Braves Rally Past Cubs 7 6 in Chicago
Atlanta broke a 4 4 tie with a three run sixth inning capped by Felipe Alous two run homer. Adolfo Phillips opened Chicago fifth with a homer as Billy Williams and Ernie Banks drove in the tying and go ahead runs. Hank Aaron missed the game after fire damaged his home in Atlanta.
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Drysdale Set to Chase Big Train Shutout Record Tonight
Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale faces a possible historic feat against the Phillies as he seeks to extend his scoreless streak and match Walter Johnson by tossing 56 consecutive shutout innings. The 31-year-old righthander aims for 2 1 3 more frames at Dodger Stadium with 40,000 in attendance.
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Yaz Sprints Two Run Shot To Beat White Sox 3-2
Carl Yastrzemski drew an apparent intentional walk, then hit a two run homer in the seventh to lift Boston over Chicago 3-2. Chicago tied the game in the seventh on doubles by Russ Snyder and Duane Josephson, who later homered in the ninth.
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Dodgers Right-hander Bill Singer Shuts Down Lefties
Dodgers pitcher Bill Singer has delivered 320 innings this season with a streak of no home runs allowed to left handed batters. He has yielded only seven runs to right handed hitters.
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Gra ham closes gap as Crampton leads Speedway Open
Bruce Crampton keep a two stroke edge at Speedway Open with a 70. Lou Graham shot a record tying 66 to move into serious contention. Sam Snead and Mike Hill each posted 69 to tie Billy Casper Frank Beard Dutch Harrison and Mike Higgins at 141. Nichols and Hinson miss the cut.
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1050 Picked In Baseball Draft
New York AP reported 1,050 players were selected across two days in the baseball draft of free agents. In the regular phase 913 players were chosen in 71 rounds, with 137 more in 10 rounds of the secondary phase.
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Olympic Cagers Begin Drills Ahead of Summer Tour
A dozen members of the U S Olympic basketball squad report to West Point for a week of practice before leaving June 15 to play in Yugoslavia and Russia. The team will play in Belgrade June 18 19 then go to Moscow for a Russian invitational with Russia Yugoslavia and Mexico. The squad has 10 players and two alternates.
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Spring Double Wins Race In New Jersey
Favorite Spring Double led nearly all the way to win the featured New Jersey Assembly Purse at Monmouth Park. Chuck Baltazar rode him with English Muffin finishing second and Newshawk third. Spring Double paid 4.80 2.20 2.40. English Muffin 3.60. Newshawk 4.60.
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Carr and Bonallack Reach British Amateur Final
In Troon Scotland Joe Carr and Mike Bonallack advanced to Saturday’s 36 hole final of the 1968 British Amateur Championship. Carr won over Scott Cochran 2 and 1 and over Reg Glading 3 and 1. Bonallack defeated Charlie Green 4 and 3 and Geoff Marks 3 and 2 to reach the final.
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California Driver Breaks Speed Record at Bristol Spring Nationals
John Mulligan of Van Nuys California set a national speed record at Bristol Dragway with 226.60 mph in his super charged Chrysler Double-A fuel dragster. He also cut the elapsed time record to 6.87 seconds for the quarter mile. Bob Sullivan of Kansas City was top money car qualifier at 166.35 mph and Dick Landy of Los Angeles led super stock at 128.02 mph. Finals are scheduled for Saturday.
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Carolinas Women Edge Virginias In Golf Meet
In Williamsburg Virginia the Carolinas women edged the Virginias 15 to 14 to take a 32 28 lead in their two day spring college golf rivalry. The return match will be in Pinehurst North Carolina on September 18 19, 1968 and the series stands 7 4 with one tie.
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Richey Stuns King in Paris Open Upset Clash
Nancy Richey, the San Angelo giant killer, defeats Billie Jean King 2 6 6 3 6 4 on a side court to reach the Paris Open final. The Texan will meet Britain’s Ann Jones as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall reach the men’s final in straight or five set battles.
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Rick Wise Of Phils Not Hurt Seriously
Los Angeles AP report states Philadelphia pitcher Rick Wise was struck on the head by a line drive Thursday night but not seriously hurt. X-rays taken Friday were negative and Wise will warm up for his next inning after a weekend with an Army reserve unit in Philadelphia.
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MLB Players Urge Mourning Day For Kennedy
The Major League Baseball Players Association asks Commissioner Eckert and league presidents to declare a day of mourning for Robert F. Kennedy. They oppose clubs choosing to play full schedules this weekend and note most games are postponed or called off with memorial tributes planned.
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McMechen Donohue Wins Catholic High School Title
McMechen Bishop Donohue was named state Catholic high school baseball champion for the season based on regular season records. Nick Mansuetto of Wheeling, chairman of the State Catholic Athletic Assn., cited Donohue's 1 6 season win loss mark as the best among eight Catholic schools. The Catholic High School Baseball Tournament was canceled after two rainouts at Parkersburg.
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Ashland Tomcats claim third straight Kentucky baseball title
Ashland's Tomcats edged Louisville Southern 1-0 in 10 innings to capture a record third consecutive Kentucky high school baseball championship. John Mullins delivered the winning run with a single after a timely advance by Tim Huff.
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Benvenuti Wins by Knockout in Rome
World middleweight champion Nino Venvenuti of Italy stopped Yoshiaki Akasaka of Japan in the second round of their ten round non title bout in Rome. Venvenuti knocked Akasaka through the ropes onto the ring apron and the Japanese fighter rose at eight. The referee then gave Akasaka a further count before the bout continued.
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