Belmont field grows with Derby and Preakness runners
Five colts from the Derby and Preakness along with four other 3 year olds are slated for the 125000-added Belmont Stakes. Notables include Foolish Pleasure the Derby winner and Master Derby the Preakness winner. Other probables include Diabolo Avatar Prince Thou Art Singh and Just The Time with post time set for 5 35 p m at Belmont Park and CBS TV coverage slated.
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NEW York
John L. Greer
Robert Lehmann
Foolish Pleasure
Frank McMahon
Arthur A. Seeligsen Jr
Avatar
John Galbreath
Prince Thou Art
Singh
Cynthia Phipps
Hal Price Headley Jr
Thomas Mellon Evans
Belmont Park
CBS
Goodwin Tops Free Agent Draft Again for Angels
Catcher Danny Goodwin, the only player in 11 years to be the top pick twice, was selected by the California Angels. He previously went No. 1 to the White Sox out of high school, then attended Southern University. The draft also featured Mike Lentz, Dale Berra, and Alfred Benton in the early rounds as other top prospects headed toward pro baseball.
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New York
Danny Goodwin
California Angels
Goodwin
Chicago White Sox
Southern University
Southern
Baton Rouge
Angels
San Diego Padres
Mike Lentz
Juanita High School
Kirkland
Wash
Lentz
Dale Berra
New York Mets
Yogi Berra
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mets
Alfred Benton
Tallahassee
Fla
ST. Louis
Reggie Smith
St. Louis Cardinals
Atlanta Braves
Ted Sizemore
Luis Melendez
Smith
Reitz
Cardinals
Ray Sadecki
Mario Guerrero
Mike Tyson
Tyson
John Curtis
Brock
Sadecki
NBA to Eliminate Center Jump and Add Third Official
The NBA Board of Governors approved eliminating the center jump and adding a third official for exhibition games next season with possible adoption for the regular season. Red Auerbach supported the changes as a means to speed play and develop new officials, outlining the third official’s duties and the exhibition schedule variations before final fan reaction and a final vote before the season opens.
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NBA
San Francisco
National Basketball Association
Board of Governors
Red Auerbach
Baton Celtics
NBA Competition Committee
Auerbach
Larry O'Brien
Orioles Pick David Ford In Draft First Round
The Baltimore Orioles selected right handed pitcher David Ford of Cleveland in the first round of the summer draft. Through 16 rounds they chose seven pitchers two catchers two outfielders two shortstops two third basemen and a first baseman third baseman. Baltimore’s 16th round pick was Chris Nurse from Fallston Maryland and Bel Air High School.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
David Ford
Cleveland
Orioles
Chris Nurse
Fallston, Md
Bel Air High School
Boston rally lifts Red Sox past White Sox in ninth
Rick Burleson's run scoring single capped a four run bottom ninth as Boston erased a 6 3 deficit to beat Chicago 7 6. Jim Kaat struggled after early three runs as Bernie Carbo and Tim McCarver sparked the rally with key hits.
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Boston
Rick Burleson
Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Jim Kaat
Jim Rice
Tony Conigliaro
Kaat
Bernie Carbo
Rich Gossage
Chicago
Tim McCarver
Carbo
Cecil Gooper
Juan Beniquez
Burleson
Rick Miller
Rangers top Birds in 12th
Cesar Tovar delivered a game winning RBI single in the 12th as the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-2. The rally started with Joe Lovitto’s leadoff single and a sacrifice from Jim Sundberg, with Tovar’s single driving in the decisive run. Lee May homered for Baltimore, while Texas pumped in homers from Mike Hargrove and Burroughs.
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Baltimore
Cesar Tovar
Texas Rangers
Baltimore Orioles
Joe Lovitto
Jim Sundberg
Tovat
Lee May
Orioles
Mike Hargrove
Jim Palmer
Burroughs
Texas
Rangers
Jim Bibby
Paul Blair
Tommy Davis
Dave Duncan
Don Baylor
Jim Northrup
Jim Umbarger
Bibby
Baylor
Umbarger
Ken Singleton
Steve Foucault
Ellie Hendricks
May
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Bill Greif
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Luzinski
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Belmont Field
Che Frederick
Frederick, Md
O's
Pirates
Reds
Pittsburgh
Dave Concepcion
Jerry Reuss
Cincinnati Reds
Richie Hebner
Concepcion
Reuss
Three Rivers Stadium
Dave Giusti
Cesar Geronimo
Dan Driessen
Giusti
Ken Griffey
Driessen
Braves
Giants
Cubs
Derrel Thomas
Glenn Adams
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
Oscar Zamora
Thomas
Adams
Brewers
Oakland
Billy Williams
Oakland A's
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A’s
Bert Campaneris
Gene Tenace
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Anaheim
Ed Figueroa
Detroit Tigers
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Figueroa
Ray Bare
Indians
Royals
Boog Powell
John Lowenstein
Alan Ashby
Dodgers
Expos
Montreal
Los Angles Dodgers
Don DeMola
Ali
Harvard
Cambridge, Mass
Harvard University
Muhammad Ali
Harvard Business School
Firestone
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Hackwell
Blackwall
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