Major League Standings and Today's Schedule Card
Standings show Philadelphia eight, Houston blank, Atlanta five, Cincinnati two. Pittsburgh ten, San Francisco and St Louis nine, Chicago two. Today's games list San Francisco at Philadelphia and Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, with no other matches scheduled.
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Philadelphia
Houston
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
St. Louis
Chicago
Los Angeles
City Softball Schedule at Roseland Park
The city softball league posts a multiweek schedule at Roseland Park from April through May. Games list dates, times, and matchups including St Johns Methodist, Cros by Baptist, Baytown Aces, Central Baptist, Memorial Baptist, Guadalupe Cardinals, Gull Oil, Highlands Shell, F-Troop, Sun Strokes, Ashland Chemical, Crosby Baptist, Baptist Temple, and Dino Supremes across open slow, open fast, and church slow formats with weekday and weekend slots.
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St. John's Methodist
Crosby Baptist
Church Stow
Sut
Baytown Aces
Central Baptist
Memorial Baptist
Baytown Hawks
Guadalupe Cardinals
Gull Oil
Highlands Shell
Memoriat Baptist
Ashland Chemical
F-Troop
Pam
St. John’s Methodist
Baptist Temple
Guif Oi
Dino Supremes
Sun Strokes
F-Trop
Highlands Shell Vpremes
P.m. Baptist Temple
Gulf Git
S. John's Methodist
Highlands Sheil
Gulf Oi
P.m. Memorial Baptist
Dino Su
Shaving Strokes in Wet Spring Golf
An interview features pro advice on playing soggy spring courses. He notes wet turf alters club choice and swing, sharing a Pebble Beach example and stressing safer play as conditions vary with the season.
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Pebble Beach
REL and Sterling Square Off in Baytown Baseball Clash
Tuesday’s district showdown pits REL against Sterling at Memorial Stadium with 7 p.m. start. REL seeks another win after topping Sterling 2-1 earlier, while Sterling aims to climb from last in District W-4A as both teams battle for zone placement.
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Memorial Stadium
Robert E. Lee
Sterling Rangers
AEL
Rangers
Sterling
Noth
Pasadena
South Houston
Sam Rayburn
Rel
Rayburn
Texans
Ster
Pirates rely on potent power as McBean dominates
Pirates ace Al McBean improved to 3-0 aided by strong run support, including a four-run fourth inning, as Pittsburgh routed San Francisco 104. Teammate Bob Veale posted a 1-0 shutout loss. In other NL action Philadelphia beat Houston 8-0. Atlanta toppled Cincinnati 5-2. St. Louis defeated Chicago 9-2. Los Angeles swept New York 7-6 and 3-2. In AL, Minnesota beat New York 5-2. Baltimore crushed California 11-4. Washington 2-0 over Oakland. Cleveland 7-0 over Boston. Detroit swept Chicago in a doubleheader 4-1 and 4-2. McBean’s ERA sits at 2.67, slighty higher than Veale’s. Clemente and Stargell homered in Pittsburgh’s big fourth. Hank and Tommie Aaron fueled Atlanta’s win over Cincinnati, while Nelson Briles earned his 13th straight victory for St Louis against Chicago.
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Associated Press
National League
St. Louis
San Fran
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Ua Houston
Phila
New York
Chicago
Hal Bock
Pirate Power
al McBean
Pirates
Bob Veale
McBean
San Francisco
Veale
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Giants
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Houston
Minnesota
Baltimore
California
Washington
Oakland
Cleveland
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Roberto Clemente
Willie Stargell
Dick Kelley
Reds
Claude Raymond
Nelson Briles
Cubs
Ken Holtzman
January Beats Boros in Tournament of Champs
In Las Vegas Don January won the $150,000 Tournament of Champions with a final round 66 for 277, two strokes ahead of Julius Boros who closed with 66. Randy Glover finished third at 279, while Bob Goalby and Gardner Dickinson tied for fourth at 282. Boros narrowly missed eagle on 18 as a 45-foot chip rolled by.
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Texas
Dallas
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Moose
January
Boros
Randy Glover
Florence
N.C
Bob Goalby
Gardner Dickinson
Steck Earns State Bid By Dominant Dash Show
Kilgore Barbers Hill sprinter Bobby Steck won the regional 100 and 220, clocking 9.7 and 21.9 to qualify for state. Billy Porter tied for second in both events. Barbers Hill’s 440 relay ran 43.8 for third. Mont Belvieu runners Terry Grimes and Lee Gill also qualified in the slide mile.
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Barbers Hills
Bobby Steck
Steck
Dawson
Billy Porter
Bobby
Porter
Ron Frazier
Charlton Pollard
Worthing
Ken Curl
Curl
Carter Rollins
Milby
Donny Rogers
Bay City
David Roberts
Conroe
Top Money Winners Added To List Champions Golf Field
Houston article notes ten players from the 1968 money list and four from 1967 earnings qualified for the Houston Champions International. Leaders include Jack Montgomery and Bruce Devlin, with others such as Bob Murphy DeWitt Weaver and Frank Boynton among invitees. Foreign stars Namen and tentative entries from Peru and Taiwan round out a field near 100 players led by Hogan, Palmer, Nicklaus, and others.
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Houston
Elmer Elbin
Houston Golf Association
Jack Montgomery
Texas Christian University
Bruce Devlin
Bob Murphy
U. S
DeWitt ‘Weaver
Texas Tech
Frank Boynton
Bobby Lunn
Bob Smith
Sam Carmichael
John Schlee
John Lotz
Montgomery
Dale Douglass
Jacky Cupit
Rives McBee
Jerry Steelsmith
Douglass
Cupit
McBeeth
Steelsmith
Lionel Hebert
Ben Hogan
Elbin
Rocky Thompson
University of Houston
Chen Ching Po
China
Hideyo Sugimoto
Japan
Jose Gonzalez
Mexico
Wilf Homennik
Canada
Raul Traveso
Peru
Laing-huan Lay
Thompson
Ha! Underwoot
United States
Champions International
Fike Golf
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
Billy Casper
Roberto de Vicenz
Doug Sanders
Tony Jacklin
Dan Sikes
Memorial Wins Region Title and Rel Places 3rd In Mile Relay
Memorial wins its third straight regional team title with 73 points, edging Wheatley by a nose in the mile relay final as Rusty Brents topped Willie Blackman. REL places third in the mile relay. Sid Thomas anchors for AEL, clocking 47.6. Mike Martinez finishes fifth in the mile. Pat Norville motivates Baytown hurdlers.
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Rel
Houston
Robert E. Lee Ganders
Sid Thomas
AEL
Wheatley
Rusty Brents
Willie Blackman
Brents
Blackman
Thomas
Gino Salinas
Leslie Jenkins
Fat Orchin
Urchin
Booker T. Washington
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Cavaretta
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Jimmy Creel
Fullick
Mike Anderson
LaVergne
Bruce Nelson
Mike Molaison
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Hawks
Downing
Jimmy Welch
Louis Webmeyer
Mark Ocker
John Arceneaux
Melvin Green
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Baytown Sun Sports
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