Belmont Stakes Preview As Forward Pass Aims Triple Crown
Forward Pass heads to the 100th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park with eight rivals. The Calumet Farm colt seeks the Triple Crown after Derby and Preakness wins if successful, facing Stage Door Johnny Call Me Prince Jade Amicol and more in the 14 mile race televised by CBS.
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ED Schuyler Jr
Associated Press
NEW York
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Belmont Park
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Belmont
CBS
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Greentree Stable
Stage Door Johnny
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Call Me
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Preakness
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Call Me Prince
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Robert J. Kleberg
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Chris Rogers
Max Hirsch
Tim Tam
Unser Faces Big Decision After Indy Victory
Bobby Unser weighs a grand prix Europe move after winning the Indianapolis 500. Dan Gurney offered the ride, promising top equipment, as Unser contemplates leaving USAC title pursuit for a Euro circuit.
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Bobby Unser
Indianapolis Memorial Day
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Albuquerque
N.M
Europe
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Canada
Indianapolis Raceway Park
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USAC
Denis Hulme
New Zealand
Rain postpones District 4 NCAA baseball games
In Minneapolis AP reports rain forced the postponement of all Friday games in the District 4 NCAA tournament. The revised lineup has Ohio University vs Valparaiso and Minnesota vs Southern Illinois scheduled for Saturday.
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Minneapolis
Arlington Upset in Round Table Handicap at Arlington Park
Come On II defeated Gen tleman James in a Thursday Arlington Park upset during the Round Table Handicap.
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Arlington
Chicago
Come On II
Gentleman James
Arlington Park
Home Run Production Slips Across Major Leagues
As the 1968 season a quarter complete, major league sluggers see a near ten percent drop in home runs. Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski and Houston’s Jim Wynn top the reduced list, with many former power hitters posting only a fraction of last year’s tallies.
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Ben Olan
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Jim Wynn
Houston
Yastrzemski
Wynn
Don Mincher
California
Curt Blefary
Baltimore
George Scott
Frank Robinson
Atlanta
Clete Boyer
Mincher
Robinson
Boyer
Bob Allison
Minnesota
Norm Cash
Detroit
Lou Brock
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Vada Pinson
Adolfo Phillips
Cubs
Billy Williams
Washington
Frank Howard
Jim Ray Hart
Willie McCovey
San Francisco
Hank Aaron
Lawmakers urge three-league baseball plan for Milwaukee Buffalo and Dallas
Seven House members protested the National League rejection of Milwaukee Buffalo and Dallas Fort Worth in expansion. They urged a three-league setup next year and asked Eckert to grant 1969 franchises for the three U.S. cities. They cited the Montreal decision and urged prioritizing American cities.
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Milwaukee
Buffalo
Dallas-Fort Worth
Earle Cabell
Dallas
House
William Eckert
San Diego
Wisconsin
Eckert
Major League Leaders from the 1969 Baseball Season
A compact AP summary lists top American and National League leaders in batting pitching and fielding. Notable stats include F Howard and Yastrzemski leading batting averages, Campaneris and Rose high in runs and hits, and pitchers Perranoski Selma Reed posting perfect or near perfect 4 decision records with top strikeout totals by McDowell and Singer.
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Wash
Yastrzemski
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Campaneris
Oak
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Det
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R. Jackson
Atl
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N.Y
Reed
Singer
L.A
Marichal
S.F
Worthington Earns His Tenth Save For Twins
AL Worthington, 39, preserved a 3 1 victory over the Indians by retiring four batters after relieving Jim Perry. He is pursuing a possible single season record for saves while also promoting Christian evangelism, autographs fans with a postcard featuring an inspirational message.
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ST. Paul - Minneapolis
al Worthington
Jim Perry
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Worthington
Miles follows pro golf dream after late start in Atlanta
Eldridge Miles, 34, a former Dallas teacher and stock broker, shot a 69 in the Atlanta Classic first round, one stroke behind leader Tom Weiskopf. He is among 16 players to break 72, with about $4,000 in earnings and his best finish a tie for ninth. Notables like Nicklaus and Palmer also competed.
