Slugging Warm Day Sparks 53 Hits in Cincinnati Doubleheader
In Cincinnati on a near 100 degree day, 53 hits were scattered as the Reds and Cardinals split a doubleheader. St Louis won 10-8 in the opener after a late burst, and Cincinnati edged the Cardinals 7-6 in 12 innings in the nightcap.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Crosley Field
Cards
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
New York Mets
Pittsburgh
Houston
Steve Carlton
St. Louis
Leo Cardenas
Tony Perez
Austin Packers Advance to State Tourney After Upset Victor
Austin High, once 5-6, surged to the State baseball tourney after a 3-2 Dist. 2 final upset of Albert Lea. Coach Dick Seltz and Howie Strey praised late wins in District 2 and Region One, with Dan Bjerke facing Jeff Ward as the key pitching matchup against Highland Park in the opening round.
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Austin High
Howie Strey
John Kolb
Herald
Dick Seltz
Austin
Packers
Rochester
John Marshall
AHS
Seltz
Strey
St. Paul’s
Midway Stadium
Albert Lea
Dan Bjerke
Highland
Jeff Ward
Bjerke
Ward
Hibbing
Bemidji
Edina
Moorhead
Fairmont
Glenco
Not Much Celebrating on Ermer's Anniversary
Washington Senators beat Minnesota 7 to 4 in a three game series finale to mark Cal Ermer’s one year as Minnesota manager. The Senators exploded for six runs with two out in the fourth inning as Paul Casanova, Bernie Allen and Mike Epstein starred. Harm on Killebrew hit his 12th homer off Joe Coleman, while Jack Hernandez switch hit and Tom Hall debuted for the Twins. The Twins head to Detroit for a series with the Tigers.
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Cal Maxvill
Julian Javier
Curt Flood
Orlando Cepeda
Javier
Mike Shannon
Tim McCarver
Gerry Arrigo
Bob Lee
Roger Maris
Maxvill
Johnny Edwards
Lou Brock
Bill Kelso
Dodgers
Phillies
Paul Popovich
Woody Fryman
Fryman
Jeff Torborg
Len Gabrielson
Jim Brewer
Adolfo Phillips
Chicago
Braves
Cubs
Ron Santo
Atlanta
Joe Torre
Ken Johnson
Claude Raymond
Giants
Mets
Willie McCovey
Willie Mays
New York
Jerry Koosman
Cal Koonce
Mays
Mike McCormick
Don Cardwell
Pittsburgh
Bob Moose
Houston
Pirates
Astros
Washington
Washington Senators
Cal Ermer
Ermer
Twins
Sam Mele
Elmer
Senators
Minnesota
Boston
Paul Casanova
Mike Epstein
Jim Merritt
Epstein
Casanova
Bernie Allen
Harmon Killebrew
Joe Coleman
Ted
Uhlaender
Jack Hernandez
Tom Hall
Mourning of Kennedy Disrupts Major League Baseball Games
The death of Senator Robert F. Kennedy disrupted MLB with postponed and rescheduled games. Five games were called off on Saturday and three on Sunday, some moved to night starts after the funeral. Players faced fines or trades as disputes arose, including Milt Pappas resigning as Cincinnati player spokesman and talks of possible firings in Houston and Pittsburgh.
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Major League Baseball
Robert F. Kennedy
William Eckert
Kennedy
Milt Pappas
Cincinnati
Pappas
Rusty Staub
Bob Aspromonte
Houston
Maury Wills
Pittsburgh
Sen. Kennedy
New York Mets
San Francisco
ASJC Golfers Place 21st in National JC Tourney
The Austin State Junior College golf team finished 21st at the National JC tourney held at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell New Mexico. Austin posted a 72 hole total of 1,271 strokes led by Don Houff with 311 and Jim Carothers at 319 as St. Petersburg JC of Florida won the team title and Bruce Fleisher of Miami Dade JC claimed medalist honors.
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Roswell
N. M
Austin State Junior College
New Mexico Military Institute
Austin
Blue Devils
St. Petersburg JC
Florida
Bruce Fleisher
Miami Dade JC
Fleisher
Don Houff
Jim Carothers
Dan Leimbeck
Bob Larson
Leif Erickson
Drysdale ends 58 scoreless innings in Dodgers win
Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale’s 58 and two thirds inning scoreless streak ends against the Phillies as Philadelphia’s Howie Bedell drives in a run in the fifth, while Los Angeles rides to a 5-3 victory. The skid began as Drysdale shattered Walter Johnson’s 1913 mark, then extended to six straight shutouts.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Skein
Philadelphia
Howie Bedell
Finis
Dodgers
Phillies
Drysdale
Walter
Big Train” Johnson
Washington Senators
Legionaires Open With 6 2 Win Over Richfield
Austin's varsity American Legion baseball team opened the 1968 season with a 6-2 win over Richfield VFW at Marcusen Park. Sanvick and Peterson had two hits each, Sanders drilled a second inning triple, and Lindgren plus Bjerke combined for a strong pitching effort. The win came as Austin erupted for four runs in the fifth. the squad used all 13 players in uniform. They travel to Mankato for a 1 p.m. Sunday doubleheader in the Southern Minnesota League opener.
