Seattle Slew poised for a 4-year-old racing bid after Belmont win
Seattle Slew remains undefeated after capturing the Belmont Stakes to secure his 10th Triple Crown and a perfect record. His owners aim to race him at four, despite his stud value surging past $10 million. Breeders and fans anticipate a possible Fall showdown with Forego, promising a record crowd.
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Seattle
Mickey Taylor
Seattle Slew
Bold Reasoning
My Charmer
Foolish Pleasure
Florida
Kentucky
Bold Ruler
Secretariat
Forego
Kelso
Summers Bounces Back in Reds Doubleheader Sweep
Cincinnati Reds rout Montreal Expos 14 to 8 in game two behind Champ Summers who swallows tobacco and hits a pinch homer. The Reds total 20 hits to sweep the doubleheader after a 7 to 8 victory in game one. Sparky Anderson notes the resurgence as Cincinnati narrows the gap to the Dodgers in the NL West. Foster drives in the key runs in both games.
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Champ Summers
Champ
Nixon
Reds
Summers
Montreal Expos
Los Angeles
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Sparky Anderson
Anderson
Expos
George Foster
Buffalo Bob Aims For Frog Jump Triple Crown
Buffalo Bob from Sacramento seeks the frog jump Triple Crown after winning the Mark Twain memorial jump in Hartford. The two thirds toward the crown, with a 119 percent score in three jumps, comes as Seattle Slew wins the horse racing Triple Crown later the same day.
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Bob
Seattle
William Steed
Seaver’s future with Mets hinges on Reds trade deal
Tom Seaver remains at the center of a possible Mets to Reds trade within 48 hours. Cincinnati would ship Rawly Eastwick and Doug Flynn among others as the Mets seek a three-player package for the Cy Young winner. Mets chair M. Donald Grant says Seaver is unhappy and wants a trade, with the deadline looming Wednesday.
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Tom Seaver
Cincinnati ‘Reds
New York Mets
Mets
Rawly Eastwick
Doug Flynn
Reds
Seaver
Astros
Houston
M. Donald Grant
Grant
Dodgers
Pirates
Phillies
Cincinnati
Deep
Atlanta
Buddy Harrelson
Jerry Roa
Cy Young
Eastwick
YMCA Wrestling School Opens at Woodrow Wilson Nasium
The YMCA launches a wrestling school for boys from first through 12th grade at Woodrow Wilson's nasium starting 10 a.m. It runs daily 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday with four head coaches including Jerry Cheynet of Virginia Tech. A baseball school follows next week and a basketball school the week after, with all-sports camp in July. Fees are 17 dollars for Y members or 24 for nonmembers, with advance discounts to 15 and 22.
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Woodrow Wilson’snasium
YMCA
Jerry Cheynet
Virginia Tech
Frank Rakes
Independence
Wayne Bennett
Beckley
T. I
Greenbrier East
Jim Coleman
Parry McCluer
Buena Vista
Virginia
Mel Hancock
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New York
Bonanza
Foster
Buffalo Bob
Hartford, Conn
Sacramento
Calif
Mark Twain
Calaveras County
Fisher Woodstove Rose Lumber Co., Inc
Caroline Campers
Bradley
Tom
Ken Griffey
Dan Driessen
Rawly
John Polston
Karen and
Micky Taylor
Vaaley Weemey
Fender
Stortiey
Sears
Control Data Corporation
Beckley Plaza
Ctr
Plaza Mall
Anc
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