Seattle Slew primed for Preakness after derby win
Kentucky Derby winner Seattle Slew moved closer to the Preakness at Pimlico on May 21 as trainer Billy Turner aimed to extend the unbeaten colt’s win streak to eight. Jockey Jean Cruguet rode the sloppy-starts and traffic during the Derby, while Run Dusty Run and Sanhedrin loom as possible rivals for the next major race.
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Louisville
Billy Turner
Seattle Slew
Lico
Bold Reasoning
Turner
Churchill Downs
Seattle
Jean Cruguet
Sanhedrin
Dusty Run
Papelote
Kendall Wins MTC Indoor Tennis Championship at Middletown
Miami University's Steve Kendall, No. 1 singles player, won the Men's Indoor title after a long day of matches, defeating Dave Sandgren of Indianapolis in a 6-4 3-6 7-5 final just after 11 p.m. Kendall also played three singles matches and a doubles loss earlier in the day. The doubles final was delayed to today with Sparky Snyder and Dave Harrington from Dayton set to face John Peckskamp and John Slager of Cincinnati. Kendall declined the $125 singles prize, choosing to decide the money with the club later this week.
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Miami University
Steve Kendall
Middletown
Kendall
Dave Sandgren
Indianapolis
John Denholm
Sparky Snyder
Dave Harrington
Dayton
Will John Peckskamp
John Slager
Cincinnati
Miami
Lee Gillespie
Joe Bachmann
Columbus
Sandgren
John Peckskamp
Phil Landauer
Gurian
Frank Barnett
MTC
Fred Parrella
Hammond
Snyder
Harrington
Peckskamp-Slager
Dave Wohlfarth
Gillespie
Hachmann-Landauer
Tony Hammond
Oxford
John Gurian
Pil Landaver
Peckskamp- Jonn
Silager
Dave Wendharth
Bachmann Landaver
Kendall Denhol
Hammond Freda Parrelia
Gary Engiebrecht Pfeiffer
Ohio State Heats Up Speed Backfield Under Hayes
Ohio State coach Woody Hayes has swapped power for speed by using Jeff Logan and 196-pound Iron Springs as the backfield duo. They hammered Colorado 27-10 in the Orange Bowl and later routed reserves 36-0 in spring play, signaling a new era for the 27th Buckeye team ahead of a road opener with Miami. Springs gained 135 yards and a 60 yard TD, Logan 88, with Rod Gerald also contributing as a speedster.
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George Strode
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Michigan
Jeff Logan
Iron
Logan
Fenwick diver Lynette Johnson placed third at sectionals
Lynette Johnson of Fenwick High qualified for the district diving meet at the University of Cincinnati Thursday after taking third at Saturday's sectionals held in St Bernard.
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Lynette Johnson
Fenwick High
University of Cincinnati
Johnson
St Bernard
Boston tops Montreal in pivotal NHL playoff game
Boston defeated Montreal 3 to notched a critical win to take a 1 0 lead in the NHL playoff series. Winnipeg faces Quebec in the WHA first game of their series on Wednesday.
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Winnipeg
Quebec
Bell is Best in Dayton Roosevelt Memorial Meet
Todd Bell of Middletown was named outstanding athlete at Welcome Stadium. He won the long jump 24 feet 3 inches and the 220 yard dash in 21.9 seconds, placed second in the 100 yard dash at 9.8 seconds. Cleveland Heights won the meet, Princeton second, Dayton Roth finished third.
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Dayton
Todd Bell
Middletown
Welcome Stadium
Bell
Cleveland Heights
Princeton
Dayton Roth
Paul Johnson Leads Home Run Derby At Goldman Park
Paul Johnson of Indianapolis sparked a homer derby at Goldman Park as Armco’s Triangles split three games with the Hoosier softballers. Armco won game one 23 22, Johnson captured games two and three 25 23 and 30 14 with 20 homers in the final. Gary Begley hit seven homers for the Triangles.
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Armco
Triangles
Paul Johnson
Indianapolis
Goldman Park
Hoosier
Johnson
Gary Begley
Tennis doubles stars win World Doubles Championship title
Dick Stockton and Vijay Amritraj defeated Adriano Panatta and Vitas Gerulaitis 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-3 to win the WCT World Doubles Championship. Romania tops Czechoslovakia 3-1 in Davis Cup as Kodes falls. Spain beats Yugoslavia 4-1 in Davis Cup with Orantes and Higueras victorious. France blanks Poland 5-0 in Davis Cup, Sweden beats Austria 5-0 to reach semifinals. Benny Parsons wins Music City USA 420 stock car race by seven tenths of a second over Cale Yarborough. Mario Andretti wins the Spanish Grand Prix in a JPS-Lotus for his second straight World Championship race.
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Kansas City
Dick Stockton
Vijay Amritraj
Adriano Panatta
Vitas Gerulaitis
Bucharest
Thetastase
Jan Kodes
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Belgarde
Manuel Orantes
Jose Higueras
Spain
Yugoslavia
Warsaw
Francois Jauffret
Patrick Dominguez
France
Poland
Stockholm
Kjell Johansson
Rolf Norberg
Sweden
Austria
Auto Racing
Nashville
Tenn
Benny Parsons
Cale Yarborough
Music City USA
Madrid
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Stacy a champ at last in Lady Tara golf event
Hollis Stacy overcame a three shot deficit on the final nine holes to win the Lady Tara tournament in Roswell Georgia. She shot five under par 32 on the back nine and finished 54 holes at 10 under par 210 edging Joanne Carner by one stroke after Carner bogeyed 17 and missed a birdie on 18.
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Roswell
Hollis Stacy
Miss Stacy
Joanne Carner
Lady Tara
U.S
Brookfield West Country Club
Carner
Woods
Driver dies in seven-car Eldora crash at Eldora Speedway
A 28-year-old driver from Custar Ohio died after a seven-car pileup on the first lap of a late model feature at Eldora Speedway. Al Woodward Union City Ind won the 25-lap race. Dick DeBelot Union City Ohio was fastest qualifier. Ed Houndshell Middletown Ohio posted top stock time. Chick Hale Lewisburg Ohio won the stock feature.
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Rossburg
Ohio
Eldora Speedway
Darke County
David L West
Custar
Coldwater Hospital
West
al Woodward
Union City
Ind
Dick DeBelot
Ed Houndshell
Middletown
Chick Hale
Lewisburg
Floyd Edges Crenshaw For Byron Nelson Title
Ray Floyd wins the Byron Nelson Golf Classic at Preston Trail with a final 69 to post 276 eight under. Ben Crenshaw finishes second at 278 after a late collapse, Andy Bean and Lyn Lott tie for third at 279. Floyd earns $40,000 and secures a World Series of Golf bid and Ryder Cup spot.
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Dallas
Ray Floyd
Essional Golf
Ben Crenshaw
Ben
Floyd
Preston Trail Golf Club
Crenshaw
Andy Bean
Lyn Lott
Royal Potion Fires Big Win in Southern Ohio Handicap
Royal Potion overtakes five rivals at River Downs to win the $21,100 Southern Ohio Handicap. Commissioner Gabe, Ohio Horse of the Year 1976 and 2-5 favorite, finishes last as Royal Potion wires the field in 1:48 for a mile and a sixteenth. Meyers rides the winner, paying $1.40, $4.60, and $4.00. Careless Jennisah and Trenther's Comet finish second and show respectively.
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Cincinnati
Royal Potion
Commissioner Gabe
Ohio
River Downs
Tommy Meyers
Careless Jennisah
Trenther
Comet
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J.O. Tobin
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