Belmont Field Grows For 105th Derby Triple Crown Test
Knightly Dawn and Pvt. Smiles join Sham and secretariat contenders as Belmont entries close. The 105th Belmont offers 151200 in purse with 97720 to winner. TV coverage by CBS. Secretariat completes final Belmont workout as Meadow Stable seeks another classic win after Riva Ridge’s near miss last year.
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Pihl Wins Close Decathlon in Baton Rouge
Raimo Pihl edged Roger George of Fresno State by five points to claim the NCAA Decathlon Championship in Baton Rouge. Pihl led 125 points into the final 1500 meter, finishing 4:32 to George's 4:15 as both set decathlon scoring records. The two-day event preceded the NCAA Track and Field Championships starting Thursday.
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Rangers Trade For Pitcher From Cardinals In Swap
St Louis announced pitcher Jim Bibby a 28 year old right hander with a 6 2 record this season was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for pitcher Mike Nagy and catcher Johnny Wackenfuss Nagy 25 will report to Tulsa in the American Association Wackenfuss also heads to Tulsa both had been with Texas at Spokane in the Pacific Coast League.
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Hidden Ball Ends Rangers Rally In Yankee Victory
The Yankees beat the Rangers 5-2 as Vic Harris was executed on a hidden ball trick by Bill Deegan for the third out in the fifth. New York extended its win streak to four and closed in on Detroit in the AL standings.
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Travelers Take Narrow Lead In Texas East Race
Arkansas moved into first place in the Texas East division after a 5-4 home win over Amarillo while Memphis fell 7-4 to El Paso. Midland beat Shreveport 5-4 on a Bill Droege solo homer, and San Antonio and Alexandria split their twin bill with a Fred Smith homer and a Craig Settles two-run shot.
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American in British Am Concludes Third Round Progress
Roger McManus from Hartville Ohio advances through three rounds at Royal Porthcawl as one of six Americans in the British Amateur Championship. Dale Morey and Flo Gonzalez post strong scores while Britons Peter Moody David Marsh and Rodney Foster remain among the seeded few in the group of 32.
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Milan Kofolk Set for Semi Final at National Tennis Meet
Top seed Milan Kofolk of Presbyterian College faces Dave Peterson in one semi while No. 2 seed John Brush takes on Bob Hochstadter in another at the National Intercollegiate Association of Intercollegiate Athletics tennis tournament. Kofolk earlier beat Speedy Gilstrap 6 1 6 7 6 4 in the quarterfinals.
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Standings and results from the National League and schedule
The Associated Press table lists NL teams with records and games behind. Chicago leads at 32 21, St Louis 24 25, Pittsburgh 23 24, Montreal 22 24, New York 22 26, Philadelphia 20 32. West division shows San Francisco 38 20, Los Angeles 32 22, Cincinnati 30 23, Houston 31 26, Atlanta 19 33, San Diego 19 36. Wednesday scores include Chicago 6 Los Angeles 4 and Atlanta 5 Montreal 3. Friday and Thursday matchups feature multiple city pairings across the league including Cincinnati at Chicago and Los Angeles at New York.
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Merzario Leads Le Mans Practice With Fastest Time
Italian Arturo Merzario set the top lap in 3 minutes 37.5 seconds on the 84 mile Le Mans course driving a three liter Ferrari shared with Carlos Pace. Teammate Jackie Ickx of Belgium second in 3:38.95.
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