Competition Heats Up Among Indy Sponsors
Indianapolis 500 sponsors vie for influence as a month of trials and social events precedes the 50th Memorial Day race. Oil firms, tire makers, and sparkplug companies pour large sums into endorsements and prizes while teams sport decals for their favored parts. Two tire firms compete for dominance, with one supplying 16 of the 33 starters.
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Gurney's Five Cars Qualify For Indy 500 Bid
Dan Gurney's American Racers, Inc. qualified five cars for the Indianapolis 500 in a first full year of operation. Drivers Lloyd Ruby Joey Leonard Roger McCluskey Jerry Grant and Gurney will race cars with Gurney chassis and Ford engines in the Golden Anniversary 500 May 30. Gurney says no team strategy and notes Ruby Leonard and Gurney will race under AAA banner. Previous year results saw all three fall to mechanical troubles.
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US Players Ease Past Early Foes In Paris Tennis
In Paris at the French International, American players lead early rounds led by Dennis Ralston. Cliff Richey Nancy Richey Kathy Harter and Julie Heldman win their matches alongside Dorothy Head Knode. Australia’s Emerson Newcombe Roche and Smith and Marta Bueno of Brazil also advance.
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Nicholson Sparks Astros Past Mets In NL Roundup
Dave Nicholson homered doubled and collected two singles to lift Houston over New York 7-1 as he continues a hot .333 stretch after a midseason trade from Chicago. Flood hit a grand slam for St Louis in a 9-7 win over Chicago, while Dodgers edged Phillies 2-1 and Reds beat Braves 6-2 in the NL action.
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Baseball scoreboard notes and schedule updates
Chicago 3 Baltimore 2 and Cleveland 13 Detroit 2 highlight today’s games with Baltimore at Chicago Minnesota at Boston and Cleveland at Detroit. Friday’s slate lists Baltimore at Kansas City and California at Detroit among others.
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Decathlon At OU Leads After Five Events
Ottawa University senior Dick Booth tops the special Olympic style decathlon at Cook Field with 3 186 points after five events. Fellow OU seniors Dan Griffin and Doug Underwood follow with 3 130 and 2 960 as others from OU fill the standings. Today 4 p.m. finals include high hurdles pole vault discus javelin and 1500 meter run.
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Oklahoma City Open fields top players in 1966 field
Oklahoma City Oklahoma AP 144 golfers led by Jack Nicklaus Gary Player and seven winners from this year's PGA Tour tee off at Quail Creek for a 57000 prize. Nicklaus and Player enter their first Oklahoma City Open as part of a Tourney of Champions style field with past winners including Bruce Devlin Frank Beard Harold Henning Don Massengale Dudley Wysong Babe Hiskey and Jack Rule Jr. Arnold Palmer skips this year while Coody sets pace in pro am with 65 ahead of Johnson and Sifford.
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C Of E Man Fills Post at Pittsburg
Pittsburg special report: Robert A. Johnson, 38, longtime College of Emporia basketball coach and athletic director, named head basketball coach at Kansas State College of Pittsburg by President Dr George F Budd. Johnson replaces Paul M Lambert who resigned to coach at Hardin-Simmons. Johnson led Emporia to a 98.46 overall record and 78.30 Kansas Conference mark. He coached at Emporia, Marysville and Bonner Springs high schools prior.
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Keough Hospitalized With Lung Ailment
Atlanta Braves outfielder Marty Keough was admitted to Christ Hospital in Cincinnati after a partial collapse of the right lung, doctors said, following Wednesday night admission.
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