Speed Shifting at Drag A Way Races Draw Big Crowds
The 78-80 Drag-A-Way hosted action packed shows with $300 on the line in a best three out of five match between Vernon Rowley and Mr Buttons. Friday featured multiple 11 second runs and top bets for Modified Gas Meet on Saturday and a Top Queen Day on Sunday with Millie Purdum winning the Top Queen race. The event drew thousands, highlighted by strong performances from Vernons AFX Dodge and Mr Buttons AFX Plymouth and a large crowd despite varying weather.
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Bill Wilcom
Vernon Rowley
AFX Dodge
Mr. Buttons
AFX Plymouth
Vernon
E.T
M.P.H
David Pilson
Dickerson
Madador Ford
John Walker
Pontiac
Nhlr.a
Bill Hinegard
Ford
Baltimore
Barry Walker
Bob Brice
Poor Boy
Little Terror
Jim Sartwell
Bob Luck
Damascus
Millie Purdum
Frederick
Bud Gittere
Earl Sears
Adamstown
Dick Harrell
Carlsbad
New Mexico
AFX
Plymouth
Moyer
Mr. Bee
Bud Faubel
Weiler
Howker
Dodge
Bounty Hunters
Mr. Wagner
Dodgers Sweep Reds 4-3 Behind Griffith and Fairly
Los Angeles defeated Cincinnati 4-3 to sweep the three-game series and extend the NL lead to two games. Derrell Griffith homered for the first time off John Tsitouris in the fourth, and Ron Fairly hit his fourth homer in the fifth as Podres and Miller held off Cincinnati. Frank Robinson homered for the Reds and Pete Rose scored on a wild pitch.
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Cincinnati
Derrell Griffith
Ron Fairly
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Dodgers
Griffith
John Tsitouris
Fairly
Joe Nuxhall
Wes Parker
Jim Lefebvre
Dick Tracewski
Frank Robinson
Reds
Pete Rose
Tony Perez
Los Angeles
Podres
Miller
Roseboro
Tsitouris
Nuxhall
Craig
McCool
Edwards
W—Podres
L—Tsitouris
Robinson
Knoop, Angels Beat A's 4-3 for Fourth Straight Win
Angels slugger Bobby Knoop drove in four runs with a triple and a homer as Los Angeles edged Kansas City 5-4 to extend their winning streak to four. Knoop's two-run homer in the fourth gave the Angels a four to one lead, while Jim Fregosi's third inning triple set up the decisive sixth inning score. Rookie Rudy May earned the win with help from Aubrey Gatewood and Bob Lee, who closed out the victory after Ed Charles homered off Lee in the eighth. Orlando Pons took the loss.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles Angels
Bobby Knoop
Kansas City
Knoop
Angels
Jim Fregosi
Bob Rodgers
Rudy May
Aubrey Gatewood
Bob Lee
Lee
Ed Charles
Orlando Pons
Palmer to Play Toronto Open This July
Arnold Palmer will compete in the Canadian Open July 14 to 17 in Toronto. Track coach Carleton Crowell, formerly of Tennessee, enters his 15th season at West Point.
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Toronto
Arnold Palmer
Carleton Crowell
Tennessee
West Point
S D R Results and Race Entries Summary
Race card details multiple claiming and allowance races for four year olds and up. Notable entries include Dancing Countess, Snerten, Fritz's Maid, Sonic Jat, Priam's Nike, Won't Tell and Fest Bid across six races with times and payouts. Overall handle reported as 245113 with Twin Double payouts and ticket totals.
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Dancing Countess
Snerten
Cape
Fritz’s Maid
Hedge
Disk Man
Lexury Ace
Zerlate
J. R. Robert
Helen's Joy
Ove de Mon
Speedy Sport
Lister
Cooke
Gavilson
Sonic Jat
Vasil
Priam
Nike
Sluti
Snow Pi
Sellars
Gail
Shy
Letie
Choice
Tima
Toda
Steve
V. Espinosa
Gertrude Q
Addesa
Nip Per
Falcons Open at McCurdy Saturday Night
East Frederick Falcons launch home schedule with a doubleheader at McCurdy Field starting 8 p.m. against Maxies Restaurant of Washington D C. Manager Ken Shaw asks players to report by 6 15 p m. New faces include Guy Cunningham Dick Hall Bill Hall Dick Wood Gary Snoots Jim Lamb Dennis Saylor Gary Hurry Wayne Barthlow Bob Loun. returnees are Jim Bowers Jim Blank Maurice White Henry Lake Lou Dixon and Harry Saufly. Coaches Chip Cline and Dick Sanders. Harvey Showe is GM.
