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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1975
Page
12
Foolish Pleasure, aiming to become the 19th horse to win Derby and Preakness, heads a 10 horse field in Baltimore for the 100th Preakness Stakes. Belmont would follow if he takes the middle jewel of racing's Triple Crown.
Foolish Pleasure seeks a strong challenge in the Preakness with Avatar and Diabolo among contenders from the Derby, while Native Guest from the West Coast invades for a four for four bid. The field also includes Prince Thou Art Bold Chapeau Master Derby Just The Time and Media as betting entries and CBS will televise the race starting at 5 p.m. with post time 5 40 p.m.
Blair walked six over 813 innings and issued 34 in 41 this year as Montreal staved off Cincinnati. Gary Carter praised Blair while Pepe Mangual and Tony Scott drove in two late runs to lift the Expos. Rose, Bench, and Perez kept Reds close with late pressure but Montreal held on for a 4 2 victory.
Takealetter ridden by Guillermo Milord led wire to wire to win River Downs' $2,700 feature by three lengths in 1 12 for a 6 furlong race. The favorite returned 3 80, 2 60, 2 40 with Xen Aurota at 3 20 3 00 and No Appreciation at 4 20. Milord notched four wins in the first week of the meeting.
National League East standings list St Louis Chicago Montreal and New York with win percentages and games back. Sunday results include Montreal 4 Cincinnati 2 and New York 10 Houston 2, plus San Francisco 4 St Louis 3. American League shows Milwaukee Boston Baltimore and Detroit leading with Friday results and planned Saturday games across divisions.
The San Diego Padres send pitcher Sonny Siebert to the Oakland A's for utility infielder Ted Kubiak. Padres aim to strengthen the second base spot as regular Tito Fuentes recovers from an eye injury. Kubiak can also handle shortstop while Enzo Hernandez recovers from a leg issue. Siebert posted a 3-2 record with a 4.33 ERA for San Diego.
A summary of leaders shows Garvey and Lacy atop batting for Los Angeles and New York’s Munson and Rivers high in hits. Pitching leaders include Sutton and Messersmith for LA and Ryan and Blyleven for California Minnesota.
Muhammad Ali, 33, defends his heavyweight throne with a late 11th round barrage that stops Ron Lyle at 1:08. Lyle, 219, denies a finish. crowd of 6,875 pays 258672 dollars as Ali cashes in a $1 million payout. Next stop Bugner in Kuala Lumpur on June 30.
Don Sutton pitched 7 1 3 scoreless innings but lost his no hitter and shutout in the eighth and ninth as the Pirates defeated the Dodgers 3-2 at Dodger Stadium. Al Oliver hit a ninth inning homer off Sutton to seal the win, with Richie Zisk and Manny Sanguillen adding early support. Phillies 12 Braves 8 followed with Schmidt, Christenson and Bowa delivering two run homers in a six run second.
The IOC plans to address the China question at its Lausanne assembly next week. Taiwan’s NOC has held IOC recognition for over two decades and opposes any move to invalidate it, while Iran’s Lt Gen Ali Hojjat proposed a potential exit from the deadlock during a recent IOC Executive meeting.
Kansas City manager Jack McKeon handed in a lineup card with Amos Otis in the third spot, but Otis batted second. The Royals won 5-2 at Fenway Park as Otis delivered a key single in the three run third despite the lineup confusion. Dennis Leonard notched his first major league victory with a five hitter and Jim Wohlford driven in two in the fourth.
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