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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1968
Page
4
Detroit wins the American League crown for the first time since 1945 as they rally against the New York Yankees. The club relied on a mix of veteran and rookie pitching to seal the pennant, with key contributions from Magglio McLain and Willie Horton in tense late-season games.
Howard and McNulty fired shutout ball as Summitville AC Tourney games produced low scoring action. Bird struck out 15 for Punchy’s while McNally fanned 16, with Punchy’s scoring on a walk and a pair of hits. Wednesday night schedule shows Lille Mary vs Applarat then Punchy’s vs Anderson Merchants.
Marion Jones topped South Side with a 26 to 12 victory on Madison Heights field. Jim Bowsley opened scoring in the second quarter, the halftime score 16 6, and a fourth quarter pass from Pale Gozhring to Kent Keesling added another score for the visitors.
Daleville freshmen led by Gary Swinford set a brisk pace on the 3.23 mile course as Nyleville barriers edged Wapahans 2 to c h. The win marks Daleville second straight with Marion and Markleville up next in a three team meet on Thursday at Wapatam.
RAST LAKE CITY A pro at Willow Creek Country Club Dre Morris shot a hole-in-one Sunday but refused to claim it. The event occurred amid a tournament allowing two mulligans substitutes with Utah coach Jack Gardner and club president George Arks present. Morris joked about the mulligan rule as others celebrated.
Westfield Shamrocks overwhelmed Lapel with Estes winning the meet in 10 09. Westfield also swept the reserve race as runners posted fast times. Details list various racers and times though some names are unclear due to OCR errors.
Richmond slips from top spot as Bloomington and Indianapolis Washington dominate early AP style polls in Indiana high school football. The rankings show Bloomington surge to number one with 78 points while Indianapolis Washington earns top votes, and other top ten teams include Hammond Reitz Marion and Jeffersonville with several 2-0 starts noted.
Marion's veteran cross country team took five of the first seven places at Grand View, Gary Brendal of the Giants winner in 10:58.4 with Willie Wolford nine seconds back. Anderson's Steve Voss placed third in 11:10. Marion reserves filled the next top eight spots led by Clyde Webb in 13:51.9 for the two mile. Next action is at Muncie South Thursday.
Detroit clinched the pennant with a 2 1 victory over the New York Yankees as Don Wert lined a bases loaded single in the bottom of the ninth after Gates Brown drew a walk and Kaline and Price contributed in the late rally. Sparma worked five strong innings, Earned the win. Boston beat Baltimore 2 0 to tighten Pennant race.
Ambiguous OCR text records Ames Nations game action with scattered names and scores. The fragment hints at Chicago and New York connections, a 16-10 score, and players such as Koosman Nelson Baslon Rigwhaw, indicating a field sport summary lacking complete details.
World middleweight champ Nino Benvenuti defeated Art Hernandez in Toronto before 12,000 fans. Benvenuti used his left jab and hook to keep Hernandez at bay for a decisive 10 round non-title bout.
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