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Atlanta
Eldridge Miles
Miles
Dallas
Tom Weiskopf
Probable pitchers and matchups across leagues
A slate of tonight games lists probable pitchers for both leagues. Brunet faces Odom in Oakland while Chance opposes Carlos in Chicago and Monbouquette duels Cain in Detroit. Other contests include Bertaiia at Cleveland and Brabender at Boston with noted NL clashes St Louis at New York and Perry at Los Angeles.
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Odom
Twilight
Minnesota
Chance
Chicago
Carlos
New York
Monbouquette
Detroit
Cain
Washington
Bertaiia
Cleveland
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Baltimore
Brabender
Boston
Waslewski
St. Louis
Washburn
Ryan
San Francisco
Perry
Los Angeles
Sutton
Cincinnati
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Philadelphia
Fryman
Atlanta
Kelley
Pittsburgh
Sisk
Hands
Houston
Wilson
Worthington Extends Save Streak With Twins
Worthington earned a save in a late finish as Minnesota held a three run lead. The reliever often faces the tying or winning run but gains no win credit when the save is earned. He has saved 10 of Minnesota's 23 victories this season, matching a club record 14 saves in 1964 and 1965.
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Worthington
Minnesota
Twins
Mazon Splits Summer Opener With Mendoza
Mendota hosts a Memorial Day doubleheader with Mazon. In game one the Red Devils win 7 0 behind Tom Stalker two hit shutout and Rick Beeler three hits two runs scored. In game two Mendoza wins 1 0 as Corigan holds Mazon to two hits and Prindiville takes the loss.
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Aaron Leads After 36 Holes In Atlanta Classic
Aaron shot 71 Friday to reach 139 for 36 holes and grab the 36-hole lead at the Atlanta Classic. Weiskopf, the first round leader, shot 83 and missed the cut after a rough day with four double bogeys and four bogeys.
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Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Hardluck
Tommy Aaron
Tom Weiskopf
Aaron
Atlanta Country Club
Weiskopf
Bengals Sign John Matlock Former Jets Center
The Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League announced the signing of John Matlock a former center with the New York Jets on Thursday.
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Cincinnati Bengals
John Matlock
New York Jets
Derby Winner Out Of The Way Captures Jersey Derby
Out Of The Way won the Jersey Derby at Garden State Park beating Captain's Gig as they raced for the finish. CHERRY HILL New Jersey was the scene of the event reported by AP.
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Cherry Hill
N.J
Garden State Park
Jovanovic Upsets Stelle in Amateur Tennis Match
Yugoslav amateur Jovanovic upset Australian pro Stelle 6-3 6-0 6-3 at Roland Garros amid late-readmission drama. Darmon faltered as Gonzales advanced. Franulovic and Hewitt also pulled upsets. Top pros Laver Rosewall Gimeno plus King Casals Durr won, while Cox exited after a Bournemouth success.
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Stelle
Geoffrey Miller
Associated Press
PARIS
Boro Jovanovic
Roland Garros
Pierre Darmon
Pancho Gonzales
Stolle
Zeljko Franulovic
South Africa
Bob Hewitt
Darmon
Billie Jean King
Rosemary Casals
France
Francoise Durr
Nancy Richey
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Cliff Richey
Nancy
Georges Goven
Mark Cox
Gonzales
Roy Emerson
Bournemouth
England
Ecnador
Eduardo Zuleta
Cox
Hungary
Istvan Gulyas
Emerson
Bob Maud
Reality Wins 1 Length in Belmont Metropolitan Handicap
Reality moved easily through the stretch for a 1 length vic tory over Advocator in Belmonts Metropolitan Handicap Thursday.
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Reality
Advocator
Pink Pigeon and Hill Shine win Lakeside Handicap divisions
Pink Pigeon and Hill Shine captured their respective Lakeside Handicap divisions at Hollywood Park in Inglewood California. The AP report notes the near side of a horse is the left side used by riders.
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Inglewood
Calif
Pink Pigeon
Hill Shine
Hollywood Park
Memorial Day Baseball Attendance Drops Across Leagues
Attendance fell in both leagues with 167,714 fans at games nationwide. The largest crowd was 28,197 in New York as the Yankees split a holiday doubleheader with Washington. A second twin bill in Pittsburgh drew 19,779 between the Pirates and Mets.
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Yankees
Washington
Pittsburgh
Pirates
New York Mets
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