Winston 500 Hopes Riding On Tailgate
Winston 500 race at Talladega hopes ride on tailgating drafting as Frank Warren and Bill Champion seek high finishes. Warren, 33, qualified 11th in his Dodge at 177.093 mph, while Champion, 49, qualified 12th in a Ford at 175.249 mph. Donnie Allison took pole at 185.869 mph with 50-car field racing Sunday.
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Talladega
Ala
Frank Warren
Bill Champion
Nascar
Warren
Dixie Racing
Springfield
Mass
Alabama International Speedway
Ian
Tri-Oval
Donnie Allison
Haughton Gains On Ubleis In Harness Racing
United States driver Billy Haughton narrowed the World Driving Championship gap by winning two races and placing in two more in Meadow Lands, while leader Adolf Ubleis of Austria maintained a sizable 154 point lead. Haughton earned 150 points to Ubleis's 79, as HTA tour moves to Vernon Downs and Liberty Bell Park for upcoming stops.
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Meadow Lands
Billy Haughton
United States
Austria
Adolf Ubleis
Ubleis
Haughton
Ableis
Vernon Downs
Vernon
N.Y
Liberty Bell Park
Philadelphia
Donahue tops speed trials as Indy 500 build heats up
Mark Donohue of Media Pennsylvania hit 180.977 mph in unofficial 10 mile trials at Indianapolis as the field hones for the May 29 500 mile classic. The pace sets a potential pole position in a 33 car field with rivals Revson Hulme and Unser also fielding Mark 16 McLarens. Sixteen drivers have broken the track record unofficially in two weeks of practice.
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Mark Donohue
Media
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Donohue
Joe Leonard
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
al Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
San Jose
Calif
McLaren
Roger Penske
Philadelphia
Peter Revson
New York
Denis Hulme
New Zealand
Revson
Foremsky Sets ABC Mark For 200 Games
Skee Foremsky of Houston set an all time consecutive 200 plus game record during the American Bowl in Detroit Masters event. He had four of five games over 200 with a low 201 and high 299 before a 172 in his sixth match. Jim Godman of Lorain won the crown with a 229 1 average, the highest Masters winner mark, as Don Johnson and others faded in early rounds.
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Detroit
Skee
Foremsky
Houston
Tex
Dick Weber, Sr
St. Louis
Jim Godman
Lorain
Ohio
Godman
Don Johnson
Akron
Pete Tountas
Hammond
Ind
Buzz Fazio
Jim Chestney
Barry Asher
Costa Mesa
Calif
Don Glover
Bakersfield
Bob Strampe
Billy Welu
Don Carter
Tarzana
Ray Bluty
Earl Anthony
Tacoma
Wash
Bill Tucker
St Olaf leads Midwest golf meet after opening round
St Olaf College shot a strong opening round to hold the lead at the Midwest Conference golf meet in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Beloit trailed by nine strokes after posting 325 while Lawrence University stood at 330 and Ripon at 341.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Beloit
St. Olaf College
Lawrence University
Ripon
Rushford Nips Spring Grove 4 3 In Nonconference Bid
Roger Olson drove in the winning run with a seventh inning double as Rushford defeated Spring Grove 4 3 in Rushford. Hellerud had two hits for Rushford, Hoel added a three run double, while Bentley connected for a double and a single for Spring Grove.
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Rushford
Minn
Roger Olson
Spring Grove
Phil Hellerud
Allan Hoel
Mike Bentley
Spring
Celtics Sign Glover and Rose from Western Kentucky
Boston Celtics complete two key signings as Clarence Glover and Jim Rose, top picks from Western Kentucky, join on multi year deals. Glover is a defensive forward and Rose a 6 foot 3 guard, with Rose noting NBA prestige over ABA offers. Celtics GM Red Auerbach also expects third pick Dave Robisch to sign with Denver in ABA.
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Boston
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Western Kentucky
Clarence Glover
Jim Rose
Celtics
Glover
Rose
American Basketball Association
NBA
Chicago blanks Canadiens to take 3-2 series lead
Chicago defeated Montreal 2 to 0 to move ahead in the best of seven series. With the win the Blackhawks lead three games to two and host Game 6 on Sunday afternoon in Chicago. If a Game 7 is needed it would be in Montreal.
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Chicago
Montreal
Baseball leaders and stats from the American and National Leagues
Baseball leaders list key batting figures such as Oliva and Garr with top marks in 90 at bats and hits. Pitching leaders show Cy differences with Siebert and Ryan posting strong records and Seaver leading strikeouts in the National League.
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Oliva
Minn
Murcer
N.Y
Yastrzemski
Bost
Buford
Balt
Killebrew
J.powell
Balt., 25. Hits — Oliva, Minn., 48; Rojas, K.C., 40. Doubles — Oliva, Minn
T.conigliaro
Calif
Clarke
Schaal
K.C
Bast
Pinson
Cleve
Otis
Siebert
Blue
Oak
Lolich
Det
Garr
Atl
W.davis
L.A
Bonds
S.F
Bench
Cin
Stargell
Pitt
H.aaron
Grote
Simmons
St.l
Brock
Harrelson
Ryan
Dierker
Houst
Seaver
Jenkins
Chic
Hogan Can't Keep Up With The Boys At Houston Invite
Ben Hogan struggled in round one of the Houston Champions Invitational, limping after 11 holes and shooting 11 over par. Kermit Zarley moved into a share of the lead with 67 as Larry Hinson followed with four under. Zarley joked about the two stroke penalty and remaining hopeful to win.
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Houston, Tex
Ben Hogan
Kermit Zarley
Larry Hinson
Hogan
Hinson
Zarley
Champions Golf Club
Bears Ink Pact For Games At Soldier Field
Chicago Bears sign a three year lease to play at Soldier Field with 10 percent of game receipts to the Chicago Park District. Capacity increases to about 52,000. concessions and parking revenue go to the district. A 700000 improvement is funded from rental receipts and two one year options follow. Field moved 90 feet south with temporary north bleachers.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
National Football League
Soldier Field
Lake Front
George Halas
The
Bears
Dan Shannon
Chicago Park District Board
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
Gary Skoy Leads Coulee Linksters
Onalaska Wisconsin Gary Skoy fired a 37 gross score to lead the Men s Club at the Coulee Golf Bowl Wednesday night Don Nontello was second with 39 In the low net event Bob Krismer had 3342 while Rusty Ness shot a 34 Jerry Thompson and Lynn Burbach tied for low putts with 14 each In the special events Krismer was closest to the pin on number three Bruce Nordstrom closest on number five and Jim Zielke closest to number one pin in two strokes
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Onalaska
Wis
Gary Skoy
Coulee
Don Nontello
Bob Krismer
Rusty Ness
Jerry Thompson
Lynn Burbach
Krismer
Bruce Nordstrom
Jim Zielke
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Medary Garden Center
Highway 16
Mark Donahue
Indy
A. J. Watson
Bobby Unser
Mario Andretti
Ford
A. J. Foyt Jr
Skee Foremsky
ABC
St. Olaf
Ink Glover, Rose
Bill Monsoor
la Crosse
Monsoor's Shooters Supply
Copeland Ave
By Bob Green
Hubert Green
Dave Hill
Bob Murphy
Gibby Gilpert
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Ben Crenshaw
Homero Blancas
Arnold Palmer
Charles Coody
Lee Trevino
Coulee Linksters
Johnnie Walker
Soell
Main ST. Hwy
Bernie Otto
Bank of
Holmen
F.d.1.c
Shahaa
Whitewall
Blackwall
Stellick Tire
Coward Avenue
South Avenue
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