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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1968
Page
8
Coaches from Austin High and Pacelli High prepare for the 1968 football season with equipment checks and two daily workouts at 9 30 a m and 3 p m. Hass at Austin returns 16 lettermen. Griffiths at Pacelli also brings 16. Schedule lists upcoming games and conference foes.
In the team celebration image the kneeling group includes Mike Helland Barry Helland coach Jim Ingersoll Dave Einhause Verne Baley and Randy Baley with standing members Kenny Hagen Shel Berg and Tom Schlie.
Friday results show Cincinnati 11 Chicago 5 St Louis 1 San Francisco 7 Philadelphia 5 Los Angeles 8 Pittsburgh 4 Houston 3 New York 1 after 12 innings. Today's games include Detroit at Boston and New York at Oakland, among others with night games listed.
Osseo edges Kerkhoven ten nine in the second round of the state legion tournament as St Paul routs Fairmont fourteen to twenty three while Little Falls pins Norwood zero and Richfield plus Winger post six. Semifinals set tichfield versus Osseo at one p.m. and St Paul against Little Falls at seven p.m. Also listed are northern league scores St Cloud nineteen Huron four Sioux Falls six Aberdeen four Mankato five Duluth Sup two plus several exhibition games and upcoming NFL AFL matchups with multiple city pairings. Denny McLain reports stiffness early in games as he pursues the majors first fifty game win since 1934.
Jim Kaat rebounded from injury doubts to pitch the Minnesota Twins to a 2 0 victory over Baltimore. He scattered nine hits and struck out 12 as Oliva boosted his batting average to .307 with three hits. Brooks Robinson praised Kaat, while Kaat defended his health amid questions about his recovery.
The Minnesota Vikings face the Denver Broncos in Denver at 9 p.m. Minnesota time in a televised matchup to gauge optimism for the 1968 season. In New York, Bob Murphy led by two strokes entering the third round of the Westchester Golf Classic, though he remained unhappy with his position.
Playoff action opens Monday in the Mens Open Slow Pitch League. First round games at Northwest Park include Eagles versus Redtak at 6:39, Robbys versus VFW at 7:45, and B&J Barranges against Carl Plumbing at 9. Tuesday action continues with Leftys Bar versus Armstrong Trucking at 6:30. Semifinals follow Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:45, with the final set for Thursday August 22 at 7:45. Regular season champion Failes Black competes in the State tourney in Coon Rapids today and Sunday.
Thirty one Minnesota mens fast pitch teams gathered in Austin for the State Class A tourney opening.Teams from Silver Bay came to Northwest Park where most games are played, with finals at 6 p.m. on Diamond No. 1 at Northwest Park.
Detroit ace Denny McLain stretched his winning streak to seven, matching a 23rd win of the season as he shut out Boston 4-0. Lonborg noted the "fantastic groove" as McLain dominated in a key late-season matchup, widening Detroit's lead over Baltimore to eight games.
The season’s top performers include Oliva and Carew sharing batting averages for Minnesota, McAuliffe leading runs, and Harrelson driving in, with Campaneris and Uhlaender adding hits. Pitching highlights feature McLain and Regan in 12 decision leaders, with Jenkins and Singer pacing strikeouts.
PGA Tour split ends as Executive Committee abolishes the PGA Tournament Committee and takes control for all time. Rebel players Gardner Dickinson Jack Nicklaus Frank Beard and Doug Ford had joined a rival tour. Max Elbin cites rejection of compromise. Boston Patriots plan retirement of Bob Dee’s No 89 with honors at a home game.
Celtics, nine time champions in ten seasons, are sold to P Ballantine Sons Brewery of Newark New Jersey for about 3.5 million dollars. Officials say the team will remain in Boston and that the price exceeded three million dollars.
Baltimore Colts rally in final minute to beat the Washington Redskins 15 13 as Terry Southall directs two late drives hitting Jimmy Orr and Don Alley and Lou Michaels kicks the winning 23 yard field goal with 25 seconds left. Unitas lauds Southall while coach Don Shula keeps backup quarterback question open. The win extends Colts streak over Redskins to 17 games dating to 1959.
Richfield blanked Winger 6 0 as Ron Petricka fanned 19 of 21 in a nine inning schedule cut to five. Bob Shull and Greg Sutton led Richfield offensively while Osseo and St Paul Attucks BrookS tied earlier in the day with Osseo’s Larry Winberg delivering a key three run double and late relief. Semifinals set Richfield versus Osseo and St Paul against Little Falls.
Austin’s 18th annual City Swimming Meet and Water Carnival will start Monday at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Pool after a postponement due to chilly temperatures. The event, co sponsored by the Austin Daily Herald and the Austin Park and Recreation Department, features five age groups and awards a traveling trophy to outstanding boy and girl swimmers with last year’s winners being Ann Fischer and John Fischer. A penny and nickel dive and swimming exhibitions will open the event with free admission and bleachers outside the pool fence for spectators.
Milt Pappas a right hander who enjoys bowling finally beat the St. Louis Cardinals after Claude Raymond relieved him in the ninth to preserve a 5-1 Braves win in Atlanta. Pappas improved to 6-5 lifetime against the Cards as San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Houston posted NL results.
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