Pony Night Twin Bill Tonight Draws 8000 Fans
Approximately 8,000 are expected at Wahcough Park for a Pony Night doubleheader between Pittsfield Berkshire Red Sox and Waterbury Indians tonight starting at 6.00 pm. Each game lasts seven innings with probable pitchers listed for both teams. Rainout last night left Pittsfield in second place, half a game behind Elmira, while Reading surged to third after a 19-5 victory over Manchester.
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Homers Lift Tigers and Red Sox To Key AL Wins
Detroit pounded Oakland 9 1s with Norm Cash homering twice and Ron Woods adding his first major league shot as Denny McLain struck out 12 in a 7-3 win. Reggie Smith blasted two homers and drove in four as Boston rallied past Kansas City 8-6. Rain washed out Baltimore at Seattle.
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Jim Northrup
Ron Woods
Athletics
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Macs Lady Wins Pownal Feature
Macs Lady won the feature race at Green Mountain Park covering 744 furlongs in 1 48 on a sloppy track. The daily double paid 180 dollars and the twin double paid 7688 dollars. Today's races at the track are scheduled for this Memorial Day afternoon in Massachusetts.
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Green Mountain track leads in stretch length at Pownal
A leading feature in Green Mountain racing publicity describes the Pownal Vermont track as having the longest home stretch among sub mile to mile courses at 1106 feet. The piece contrasts Belmont Santa Anita and Hialeah lengths, notes safety and racing strategy benefits, and praises the endurance and excitement it adds for horses and fans.
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Giles Plans To Retire On Sept. 1
Warren Giles president of the National League plans to retire September 1 after an 18 year leadership term and a 50 year baseball career. Giles, 73, reportedly told friends during a visit to Illinois of his intentions while attending to league and Cincinnati Reds history.
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Times Democrat
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Montreal Expos Seek Pitchers After 13th Straight Loss
Montreal, one of four expansion teams, dropped to 13 losses in a row with a 5 3 defeat to the Dodgers as Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 10 4. Bill Stoneman lasted five innings amid errors and a wild pitch, while Jim Beauchamp, Coco Laboy and Mack Jones homered for Montreal. The Reds sparked a 10 4 victory over Pittsburgh with Beauchamp’s two run shot, Bench’s homer, and Tolan’s four run seventh.
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Crawford
Mack Jones
Coco Laboy
Reds
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Pete Rose
Bob Veale
Johnny Bench
Bob Tolan
Big weekend at Lebanon Valley Speedway promises thrillers
Memorial Day program at West Lebanon New York features a demolition derby and the June open, joining the regular Saturday card of ten stock car races. Heat and consolation fields run 15 to 18 and 20 plus cars. top sportsman and limited drivers include Moore Wood Delmolimo Jelley Bona Haggerty Lentine Ogle Hankey. Start time 8 p.m. Sunday hosts a 100-lapper with modifieds from across the East.
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Williamstown
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North Pownal
Massachusetts
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Pittsfield
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Northhampton
Tom Lentine
North Adams
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Dalton
Buzz Hankey
Bill Davis
Lebanon Valley
Boros Sets Par Target for National Golf Day
Palm Beach Gardens Fla Armed with full handicaps amateur golfers will try to beat par at home clubs during National Golf Day to earn a souvenir bag tag by beating PGA champion Julius Boros and U S Open winner Lee Trevino Trevino faltered on the 18th hole while Boros posted even par at the par 72 East Course of PGA National Golf Club Memorial Day marks the start of a two week drive expected to raise over 1.34 million dollars for caddie and golf related charities through the National Golf Fund involving local PGA pros.
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Boros
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Boxing Roundup From AP Reports and Baseball Note
Boxing results include Larry Harding stopping Cherokee Pepper Parker in Los Angeles and Irish Jimmy McDermott KOing Paul Kasper in Portland Maine. Sammy Goss defeated Leo DiIore on points, Norton stopped Bill McMurray in Los Angeles. A Tigers note follows about rookies after Warden was picked in the expansion draft leaving Earl Wilson and Daryl Patterson as bachelors.
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West leads Lakers in final playoff series box score
Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers averaged 20.9 points a game in the final seven game series against the champion Boston Celtics.
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Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Celtics
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