700 Mile Engines May Lead 500 Mile Race
The Indianapolis 500 may be won by a 700 mile engine as rain halted qualifying, shortening rebuild time to five days. Ford turbo engines lead practice with 171.789 mph by Mario Andretti while Offenhauser engines remain favored for reliability and fuel use. Sammy Sessions and Roger West had wrecks during Monday testing. Sessions suffered a knee injury but may return later. A. J. Foyt and Andretti posted top speeds, with 25 of 84 cars practicing and Charlie Glotzbach passing his rookie test.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Danny Jones
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Jones
Prac
Mario Andretti
Sammy Sessions
Nashville
Mich
Roger West
Joliet, Ill
Sessions
West
Andretti
A. J. Foyt
Charlie Glotzbach
Georgetown
Mills Eyes World Record Mile Relay With Aggies
Curtis Mills the Southwest Conference premier quarter miler aims to join a world record mile relay quartet at Texas A&M. He envisions teammate Willie Blackmon and possibly Rocky Woods shifted to the relay, with Marvin Mills and Clyde Glosson as fellow runners. Mills targets the Cal Relays and NCAA meet after Meet of Champions, while Rice’s 3 06.1 tether shows strong competition.
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Curtis Mills
Aggie Flash
Texas A&m
Mills
Marvin
A&m
Curtis
Aggieland
Houston
Willie Blackmon
Aggie
Charlie Thomas
Rocky Woods
Aggies
Glosson
Houston Striders
Woods
Andrew Hopkins
San Antonio
Clyde Glosson
Cal
Modesto
Calif
Tennessee
Texas
Dave Morton
Morton
Rice Owls
Rice
Bill Askey
Chip Grandjean
Steve Straub
Dale Bernauer
Ty Terrell
Beaumont
Conley Brown
Southern University
Aggies welcome press for spring football game and golf tourney
The Aggies hosted visiting media for their annual spring game preceded by a News Media Golf Tournament. Houston Post sent seven reporters including alumni, while Ed Hamblen of Meyer Speedway promoted racing that night. Other notes include injuries limiting nine players and prospects like John Cunningham and David Elmendorf staking claims amid draft and pro baseball interest.
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Aggies
Houston Post
Hamblen
A. J. Foyt
Lloyd Ruby
Jimmy McElreath
Jim Hurtbise
Roger McClusky
Mel Kenyon
Johnny Rutherford
Jigger Siros
Les Scott
Playland Park
Meyer Speedway
Larry Stegent
Mike de
Sophmore
Stallings
Cunningham
Barney Harris
Mike Bunger
Maroons
Rocky Self
Charles Crain
San Antonio
Aggie
David Elmendorf
David
Jay and McCallum duel for district title on Nelson Field
Jay's Mustangs seek to close out the bidistrict baseball series with a win over Austin McCallum at 7 30 p m on Nelson Field. Jay pitcher David Holmes 7 3 faces McCallum starter either Rusty Pounds 6 4 or Jimmy Brown 11 2. Brown will work on short rest after Monday 41 defeat as Jay improves to 17 8 and a 14 game win streak.
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Mustangs
Austin McCallum
Austin
Nelson Field
Jay
Bill Horlen
David Holmes
McCallum
Jim Acker
Rusty Pounds
Jimmy Brown
Brown
Knights
Acker
Jay Diamond
Hill
Mickey Mahler
Fred Butler
Leff
Bob Williams
Danny Padron
Mahler
Roy Hubbard
Butler
Jeff Blanchard
Hubbard
Jack Lala
Lala
Gary Peterson
Powell
Williams
Rusty
Browns
Lala Mahler
Kennedy and Burbank Renew District Series In Texas High School Baseball
Kennedy and Burbank meet again after a 4 3 game, with Kennedy’s Gutierrez and Lozano top pitchers and Burbank led by Cortez and Ojeda. The Bulldogs rely on defense and speed as Vega Casas and Roger Valdez anchor the lineup. The series resumes Thursday at Kennedy with a potential third game Friday.
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Israel Torres
Rocket
Jimmy Gutierrez
Alfred Lozano
Kennedy
Gutierrez
Rockets
Mata
Moreno
Villarreal
Correa
Burbank
Arthur Vega
Jesse Casas
Roger Valdez
Roy Valdez
Joey Castillo
Hector Lozano
Robert Pena
John Cortez
Jerry Avila
Cortez
Conrad Ruiz
David Ojeda
Brackenridge
Ojeda
Valdez
Taylor
Vega
Casas
San Antonio
Johnny Cortez
Medina Valley eyes series sweep in district baseball title clash
Medina Valley seeks to sweep Southside in a bidistrict baseball showdown at Trinity University. Bruce Groda will start for the Panthers who lead 1-0 after a 7-2 win in Castroville behind Gary Peeck 11 0 with 10 strikeouts. Southside counters with Gary Mutz and Ernest Ruiz started.
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Medina Valley
Southside
Trinity University
E. M. Stevens
Bruce Groda
Panthers
Gary Mutz
Gary Peeck
Cardinals
Castroville
Peeck
Ernest Ruiz
Jesse Barajas
Ruiz
Joe Morales
Ralph Hoag
Jerry Burell
Hoog
Bob Bippert
Tom Ducas
Gary Boehme
Jerry Burrell
Burrell
Carl Keller
Morales
Bippert
Henry Haley
Boehme
Eaeee
Maira
Estrada Poeck
Falcons Sign Paul Gipson Fullback Draft Pick
The Atlanta Falcons announced Paul Gipson a Houston fullback drafted No 2 signed his 1969 contract as reported by the AP.
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Falcons
Paul Gipson
Atlanta
Houston
National Football Teens Club
Horse Racing Across Tracks With Notable Purses Listed
Aqueduct hosts the Youthful Stakes with Insubordination finishing among show payouts and times for five furlongs. Garden State features the Hucksters Purse with Thai Silk Arashi and Thorny Affair, sprinting the one mile. Suffolk runs the Wellesley Purse led by War Jaunt and Wawa Oducey in six furlongs. Arlington reports the Coaltown Purse won by Take Over with Ninfalo and Bee Aquascutum in the field. Den Gate lists the Sir Francis Drake Stakes with Narvik King’s Bione and Lloyds Glory in a five and a half furlong race.
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Aqueduct
John
Garden State
Hucksters
Suffolk
Wellesley
Wawa Oducey
Jonathan Swift
Arlington
Coaltown
den Gate
Narvik
King's Bione
Lloyds Glory
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