Riva Ridge draws limited Preakness challengers at Churchill Downs
After the Derby victory by Riva Ridge trainer Lucien Laurin faced few challengers for the Preakness. No Le Hace and Hold Your Peace skipped the race while Laurin planned possible runners Upper Case and Spanish Riddle. Other Derby horses dispersed to different tracks with Sensitiv e Music heading to Hawthorne and Introductive to Chicago.
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Maribel Blum
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Hold Your Peace
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Sensitive Music
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Our Trade Winds
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Pacallo
Northern Dancer
Sutton Hurls Best Game Still Loses
Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton delivered 10 innings of one hit ball but Montreal won 1-0 on a 13th inning error by Pete Richert. Carlton earned NL win, Mets rally past San Diego, Pirates beat Reds as Stargell homered twice. Houston and Cubs postponed by cold in Chicago.
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If They Just Score They’ll Win A Couple
Milwaukee’s drought ended as Milt Wilcox pitched well for Cleveland in a 5-2 win over the California Angels. Wilcox battles Gaylor Perry for top Tribe right hander status as Cleveland sits 10-7, tied for second in the AL East behind Detroit and Baltimore. The day also featured five other games with Lolich notching his fifth win and Harmon Killebrew driving in two for Minnesota in a 6-4 rout of Boston.
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Lakers Triumph In 1968 NBA Finals Victory Over Knicks
Wilt Chamberlain led the Los Angeles Lakers to their first NBA title since moving to LA with a 114 to 100 win over the New York Knicks. Chamberlain scored 24 points, grabbed 29 rebounds despite a hurt wrist, and was named MVP as Gail Goodrich and Jerry West also produced strong numbers. The Lakers used a decisive third quarter to pull away, earning a storybook finish and about $17,000 extra playoff pay per man.
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Corry Jr Shooters Place In Nationals
Corry area junior rifle shooters performed strongly at a national sectional tournament in Bradford. Dru Gusken led the locals with 379 points and a fifth place individually while the Corry team finished fourth with 1459 points. Teammates included Migliaccio, Thacker, Snell, Neese, Slike, Gould, Rushin, and Vinca, with several top scores across events.
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Swanson and Katulich Lead Weekend High Bowling Scores
Don Swanson posted a 209 game in the final round of the Senior League while Bobby Katulich captured series honors with 561 total. Other top performers included Rosie Corso 143, Pete Sanders 121, and Mary Orn 104, as a cluttered score sheet lists numerous players and mixed figures from the weekend session.
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Globe Trotters
Rosie Corso
Pete Sanders
Mary Orn
Gary Merkle
Dorr Clark
Janet Allay
Tony Tombo
Karen Girovsky
Monica Clark
Dave Kolt
Steve Woloson
Vic Orn
Tracy Clark
Gidge Gluyna
Skeet Shooters Lose 245 238 In League Match
The Corry Red and Gun Club skeet team dropped to 2-2 after a 245 238 defeat on Franklin’s field in the French Creek Valley League. Top Corry scorers were Tony Lamendola Bob Brown and Jim Hemmis with 48 two rounds. Franklin’s Bob Kilbreth shot 50. Ed Bielawski and Bill Conklin added 47 to the top five. Next outing is Sunday May 21 at Rod and Gun Club grounds in Columbus against Black Ash.
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Bucks Promote Aide Steinmiller Publicity Director
John Steinmiller, affiliated with the Milwaukee Bucks summer camp division the past year, was named publicity director of the NBA team yesterday.
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