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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1968
Page
11
Major league clubs and four expansion teams begin the annual June draft of free agents. The event gathers top prospects as clubs aim to strengthen rosters for upcoming seasons.
American League leaders include F Howard Washington with a .355 batting average and 66 hits, plus 21 home runs and 30 runs. Pedro Campaneris of Oakland leads in runs and stolen bases. Frank Howard tops RBIs. In the National League, Rose of Cincinnati posts a .356 average with 74 hits, 38 runs, and 34 RBIs. Jim Maloney and other pitchers lead in wins and strikeouts.
Frank Beard offers driver and club-use tips from a pro angle. He stresses using woods other than the driver to ease air travel, notes Masters course usage of a four wood and a three wood off the tee, and suggests small drivers for some players while warning against overreliance.
Personal Baseball Grand Slam brings a boys eight to thirteen competition in Austin with baserunning throwing and batting skills. Top 18 from ten zones advance to a three day nationals finals with all expenses paid. Sertoma Club sponsors with free entry blanks at local dealers and specified stores. registration runs until June 15.
College athletics face a growing money bind as budgets soar from Notre Dame to Michigan State and Ohio State. Football no longer funds everything, while costs rise for gear, travel, and lavish facilities. Universities rely on grants, boosters, and student ticket priorities as enrollments grow and stadiums expand.
The Echo Lanes Starlite Mixed Doubles league leads with S Nelson 584 and V Nelson 541, Kriehn 529, Laskewitz 506, Martin 498 in the top five. Tuesday Mixed Doubles sees Hunter 529, Brown 520, Anderson 520, Blunt 519, Jensen 509 in the leading five. Women list J Butts 522, Nielsen 508, Wolfe 492, Larkin 484, Brimacomb 479.
News brief from Austin Minnesota Chronicle notes local happenings as of June 6, 1968. Items include community updates, public notices, and short notices regarding area organizations and events.
Warren Vanderbush, 23, of Closter New Jersey, reaches the fourth round in Troon Scotland and says he would feel like Arnold Palmer if he wins. He is one of three Americans still in the British Amateur from an initial 39 in a 236 player field.
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