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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1972
Page
16
Lorain County Speedway in South Amherst hosts season championships in all divisions with a Powder Puff Derby trophy presentation by Les Spike Realty. Armond Holley leads sprint car favorites, Ernie Lowe close behind, and sport stock title contenders include Jack Clifford, Wayne Prechtle, and Bucky Buchannon as gates open at 5 p.m. for an 8 p.m. start.
Cloverleaf speedway in Cleveland aims for a season climax with the Sports Stock title race led by Lou Bacci and Tim Fontana in a 30-car, 75-lap battle. The Labor Day weekend features the Mid America 200, a $10 000 prize race with $2000 to the winner, plus a Golden Eagles parachute exhibition. Gates open 6 p.m. each day. racing starts 8 p.m. Sunday’s Eagles show at 7 45 p.m.
Granada Hills driver Doc Prudhomme, a three time National Champion, pursues a fourth Top Fuel crown at the 18th NHRA National Drags at Indianapolis Raceway Park. He previously planned a Funny Car bid but will focus on Top Fuel while keeping his Baracuda entry uncertain.
Talladega sees Dick Mann lead a strong American Motorcycle Association Expert entry at the Talladega 200 grand national, with factory BSA support. The field features Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Harley-Davidson, Triumph and more as 50 plus riders vie for Labor Day weekend action at Alabama International Motor Speedway.
Karpinski of LaGrange earned his second pro win for the Indians of the Coast Rookie League. He carries a 28- in 1? and has 67 strikeouts and 12 walks with a 1.96 ERA. Lorain’s Ron Salyer, now with the Reno Indians in California’s Class A, also posted a win last week and sits 6-5 in 36 games and 107 innings. Dennis Queen of Elmira made two pitching appearances for the Elmira Indians but no decisions. his season mark is 1-1 with a 2.10 ERA. Renninger, a Keystone standout, was inactive for Cocoa in Florida State A League and has 10 saves in 108 innings. Jim Anderson, Wellington alumnus now with Johnson City Yankees in Appalachia Rookie, batted 1-for-12 last week and sits 0.250 with 1 homer and six RBIs overall.
Dragway 42 returns to Sunday afternoon racing on September 3 as its final month of the 1972 season opens. The program showcases a full card of quarter mile entries from top dragsters to street cars, with class winners choosing prizes and advancing to top eliminators on a handicap basis.
Margaret Court, returning from a 13 month layoff to have a baby, seeks a seventh US Open title as she competes at Forest Hills. She beat Billie Jean King in a Virginia Slims final recently and remains a top contender alongside stars like Rod Laver, Arthur Ashe, and current top seeds.
Bobby Allison set a track record 152.228 mph at Darlington Raceway to win the pole for the Southern 500 on Labor Day. Fred Lorenzen earned the outside pole at 149.094 mph, the first Chevrolet lock on the front row since 1958. Richard Petty and Buddy Baker qualified second and third with speeds of 149.072 and 148.469 mph. Thirty three drivers sought the top 12 with David Pearson failing to qualify after engine trouble.
Elyria Catholic asks Panthers supporters to assist with bleacher repairs and ground work at the Knights of Columbus field starting tomorrow 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and each Saturday. Also invites EC fans to Panther Club meet the team night Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium with coaches players band and jackets on sale.
Lorain player Yunker carded a hole in one on the 125 yard third hole at Forest Hills. Duffin Manufacturing Golf League partners Bob Rider and George Waugh witnessed the shot as Yunker used a seven iron.
In Memphis Tennessee Findlay Ohio blanked Bullwin Missouri 6-0 as Findlay and other teams moved into the second round of the American Legion world series. Key performances included Karl Wirtz four for five and Mike Paxton a nine inning four hitter with 12 strikeouts for Memphis.
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