This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1977
Page
9
The listing shows post positions, horses, drivers and probable odds for an 8 p.m. card. Notable entries include Mr Crystal resting after a one in ten night, Regal Ritter and Lang Crest among several pacing and trotting contests with purses from 2,500 to 5,500 dollars.
Daily racing program shows multiple $2,500 to $4,000 purses with times from 2:01 to 2:08.1. Winners include Something Fancy and Deep Dive with exacta and trifecta payouts, plus multiple horses such as Lat R Rip, Cadabbit and Grand Circle earning place money and notable performances by Predyth Hanover and Flying Rumor. Total handle listed as Hind: $466,444.
Mixed race results show various purses and outcomes at Atlantic City with multiple horses listed. Notable figures include Glorious John, My East Rider, Durstar, Bala Real, and Lady Technion with payouts and exacta figures. National League batting leaders include Trillo, Parker, Mumphry, Luzinski, and Griffey with top stats and RBI leaders.
The clipping shows player line totals and leaders across American League batting categories with names such as Carew Yount Fisk Singleton and Bostock, plus strikeout figures for Rogers Piekro Ali and Koosman. It records runs, RBIs, hits, doubles and triples for various teams and players.
Atlantic City entries show multiple claiming and allowance races for miles and sprints. Notable horses include Mendment Henderson, Great Surprise, Saint Gaudens, Wrecking Machine, Lil's Chart, Onion Creek, High Strait, Virtuoso, Diplomat's Fate, and Extra Turn among others with various jockeys listed and purses ranging from 3,500 to 7,000.
Five college coaches including four head coaches will speak at Cardinal O’Hara Basketball Clinic for boys in grades six through twelve from June 27 to July 1. Speakers include St Joseph’s Harry Booth Wake Forest’s Dave Odom American U’s Jim Lynain Philadelphia Textile’s Herb Magee and Villanova assistant Mike Fratella. Fee is 43 dollars. Call Buddy Gardner or sign up opening day June 27 at 9 a.m. at Cardinal O’Hara High School gym.
Wayne Richardson’s Chichester Junior High baseball team, led by Bruce Neff with a .393 average and 38 strikeouts in 26 innings, posted a 9-0 record this spring. Teammate Cecil Melendez hit .409 and Louie Argentine drove in seven RBIs as the Eaglets dominated nine opponents.
Upland AC routed Marcus Hook A's 18 6 as Mike McKinley bases loaded triple sparked a big second inning. Rocky Hartshorn earned the win with three hits including a tape measure homer. Marcus Hook’s Joe Gattone and Lou Caratella also homered. In the Lower Delco Minor League, Jim Kennish pitched Upland B's to their eighth straight victory, 15 0 over Trainer Blue.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.