Pass Catcher halts Canonero II in Belmont Stakes surprise
Pass Catcher, an overlooked colt from October House Farm, upset Canonero II to win the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park before a record crowd of 81,036. With Walter Blum aboard, the long shot finished three quarters of a length ahead of Jim French, as Canonero faded to fourth after leading early. The victory caps a strong season for Pass Catcher, totaling $139,830 in 1963 earnings.
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Dodgers blank Mets as Garvey, Allen spark win
Dodgers win 3-0 behind Steve Garvey's third homer and Richie Allen's RBI and run scored. Don Sutton and Pete Mikkelsen combined for the shutout over 10 Mets hits. Nolan Ryan suffers the loss as New York falls further in the NL East standings. Allen's first inning single drove in Willie Davis for the Dodgers' first run.
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Eastern Michigan Wins NAIA Track Title At Billings Meet
Eastern Michigan clinched the NAIA Track and Field championship with 65 points led by David Ellis in the six mile and Rickey Parris setting a new pole vault record of 16-4 for McMurry. North Carolina Central, Prairie View, and Sam Houston State trailed with 43, 41, and 28 points respectively.
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Blum wins Belmont Stakes aboard Pass Catcher at Belmont Park
Walter Blum in a calm clutch ride guides Pass Catcher to victory paying 71 to 1 as Canonero II fades to fourth. Avila cites hoof infection and fatigue for Canonero II while Blum defends his move past the rail at the quarter pole. Belmonte files a foul claim later dismissed.
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Belmont Park
Pass Catcher
Eddie
Eddie Yowell
Canonero II
Blum
Eddie Belmonte
Garden State
Gustavo Avila
Avila
Citation
Puerto Rico
Sword Dancer
Lake Erie
Black Hills
Eddie Arcaro
Watch Your Camp Habits Says Camp Neighbor
A guidance note urges campers to respect shared spaces in national forests and state parks. It warns against littering, loud radios, noisy children, and unattended dogs, noting overcrowding harms the camping experience and may trigger higher fees or new laws.
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USDA
Off Track Bet Wins Big Belmont Bet Record
A man in Penn Station bought $10 tickets for $10,000 on Canonero II at Belmont Stakes. The 45 minute process used five sorters and 1,000 tickets, boosting the Belmont handle to a record $1,176,898 for the new city agency.
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OTB
Canonero II
Teller Mark Kellerman
Kellerman
Belmont
Longfellow game goes 12 innings
Brook Niemi scored his third run of the game in the bottom of the 12th inning Saturday to lead the UCT Yanks to a 54 victory over the Yamaha Braves in a Longfellow Little League contest. The game was a continuation of one started Friday night and ended after ten innings due to darkness.
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UCT Yanks
Yamaha Braves
Yamaha
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Doug Weisenberger
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Barry Brophy
Dan Thomas
Tom Sullivan
Deckard shines at Kennedy Games with record ties
USC sprinter Willie Deckard won the 100 yard dash in 9.4 and anchored the Trojans to a 39.6 in the 440 relay as meet and stadium records fell in Berkeley. Deckard also placed second in the 220 behind Don Quarrie of the Southern California Striders. Francie Larrieu set an American mile record at 4:41.5 for Sunnyvale. Dana Pagett signed with the Virginia Squires as a fourth round pick after starring for USC.
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Finland
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Frenn
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Southern California
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Rondon Captures WBA Light Heavyweight With First Round KO
Venezuelan Vicente Paul Rondon retained the WBA light heavyweight title by stopping Italy’s Piero Del Papa in the first round at Caracas Bullring. The 2 minute 30 second knockout came as Rondon, 27, used reach and height to overwhelm Del Papa, who weighed 172 pounds. Rondon earned 30000 dollars while Del Papa collected 20000.
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del Papa
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Stones sets national interscholastic high jump mark in California
Dwight Stones, a Glendale High School senior from Los Angeles, cleared 7 feet 1% inches to win the California state track title. He broke Otis Hailey’s 7 foot 1% inch national HS record, using the Fosbury Flop and plans to attend UCLA.
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Baseball matchups listed with pitchers and teams
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