Finley’s First Passenger Train Ride Rekindles Youthful Rail Tales
The Oakland Athletics owner Charlie O Finley recalls his childlike thrill on his first paying passenger train trip with his wife Shirley seven children and parents aboard the Santa Fe Super Chief from Dearborn to Los Angeles The piece weaves memories of Birmingham Gary Memphis Cairo and a dramatic railway chase into a portrait of a lifelong rail interest spanning decades.
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Chicago Tribune
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Oscar Finley
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Los Angeles
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Chicago
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USC Triumphs In College World Series Title Fight
Southern California won the NCAA baseball title with a 4-3 decision over Southern Illinois. Pat Kuehner delivered a pivotal two-run, 375 foot triple to spark the comeback, while Bill Seinsoth earned Most Outstanding Player honors after boosting USC to a 50-14 season and a late surge.
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Neb
Southern California
Rod Dedeaux
USC
Pat Kuehner
Southern Illinois
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Washington Senators
Bill Seinsoth
Newsmen
Trojans
Trevino Wins Open Amid Record 275 at Oak Hill
Lee Trevino, a former $30-a-week assistant pro, matched the U S Open 275 scoring record to win at Oak Hill. Nicklaus and Yancey rallied late. Trevino clutch birdies on 11 and 12 sealed the historic first pro win with $30,000 prize.
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Washington
Rochester
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Tex
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Dick Spray
Dallas
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Teenen
Steve Spray
Don Bies
Jerry Pittman
Bob Charles
Billy Casper
Bruce Devlin
Gay Brewer Jr
David Stockton
al Geiberger
Sam Snead
Dan Sikes
Gary Player
Hugh Royer Jr
Phillies fire Gene Mauch after Allen dispute
Gene Mauch was dismissed as Philadelphia Phillies manager after a clash with Rich Allen. Bob Skinner replaced him for the remainder of 1968 and 1969, with owner Bob Carpenter citing unresolved issues and Allen’s stance. Mauch will receive his $50,000 salary through 1968.
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Gene Mauch
Rich Allen
Philadelphia Phillies
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Bob Skinner
San Diego
Phillies
John Quinn
Allen
Bob Carpenter
Carpenter
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Bob
Los Angeles
Skinner
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Syria to participate in Mexico Olympics despite boycott pressure
Syria announced it would take part in the Mexico Games after South Africa's exclusion. Damascus joins Arab and African nations that threatened a boycott if South Africa was admitted.
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Mexico
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Dodgers win 2-1 on passed ball in Philadelphia
Bob Bailey scored the deciding run on a fourth inning passed ball as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1. Jim Brewer earned the save after Claude Osteen relieved and escaped a bases loaded jam in the seventh.
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Jim Brewer
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Gene Mauch
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Zoilo Versalles
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Mike Ryan
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Claude Osteen
John Callison
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Driver Still In Critical State
Morgantown race driver Fred Johnson remained in critical condition at West Virginia University Hospital after a two car collision at Morgantown Speedway Saturday night. Johnson, 35, was burned on arms face and legs by flaming gasoline when his car collided and overturned while running fourth, with four other drivers pulling him from the wreck and suffering minor burns while rescuing him.
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Pirates Sign Four In Free Agent Draft
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed four players Sunday from the free agent draft. They are Mike Marino an 18 year old right handed pitcher from Downey California Tom Fratto an 18 year old outfielder from Cambridge Massachusetts Barry Houser a 22 year old left handed pitcher from Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania and James Skvoron an 18 year old right handed pitcher from West Newbury Massachusetts.
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Downey
Calif
Tom Fratto
Cambridge
Mass
Barry Houser
Mechanicsburg
James Skvoron
West Newbury
Boswell Shuts Out Nats as Twins Win Fourth Straight
Dave Boswell allowed four hits and the Minnesota lineup backed him with 12 hits, powering a 4-2 victory over the Washington Senators. The Twins jumped ahead with eight hits in the first two innings, Tovar and Killebrew driving in runs, and Tovar homering in the second. Washington tallied in the sixth on Bowens’ double and Stroud grounder, with Hansen adding a sixth inning homer for Minnesota’s lead.
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Ron Hansen
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Tigers and White Sox split doubleheader in Chicago
Detroit overcame a one hit start by Cisco Carlos, scoring five in the eighth to beat Chicago 6-1 after the White Sox won the opener 3-2 on Tommy Davis’ tie breaking homer in the seventh. Northrup contributed a clutch double for Detroit.
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White Sox
Tommy Davis
Tigers
Jim Northrup
Carlos
Tom Matchick
Sox
Don Wert
Wayne Comer
Hoyt Wilhelm
Willie Horton
Matchick
Dick McAuliffe
Northrup
Norm Cash
Comer
McAuliffe
Denny McLain
White Ting
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Pete Ward
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Sam Crawford Dies at 88 in Hollywood
Sam Crawford known as Wahoo and a baseball great died at 88 after a lengthy illness in Hollywood. A lifetime .309 hitter over 19 major league seasons, he led both leagues in home runs and set 312 career triples, a mark later impacted by changes in the ball. Crawford played 2,114 Tigers games, ranking high on career lists and was inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 22, 1957.
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