Confidence fuels Cardinals' 14-3 rout of Braves
St Louis surged past Atlanta 14-3 as Ken Reitz hit his 10th homer and the Cards gained via a platoon driven lineup. Atlanta committed three errors and two misthrows producing five unearned runs, widening the Braves' losing streak to seven.
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Poncho Carter Wins USAC Dirt Car Duel At DuQuoin
Poncho Carter of Brownsburg Ind led from the start to win the 100 mile USAC dirt car race at DuQuoin. Larry Rice Linden Ind faltered on lap 92 with engine trouble, finishing ninth as Carter widened the gap and lapped cars. Carter averaged 91.417 mph amid a crowd of autograph seekers at the finish.
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Carter wins Du Quoin USAC race after hot day
Jerry Carter of Huntington Beach California won the $30 000 Du Quoin dirt race driving a car that performed well in the heat He collected 7200 and 200 points moving to 520 in USAC dirt car standings Then he eyed the Hoosier 100 at Indianapolis Two others suffered incidents Burks Jr and Kinser failed warmups Bigelow switched to backup Kinser finished fourth Bettenhausen hit a wall and finished with 364 points Decker remained in serious condition after Friday’s crash at the track 9781 fans watched the noon to late afternoon event
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Ohio
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Hambletonian colts arrive in Du Quoin
Hambletonian contenders for the 53rd edition at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds are arriving. Between 12 and 14 horses will enter the $270,000 event with final pairings announced Wednesday. Speedy Somolli leads with $211,137 in earnings, followed by Florida Pro, Doublemint, Brisco Hanover, and Count's Pride.
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Watson wins when Kite penalties self
Watson leads money list after four 1978 titles and chases Player of the Year as Kite’s self imposed penalty for a non visible infraction costs him a playoff spot, allowing Watson to win the Hall of Fame Classic.
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Cards add Thaxton to ease tight end gap
St Louis Cardinals acquire Jim Thaxton from New Orleans Saints as a potential fix for the tight end spot after J W Cain’s season ending Achilles injury. Thaxton, 6 nothing 242 pounds, played mostly as a backup in New Orleans and started six games last season.
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