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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1975
Page
7
The piece recounts race day scenes at Churchill Downs with large crowds and VIP motorcades The account describes weather shifts long lines and crowd traffic While photographers and bands add color reporters note the spectators plan to claim they attended the 1975 Kentucky Derby despite limited viewing access.
Rain arrives as Derby day crowds swarm the infield and backstretch. Photographers chase winners Foolish Pleasure and Bombay Duck while police halt ticket lines and drivers depart as the weather turns heavy. Beaten by showers, tens of thousands seek shelter and prayers for sunshine.
Yesterday's results list multiple city matchups with scores such as Boston 7 Cleveland 3 Baltimore 3 New York 4 Texas 3 California 3. Scheduled games include Boston at Cleveland, New York at Baltimore, Texas at Kansas City, and California at Oakland among others with pitcher and record notes mixed in.
The Frederick Tennis Club reserves Baker Park Courts for its annual spring mixer on Sunday May 18. The mixed doubles round robin starts at 1 p.m. All ages and abilities are welcome. An annual club membership fee is required to participate and will be collected at the event.
Baltimore Orioles owner Jerold Hoffberger charged baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn with interfering as he pursues selling the American League club. Hoffberger, negotiating with Bill Veeck’s group, says Kuhn aims to move the franchise to Washington. Edward N. Cole offered 12.6 million for the team and to relocate it, but Hoffberger says Cole’s bid was not directed to him.
Babe Ruth action at Husky Park saw Blue Ridge defeat Fredericktown 5 to 1 in 13 to 15 play. John Pazdersky pitched a five hit complete game, fanning seven and walking three. Shannon Garver took the loss as Kevin Magruder collected two hits for Fredericktown.
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