Secretariat Faces Five Opponents In Preakness Field
Secretariat, the Meadow Stable colt and Derby winner, leads a five-horse field in the 98th Preakness Stakes worth 150000. Bud Delp, trainer of Nijinsky II? no, defends Secretariat while Sham seeks upset. Track officials predict a record crowd and emphasize ceremonies honoring Johnny Unitas before the race.
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Secretariat
Aig
Tve
Avecard Lutnott
Pitulico
Meadow Stable
Hallimore Colts
Johny Unilas
Chick Lang
Eral
Lang
Unitas
San Diego Chargers
Wood Memorial
Buddy Delp
Evale Latage
Delp
Gredt
Steretirial
Sham
Dely
Shan
Licien Laurin
Laffit
Pincay de
Our Native
Hird
Reumbield
and. Pritchard
EW. ‘Thonas
Brainer Bill Bessequot Jr
Bon Elage Farm
Ecole Blage
Frederick
Menke
Deadly Dream
Thomas Mellon Evans
Svorth
Discoverers non-qualifiers score in meet
Columbus athletes achieved wins in the Norfolk antecl meet with Sophomores and juniors from Fremont South Sioux City and Yutan competing. Lave McNair swept the insidlog m despite a brisk wind Don OConnor sophomore jumped 29-4 to win the triple jump and placed second in the long jump. Koreck high jumped while Boettcher won the mite. Several Columbus places include Goos Ath Brad Bussler Tom Lange fourth in triple jump Iwansky third long jump Franzen third discus and mite relay fourth. Coach Ran Callan reported the team netted points with Scott Schacfer Goas Koreek Lange and Franzen.
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Columbus
Norfolk
Fremont
Sioux City
Yutan
Lave McNair
Don O'Connor
Don Koreck
Mark Boettcher
Mike Goos
Brad Bussler
Tom Lange
Roger Iwansky
Kent Franzen
Mite
Ran Callan
Scott Schacfer
Goas
Koreek
Lange
Franzen
Cain
Oasis beats X-L club 17 to 1 in Columbus pitch league
Oasis Bar sacks X-1 Malel LAL for a third straight win as Mel Heimiam two-hits and three hits by Merle Johannies and Harlan Siefken pace the offense. Gary Trotholz homered, Dennis Osten Leroy Johannes Mark Johannes and Heimamy hit doubles, Murphy doubled for XL, Val Sell took the loss.
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Oasis Bar
Malel
Lal
Mel Heimiam
Merle Johannies
Harlan Siefken
Gary Trotholz
Dennis Osten
Leroy Johannes
Mark Johannes
Heimamy
Murphy
Val Sell
Chiefs wallop Redlegs in Pony League clash 23 to 12
Chiefs toppled Redlegs 23 to 12 in a high scoring Pony League game. Warcander earned the win. Pirates edged Expos 8 to 7 with Flofman the winning pitcher and Schumacher the loser.
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Chiefs Wallop Redlegs
Chiefs
Redlegs
Warcander
Pirates
Expos
Flofman
Schumacher
Sooners Capture Big Eight Baseball Crown
Oklahoma wrapped the Big Eight title and heads to the NCAA District Five playoffs after sweeping Iowa State in a doubleheader finale in Ames. The Sooners won 41 and 94 in the two games on Thursday.
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Kansas City
Oklahome Hias
Sooners
Iowa State
Ames
Weekend Sport Shorts Preview Sunny Weekend For Track and More
Paul Ernst notes mild mid 70s weather for the weekend aiding the state track meet with a chance to set records. TV finals Saturday afternoon. Baseball Monday night Giants vs Astros at Houston and Saturday Twins vs White Sox on TV. Secretariat seeks the Preakness after Derby confidence, a small field may boost his odds.
