New Cars Boost Speedway Night Of Racing
Arnold Holley arrived with a Midwest Specialties roadster and George Friend of Norwalk in a rejuvenated No 19 Special. Friend won last week's Super Sprinters feature as Midwest plans two 4 wheel drive sprint cars. Elyrian Bob Frye blew his engine in warmups and may swap in a new power plant by weekend. Women can sign up for the Powder Puff at the start of the evening.
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George Friend
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Elyrian
Bob Frye
Revson Tops Practice Speeds But Field Remains Fast
Indy practice at Indianapolis grows crowded as Peter Revson posts a fast 179.497 mph, yet a dozen contenders already exceed his pace while 51 cars are parked and 33 have passed tech. The May 27 race looms with multiple drivers pushing for high speeds.
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UPI
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the Indies Motor Speedway
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Motors Roll Off Victory Closes Thursday Bowling Night
The Motors defeated the Gener al Industries League team at Elyria Bowling Center in a championship roll-off. Neil Smith sparked the Engineers with a 520 series, while Dave Larrick paced the Motors at 505 and had a 197 high game matching Ed Staron. Meanwhile Sporting Goods won the Thursday Night C League championship at Grafton Lanes.
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Sporting Goods
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Middies crush Wellington 9 2 in Lakeland Conference clash
Midview defeated Wellington 9 to 2 after a six run fifth inning fueled by three Duke errors and four players reaching base on miscues. Bill Haynes led Midview with four hits, Ed Kelsey added a triple and four hits, while John Bott contributed two. Wellington’s Tom Kebeski pitched seven innings allowing nine hits while Kevin Gott took the loss.
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Tom Keouski
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Jet Kelsey
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Bob Schlembarker
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Dean Baker
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Tom Thompson
North Ridgeville
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Barry Young
Mike Kriesen
Comet Ray Cooley
Dave Slusher
Slusher
Comet Dave
Kidder Sparks Keystone in Extra Innings 2 1 Victory
Jeff Kidder powered Keystone past Buckeye 2 1 in an Inland Conference semi final wild affair. Kidder struck out 15 in 7 1 3 innings before delivering a key triple in the fifth and an eighth inning run, while Dennis Rabrig went the distance with 6 4 lefty Dennis Rabrig. Buckeye pitcher Dick Feist allowed two hits through 5 1 3 and two more in the extra frame, but Kidder and Keystone prevailed to advance.
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Keystone
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Dick Feist
Wildcat
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Feist
Craig Karpinski
Mark Schiering
Jim Reisner
Jim Maceau
Dennis Rahrig
Rahrig
Brookside tops Fedak tied mark in Midview meet
Brookside defeated Midview 82 to 45 as Doug Fedak tied the Midview 100 yard dash record with his winner time. Fedak also ran on Midview’s winning 880 relay with John Caywood and Jum Bechtold, while Art Wesemeyer added a pole vault title and second in the 220. Brookside’s Andy Potter swept the long jump 220 and 440, with Tom McSheffery taking the 880 and mile.
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Zoltai Leads Women Bowlers With 592 Series
Evelynn Zoltai rolled a 592 series at Center Ridge Lanes leading the Swingin' Strikers League. Her scores included 178, 168, and 246 with Elise Shelton adding a 201 game high. Also noted in the 500 CLUB were Evelynn Zoltai Elise Shelton Petie Kineaiu.
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Nancy Kahl Heads Loop as League President for 1972-73
Nancy Kahl will head the Ten Pin Aces bowling league for the 1972 73 season as president and Sandy Dawson will be vice president Yesterday's CT story reversed their titles in error.
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Ten Pin Aces
Sandy Dawson
Isle of Wight wins 11th race at Northfield Park
Isle of Wight a 2-5 favorite captured his 11th win in 13 starts this season in the $25,000 Charles A Otis Memorial Pace at Northfield Park. Driven by Allan Myer the winner paid 2.80 2.60 and 20 with a mile time of 2701.1 Airy Way finished second and Adios Corinne third in the eight horse field.
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Adios Corinne
Crawford tops Winston 500 qualifiers at Talladega
NASCAR Winston Cup drivers filled 25 of 50 spots for Sunday's Winston 500 at Talladega. Jimmy Crawford led second day qualifying in a 1972 Dodge with 183.634 mph, while Bobby Isaac set the pole at 132 mph on Wednesday. Crawford is among the newcomers driving a recently purchased car.
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Concord
Ben Arnold
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Richard Brown
Claremont
Dean Dalton
Ashville
Buck Baker
Clarence Lovell
San Antonio
Tex
Raymond Williams
Chapel Hill
John Sears
Ellerbe
Buddy Arrington
Martinsville
Darrell Waltrip
Rugby Club Seeks Players as Elyria Team Goes 1-1
Elyria rugby club seeks eager players to join a newly organized squad now 1-1. The team meets Bowling Green University this weekend and practices Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at Cascade Park from 5 15 p.m. No experience needed just enthusiasm.
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Happy Wayne Wins in Ninth at Thistle Down
Happy Wayne easily prevailed by two lengths over Funnel in the ninth at Thistle Down Raceway. Jockey Mike Bramble guided the winner over 5 1 2 furlongs on a slow track, paying $6, $4.40, and $2.60. Third place went to Sine ta, with the day’s double and perfecto payouts noted among other results.
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Northfield Racing Day Presents Wide Field of Purses
Report from Northfield includes results across ten races with multiple purses, noting horses such as First: Cold dream Bea and Henry Hanover plus selections like Good Bye Royal Fleet and Zola. Purses range from 1200 to 2500 dollars, with detailed time figures and place finishes for numerous entrants.
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Royal Fleet
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Grateful Creed Nan Dale Sterling Blaine Taunder Thorpe Temple Rader
Major League Standings and Tonight's Games Summary
The schedule lists multiple matchups across leagues with teams like Chicago Baltimore Minnesota at Boston Kansas City at Baltimore and New York at Oakland. Night games feature Cuellar Cleoh at Bal and Holtzman at Oakland, alongside Houston Chicago and San Francisco Philadelphia pairings.
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Keystone High rallies past Edison in golf meet 7 2
Keystone golfers defeated Edison 7 2 as Bob Hyatt and Terry Brennan led with two points each. Edison’s Ken Debamater shot a 44 to Rick Kehl 51 for a lone point. Keystone finished with 195 strokes to Edison 221 and moved to 6 3.
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Terry Brennan
Tim Banks
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Ken Debamater
Rick Kehl
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