Petty, Allisons Favored In Winston 300 Race
Richard Petty and the Allison brothers Donnie and Bobby head a strong Winston 300 field at Talladega Alabama International Speedway for a 180 mph showdown. A $165000 purse with $24050 for the winner plus $18000 lap money promises hefty rewards as 60,000 fans are expected to watch the 2.66 mile speedway race airing on ABC for the final 90 minutes. Petty notes the car’s importance over driver on this course.
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Talladega, Ala
Richard Petty
Allison
Donnie
Bobby
Chargers
ABC
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Speedway
Alabama International Speedway
Petty
Nascar
Armco Invitational Opens With Wide Softball Wins
In the Armco Invitational at Goldman Park Wilsman's Trucking defeated NCR of Dayton 22 to 17. Rhulman’s Trucking beat N J Gibbons 12 to 11 and Ron's Car Wash of Hamilton lost to Whitt's Auto Sales of Middletown 24 to 15. Kendrick Movers defeated Thoma Body Shop 18 to 6. Middletown Barons edged Rhulman’s late and Marco Lanes fell to Wilsman's 28 to 12 as the tournament moves toward semi finals and finals.
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Goldman Park
Wilsman
NCR of
Dayton
Rhulman
N. J. Gibbons
Ron
Hamilton
Whitt
Middletown
Kendrick Movers
Thoma Body Shop
Kenrick
Lebanon
Thoma
Kettering
Middletown Barons
Rhulman’s
Marco Lanes
Wesleyan Cups Conference Win
In Oberlin Ohio Wesleyan won the Ohio Conference tennis tournament with 27 points two singles winners and two doubles teams. Rick Massie beat Denison’s Ted Fritsch 6 1 3 4 6 2 to claim the No 2 singles crown Jeff Feldman defeated Bob Elsner of Kenyon 4 6 8 4 6 4 to win the No 4 singles title.
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Oberlin
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan
Rick Massie
Denison
Ted Fritsch
Jeff Feldman
Bob Elsner
Kenyon
Dream Mile Set Today
Jim Ryun, the world’s fastest miler, returns from retirement to race Marty Liquori in the Martin Luther King Games at Franklin Field. Ryun seeks a dream time on the fast Tartan track, aiming to extend a dominance over Liquori in a projected head to head duel.
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Philadelphia
Jim Ryun
Ryun
Marty Liquori
Franklin 'Field
Countries Vie In Davis Play Semifinal Berths Reach Tennis Event
Yugoslavia France Hungary and Spain reached the Eu ream Zone semifinals on Saturday while the Soviet Union led Belgium two to one. In Zagreb Yugoslavia opened a 3-0 advantage over Italy as Zwijko Franulovic and Bora Jovanovic beat Massimo De Fomenico and ee Pamnatta in doubles 3 6 6-0 46 7-5 6-3.
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Yugoslavia
France
Hungary
Spain
Soviet Union
Belgium
Italy
Zagreb
Zwijko Franulovic
Bora Jovanovic
Massimo de Fomenico
Ee Pamnatta
Revson Sets Early Pace At Indy
Indianapolis AP. Peter Revson, driving for McLaren England, set a 10 mile record at Indianapolis in time trials for the 55th 500 mile race May 29. He recorded 178.696 mph for 10 miles and 179.394 mph for a 2 1/2 mile lap, as A J Foyt Jr and Mark Donohue earlier posted fast times. Donohue had a 177.087 mph average with a best lap of 178.607. Foyt opened the record run with 174.317 average and 174.656 best lap, surpassing the old 10 mile mark of 171.559 set in 1968 by Joe Leonard.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Peter Revson
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
A.J. Foyt Jr
Mark Donohue
Revson
McLaren
England
Donohue
Foyt
Anbody
Joe Leonard
Lebanon Raceway Results Pace-Simy to Lusty Time
Race by race results list at Lebanon Raceway with winners and payouts. Notable finishes include Morphine, Cindy's Melody, Little Miss Cleo, Dandy High Chief, Dennis Sky Raider, Miles To Go, Chief Tom Tom, Flying Gemini, and Lusty Time, with winning times and payoffs across nine races.
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Little Miss Cleo
His ‘Gal
Stretch
Dandy High Chief
Jill's Thrill
Dandy Express
Dennis Sky Raider
Tai Lor Tot
Carolyn
Lynn Lee
Johnny No Nox
Orioles Beat Red Sox 7 4 as Robinson Drives In Four
Frank Robinson endures slump to hit a homer and a single driving in four runs in a 7 4 win for Baltimore over Boston. McNally allows eight hits over five innings for the victory with Dukes finishing. Petrocelli homered for Boston as Yastrzemski and Smith contributed key hits in a televised AL East clash.
