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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1968
Page
10
Ohio and Marshall meet in Peden Stadium with MAC title hopes and a Tangerine Bowl berth on the line. Ohio aims for an 11-0 season, while Marshall seeks a breakthrough under Perry Moss in a battle that features 7 area players and a full marching band day.
Giants beat Cardinals 11-5 at Candlestick as Jim Hart hit a grand slam and Bob Bonds slugged two homers in a 15-hit attack led by Rich Robertson. Denny McLain notched his 31st win for Detroit as Mantle hit his 535th homer. Alou joined 200-hit club, and Alan Foster earned his first big league win for Los Angeles.
Kalamazoo and South Bend provide more WMU football Broncos than any other cities with seven and six players respectively. Detroit follows with six. In Detroit, Norm Cash belted his 25th and 24th homers with three RBI as the Tigers beat the Yankees 6 2. Denny McLain earned his list victory with an eight hitter, edging toward the all time wins record.
The release lists Today's Games Oakland at Minnesota Detroit at Washington Boston at New York Baltimore at Chicago N. Saturday schedule Baltimore at Chicago California of Cleveland Detroit at Washington Boston at New York N. Sunday Oakland at Minnesota Baltimore at Chico California at Cleveland Boston at New York N. Thursday results San Francisco 1 St Louis 5 Atlanta 4 Houston 3 Los Angeles 3 Cincinnati 1 Chicago at Pittsburgh N Cincinnati at Houston N St Louis at Los Angeles N Atlanta at San Francisco N New York at Philadelphia 2 twi night Chicago at Pittsburgh New York at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Houston St Louis at Los Angeles Atlanta at Sean Francisco Sunday games Chicago at Pittsburgh New York at Philadelphia St Louis at Los Angeles Atlanta at San Francisco
A fragmentary OCR reads as a local entertainment roundup mention listing venues such as Spot Pizza Brickettes House of Glamour and Firebirds, with scattered place names and unclear references to events or venues. The readable bits imply a regional listings page or ad blurbs rather than a cohesive story.
Joe Wilman explains holds at the foul line to check balance head height and toe alignment for accurate direction. He notes finishing hand position aids follow through as Yale’s football team relies on skill and a 28-man letterman roster this season in defense of the Ivy League title.
Rum Customer, trained by Bill Haughton, wins the Little Brown Jug set at Delaware County Fairgrounds in two heats and a final. The champion pacer, recently recovered from a virus, covers the mile in 1 59 3 3, earns $38,563 and boosts his season total to $121,997 for owners Louis Mancuso and Kennilworth Farms. Adios Waverly, driven by Wendell Kirk, won the first heat but finished seventh in the final. A crowd of 47,404 witnessed the event as Rum Customer led from the backstretch to secure the decisive victory.
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