Canonero II's Preakness bid grows after Derby win
Pimlico manager Lang reacts to Canonero II as a Venezuela bred Derby winner set for the May 15 Preakness. Jim French and Good Behaving loom as rivals while Bold Reason Eastern Fleet and other Derby starters also eye the race. A Churchill Downs crowd of 123,284 watched Canonero II edge Jim French by 3 1 2 lengths. Big Shot II upset at Hollywood Park, paying 18 00 for a head win over The Field after a DQ moved The Field to second.
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Pimlico
Venezuela
Canonero
Chick Lang
Canonero II
Derby Mutuel
Cannonero
Edgar Carbett
Caracas
Graystark
Baltimore
Neil Hellman
Hellman
Albany
N.Y
Campo
Aqueduct
William A. Levin
Calumet Farm
Eastern Fleet
Peter F. Kissell
Greentree Stable
Dynastic
Churchill Downs
Gustavo Aviala
Jim French
Big Shot II
Hollywood Park
Rudy Rosales
Big Shot
Drumtop
Cougar II
Hawks Clinch Cup Final With 4-2 Win Over Rangers
Chicago finishes a seven game semifinal thriller against New York, with Bobby Hull scoring the decisive goal at 4:25 of the third period and Chico Maki sealing the victory on an open net. Angotti won the crucial faceoff that set up Hull's goal as the Hawks advance to face Montreal in the Stanley Cup final.
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Chicago
Tony Esposito
Weiver
Peper
Black Hawks
New York Rangers
Hawks
Montreal
Rangers
HT Hawks
Billy Reay
Emile Francis
Canadiens
Billy
Francis
Bobby Hull
Chico Maki
Lou Angotti
Walt Tkaczuk
Hull
Bobby
Ed Giacomin
Angotti
Pit Martin
Martin
Tkaczuk
Sertoma Wins Soccer Meet at Ottawa Fields
Sertoma Ottawa edged Tulsa Internationals 1-0 to claim the invitational title at Ottawa University. The victory followed a 10-0 win over Wichita State and 5-0 over Emporia. Pittsburg State finished fifth with a 1-0 win over Wichita in the finale. Pence took third place.
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Ottawa Sertoma
Tulsa
Okla
Ottawa University
Eleventh Street
Kansas City
Sertoma
Wichita State University
Emporia
Ottawa Peace
Kansas Wesleyan
Pence
Pittsburg State
Wichita
De Vicenzo Wins Panama Open With 63 for 32nd Tour Victory
Argentina’s Roberto de Vicenzo, age 48, clinched the 1971 Panama Open after a final round 63, marking his 32nd tour victory as a PGA professional.
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Argentina
Roberto de Vicenzo
OU Thinclads Finish Strong At Graceland Relays
Ottawa University's track team placed third in the Graceland Relays at Lamont Iowa led by javelin star Bob Winn who set a meet record and tied his school mark The 440 relay team of Fred Johnson Scott Purdy Mike Bowen and Oscar Harris clocked 43 seconds flat OU claimed multiple bronze medals including Harvey Nicholson in the mile and a third in the distance medley relay Sid Walker returned in the triple jump while Chuck Erickson cleared third in the pole vault Other OU placings featured Bob Bryant fourth in the triple jump and five more finishes across the mile sprint and relays
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Kansas
Ottawa University
ECAC
Southwestern
Oklahoma Christian
Lamont
Iowa
Graceland
Bob Winn
Braves
Winfield
Liberty
William Jewell
Fred Johnson
Scott Purdy
Mike Bowen
Oscar Harris
Sid Walker
Ottawa
Ted Sandberg
Nick Kinsch
Bill Love
Purdy
Johnson
Bill ‘Reece
Harris
Freshman Bowen
Chuck Erickson
Bob Bryant
Braves Drop A Pair To Sterling In Baseball
Ottawa University Braves were outhit but errored three times in a 7-4 loss to Sterling College in game one, then managed two hits in a 3-0 defeat as Sterling had eight safeties. OU stands 4-16 overall, 3-8 in District 10, with a twinbill at Salina against Kansas Wesleyan on Wednesday. Tim McDonald took the loss in game one and Ron Schoonesongen in game two. Doeren and Bahrenburg were OU’s multi hit leaders in game one. defense slipped in the opener, while Sterling played near flawless ball in game two.
