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Jones wins feature at71 SpeedwayBig) Jones won the fourth heat and the “A” feature Friday night before another full house at the 71 Speedway. A large number of drivers competed for the guaranteed $1,500 purse.In the feature, Jones took over on the 21 si iap of the 25 lap event and held on For the win.Winners are as follows:First heat — Leland Osborne, Ernie Thiessen, Earl Muilen-berg.Second heat — Dwayne Beckham, Dale McDaniel, Buster Fritchey.Third heat — Gary McKeehan, Johnny Bowman, Vernon Zor-dell.Fourth heat — Bill Jones, Ed Potts, Darrell Carpenter.Trophy dash — Roger Chism.“C” feature — Earl Muilen-bcrg, Ernie Thiessen, Leland Osborne, Sam Privitt.“B” feature — Dwayne Beckham, Vernon Zordell, Dale McDaniel, Gary McKeehan, Dave Klingsporn, Don Owens, Don Williams.“A” feature — Bill Jones, Johnny Bowman, Bill Street, Roger Chism, Owen Spurgeon, Darrell Carpenter, Larry Pyle, Bill Collins, Ed Potts, Don Myers and Fred Warden,There was only one accident bad enough to hall the feature. Fred Covington spun out between the third and fourth turnsLIKE THIS — Neosho Hig! Smith, Liberal, how to sholt; on. Smith is one of 50 young ball and Golf Clinic held 1 each morning, one for yc players. (Daily News PhcRed CarpRed Carpet and La-Z-Boy both recorded victories Friday night in the Slow Pitch National League to remain in a tie for first place in the league,La-Z-Boy downed Rustic 5-3 and Red Carpet bounced Bank of Neosho io-3. In other games Neosho Angels got back on the winning track after losing two straight by defeating Fisher Lumber 4-1 and Merchants downed Wuellner Real Estate 9-1.LA-Z-BOY-RUSTIC La-Z-Boy bunched all of its runs in the fifth inning to down a determined Rustic team.Rustic took a 1-0 lead after four and one half but La-Z-Boy came on strong to score five in the lower fifth and hold Rustic to a pair in the top of the seventh.R. Helvy had two for two forMcGinty’s claim Pee Wee winMcGinty’s, behind the one-hit pitching of Brett Cupps, defeated Teledyne 8-3 Friday night in the Pee Wee League at Morse Park.McGinty's jumped off to an early lead and never faltered. The winners scored three runs in the first inning, and five in the fourth, while holding Teledyne to a pair in the second and one in the fifth.Scott Berry, the losing pitcher, gave up only two hits, a single by Scott Ellis and a single by Billy Brown, while walking 11.Cupps gave up one hit, a double by Berry and issued six walks.and his car caught fire, but damage was minor and there were no injuries.In the feature, Johnny Bowman on the pole position held the lead for 21 laps when Jones came on strong and held on for the victory.Points standings are as follows:Roger Chism, 24; Bill Jones 23; Bill Street ill; Fred Covington 1(1; Johnny Bowman 1(5; Ed Potts 12; Darrell Carpenter 12; Vnnson liiddlospurger It; Dwayne Beckham 11; Larry Pyle 11; Bill Collins 11.
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Neosho News
Neosho, Missouri, US
Sun, Jun 17, 1973
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