Majestic Prince Seeks Triple Crown at Belmont Stakes
Majestic Prince, the 3-year-old colt trained by Johnny Longden and ridden by Bill Hartack, faces six rivals in the 101st Belmont Stakes, a 16-furlong test with 125,000 added. Arts and Letters, Dike, Rooney’s Shield, and others challenge the favorite as CBS TV covers the race from Belmont Park.
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ED Schuyler JR
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Majestic Prince
Prince
Frank McMahon
Rooney
George Wallace
King Ranch
CBS
Eddie Arcaro
Belmont
Tim Tam
Carry Back
Northern Dancer
Arts and Letters
Rooney’s Shield
Johnny Longden
Metropolitan
Elliott Burch
Nick Combest
Longden
Majestic Prince’s Prep
Bill Hartack
Braulio Bae
Dike
Eddie Belmonte
Rooney's Shield
Larry Adams
Distray
John Rotz
Prime Fool
Jorge Velasquez
Delaware Park
Fleet Allied
Dorothy C. Rigney
Hollywood Park
Inglewood
Gamely
Weekend Work Session Slated for Opdyke Dads
Fathers of Opdyke summer baseball players meet at Opdyke School this weekend at 9 a.m. to prep Donahoe Field. Dave Leach, program director, says dugouts are being built and new refreshment machines added.
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Opdyke
Donahoe Field
Dave Leach
Opdyke School
Leach
Opdyke Baseball
Morris High
Champaign Players Reveal College Plans
Champaign Central basketball players announce college plans. Clyde Turner will attend Robert Morris Junior College in Carthage. Dave White will enroll at the University of Illinois. Joe McNeal and Arberry Barnes will attend North Carolina College in Durham.
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Champaign
Fate of 52 Indianapolis 500 champions
Most past winners continued racing while 15 died in crashes in various races. Three perished in highway or air crashes, seven moved to engineering or other racing roles. A. J. Foyt, Bobby Unser, and Graham Hill still race, and Mario plans to keep racing.
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Indianapolis
A. J. Foyt
Bobby Unser
Graham Hill
Mario
Pacer Overcall Sets World Mark at Yonkers Raceway
Del Insko drove Overcall a 3 02 3 5 mile world record in the International Pace at Yonkers Raceway. The 6 year old son of Cape Town Overbid won by 8 4 lengths over Blaze Pick of Canada, boosting career earnings to 483 298 and fueling expectations for Yonkers International Pacing Series.
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Yonkers Raceway
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N.J
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Roosevelt Raceway
Blaze Pick
Canada
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Insko
Roosevelt
Twinkle Hanover
Big scorers return for 1969 Big Ten race
The top five scorers from the 1968-69 Big Ten season will return next year. Rick Mount of Purdue averaged 35.2 points in 14 league games, Rudy Tomjanovich of Michigan, Dave Sorenson of Ohio State, Ken Johnson, Joe Cooke of Indiana. All five were juniors last season.
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Chicago
Rick Mount
Purdue
Rudy Tomjanovich
Michigan
Dave Sorenson
Ohio State
Ken Johnson
Joe Cooke
Indiana
Pekin Chinks Reach Illinois Prep Baseball Final
Pekin Chinks dominated DuQuoin 11-0 in the first round and, with solid hitting from Warren Key and Brad Sciorcino, advance to a semifinal rematch against Naperville after sweeping past the field. Naperville beat La Salle-Peru 4-2, while Chicago Schurz and Highland Park won tight games to reach Friday's sn.
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Ill
Pekin Chinks
Chicago Schurz
Highland Park
Pekin
Naperville
Tom Connor
DuQuoin
Mike Bennett
Don Stanhouse
Warren Key
Brad Sciorcino
Naperville Redskins
la Salle
Jim Klank
Little Giants
Alton
Gary Hagen
Cubs Open Weekend Stretch Against Reds
Chicago Cubs ride a six game win streak into a weekend home set versus the Cincinnati Reds. Ken Holtzman (8 1) starts for the Cubs against Tony Cloninger (3 6) as New York and Houston comment on Chicago’s strong form and pennant prospects.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Stampeders
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Cubs
Tony Cloninger
Ken Holtzman
White Sox
Yankees
New York
Gary Peters
Stan Bahnsen
Houston
Harry Walker
Astros
Holtzman
Bill Hands
Fergie Jenkins
Illinois State Wins to Reach NCAA College Division Final
Illinois State University, led by sophomore pitcher Bob Graczyk, beat Southwest Missouri State 5-1 in Springfield to extend its winning streak to 12 and move toward the NCAA College Division baseball final. Southwest Missouri State drops to 26-9 as Florida Southern awaits in the losers bracket.
