Belmont Park Reopens as Showplace of American Racing
Arthur Daley recalls Belmont Park's 1905 opening and tracks its grand rebirth after 63 years. The $30 million plus reconstruction blends old charm with modern design, shifting crowds toward more accessible seating and maintaining Belmont as a nationwide racing showplace.
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Howard Gould
Tallyho
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Aqueduct
New York Racing Association
Ed Dickinson
Yesteryear
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J. P. Morgan
John Jacob Astor
William C. Whitney
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Club House
the Park
Brandy
Morgantown High Preps All-Sports Banquet Speakers
Morgantown High School will host its All-Sports Banquet Thursday at 6 p.m. in the school gym. Bill Pugh of West Virginia Wesleyan will speak, with Don Burton, Jack Roberts, and coaches also scheduled. About 125 attendees expected. tickets available from the MHS office or Boosters Club.
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West Virginia Wesleyan
Morgantown
MHS Boosters Club
Jack Feck
Pugh
Wesleyan
Don Burton
Boosters Club
Jack Roberts
Vic Bonfili
Bob DeAntonis
Larry Whaley
Kimble
Feck
MHS
New Babe Ruth League Forms For Local Teens
A Babe Ruth baseball league for boys 16 to 18 is to be organized with the County Recreation Commission. Registration at Marilla Recreation Center next Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. Teams will be area assigned on a new field by Father Flynn Field. A 10 year lease with St Francis High School is arranged. Call Joe Straface at 599 3566.
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Straface
Park Central Qualifies 15 At State Meet
Athens West Virginia Park Central High School wins the Class AA regional track meet with 115 points and 15 individuals plus five relay teams qualifying for the State Meet. Oceana is runner up with 85 points and 14 qualifiers. Gary totals 33 points with five individuals and three relays. Dennis Blevins of Park Central claims the 440 yard dash in 51.2 seconds and a long jump of 10 feet 7 inches.
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UPI
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Oceana
Gary
Dennis Blevins
Park Central
Reds Rally Past Pirates 8-3 Behind Johnson Four RBI
Cincinnati built a four run fifth inning as Alex Johnson drove in two and Vada Pinson later scored twice. Jim Bunning faltered after a 3-0 start, leaving with the loss as Bill McCool earned his first win against two defeats.
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Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Reds
Cincinnati
Bill McCool
Vada Pinson
Tommy Helms
Leo Cardenas
Bunning
Fred Whitfield
Pete Rose
Cardenas
Whitfield
Johnson
Rose
Pinson
Helms
Tony Perez
Lee May
May
Johnny Bench
Gene Alley
Pirates
Bench
Matty Alou
Roberto Clemente
Maury Wills
Valley Is Third in Infleet Track Meet
Doddridge County West Union won the Class AA regional track meet on a rain soaked track, scoring 82 points. Monongah finished second with 46 points, Valley Mason wrestled in third with 41.5 points. Qualifiers include five individuals and five relays for Doddridge, five individuals and three relays for Monongah, plus Masontown Valley and others with single qualifiers.
Coach Resigns Concord College Post for Virginia High School
Jim Raines 29 resigns as Concord College coach to take a coaching job at George Mason High School Falls Church Virginia He led tennis and bowling as head coach and assisted in football and basketball He is a former three sport athlete at Bluefield High School and Concord with a master’s from West Virginia University.
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W. Va
UPI
Jim Raines
Concord College
George Mason High School
Falls Church
Raines
Concord
Bluefield High School
West Virginia University
Turbine powered cars set records in Memorial Day 500 trials
Joe Leneard of California and Graham Hill of England topped qualifying speeds at Indianapolis Speedway in turbine powered machines. Leneard hit 171.953 mph for the second lap and 171.559 mph four lap average as Hill set 171.208 mph ten mile sprint with a best 171.887. Other early qualifiers included Bobby Unser Lloyd Ruby Roger McCluskey A J Foyt and Dan Gurney with Hill pursuing a third 500 start. Oranatelli hinted three turbines in the 33 car field as he eyed the 750000 payoff.
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UPI
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England
Graham Hill
Indianapolis Speedway
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Grantelli
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Mario Andretti
Dapper
Bobby Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
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Lloyd Ruby
Wichita Falls
Tex
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Ariz
A.J. Foyt
Houston
Dan Gurney
Santa Ana
Calif
Madrid
George Sauders
Oranatelli
Archery Shoot Slated Today by Monongalia Club
The Monongalia Archery Club holds its first home shoot of the season starting at 1 p.m. on club grounds off Cheat Road near the State Agronomy Farm. The event features 14 hunter targets and 28 field targets and is sanctioned by the NFAA. Secretary Mary Martin can provide details at 292-4057.
