Canonero II Shoots to Preakness Fame After Derby Win
Canonero II, the Venezuela raced Kentucky Derby winner owned by Edgar Carbett of Caracas, upset 19 peers to claim Derby glory at Churchill Downs. Lang notes a strong Preakness field with 14 expected rivals including Jim French and Good Behaving may skip the race. The Derby crowd of 123,284 watched Canonero II finish 3 1 2 lengths ahead in 2 03 1 5, paying 19.40 8 4.20 with earnings of 145000 from a 188000 purse.
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Louisville
Pimlico
Chick Lang
Canonero II
Derby Mutuel
Edgar Carbett
Caracas
Lang
Frank J. Cald
Jim French
John Campo
Graustark
Baltimore
Neil Hellman
Hellman
Albany
N.Y
Campo
Aqueduct
William A. Lev
Calumet Farm
Eastern Fleet
Peter F. Kissell
Greentree Stable
Churchill Downs
Gustavo Avila
Mutuel
Unconscious
Eddie Pearce Wins 36 Hole North South Amateur Title
Eddie Pearce, 19, Wake Forest freshman, defeated Vinny Giles 5 and 4 to win the North and South Amateur Championship at Pinehurst. Giles, 28, Richmond banker, praised Pearce and said the Week boosted his Walker Cup preparation at St Andrews. Pearce, youngest winner ever, shot four under par through 32 holes and closed with a clutch seven foot par to seal the match.
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Pinehurst
Wake Forest University
Eddie Pearce
Vinny Giles
Richmond
Pinehurst Country Club
Temple Terrace
Fla
Giles
St. Andrews
Eddie
Jack Nicklaus
Pearce
Weekend MLB schedule fragments prompt mixed matchups
Fragmentary list shows multiple team matchups with unclear pairings and unclear pitchers. As written, readings include Chicago at New York, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Chicago at New York again, St. Louis at Tees, Houston at Montreal, Cincinnati at Los Angeles, Atlanta at San, Pittsburgh at San Francisco, all described as night games with inconsistent abbreviations and missing dates.
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Chicago
Holtzman
New York
Gentry
St. Louis
Zachary
Philadelphia
Lersch
Oarsene
Houston
Montreal
Cincin
Los Angelse
Atlanta
San
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Ieee
New Pork
Pittsbur
Louis
Tan
Cincinnati
San Diego
Real Newark
Chica
Sean Francisco
Gheienanta
Blue Devils Narrow ACC Race With Two-Game Swing
Duke split a weekend series in the ACC beating Maryland 2-1 and losing to Virginia 3-0. Virginia and Maryland sit tied for the lead at 6-2, with a Tuesday tilt at College Park to break the deadlock. East Carolina defeated North Carolina 10-6 in the other ACC action.
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Associated Press
Duke
Blue Devils
Maryland
Virginia
Cavaliers
College Park
ACC
East Carolina
North Carolina
Two-Minute Mark Falls In Hill Climb
Harry Ingle of Charlotte broke the Chimney Rock Hill Climb record by 1.59 seconds driving a Zink Formula Super Vee on the three mile course near Lake Lure. Ted Tidwell of Augusta and Pete Feistmann of Asheville finished close behind as 38 cars competed for about 2000 in prizes before ~3000 spectators.
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Chimney Rock
Harry Ingle
Charlotte
Ingle
Ted Tidwell
Augusta
Pete Feistmann
Asheville
Feistmann
Lake Lure
Hungary Wins International Modern Pentathlon Team Title
Hungary scored 14 504 points to win the International modern pentathlon team championship in Warendorf Germany, defeating the Soviet Union. West Germany finished third and Italy fourth.
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Warendorf
Germany
Hungary
Soviet Union
West Germany
Italy
Kinston Eagles Take 8-2 Win to Lead Carolina League
Kinston Eagles moved into the lead in the Carolina League with an 8-2 victory over the Lynchburg Twins. Charlie Spikes drove in two runs with a first inning single and a third inning double while Larry Gowell worked into his third win, limiting Lynchburg to four hits and holding the Twins hitless after the fourth.
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Kinston Eagles
Lynchburg Twins
Kinston
Twins
Charlie Spikes
Larry Gowell
Lynchburg
Salem
Rocky Mount
Leafs
Joe McCullough
Winston-Salem
Raleigh Durham
Triangles
Jerry Bell
Peninsula
Burlington
George Hodge
Pilots
Beard Wins New Orleans Open in Narrow Finish
Frank Beard, who trailed early, shot a final round 68 to win the New Orleans Open by one stroke over Hubert Green at Lakewood CC. Beard's 276 edged Green's 277. Lee Elder and George Johnson tied for third at 278 as Masters champ Charles Coody followed at 280.
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New Orleans
Frank Beard
Jack Nicklaus
Beard
Lakewood Country Club
Hubert Green
Green
Lee Elder
George Johnson
Elder
Johnson
Charles Coody
Miller Barber
Dave Hill
John Lotz
Jack Ewing
Birmingham
Ala
College Baseball Scores From Prominent Southern Matches
Pembroke State defeated Atlantic Christian 13 to 4 while Pfeiffer beat Lenoir Rhyne 6 to 0. South Carolina routed North Carolina 12 to 5 and Furman and The Citadel drew 1 to 1.
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Associated Press
Pembroke State
Atlantic Christian
Pfeiffer
Lenoir Rhyne
South Carolina
North Carolina
Furman
the Citadel
William & Mary
Davidson
East Carolina
Richmond
Virginia
Wake Forest
Duke
Maryland
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Boston
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Oakland
California
Kansas City
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Calfornia
Gastonia
N.C
N.C. State
Clemson
THE
Raleigh-Durham
Irons
Frank
Samuel E. Burford
Democrat
Nationwide
H.C
Buck” Johnson
Montlieu Ave
High Point
Robert G. Moore
Church St
Mitchell
Main St
M. E. Wright
Church Street
H. J. York, Jr
Nationwide Life Insurance Co
Columbus
Ohio
Mann Drug Stores
Bill Burrow
Burrow Tire Service
Eastchester
Remington Tires
High Point Lewis Supply Company
N. Main Street
Willett Tire & Auto Service
English Road
H.G. Ilderton, Inc
S. Main Street
Mark
IMACA
John E. Mitchell Company
Ramseur
Kearns & White
Short Street
Thomasville
Ramseur Shell Service
Ramseur, N.C. Ph
Greensboro
Piedmont
Welborn Motors, Inc
Lexington
Main Street
Hwy
Asheboro
Dan Thomas
S. Fayetteville
Wade's City Auto Repair
S. Fayetteville St
Norelo
FAS Ladies
Lady Norelco
North American Philips Corporation
East 42Nd Street
U.S. Auto Club
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