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Newspaper
Lincoln Journal
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1977
Page
19
Henry Brandt, Lincoln State Fairgrounds general manager, reports strong first week in Lincoln's 29 day horse race season with mutuel handle near 500000 per day, total 2441566 through five days, up 47 percent from 1975. Attendance reaches 32403, up 11 percent. daily average 6480 vs 5815 in 1975.
Lincoln driver Don Droud wins the 30 lap super stock feature at Midwest Speedway on a special triple feature night. Sam Swindell leads the sprint car feature but the race ends after an accident on lap 28. Droud gains the lead on lap five and holds off rivals for his first win of the year as Swindell also takes the sprint car victory. The event draws a 9,247 attendance and a $716,382 one day handle record.
The 11th annual Jim Ager Memorial Junior Golf Championship begins play this week with action starting Wednesday and ending Saturday. Sponsored by the Lincoln Association of Life Underwriters, the event has drawn up to 244 entrants and will feature four boys flights and two girls flights, with trophies for the top three in each flight and overall champions for boys and girls.
Over 300 competitors from 40 states vied at Nebraska Wesleyan University Taylor Gym to determine junior Grand National champions. Winners of Monday’s wrestle offs join the U.S. team for the Pan American Junior Games August 13 to 15, with results featuring top placers from Ohio, California, Pennsylvania, Montana and more across multiple weight classes.
Commonwealth Electric of the Al Hawthorne Slow Pitch league captured the Class A district 10 sub state tournament title after five straight wins. Floyd's DX of Lincoln finished second and Pabst Blue Ribbon of Falls City third, with all three teams advancing to the Class A state slow pitch tournament.
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