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Springfield
Bob Graczyk
Southwest Missouri State
Illinois State
Normal
Southwest Missouri
Florida Southern
Ilinois State
Hialeah Trainer Bonsal Tops Winter Meet with 13 Wins
Frank A. Downey Bonsal led Hialeah trainers last winter with 13 winners in 26 starts.
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Frank A
Downey
Bonsal
Hialeah
Beard Maxwell Share Lead With 66s in Western Open
Frank Beard tied for the Western Open lead at Midlothian Country Club after a five under par 66 with 39 year old veteran Billy Maxwell. Beard credited advice from his father for a mechanical fix to his address. Nicklaus praised Beard as the round’s standout, while Rhyan and Thompson also shot 67 to sit atop the leaderboard alongside several others in the field.
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Maxwell
Bob Green
Associated Press
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Frank Beard
Louisville
Billy Maxwell
Houston
Ralph Beard Sr
Billy
Dick Rhyan
Rocky Thompson
Midlothian Country Club
Gary Player
Bob Goalby
Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Billy Casper
Julius Boros
George Archer
Arnold Palmer
Free Agent Draft Opens With High Stakes Prospects
Major league baseball enters a new free agent draft as 24 clubs search for talent after 563 picks. Washington, with the first choice, may pay up to 100000 for 18 year old Jeff Burroughs of Long Beach California, famed for his power. Ted Williams praises his bat. Houston uses the second pick on James Richard, who may attend Southern University. Chicago selects Ted Nicholson and the Mets pick Randy Sterling.
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Major League Baseball
Washington Senators
Jeff Burroughs
Long Beach
Calif
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Anaheim Stadium
Washington
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Williams
Woodrow Wilson High School
Houston
James Richard
Ruston
Southern University
Chicago White Sox
Ted Nicholson
Laurel
Miss
New York Mets
Randy Sterling
Key West
Fla
Baseball schedule and results from the National League East
The Associated Press lists NL East games with teams Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh Atlanta St Louis Houston Montreal Los Angeles New York San Diego and San Francisco. It notes Saturday matchups and Sundays rematches including Pittsburgh at Atlanta and St Louis at Houston. Budd Lepman led Gulfstream Park trainers in 1969 with 22 victories.
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Cincinnati
Cloninger
Chicago
Holtzman
Pittsburgh
Moose
Atlanta
Jarvis
St. Louis
Briles
Houston
Wilson
New York
Gentry
San Diego
J. Niekro
Montreal
J. Robertston
Los Angeles
Sutton
Philadelphia
Wise
San Francisco
Perry
Budd Lepman
Gulfstream Park
L. Pet G
St. Louis Ow
Phila
Phia
Atlanta Sea
San Fran
Baseball Matchups Open with Mixed AL East and Standings
North division play featuring Washington and Minnesota with pitchers Moore Woodson and others. Oakland vs Detroit and Seattle vs Baltimore highlight a busy schedule while defensive end Mark Stoll, son of Cal Stoll, emerges as new Wake Forest head coach.
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Washington
Moore
Minnesota
Woodson
Oakland
Lauzerique
Detroit
Wilson
California
Murphy
Cleveland
Ellsworth
Seattle
Bell
Baltimore
McNally
Chicago
Peters
New York
Bahnsen
Kansas City
Hedlund
Boston
Culp
Mark Stoll
Michigan State
Cal Stoll
Spartan
Wake Forest
Ww. L. Pet. G.B. Baltimore
Boston Eeee
Boating Photography Tips for the Water Setting
The Boating family films its water adventures and notes water acts as a light mirror. To adjust exposure the photographer should speed the shutter or stop down the lens by one stop. For example 1/50 becomes 1/100 or f 16 to f 22.
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King Features Syndicate
Coal Valley Softball League Schedule and Standings
The Coal Valley Softball League's eight teams play tonight at Carbon Hill Park with Smith Lanes facing Carson House at 7 30 and Wilmington meeting Jennings of Braidwood at 9. Next Tuesday St Marys of Minooka vs South Wilmington at 7 30 and Pepies of Coal City vs Campo's of Coal City at 9.
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Coal Valley
Carbon Hill Park
Smith Lanes
Carson House
Wilmington
Jennings
Braidwood
St. Mary’s of
Minooka
South Wilmington
Pepie’s
Coal City
Campo’s
Michigan State Rosters Notable Twin and Brother Pairs
Two sets of twins and one pair of brothers appear on Michigan State 1969 football roster. Rich and Ror Saul along with Doug and Gary Halliday are listed as twins, while Dave and Gary Van Elst are brothers.
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Rich
Ror Saul
Doug
Gary Halliday
Dave
Gary van Elst
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