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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1966

Page

11

Western favored to sweep spring sports in Boulder City meet

Western High School looks to dominate the Southern Conference "AAA" track and field meet after clinching tennis and golf titles and edging Las Vegas for the baseball crown. The Warriors, led by pitcher Mike Newson and slugger Ralph Diehl, moved to 11-1 in conference play, with Sparks already atop the North "AAA" division and state playoff format uncertain as officials debate whether there will be one or three state champions.

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Houston Golf Tourney Shelved After Rains

The PGA fall tour event at Cypress Creek first delayed then ruled no contest as heavy rain left the course waterlogged. About a third of 100 players had quit by Sunday with forecasts offering little relief. New dates target Nov 17 to 20, then the Cajun Classic follows in Lafayette, Louisiana.

PGA Cypress Creek Championship Golf Club Lafayette

Hayes Wins Monterey Road Race

Charles Hayes of Rockville Maryland won the United States Road Racing Championships two lap race at Laguna Seca driving a McLaren Chevrolet. Chuck Parsons of Carmel finished second and took the national point lead, while Skip Hudson of Arlington placed third in a Lola Chevrolet. Dave Jordan and Ken Miles followed in fourth and fifth respectively.

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Lopez Faces Big Test in Stable Ernie (Indian Red)

Lopez meets Cuban star Stable in a 10 round main event at the Hacienda Hotel. Lopez rides a 23 1 1 record and a recent NA welterweight title win, while Stable, based in New York, challenged for the world welter title last year and has beaten top contenders en route to Griffith bout. Tickets are 5 and 2.50, boxing at 8 30 p.m. with two undercard fights.

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Cepeda Traded for Sadecki in Giants Card deal

Giants acquire left handed starter Ray Sadecki from St. Louis for slugging first baseman outfielder Orlando Cepeda. The move comes after San Francisco’s 10-5 win over St Louis and shifts a power hitter to the Cardinals while adding a youthful lefty to the Giants rotation.

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Yankees Beat Angels 5-2 Behind Downing Win

New York pinch hit for two unearned runs in the second as Roger Maris and Elston Howard aided a shutout of California. Al Downing earned his first win of the season over the Angels, while Dean Chance took the loss after four innings.

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Baseball Standings and Probable Pitchers Grid

National standings show New York leading Chicago after two games with scores 5 to 3 and 10 to 5. Other results include San Francisco 10 St. Louis 5 and Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 2. Monday schedules list pitchers with win loss records for St Louis Chicago Los Angeles Philadelphia San Francisco Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Atlanta.

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Andretti Leads Indianapolis Practice Speeds

Mario Andretti posted the fastest unofficial speed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during Sundays practice, clocking 163.3 mph in the same car that finished third in last year’s 500 mile race. He previously topped 160.657 mph in Thursday testing, with 164.1 mph later unofficially held as a speedway record.

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Mongoose Stars In Stardust Drag Race Speed Show

Tom McEwen known as The Mongoose powered a Plymouth Hemi-Cuda to a top speed near 186 mph and an 8.08 ET at Stardust International Race. He beat Bill Coon in top fuel eliminator while Don Rackemann retired at the start. Spectators numbered 3,313 at Las Vegas event with Long Beach and Honolulu next on the schedule.

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Senators Ruin No Hitter Bid in Tight 3-2 Win

In Kansas City, pinch hitter Bob Laverine lined a 10th inning single to drive in Willie Kirkland from second as Washington capitalized on their second hit of the game to defeat the Athletics 3-2.

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Reds McCool Saves O'Toole 2-1 Victory

Cincinnati pitcher Jim O'Toole left after seven with fatigue but earned his first win of the year as Billy McCool blanked Los Angeles over the final two innings. O'Toole allowed three hits and an unearned run while Claude Osteen took the loss after the Reds pushed two runs across in the fourth on a sequence of hits and a sacrifice fly by Tony Perez.

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