Avatar Wins Belmont Stakes In Neck Victory
Avatar ridden by Willie Shoemaker defeats Foolish Pleasure by a neck at the Belmont Stakes before 60,321 in New York. Trainer Tommy Doyle and owner Seeligson plan a rest for Avatar after his fifth win in 12 starts this year, with Master Derby and Diabolo also prominent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Avatar
Tommy Doyle
Ron Turcotte
Doyle
Willie Shoemaker
Foolish Pleasure
Diabolo
Turcotte
Shoemaker
Jacinto Vasquez
Arthur Seeligson Jr
Prince Thou Art
Singh
Nasses Rialto
Gallant Man
Sword Dancer
Jaipur
Damascus
Royals win Bay City Slo-Pitch tourney names champs
In the first annual Pear Buck Invitational Slo-Pitch Tournament held in Bay City, Port Lavaca teams finished with Royal Insurance and Real Estate taking first while Weavers placed third behind All American Sports of Edna. Repco to Bay City finished fourth. Royal's Saul Roland earned MVP honors along with teammates David Escalante John Mares Larry Marek Larry Chavana and Joe David Otiz from Weavers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay City
Port Lavaca
Royal Insurance and Real Estate
Weavers
All American Sports
Edna
Repco
Royal
Saul Roland
David Escalante
John Mares
Larry Marek
Larry Chavana
Joe David Otiz
HEW says schools violate laws on all male sports
Washington AP report notes HEW general counsel John B. Rhinelander says courts increasingly rule all male sports programs breach sex discrimination laws. Congress may act by July 21 to block or modify the new regulations, while critics argue athletics are not federally funded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
John B. Rhinelander
Rhinelander
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Michigan
Indiana
Petty Triumphs in Riverside NASCAR Showdown
Richard Petty won the 400 mile Grand National race at Riverside International Raceway, beating Bobby Allison by over nine seconds after a decisive pit-stop surge. Allison led early as Insolo briefly took the lead, but Petty reclaimed it through strategic pit work and late-race pressure, pursuing a sixth season championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Calif
Richard Petty
Bobby Allison
Petty
Allison
Riverside International Raceway
Bobby
Arguin
Jimmy Insolo
Mission Hills
Insolo
Foyt Wins Rex Mays 150 Amid Disputed Flag Incident
A. J. Foyt edges Dan Gurney and Bobby Unser to win the Rex Mays 150 at Milwaukee overseeing a chaotic finish. Foyt was briefly black flagged on lap 68 for passing during a caution, prompting postrace debate from Unser and Gurney. Foyt’s 114.042 mph average gave him his third Mays victory, with Unser second and Rutherford third amid confusion over lap counting and protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
A.J. Foyt
Texas
Rex Mays
Dan Gurney
Bobby Unser
Johnny Rutherford
Gordon Johncock
Foyt
Unser
Mays
Rutherford
Wally Dallenbach
Mike Mosley
Gurney
McConnett
John Martin
U.S. Auto Club
Roger McCluskey
Texas Tech names Oglesby head track coach
Gerald Oglesby, the interim head coach since March 10, was named head track coach by Athletic Director J. T. King at Texas Tech. He succeeds Vernon Hilliard who retired after the Southwest Conference meet on May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock, Tex
Gerald Oglesby
Texas Tech
J. T. King
Oglesby
Vernon Hilliard
Astros Struggles Deepens After Eight-Game Slide
The Houston Astros lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 as their slump extended to eight consecutive defeats and 11 of 13. Manager Preston Gomez planned changes after the leaky pitching and weak batting, while a fan-assisted field incident occurred. Across the NL, Giants swept Pirates, Reds and Phillies won, Mets edged Braves in 14 innings, and Padres toppled Expos in a split opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston Astros
Walter Johnson
Houston
Ston Gomez
Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
