Foyt and Clark Lead Pole Contenders for Indy 500
More than a dozen cars vie for the pole at Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 31. A. J. Foyt of Houston and Jim Clark of Scotland top the field after practice with speeds near 161 and 160.14 mph respectively, followed by Parnelli Jones and rookie Mario Andretti who also posted fast laps.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Jim Clark
Duns
Scotland
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Clark
Parnelli Jones
Torrance
Galif
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Red Raiders Compete in TVC Track Meet at Tuscumbia
Decatur Red Raiders enter the Tennessee Valley Conference track meet at Tuscumbia with preliminaries this afternoon. Entries include Grady Campbell in the 100 and 220 yard dash, Wayne Wright in high hurdles, Robert Parham in low hurdles, Jackie Parsons and Ray Jones in the 880 yard run, and Lannie Robertson with Ronnie Wilkening in the broad jump. Finals start at 7 p.m.
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Tuscumbia
Shorty Ogle
Decatur High
Grady Campbell
Wayne Wright
Robert Parham
Jackie Parsons
Ray Jones
Lannie Robertson
Ronnie Wilkening
Colt League Plans For Registration And Tryouts
Colt League registration for boys aged 15 and 16 will be at the Colt League Field from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Former members and new eligible participants are invited. Tryouts for nonteam boys start Monday at 6 p.m. at the Cologne Field. Attendance at at least half of the tryouts is required.
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Cologne
Five Ford powered cars lead practice speeds in Laguna Seca session
Record notes show 159.377 seconds for one lap and 158.828 for four laps. Jones posted 159.574 best in a lap while Andretti reached 159.5 and Dan Gurney clocked 159. The top five in practice all used Ford powered rear engines.
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Andretti
Dan Gurney
Costa Mesa
Calif
Former Coach Convicted On Extortion Charges
Mobile Ala AP Curry Juneau former coach of the Mobile Buccaneers Southern pro football team was convicted of extortion after pleading guilty to attempting to extort 2300 dollars from former Buc owner Jack W Sprinkle Mobile ALa.
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Curry Juneau
Mobile Bucaneers
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Jack W. Sprinkle
Bobby Hull Wins Best NHL Sport
Montreal AP reports Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks is named best NHL player while a separate U S District Court case in Birmingham sentences a former coach to probation after a suspended year in prison.
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Montreal
Chicago Black Hawks
U. S
Priceville Edges Tanner In Close Baseball Game
Priceville defeated Tanner 5-2 to end Tanner’s season at 5-5. Kenneth Clark earned the win, limiting the Rattlers to four hits as Priceville totaled seven. Clark and Lipscomb each had two hits for Priceville. Coach Tunner praised his seniors and noted optimism for next season.
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Kenneth Lipscomb
Falkville
Bessemer Firm Wins TVA Tower Steel Contract
The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded Nashville Bridge Co. of Bessemer Alabama a 33519 dollar contract for galvanized tower steel for the Widows Creek Alabama to Rock Springs transmission line. Announcement was made Thursday.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Nashville Bridge Co
Bessemer
Ala
Widows Creek
Rock Springs
Littler Seeks First Victory in Three Years at New Orleans Open
Gene Littler, 34, former National Open champion based in Las Vegas, opened with a seven under par 65 to share the first-round lead at the Greater New Orleans Open, a $100,000 PGA event. He treats golf as a job, not a passion, as he bids to end a three-year win drought.
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New Orleans
Gene Littler
Las Vegas
Dennis Ralston to sit out Bakersfield Davis Cup
Dennis Ralston the United States top ranked player will not play against Canada in the North American Davis Cup ties at Bakersfield California June 4 5 6 The four man U S team is led by Chuck McKinley of Port Washington New York with Arthur Ashe Jr Gene Scott and Marty Riessen as the remaining members.
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Dennis Ralston
America
Bakersfield
Calif
U.S. Lawn Tennis Association
Chuck McKinley
Port Washington
N.Y
Arthur Ashe Jr
Richmond
UCLA
Gene Scott
St. James
Marty Riessen
Evanston, Ill
Selma Country Club Golf Invitational Draws About 200
About 200 players entered the qualifying round of the 37th Selma Country Club Men's Invitational Golf Tournament in Selma Alabama. Trophies will be awarded to top finishers in A and B divisions and in other flights over the three day event with prize winners announced for first second and consolation in some flights. Contenders include four time winner Dr Frank Sonny Holt of Birmingham Gene Farrell of Mobile Jackie Cummings of Tuscaloosa and Don Blanton, a 1964 runner up.
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Selma
Ala
Selma Country Club
Frank
Sonny) Holt
Birmingham
Gene Farrell
Mobile
Jackie Cummings
Tuscaloosa
Don Blanton
Fires Kill 11,900 in U S in 1964 and 1.6 Billion in Loss
Fires across the United States in 1964 caused 11,900 deaths and about 1.6 billion dollars in property damage. Federal agencies reported the toll and financial impact, highlighting the year's severe fire losses nationwide.
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United States
Mays Off To Rocket Start In San Francisco
Willie Mays at 34 continues a hot pace with 11 hits in 19 at bats, including five doubles and a home run. He has 11 homers, a triple, and 10 doubles this season, and went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a homer as the Giants beat the Cubs 6-3 at Candlestick Park.
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Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Candlestick Park
Mays
Giants
Chicago Cubs
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