Brucetown Opens SBAT With Win Over North Frederick
Brucetown Presbyterian Grace Bible and Market Street won in the first Church Softball League opener at Winchester Recreation Park. Brucetown piled 14 hits to defeat North Frederick 10 to 2, with Ken Tangeman and Gary Fisher contributing key hits and Brucetown runners crossing at will.
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Brucetown
Presbyterian
Grace Bible
Market
Sunnyside
Win
Brucetown Charge
First Presbyterian
Market Street
Winchester Recreation Park
North Frederick
Ken Tangeman
Gary Fisher
Mike Hildebrand
Archie Robinson
Eddie Bromley
Wally Kackley
James Cooley
Ray Taylor
Frederick
Fred Drummond
Grace Lutheran
Bunny Benham
Benham
Dave Burks
al Carter
Doug Toan
Jim Brown
Mumaw
Tom Quigley
Jim Barnett
Shenandoah Race Result Summary
Daily Double paid 138 80 for the 6 9 sequence. Exacta paid 5447 60 in race with 4 10. Twin Double 3086 00 for 2 10 5 6. Notable payouts include first place Banditman 7 00 and Bay Weeper 66 00. Multiple horses listed with win and show payoffs across nine finishes.
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Fourth Way Side
Our Living Doll
Fifth Crossruff
Bay Belle
Creamona Lil
Brookhurst
Little Kim
Gino’s Chic
First Gamble
Cornish King
Johnny Dee
Tachodo
Our Flyer
Fleet Girl
Twin Double
Mr. Chelsea
Dermagh
Mary Zita
Ralston Named U S Davis Cup Coach
Former Davis Cup star Dennis Ralston from Bakersfield California has been appointed coach of the U S Davis Cup team by the Northern California Tennis Association. Ralston played on seven U S Davis Cup squads from 1960 to 1966 and posted a 14 5 singles and 11 4 doubles record in Cup play.
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Berkeley
Calif
Dennis Ralston
U.S
Northern California Tennis Association
Iia
Ralston
Bakersfield
Talif
U S
Best Meeting Ever at Gulfstream Park in 1968
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Florida reported its best thor oughbred racing session with 44 days of racing. Parimutuel handle reached 63 254 979 an 8 1 percent rise from 1967. Apprentice Craig Perret aged 17 led jockeys with 55 wins while trainer Arnold Winick topped with 21 firsts earning his ninth crown in a decade.
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Hallandale
Fla
Gulfstream Park
Craig Perret
Arnold Winick
Major League Leaders as AP Publishes Batting and Pitching Totals
American League batting leader Alvis Cleve and Minnesota star Rod Carew headline with .327 and .321. Cal Neeman's Repoz tops RBIs at 20, while F Howard leads homers with nine. NL figures crown Rose at .371 and 46 hits. McCovey 9 homers and Reed 3-0 in pitching.
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Alvis Cleve
Carew
Minn
Robinson
Balt
Killebrew
Repoz
California
F. Howard
Wash
McDowell
Cleve
McVain
Det
Rose
Cin
Flood
St. L
F. Alou
Atl
L Johnson
Chic
McCovey
S.F
Swoboda
N.Y
H. Aaron
Ron Santo Stars For Cubs In Last Season Stats
Ron Santo led the Chicago Cubs in hitting with a .300 average, 98 runs batted in and 31 home runs last season, highlighting a productive year for the slugger.
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Ron Santo
Chicago Cubs
Hearing continues in Dancers Image Derby disqualification case
Louisville AP report on ongoing stewards hearing over phenylbutazone in Dancer's Image after the Kentucky Derby May 4. Owner Peter Fuller trainer Lou Cavalaris and staff testify while a closed session precedes Wednesday testimony. purse fate and Preakness plans hang on the outcome.
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Louisville
Peter Fuller
Lou Cavalaris
Churchill Downs
Fuller
Baltimore
Dancer
Cavalaris
Calumet Farm
Alex Harthill
Doug Davis
Record Exacta Payoff at Downs
Charles Town West Virginia two race fans at Shenandoah Downs collected what is believed to be the largest Exacta ever paid in the United States a 5447.60 payoff on the 10 4 combination. Bay Weeper won the third race at 66 straight Gypsy Colony placed second paying 81 50. Louis Comi and Salvator Gino rode. The Exacta was decided in a three horse photo with the 4 5 favorite Frankish Don edged by the longshots. Shenandoah's biggest Exacta was 687 40 on April 16.
