High Point Rebel 300 Preview Fireball Roberts Leads
Darlington hosts the Rebel 300 with Fireball Roberts setting the pace as 36 drivers chase a $42,000 purse and a $9,200 winner’s share. Rain threatens, with a Saturday rain date set. Jim Reed fights car troubles and a Pontiac start, while starting speeds list Roberts 127.750 and Weatherly 125.023 among the top qualifiers.
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Bob Hoffman
Darlington
Fireball Roberts
Daytona Beach
Pontiac
Joe Weatherly
Norfolk
Ford
Rex A
Motormen Fall 6-3 in Piedmont Softball Action
Southern Motors of High Point built a 6-run lead in the opening frame and held on for a 6-3 defeat at Burtner Furniture in Piedmont Softball League play. Crawford started for Southern and faced eight, leaving before an out. Donnie Hunt finished the game. Tiny Burtner relieved in the third and earned the win as Southern scored two and three runs in the early innings.
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Greensboro
Southern Motors
High Point
Burtner Furniture
Southern
Crawford
Donnie Hunt
Hunt
Dave Burtner
Burtner
Tiny Burtner
Tiny
Sourman Bartner
Rhbi Johnson
BAK Hallet
Nelson
Nabors
Payne
Smith
O’kelleyss
Hill
Briner
Barnegesstio, & & Southern Motors
Kelley Allen
Wrisht
New York Yankees
Sox
Kansas City
Baltimore
Cleveland
Indians
Boston
Detroit
Tigers
Score Takes Step In Comeback With White Sox Shutout
Herb Score, returning from a line drive injury and arm trouble, pitched three hitless innings against Washington before Gerry Staley finished a 3-0 victory for the Chicago White Sox. Score, now 1-1 this year, helped keep Chicago near the A L lead as other pennant races unfolded.
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Associated Press
Herb Score
Score
Gerry Staley
Chicago
White Sox
Washington
Sox
Pastrano decides to stay at light heavy after Johnson win
Wil lie Pastrano, weighing 178, beat Alonzo Johnson in a 10 round bout at Freedom Hall on Kentucky Derby Eve. He scored 3-0 on the judges and AP, saying the lighter weight made him faster and more able to dictate the fight. Johnson claimed low blows were flagged but denied them.
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Louisville
Willie Pastrano
Miami Beach
Fla
Scrapper
Pittsburgh
Alonzo Johnson
Johnson
Freedom Hall
Pastrano
College Baseball Scores From AP Report
North Carolina defeats Wake Forest 2 to 1 while Catawba beats Atlantic Christian 9 to 3. The Citadel wins 11 to 2 over Furman. Elon 6 Pfeiffer 2. High Point 6 Western Carolina 5 in 10 innings. East Carolina 8 Lenoir Rhyne 3, tied 6 by next game. Virginia Tech 17 Davidson 11. East Carolina 6 Ft. Eustis. North Carolina 7 Virginia 2. Duke 8 Clemson 1. Golf: East Carolina 16 Pfeiffer 1.
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North Carolina
Wake Forest
Catawba
Atlantic Christian
the Citadel
Furman
Elon
Pfeiffer
High Point
Western Carolina
Virginia Tech
Davidson
East Carolina
Lenoir Rhyne
ACC Raises Academic Standards for Athletes at June Start
The ACC adopts a policy requiring verbal and math SAT scores of at least 750 for football and basketball grant recipients, effective June. The unanimous rule targets these sports and comes after a long review with schools and college board reps.
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Greensboro
ACC
Giants Close In On NL Lead With 5-1 Win Over Pirates
Giants ignore a rough stretch to beat Pittsburgh 5-1 at Candlestick as McCovey, Kirkland and Mays homer. Jones tosses a three-hitter, narrowing the gap to one game behind the league leaders. Reds also win 1-0 as O Toole hurls four-hits for fifth straight victory.
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San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Chicago
Cleveland
Indians
Sox
Score
Sam Jones
Willies
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Candlestick Park
Willie McCovey
Willie Kirkland
Willie Mays
Jones
Vern Law
Cincinnati Reds
Jim O'Toole
Reds
New York
Kansas City
White Sox
Washington
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Watson's hole-in-one at Blair Park shocks crowd
High Point High School student Roger Watson aced the par three eighth hole at Blair Park, using a number eight iron from 162 yards for a hole-in-one on a 9 hole round of 34. Spectators cheered as Watson joined the park's records with the season's first ace.
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Roger Watson
Blair Park
Watson
High Point High School
Henry Weaver
Jerry Williams
Johnson
Farlow Sets New District Track Mark
Louis Farlow of High Point ran a 4 29.0 mile to set a district meet record at Salisbury. Catawba's Robey Deese posted 1 59.7 in the 880 yard dash and Richard DeVictor finished 10 06.0 in the two mile. Catawba also anchored a 3 28.1 mile relay to record the fourth district mark. Lenoir Rhyne won the meet with 55 points.
