Bold Forbes Seeks Belmont Stakes Win Amid Big Field
Bold Forbes the Derby winner leads a 11-horse Belmont Stakes lineup of 3-year-olds at Belmont Park. The $150,000-added 11⁄2 mile race features several non-stakes entrants, with Play The Red as early 3-1 second favorite and Bold Forbes at 7-5. The field includes Major contenders Aeronaut, Charleston, and Majestic Light, all aiming for the $117,600 winner’s purse in CBS televised action.
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New York
Bold Forbes
Belmont Park
John Campo
Play the Red
Phil Johnson
Johnson
Jack Gaver
Charleston
Elocutionist
Honest Pleasure
Philip Hofmann
Esteban Rodriguez Tizol
Angel Cordero Jr
Max Gluck
Jean Cruguet
Lowers P. Wilson
Greentree Stable
Helidodoro Gustines
John Schiff
CBS
Stars Qualify In NCAA Track At Philadelphia Trials
Villanova star Eamonn Coghlan defending 1500 title, touts easy pace in a 3:43.16 heat. Washington State’s John Ngeno, a fourtime NCAA champion, qualifies for 5000 with a third in his heat as athletes advance to semifinals and finals over the three-day meet.
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Philadelphia
Villanova
Eamonn Coghlan
Coghlan
John Ngeno
Washington State
Ngeno
Louisiana State
Larry Shipp
UCLA
James Owens
San Jose State
Dody Cooper
Arizona State
Gary Burl
Auburn
James Walker
Reggie Jones
Tennessee
James Munyala
Texas-El Paso
Earl Bell
Arkansas State
Jones
Munyala
Bell
Don Baird
Long Beach State
Russ Ross
Southern California
Mike Tully
California
Ed Miller
Kan
Sas
Texas- el Paso
UTEP
Cooper
Oregon
Matt Centrowitz
Kansas
Bill Lundberg
Eogis Jennings
Mississippi College
Florida
Hotrace Tuitt
Harvey Glance
Harold Schwab
Penn
Phil Olsen
Early mining, oil, and timber boom origins noted
Mining operations at Climax Colorado supply about three fourths of the nations molybdenum used to harden tool steel. A boom began after Edwin Drake drilled the first commercially productive oil well near Titusville Pennsylvania in 1859. Timber cutting on a commercial basis began in Minnesota’s St Croix Valley in the late 1830s.
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Climax
Colo
Titusville
Edwin Drake
St.Croix Valley
Minnesota
May flies life span and feeding habits
May flies live only a few hours or days. They do not eat and usually lack a mouth or stomach.
Four ABA Teams To Join NBA Potential Move
Indiana Pacers President Jim Hilliard confirmed that four ABA teams Indiana New York Denver and San Antonio have a real shot at entering the NBA next season. An NBA expansion committee would set a 4.5 million price per new ABA franchise. Kentucky and Utah were excluded from merger plans and Colonels owners sought syndication with a 1.5 million price tag and a June deadline.
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Indianapolis
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
Indiana Pacers
Jim Hilliard
ABA
NBA
Indiana
New York
Denver
San Antonio
Hilliard
Kentucky
Utah
St.Louis
Kentucky Colonels
John Y
Ellie Brown
Jefferson County
J. Bruce Miller
Miller
Browns
Farm Credit Board Sees Shift to “Good Enough” Man
In Sacramento AP reports a Farm Credit Board membership change as a purportedly fine man is replaced by a “good enough” man. The article lists regional figures including Grissom, Ricky Hampton of Gadsden, Carl Fogg of Haleyville, Mike Killian of Tuscaloosa, Raymond Powell of Etowah, Ricky Schrimscher of Lee, and Herman Walker of Druid, with Golden Fine of Yuba City retired.
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Grissom
Ricky Hampton
Gadsden
Carl Fogg
Haleyville
Mike Killian
Tuscaloosa
Raymond Powell
Etowah
Ricky Schrimscher
Lee
Herman ‘Walker
Druid
Sacramento
Calif
Farm Credit Board
Golden Fine
Yuba City
League Leaders By The Associated Press American League Batting Stats
The AP lists top AL leaders in batting average LeFlore Det (.356) Lynn Ben (.354) Brett KC (.352) Bostock Min (.344) Carty Cle .327 along with runs North Oak 37 White NY 34 Otis KC 34 Hargrove Tex 34 and RBIs Burroughs Tex 37 Munson NY 34 Chambliss NY 34 Horton Det 32 Rudi Oak 32, hits Brett KC 64 LeFlore Det 57 Munson NY 97 Chambliss NY 56 Remy Cal 96, doubles Carty Cle 12 LeFlore Det 12 McRae KC 12 Howell Tex 12, triples LeFlore Det 5 Brett KC 5 Piniella NY 4 North Oak 4, home runs Otis KC 9 Bando Oak 9 Yaz Ben 8 Hendrick Cle 8 Ford Min 8 Burroughs Tex 8, stolen bases North Oak 27 Baylor Oak 23 Pa tek KC 22 Carew Min 19 Campaneris Oak 18.
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Associated Press
LeFlore
Det
Lynn
Ben
G.brett
Bostock
Min
Carty
Cle
North
Oak
R.white
Otis
Hargrove
Tex
Rivers
Burroughs
Munson
Chambliss
Horton
Rudi
Remy
Cal
Bando
Gystrzemski
Hendrick
Ford
Baylor
Patek
Carew
Campaneris
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Stars
NCAA
Ralph Bernstein
Dixie Youth
Mets
Braves
McDonald
Je P
B. Chandler
Carey McRae
David Stanton
Keith Harper
Brandon McDonald
Brian Overstreet
Lee McCain
Scott Irwin
Brian Neill
Phil Olinger
Peyton King
Joan Wilks
Une
Daryl Sanford
Randy Humphries
J. Underwood
T. Oli
D. Sanford
G. ‘Baviason
Goldenaire II
Atlas Supply Company
Standard Oil Company
Atlas Cushionaire
Atlas
Chevron National Travel
NBA Board of Governors
Hyannis
Mass
Pacers Board
Bill Eason
TIM
Mack Neely
Vick Ten TA Yan
Dean's
Larry Dean
Grant St
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