Florida court orders license show cause for first girl jockey
The Florida State Racing Commission was ordered to justify why Barbara Jo Rubin should not be licensed as the state's first girl jockey. Circuit Judge Jack A. Falk set a January 15 show cause hearing to explain the commission's conduct on Rubin's licensing application filed the prior Friday. The judge gave the panel another chance to waive or amend rules that require jockeys to be male.
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Miami, Fla
Florida State Racing Commission
Barbara Jo Rubin
Circuit Court
Jack A. Falk
Miss Rubin
Tropical Park
Davis Cup interest fades in Australia
In Adelaide the 57th Davis Cup Challenge Round between the United States and Australia is seen as a financial flop and may be the last under the amateur format. Sponsorship loss, weak ticket sales, and Australia’s pro-raid era are cited as reasons for waning interest and calls to move to an open format.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
Adelaide
Australia
United States
France
England
Neville Bickers
Lance Hoskins
South Australian Lawn Tennis Association
Memorial Courts
Arthur Ashe and Company
America
Queensland
Brisbane
U. S
London
Sydney
Donald Dell
Harry Hopman
Marichel Gibson top National League pitchers in 1968
National League official averages crown Bob Gibson of the Cardinals and Juan Marichal of the Giants as the league’s top pitchers. Gibson led with a 22-9 record and a 1.12 ERA in 34 games, plus a 15-game win streak and a 2.49 team ERA. Marichal went 26-9 with a .743 winning percentage, 30 complete games, and 326 innings pitched. Ferguson Jenkins and Claude Osteen also notable. Three no hitters occurred this season.
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Bob Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
Juan Marichal
San Francisco Giants
Steve Blass
Pittsburgh Pirates
Gibson
Detroit Tigers
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Philadelphia Phils
Marichal
Ferguson Jenkins
Chicago Cubs
Bill Hands
Claude Osteen
Los Angeles Dodgers
Ray Sadecki
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Bob Veale
Pittsburgh
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Cincinnati Reds
George Culver
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Gaylord Perry
St. Louis
Ray Washburn
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Fox Stake Pace Set For Sunday Nighr Reborn in Indiana
The Fox Stake, nation's richest 2 year old pacer race, will move to Sunday next year at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis. Nile Todd says the event could be worth 70000 dollars and will be held August 31, following the Hambletonian shift to Wednesday. Laverne Hanover won this year's Fox Stake with a 67,842 dollar purse.
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Ind
DuQuoin
Nile Todd
Fox
Indiana
Todd
Fox Stake
Laverne Hanover
Steelers fire coach Bill Austin after 11-28-3 tenure
Pittsburgh fires coach Bill Austin after three seasons marked by a 11-28-3 record and a return to cellar play in Century Division. Owner Art Rooney called the move painful but said the team did not win enough. Austin cited defense, especially pass defense, as a problem.
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Pittsburgh
Bill Austin
Pittsburgh Steelers
National Football League
Austin
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
Buddy Parker
Steelers
Art Rooney
Steeler
Daytona speed bump could boost stock car pace to 200
Daytona Beach reports near 200 mph pace anticipated at Speed Weeks after Buddy Baker unofficially hit 194.380 mph in a closed course run at Daytona International Speedway. Firestone’s new wide racing tire adds 20 percent grip, with official stock car record at 189.222 mph set by Cale Yarborough in 1968.
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Fila
Daytona International Speedway
Buddy Baker
Charlotte
N. C
Cale Yarborough
Timmonsville
S. C
Jim Hurtubise
North Tonawanda
N. Y
Dallas Cowboys face key injury decisions ahead of crucial game
Dallas coach Tom Landry updates status of key players as Don Meredith holds QB role despiteCalls for Morton. Baynham ready to return from knee issue and Jethro Pugh listed probable as Cowboys eye offense and defense balance in Eastern Conference clash. Alvaro Pineda loses ground in National Jockey Championship after Bay Meadows day with $200 fine.
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Denne H. Freeman
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Don Meredith
Dallas Cowboys
Meredith
Law
New York
Craig Morton
Landry
Craig Baynham
Cleveland
Baynham
Jethro Pugh
Pugh
Cowboys
San Mateo
Calif
Alvaro Pineda
Angel Cordero Jr
Pineda
Bay Meadows
Cordero
Stewward
Buckeyes bench Kern as shoulder injury bolsters backup
Rex Kern dislocated his left shoulder in a blocking drill and will wear a sling for at least a week. Coach Woody Hayes moved Ron Maciejowski to No 1 quarterback and warned Kern may sit out contact drills if he cannot heal before the January 1 Rose Bowl against Southern California. Senior Bill Long remains as insurance behind Maciejowski.
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Columbus, Ohio
AIP
Rex Kern
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Woody Hayes
Kern
Hayes
Sophmore
Ron Maciejowski
Southern California
Maciejowski
Bill Long
Cassius Clay Surrenders to Serve 17 Month Traffic Sentence
Muhammad Ali, formerly Cassius Clay, turned himself in at Dade County jail to begin a 17 month and 10 day sentence for driving with an expired license. He was named a jail trustee and defended returning to boxing once his legal issues are resolved amid appeals on a draft evasion conviction. He boasted of his speed and predicted a comeback could pit him against Joe Frazier or Jimmy Ellis.
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Dade County
Muhammad AR
Cassius Clay
Ali
Ty. Ali
Henry Arrington
U. S. Supreme Court
Sports Illustrated
Joe Frazier
Jimmy Ellis
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