No Robbery Leads Wood Memorial as Derby Hopefuls Grow
No Robbery from Greentree Stable won the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct to stay unbeaten in five starts, with Bonjour runner-up. Candy Spots dominates Derby odds after wins in Santa Anita and Florida Derbies, while several contenders including Ever Bend Bonjour In The Pocket and Jet Traffic chase spots for the May 4 Kentucky Derby. Arcadia Charity Week at Santa Anita raises over $12 million since 1934.
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No Robbery
Aqueduct
Patrice Jacobs
Bonjour
Bay Meadows
San Mateo
Calif
Gulfstream Park
Florida
Candy Spots
Pride of California
Rex Ellsworth
Ever Bend
Rajah Noor
Arcadia
Santa Anita
California
Brown Regains Atlanta Cup in Rowing Finale
Brown wins the two mile Atlanta Cup on the Connecticut River at Hanover New Hampshire by one length over Boston University with Dartmouth third. Clifford S Gordin of Dartmouth drowned when a canoe swamped earlier. Brown also tops MIT in heavyweight race on the Charles River.
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Harlem River
New York
Derby
Conn
Yale
Housatonic
North-South Play Begins For Men at Pinehurst
The 63rd North and South amateur golf championship opened at Pinehurst No. 2 with 128 players from 25 states and DC. 64 first round matches start a week of play, leading to a 36-hole final Saturday. defending champion Billy Joe Patton, 40, leads a field including Walker Cup mate Charlie Smith and Bill Hyndman.
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Bill Hyndman
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Smith
Hyndman
Africans Give Crimson Easy Win
Harvard overwhelmed Dartmouth 117 to 32 as Chris Ohiri of Nigeria won two events and set a new old record. Aggrey Awori of Uganda swept sprint and hurdles events, with Ohiri improving the hop step and jump mark and taking the long jump. Brown took six of 17 events in a triangular meet in New York. Bates defeated Northeastern 93 to 24 as Lewiston field conditions halted the meet early.
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Crimson
Dartmouth
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Edward Bloss
Brown
New York
Penn
Columbia
Bates
Northeastern
Lewiston
Maine
Bruce Frost
Polar Bears
Vermont
Boston College
George Desnoyers
UMass UNH Win Games In YC Tests
Lou Pia pitched a two hitter for Massachusetts as UMass defeated Maine 8-2 and Ed Lamb hit a 10th inning homer for New Hampshire to beat Rhode Island 6 4. Dave Krukonis homered and drove in two for UMass. Dartmouth topped Columbia 23 9 with Nyquist and Hayes clubbing grand slams.
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Massachusetts
Ed Lamb
New Hampshire
Pia
Redmen
Maine
Black Bears
Pittsfield
Mass
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Lamb
Bob Logan
Rhode Island
Rhody
John Kind
Dartmouth
Columbia
Mike Nyquist
Chip Hayes
Indians
Lions
Penn
Major League Leaders and Local Vermont Listings
Summary of American and National League batting pitching and fielding leaders with totals. Includes top hitters Aparicio and Edwards, runs, RBIs, and home runs. Also reports strikeout leaders and a Montpelier notice calling for Vermont Life event listings for the autumn issue. Listings deadline is May 1.
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Cincinnati
Demeter
Philadelphia
McCovey
San Francisco
Mays
Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont Life Magazine
Vermont Life
Development Department
Dodgers keep Walter Alston on job after Cubs apology
Dodgers manager Walter Alston remains employed two days after supposed firing rumors. Cubs coach Bob Kennedy apologized for remarks about Leo Durocher and the Dodgers responded with timely wins over Houston, while G M Z B Bavasi signaled no immediate move to fire Alston.
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Houston
Leo Durocher
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Dodger
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Bavasi
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