Lucky Debonair Seeks Preakness Triumph in Smaller Field
Kentucky Derby winner Lucky Debonair heads to Pimlico for the Preakness with a smaller field than the Derby. Jacinto is out with an ankle injury, Dapper Dan and Flag Raiser join the chase, and Isidor Bieber's Flag Raiser hopes to repeat front running tactics. Also slated: Tom Rolfe Native Charger and Hail To All as other expected runners in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky Debonair
Pimhen
Baltimore
Jacinto
William Haggin Perry
Ada L. Rice
Chicago
Ogden Phipps
Isidor Bieber
Bobby Ussery
Bieber
Aqueduct
Willie Shoemaker
Tom Rolfe
Native Charger
Williams Defeated in Golden West Handicap Shoot
Neil Walsted of Missoula Montana won the 1955 Grand American Golden West Handicap Championship in Reno Nevada by defeating Ray Williams former Grand American Handicap champion and Sportsmen's Club manager from Middletown Ohio Williams led early but Walsted claimed the title in Sunday event at the Golden West Trapshoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno. Nev
Neil Walsted
Missoula
Mont
Ray Williams
Middletown
Ohio
Williams
Sportsmen's Club
Lebanon Raceway Entries Highlight Early Races
Race card from Lebanon Raceway lists entrants across eight events including Trot-Ozma Queen and Midnight Center, with multiple horses and drivers such as Mangus Sion, Neemezycki, and Me Keever. Other entries feature principals like Lewter Ember and Matthews, plus several unlisted drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozma Queen
Mangus
Tad Pole
Sion @her
Maitland
Lewter
Lon Dean
Neemezycki
Sir Gallant Prince Nixon
Instant Image
Myers
K Lambert
Matthews
Lil O Star
Bolser
Belle Blevins
Arabella Holtzmuller
Volos Vixen
Me Keever
Mid Center Boy
Bultington Urbanite
Ember
Little Miss Jerry
Roughton
Recky Win Direct
Shoemaker
Robin's Gee Gee
Batson
Jane Abbe Carr
Milbro Blaze
Daily
Dutch Belle
Peter
Sardi Miss
Sattherthwaite
K C Ranger
Owens
Julia Brod
Herman
Tornado Kate
Burnett
Santa Direct
Sanders
Miss Scott
McKeever
Famous
Miller
Ray
Russian soldier breaks world middleweight lifting record
Viktor Kurentsov, 24, set a new world middleweight record at the Soviet Championships, lifting 992.08 pounds to surpass Alexander Kurynov by 5.5 pounds. The event took place Sunday in Yerevan, Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerevan
Russia
Viktor Kurentsov
Kurentsov
Alexander Kurynov
Relatives lead at Ohio State Bowling Tourney in 13 weeks
The Okums Furniture team from Cincinnati features five Hasselbeck sisters and relatives, with Rita leading scoring at 535 and Vera 527 as they headline the doubles and team events at J.J Lanes and Eastern Lanes. Five sisters totaled 2960 in team play, aiming for high standings amid sister combos and subs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma
Dolly
Vera
Arlene
Rita
Journal
Okum
Cincinnati
Richmond
Hasselbeck
J.J
Rita Hasselbeck
Vera Schweikhart
Thelma Bottoni
Polly
State Pin Standings and Top Bowling Standings
List of state bowling standings with handicap and actual team rankings. Highlights include leading teams Kendale Washer Stamper Cleveland and A&W Root Beer Middletown, plus top doubles and singles performers such as Donna Dove Columbus and Zeke Tinta Toledo. Event shows all events leaders Donna Dovie and Zeke Tinta with high scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miamisburg
A&w Root Beer
Middletown
Kendale Washer Stamper Co
Cleveland
Long's College
Columbus
Swearingen's Sporting Goods
Athens
John Smith
Cincinnati
Walden
Dayton
Billings
Piqua
Park Lane
Springfield
Kendale
Stamper
E. Underwood
B. Lester
F. Hartman
D. Reid
Newark
H. Wright
J. Wright
Akron
Sargeant P. Murras
SC. Waters-M. Henderson
Donna Davie
Marilyn Dean
Canton
Lacy Kennedy
Tipp City
Judy Youngs
Toledo
Sandy Bailard
Acttal
Donna Dove
Donna Dovie
Zeke Tinta
Arla Wrant
Jean Kraft
Hamilton
Marie Rubenstein
State Tourney Take Increased
