Fort Madison Ninth Graders Dominate Southeast Seven Track Meet
Fort Madison's ninth grade team swept Class A with 100 percent points at Case Field. Oskaloosa finished second with 52, Washington 51, Fairfield 39.2, Mt. Pleasant 27.2, Centerville 21.2, and Davis County 18. Huffman of Fairfield set 880 record at 2:10.5, Farrier of Washington jumped 19 ft 8 in in long jump, Bendage of Fort Madison threw discus 109 ft 9 in.
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Prymek Wins Feature in Mississippi Valley Race
Ron Prymek of Iowa City started sixth and won his first 1972 Mississippi Valley racing circuit feature. The race featured a strong battle for second between Larry Jenkins and Shorty Bennett, with Bennett taking second and Jenkins third after a tight run from 16th. Multiple incidents occurred, including Bill Hopp's engine failure and Doug Crawford's crash, with Crawford hospitalized. Final fast times listed and unofficial point standings show Morris leading, with Prymek and others in pursuit.
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Tom Stewart
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Carney
Beckler
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Welch
Mellecker
Stewart
White Sox Take AL West Lead With Ninth Inning Rally
White Sox move into first in the American League West after a 9-8 come-from-behind win over the California Angels. Carlos May belted a three-run homer in the ninth as Chicago erased an 8-6 deficit. Elsewhere in the majors, the Yankees swept Boston, Detroit shut out Cleveland, Oakland beat Kansas City, Baltimore topped Milwaukee, and Texas took a doubleheader from Minnesota. In the NL, the Mets stretched to 11 straight with a 4-3 win over Philadelphia, while Chicago edged St. Louis and other results rolled in across the circuit.
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Sal Bando
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Don Baylor
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Frank Robinson
Major league baseball matchups and standings update
Schedule updates show Philadelphia at Montreal at 2:15 p.m. and San Francisco at Los Angeles at 11 p.m. Standings list Cleveland 17-10, Detroit 16-12, Baltimore 15-13, New York 12-15, Boston 9-17, Chicago 18-10, Oakland 17-10, Minnesota 7-11, Texas 15-15, Kansas City 12-18. Sunday results include Oakland over Kansas City 5-2 and New York over Boston 6-3 in two games. Probable pitchers listed for California at Oakland, Chicago at Texas, Cleveland at New York, and others.
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May 22 Almanac: Arthur Conan Doyle born in 1859
On May 22, 1972, the almanac notes it is the 143rd day of the year with Mercury and Jupiter visible in the morning sky and Venus Mars and Saturn visible in the evening. It marks Gemini as the zodiac for those born on this date and notes British novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s birth on May 22, 1859.
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Bollman Teams Leads Twilight Golf At Washington C C
Bollman’s squad holds a slim edge after two weeks in the Twilight League at Washington Country Club. Jim Lloyd’s team sits second with Eldon Brake’s group third. Lloyd was medalist last week at one over par 36. Bollman and Giff Morrison shot 37. Other low scores include Lazear 38 and Lemley 39. Friday results show Bollman 18, Brake 18, Morrison 15, Lloyd 15.
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Fast field now set for Saturday speedway
Indianapolis race qualifiers produced a 33-car lineup averaging 183.665 mph a first in Speedway history with all starters faster than last year's top. Bobby Unser held the pole while Gordon Johncock led practice at 188.511 mph and Revson topped Saturday at 192.886 mph amid a crowded field of veterans and rookies.
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N.M
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Clermont
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Houston
Tex
Bill Vukovich
Fresno
al Unser
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Ariz
George Snider
Bakersfield
Steve Krisiloff
Parsippany
N.J
Mel Kenyon
Lebanon
Carl Williams
Grandview
Dick Simon
Salt Lake City
Sam _ Sessions
Nashville
Mike Hiss
Tustin
Demon golf team wins Class A district title at Indian Hills
Washington's Demons won the Class A district golf meet at Indian Hills Country Club in Wapello with 320 strokes to edge Prairie of Cedar Rapids at 321. Freshman Greg Fenno tied for notable action, while Mike Young led with 77 and Jeff Shulz of Williamsburg won medalist honors with 76 after a playoff with Ray Burns of Prairie. The Demons advance to the state Class A tournament at Iowa State University in Ames next Saturday.
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Trevino Wins Danny Thomas Golf Classic in Memphis
Lee Trevino, using a borrowed caddie and new putter, shot 67 to lead by four over John Mahaffey and win the $175,000 Danny Thomas Golf Classic in Memphis. He donated $5,000 of his $35,000 purse to St Jude’s Hospital, defending his charity stance despite IRS scrutiny.
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Riva Ridge falters in Preakness as Bee Bee Bee wins
Riva Ridge finishes fourth in the Preakness at Pimlico as Bee Bee Bee takes the race by a length and a half. Jockey Ron Turcotte blamed for Riva Ridge's defeat while Upper Case scratches and Meadow Stable plans to ship horses to Belmont Park.
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