Riva Ridge Captures Derby in Record Crowd Triumph
Riva Ridge wins the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs before a record 125,000. Meadow Stable’s Kentucky bred colt, ridden by Ron Turcotte, defeats No Le Hace and Hold Your Peace in a front running, 2 01 4 5 length victory. Derby day wagering soars to a new high of 2,885,325.
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Joe Nichols
New York Times
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First Landing
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Mrs. Marible Blum
Churchill Downs
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Carlos Marquez
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Meadow Stable
Star
Mrs. Blum
Hold Your Peace
Lucien Laurin
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Everglades
Lexington
Tommy Trotter
The
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Lakers star Wilt Chamberlain injures wrist in pivotal NBA final
Wilt Chamberlain suffered a severely sprained right wrist and may miss the Lakers crucial clash with the Knicks, possibly ending his playoff run. Doctors cast and whirlpool therapy followed a Saturday examination as Los Angeles holds a 3-1 series lead with a potential seventh game set if needed in New York and Los Angeles.
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New York Times
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Los Angeles Lakers
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National Basketball Association
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New York
Minneapolis
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Robert Kerlan
Kerlan
Knicks
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Dolph Schayes
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Ellis
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DeBusschere
Dick Barnett
Milwaukee Bucks
Baltimore Bullet
Willis Reed
Boston
Mikan
Bill Russel
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lew Alcindor
Milwaukee
Kansas Nips Salukis in Rain Soaked Dual Meet
Kansas defeated Southern Illinois 81-73 in Manhattan as Ivory Crockett starred with a 9.3s 100 and 46.8s leg in the mile relay. Kansas set a new meet and school mark in the mile relay at 3:08.8 while SIU's Hartzog noted a narrow 78-76 potential.
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Harris
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Royals rout Orioles to seize AL East lead
Kansas City Royals hammered Baltimore pitching for seven runs in the first two innings en route to a 9-1 victory. The win moves KC into first place in the American League East, overtaking the Orioles.
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Torre late homer powers Cardinals past Braves 4 2
Joe Torre drove in three runs including his second homer to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. Brock Melendez and Torre singled in the early runs, Torre homered in the third, and Hank Aaron hit his 6th of the season for Atlanta.
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Lou Brock
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Melendez
Ted Simmons
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Orlando
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Willie Mays
Atlanta
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Cockrum Captures Benton Supermodified Feature Crown
Cliff Cockrum of Benton won the supermodified feature before 1,800 fans at Benton and also claimed victory at Marion the prior night. Don Powell of Fairfield won the stock car event.
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Benton
Marion
Don Powell
Fairfield
Rupp Sees Four Coaching Offers And Retirement Talk
Adolph Rupp, retired Kentucky basketball coach, says he has received four offers to continue coaching including one offering to double his salary. He spoke in Minneapolis at a coaching clinic and noted mandatory retirement pushed him out at age 70 after 42 years at Kentucky.
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Adolph Rupp
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Salukis, Red Whites tie 7 7 in spring benefit game
SIU battled to a 7 7 draw as Butch Chambers sprained an ankle and was sidelined for the rest of spring drills. George Loukas scored for the White and Sam Reed answered for the Reds, with key plays from Jim Sullivan and Willie Turner. The scrimmage drew about 1,000 Alton residents.
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George Loukas
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Sullivan
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Terry Klein
Phil Jett
Red
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Reed
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Jett
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Larry Perkins
Ebstein
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Gordon Richey
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Norris Nails
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Brian Newlands
Butch Chambers
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Riva Ridge Wins Derby Amid Talk of Future Tests
Jockey Ron Turcotte called the colt not impressive but effective after Riva Ridge led all the way to win the Kentucky Derby over 15 rivals. Trainer Lucien Laurin hinted at a Preakness bid May 20 with plans to ship to Baltimore if fine. Meadow Stable celebrated its first Derby triumph after near misses in 1950 and 1962.
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Ron Turcotte
Turcotte
America
Baltimore
Lucien Laurin
Canada
Salukis rally past Illinois State in 12th for series win
Dan Radison's RBI single in the 12th capped a 4-3 Southern victory after SIU battled to a 1-0 loss Friday and dropped a 5-4 8-inning heartbreaker Saturday. Wallis scored and Radison added the decisive hit as Illinois State pitchers walked seven SIU men in the opener.
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Southern
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Northern
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Radison
Mike Eden
Steve Randall
STU
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Rick Ware
Randall
State
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Robin Derry
Mike Brooking
Scott Walternate
Steeleville
Rich Olson
Ron Halliday
Illinois St
SIU signs Joliet guard Kevin Hogan for basketball
SIU coach Paul Lambert announced the signing of Joliet West High 6-2 guard Kevin Hogan as a SIU basketball recruit. Hogan averaged 19.5 points per game in his senior year, led Joliet West to a 21-6 record, and topped the team in assists during both his junior and senior seasons.
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Kevin Hogan
Joliet West High
SIU Basketball
Paul Lambert
Hogan
Hats Rule The Derby Set In Colorful Fashion Show
At Churchill Downs the 98th Kentucky Derby drew 130,000 spectators with standout hats from Cora A Jacobs of New Albany and others. The infield buzzed with fashion, mint juleps, and raucous crowds while the main event was delayed by rain and moved to Monday for Dodgers Expos.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Cora A. Jacobs
New Albany
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