Canonero II Ready to Challenge Belmont Jinx
Venezuelan trained Canonero II faces Belmont Park with stamina focus, a compatible jockey Gustavo Avila, and a plan to run a long 114 miles endurance test. The Belmont Stakes superstition looms as observers note past Derby and Preakness winners failing at Belmont.
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Canonero II
Venezuela
Belmont Park
Elmont
Long Island
Canonero
Johnny Longden
Majestic Prince
Arts and Letters
Juan Arias
Gustavo Avila
Aris
Avila
Fastball action and weekend sports in-region schedule
Tonight at Lions Park Redcliff Royals versus Alberta Western Beef, Northwest Nitros versus Royal Hotel, and Renbar against Moose Larks in a 6:30 start triple header. Also Bow Island Rockets meet Mac's in Bow Island at 7. Weekend darts, golf tournaments, and motocross events announced with entry details and contact numbers. June events include Medicine Hat Motorcycle Club moto cross and Legion golf tournaments with deadlines.
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Inmen
Lions Park
Redcliff Royals
Alberta Western Beef
Northwest Nitros
Royal Hotel
Renbar
Moose Larks
Holtzman fires second no hitter for Cubs in duel
Ken Holtzman of the Chicago Cubs pitched his second career no hitter, first this season, in a 1-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Beckett drove in the game's only run with a third-inning single as Holtzman walked four, struck out six, and became the first Cubs pitcher to throw two no hitters. Other Thursday results included St Louis beating Pittsburgh 7-1 behind Steve Carlton, Atlanta topping Houston 5-2, and Boston edging New York 3-2 with Carl Yastrzemski and Hank Aaron keying late offense.
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Canonero
Belmont Park
Citation
Tim Tam
Carry Back
Northern Dancer
Majestic Prince
Tim Tim
Cavan
Milo Valenzuela
Sherlock
Quadrangle
Amberoid
Baffle
Advocator
Associated Press
Ken Holtzman
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Gary Nolan
Holtzman
Atlanta Braves
Glenn Beckett
Tommy Helms
Lee May
Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Steve
Carlton
Atlanta
Houston Astros
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Pirates
St. Louis
Hank Aaron
Silverwoods jolts Renbar in tight fastball tilt
In Medicine Hat men's fastball league at Lions Park, the Silverwoods nearly upset Renbar in a 13-11 loss as eight innings produced six homers. Stan Aberle and Harry Bonagofsky each hit two for Renbar, while Gary Heidinger also homered. Gerry Rayner struck out seven in Alberta Western Beef's 12-3 win over the Northwest Nitros, and Darryl Walls pitched Red Cliff Royals to a 12-3 win over Moose Larks.
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Lions Park
Silverwoods
Renbar
Gerry Rayner
Alberta Western Beef
Beef
Northwest Nitros
Rayner
Lorne Plotsky
Alex McNaught
Blouts Rayner
Nitros
Darryl Walls
Redcliff Royals
Walls
Moose Larks
Ken Black
Black
Roy Funk
Redcliff
Royal Hotel
Black and Lockett
H. Schaffer
Jackson
Goring
Steinke
Renbar B. Schaffer
Aberele
Bonagofsky
Silverwoods Heidinger
Larks
Eisinger
Williams
OHA cancels national final plans for Memorial Cup
Ontario Hockey Association Jr A teams will not schedule Memorial Cup play next season. A 63 game schedule will proceed under OHA president Clarence Tubby Schmalz. Last season 62 games were planned and the OHA had a verbal agreement with the Quebec league not to face a Western Canada team.
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Toronto
Ontario Hockey Association
OHA
Montreal Canadiens
Canada
Turkey Shoot At Medicine Hat Gun Club
Big game hunters in the Hat area are alerted to a turkey shoot on Sunday June 6 at 1 p.m. at the gun range by the Stampede Grounds. Everyone is welcome.
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Medicine Hat Chinooks
Milk River
Athletic Park
Medicine Hat
Little Beaver Baseball Results
Thursday games featured Little Beaver with limited details on opponents scores or locations. The brief notes indicate results were reported but specifics are unreadable in the accessible text.
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Little Beaver
Baseball results from major and minor leagues
American League Major games saw Senators 11 Yankees 6 with winning pitcher T Goldade and losing O Telke. Athletics 2 Tigers 0 as S Friesen won over R Becker with 10 and 8 strikeouts. Minor leagues Orioles 14 Indians 14 and Red Sox 17 Athletics 7, C Johnson beat G Fairless. National League Major Braves 9 Giants 4 Rasch win over Groves with R Coderre homer. Pirates 7 Phillies 5 Adams struck out 11 over Strachan 9. Minor Cardinals 18 Camaros 7 D Schaan won over T Brehaut with Burke and Anheliger hitting homers.
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Yankees
T. Goldade
O. Telke
Athletics
Tigers
S. Friesen
R. Becker
Becker
Friesen
Orioles
Indians
Red Sox
C. Johnson
Braves
Giants
Ferguson retires from NHL for good with Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens left winger John Ferguson announced his permanent retirement from professional hockey at a news conference in Montreal. The 32 year old cited business interests and a reduced 72 73 contract. he had retired briefly last year before returning for the Canadiens Stanley Cup drive.
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Montreal
John Ferguson
Montreal Canadiens
National Hockey League
NHL
Ferguson
Canadiens
Montreal Forum
Cleveland Barons
American Hockey League
al MacNeil
Minnesota North Stars
Fergie
MacNeil
Sam Pollock
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