Astrodome
Ken Reitz
Greg Gross
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San Diego
Montreal
New York
Atlanta
Giants
Pirates
Glenn Adams
Marc Hill
Chris Speier
John Candelaria
Reds
Cubs
Tony Perez
Johnny Bench
Phillies
Dodgers
Dave Cash
Jim Lonborg
Lonborg
Padres
Expos
Pat Scanlon
Dave Winfield
Dick Sharon
Mets
Braves
Felix Millan
Elias Sosa
Woman aims for 100000 season after LPGA win
Veteran JoAnne Carnor captured the $7000 top prize with a six stroke victory at the LPGA tournament finishing 54 holes at 213, six under par. Sandra Spuzick finished second at 219. Carol Mann tied for third with Sue Roberts. Carnor eyes her first 100000 season and the U S Open in July as she continues a career that has included the 1971 U S Open title and five U S Amateur championships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Plains
N.Y
JoAnne Carn
Carnet
Sue Roberts
Carner
Atlantic City
N.J
Arnold Palmer
Lake Worth
Near miss duel as Holtzman and Palmer flirt with no hitters
In a tense baseball duel Ken Holtzman of Oakland and Jim Palmer of Baltimore carried a no hit threat deep into the game. Each pitcher flirted with a no hitter, delivering sharp, scoreless innings before the realization of the precarious rarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oakland
Ken Holtzman
Baltimore
Jim Palmer
Palmer
Holtzman
Orioles
Royals
Steve Busby
Brooks Robinson
Lee May
Indians
Rangers
Texas
Billy Martin
Jeff Burroughs
Mike Hargrove
Len Randle
Cleveland
John Ellis
Brewers
Angels
Darrell Porter
California
Jim Colborn
Tom Murphy
Braves walk on Astros in Point Comfort Little League
Braves used 17 walks to beat the Astros 12-3, with Scott Mitchell and Gary Kearn each logging two innings. Keith Hermes doubled for Houston, Ricky Stafford took the loss as Houston fell to 11-2. Braves 5-7. Pirates beat Giants 8-4 in the other game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braves
Astros
Point Comfort
Pirates
Giants
Scott Mitchell
Gary Kearn
Gam Kearn
Keith Hermes
Baseball Standings and Results From Recent Games
Tuesday games feature St Louis at Atlanta Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Chicago at Houston Philadelphia at San Diego Montreal at Los Angeles New York at San Francisco. Sundays results include Minnesota 7 Boston 3 Cleveland 3 6 Texas 2 7 game 17 innings New York 4 Chicago 1 Baltimore 1 Kansas City 0 Milwaukee 4 California 3 Oakland 4 Detroit 0 Monday games list several matchups including Oakland at Baltimore Texas at Boston Minnesota at Cleveland California at New York Detroit at Kansas City Milwaukee at Chicago with various pitcher records noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal McRae
Kansas City
Orioles
Holtzman
Detroit
Tom Veryzer
Billy North
Ron LeFlore
A’s
Tigers
Cleveland
Texas
Rangers
Minnesota
Boston
New York
Chicago
Reereneee
St. Louis
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Houston
Philadelphia
San Diego
Montreal
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Oakland
Baltimore
California
Milwaukee
Siebert
Cuellar
Hands
Wise
Blyleven
Harrison
Singer
Hunter
Bare
Fitzmorris
Sprague
Osteen
Associated Press
Philphia
S! Louis
Francisco
Pedram Los Ageles
St Louis
Curtis
Odom
Reuss
Norman
Stone
Hous
Konieczny
Ton
Twitchell
Jones
Fryman
Messersmith
Koosman
Montefusco
York
New
Also Mentioned on This Page
Watz At
Irvine
Mel Cornett
Wauwatosa
Wis
Cornett
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Darrel McHargue
HEW
Sir John
Falstaff
Wieser
ACCO
Port O'Connor County
Butanesi
Ted's
Jokers
Weirich Welding
Royal Realty Air Force
Eagles
UFO
Jonn Doda
Ricky Stafford
Gilbert Martinez
Mike Burke
Jimmy Ezzell
PENTA
Blasingim Bargain Center
Bonorden ST
Auto Parts
Navarro Victori
Cycle Shack
i@ Bank
Federal Land Bank
Land Bank Association
Federal Land Bank Association of
North Wells
Edna, Texas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!