Baxter Seeks Western Open Win In Tight Field
Rex Baxter led the Western Open after the first round with a 66 at Tam O Shanter, one stroke ahead of defending champion Chi Chi Rodriguez. Thirty-two players broke par in a field missing big names like Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer as Baxter advances with a new putter and aims for the $11,000 first prize.
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Horse Lovers Woo At 50 Million Clip
Horse racing fans wager heavily as Memorial Day weekend totals approach 53.9 million across tracks. Feature races include Saranac Handicap at Aqueduct and Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park with other major added-money events at Arlington Park, Delaware Park, Suffolk Downs, Monmouth Park, and Aqueduct.
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Speedy Scot Favored Again in Roosevelt Championship
Westbury New York AP Speedy Scot remains the 4-5 morning line favorite to win the $50,000 American Trotting Championship at Roosevelt Raceway for the second straight year. He set a world record of 2 31.5 for the 1 1/4 mile race last year.
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Princeton Dedication Opens New Baseball Park
The formal dedication of the new Princeton baseball park will be held at 7 30 p m Tuesday featuring a Babe Ruth League game between Princeton and Richmond.
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Baseball double headers and minor league matchups listed
July 6 to 9 schedule shows major league games Dodgers Cubs Giants Cardinals Braves Pirates and Pirates Cardinals, plus minor league Steers Red Sox Astros series with Steers and Red Sox.
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Little League BRAVES edge CARDS and TIGERS in noisy box score
BRAVES lead 11 to 6 as Dowdy and Stauffer pace offense while CARDS, WHITE SOX, TIGERS, CUBS, PIRATES post scattered hits. team totals show uneven scoring with multiple players contributing across the ledger in this chaotic league tally.
Cornelius Leads Field in Women's National Open
Kathy Cornelius, 32, from Rancho Santa Fe, leads after a one-under par 71 in the first round of the Women’s National Open in Northfield New Jersey. Marlene Bauer Hagge is one stroke back, amateur Anne Quast Welts shines in third, as Betsy Rawls and Susie Maxwell chase top standings.
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Boxing Results From Tokyo and Los Angeles
The Associated Press reports Katsutoshi Aoki of Japan outpoints Hyun Kim of Korea in Tokyo. In Los Angeles Danny Valdez defeats Mercer Smith with a decision, both bouts listing weight classes and judges’ scores.
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