Ray Culp Tops AL, Red Sox Beat Senators 1-0
Ray Culp allowed only a lone hit and struck out 11 as the Red Sox edged Washington 1-0. Mike Andrews and Carl Yastrzemski sparked the offense in the first inning, with Yaz making a key late catch to preserve the shutout. The win keeps Boston in a third place tie with Cleveland, as they head into a three‑game series with New York at Fenway.
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Washington
Denny McLain
Ray Culp
Boston Red Sox
Culp
Chicagos
Cubs
Mike Andrews
Carl Yastrzemski
Andrews
Jim French
Yastrzemski
Yaz
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Brant Alvea
New York Yankees
Dalton Jones
Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
New York
Fenway Park
San Diego State Leads AP Small Colleges Poll
The Aztecs top the first 1968 AP weekly poll with 256 points and 12 first place votes after beating Texas-Arlington 23-18 and Northern Illinois 40-21. Eastern Kentucky runs second with 144 points and one first place vote. North Dakota State is third with 198 points.
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San Diego State Aztecs
Associated Press Weekly
Aztecs
Texas-Arlington
Northern Illinois
San Diego State
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Hillsdale
North Dakota State
State
Omaha
University of Nebraska
South Dakota State
Lenoir Rhyne
Wofford
Akron
Northern Michigan
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Fairmont
W.va
Texas A&i
Tennessee A&i State
Weber State
New Mexico Highlands
Western Kentucky
Louisiana Tech
Wittenberg
West Chester
Eastern Michigan
Eastern Washington
Carson-Newman
Eastern Kentucky
Lenoi Rhyne
W. Va
Fights Last Night in Nagoya and Las Vegas
A boxing event in Nagoya saw Tetsuo Furuyama stop Persely in a bout tied to Red Cross efforts. In Las Vegas Eddie Jones from Los Angeles out pointed Chuck Leslie in a separate match.
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Associated Press
Nagoya
Japan
Tetsuo Furuoyama
Oe Persely
Red Cross
Las Vegas
Nev
Eddie Jones
Los Angeles
Chuck Leslie
Queen Martha wins Rockingham Park feature pace
Salem New Hampshire. Queenly Martha won the featured $2,500 mile pace at Rockingham Park Wednesday night earning $17.20 in prize money.
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Salem, N.H
Martha
Rockingham Park
Major League Leaders in batting and pitching scenes
A compressed summary of top league leaders across both the American and National Leagues. Highlights include Yas Tra (Boston) batting .302 with 425 at bats, Bobby Rose and Manny Alou posting high averages, Frank Howard leading in home runs for Washington, and notable pitching leaders such as McLain and Gibson.
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Yastrzemski
Bost
Cater
Oak
McAuliffe
Det
K. Harrelson
F. Howard
Wash
Campaneris
Aparicio
Chic
Tovas
Minn
B. Robinson
Balt
R. Smith
Fregosi
Calif
McCraw
F. Howard Wash
W. Horton
Cardena
Cleve
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Culp
McDowell
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M. Alou
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Perez
McCovey
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B. Williams
F. Alou
Atl
Brock
St.l
Bench
Clemente
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Wills
Marichal
Gibson
Jenkins
World Series hinges on Gibson and McLain clashs
In 1968 the outcome may rest on ace pitchers Bob Gibson of St. Louis and Denny McLain of Detroit. They are poised to face each other in Games 1 and likely again in Game 4 with a potential Game 7. Series matchups include Lolich against Briles and Wilson against Washburn, with detailed ERA and finish totals guiding expectations.