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Cheat Road
State Agronomy Farm
NFAA
Mary Martin
26 Nags Die In Barn Fire
Fire swept the Dorchester Farms stables in Kirtland Ohio killing 26 race and show horses valued at about 225000. Two horses were saved but heavily burned asCarry Back, bred there, had earned 1.3 million dollars including the 1961 Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
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Ohio
UPI
Dorchester Farms
Kirtland
Carry Back
Jurgensen Undergoes Elbow Surgery at Duke Hospital
Washington Redskins quarterback Sonny Jurgensen had calcified tissue removed from his right elbow at Duke University Hospital in Durham. The two hour operation was performed by Dr Lennox Baker with a prognosis of a return to football this fall after six to eight weeks of rehabilitation. Jurgensen, a Wilmington native and former Duke star, had suffered elbow pain for three years and could not participate in last season’s Pro Bowl.
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N.C
UPI
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Duke University Hospital
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Washington
Lennox Baker
North Carolina
Baker
Jurgensen
Los Angeles
Duke
Wilmington
Philadelphia Eagles
Redskins
Williams Lifts Indians Past Orioles with 10th-Inning RBI
Cleveland pitcher Stan Williams twirled a two hitter through nine and delivered a game winning line single in the 10th to plate Dave Nelson The 1 0 victory over Baltimore gives Williams his second win against one loss and boosts Cleveland to a 254 strikeouts by their staff in 33 games
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Dave Nelson
Baltimore Orioles
Indians
Willie Smith
Larry Brown
Nelson
Smith
Williams
Tommy Phoebus
Brooks Robinson
Boog Powell
Tom Phoebus
Middletown Star John Fraley Chooses Cincinnati
High school All-America 6 foot 5 guard John Fraley of Middletown Ohio will enroll at the University of Cincinnati. He averaged 33 points per game last season and led a U S All Star team to a victory in the Dapper Dan Roundball Classic.
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UPI
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Middletown
Ohio
University of Cincinnati
Middletown High
Tay Baker
Fraley
United Press International
Coach and Athletic Magazine
Scholastic Magazine
Parade Magazine
Jerry Lucas
Pittsburgh
U.S
County Softball League to Convene Monday
A meeting of County Softball League managers and other interested persons is scheduled for Monday at Marilla Recreation Center. The Slo pitch session opens at 6 30 p m and the regulation softball meeting begins at 8 p m to discuss league matters.
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Marilla Recreation Center
Old Pros Seek Pension Slice for NFL Alumni
Atlanta report notes that the National Football League Alumni Association formed to aid about 600 living players who competed from 1921 to 1958 in seeking pension inclusion, describing the veterans’ fading status and lack of security compared with retired soldiers.
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UPS
Alex Wojciechowicz
National Football League Alumni Association
NFL
Wind helps Chisox topple A's in tense eighth
Pete Ward crushed a wind aided two run double with two out in the eighth to spark Chicago to a 4 2 win over Oakland. Ward's shot dropped inside the right field line as Reggie Jackson overran the ball and slipped. Pinch runner Sandy Alomar Mar and Aparicio scored on the frame as John Donaldson misplayed the ball. Hoyt Wilhelm earned the win after relieving Gary Peters who allowed both Oakland runs.
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Sandy Alomar
Luis Aparicio
Chicago White Sox
Oakland Athletics
Ward
Reggie Jackson
John Donaldson
Russ Snyder
Alomar
Aparicio
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Paul Lindblad
Bill Voss
Buddy Bradford
Tom McCraw
Hoyt Wilhelm
Gary Peters
Peters
Oakland
Bert Campaneris
Sal Bando
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Sox
Bill Melton
Tim Cullen
A's
Rain Delays West Virginia Regional Track Meets
Rain forced postponement of the Class AAA and Class AA high school regional track meets in Moundsville until 1 p.m. Monday. The top three finishers in each event and class advance to the State Meet in Charleston on Friday and Saturday.
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WW Va
UPI
Charleston
West Virginia all state baseball team picks set
Williamson WV UP reports eight regional sportswriters will choose the 1968 all state high school baseball team. First second and third teams plus an honorable mention will be named in mid June. The selection board includes Jim Cochran Jim Snyder John Veasey Bob Scrivener Larry Farley Jack Honaker Bill Smith and Lowell Cade.
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West Virginia Sportswriters Association
Jim Cochran
The
Wheeling Intelligencer
Jim Snyder
Parkersburg News
John Veasey
Fairmont Times
Bob Scrivener
Martinsburg Journal
Larry Farley
Beckley Post-Herald
Jack Honaker
Bluefield Sunset News Observer
Bill Smith
Charleston Daily Mail
Lowell Cade
Huntington Advertiser
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