Sports Bus in Maine Tracks Race to Bet on Tourism
A collage of Maine and New Hampshire racing tracks faces a crowded season as Scarborough Downs Foxboro and others jockey for tourist dollars. The piece notes cleaner operations quicker racing and rising purses while highlighting key figures and upcoming events across dog horse and golf venues.
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Scarborough Downs
Bangor Raceway
Maine
Lincoln Downs
Narragansett
Suffolk Downs
Rayham
Wonderland
Foxboro
Yankee Greyhound Racing Inc
Seabrook
N.H
Granite State
Massachusetts-New Hampshire
Tom Sheehan
Sheehan
Club
Pacers
Biddeford
the Downs
Rebel Patrick
Mr. Suffolk
Downs
Billie Jean King Advances With Straight Sets at Wimbledon
Defending champion Billie Jean King of Long Beach California defeated Lucia Bassi of Italy 6-0 6-2 to reach the third round of the Wimbledon Championships in women’s singles.
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Wimbledon
England
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Lucia Bassi
Italy
Pairings Set for Dutch Elm Championship Classes A B C
ARUNDEL announces first round pairings for the Dutch Elm Golf Course club championships in classes A B and C to be played by July 1. Notable matchups include R Miniutti vs M Girard C Lemieux vs A J Miller and G Farrell vs bye with many byes listed across classes.
Memphis Group Eyes ABA Franchise Bid After Tams Sale
Memphis businessmen postpone travel to San Diego to pressure ABA owners for a new Memphis franchise after the Tams sale to Providence and a Finley-Lynch transfer. Spokesman John “Buddy” Leake says the group will delay a formal proposal while the league reviews the transfer. Carolina Cougars president Carl Scheer says owners appear open to expansion.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
American Basketball Association
San Diego
John ‘Buddy’ Leake
Tams
Charles O. Finley
Providence
Finley
Paul Lynch
Chicago
Lynch
ABA
Leake
Finley-Lynch
Carl Scheer
Carolina Cougars
Biddeford FCU tops Pape Chevrolet 4-3 on three scorers
Portland reports St. Joseph F.C.U. beat Pape Chevrolet 4-3 with goals by Steve Simpson Marc Dalapas and Don Gunn.
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Portland
St. Joseph F.C.U
Steve Simpson
Marc Dalapas
Don Gunn
Biddeford
Pape Chevrolet
Dash Wins Rockingham Park Feature At Six Furlongs
Dash ridden by Rene Riera Jr. captures the $3,400 six furlong feature at Rockingham Park in Salem New Hampshire, finishing two lengths ahead of Hey Coach on Tuesday.
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Salem
N.H
Rene Riera Jr
Hey Coach
Rockingham Park
Major League Leaders Summary of 1970s batting pitching stats
The AP lists AL leaders in batting with Blomberg and Horton top in average and runs. Mayberry leads RBIs while North and Jackson top steals. Pitching shows Lee and Singer with best decisions and ERA, and N Ryan and Blyleven tied in strikeouts. In the NL Bonds and Stargell pace in batting and home runs with Morgan and Cedeno leading steals. Seaver Carlton and Sutton top strikeouts.
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Blomberg
W.horton
Det
Mayberry
R.jackson
Oak
Aee
D. Allen
Chi
A.rodriguez
Cn Eee
Bal
Carew
Min
Cal
N.ryan
Blyleven
Mota
Unser
Phi
Bonds
Watson
Htn
Cin
Stargell
Pgh
Fuentes
Cardenal
Staub
Metzeer
Sanguillen
H.aaron
Morgan
Cedeno
Hun
Massachusetts Chosen as Training Site for World University Games
Amherst hosts UMass athletes as the United States track team uses the campus for eight days of training ahead of the World University Games in Moscow. Frank McInerney said the selection was made by the U.S. Collegiate Sports Council with events set for August 4 and 5 to pick team members.
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Amherst
Mass
University of Massachus
Amsetts
cho-/herst
Sen
Frank McInerney
United States
Umass
Moscow
U.S. Collegiate Sports Council
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Raymond
Getty
Oxford Plains Speedway
Beech Ridge Speedway
Steve Polackwich
Augusta Country Club
Saco
New England
Brae Burn
J. Bishop Davis
Melvin Village
N.il
Polackwich
Lee Gove
Wells High School
Thomas College
Waterville
Dick Flint
Cony High School of
Augusta
Debbie Shaw
Beech Ridge
Tony Branningan
The
Ridge
Winthrop High School
Old Orchard Beach
Portland Stadium
State of Maine
Associated Press
Hockey Boston
Jack Kelley
New England Whalers
World Hockey Association
Ron Ryan
Canon City
Colo
Colorado State Penitentiary
Jack M. Capelli
J. Paquette
A. Boucher
L. Pinette
J. Miniutti
L. Boucher
E. Miniutti
N. Hevey
N. Racine
D. Mondor
R. Bouthilette
B. J. Roberts
J. Lebrun
L. Bourque
M. Bernard
B. Hebert
C. Bourque
C. Ouellette
R. Lapierre
M. Faucher
A. Cyr
D. MacNaughton
G. Angers
A. Demers
R. Landry
R. Hutcherson
A. Loignon
H. Neault
L. Demers
D. Duranceau
Rob. Mathieu
Bye
Chuck
Elmdale
Dixie
Hamburg
Shurfine
London Broil
Chuck T-Bone
California
Green Peppers
U.S. NO
ST Joseph’s
Gary Perrigo
Ted’s
Cumberland Ave
American League
Wohn R. Lapointe
Massachusetts
Reg Price
Singer
Singer Company
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