Ussery Paddles Dancer's Image To Derby Crown
Bobby Ussery rode Dancer's Image to victory in the 94th Kentucky Derby at Louisville, dropping his whip but still holding the colt to overtake Forward Pass in the final strides. The win gave Ussery back to back Derby titles, a first since 1901 02, as the crowd watched the 1 1/4 mile race. The purse totaled $165,100 with $122,600 awarded to Fuller’s entry and Dancer's Image delivering a historic finish.
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Louisville. Ky
Bobby Ussery
Dancer
Ussery
Calumet Farms
Forward Pass
Film Patrol
Vian
Oklahoma
Peter Fuller
Jimmy Winkfield
America
Assery
Francie
Laf
al Lippe
Saddie Rock Farm
T.V. Commercial
Millard Waldheim
Byeamazon Farms
Joe W. Brown
Fuller
Bob Ussery
Churchill Downs
Louis C. Cavalaris Jr
Texas Longhorns claim SWC track title in Fort Worth meet
UT won the Southwest Conference track championship as Dave Morton led a dominant 880 and 43.5 open quarter by freshman Morton. Texas Tech disappointed with sprint relays and 9.6 sprints, while Ronnie Mercer and Jerry Utecht shared high point honors. The meet saw five records fall including mile relay and pole vault.
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Burle Pettit
Fort Worth
University of Texas
Baylor
Longhorns
Texas
Dave Morton
Fridows
Gainesville
O'Tonnell
Jerry Utecht
SMT
Utecht
Bruce Mauldin
Tech
Delbert Shirley
Raiders
Texas A&m
Curtis Mills
Aggies
Morton
Willie Rodriguez
Sea Longhorns
Page
Sikes Takes Solo Lead In Houston Golf Championship
Dan Sikes, the easygoing Jacksonville lawyer, shot a 69 to reach 203 for three rounds and lead by one stroke at the Houston Champions International. Jack Nicklaus, tied for the lead Friday, slipped to seven under after a 72 with four bogeys and three birdies.
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Houston
Dan Sikes
Jacksonville
Fla
Sikes
Jack Nicklaus
Miller Barber
Lee Trevino
Nicklaus
Robert de Vicenzo
Hooks
Ussery Wins Derby as Dancer's Image Streaks Ahead
Jockey Bobby Ussery, calling himself a come from behind rider, won the Kentucky Derby aboard Dancer's Image in a rail-charge finish. He explained he lost his whip late but believed his horse had the best chance. The article notes Ussery’s four prior meetings with Dancer's Image, all resulting in wins, and mentions par for the course results from a later golf segment.
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Ussery
Lou Cavalaris
Dancer
Wood Memorial
Dunbar Wins AAA State Crown in Narrow Mile Relay Finish
Dunbar claimed the Class AAA state track title by an 18 inch margin in the final mile relay as Wayne Davis anchored the Panthers to victory. Moody propelled Corpus Christi Moody to the AAAA crown by defeating Houston Memorial in the decisive mile relay. Tidehaven and Lockett dominated A and B classes, while Fort Worth Kirkpatrick led AA with a late relay surge.
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Don Henry
Avalanche-Journal
Austin
Dunbar
Corpus Christi Moody
Houston Memorial
Panthers
Ector
San Antonio Wheatley
Wheatley
Moody
Memorial
Austin Anderson
Corpus Trojans
Tidehaven
Lockett
TCU Ups Series Edge 6 2 From Tech In SWC Tilt
TCU pulled into a first place SWC tie with Texas after a 6 2 win over Tech. The Frogs improved to 20 9 overall and 13 5 in league play while Tech fell to 9 18 and 2 13. Bill Ferguson led TCU with four hits as Tech kicker Terry Newton took the loss in his varsity debut.
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Avalanche-Journal
Fort Worth
TCU
Texas
iTech
Frogs
Aggies
Soph Jeff Newman
Mickey McCarty
Tech
Shaw
Larry
Davis delivers clutch end to claim AAA state title
Wayne Davis anchored Lubbock Panthers to the AAA state title in Memorial Stadium. He charged from fourth in the mile relay to win the sprint events including the 350 yard hurdles and the sprint relay, holding off Matta of Ector as Dunbar took first. Coach Williams called the meet rough but rewarding with a 3:21.7 mile relay time and a hard fought third place overall.
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Wayne Davis
Sidney Hall
Dunbar
San Antonio Wheatley
Austin
Memorial Stadium
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Ector
Matta
Panthers
Lubbock
Wayne
Prenis Williams
Williams
Tech TCU boxing scorecard and box score notes
Texas Tech and TCU clash with a 6 to 2 final. Key players Shaw Gregory Hughes Morrison Gage and McKee contributed doubles and RBIs while Morrison notched a sacrifice. Pitchers Ferguson Newton and Hughes worked on the mound as the Red Raiders fall short at home.
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Gregory
Dick Gage
Gary Hughes
John McclIntyre
Shaw
Montgomery
Bill Ferguson
TCU
Dick Turner
Ed Driggers
Larry Peel
Turner
Tech
Texas ‘Tech
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Peel
Newman
Haggard
Ferausone
McCarty
McKee
Owens
Hall
Rikard
Newton
Hughes
Texas Tech
Gage
Morrison
Erbrso
Ferguson
Newman Esaroes
A&M Receives Verbal Reprimand in SWC Violations
A&M pled guilty on four of 17 SWC rules violations and received only a strong verbal reprimand from Southwest Conference officials after three days of deliberation. The Aggies returned to preparing for football title defense following the verdict.
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Ags
Fort Worth
Texas A&m
Gene Stallings
Aggies
Avalanche- Journal
A&m
Ina
Howard Grubbs
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Lee Dunbar
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