Ford powered fuelers set to clash at national drag event
In Bristol Holt, drivers from Ford and Chrysler prepare for a high profile Eliminator race next week amid track construction and rain delays. Entries feature Ford's 1500 hp engines with Don Garlits and Dave Beebe among the notable competitors as top machines push 6.92 seconds at over 226 mph in the sport's premier showdown.
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Ford
Chrysler
Florida
Don Garlits
Dave Beebe
Decatur International Raceway Set for Night of Action
DIR promises a full program with five heats and two features. Troy Watts and Tim Matthews lead, with drivers from the Southeast chasing a 1240 purse. Watts notes repeat sellout crowds, capacity around 3000, and plans to expand seating to ease crowding.
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Decatur International Raceway
DIR
Troy Watts
Tin Matthews
United Late Models
Uit Ty
Watts
Damascus Eyes Win Saturday At Belmont
Damascus, the 65 favorite and Preakness winner, eyes a 1 1/8 mile Belmont bid after a three eighths workout at Delaware Park. Proud Clarion and other top contenders set plans with trainers noting readiness as entry fees and Belmont stakes details shape the field.
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Damascus Eyes
Belmont
Damascus
Delaware Park
Frank Whiteley Jr
Aqueduct
Clarion
Loyd “Boo” Gentry
John Galbreath
Darby Dan Farm
Terry Grogan
Proud Clarion
Gentry
Mr Clutch Hansen Drives In Runs For Sox Comeback
Hansen, a 6 foot 3 infielder for the Chicago White Sox, has battled back trouble with two major operations. He belts three homers and four doubles in early spring play and insists his back is sound for shortstop and hitting as he eyes a steadier RBI pace.
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Pone
Hansen
Sox
RBI
Harisen
Tom McCraw
Tommie Agee
McCraw
Agee
Plant drug origins and wildlife notes in Limestone County report
A health department note lists medicinal plants and drug derivatives used in modern medicine. It also reports Limestone County rabies cases subsiding and urges contact with conservation officers about Iranian pheasants. The piece discusses grain sorghum revival, bird damage, and a Swan Creek dewatered area fish salvage starting June 5 with licensing rules.
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United States
Simpson Weed
Limestone County
Charlie Johnson
Alabama Health Department
Decatur Laboratory
Alabama Conservation’ Department
Wheeler Refuge
Decatur
Swan Creek
Americans Reach All American Final In Brit Amateur
Two U.S. players, Bob Dickson and Ron Cerrudo, won Friday to set up a 36 hole final for the British Amateur at Formby. Dickson crushed Allen Moss and Gordon Clark to reach the final, while Cerrudo defeated Mike Boeta Aste and Marty Fleckman after 19 holes to join him.
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Formby
England
U.S
Walker Cunces
Bob Dickson
Muskogee
Okla
Ron Cerrudo
San Rafael
Calif
Richard Davies
Sandwich
Deane Beman
William Hyndmann III
Philadelphia
Dickson
Oklahoma State University
Allen Moss
Gordon Clark
Clark
Jimmy
Wethersfield
Conn
Cerrado
San Jose State
Id Palmer
Mike Boeta Aste
Saints to Open Training Camp at San Diego Campus
On July 1 the New Orleans Saints begin rookies reporting to coach Tom Fears at California Western University in San Diego. The full squad reports July 9. Several teams shift training sites, including the Falcons, Rams, and Steelers. 49ers report July 22 at St Marys. Bud Grant and Joe Schmidt are new coaches for Vikings and Lions respectively.
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NEW York
New Orleans Saints
National Football League
Tom Fears
California Western University
San Diego
Saints
Atlanta Falicons
Asheville
N.C
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City
Tenn
Los Angeles Rams
Orange
Calif
California State College
Fullerton
Pittsburgh Steelers
Kingston
R.I
St. Vincent College
Latrobe
San Francisco
St. Mary’s
Fears
Bud Grant
Norm van Brocklin
Minnesota Vikings
Joe Schmidt
Harry Gilmer
Detroit
Death Claims Arizona Great
J F McKale, who built and led the University of Arizona athletic program since 1913, died at 79 after a heart attack in Tucson. A longtime figure nicknamed Pop, he coached nearly every major sport and was to be honored by the Arizona Alumni Association. He is survived by his widow and three daughters.
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Tucson
Ariz
J. F. McKale
University of Arizona
McKale
Arizona
Arizona Alumni Association
Friends of “Pop
United States
Elizah Thomas
Yuma, Ariz
Ruth Conway
Yuma
Marian Garrett
Coolidge
The
University
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