The Real Boss of the Racetrack Is the Computer
A Shenandoah Downs exposé reveals two racing computers and seven technicians control betting handle. The State Auditors monitor daily, race by race, with a third-party auditor protecting state interests as the track operates as a money-handling agent under Racing Commission oversight.
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Bill McDonald
Shenandoah Downs
Bob Leavitt
al Good
H.M. Glickstein
West Virginia
McDonald
Biggy
Charles Town Tracks
American Totalisator Company
Racing Commission
The One Million Dollar Totelator in Racing Operations
A detailed description of how mutuels computers manage parimutuel betting at racetracks. The brain tracks tickets, odds, and pools while the heart feeds data to mutuels machines. After each race a technician inputs results and the system prints payoff sheets before restarting for the next event.
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Sy Atitt
Yanks improvise with catchers in injury plagued outfield
New York managers shift Thurman Munson and Rick Dempsey to outfield duties with rookie Kerry Dineen making his MLB debut as the Yankees field an infield of misfits. Roy White Elliott Maddox and Bobby Bonds are sidelined. Lou Piniella faces ear infection surgery. Catfish Hunter notes the unusual arrangement amid a 3 0 win over Chicago.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Casey Stengel
Bill Virdon
Thurman Munson
Rick Dempsey
Roy White
Elliott Maddox
Bobby Bonds
Maddox
Bonds
White
Lou Piniella
Alex Johnsn
Ron Blomberg
Poos
Yankees
Walt Williams
Virdon
Dineen
Catfish Hunter
Chicago
Mt Airy and New Market win in Maryland State League action
Mt Airy defeats Germantown at Germantown as Mt Airy improves to 4-1 and leads the MSL roundup by a half game. New Market stops Martinsburg 11-3 at McCurdy Field with Mitch Deener going the distance on a nine hitter and Jim Snoots leading the winners with four hits including a three run homer.
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New Market
Mt. Airy
Martinsburg
McCurdy
Germantown
Steve Pope
Craig Hackey
Mitch Deener
Jeff Mumaw
Jim Snoots
Sonny Barrick
Larry Myers
Ron Hart
Deener
Bud Gainer
Rickey Peacher
Max Corbin
Nuggets pick Marvin Webster No. 1 in ABA draft
The Denver Nuggets used the first pick to select 7-foot Marvin Webster the “Human Eraser” from Morgan State with plans to sign him. Coach Larry Brown and GM Carl Scheer said they would indeed sign Webster, bypassing David Thompson. The draft opened with Thompson going to the Virginia Squires.
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NEW York
Denver Nuggets
American Basketball Association
Marvin Webster
Morgan State
Carl Scheer
Denver
Larry Brown
Webster
Associated Press
Nuggets
David Thompson
Brown
Marvin Barnes
St. Louis
Billy Cunningham
National Basketball Association
Spirits
Virginia Squires
Thompson
North Carolina State
Atlanta
Malone
The
Stars
League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
Key AL batting leaders include Carew Min 40 at bats 358, Hargrove Tex 358, and Burroughs Tex 40 runs. Pitching leaders feature Palmer Bal 113 736 IP 1.64 and Ryan Cal 119 strikeouts. other ace stats include Kison Pgh 72 778 and Messersmith LA 93 750 with 2.18.
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Chalk
Cal
Rudi
Oak
Rivers
Orta
Chi
Horton
Del
Bonds
Nee Tex
R.jackson
Otis
Palmer
Bal
R.may
Payee
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Gross
D.parker
Pyh
Garr
Atl
Metzger
Bench
Cin
Luzinski
Phi
Morgan
Cedeno
Lopes
Kison
Pgh
Gullett
Messersmith
R_Jones
Sutton
Masked goalie hopeful Neeld eyes NHL path after eye loss
Montreal AP report notes mules committee approves a mask for Greg Neeld enabling play with one damaged eye. NHL board of governors must approve at Tuesday meeting. Neeld drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fourth round on June 3. Byalws bar players with under 25 percent vision in a damaged eye.
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Montreal
National Hockey League
Greg Neeld
NHL Board of Governors
Neeld
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
Jenkins Wins Philadelphia Golf Classic In Windy Finish
Tom Jenkins captured his first pro victory at the Philadelphia Golf Classic finishing 72 holes at 275 nine under par. Johnny Miller finished second at 276 after two 68s, while Bob Wynn held third at 277 despite a late costly eight on the 71st hole.
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Philadelphia
Tom Jenkins
Jenkins
Army of Univerity of Houston
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Johnny Miller
Miller
Bob Wynn
Wynn
Frederick Lacrosse Club Edges Howard County 11 10
Tom Powers scored the winning goal with 1:15 left as the Frederick Lacrosse Club beat Howard County 11 to 10. Powers tallied six goals, George Streaker added two goals and one assist, Jose Rosapepe contributed a goal and an assist, Ed Faulkenstein and Grove scored once each, and Chuck Austin made 17 saves. Frederick improves to 2-0 after taking 39 shots to Howard’s 55.
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Tom Powers
Frederick Lacrosse Club
Howard County
Howard
Powers
George Streaker
Jose Rosapepe
Ed Faulkenstein
Grove
Chuck Austin
Frederick
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