Sleepy Tom and the Blind Harness Legend Recalls Racing Era
A nostalgic feature recounts Sleepy Tom, an aged blind pacer who reigned as king of harness racing at 13 in 1878, and his bond with owner-driver Stephen C Phillips. It mentions other historic harness feats including Star Pointer’s two minute mile and Bret Hanover’s dominance, with memories of Northfield nights and double gaiters.
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Tac Lmg
Sleepy Tom
Stephen C Phillips
Tom
Sir Deline
Porterhouse
Far West
Northfield
Sulky
Star Pointer
Readville
Lou Dillon
Bret Hanover
Dan Patch
Trevino Aims Two Prized Goals With Win At MonY
Lee Trevino holds a one stanza lead going into the third round of the MONY Tournament of Champions at La Costa. He seeks to win the event and reach $1 million in career earnings faster than any player, with Nicklaus and Palmer close in pursuit as gusty winds challenge scores.
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Rancho LA Costa
Calif
Lee Trevino
Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
Nicklaus
Palmer
la Costa
Big J C Snead
Warriors face elimination as Lakers take 2-0 lead
Golden State trails Los Angeles 2-0 in the playoff series after 104-93 loss in Los Angeles. Rick Barry and coach Al Attles stress continued aggression and effort as the next game shifts to Oakland Monday with a potential deciding fifth game in Los Angeles.
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Oakland
Rick Barry
Golden State Warriors
Warnors
Los Angeles Lakers
Barry
Los Angeles
Jerry West
Wilt Chamberlain
Lakers
West
Warriors
Wottle leads Falcons to four mile relay mark
Olympic 800m champion Dave Wottle anchored Bowling Green to a meet record four mile relay 16 24 at Kansas Relays ahead of Oklahoma State Texas and Colorado. Wottle predicted peak form for Drake and Penn Relays while aiming to lower the world mark.
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Falcons
Lawrence Kaw
UPI
Steve Smith
Kyell Isaksson
Kansas Relays
Dave Wottle
Bowling Green
Bowling Greens
Kansas State
Mike Manke
Oklahoma State
Texas
Colorado
Steve Danforth
Bruce Vermiyen
Craig McDonald
New Zealand
Ohio Relays set three track records in Columbus
In the 36th annual Ohio State Track Relays in Columbus three records fell as Eastern Michigan set a four mile relay mark, Keith Brown of Blue Ribbon Track Club in Cleveland posted a six mile run record, and Stan Vinson of EMU improved the 40 yard dash mark in preliminaries. Cincinnati winners included Al Lanier in long jump and Barry Fishler in discus.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio State
Eastern Michigan
Keith Brown
Cleveland
Blue Ribbon
Stan Vinson
EMU
Hurons
Jim Randolph
Wayne State
Brown
Doug Scorer
Ohio Track Club of
Charles Hannon
Ohio State Splits Twinbill After Purdue Win
Ohio State enters today with a 4-2 baseball mark after beating Purdue 6 3 to earn a split in a doubleheader. Stu Brownstein drove in two runs yet Purdue won the opener 7 4 with a two run homer from Brownstein.
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Ohio State
Illinois
Stu Brownstein
Bucks
Purdue
Boilermakers
Brownstein
Fred Taylor
Riverside Hospital
Houston Astros
Leo Durocher
Duracher
Carolina Holds Narrow Lead Over Colonels
Greensboro based report says Carolina Coach Larry Brows praised a strong effort as the Cougars push toward the ABA Division title with a 3-2 lead over the Kentucky Colonels heading into tonight’s decisive game at Low.
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Greensboro
N.C
UPI
Carolina
Larry Brows
Cougars
American Basketball Association
Kentucky Colonels
College basketball thriller as Colonels edge Cougars 112 to 107
Kentucky rallied from deficits and tied late, but Carolina held on. Steve Jones scored 21 for Carolina and Billy Cunningham led Louisville style with 30, while Dan Issel and Artis Gilmore produced big numbers for Kentucky in a tight, late contest.
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Steve Jones
Jones
Billy Cenningham
The
Cougars
Dan Issel
Artis Gilmore
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Big Teddy
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Bruce Crampton
Jimmy Colbert
Bert Yancey
Homero Blancas
Tommy Aaron
Dick Green
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Bob Oliver
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Chamberlain
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Robert Primeaux
Oklahoma
Jim Bolding
Steve Arklye
New Mexico
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Sweden
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Jan Johnson
Rod Milburn
Tom Hill
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George Woods
al Feuerbach
William Standen
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Virginia
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Joe Mullaney
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Golden State
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Kentucky Carolina
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