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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1968
Page
9
The Belmont Stakes day betting odds favor Forward Pass, making bets costly for a smaller win while the bookie holds most of the field. The discussion centers on whether Dancer's Image influenced this setup and potential outcomes.
The piece surveys Belmont entrants Forward Pass and rivals like Call Me Prince amid Derby talk and rain or shine Indy 500 remarks. It notes racing drama, possible upsets, and Max Hirsch’s entries while recounting a humorous Little League tale and Mets doubleheader exploits.
Rain and snow runoff keep Montana fishing season mixed. Clark Fork and Flint Creek run high but anglers report browns and rainbows. Rock Creek yields rainbows but heavy water complicates angling. Lakes Inex and Delmo offer cutthroat. Jefferson, Clark Canyon, Hebgen, Harrison see browns and rainbows amid high, colored waters.
Jerry Galahan set a track record in Class A stock car with a 20.0, beating Dan Baggs. John Roth rolled in B heat and Dick Wakeman flipped his A Main car five times in the third heat. Morrison and Galahan collided in A Main while Spurrock and Jones led early heats with multiple Helena entrants.
The 10th annual Montana State University coaches clinic runs Monday through Wednesday featuring Adolph Rupp, the longtime Kentucky basketball coach with 786 victories in 955 starts, and Dee Andros of Oregon State in football. Also on staff are Montana State coaches Tom Parac and Roger Craft and other MSU personnel.
Nine 3 year olds enter the 100th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park with Forward Pass favored. Ismael Valenzuela rides him from post four as Stage Door Johnny Call Me Prince and other rivals line up. The purse reaches 161450 with 117700 to the winner. CBS televises from 5 to 545 PM EDT.
In Atlanta Tommy Aaron carded 70 to build a 36 hole lead at the Atlanta Classic while Tom Weiskopf collapsed to an 83 and missed the cut. Aaron holds a 36 hole total of 139 as Weiskopf laments a bad day amid rugged course conditions at Atlanta Country Club.
The text notes Derby and Preakness victors Tim Tam Carry Back Northern Dancer and Kauai King each failed at the Belmont. It also mentions Yale naming Brandon Tartikoff captain of its 1968 69 fencing team as a sophomore and Carl Yastrzemski named 1967 athlete of the year with a single extra base hit in spring training. Yaz opened the 1968 season with two home runs in the first game.
A chronological lineup shows animated series, game shows, soap and news programs from 6:45 through 12:00 with sports events Belmont Stakes and Bandstand, followed by Westerns and comedies. Primetime includes Frankenstein, Space Ghost, Johnny Quest, The Prisoner, Mannix, Hogan's Heroes, Guns of Will Sonnet, and Hollywood Palace.
The listing shows KUTV schedule with programs from 7:00 to 10:20 including Super 6, Flintstones, Birdman and Galaxy Trio, Atom Ant, Cool McCool, The Littlest Holes, Major League Baseball Cardinals vs Mets, Atlanta Open, Frank McGee Report, Sea Around Us, Saint, Get Smart, That Touch of Mink, TV News Weather Sports, and Forever Amber.
The list shows KGVO Channel 6 and Cable 9 with a full night slate from 7:00 pm to 1:00 am. It includes animated cartoons, crime dramas, sports, talk, a movie block, and local news weather segments, highlighting titles such as Super Six, Birdman, Major League Baseball, Daytona 500, and Montana News Weather.
KSL Cable presents a full lineup from noon to eleven forty with Untouchables at 1:00, Venus Against the Lan of Hercules at 12:00, Gardening at 2:30, film Bring Forth My People at 3:00, Roger Mudd and Channel 5 News, Lost in Space, Carol Burnett, The Prisoner, and late-night Crime drama Mannix followed by The Saturday Night Movie Al Capone.
The Casper area broadcast lists a full Saturday lineup from 6:00 PM to 11:30 PM featuring farm reports, superhero and adventure shows, classic films such as King Kong and Journey to the Center of the Earth, music programs, sports, The Newlywed Game, Death Valley Days, and Weekend News Weather.
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