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East Frederick Falcons
McCurdy Field
Maxies Restaurant
Washington
D.C
Falcons
Ken Shaw
East Frederick
Guy Cunningham
Bill Hall
Dick Wood
Gary Snoots
Jim Lamb
Dennis Saylor
Gary Hurry
Wayne Barthlow
Bob Loun
Jim Bowers
Jim Blank
Maurice White
Henry Lake
Lou ‘Dixon
Harry Saufly
Chip Cline J
Dick Sanders
Harvey Showe
Clay Liston to Face Court Over Boston Title Bout Promoter
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay and challenger Sonny Liston are summoned to appear Friday in Suffolk County Court to determine who promotes the May 25 title bout in Boston. Assistant D. A. Jack I. Zalkind will call both as witnesses in a hearing before Judge Felix Forte. The hearing seeks an injunction to halt the fight, with Intercontinental Promotions Inc. of Chester Pa. claiming not to be licensed in Massachusetts while Boston promoter Sam Silverman is licensed and acted to publicize the bout.
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Boston
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Asst. Dist
Jack I. Zalkind
Clay
Liston
Felix Forte
Zalkind
Suffolk County Dist
Atty
Garrett H. Byrne
Suffolk Superior Court
Intercontinental Promotions Inc
Chester
Massachusetts
Intercontinental
Sam Silverman
Site Switch Doubs Open Tri- County League At Adamstown
Site Switch Doubs will play its home Tri County League opener Sunday at the Adamstown diamond. Game time is 2 p m.
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Doubs
Adamstown
Cadet Golfers Top Boonsboro in Tri-State League Match
Frederick Cadets beat Boonsboro 172 to 2 at the VFW as Craig Rhoderick edged Jeff Yingling with a 76 to lead. Teammate Darry Gannon shared medalist honors while Rich McQuillen, Ron Whitmore, Jerry Bencht, Gannon and Earl Starr also won singles. Cadets improve to 6-3 overall and 5-3 in league. next at Waynesboro.
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Craig Rhoderick
Boonsboro
Jeff Yingling
Frederick
VFW
Rhoderick
Darry Gannon
Yingling
Warriors
Rich McQuillen
Ron Whitmore
Jerry Bencht
Gannon
Earl Starr
Cadets
Waynesboro
Einstein Dominates Poolesville 14 3 In Montgomery Clash
Einstein overwhelms Poolesville 14 to 3 in a Montgomery County League football game as Einstein racks up 11 extra base hits including four doubles six triples and a home run. Cronenburg Cole and Sandbower pace Poolesville with the lone triple and Cronenburg earns 16 runs batted in for Einstein Amundson Eisenacher and OConner also contribute for the winners.
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Poolesville
Albert Eienstein
Titans
Bob Cole
Poolseville
Einstein
Amundson
Eisenacher
O'Conner
Cronenburg
Cole
Sandbower
Jackson Hurls Bats Cubs Over Pittsburgh 5-3
Lary Jackson led the Cubs with three hits including a two run homer and got the win as Chicago beat Pittsburgh 5 to 3. Willie Stargell and Pagliaroni homered for the Pirates, but Don Landrum drove in the tie breaking run and Jackson added another hit in the ninth for the Cubs.
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Chicago
Lary Jackson
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ted Abernathy
Willie Stargell
Jim Pagliaroni
Pirates
Cubs
Billy Williams
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Don Schwall
Don Cardwell
al McBean
Lenny Gabrielson
Jimmy Stewart
Don Landrum
Jackson
Pittsburgh
Cardwell
Schwall
McBean
Pagliaroni
Abernathy
Bertell
Roznovsky
W—Jackson
L—Schwall
Stargell
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Fragmentary May 7 Frederick page item. readable parts reference THE NEWS, Maryland city Frederick, timing Friday morning edition. Details unreadable due to scan quality.
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the News
Frederick, Maryland
PESA STANDINGS UPDATE WITH MULTIPLE MLB MATCHUPS
New York Downing and Stafford face Washington Mc Cormick and Green in a two twi night slate. Cleveland Kralick at Boston Wilson leads a Kansas City at Los Angeles with Drabowsky Talbot and Chance Piche. Chicago John visits Minnesota Stigman and Detroit Sparma at Baltimore McNally in a busy schedule.
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New York
Downing
Stafford
Washington
McCormick
Green
Cleveland
Kralick
Boston
Wilson
Kansas City
Drabowsky
Talbot
Los Angeles
Chance
Piche
Chicago
John
Minnesota
Stigman
Detroit
Sparma
Baltimore
McNally
Pet. G
National League Matchups Set Across League
National League games list Houston at Chicago Burdette nine to one Omaha? Not. Milwaukee visits New York Fisher zero three St Louis Gibson forty at Philadelphia Short four one Los Angeles Osteen two two at San Francisco Sanford two one Cincinnati Ellis four zero at Pittsburgh Friend two two.
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Houston
Johnson
Giass
Chicago
Burdette
Milwaukee
Lemaster
New York
Fisher
St. Louis
Gibson
Philadelphia
Short
Los Angeles
Osteen
San Francisco
Sanford
Cincinnati
Ellis
Pittsburgh
Friend
L. Pet. G.B
San Fran
Springers Practice Yellow Springs in Maryland League
The Springers conduct a practice session for the Maryland State League at Yellow Springs Diamond this Saturday at 1 p.m. All players are urged to attend.
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Yellow Springs
Maryland State League
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