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NEW York
Bob Gibson
St. Louis
Denny McLain
Detroit
St Louis
Cards
Tigers
MacLain
Gibson
Mickey Lolich
Nelson Briles
Earl Wilson
Ray Washburn
McLain
Denny
Husky
Lolich
Wilson
Briles
Washburn
Rose And Alou Tie For NL Batting Lead In Final Weekend
The National League race remains tight as Rose of Cincinnati and Matty Alou of Pittsburgh sit at .332 with the season’s last weekend ahead. Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 3-0 as Rose and Alou went 0 for 4 against each other. Other NL games featured Santo’s ninth inning grand slam for Chicago in a 4-1 win over Los Angeles, New York 3-0 over Atlanta, Houston’s 3-2 win over San Francisco, and St. Louis beating Philadelphia 5-4. In the AL, Cleveland shut out New York 3-0, Boston beat Washington 1-0, Detroit edged Baltimore 4-3, Oakland over Chicago 5-4, and Minnesota defeated California 5-2. Leads and runs came from Mack Jones and Lee May for Cincinnati, Briles’ 19th win, Seaver’s three-hitter for his 16th victory, and Aspromonte’s seventh-inning single snapping a tie as Houston edged San Francisco.
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New York
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Washington
Detroit
Baltimore
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Minnesota
California
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Alou
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Mack Jones
Lee May
Jim Maloney
Pirates
Nelson Briles
Cardinals
St. Louis
Briles
Tom Seaver
Braves
Bob Aspromonte
Houston
San Francisco
Juan Marichal
This Week's Grid Picks Scoreboard
Season record 38 24 .613 shows for Bangor over St Louis Brewer over Edward Little Biddeford over Stephens Lewiston over Brunswick South Portland over Cony Thornton over Deering Portland over Waterville Sanford over Westbrook Belfast over Old Town Gardiner over Morse Skowhegan over Lawrence Oxford Hills over Kennebunk Rockland over Madison John Bapst over Winslow Marshwood over Old Orchard Beach Fryeburg over Tamp Lisbon over Telstar Williams over Livermore Falls Winthrop over Mexico Hall-Dale over Mt Blue Crone over Stearns Bucksport over Higgins Hampden over Mt Desert Dexter over Greenville Mattanawcook over Foxcroft SAD 60 over Boothbay Region Monmouth over Bridgton Leavitt over St Ignatius over Wells York over Erskine
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Bangor
St. Louis
Brewer
Edward Little
Biddeford
Stephens
Lewiston
Brunswick South Portland
Cony Thornton
Deering
Portland
Waterville
Sanford
Westbrook
Belfast
Old Town
Gardiner
Morse Skowhegan
Lawrence
Oxford Hills
Kennebunk
Rockland
Madison
John Bapst
Winslow Marshwood
Old Orchard Beach
Fryeburg
Tamp Lisbon
Telstar Williams
Livermore Falls
Winthrop
Mexico Hall-Dale
Mt. Blue Crone
Stearns
Bucksport
Higgins Hampden
Mt. Desert
Dexter
Greenville
Mattanawcook
Foxcroft
Boothbay Region
Monmouth
Bridgton
Leavitt
St. Ignatius
Wells York
Erskine
Trotters and Pacers Race Day Lineup and Purse Totals
A busy program features nine races at Monmouth and nearby tracks with purses ranging from 400 to 550 dollars. Notable entries include Ambar Belle, Ency's Dream, Royal Deluxe, Borderview Joan, and Our Last Yankee among trot and pace events across multiple heats.
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R. Truitt
Kitty Adios
C. Connor
Scooter Lass
T. Harris
S.S. Smith
R. May Jaffe
G. Reed Moe
J. Gerry O’kanee
F. Parker
D. May Meadow Valerie
R. Gartley Kay C
Emily's Angel
J. Gerry White
Anne
F. Parker Faber
W. Knox
Farmer
Bonnie
R. Caverly
Mable Scott
Real Gusto
D. Barriault
E. Richards
Staley Hanover
D. Carlisle Jr
Gene
A. Nason
Clayhaven Prancer
R. McCaleb
Joe Don
T. Taylor
E. Brown
K. Gagne
San Dee Flash
C. Smith
Roger Barnes
Chirspeed
L. Pickett Jr
Cedar Crest Fleet
A.E. Gallant
H. Bushway
Ency’s Dream
J. Valante
A. Dall
Marshall Mills
H. Richards
G. Hoare
L. Perkins
Nelo Star
B. Nelson
Celtics Return Home For Practice After Preseason Losses
The Boston Celtics returned to the practice court after dropping two exhibition games while preparing to defend the NBA title. Bill Russell was set to trim the squad, following a 102-89 loss to Atlanta in a Tuesday opener and a 99-92 defeat the next night highlighted by Lou Hudson's 28 points and Bailey Howell's 18 before fouling out.
