Crowning The Triple Crown Talk From Jimmy Jones
New Jersey racing chief and former Calumet trainer Jimmy Jones discusses the difficulty of tracking a Triple Crown bid. He recalls Citation's dominance in 1948 and compares Majestic Prince's readiness and versatility to past champions, highlighting track changes and race dynamics.
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Citation
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Belmont
Majestic Prince
Frank McMahon
Arts, and Letters
War ‘Admiral
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Whirlaway
Ben Jones
CROWN
Belmont Race Track
Prince
Padres rookie Colbert learns to trust plate
Nate Colbert credits an umpire joke during spring training for loosening his stance and boosting his hitting. He opened the season with a game winning homer on April 24 and since then produced eight straight extra base hits, batting .301 with 22 RBIs in a strong Padres showing.
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Nate. Colbert
San Diego Padres
Colbert
Doug Harvey
Harvey
Houston
Asurodome
Australia Loses Davis Cup in Mexico
The Australian Davis Cup team fell to Mexico in Mexico City with officials and former players reacting with relief and disappointment. Kenneth Hall notes costs will be covered by gate receipts while Neale Fraser and Frank Sedgman call for open formats and criticise doubles selections. Fraser calls travel tough and unlikely to recur often.
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Australia
Mexico
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Lawn Tennis Association of Australia
Laver
Eedin
Wimbledon
Neale Fraser
Frank Sedgman
Hopman
John Alexander
Phillip Dent
Fraser
Gladding’s comeback fuels Astros surge in majors
Fred Gladding, Astros reliever and ninth save leader, returns from elbow surgery to help Houston win streaks. He reports his arm is stronger, with a straighter elbow and regained fastball. teammates praise his fighting spirit as the club climbs in the standings.
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Gladding
the. Astros
Lee defeats Ysleta 4-1 in regional opener
Midland Lee offense erupts in the seventh inning as Mike Crockett, Mike Cross, Doug Christensen, and Steve Morris drive in three runs. Randy Price blanks Ysleta on five hits with 15 strikeouts to notch his 12th win and lift Lee to 19-8. The series continues Friday in Midland with a potential third game if needed.
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Mike Cross
Doug Christensen
Steve Morris
Ysleta
Randy Price
Ana
Lee
Midland
Jim Witt
Christensen
Morris
Mike Beltran
Fran van Horn
van Horn
Prince
Mike Crockett
Cross
Greggerson
Hinrichs Returns to Hub City Memories of Baseball Glory
Rev. Paul Hinrichs, famed pitching parson of the Hubbers, revisits the Hub City after 22 years. He recalls 1947 success with an 18-5 record and 213 strikeouts, spring training with the Yankees in 1949, and his knee injury that altered his career. He later played for the Red Sox and reflects on life after baseball, his Manchester Missouri church, and a quieter passion for golf.
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Grover Seitz
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Florida
Casey Stengel
New Mexico
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Red Sox
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Missouri
St. Louis
Pitcher Hinrichs Recalls Texas Baseball Days with Yankees
The account recalls Paul Hinrichs in Lubbock and Dallas in 1948 as he joined the New York Yankees for a $40,000 bonus after being declared a free agent. He discusses a hex incident with R C Otey, spiked Coke jokes by Jackie Sullivan and Eulis Rosson, and his ease in maintaining standards amid professional baseball atmosphere.
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Minrichs
Jackie Sullivan
Eulis Rosson
Yankee
Hinrichs
Dallas
Iowa Teacher Tops Bowlers in Intl Bowling Championship
Ann Keerbs a 29 year old school teacher from Churdan Iowa won the division one singles at the Women s International Bowling Congress championship in San Diego She rolled 225 178 246 for a 649 total on the next to last squad despite living in a 650 person town with no bowling center.
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San Diego
Ann Keerbs
Churdan
Iowa
Keerbs
California Collegian Signs With Cincinnati Reds Farm Club
Mt San Antonio College pitcher John Jackson agreed to a contract with the Cincinnati Reds Sarasota Gulf Coast League affiliate. The 20 year old right hander was the Reds top pick in the regular phase of the winter baseball draft.
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John Jackson
Mt. San Antonio College
California
Cincinnati Reds
Sarasota
Reds
Wright Wins First LPGA Event in Louisville Tie
Veteran Mickey Wright captured her first LPGA tournament in Louisville Kentucky Sunday. LPGA money list shows Wright slipping to fifth with 10 812 in earnings as Sandra Haynie climbs to third with 1330. Kathy Whitworth leads with 16625 from four wins while Carol Mann remains second at 14247 and Shirley Englehorn drops to fourth with 11031.
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Mickey , Wright
Association
Louisville
LPGA
Sandra Maynie
Kathy Whitworth
Caro. Mann
Miss Haynie
Shirley Englehorn
Miss Wright
West Germany Advances to Davis Cup Final Round
West Germany clinched a spot in the European Zone Section A finals after Wilhelm Bungert defeated Sweden’s Ove Bengtsson in four sets. The win gave West Germany a 3-1 lead and sets up a tie with Britain in Birmingham before June 16.
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Stockholm
West Germany
Wilhelm Bungert
Sweden
Ove Bengtsson
Britain
Birmingham
Jan-Erik, Lundqvist
Germany
Christian Kuhnke
ABC to color telecast 13 NFL Monday night games in 1970
ABC Sports and the NFL approved a three year deal to televise 13 regular season games on Monday nights starting in 1970. Pete Rozelle and Boone Arledge announced the contract, which covers only 13 games annually with remaining 169 games to be negotiated later. Income will be shared equally by the 26 teams.
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NEW York
American Broadcasting Co
Boone Arledge
ABC Sports
Pete Rozelle
Rozelle
Expos Seek Pitching Help As Dodgers Visit
Montreal Expos general manager Jim Fanning said he has talked to all NL clubs in the past days to bolster the pitching staff. The Expos, 14 games behind Chicago, have lost 10 straight and open a three day home stand against the Los Angeles Dodgers likely without veteran right hander Mudcat Grant.
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