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Lenoir
Ed Martin
Larry Sink
Wayne Foulk
Dave Nabinger
Yesterday's Stars Pitching Shuts Out Cardinals 1-0
Jim O'Toole of the Reds tossed a four hitter with no walks and three strikeouts to beat the Cardinals 1-0, driving in the lone run with a two-out single in the sixth. Brooks Robinson sparked the Orioles to a 9-2 win over the Indians by going 3-for-4 with four RBIs including two doubles in a seven-run fourth inning.
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Reed
Jim
Quaraes
Jim O'Toole
Reds
Cardinals
Brooks Robinson
Orioles
Indians
Tar Heels Stand Pure in ACC Race After Win Over Wake Forest
UNC moved to 7-3 in the ACC after a 2-1 victory over Wake Forest to sit alone atop the standings. Wayne Young limited Deacons to 10 hits while Wake Forests Plemmons allowed eight hits in a game with two UNC runs in the fourth. Duke and NC State clash today for a share of first, with Clemson, Maryland, South Carolina and Virginia also in the mix. Maryland visits Penn State and Virginia plays Richmond in non league games.
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Clemson
Tar Heels
South Carolina
Wake Forest
Wayne Young
Deacon
Bob Plemmons
Sun
ACC
Duke
North Carolina State
Maryland
Virginia
Penn State
Richmond
Pastrano Outpoints Johnson In Louisville Bout
Willie Pastrano 178 pounds from Miami Beach upsets Alonzo Johnson 188 pounds in Louisville by decision. In Hamburg Germany Jimmy Slade 182 1/2 and Albert Westphal 186 1/2 fought to a draw. In San Juan Daniel Berrios Puerto Rico outpointed Carlos T. Cruz Dominican Republic 10 rounds.
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Louisville
Willie Pastrano
Miami Beach
Fla
Alonzo Johnson
Pittsburgh
Hamburg
Germany
Jimmy Slade
New York
Albert Westphal
San Juan
P.R
Daniel Berrios
Puerto Rico
Carlos T. Cruz
Dominican Republic
Reynolds Captures Central 4-A Conference Track Meet
R J Reynolds High of Winston-Salem won five events at the Central 4-A track meet on the High-High School track. Greensboro took four firsts and set two new records led by Bob Jamieson with a 148 ft 9 in discus and Tom Clark's 6 ft 11 in high jump. Jim Marley led the 100-yard dash with 10.6 seconds as Reynolds swept multiple events and Lexington, Burlington, and High Point followed.
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R. J. Reynolds
Greensboro
Bob Jamieson Jr
Jamieson
Tom Clark
Jim Marley
High Point
David Lopp
Lexington
Tom Cordell
Reynolds
Jerry Kandzer
Ere Olds
Jim von Cannon
Tom McKenzie
Howard Morris
George Rosenthal
Art Jacobsen
C. V. May
Burlington
Dick Pott
Tom Honeycutt
Revere
Touls Calbous
Ynolds
Greens
Chester Davis
Spee Green
Bayard von Hermann
Reid Warren
McNairy
We McGrew
Bayard Yeamermann
James McGraw
Noel Morphis
Jim Fuller
Jim Puller
John Hill
Richard Tate
Bob Jamieson
Mike Peake
John Steed
Gramsey
Ooo Warren
Ben Peck
Ronald Morphis
Yoder
Id Warren
Reynlds
Richard l
Tom McKenzie Reynolds
Jack Stuart
Terrell West
David Childress
Dave Stuart
Reyn Dennis Harte
George Gosward
Sant
Tom Me Ed Morris
Steve Fowler
Derby Facts And Figures Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
Louisville AP notes for the 86th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with post time 4 30 p m EST. Fourteen three year olds entered, twelve expected to start. Purse 125000 added and total gross about 160100. Purse distribution 116100 to winner if all start, 113600 if 12 start. Morning line favorite Tompion 7 5. Last year winner Tomy Lee 2 02 1 5. Distance 1% miles. Record 2 01 25 by Whirlaway 1941. Crowd about 100000. TV radio 4 15 4 45 p m EST CBS. Weather partly cloudy cool.
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Louisville, Ky
Churchill Downs
CBS
Whirlaway
C. V. Whitney
Tompion
Leonard Fruchtman
Bally Ache
Tom Fool
California
Florida
Henry Elmore
Henrijan
Hillsborough
Calumet Farm
Jimmy Jones
Ponder
Willie Shoemaker
Tomy Lee
Determine
Bill Hartack
Isaac Blumberg
Venetian Way
Hartack
Iron Liege
Ismael Valenzuela
Tim Tam
Llangollen Farm
Divine Commody
Steve Brooks
T. A. Grissom
Bob Ussery
America
Jones
Carl Hodge
Fighting Hodge
Studee
Louisville
Ricacho Favored In Virginia Gold Cup Race
Ricacho the 10 year old bay gelding is favored for the 35th Virginia Gold Cup in Warrenton Virginia. The horse previously won the Carolina Cup at Camden DC and the Deep Run Hunt Cup at Richmond.
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Warrenton, Va
Randolph D. Rouse
Ricacho
Camden
D.C
Richmond
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