T-Bird Downs Keeps Noon Post Time For Fall Racing
Thunder Bird Downs will stage 12 noon post times on Saturdays and Sundays through the fall, with nine races this Sunday as clocks fall back. On Saturday the $1000 added Fantastic Fair Purse for a flat mile features Dan Bern and Just Audacious at top weight, amid a field including Teanor Willie H Red Flicker Nashaway and others with recent wins.
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Alan Laythorpe
Thunderbird Downs
Dan Bern
Just Audacious
Bill Haden
Bert Todkill
Las Vegas
John Bayles
Bernwood
Candy Rose
Teanor
Colonel Mack
Dancern
Willie H
Red Flicker
Paul M. Torolea
Nashaway
Centennial Park
Young Las Vegas baseball signee nears Dodgers major league debut
Dennis Daboll, 17, signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers last June after a May high school season with Western High. He joined Dodgers rosters ahead of the first year player draft restrictions and is among seven rookies protected. Daboll led his Pioneer League team in strikeouts and walks and now trains in Mesa while awaiting spring training in Vero Beach.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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al Campanis
John Purdin
Los Angeles
Chicago
Mike Kekich
Santa Barbara
California
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Las Vegas
Lenny Shafer
Charlie Cabell
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Red
Giants
Daboll
Mesa
Ariz
Vero Beach
Fla
Chavez Ravine
Buzzie Bavasi
Walter Alston
Rancho
Wooster
Rancho and Wooster Face Off in Northern Southern Showdown
Tomorrow night at Butcher Field the unbeaten Wooster Colts meet Rancho Rams in a crucial Nevada high school AAA clash. Both teams seek strength ahead of state playoffs with Rancho aiming to boost its Southern crown prospects while Wooster presses toward a Northern Conference division claim.
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Butcher Field
Wooster
Rancho
Sparks
Warriors
Gorman
Chuck Razmic
Rams
Gaels
Western
Nevada
Bakersfield
Calif
San Bernardino
Folsom
Lassen
South Tahoe
Weed
Flagstaff
Ariz
San Pedro
Nevada Sports Book Fades As Weekend Action Shrinks
The article notes minimal betting moves at Rendezvous the lone Nevada sports book and says interest in sports in Nevada is waning as opening lines shift little and activity dwindles. It lists updated lines for major college games and flags the venue's struggle to cover operating costs.
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Indiana
Miami Ft
Boston
Col
Air Force
Maryland
Wake
Duke
Army
Yale
Cornell
Harvard
Dartmouth
Penn State
Shoemaker Wins 5000th Race at Aqueduct
Willie Shoemaker rode Slapstick to victory in the fifth race at Aqueduct marking his 5000th lifetime win. The milestone puts him closer to Johnny Longden's all time riding record, and he received a gold watch from officials after the ride.
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UPI
Willie Shoemaker
Eddie Arcaro
Johnny Longden
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Slapstick
Longden
Shoemaker
Nevadan entrants announced for Salton 500 boat race
Nine Nevada drivers will compete in the Salton City 500 Mile Championship Boat Race on November 6 7 8. Trailering from Nevada are Terry Simpson Ron Gerrity Ken Carmichael Bob Bradley Bruce Gaines Jake Smith and others from Reno Las Vegas Sparks and North Las Vegas. They face top national rivals including Bill Muncey of Seattle Ogden Phipps of New York and Dave Craig of Miami in the marathon on the Salton Sea.
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Salton City
Calif
Nevada
Terry Simpson
Ron Gerrity
North
Las Vegas
Ken Carmichael
Bob Bradley
Bruce Gaines
Jake Smith
Reno
Henry Baglin
Sparks
Guy Robison
Bob Watts
Bill Muncey
Seattle
Ogder
Denny) Phipps
New York
Dave Craig
Miami
Florida
Salton Sea
Transfer Delayed By Braves
The Milwaukee Braves transfer to Atlanta was postponed by a restraining order. National League President Warren Giles said an immediate league vote was not requested while the Braves seek to lift the order. Owners anticipate a special meeting once legally cleared, with attorneys to determine lifting timing.
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UPI
Milwaukee Braves
Atlanta
National League
Warren Giles
Braves
Giles
Ford Frick
William CC. Bartholomay
The
Milwaukee
John McHale
Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors
Ronald Drechsler
Bartholomay
McHale
Warriors at Basic clash looms amid Southern Nevada prep slate
Western aims to stay perfect in league as they face Las Vegas tonight at Butcher Field in a key venture. Gorman and Las Vegas seek wins with records 3-2 and 1-5 respectively while Boulder City visits Virgin Valley in another pivotal “A” game and Wells meets Moapa Valley.
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Moapa Valley
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Wooster of
Reno
Lincoln County
White Pine
Ely
Western
German
Basic
Warriors
Chuck Razmic
Rams
Gorman
David Scott
Mike Krause
Needles
Calif
Eagle
Ken Andree
Irish Favored Over Stanford After Upset Past
Ara Parseghian leads Notre Dame to 4-0 start as 16 point favorites against Stanford, which upset them last season. The Irish defeated UCLA 24 0 last Saturday while Stanford fell 6 0 to Washington.
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Ara Parseghian
Stanford
Northwestern
Parseghian
South Bend
UCLA
Washington
Draper Opens Defense in 23-Team Pro-Am Event
The championship begins with a field of 23 pro am teams on the Black Mountain Course. Eddie Draper and partners Jim Berry and Wilson Bowsher tee at 12 37 p m as strong locals like Bob Pratt Tom Knobbs Tom Edwards and Don Hamblin are listed among numerous participants in early rounds.
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Draper
Jim Berry
Wilson Bowsher
Bob Pat Pratt
Tom Knobbs
Tom Edwards
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