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Ottawa University Braves
Sterling College Baseball Club
Braves
Sterling
Salina
Kansas Wesleyan
Tim McDonald
Ron Schoonesongen
McDonald
Steve Doeren
Gunther Bahrenburg
Bill Lynagh
Charles Norden
Doeren
Bahrenburg
Ottawa
Jay Hebert Named Nonplaying Captain of 1971 Ryder Cup
Jay Hebert, the 1960 PGA champion, serves as the non playing captain for the United States Ryder Cup golf team in 1971. He leads a squad of top American players aiming to defend the trophy on foreign soil and strengthen the team’s legacy.
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Jay Hebert
Bosox Rally For Doubleheader Sweep At Fenway
Boston beats Minnesota 9-8 after trailing twice to complete a doubleheader sweep and a lucrative homestand. George Thomas delivered a bases loaded pinch single in the ninth, lifting the Red Sox to a one game lead in the AL East over Baltimore as Culp and Smith homered in support.
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Associated Press
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Red Sox
New York Yankees
Minnesota
Ray Culp
Twins
Friendly Fenway Park
George Thomas
Boston
Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City
Royals
Oakland
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Chicago White Sox
Washington
California
Detroit
Culp
Bert Blyleven
Luis Aparicio
Steve Braun
Carl Yastrzemski
Tins
Reggie
Tri Lakes area track meet yields multiple meet records
The Tri Lakes League meet results show Quenemo, Waverly, Williamsburg, Melvern, Pomona, Lyndon, Burlingame, Gridley, Lebo and others competing for team scores and event wins. Notable performances include meet records in the 440 dash, medley relay, mile relay, pole vault, and high jump with top marks from Bolen Quenemo, Stankard Pomona, Kraft Gridley, and Wiley Lyndon among others.
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Waverly
Williamsburg
Melvern
Pomona
Lyndon
Burlingame
Gridley
Lebo
Hughes
Kraft
Bolen
Hogan
Stankard
Dash
Heilmann
Allen
Davis
Green
Niehoff
Huggard
Culbertson
Masters
Dorsey
Butterfield
Ellis
Crabb
Hagan
Coursen
Miller
Spillman
Kein
Crowley
Hellmann
Ells
Kane
Wiley
Stinebaugh
Humphrey
Davidson
Davison
Houser
McFarland
Laws
Knight
Kiehl
McNabb
Labo
O Neal
Haworth
Craft
Amos
Peck
Giffin
Wells
Hogue
Chapman
I Kraft
White
Spring Football Roundup From Kansas State and Kansas
In Kansas State intrasquad scrimmage the Whites beat the Purples 13-12 as John Goerger hit two field goals and Lou Agoston passed for 135 yards. Coach Vince Gibson praised increased depth and size with Lynn Dickey gone. In Lawrence, Don Fambrough’s Jayhawks Blues beat the Whites 41-7. Jerome Nelloms and Steve Conley starred as injuries risked depth and Heck limped off after a 15-yard TD pass.
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Manhattan
Kan
Vince Gibson
Kansas State
Wildcats
Gibson
Lynn Dickey
Lou Agoston
John Goerger
Charles Clarington
Agoston
Brent Behrens
Bill Holman
Bill Butler
Purples
Butler
Fambrough
Blues
Jerome Nelloms
Steve Conley
Vince O'Neil
Carlos Matthews
Whites
Nelloms
Conley
O’neil
Dan Heck
John Schroll
Heck
Iowa State Takes Big Eight Lead In Baseball Race
Iowa State moved into the top spot in the Big Eight baseball race by sweeping Kansas 2-1 and 14-1 at Ames. Colorado split with Oklahoma, while Kansas State beat Missouri, and Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State. Mike Gillespie tossed a three hitter for ISU in game one. Colorado won with a Dudley Mitchell homer in game one of their doubleheader.
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Towa State
Cyclones
Colorado
Iowa State
Ames
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma Sooners
Boulder
Colo
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Missouri
Manhattan
Kan
Nebraska
Oklahoma State
Lincoln
Neb
Mike Gillespie
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