in Sudden Death Playoff
Lionel Hebert of Lafayette Louisiana grabbed the $6 400 top prize after winning a three way playoff at the Memphis Open golf tournament Gary Player and Gene Littler also earned payouts and the event carried a $40 000 purse Hebert birdied the 19th hole after a late regulation attempt to eagle fell short amid a tense finish with Player Littler and Hebert all finishing regulation at 267.
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Texas league appoints Fisher as umpire
Texas league president Dick Butler announced today that Russ Fisher of Bloomington Illinois has signed a contract to serve as an umpire in the Texas league.
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Ace Announcer McCarthy Dies at 79 in New York Nursing Home
Clem McCarthy, famed horse race and prize fight announcer, died at 79 in a New York nursing home after years of illness. Born near Rochester, he began announcing at Arlington Park in 1927 and later broadcast thousands of races, once miscalling a Preakness winner but correcting the error on air. His wife Vina Smith died in 1949.
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Hill Narrowly Beaten by MacLaren in Monte Carlo Grand Prix
Phil Hill, defending world champion from Santa Monica, Calif., finished second by a nose to Bruce MacLaren in the 100-lap Grand Prix de Monte Carlo. Hill said minor car changes are needed to compete with the dominant British cars, as he trails Graham Hill by points in the world driving standings.
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Cub Rookie Ignores Jinx and Aims at Batting Title
Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs, 1961 NL rookie of the year, leads with a .359 average and 11 homers and 35 RBIs at age 23. He credits his wristy, late-swing approach and ignores superstition as Ernie Banks ponders a shift in Cubs hierarchy.
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