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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1968
Page
8
Houston hammered Philadelphia 7-2 as Rusty Staub Hal King and Norm Millet fueled the offense with multiple hits and RBIs. Don Wilson allowed three runs in a solid start while Steve Jackson struggled for the Phillies as Houston fans turned out in modest numbers.
The St. Louis Cardinals cap a 10-3 win over Atlanta as Cepeda, McCarver, Flood and Shannon pace a strong offensive burst. Koosman earns first major league win for the Mets with a 4-0 victory over Los Angeles. Williams hits two homers for Chicago in a 10-2 rout of Cincinnati, giving him 200 career round-trippers.
Brazosport lost the district 14-4A title in a dramatic finish as a baton drop in the mile relay cost the Exporters a victory they needed for the crown. Pasadena and Robert E. Lee claimed high placements, with REL finishing fourth in the mile relay and Brazosport taking the JV title after Sterling also dropped a baton. The meet saw multiple records and regional qualifiers including Deer Park’s Roy Skinner and Sam Rayburn’s David Varga.
Billy Casper, once noted as a quiet figure, surged to a four under par 68 to lead the Masters after round one. He topped a international group including Jack Nicklaus and Roberto de Vicenzo, with bold birdies and a 55 foot putt.
Harmon Killebrew hit his second homer in as many days to snap a tie and lift the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Senators after a rough start by pitcher Merritt. Early Wynn advised a pivot fix, then Merritt allowed only two more hits as the Twins offense surged. Other AL results included Detroit 4-3 over Boston and California 7-5 over Cleveland. NL scores featured Pittsburgh over San Francisco in a long game, Chicago over Cincinnati 10-3, Houston over Philadelphia 7-3, St. Louis over Atlanta 10-3, and New York shutout Los Angeles.
National League standings show Houston and St Louis sharing top with 20 wins each while Chicago Philadelphia and New York hover around .500. Results featured 10-3 at Cincinnati and 10-3 at St Louis with Pittsburgh and San Francisco games noted. American League lists Minnesota and New York at 2-0 and Chicago at .500 with several matchups including Detroit and Oakland scheduled across cities.
Marge Carpenter captured championship flight low net honors with a nine hole total of 34 in Goose Creek Women’s Golf Association weekly play. Rose Johnson won first flight with net 36 and Doris Besperka topped second flight with net 35. Jody Brooks won the nine hole flight with net 3.
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