Pole battle looms as Indy 500 qualifying nears
Indy crowds may reach 250000 with rain checks as pole position for the 58th 500 mile race on May 30 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway tops the agenda. A. J. Foyt Jr Mario Andretti and Roger McCluskey lead a strong trio plus Al Unser sidelined by a motorcycle crash in practice.
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Entry List Grows For Forest Park Tennis Open
About 75 entries from eight cities have signed up for the Forest Park Tennis Club's Spring Open this weekend. The tourney begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday at Forest Park courts with five divisions including men and women singles and doubles and a senior men's division. Most entries are in men’s events with 32 in singles and 24 in doubles, while 11 players entered the senior class.
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Fledgling Teams Carrying Major League Attendance
New York AP report shows expansion clubs Montreal San Diego Kansas City and Seattle boosting MLB attendance by 18 percent through Tuesday. Total gate count 5,216,539 vs 4,415,596 last season. eight older clubs trail pace. Cubs lead NL with big rise. Red Sox Dodgers Tigers top home totals.
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Bulls to play eight home games in Kansas City
Kansas City will host eight Bulls home games in 1969-70 as the Bulls court promotions and ticket sales by the Chiefs. Dick Klein says Chicago remains home, while Bob Boozer returns as the leading scorer.
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Comer's breakout season fuels Pilots past Senators in 7-6 win
Wayne Comer ends decades in the minors with a three-run homer and two-run double as Seattle tops Washington 7-6. He drives in five, surpassing his Tigers RBI total from last year and highlighting a night of hitting across the league as pitchers fail to go the distance.
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Ottawa Sends Trackmen to Mo Valley AAU Meet
Ottawa University trackmen Dave Hale in discus Bob Winn in javelin and Sid Walker in broad jump are entered. Ottawa High runners David Drumright Richard Mendell Randy Sible Steve Grogan and Mike Wallace will run relays and open events in junior division. Meet starts at 1 30 p m Saturday at McPherson continuing through the evening.
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Bowling Scores Wednesday Night Ladies and Others
Bowling scores show results for Grogan's Service to Peoples National Bank across leagues. Notable highs include D. Wiker 154 and M. Ransom 200, with teams Coors and Moore's Chevrolet among high scorers. Other top marks include J. Schmoe 149 and P. White 184 for Bike's Burger Bar and Pizza Village respectively.
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Babe Ruth League Schedule Change This Week
Tonight's Babe Ruth League slate features VFW vs DeMolay at 6 30 then Boys Club faces Eagles. Thursday night games shift to Saturday with Lions meeting Kiwanis and Rotary taking on Elks.
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Naia hitter Niwa aims for .600 mark in baseball
Larry Niwa of Lake Forest Illinois freshman catcher leads NAIA with a .605 batting average after 43 at bats in 14 games. Other leaders include Larry Green Doane Neb .476 and William Poole St Augustine NC .472 in hitting while Pat Bekeza Southern Colorado .469 and Mike Spenceley Defiance 463 pace RBI. Pitching leaders include Edward Booth 5 0 with 41 innings Bar and Peter Eyer 6 3 0 34 ERA. Top win totals show Eddie Fisher Valdosta 10 0 Dave Allen California Western 10 2 Ken Soares Tuskegee 10 2.
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Green nets long-sought hole in one at 136-yard hole
Seattle AP reports 78-year-old golfer William L. Green finally achieved a hole-in-one after 53 years of trying. On a Bellevue course’s 12th hole he nailed the shot with a five-iron from 136 yards, completing a lifelong quest.
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