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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
10
The Wreckers defeated Union-Carbide 12 3 in the Bennington YMCA Summer Softball League finals to claim the tournament championship in a double elimination format. The final followed a prior meeting between the same teams earlier in the week.
Yankee lefty Al Downing blanks Minnesota until a ninth inning homer by Bob Allison breaks the bid, in a 2-1 New York win. Detroit nips Chicago 3-2 in 10 innings, Cleveland routs Boston 8-2, and Baltimore edges California 4-3 in 15 innings as other AL results roll in.
Ralph Bevis, a 46 year old Bennington gun shop operator and prominent Vermont trap shooter, tied for the North American Clay Target Championship after breaking 200 consecutive targets. He shot with a back brace due to a slipped disc and could not shoot off for the national title. Bevis claimed four state titles this year and has 47 total, the most by any shooter in the country.
Horacio Pina, 21, won his first major league game for Cleveland, eight to two, outpitching Jim Lonborg who lasted four and two thirds. Cleveland built a six run fifth inning after Lonborg unraveled, with Duke Sims and Chico Salmon contributing two run hits. Reggie Smith drove in Boston’s lone early score, and Boston later added an unearned run in the eighth before Pina left with two outs in the ninth.
Houston Oilers show potential as Pete Beathard strengthens the quarterback position and a strong receiving corps develops. Wally Lemm praises camp progress and veterans Charley Frazier Lionel Taylor plus rookies Mac Haik and Jim Beirne bolster the offense while a stout defense led by Miller Farr George Webster and Elvin Bethea anchors the team as they chase a better scoring season.
Art Powell, 31, the AFL touchdown record holder and second in receptions, signs with the Minnesota Vikings. He previously played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Hamilton and the New York Titans, plus AFL teams Oakland and Buffalo before this summer.
Baseball standings show National League leaders with St Louis at 64-46 and San Francisco 66-59. A slate of games includes St Louis vs Philadelphia, Chicago vs Atlanta, Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati, San Francisco at Los Angeles, and New York at Cincinnati with night starts. American League results list Detroit 3 Chicago 2 and Cleveland 8 Boston 2 among scores.
Giants crush Mets 13-3 at Shea after a bomb scare hoax in the sixth inning as Willie Mays Jim Hart and Jack Hiatt homer. Juan Marichal earns his 23rd win. In NL action Pittsburgh routs Cincinnati 19-1 behind 23 hits, while St Louis tops Philadelphia 8-3 and Chicago sweeps Atlanta.
Wind at Longwood Cricket Club unsettled both men and women in the U.S. national tennis championship. Mary Ann Eisel and other domestic stars fell to international rivals as Mary Bueno of Brazil and Virginia Wade advanced toward the semifinals. Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner led the remaining U.S. players in a field narrowed by upsets.
Elmer Valo born in Ribnik Czechoslovakia recalls childhood home as Russians invade Czechoslovakia. The Phillies scout, 47, reflects on family, identity, and solidarity with Czech people while overseeing a Johnstown Amateur tournament. He notes his aim to help young players reach the majors and stays focused on scouting despite world events.
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