Senators Complete 11-Game Exhibition Sweep Over NL
Washington edged Houston 3-2 as Bernie Allen scored the winning run in the eighth amid Astros errors. Ken McMullen homered and drove in a run, boosting the Senators to 15-5 in exhibition play. Brooks Robinson was injured by a pitch but will miss a game. multiple other exhibition results across the league noted.
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Englishman Tony Jacklin wins Jacksonville Open in major PGA debut
Tony Jacklin, 23, becomes the first English golfer to win on the PGA tour with a 15 under par 273 and $20,000 prize at the Jacksonville Open. He despite bogeys late in the final round, held his nerve against Arnold Palmer and became a rising star in American golf.
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Hayes funds Olympic team with Texas All Stars tour
All-American Elvin Hayes stated that proceeds from his Texas All-Stars 10 game tour, about $500 per game, will go to the U S Olympic Fund. Hayes, who recently joined the San Diego Rockets, led his team to a 130-117 win over a local semipro club, scoring 48 points.
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Bo Belinsky Returns to Astros After Curfew Controversy
Bo Belinsky, the former Angels no hitter, rejoined the Houston Astros after a two week absence over a curfew incident with Jo Collins. He pitched two scoreless innings for Dallas-Fort Worth in a 7-4 exhibition win over Charlotte and hinted at a minor league assignment while Houston seeks a larger deal. Belinsky also discussed plans to open a Hawaii dude ranch.
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Prairie Booster Club Plans Monday Night Meeting
The Prairie Booster Club will hold a short meeting next Monday night April 8 after the annual winter sports banquet at the high school.
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Lynn Added to South Team for Star Game
Lynn of UCLA was added to the South team for the North-South college All-Star game in Wichita on April 13. The North team added Rich Niemann of St Louis University and Warren Armstrong of Wichita State.
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Three-City LPGA Tour Proposal Emerges in Iowa
Jack Ogden proposes splitting a Waterloo Waterloo Cedar Rapids Dubuque LPGA event into a three city 54 hole tour. Pro Am day would travel between host cities with 18 holes in each venue and rotation of days. He notes potential ads ticket revenue and regional media coverage could sustain the plan for 1969.
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Attendance figures spark debate on sports popularity
The piece notes the Morning Telegraph and Daily Racing Form survey placing horse racing first, with baseball, football, and basketball following. It argues that excluding high school and amateur events skews totals and that no group can validly compare paid attendance across all sports.
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Hunter takes Iowa duck calling title for third year in row
Bud Hunter of Cedar Rapids won the Iowa duck calling championship at the Iowa Sports and Vacation show in Des Moines. He earns a berth to the December world title in Stuttgart Arkansas, with a $1000 government bond prize, as Gary Keeney and C L Carter finish second and third in a field of 14 finalists.
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Jet Captures First in Southeast Iowa Retrievers trials
VINTON tet presented by Bonnie Homkamp of Cedar Rapids won the Hunter's Special division Sunday at Dundgeon Lake, part of the Southeast Iowa Retrievers club field trials with 73 dogs entered. Local handlers and dogs from Moline Marion Maen City and others placed in divisions.
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