Lonborg Faces McLain Tonight in Red Sox-Tigers Clash
Boston hosts Detroit in a three game set at Fenway as Lonborg opens opposite Tigers ace Denny McLain. McLain seeks 30 wins while Lonborg battles knee and arm issues amid Boston rotation tweaks.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1968
Page
6
Boston hosts Detroit in a three game set at Fenway as Lonborg opens opposite Tigers ace Denny McLain. McLain seeks 30 wins while Lonborg battles knee and arm issues amid Boston rotation tweaks.
The United States opens inter zone play against Spain with Arthur Ashe and Tom Graebner slated for singles. Santana faces Graebner and Gilbert meets Ashe as teams chase a shot at Australia in Adelaide December.
Boston Patriots president Bill Sullivan values the franchise at about 12 million dollars but confirms plans to remain in Boston. He spoke after a board meeting at Andover training camp and noted interest from groups in Birmingham Memphis Seattle Tampa and Greenville.
Major league baseball standings show St Louis leading the NL with 78 wins while Chicago trails. Thursday results include St Louis 8 Chicago 0 and Houston 3 Philadelphia 2. In hockey, Bruins star Bobby Orr may skate at the London training camp. Providence Reds GM Buster Clegg resigns amid salary dispute.
Steve McNabb aged twelve led Owen-Davis to a 4 3 victory over Marcottes in a nine inning Little League thriller at Saco. Danny Laskey and Bob Gaudette starred, with late two run hits giving Owen-Davis the lead before Clegg's final bid fell short. Owen-Davis advances to meet West Point Pepperell in the Jimmy Fund double elimination series.
Teams from Chindangoga Nic ajar Wakayama Japan and an Air Force team from Danis have won regional playoffs. The series will be played in a new $300000 stadium seating 4500 with hillside seating around the natural ravine, dedicated before the August 24 final.
Irish Beau Jaynes 132 from Lowell Massachusetts outpointed Jesus Alicia 140 of Holyoke Massachusetts over 10 rounds to claim the New England lightweight title in Portland. Rene Macias 130 from Guadalajara outpointed Jose Moreno 127 of Monterrey over 10 rounds in Los Angeles.
Fire Bird captured the featured $600 mile at Hinsdale Raceway on Friday night with a 2:08 5-5 clocking earning $10. In nearby Vermont High Nail took the $1,300 Angel Cordero Jr. Purse at Green Mountain Park finishing five furlongs in 58-5-5, just three-fifths of a second off the track record and paid $5.20.
Riots beat Bull Dogs 62 to 53 in a Cliff Park Hoop League game. Notable scorers include Anton with 11 points and Tanguay with 7, while Ouellette led Bull Dogs with 12 and Haines added 5. Officials: Descoteaux. Period scores showed Riots pulling ahead through three periods.
Mike Shannon of the Cardinals drove in five runs with a single and his first career grand slam as St. Louis defeated Chicago 8-0. Steve Blass of the Pirates blanked the Giants on four hits with six strikeouts. In Tokyo Rokuor Ishiyama outpointed Arthur Persley in a boxing bout.
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