Independents Capture Industrial Loop Tourney Final 83 69
The Independents crowned a perfect season by defeating Carlton 83 to 69 on Mt. Anthony Union High School court to win the Bennington YMCA Industrial Basketball League tournament. Frank and Joe Bizzarro combined for 55 points, with Frank totaling 34 and Joe 21 as Carlton’s Larry Peterson earned tournament MVP honors with 34 for Carbon.
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Independents
Bennington
Carbon
Larry Peterson
Frank
Joe Bizzarro
Carlton
Peterson
Union- Carbide
YMCA
Dick Dame
Bowmaker
Independents clinch league title with fast break edge
Independents overpower in Bennington league final on a night of poor shooting. Peterson and Lemieux anchor defense, Coyne adds 12, Hurley 16, as Independents win 14 more free throws than their opponents. Trophy presentation by Dick Dame and Loomis Dana caps season praised as the finest in the league's history.
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Independents
Peterson
John Valotti
Pete Lemieux
Carbon
Steve Coyne
Bob Hurley
Dick Dame
Loomis Dana
Bennington Ymca
Bowling Roundup Highlights Scoring Feats And League Standings
Al’s Alley features Steve Hitchey 238 single and 619 triple while Gene Farrar nets an all open bowling 296. Frank’s Restaurant crowned Classic League champions as Madkouri falls by two pins. Taconic Trail Inn leads Hoosick Falls, and several leagues post high averages, triples, and singles with notable 912 1003 series and landmark performances.
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Steve Hitchey
Gene Farrar
Gene
Frank
Hoosick Falls
Taconic Trail Inn
Buckley
All Stars
Wood Flong
Taconic Inn
Bob Marani
Don Record
Joe Bromirski
E. Stevens
Dr. Armstrong
California
Tate
Fire House
Reynolds Tool and Die
Hoosick
Robert Haynes
Walt Ryan
Yastrzemski Sparks Red Sox Early in 1968 Opener
Carl Yastrzemski hit two homers and drove in runs as the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 in the season opener. Dick Ellsworth went the distance in his AL debut. Other AL openers featured Harmon Killebrew and Bobby Allison homering for the Twins and Orioles, with crowd totals listed for several ballparks.
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Boston Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Dick Williams
Detroit
Boston
Yaz
Red Sox
Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Dick Ellsworth
Philadelphia Phillies
Yastrzemski
Rico Petrocelli
Twins
Washington Senators
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Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Oakland Athletics
New York Yankees
California Angels
Petrocelli
Reggie Smith
Joe Lahoud
Tiger Stadium
Ellsworth
Earl Wilson
Harmon Killebrew
Bob Allison
Dean Chance
Camilo Pascual
Hubert H. Humphrey
Washington
D.C
Chance
Sonny Siebert
Cleveland
Duke Sims
Max Alvis
Indians
Joe Horlen
Boog Powell
Dave Johnson
Orioles
Brooks Robinson
Tom Phoebus
John O’donoghue
Moe Drabowsky
Eddie Watt
Cards Prove Oddsmakers Are Not Always Wrong
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 to open the 1968 season, overcoming a hitless start and a sixth inning single by Bob Gibson. Curt Flood and Orlando Cepeda tied it in the eighth, Cal Maxvill drove in the go ahead run in the ninth, and Dave Ricketts finished the win. Other NL openers saw SF, HOU, PHI, CIN win in late rallies. notable debuts included Don Money for Philadelphia. Attendance across parks totaled 148,083.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Gibson
Cardinals
Atlanta Braves
Pat Jarvis
Gibson
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Orlando Cepeda
Cal Maxvill
Jarvis
Dave Ricketts
Ray Washburn
San Francisco
New York
Houston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Mets
Tom Seaver
Jim Ray Hart
Seaver
Danny Frisella
Nate Oliver
Jay Alou
Maury Wills
Bob Aspromonte
Nicklaus Palmer Co Favorites in Masters Opener
Nicklaus and Palmer start as co favorites at Augusta National in the 32nd Masters. The lush course favors power as a 74-player field begins a four day chase for the first major title of 1968. Weiskopf and Jacklin also rated strong, with Casper and Knudson among multi win players on tour.
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Augusta
UPI
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Augusta National Course
Gay Brewer
Dallas
Tex
Tom Weiskopf
Tony Jacklin
England
U.S
Jacksonville
Fla
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Dick Long
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Don Burke
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Figue
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