The Ohio high school basketball championships in Columbus on March 26 27 drew 55302 attendees and 108051 in receipts. The report notes a tiny attendance gain from last year with television and radio broadcasts adding 6020 to the total. Regional and district events also reported attendance and revenue figures across eight districts with 94881 fans at regional sites and 114096 in revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Bicycle Rally Opens Possum Run Way In Dayton
Dayton Cycling Club schedules a Sunday May 23 bicycle rally to open the Possum Run Bike Way. Heart specialist Dr. Paul Dudley White, age 79, will lead the event. Rally begins 1:30 pm at Kettering Plaza Shopping Center and covers 182 miles ending at Kettering YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Dayton Cycling Club
Paul Dudley White
America
Kettering Plaza
Kettering Ymca
Ace Harry Bedford nets second hole in one at Brown's Run
Harry Bedford aced the 151 yard No 12 at Brown's Run Country Club, the second hole in one there in three days. He finished with 77 in a foursome with George Brecht Dick Wilson and Harry Nicholson. Bus Farmer led weekend handicap with 66 net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown's Run
Harry Bedford
Bedford
George Brecht
Dick Wilson
Harry Nicholson
Bus Farmer
Bill McCabe
John Bauer Jr
Amateur sports booster dies in Long Beach
D Patrick Ahern 54 former Long Beach city councilman and amateur athletics booster was found dead at his home. Police say he apparently died of a heart attack. Ahern had been customs collector for the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles since 1961, appointed by President John F Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
U.S
D. Patrick Ahern
Ahern
Lone Beach
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Wilsman's Caps Two Contests In Slugfest Exhibition
Wilsman's 36-18 win over Gatliff Autos of Newport Ky featured 55 total hits with five Wilsman's players collecting four hits. Wilsman's also won the second game of the doubleheader 7-4, scoring three times in the top of the seventh to defeat Huff's Auto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilsman
Gatliff Autos
Newport
Goldman Park
Gatliff
Huff
Dancer Named Harness Racing Mother of the Year
Mrs Helen Dancer mother of three drivers Stanley Vernon and Harold Dancer honored as harness racing mother of the year at a Mother's Day luncheon held at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbury
N.Y
Helen Dancer
Stanley
Vernon
Harold Dancer
Roosevelt Raceway
Pepitone tops AL at first base for double plays last season
Joe Pepitone of the Yankees led American League first basemen with 128 double plays completed last season despite posting 18 errors, ranking fifth in fielding among those who played in at least 1 percent of games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Pepitone
Yankees
Also Mentioned on This Page
Preakness
Associated Press
Churchll Downs
Goodyear Service Store
Broad & Lehester
Glenn Ford
Geraldine Pag
Tomo Fe Henry
Nees
Warner Bros
Harlow
U. S
Excello
SKEETER_ DAVIS
George Jones
Stonewall Jackson
Ozarks
Oo Leos Pra
Lebanon
Arlene Hasselbeck
Lima
Botkins
Norma Short
Sugar Grove
Donna Doyle
Evelyn Underwood
Barbara
Lester
Jerry Moffett
Marilyn Schroer
the Financial Report
Eastern
Northeastern
Northwestern
Southeastern
Southwestern
Ace
Ted Martin
H. S. Mercier
Louis Gaker
L. E. Ritz
Dave Driscoll
Jim Sawyer
Vic Carpenter
Walt Evans
W. C. Higdon
Joe Butterfield
Bob Carson
Bob Nelson
Greg Oganowski
Technicolor
Henry Fonda
Richard Burton
Deborah Kerr
Ava Gardner
St. Dixie Hwy
Taaight
Kentucky Yypistey Ight
Curbon
Echo Spring Distillery
Louisville
Kentucky
Open Journey
Polver
Walt Disney Ap
Tea Technicolor
van Disney Productions
Joshua Logans
Walker Ives
Willie Perkins
Joa Leak
Peter Sfrema Kay
Medford
Joshua Liban
Privision
Warner Bs
Key Largo
Charles St
John Dobrozsi Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
Bourbon
Echo Spring
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!