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1:30 p.m.A near capacity is certain to attend this thriller which will have most of the top stock car drivers in this region fighting fr the checkered flag and the prize money.Several outstanding daredevils from Southern California are coming here for the main event at the North 1-as Vegas track. Including Jack (Fin ball) Roberts, Chuck Becker, Chuck Parsons, Gene Riniker and Eddie Grey.Bob (Red Feather) Ruppert vvil' have the entire field fighting him.Ruppert isn't the most popular driver on the track and all the other drivers will be out to beat him today. He leads in the NASCAR point standings with 1.644 for the year.Ray (Stormin’ Mormon) Wulfenstein is second with 1,488.Both are expected to be inNDUPAmong the local drivers expected to go after the money are Ed Chandler, Bob Van Norman, Sam Fairchild. BohDR. FAGERWINS EASILYNEW YORK (UPI)—-Tartan Stable’s I)r. Eager, already the holder of the world record for Ihe mile, came within a lick of tieing the seven furlong mark at Aqueduct Saturday when he won the $57,§09 Yosburgh Handicap by six lengths in 1:2(1 1-5 despite the staggering impost of 139 pounds.Kissin George was second, six lengths ahead of Jim J., who just beal out Vlllamor by a head for third place. Kissin George, winner of ihe Sports Pag*; Handicap in his last start, paid $2.40 and $2.10. Jim J. returned $2.10.* ' \ u.in uuiua »1«V »* •»record at 16.45. Roberts generally qualifies at 17 flat 'O look for these two to be in the P-st -ow or two.Nona Harrison, widow of Hairy Harrison will be there to receive a plaque in honor of the former chief steward at Craig. The feature has been named after him.The point standings arc as follows:1. Rob Ruppert ...........1,6442. Ray Wulfenstein ...... 1.488Ed Chandler ...........1,2884. Sam Fairchild.........1,2785. Bob Van Norman ......1,2206. Bobby Clawson.........1,1307. Ralph Atkins...........1,0928. Chuck Allison ..........1,0329. Waldo Weekly.......... 98210. Richard Jameson ...... 900Students holding studentbody cards arc reminded that Ihej will be given tk';ets for half price upon producing their student cards.third round In the golf championship lt;Golf Club:Kel NoQlt Australia JACK NICKLAUS U Bruct Devlin Austra Gary Plover South A Billy Dunk Austrolia Takashi Murakami J Maurlca Bembridgt ( Guv Wolstenhomt Br Ron Howell U S Cllvt Clark Britain Grog Phillips Austra Hon Chang 5 Kon ARNOLD PALMER Bob Shore AustraliaClaPosClark High, 1 back Mark Heeslt; ed Sparks High i vada yesterday Warrior Field. 3The Charger dominated the held the Sparks’ils Roll Over 76ers, 119-1via itDttroif (112) New York (104)G P T G FBing 9 8-10 26 BarnettOeBusschr 7 0-0 14 FrazierSon FronciK (101)T G F T5 2-2 12 thappell 1 0-0 2 Allen 0 0-0 02 3-5 7; Cunningham 3 OO 6 AttletMilwaukee (102) T G FMILWAUKEE, Wis. (UPI) -Playmaker Guy Rodgers’ last minute layup after intercepting 3 u * a San Francisco Warrior passHairston * 2-5 10 Jackson 8 1-2 17| Emory 5 M 16 Ellis » 2-4 Migave the MiiW'aukee Bucks theirft 4-S 20 Lcrusse 4 13-15 21 !° . _ .....7 1A KnmlvMT J.1 lA. r.nmlPHII.ADELPH Cincinnati Roya: 21-point third lt;Saturday night a
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Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Sun, Nov 03, 1968
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