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American Legion
Richfield Vfw
Marcusen Park
Brad Sanvick
Scott Peterson
Kip Sanders
Nick Lindgren
Sanders
Richfield
Tim Ball
Sanvick
Lindgren
Bjerke
Rbi
Ss Ee Peterson
Ball
Austin Legion
Moldenhauer - LP
Eens
Oey
Stan Standinger
Dave Goodnature
Mayo's Daugherty Titlist in Tennis
The Minnesota High School Tennis Tournament crowned repeat champions as Bob Daugherty of Rochester Mayo won singles defeating Tom Brennan of Minneapolis West 6 3 6 1. Edina duos Matthews Mitchell and the Edina team defended titles in doubles.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Bob Daugherty
Rochester Mayo
Dave Mathews
Jim Mitchell
Edina
Daugherty
Tom Brennan
Minneapolis West
Milwaukee race tragedy figures in three car pileup
Ray Darnell of Deerfield Alabama escaped a fiery three car pileup at a Milwaukee big car race held yesterday at 3 30 P M. Norm Brown of Detroit suffered severe burns while Ronnie Duman of Dearborn Michigan was fatally injured.
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Ray Darnell
Deerfield
Milwaukee
Norm Brown
Detroit
Ronnie Duman
Dearborn
Mich
Flying Wheels Shines at Chateau Speed Night Rained Out
Foulweather stalled two of five races at Chateau Speedway Lansing drawing 1,300 fans. Harvey Patterson won an 8 lap Modified heat while Ron Thomas and Hollis Grorud claimed feature victories. two Modified Semis and two Features slide to next Saturday.
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Flying Wheels
Chateau
John Kolb
Herald
Foulweather
Chateau Speedway
Lansing
Harvey Patterson
Northwood
Jim Bloom
Rose Creek
Ron Jensen
Owatonna
Ron Thomas
Austin
Gerhart
Ron Huffman
Les Huffman
Hollis Grorud
Lea
Gary Wanous
Joe Fidler
Dic Veldman
Fidler
Don Lowe
Iowa
Patterson
Albert Lea
Rex Garr
Garr
Joe Wurst
Blooming Prairie
Blooming
Dave Noble
Gerhart Wollenburg
Noble
Wollenburg
Grorud
Harry Hanson
Hodge Stars In NCAA Track At California Finals
Dave Hodge, former Austin High distance runner now at Macalester College, finished second in the NCAA 800 meters with 1 50.8 seconds. He earned a trophy and plaque and earlier ran at the Drake Relays in Des Moines.
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Hawvard
Calif
Austin High
Dave Hodge
Macalester College
St. Paul
Hodge
Minnesota
Macalester
Des Moines
Astros Sign Draftee Mansfield for Large Bonus
Memphis AP reports Larry Mansfield a 6 3 240 pound first baseman selected by Houston in the recent draft agreed to terms Sunday night. The bonus reportedly exceeds 25000 dollars, among the largest for a Class A draft choice.
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Memphis, Tenn
Larry Mansfield
Houston
Astros
Mitter Wins Second Stage of European Auto Mountain Climb
Gerhard Mitter of West Germany overcame rain and fog Sunday to seize victory in the second stage of this year's European Auto Mountain Climb Championship.
Le Mans 24 Hour Race Rescheduled to September Dates
Paris reports the French Automobile Federation moved the Le Mans 24 hour race to September 28 and 29 pending approval by the International Automobile Federation.
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Paris
French Automobile Federation
International Automobile Federation
Stock car driver Allison quits Ford factory team
Bobby Allison left the Ford factory racing team on Friday and announced he will drive a Chevrolet Chevelle with a silent sponsor for the upcoming season.
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Hueytown
Ala
Bobby Allison
Ford
Mulligan Sets National Dragster Speed Record at Bristol
John Mulligan of Van Nuys California ran a supercharged Chrysler Double A fuel dragster to 226.60 miles per hour in Bristol setting a national record for the category on Friday.
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Bristol, Tenn
John Mulligan
van Nuys
Calif
Standings and results from the major leagues
National League standings show St Louis leading with 33 wins and Los Angeles at 32. Results from Saturday include St Louis 7 Cincinnati 2 and Houston 3 Pittsburgh 2. American League list Detroit 35-20 and Cleveland 32-24 with multiple game outcomes and upcoming matchups.
