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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
7
Former Open champion Lee Trevino says he feels relief now that the United States Open has a new winner. He plans rest after the British Open and laughs off knee worries while focusing on the Kemper Open. Trevino praises Orville Moody, the new Open champion, and notes the shift in responsibility from title holder.
Reggie Jackson belts his 25th and 26th homers in a 16-4 Game 1 and 9-2 Game 2 win as Oakland sweeps Kansas City. Odom scatters nine hits for the A’s, while Baltimore tops Washington 3-1 and other AL action unfolds.
Johnny Hudgins stops Pedro Sanchez in Miami but fights details are unclear. Sipria no Hernandez defeats Miguel Hernandez on points in San Diego. Aris to Castro knocks out Piri Alvarado in San Jose. Nobuo Chiba defeats Fernando So tello on points in Tokyo with unclear scores.
Turner, a 6-0 guard forward, will enroll at McPherson College with an athletic grant covering room board and books. He led NCCJC Panthers in scoring and was a two year contributor totaling 473 points, earning unanimous all tournament honors in the Jayhawk Conference sub regional and regional events.
Kansas miler Jim Ryun aims to win both the mile and the 3 mile at the 48th National Collegiate Track and Field Championships in Knoxville. Coach Bob Timmons recalls a risky scratch meeting, saying it was like Russian roulette as Ryun picked the events. If successful, Ryun would be the first to win both events, with the 3 mile finals coming an hour after the mile. Other finals and notable scratches include Southern Illinois in the six mile and Villanova withdrawing its mile relay squad due to injuries.
Montreal Expos topple St Louis 5 to 1 as Wegener fires a nine hitter. Adolfo Phillips triples and scores in the first inning as Montreal builds a lead, while Dave Giusti returns from a back injury for the Cardinals. Tim McCarver homers in the ninth to spoil Wegener’s bid for a shutout. Ray Washburn was set to start for St Louis against Bill Stoneman.
Roberto Clemente shines with a two run homer in the eighth and a 10th inning double that drives in the winning run as the Pirates sweep the Cubs 3-2. Clemente remains wedded to baseball despite interest in a political run in Carolina Puerto Rico. Local and national scores follow with Houston beating Atlanta 3-1 and other NL results.
Jerry Goosman of the Mets held Philadelphia to four hits to lead New York to a 2-0 victory. Reggie Jackson of the Athletics homered twice, drove in four runs, and helped Oakland sweep a twi night doubleheader against Kansas City by scores of 16-4 and 9-2.
The leaders show Carl Yastremski and Brooks Robinson atop AL batting with .372 and .336 respectively while Harmon Killebrew drives in 56. Brooks Blair leads runs with 52 and hits at 82 for Baltimore. In NL, Matty Alou tops batting at .366 and runs batted in with Banks 56. Ron Santo leads NL hits with 101 while McCovey has 21 homers and Brock 27 stolen bases. Pitching leaders include Jim McNally 9-0 and Holtzman 10-1 with notable strikeouts by McDowell 104 and Singer 116.
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