Price tag rumors swirl over Canonero II sale
Belmost Stakes favorite Canonero II, Triple Crown winner, drew attention as fans watched at Belmont Park while owner Pedro Baptista denied Caracas reports that he sold the colt for 4 million dollars to an American syndicate. Trainers called the horse fit despite a skin rash and a tender hind foot.
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New York
Pedro Baptista
Venezuela
Canonero II
Belmont Park
Arias
Baptista
Caracas
Gustavo Crocuer
DuPont
California
Benjamin
Softball Games Delayed in Princeton League Tonight
Wet grounds delay Princeton Softball League games, including Clover Dew versus Princeton Cheds and Clover Dew of Bluefield versus Ched s. Two Monday night games were canceled and will be rescheduled for Wednesday.
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Princeton Merchants
Princeton
Clover Dew
White’s
Bluefield
Reds Send Willie Smith to Minor Leagues for George Foster
Cincinnati sent outfielder first baseman Willie Smith to Indianapolis to clear roster space for newly acquired George Foster from San Francisco. Foster joined the Reds Monday and batted .267 with three homers for the Giants this season.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Willie Smith
Indianapolis
George Foster
Foster
San Francisco
Giants
Beaver High Fetes Athletes With Banquet Tonight
Beaver All-Sports Banquet at the high school begins at 6 30 pm Sponsored by the Beaver Boosters Club Marshall football coach Jack Lengyel will be guest speaker All Beaver athletes coaches and cheerleaders will be honored Booster Club meeting at the University Club after the banquet with new officers to be elected.
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Beaver
Beaver Boosters Club
Marshall
Jack Lengyel
Booster Club
University Club
Hurley Addison Kidd Capture Cedar Hills Races
Mark Hurley of Bristol Tennessee wins the late model 100 lap division at Cedar Hills Speedway driving a Ford Torino. Lewis Addison of Oakwood leads amateur class in an 80 lap race in a Ford with Giles Fields and Edgil St Clair following. Albert Kidd takes demolition derby. Record crowd attends with 28 late model and 27 amateur drivers.
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Mark Hurley
Bristol, Tenn
Lewis Addison
Oakwood
Albert Kidd
Cedar Hills Speedway
Hurley
Clay Oval
Danny Cox
Lebanon
Dallas Phipps
Beckley
Bruce Keen
Swords Creek
Malin Freeman
Bradley
Addision
Giles Fields
Edgil St. Clair
Grundy
Roy Hagg
Cliffield
Beverly Sykes
Honaker
Wanda Hylton
Richlands
Versalles to Join Braves After Mexican League Deal
The Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of former AL MVP Zoilo Versalles from Union Laguna of the Mexican League. Versalles will join the roster Tuesday for the game against Houston, replacing third baseman Clete Boyer.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta Braves
Zoile Versalles
Union Laguna
Versalles
Braves
Houston
Clete Boyer
Nicklaus Caponi set Golf Day marks at Warsaw Country Club
Jack Nicklaus fired 36 36 72 and Donna Caponi 34 39 73 to establish men’s and women’s National Golf Day targets at Warsaw Country Club. Amateurs may chase the scores for charity through June 14, with key rings awarded for handicapped bettering. Englehorn and Jacklin also featured as challengers.
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ST. Louis
Jack Nicklaus
Donna Caponi
Warsaw Country Club
Nicklaus
Tony Jacklin
Miss Caponi
Baseball standings and results from American League games
The table shows team records and recent results for the American League, listing teams such as Baltimore Detroit New York Minnesota California Oakland and more with wins and losses. It notes night games and schedules including Detroit at Minnesota Cleveland at Milwaukee California at Washington Oakland at New York Kansas City at Boston with pitchers and records referenced.
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Baltimore
Detroit
New York
Meveland
Washington
California
Oakland
Kansas City
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Cain
Minnesota
Perry
Dunning
Pattin
Maloney
Bosman
Bue
Cardinals Top Braves 3 2 on Cardenal's eighth inning hit
Jose Cardenal delivered a two out single in the eighth to drive in the deciding run as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Atlanta Braves 3-2. Lou Brock saw his 26 game hitting streak end, with two strikeouts and two groundouts.
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ST. Louis
Jose Cardenal
St. Louis Cardinals
Atlanta Braves
Lou Brock
Cardinals
Brock
Giants Edge Mets on Fuentes Walkoff in 11th
Willie Mays tied the game with an eighth inning homer, then Tito Fuentes drove in the winning run in the 11th as the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 2 to 1 in San Francisco. Koosman (Mets) took the loss, Reuss earned the win for the Giants.
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San Francisco
Willie Mays
Tito Fuentes
San Francisco Giants
New York
Mets
Jerry Koosman
Mays
Danny Frisella
Dick Dietz
Allan Gallagher
Fuentes
Tommie Agee
Giants
Don Hahn
Bowen Wins West Virginia Elks Golf Tourney
Ken ny Bowen of Charleston captured the 27th annual West Virginia Elks Golf Tournament with a 10 over par 226. Arman Fletcher of Roanoke VA finished runner up at 228, while Tucker Bowen of Charleston placed third at 232. Weather improved after heavy rain as flights crowned winners: Jack Wade Princeton first flight, Ken Grover Princeton second, Stan Huffman Hinton third, Robert Hill Princeton fourth, Jim Brown Hinton fifth, Bob Wilson Beckley sixth.
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Hinton
Arman Fletcher
West Virginia
Elks
Charleston
Kenny Bowen
Fletcher
Roanoke
Willow Wood Country Club
Tucker Bowen
Jack Wade
Princeton
Ken Grover
Stan Huffman
Robert Hill
Jim Brown
Beckley
Bob Wilson
Bunning Reaches Second on Strikeout List as Phils Win Twinbill
Veteran Jim Bunning struck out five to move past Cy Young into second on the all time list as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader. Ivan Murrell later powered a four run first inning in a 6-3 Padres win in the second game.
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SAN Diego
Jim Bunning
Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres
Padres
Ivan Murrell
Bob Miller
Bunning
Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Philadelphia
Bowiss
Hernandzis
Taylor
Jestadt
Money
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Johnson Ib
Colbertib
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Curl Wilcox Lead Atlanta Qualifying
Rod Curl and Terry Wilcox shot five under par 67 to lead 35 qualifiers for the Atlanta Golf Classic opening Thursday. A 72 or better earned a spot from a 112-player field vying for 35 positions in the largest Classic field at 150 entrants. Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player head the list with a celebrity pro am and stars such as Bob Hope.
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Atlanta
Rod Curl
Terry Wilcox
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
Bob Hope
National Football League draws 9.53 million fans in 182 games
The league logged 182 games last season drawing 9,533,333 fans across venues. The strong attendance reflects growing interest in professional football nationwide.
C K Tops Logan 9 5 in State Tourney Opener
Ceredo Kenova defeated Logan 9-5 to advance to the state high school baseball tournament in Parkersburg. C K improves to 11-17 and draws Morgantown High at 3 30 p m Thursday. Other first round pairings include Parkersburg vs Moorefield East Bank vs Greenbrier East and Wheeling vs St Albans.
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Ceredo
Kenova
Wildcats
Parkersburg
C-K
Morgantown High
Morgantown
Moorefield
East Bank
Greenbrier East
Wheeling
St. Albans
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