Close Battle Looms In Hagerstown Super Sprint Race
Hagerstown Maryland prepares for a tight Western Maryland super sprint points chase with fewer than 100 points separating the top six. The Independence Day weekend Johnny Roberts Memorial marks the halfway point as former champions Irvin King Johnny Gram and Milt Miller contend with Smokey Snellbaker Kenny Weld Elmer Ruby among the leaders. A new Australian Pursuit Race will feature the top 10 in reverse order, following 10 heat races and 25 lap supers and 20 lap stocks on the dual card with Armel and Nininger dominating the stock division.
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Larry Miller
Jim McBee
Larry Gorman
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Warrenfeltz
Bonebrake
Gary Snellbaker
Pele Turns Down 3 Million Offer To Stay With Santos
Santos president Vasco Faet said Paris Saint Germain president Guy Crescent offered 3 million dollars for Pele with 2 million to Santos and 1 million to the player. He said Pele would never be transferred and plans to end his career with Santos.
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Pirates Kison Tops Reds for 7-1 Victory
Bruce Kison, 21, earned his first major league win with 7-1 relief help as the Pirates beat the Reds Thursday night. Pittsburgh extended its NL East lead to seven games while San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Chicago won their respective games. Kison was recalled from the minors to replace Bob Moose who is in the army reserve.
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Los Angeles
Donohue Wins Pocono Race in Dramatic Drive
Mark Donohue of Media Pennsylvania captured pole and then held off Joe Leonard to win at Pocono after a late pass on the front straight. He later won a 1000 mile Trans Am race the next day in a Javelin.
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Sunnyside Falls to Market Street 7 6 In Church League Softball
Market Street beat Sunnyside 7 to 6 after a late rally stalling Sunnyside. Dennis Doherty led Market Street with three hits while Buddy Grove added two. Sunnyside’s Ron Rinker homered as Dexter Symonds and others chipped in two hits each.
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Dexter Symonds
Bob Rinker
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Nixon Telephones Giants Owner Mara After New Baby Arrives
President Nixon called Wellington Mara to congratulate the Giants owner on the June 28 birth of Meghan the couple's 10th child and sixth daughter. Mara’s daughter Susan was home, eight siblings at day camp, and Mara at the hospital with Ann and the newborn.
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First Baptist Explodes Past Burnt Presbyterian 27 Hit Extravaganza
First Baptist defeated Burnt Presbyterian 27 to 6 in a high scoring game. A Grim J Grim R Bugnar and Larry Boppe each had three hits for the winners while D Sarnem B Oliver and D Turner added two apiece. Patterson led Burnt Presbyterian with the team’s best hitting.
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Blue Machine Stifles F M Bank in City League Showdown
Godfrey VW improved to 16 0 behind pitcher Dave Trail a three hitter in a 2 0 win over second place F M Bank L Potts hit a homer with one on to account for the runs F M falls to 10 and sever losses Phillips 66 defeated Vick Marys 11 1 Led by Longerbeam Buckner and Lloyd Phillips 66 scored in six innings with two triples from Lloyd and homers by Longerbeam and Buckner.
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Robinson adds 2500th hit with three-run homer for Orioles
Frank Robinson collects the 2,500th hit of his career with a three-run homer as Baltimore beats Washington 7-3. Merv Rettenmund also hits a three-run shot. Cuellar allows six hits and avoids neck injury from Monday’s car crash. Lopez nearly completes first complete game in five years before relief.
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Big Exacta Pays Yearly Record Low at Shenandoah Downs
At Shenandoah Downs in Charles Town West Virginia heavy favorites won both races producing the year’s lowest Big Exacta payoff with 276 tickets sharing 94 60 for 2 8 and 3 8. Novata Host driven by Joseph Piccioni led all the way paying 4 20 while Miss Duck Pin paid 4 00 to place Toothache paid 5 00 to win with Prince Donigal second at the stretch return 4 20 to place.
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Johnny Lightning Special Fails At Indy After Oil Line Break
Master mechanic George Bignotti tunes the Johnny Lightning Special once raced by Al Unser at Indianapolis on Memorial Day. A broken oil line sidelined the car on the 32nd lap, ending its bid. Photo credit Mitchell Hyironimus.
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