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Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Fran
Cincinnati
Phila
Phia
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Houston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Minnesota
Boston
Oakland
Wash
California
Washington
Twinight
Major League Leaders Summary From Baseball Almanac Style Chart
The Top performers include F How ard of Washington leading batting with .342 and 69 hits, Jim Yastrzemski of Boston at .339 and 64 hits, and F Howard driving 47 RBIs and 22 home runs. Others include McAuliffe 31 runs for Detroit and Rose leading with 41 runs for Cincinnati.
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Wash
Yastrzemski
Bost
McAuliffe
Det
White
N.Y
Powell
Bast
R. Smith
B. Robinson
Balt
Fregosi
Calif
W. Horton
Campaneris
Oak
Cardenal
Cleve
John
Chic
McLain
McDowell
Rose
Cin
M. Alou
Pitt
Perez
Johnson
Santo
Bench
Flood
St.l
Brock
B. Williams
Clemente
Fordtown Legion Opens Season With 9 7 Win
The Austin Fordtown Legion defeated Mason City 9-7 to start the season. Trailing 4-0 after five, Austin tied it with four in the sixth, then fell behind 7-4 in the seventh before a five-run rally anchored by Duane Johnson's 3-run triple and three squeeze bunts. Mike Miller earned the win as Austin hosts Albert Lea at 6:15 p.m.
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Mason City
Austin Fordtown Legion
Legion
Austin
Fordtowners
Duane Johnson
Mike Miller
Albert Lea
Big Nine Conference Standings From Region One Games
The listing shows final records for teams in the Big Nine Conference and Region One. Mason City Albert Lea Owatonna Red Wing Winona Bloomington Kennedy Mankato Richfield Rochester JM Mayo Grand Meadow Faribault color the standings with wins and losses across the season.
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Mason City
Albert Lea
Owatonna
Red Wing
Faribault
Winona
Bloomington Kennedy
Mankato
Richfield
Rochester JM
Rochester Mayo
Grand Meadow
Dist
No Points for AHS Trinclads in State Meet
Austin failed to score in the state meet at Macalester College. Gary Jacobson placed sixth in high jump at 5 feet 11 inches. Dave Suedel won both 100 and 220 yard dashes to lead Moorhead to 21 points and a repeat championship. Al Nordsving of Wittona won the pole vault 13 feet 2 1 2 inches.
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Moorhead
Dave Suedel
Suedel
Mankato
Duluth
Big Nine
Wittona
al Nordsving
Casper Aims for Third U S Open Title
Billy Casper pursues a third U S Open after winning the Speedway Open by one stroke. He credits a short layoff and strong play, finishing 72 holes at eight under par 280 with a final round 70. Rookie Mike Hill challenged him in the final round.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Billy Casper
Rochester
Casper
Memphis
PGA
Mike Hill
Improve Your Golf Game With These Techniques
The piece explains long iron play by treating them like fairway woods, with ball position forward and a controlled square swing. It cites Jay Herbert as a model, notes not to take divots with irons, and discusses how lie conditions and club choice affect distance by about 12 to 15 yards.
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Fairway Woods
Jay Hebert
Jay
Nix
Chicago racer wins top fuel at Bristol spring nationals
Chris Karamasines of Chicago won the top fuel eliminator in the fourth annual spring nationals at Bristol drawing about 48,000 fans and collecting roughly $7,000 in prize money.
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Bristol, Tenn
Chris Karamasines
Chicago
Howmet TX Wins Heart of Dixie Sports Car Race
In Huntsville Alabama on Sunday the turbine powered Howmet TX defeated a field of big American sedans and strong foreign entries to claim the Heart of Dixie sport car race.
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Huntsville
Ala
NHL opens meeting as Canucks apply for franchise
The National Hockey League began its annual meeting with owners present and the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League expected to apply for an NHL franchise.
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Montreal
National Hockey League
Vancouver Canucks
NHL
Vikings Sign Four for 1968 Front Line Defense
Minnesota Vikings general manager Jim Finks announced that defensive front four Carl Eller Jim Marshall Alan Page and Paul Dickson signed for the 1968 season. The pact secures a key starting unit as the team works to re sign remaining veterans.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnesota Vikings
Jim Finks
Carl Eller
Jim Marshall
Alan Page
Paul Dickson
McLaren Wins Belgian Grand Prix After Stewart Run Dry
Bruce McLaren of New Zealand overtook Jackie Stewart near the end when Stewart ran out of gas, claiming victory in the Belgian Grand Prix by 12 seconds over Pedro Rodriguez of Mexico.
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