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Boston Celtics
Bill Russell
Atlanta Hawks
Celtics
Atlanta
Lou Hudson
Hawks
St. Louis
Bailey Howell
Biddeford Harriers Schedule Added Trips
Biddeford High cross country runners add two meets to their schedule. The Tigers will race at Sanford on Sept. 30 and at the Sanford hill and dales on Oct. 22. The Oct. 4 meet with Deer ing at South Portland has been moved to Oct. 2 due to a Teachers Convention.
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Tigers
Sanford
Sanford Hill and Dalers
Deering
South Portland
Friday Night Maine Area Football Shifts for Big and Small Schools
Friday night centers on St Louis at home against Bangor and Biddeford hosting Stephens of Rumford both at 7 30. Biddeford officials failed to move the game to Saturday while Thornton Academy travels to Portland to meet Deering High. Kennebunk visits Oxford Hills and St Ignatius of Sanford invades Wells as Old Orchard Beach hosts Marshwood.
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Saco
St. Louis
Bangor
Stephens
Runmford
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Thornton Academy
Portland
Deering High
Kennebunk
Oxford Hills
St. Ignatius of Sanford
Eagles
Bob Cote
Edward Little
Thornton
Rams
Waterville
Lewiston
Brewer
Rumford
Panthers
Tigers
Sanford
Maroon
Deering
Dave Lane
Company
Cony
Paris
Marshwood
Fryeburg Academy
Wells
Seacoast
Skowhegan
Morse
St. Ignatius
York
Mediators Try Final Sober Plea In Golf Feud
In New York the International Golf Sponsors Association presses a last ditch bid to settle the feud among the tour golfers and the Professional Golfers Association. A court restraining order blocks player moves while sponsors and the PGA consider a three group committee with broad authority to govern the tour. The players oppose sponsor control and have formed the American Professionals to threaten a separate tour.
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New York
International Golf Sponsors Association
Tour
Professional Golfers Association
PGA
Sam Gates
Cassius Clay Exhibition Bout Set For Nov 11 in Columbus
Former heavyweight champion Cassius Clay seeks a 15 round exhibition in Columbus Ohio on November 11. Promoters William Holloway and Bill Cummings Jr announce the event at Fairgrounds Coliseum after two 10 round bouts in New York City tonight to choose Clay's opponent.
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Ohio
Cassius Clay
William Holloway
Bill Cummings Jr
Fairgrounds Coliseum
Clay
New York
Madison Square Garden
Manuel Ramos
George Chuvalo
Toronto
James Woody
Buster Mathis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Muhammad Ali
U. S. Supreme Court
Major League Stars Dominate as Tiant, Mantle Shine
Tiant pitched a one hitter for the Indians in a 3-0 win over the Yankees. Mantle had a first inning single. Gates Brown connected for a three run homer in the Tigers 4-3 victory over the Orioles.
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Tos Tiant
Indians
Mickey Mantle
Sinle
Yankces
Gates Brown
Tigers
Orioles
Good Ronda Wins Cumberland Purse at Lincoln Downs
Lincoln Downs witnessed Good Ronda defeat favored Chester Martini by 2 lengths in the $3,500 Cumberland Purse on Wednesday. Ronda led virtually all the way, securing a strong victory in the featured race.
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R.J
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Lincoln Downs
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