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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1968
Page
7
Ohio University Bobcats baseball rides a 21 4 start to claim the MAC title with 15 straight wins. Junior Mike Murphy leads at .442 with 31 RBIs and 11 doubles while Rich McKinney clouts seven homers and 24 RBIs, and Jim Petitto hits over .300 with two errors in 135 chances.
Tom Spencer of Gallipolis and Art Mabry of Ironton earned state finals berths at Worthington in Class AA. Mabry won the district and regional 100 and 220 and placed third in the 440, while Spencer was third in the broad jump. Only Messenger area athletes qualified.
Wittenberg the Ohio Conference baseball champion has accepted a bid to the NCAA College Division Mideast Tournament. This is the Tigers fifth tourney appearance in 10 years and their third Mid East title. The May 23 25 event at Union College Jackson Tennessee features Middle Tennessee State Illinois State and Delta State with Wittenberg at 9 1.
Calumet Farm seeks a Belmont Stakes victory to complete a potential triple after Forward Pass wins the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. Dancer's Image faces a possible disqualification that could yield Fuller an unwanted triple if the Belmont alters the Derby outcome. Forward Pass won the Preakness in Pimlico with Ismael Valenzuela riding, clocking 1 56 4 5 for 1 3/16 miles earning 142 700 of 195 200 purse.
In a tense Ohio Class AA regional, East Cleveland Show defeats Coneaut 6 5 after 15 innings as Trey leads the defense and Roger Becon stars on offense. Cincinnati MecNichelis Columous Merion Franklin ve Philadelphia at Philo postponed. Show advances to state finals at Cleveland East.
Ohio University will honor Joseph P. Trepp and Dr. Fred Picard at the Green and White Club banquet. Trepp, health, physical education and recreation director and professor, has a long OU career including coaching and curriculum leadership. Picard, economics professor and OU faculty representative to the MAC, has chaired departments and served as MAC president twice.
Billy Casper became the first golfer to exceed a six-figure total this early in a season with a five stroke victory at the Colonial National Invitation. He closed in 2 under 68 for 275, earning $25,000 to reach $103,868.64, while Gene Littler finished second at 289. Gary Player tied for day’s lead, and Tommy Aaron earned $9,375.
The Cincinnati Reds, after sweeping Pittsburgh, host the Houston Astros at Crosley Field. Gerry Arrigo starts against Don Wilson as Cincinnati builds momentum with strong pitching and a 20-run, 31-hit series. Johnny Bench drives in four, and Vada Pinson seeks a career base-hit record as the Reds push for another win.
The Reds tally seven unearned runs, all off starter Steve Blass who took the loss, lasting 4 1-3 innings. Three relievers followed as Pittsburgh suffered its fifth defeat in six games.
Major league results list teams including Washington Detroit Chicago Oakland Cleveland Baltimore Boston New York California Minnesota and Detroit. Scores show Washington 8 Detroit 4 and 4 0 in others with multiple games across Saturday and Sunday plus next-day and Tuesday schedules noted.
Donnie’s 7 Tavern, Hill sets its win while other matches show Cycle Sales, Shaplewood, Sanitation, and Strah’s results. Treetoppers face a 1-6 record against Tavern as Berk and Gerera cards appear in the listings.
Sonny Siebert returned from a 36 minute rain delay to pitch a one hitter and beat the Orioles 2-0 in the second game, after Cleveland led 11-6 in the first. Duke Sims homered in the first inning and Frank Robinson added a three run shot as Steve Hargan won the opener 5-0 with 15 Indians hits.
The Mid-American Conference tennis final in Akron saw Ohio University fall short as Steve Modell was defeated 6 4 6 3 by Ken Swartz in the No 1 singles, giving Western Michigan the team crown with 24 points while Ohio State finished third. Ohio’s doubles teams were eliminated in semis and rain forced final rounds indoors at Kent.
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