Fairly Delivers Lasting Hit Lifts Expos Over Pirates
Ron Fairly homered in the 10th to give the Montreal Expos a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, who dropped to six straight losses. Other NL results included Philadelphia over St Louis 10-5 and Atlanta 7-1 over Houston. AL scores featured Texas, Detroit, Boston, California, Cleveland, and Oakland wins.
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Alex Sachare
Associated Press
Ron Fairly
Fairly
Pirates
Montreal Expos
Pittsburgh
Arthur Tramples Enterprises in AA Baseball Rout
J.W. Arthur defeated Shenandoah Enterprises 21 to 7 in the AA division of the Business League with three home runs by Walt Malinowski Steve Whelan and Ronnie Bageant. John Hawse went 5 for 5 and Donnie Unger Dick Thomas also contributed for the winners as Arthur rose to 2-1 while Shenandoah fell to 0-3. Virginia Loan and Thrift edged Winchester Mobile Home 8-7 boosted by triples from J Powell and E Grim with Dietz and Renner accounting for the offense.
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Shenandoah Enterprises
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Walt Malinowski
Steve Whelan
Ronnie Bageant
John Hawse
Donnie Unger
Dick Thomas
C. Adams
Shenandoah Enterprise
J. McCarty
Shenandoah
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Winchester
WMH
J. Powell
E. Grim
Va. Loan
B. Printz
M. Dietz
C. Renner
Steve Boettner
Henkel-Harris
O'Sullivan
C. Orndorff
Slater
P. Williams
Shockey and Cunningham
O’sullivan
Rubbermaid Rally Beats Zuckerman In Industrial Slow-Pitch
Rubbermaid scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to rally past Zuckerman 10 9 in Industrial Slow-Pitch. Tom Cain delivered the clutch seventh inning hit while Bob Williams Jim Profitt Whitacre Stead and Brook stood out with large nights. Starnes and Hawkins homered for Zuckerman. WP Jobe LP Phelps.
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Rubbermaid
Zuckerman
Tom Cain
Bob Williams
Jim Profitt
Whitacre
Stead
Brook
Starnes
Hawkins
Weiskopf Surges 21 Spots With Colonial Win
Tom Weiskopf jumped 21 places on the PGA money list by winning the Colonial National Invitation Tournament and earning $30,000. He started as leader Bruce Crampton faltered with a double bogey six on the final hole, allowing Weiskopf to secure victory by one shot.
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New York
Tom Weiskopf
Professional Golf Association
Weiskopf
Bruce Crampton
Church District softball tournament entries open soon
North Frederick and Clearbrook Presbyterian lead early entries for the Church District slow pitch tournament set for May 26 27. The winner advances to the region four event on July 20 21 22, with May 21 deadline to enter and contact Softball Commissioner Sonny Higgs.
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North Frederick
Clearbrook
Sonny Higgs
Benson sets Towson State lacrosse scoring record
Jeff Benson grandson of Russell and Mrs Miller of Winchester scored 19 points in a Towson State lacrosse game. The Baltimore Sun named him athlete of the week and Sports International Magazine covered his achievement. He holds honors in ice hockey football and is a district tennis champion.
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Russell Miller
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Winchester
Towson State College
Benson
Baltimore Sun
Sports International
Market Basket Tops DeHavens in AA League Opener
Market Basket handed DeHavens Nursery its first loss of the AA Business League season 16-14. Market Basket moved to 3-0 while DeHavens fell to 2-1. Jerry Connors and Randy Morrow homered for Market, with Steve Denney collecting three hits. Gary Longerbeam, Danny Longerbeam and Dave Childs added two hits each.
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DeHavens Nursery
DeHavens
Market
Jerry Connors
Randy Morrow
Steve Denney
Gary Longerbeam
Danny Longerbeam
Dave Childs
Red Sox Win 1-0 On Cepeda Heroics In 11th
Orlando Cepeda's RBI single in the 11th inning scored Mario Guerrero to give Boston a 1-0 win over Baltimore as Doyle Alexander and Bill Lee matched zeroes through 9 innings. In other AL action Detroit, California, Minnesota, Oakland, and Cleveland won. NL games saw Philadelphia, Montreal, Atlanta, and San Diego victorious. Mets-Cubs game postponed by cold.
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Bill Lee
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New York Yankees
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Chicago Cubs
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Indy Speedway Descent from Wings and Death at Pollard Race
A reflective World War II era column warns of deadly risks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It recalls Art Pollard’s fatal crash and condemns flight-like wings on race cars, noting the old track’s lack of banking and the endless pursuit of higher speeds with tragic outcomes.
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Art Pollard
Indy
Pollard
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The House That Tony Built Indy 500 Spectacle
The Indianapolis 500, run May 28 for the 57th time, grew from a wartime lull after Tony Hulman bought the Speedway in 1945 into a world class event. Hulman rebuilt the facility, expanded hospitality, and increased prize money to over a million dollars.
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Tony” Hulman
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