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Third Bay Weeper
Gypsy Colony
Frankish Don
Charles Town
W. Va
Shenandoah Downs
United States
Bay Weeper
Louis Comi
Salvator Gino
Shenandoah
Bobby Allen Clinches Second Hagerstown Supermodified Feature
Bobby Allen of Hanover Pennsylvania won his second 25 lap supermodified feature at Hagerstown Raceway. He started eighth and surged to the lead by lap 15 past Rich Losh. Johnny Gram finished second with Pete Swarmer, Bob Marhefka, and Ray Dovel among others in the top positions.
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Hagerstown
Bobby Allen
Hanover
Hagerstown Raceway
Rich Losh
Losh
Buddy Armel
John Ebersole
Ebersole
Bill Ulsh
Allen
Ulsh
Johnny Gram
Pete Swarmer
Bob Marchefka
Ray Dovel
Joe Lingle
Don Davis
George Weaver
Rick Losh
Irvin King
Bob Marhefka
Milt Miller
Hanks Clears 7-4 in Provo High Jump Meet
Ed Hanks, a compact 5 foot 10 inch athlete, clears 7 feet 4 inches in a Provo high jump event. His performance stands as a striking display of elevation despite his small stature.
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Hanks
Provo, Utah
Ed Hanks
Hanks Aims for Olympic High Jump After Big Practice
22 year old Brigham Young University athlete Nick Hanks raises confidence after clearing 7-4 in practice, nearly matching the world record and eyeing Olympic trials. He notes high jumping is largely mental and believes self confidence is crucial to success.
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Hanks
Brigham ‘Young University
James Wood Handley shine in Northwestern League run
In the Northwestern League the Colonels and Judges dominate a seven team circuit with Woodmen and Hilltoppers still unplayed in baseball. James Wood finishes runnerup in football and basketball and third in golf while Handley is runnerup in track. Coach Walter Barr wins track title and James Wood eyes first state track crown at Lexington with ten Woodmen qualifiers for the Group 1-B meet.
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James Wood
Colonels
Handley
Woodmen
Hilltoppers
Wood
Walter Barr
Walter
Clarke County High
Shepherd
Lexington
Jim Brown
Jimmy Haines
Dave Wert
Donnie White
Lee Woolf
Denny Veach
Ronnie Combs
Earl Foreman
Ray Almond
Billy DeHaven
Shenandoah Downs to Run Day Racing for 10 Days
Shenandoah Downs will switch to day racing for ten days starting next Monday with two doubleheaders. Eight afternoon programs are planned plus twin bills on Saturday May 25 and Memorial Day May 30. Post time is 1 45 p m for afternoon cards and 7 15 p m resumes May 31. The track opened in 1959 as the area's first night venue and has held only one prior afternoon meeting.
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Shenandoah Downs
Robert G. Leavitt
Shenandoah
Maryland
Delaware
Leavitt
Baker named new coach at Loudoun County High School
Danny Baker, ex Shepherd College player, is reportedly the new basketball coach at Loudoun County High School succeeding Don Larson who becomes assistant principal. Ronnie Pyles named head football coach at New Broad Run High School for 1969 70 in the Northwestern League. Loudoun Valley retains Bootsie Leonard as athletic director and head football coach.
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Danny Baker
Shepherd College
Loudoun County
Baker
Don Larson
LCHS
Ronnie Pyles
Broad Run High School
Broad Run
Loudoun Valley
Bootsie
Leonard
Vikings
Bowling League Scores and High Team Games of Coca Cola and VFW
In a set of league tallies Coca Cola leads with High Team Game 595 and High Team Set 1697, with Mable Grim and Joann Vance posting top figures. Other matchups show Gift & Card Shop, Sunoco, Grand Union, and Town & Country in split results against Sonny's Carpets, Heritage, and Denny's Furn. Local bowlers like Helen Lineburg and Leona Buckner posted multiple high scores.
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Coca Cola
Buckley Lages
Louise Armstrong
VFW
Mable Grim
Sarah Coventry
Polly
Tab
SVNB
Leona Buckner
Sonny’s Carpets
GAA
Peggy Crisman
Gift
Town & Country Beauty Salon
Painter’s Auto Sales
Deri-Del
Sunoco
Denny’s Furniture
Grand Union
Joe Frazier Turns Record Star In Philly
Joe Frazier the Philadelphia heavyweight champion shocks by recording two songs The Bigger They Come the Murchery They Fall and Come and get Me Love He is a recognized champion in Illinois Maine Massachusetts New York and Pennsylvania joining a growing list of athlete singers Also cited are Roosevelt Grier Timmy Brown and Ernie Terrell as other athlete singers from the era
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Philadelphia
Joe Frazier
Hawks Sweep Seattle in All Eight Last Season
The St. Louis Hawks defeated Seattle's NBA team in all eight meetings last season, establishing a dominant series record against the club.
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St. Louis Hawks
Seattle
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