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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1967
Page
12
New York City UPI reports on a historic major league rookie home run record. Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians set the mark in 1950, a benchmark being referenced for upcoming performances.
INYRA chairman James C. Brady vows Aqueduct will reopen Saturday with even a single entry if owners and trainers resume racing. Owners protest for higher purses have closed the track, despite sympathy for horsemen. Stable areas calm, with some horses moving to New Jersey as negotiations continue.
Southpaw Larry Mischik of Fairfield will start for Rider College against undefeated Southern Connecticut State College at Bowenfield New Haven. Mischik, a senior, is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA this season after earning a 3 hit 80 shutout over Catholic University and a 5-3 two hitter at Rollins. Southern counters with knuckleballer Rusty Brooder 3-0 with one earned run allowed in 20 innings. Third baseman Nick Caparelli leads Owls with .319, while Bridgeport natives Larry Caputo and Terry Toigo post .481 and .433 averages.
The purse committee and meeting chairman remained calm as owners viewed the strike vote, praising Brady for deeming horsemen’s requests fair and his moral duty to stage racing. Individual horsemen, however, showed no change of mind amid hundreds of supportive calls and telegrams to the New York division of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association.
Veterans lead the University of Bridgeport track squad under first year coach Ron Davis as six returning record-holders boost hopes after a 4-3-1 1966 mark. Sprinters Sciallo and Spindel loom as top UB performers while Milove Wand and others aim to add relay points. The tennis team opens against Fairfield University on the Stags courts with Hanson helming the netters.
The UB tennis squad lists only two veterans from the 1966 quad. A Sunday practice at 3:00 p.m. features Hanson, Ned, and Bavis with McHugh directing. Dempsey's Restaurant hosts a 53 1 record year as tryouts occur Sunday morning at Diamond Seven. Len Soykal and Steve Altman depart after graduation, with the team aiming to fill two starting berths at Whitney Park and Seaside Park.
Jim Clark, the New York Yankees standout, became the first driver to win the British Grand Prix four consecutive times. He batted over .300 in eight seasons, with victories spanning 1962 1963 1964 and 1965.
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