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Giants
Astros
Touston
Twins
White Sox
Janssen Club Edges Ariele In Extra Frame
Janssen Enterprise Keen Korner Lounge and Behlen clubs posted softball wins as action continues tonight at 8 p m with Deano's Diner meeting Behlen then Oasis Bar and X L Motel at 230. Janssen's scored in the bottom of the eighth to beat Ariele Tom's 11 10. Finkral the winner Bruhn the loser. Roy Koseb Shannon Cole and Jack Steiner led Keen Korner to a 6 1 win over Persons Sport Shop Dale Gonka got the win Arlyn Gehring the loser. Behlen's Joe Scholz threw a two hit 8 0 shutout over Platte Center Co Op Dean Wessel and Ken Neumann had two hits each for the winners.
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Janssen Enterprise
Keen Korner
Behlen
Deano
Oasis Bar
X-L Motel
Janssen
Ariele
Tom
Finkral
Bruhn
Roy Koseb
Shannon Cole
Jack Steiner
Jet Keen Korner
Person’s Sport Shop
Dale Gonka
Arlyn Gehring
Joe Scholz
Platte Center
Dean Wessel
Ken Neumann
Bowevant Lanes hosts scratch league top kegler Amberger
Bob Amberger led the UE Scratch Doubles League at Bowevant Lanes with a 236 single and an 855 four game set, anchoring a 1 999 team series with Gottschall. Other scores included Harold Kromland 234, Loom Miller 231, Rudy Gallo 211, Joe Karnik 203 and 204, and Del Triebwasser 235 among listed players, plus senior contenders Mollman 410 and 523, Savage 166, Speck 434, and Schribner 219 and 554. high school results show Sue Crews 158 and Becky Wessel 419.
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Bob Amberger
Bowevant Lanes
Amberger
Gottschall
Gallo
Krumland
Jerry Krogher
Harold Kromland
Rudy Gallo
Joe Karnik
Loom Miller
Mike Evans
del Triebwasser
John Jacobl
Doug West
Paul Damme
Julius Mollman
Lee Savage
Martha Speck
Greg Schribner
Sue Crews
Becky Wessel
Fourth annual FCA grade school track meet slated Saturday
The Fourth annual FCA track and field championships will be held on Saturday May 19 at 9 a.m. at the Pawnee Park oval. Grades 3 4 5 and 6 will compete with girls running events on the west side and boys events on the east. All races finish before field events begin.
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FCA
Pawnee Park
Riggs Eyes 50 000 Match With Evert In Battle Of The Sexes
Promoter plans high stakes winner take all tennis bout as L. Riggs after a 62 61 win over Margaret Court eyes a 350000 match with Chris Evert on Sept 22 and may face Billie Jean King. King joined to back a 10000 purse challenge, boosting women’s tennis stakes and visibility.
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Muhammad Mi
Joe Frazier
Madison Square Garden
Abby Higgs
Liggs
Caribbean
Margaret Court
Oward
Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
Tae. Ng
Mrs. Court
Riggs
Chris
Evert
Mrs. King
Carel Mann
Doug Sanders
Miss Mann
Sanders
Hal Sanders
Baltimore
Carol
Kathy Wailworth
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Sunvald Miller and Kobza sign at Platte College
Sunvald from Seward High joins Columbus peers Danny Miller and Bruce Kobza of Wahoo Neumann to sign athletic scholarships at Platte College in Columbus. Sunvald, 6-4, 175, is a second team guard and state pole vault qualifier, while Miller helped Discoverers win the state basketball title in 1972 and Kobza, 6-4, 480 pounds, scored 350 points for Onyaha with another state track appearance.
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Seward
Bob Sunvald
Danny Miller
Columbus
Bruce Kobza
Wahoo Neumann
Miller
Leamt
Pecforimer
Wo Point
Grand Island
Uinmph
North Platte
Cotch
Jack Johnson
Neumann
Kobra
Sutton keeps Dodgers in game as Alston yells in Detroit
Dan Sutton fought through an early bases-loaded jam after manager Walter Alston challenged him with a blunt message. He escaped by getting Richie Scheinbling on a fly out, then settled to pitch a five-hitter, retiring 16 straight, as the Dodgers beat the Reds 2-1. Elsewhere, NL and AL results mirrored a busy day with Cubs, Cardinals, Pirates winning. Mets postponed. Orioles, Yankees, Tigers, Red Sox, and White Sox among other winners.
