Preakness call blunder and racing announcer legends
Northern Ohio track life recalls the craft of race calling at Ascot Park and famed announcers. Cleveland critic Chuck Bang excels at identifying silks while Clem McCarthy mislabels the 1947 Preakness winner Jet Pilot, discovering Faultless had won as he admits his grave error on live radio.
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Cleveland
Ed Bang
American Sports Editors
Cleveland News
News
Bang
Randall
Clem McCarthy
McCarthy
Jet Pilot
Faultless
Calumet Farms
Maryland
Clem
Barons edge Hornets to take 2-0 series lead
Cleveland Barons defeated the Pittsburgh Hornets 5 1 to grab a 2 0 lead in the best of five playoff series. Bob Courcy scored twice with assistance from Tom McCarthy and Keith McCreary opened the scoring at 10 09 of the first period.
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UPI
Cleveland Barons
Bob Courcy
Pittsburgh Hornets
Keith McCreary
Nets
Ted Lanyon
Baron
Tom McCarthy
Hornets
Norm Beaudin
McCarthy
Pitt
Firelands dominates Berlin in multi event track meet
Firelands, coached by Dave Conrad, won two meets in a row as Fred Fryberger led with 11.4 in the 100, 25.5 in the 220, and 46-8 in the shot put. Art Adkins set a new two mile school record at 11:41. Berlin Heights was heavily outpaced 83-12 to 43-2.
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Firelands
Fred Fryberger
Berlin Heights
Fryberger
Art Adkins
Dave Conrad
Keystone tops Berea in hitting. Midpark wins
Keystone out hit visiting Berea Midpark in their baseball game yesterday but lost for the second time in three outings Curt Karpinski a sophomore pitched well allowing only four hits Bob Thes sis drove in three runs with a triple and a single Keystone will meet Highlane at home on Tuesday
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Keystone
Berea Midpark
Curt Karpinski
Midpark
Bob Thessis
Highlane
Celtics, Lakers set for NBA playoff clash in Boston
Celtics and Lakers, the two strongest title contenders, meet in Boston to open a best of seven NBA finals series after finishing strong in the regular season and division playoffs. Los Angeles advanced past St Louis 130-121 in a tense pivotal game to claim home court as Boston cruised past Cincinnati and Philadelphia.
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UPI
Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Loui Hawks
Kerry West
Elgin Baylor
Gail
Dallas Open Returns to PGA Tour at Oak Cliff Course
The 1965 Dallas Open returns to the PGA Tour at Oak Cliff Country Club in Dallas after a 1964 event won by Charles Coody. Earl Stewart leads the course setup, promising a hilly layout with steep fairways and a challenging 445 yard 10th hole. Pro guidance emphasizes balance on sidehill lies, proper stance, and clubface control to counter the course’s strong dogleg and hazards.
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Oak Cliff Country Club
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Charles Coody
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Oak Cliff
Dallas
Flat Desert Inn Country Club
Las Vegas
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J. Press Maxwell
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Indians win a 3 way meet at North Ridgeville
In North Ridgeville Oberlin High School led by Shel Walker who won the 100 and 220 yard dashes as Ober slin beat Midview and Ridgeville 82 to 59. Walker clocked 9.35 seconds but no official 100 time was recorded and he ran the 220 in 22.1. Don and Dave Spanski starred for Midview with Don winning the two mile in 11:35 and Dave the half mile in 2:16 while anchoring the winning mile relay. John Cannon also stood out for Oberlin in the high hurdles with 15.35.
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Ridgeville
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Riddell
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Qybarczyk
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Warner Ri
Albert
Thomas
Doreer
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