Turbines Lead Qualifiers in 500 Mile Memorial Day Race
The 52nd Indianapolis 500 saw Lotus turbine cars top qualifying speeds led by Graham Hill and Joe Leonard as weather sensitive performance threatened piston rivals. Bobby Unser AJ Foyt and others argued turbines could redefine racing while crowd turnout reached 265000, with Andretti facing piston engine setbacks and potential late-stage turbine competition.
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Bobby Unser
Offenhauser
Graham Hill
Lotus Turbine
Joe Leonard
UPI
Indianapolis
Ind
Lotus
S.A. Silbermann
U.S
Auto Club
London
Unser
Leonard
Hill
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Ford
Andretti
Lloyd Ruby
Wichita Falls
Tex
Casper Becomes First to Top $100000 Early Year Golf
Billy Casper clinched the Colonial National Invitation by five strokes to reach $103,868 in career earnings. He shot 68 on the final round, finished 275, and became the tour's only three time winner in 1968. Gene Littler was second at 280. Casper planned a two week rest before Indianapolis and the Canadian and British Opens.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Billy Casper
Casper
Colonial Country Club
Greensboro
Los Angeles
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Gene Littler
Tommy Aaron
Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Belmont Stakes Could Realize Two Triples
In Maryland two triples loom in thoroughbred racing. Calumet Farm seeks a third Triple Crown win with Forward Pass in the Belmont Stakes, adding to his Derby victory and Preakness triumph. Peter Fuller fears a disqualification could give Dancer's Image a second Triple Crown upset.
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Baltimore
Calumet Farm
Peter Fuller
Calumet
Forward Pass
Pimlico
Fuller
Dancer
Martin
Sunday Stars Pitching and Batting Standouts Highlight MLB Wins
Sonny Siebert pitched a two hit shutout for the Indians as they sweep Baltimore 2-0. Curt Blefary doubled in the seventh for Baltimore. Andy Kosco drove in five runs for the Yankees with a single, double and a homer in an 11-3 win over the Red Sox.
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Sonny Siebert
Indians
Curt Biefary
Cleveland
Baltimore
Andy Kosco
Yankees
New York
Boston
Frank Brown Repeats Key Crown in Senior Bowling
Frank Brown 72 of Chicago repeats as the Class A scratch all-events winner at the American Bowling Congress 9th annual seniors tournament in Milwaukee. The event drew 1,347 entrants vying for 14,273 in prizes with Wisconsin entries among the winners, including Paul Paulson of Wisconsin Rapids and Walter Tomsyck of Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
American Bowling Congress
Frank Brown
Wisconsin
Paul Paulson
Wisconsin Rapids
Walter Tomsyck
Milwa
Tony Markulin
Del Fisher Wins Top Fuel Trophy At K-K Sports Arena
Milwaukee racer Del Fisher won the top fuel trophy at K-K Sports Arena with a 7.89 second quarter mile at 199.10 mph. Noel Kramer took the super stock division in a 1967 Chevy, Jim Wick won the feature in a 68 Plymouth Barracuda. In UDRA at Great Lakes Dragaway Union Grove Al Fontanini posted 8.06 seconds at 169.49 mph to win funny car. Dick Borchard clocked 182.18 mph to win top gas. Tim Collins took super, Jim Rieter won modified stock.
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Kaukauna
Milwaukee
del Fisher
Noel Kramer
Random Lake
Jim Wick
Fond du Lac
Great Lakes Dragaway
Union Grove
al Fontanini
Glenview
Ill
UDRA
Dick Borchard
Berwyn
Tim Collins
Arlington Heights
Chicago
Jim Rieter
Nix Places Third in 13 Mile Motorcycle Race
Fred Nix of Franksville Wisconsin finished third among 12 riders in the national championship motorcycle race at the Virginia State Fairgrounds on Sunday.
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Richmond, Va
Fred Nix
Franksville
Wis
Virginia State Fairgrounds
Big Ten Fresh Won't Compete On Varsities
The Big Ten Conference voted to bar freshmen from varsity competition. NCAA recently allowed freshmen in most sports except football and basketball. Directors also scrapped the year end review for extra eligibility and supported a 26 game schedule with an 18 game round robin. Minnesota Michigan Michigan State and Ohio State opposed the measure.
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Minneapolis
Big Ten Athletic Conference
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Minnesota
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
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Silbermann
Albuquerque
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A.J. Foyt Jr
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Rock Island
Paul Masson
California
Saratoga
By Denne H. Freeman
America
Westinghouse
Wettstein
del Fisher Cops
Gordon Eastman
Canada
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