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Alex Lachare
Associated Press
Dan Sutton
Cau
Walter Alston
Theos Angeles Dodgers
Reds
Sutton
Pete Nose
Alston
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
Atlanta
New York Mets
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Baltimore
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Milwaukee
Detroit
Boston
Kansas City
Texas
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota
Oakland
California
Ciacinnati
Bo Crosby
Lars Melendez
Cubs
Red Schoendienst
Pirates
Steve Carlton
Mike Schmidt
Dave Cash
Carlton
Cy Young
Ben Morse
Braves
Cesar Cedeno
Jish Watson
Tommy Helms
Vanla
Hank Aaron
Cohn
Ty Cobb
Ain
Jane Hopp Wins at Islks Country Club Golf Day
Jane Hopp captured low gross as the top winner at the Islks Country Club women’s golfing day. Other awards went to Yvonne Peterson, Wordeman, Amothy Gross, and Jean Laentel. Neat polling day is May 22.
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Islks Country Club
Yvonne Peterson
Ene Wordeman
Amothy Gross
Jean Laentel
Sikes Leads Memphis Classic After First Round
Dan Sikes seized a one stroke edge at the Memphis Golf Classic as Ron Cerrinto and Dave Mill tied at 61, with defending champ Lee Trevino four back after a 71. The field featured a mix of veteran players and rising pros at TPC course.
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Memphis
Dan Sikes
Sid
Whuesday
Husky
Jacksonville
Fla
Dallas
Ann Wozny Rolls All Spare Game in League Night
Ann Wozny tallied a 178 spare game in the Early Bird Mixed League at Boulevard Lanes and led women with a 467 series. Dora Hagge topped a 93 high game, Aten’s Jerry Hagge had 206 and 514, Lynn Nitz 20, and Charlie Hook 201. The Dirty Birds posted a 685 team game and .868 threesome. Night Owls singles saw Bob Jakes with 209 and 745 four games, Jerry Paprocki 201 and 561, with Phyllis Jones 182 and Janet Paprocki 484 leading women. The Pules recorded a 701 team game and 4,984 total.
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Tin Wodny
Boulevard Lanes
Dora Hagge
Aten
Jerry Hagge
Lynn Nitz
Charlie Hook
Dirty Birds
Night Owls
Bob Jakebs
Jerry Paprocki
Night Crawlers
Phyllis Jones
Janet Paprocki
Pules
Brown to Receive Alumni Distinguished Service Award
Elkins West Virginia AP Brown West Virginia University athletic director Robert N Red Brown to be honored with the Alumni Distinguished Service Award at Davis Elkins College ceremonies. Brown is a member of the Davis Elkins College graduating class.
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Elkins
W.va
West Virginia University
Robert N. “Red” Brown
Davis & Elkins College
Jung
Brown
Davis & Elkins
Nebrakaland notes fishing, floods, and rail plans
Dick H Schaller and Monta Madsen discuss fish die-offs amid murky Platte water stressing white bass and walleye, with striped bass of concern. The piece highlights Maloney Lake angling, trash rack cleanups at Gaving Point Dam, Buffalo Bill Ranch road work and NEBRASKAland Days, plus rail道 and wildlife expansion plans and federal recreation policy proposals.
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South
Isturlus
McConaaghy
Wales
Madson
Platte
Suuhwestern
Nebraska
Maloney Lake
Gaving Point Dam
Buffalo Bill
Scouts
North Platte
Buffalo Rir
Wild West
Nebraskaland
Buffalo bin
Nebraskan Midlands Railroad
Red Cloud
Grove Lake
Royal
Ashe seeks exit from Cincinnati tournament schedule
Arthur Ashe said he is holding out of Cincinnati and wants out of the Western Tennis Championships set for August. He noted the need for a week off and that the tournament is scheduled August 6 to 12.
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Arthur Ashe
Cincinnati
Ashe
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