Posey Faked Car Scrutiny Halts Indy 500 Start
USAC technical chief DelRoy Posey flagged Norris Industries for altering car numbers at the Speedway during final weekend qualifications. No. 34 was secretly changed to No. 31, triggering a possible $100,000 fine and up to a year suspension for owner Fred Carrillo. Posey and chief mechanic Jack McCormick face no penalties.
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Black managers step into minors in Midwest League
Appleton Foxes manager Grover Jones and Danville Brewers manager Bernie Smith, both Black, lead in the Class A Midwest League marking a rare pairing of Black managers in organized baseball. Jones reflects on slow change. Smith aims to reach majors on merit, not race.
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Secretariat Holds Second Fastest Preakness Time On Record
Secretariat's Preakness time was officially set at 1:54 2-5 for 13 16 miles, three fifths of a second faster than the Visumatic reading but still short of Canonero II's 1:54 record from 1971. Trainer Lucien Laurin had sought a review after clockers reported 1:53 2 5. Belmont Stakes looms June 9 with a Triple Crown bid.
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Facelift in making
The head of the Indians syndicate says he will mull over two modernizing plans for Municipal Stadium. Christopher Associates proposes 36.3 million dollars. Art Modell and U S Realty Investments offer a 10 million dollar renovation. Both require 25 year leases from the Browns and Indians.
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Buckeyes Dartmouth and BU to join RPI Invitational
Ohio State Dartmouth and Boston University will join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the 23rd annual RPI Invitational Hockey Tournament to be held December 27 through 29 in Troy New York.
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Treating grid injuries depends mostly on time
Cincinnati Bengals trainer Marv Pollins says the key to football injury care is time and self healing. He cites no pills or pain killers, praises the Nautilus machines for targeted muscle work, and notes former All-Pro Mike Reid benefited from strengthened knee-supporting muscles.
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Browns' Glass Faces Surgery For Back Injury
Browns backup tight end Charles Chip Glass is to undergo surgery to repair a herniated lumbar disc. A team spokesman said the operation could jeopardize his chances to play this fall but is the same procedure Milt Morin had in 1969.
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Chip” Glass
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