McCarthy Dies at 79, Noted Race and Boxing Announcer
Clem McCarthy, aged 79, famed horse race and prize fight announcer, died in a New York nursing home after a long illness. He began announcing in 1927 at Arlington Park and broadcast thousands of races, rarely erring, with one famous 1947 Preakness miscall corrected on air. His wife Vina Smith died in 1949.
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Rain Postpones All East Iowa Baseball Leagues
Sunday rain forces postponement of all amateur baseball leagues in eastern Iowa including Delaware County Maquoketa Valley and Iowa Valley leagues.
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Stengel Offers Mets for Trade to Aid Fans
Casey Stengel, overwhelmed by New York fans, puts all Mets players up for trade to boost turnout and reward loyalty. He says he will trade anyone who helps the club and pleads for three players in return for one, insisting he is serious about helping the fans with a winning move.
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Hebert Wins Memphis Open in Sudden Death Playoff
Lionel Hebert captures the Memphis Open title with a dramatic 19th hole birdie after a miss on 18, edging Gene Littler and Gary Player in a three man playoff. Littler and Player take the next money spots, while Bruce Crampton and Jay Hebert finish tied for fourth. Hebert’s 267 total comes at Colonial Country Club on a windy closing stretch.
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Vic Watson Wins Quad City Midget Feature at Quad-City
Vic Watson a Mendota Ill. driver known for heavy foot won the midget feature at Quad-City Raceways EAST MOLINE. In stock car racing Ken Muhlenberg of Aledo beat Don Cheshier of Rock Falls in a 25 lap race with 15 starters and six finishers.
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Jim Hurtubise Wins Sprint Car Feature at New Bremen
Jim Hurtubise of Lennox California led all 30 laps to win the USAC sprint car feature at the half mile dirt track in New Bremen Ohio. He qualified second fastest, won a heat race, and posted 10 51.3 for the 30 laps. Stan Bowman of Louisville Kentucky and Bob Marvin of Columbus finished behind him.
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