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Boston
Frank Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Robinson
Mike Nagy
Don Buford
Mark Belanger
Orioles
Buford
Dave McNally
Tom Dukes
Rico Petrocelli
Dukes
McNally
Cleveland
Lowenstein
Red Sox
Reggie Smith
Carl Yastrzemski
Petrocelli
Duane Josephson
Phil Gagliano
Baltimore
Richert
Etchebarren
Nagy
Brett
Bolin
Tatum
Lyle
Josephson
L—Nagy
F. Robinson
Blair
Taulbee Tops At Forest Hill
Taulbee won low gross in yesterday's Championship Flight at Forest Hills Country Club with 70. Landis was second with 73. In low net Dilworth, Galimanis, and Heil shot 63, 63, and 64 respectively. Hegg claimed Flight A low gross with 77, two strokes ahead of Watson. Gilmore led Flight A low net with 61. In Flight B Kitchen and Brannaman shared 87 for low gross, while English also posted 87. Michael was low net winner with 63.
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Ewing Taulbee
Forest Hills Country Club
Paul Landis
Harold Dilworth
Nick Galimanis
Cliff Heil
Paul Hegg
John Watson
John Gilmore
Jim Kitchen
Dick Brannaman
John English
Rodney Michael
Swinner
White Sox overpower Twins with seven-run surge
Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota 8-2 as Bill Melt belts a three run homer and Ed Herrmann and Rick Reichardt add solo shots. Bart Johnson earns the win with six solid innings, Reichardt collecting three hits and two homers between his three hits. Jim Perry takes the loss after six innings, yielding three runs on seven hits.
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ST Paul
Minnesota
Chicago White Sox
Bill Melt
Minnesota Twins
Ed Herrmann
Rick Reichardt
Bart Johnson
Johnson
Reichardt
Chicago
Herrmann
Jim Perry
Cardinals Escape Houston In Tight 6-5 Win
Pinch hitter Bob Burda delivered the tying and go ahead runs with a sixth inning single as the Cardinals edged the Astros 6-5. Houston rallied to take a 5-4 lead after five, but an error by Doug Rader and Julian Javier's double sparked St Louis' comeback. Jose Cardenal drove in two with a third inning triple, aided by Ted Simmons and Joe Torre.
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Houston
Bob Burda
St. Louis Cardinals
Astros
Steve Carlton
Doug Rader
Julian Javier
Burda
Jose Cardenal
Ted Simmons
Joe Torre
Javier
Ted Sizemore
Indians Rally Edges Yankees 4 2 in Sixth Inning
Eddie Leon ripped a two run double in the sixth to cap a three run surge and lift the Cleveland Indians to a 4 2 victory over the New York Yankees. The Indians unearned runs came after Stan Bahnsen muffed a grounder allowing Pinson to score. Ray Fosse and Vada Pinson provided earlier scoring help as John Lowenstein homered for Cleveland. Foster earned the win in relief and Bahnsen took the loss.
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NEW York
Eddie ‘Leon
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Stan Bahnsen
Ken Harrelson
Vada Pinson
Leon
Ray Fosse
Pinson
Harrelson
Roy White
Yankees
Bobby Murcer
Cleveland
John Lowenstein
Foster
Mingeri
Hennigan
Fosse
Bahnsen
Waslewski
Munson
W—Foster
L—Bahnsen
Branchers Slip In State Meet
In Canton at Edgewood Country Club midfield teams faced a tight state branch golf meet. Miami's Hamilton Branch posted 317 strokes to tie Middletown and Kent State Stark County Branch for fourth as Lima led with 310 and Tuscarawas Kent State Branch stood second with 315.
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Canton
Miami
Hamilton Branch
Middletown Branchers
Edgewood Country Club
Hamilton
Middletown
Kent State
Stark County
Lima
Kent State Branch
Tuscarawas
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THE
Eee Journal
Mike Mosely
Winston
Jacone
Glass Shop
Armco ‘Tourney
Master Optique
Liquori
Indy
Coyote-Ford
Ist
Simy
Morphine
Fury Yates
Cindy
Terry
Tom Tom
April's Dream
Scotch Rickey
Flying Gemini
Georgana
Fonda Dares
Dark Diller
Irmann
Perry
Perranoski
Williams
Mitterwald
W—Johnson
L—Perry
Melton
Minesota
Killebrew
Forest Hill
White Sox
Twins
Jorlen
Cardinals
Indians
Ols
Dave Coe
Dave Lottes
Prc
STAN
USA
Perry & Derrick Dutch
Central Ave
Ac’s
Chevrolet Factory
G.M
Bank- Americard
Howe Motor CO
N. Verity
Nish
White
Pontiac
Chrysler
Newport
IGGTO
Wall
Beck
Talbert
Liebee
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