Juniors drop second tilt to Lincoln Judd Brothers
Lincoln Judd Brothers beat Columbus American Legion Juniors 4-2 as Lincoln moves to 4-1 and Columbus falls to 6-2. Stoner and Zastera powered the scoring with doubles, while Columbus errors and a passed ball helped Lincoln. Conference play opens at Pawnee Park with North Platte and Grand Island this weekend.
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Rich Gaver
Lincoln
Columbus American Legion
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Northeast High
Bill Fagler
Mitch Stoner
Jeff Schumacher
Bruce Reed
Columbus
Dan Steiner
Mike Zastera
Zastera
Judd
Schumacher
Dale Mahlman
Stoner
Mike Brandt
Brandt
Don Determan
Larry Guenther
Determan
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Smith
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Ss McKinney
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Votava
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Lincoln Atlas Midgets rout Blues with fifth inning burst
Columbus Midget Blues fall 16 to 4 at Sherman Field as Lincoln Atlas Midgets erupt for five runs without a hit in the fifth. Columbus had led 4 0 but Atlas grabbed a 9 6 edge by late frames. Blues drop to 2 5. next play North Platte and Grand Island in Cornhusker Conference West action.
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van Steiner
Tom Lawrence
Columbus
Tom Lange
Mahlman
Wayne
Lincoln Judd
Cornhusker
Zastera
Lincoln
Lincoln Atlas Company
Sherman Field
Atllas
Craig Person
Greg Becher
Mike Bartholomew
Mark Jilek
Atlas
Coatman
Atlas Crew
Ladbeda
Damkroger
Blues
Steve Heimann
North Platte
Grand Island
Chuck Walgren signs with Nebraska track
Columbus High sprinter Chuck Walgren signs a Big 8 and National letter of intent to attend the University of Nebraska on a track scholarship. The 1975 graduate owns the Columbus 100 yard dash record at 10.1 seconds and has posted a 22.2 in the 220. He chose Nebraska over South Dakota Hastings and other colleges.
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Chuck Walgren
University of Nebraska
C-Club
Columbus
Chuck
Walgren
Nebraska
Ne South Dakota
Hastings
Robert L. Walgren
Madison and Satellite reach Columbus Softball Invitational finals
Madison defeats Budweiser 3 2 behind Bob Mastny’s seventh inning homer and Darrel Dubsky’s nine strikeouts to reach the final against Satellite Club of Grand Island. Satellite beats Oasis Bar 7 0 in the other semi-final, setting Madison vs Satellite at 9 p m Saturday June 14 at Wilderness Park.
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Bob Mastny
Madison
Darrel Dubsky
Columbus
Satellite Club
Grand Island
Oasis Bar
Wilderness Park
Budweiser
Fremont
Mastny
Rick Benson
Bob Herring
Leroy Johnson
Bud
Dubsky
Jerry Stuckert
Lloyd Mader
Doc Matthews
Oasis Sticks
Mike Johannes
ABA cuts time and eyes eight teams in 1968 season
The ABA approved a 24 second shot clock and is likely to reduce teams from 10 to 8, eliminating Memphis and San Diego. Discussions covered potential franchise moves including Hartford and the impact on the upcoming eight round college draft with Memphis and San Diego players due to be drafted.
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American Basketball Association
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St. Louis Spirits
Harry Weltman
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San Diego
DeBusschere
ABA
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Conn
Rieck and Tworek lead Boulevard Lanes early bowling night
Marlin Rieck posts 210 and 558 series while Toni Tworek shoots 211 and 528 to lead the Wednesday Early Bird League at Boulevard Lanes. Dave Torezon adds 203 as team pins top 714 and 1,917. Nightcrawler leaders include Al Kuta 199 550 and Delva Prokupek 193 522 with Mean Machine 647 1,918. Mike Sterup 207 and Toby Tyler 694 four game in Men's Doubles. Sterup Zelasney top pin counts 383 and 1,320. Everett Kretz 197 and Dode Cuddeford 532 in Senior League with Martha Schreiber 170 and Olive Behle 446.
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Toni Tworek
Boulevard Lanes
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Tworek
Dave Torezon
Nightcrawler
al Kuta
Delva Prokupek
Mean Machine
Mike Sterup
Toby Tyler
Sterup-Zelasney
Everett Kretz
Dode Cuddeford
Martha Schreiber
Olive Behle
Heavyweights clash in 10 round main event in Minneapolis
UPI reports a boxing card set for June 25 at Metropolitan Sports Center features a 10-round main event between undefeated heavyweight Duane Bobick and Oliver Wright of Kingston Jamaica.
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Minneapolis, Minn
UPI
Metropolitan Sports Center
Duane Bobick
Oliver Wright
Kingston
Jamaica
Matlack Leads Mets Past Dodgers in Low-Scoring Win
Mets pitcher Jon Matlack outdueled Don Sutton to lift New York over Los Angeles 2-1. Felix Millan and Wayne Garrett provided all the offensive support with back-to-back doubles in the sixth and a run-scoring double by Millan in the eighth.
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Dodgers
Felix Millan
Wayne Garrett
Garrett
Millan
Iselin Plans $400000 Horsedom Match Race at Oceanport
Phil Iselin, head of Monmouth Park, aims to stage a 10 mile match race at Oceanport on July 19 between Foolish Pleasure and Ruffian. Negotiations involve owners John L. Greer and Stuart Janney with trainers. NYRA previously sought a similar race among Triple Crown winners at Belmont Park but failed when Avatar’s owner pulled out.
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N.J
UPI
Phil Iselin
Joe Namath
Iselin
Monmouth Park
New York Racing Association
John L. Greer
Ruffian
Stuart Janney
NYRA
Belmont Park
Avatar
Arthur Seeligson
Aaron's big night lifts Brewers past A's in thriller
Hank Aaron four hits including a homer drives Milwaukee to a 9-7 win over Oakland. The 41 year old tallies a sixteenth homer this season and his 739th lifetime as he battles Vida Blue a second time. Aaron credits learning pitchers in a new league for his late surge.
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UPI
Hank Aaron
Aaron
Vida Blue
Milwaukee Brewers
Oakland A’s
Nostalgia Night as Williams hits 400th homer in MLB action
In Milwaukee County Stadium 36-year-old Billy Williams joined the 400-homer club with a three-run shot for the A s while Harmon Killebrew hit his 568th career homer in Kansas City s 2 1 win over Cleveland. Royals 2 Indians 1 featured Jim Wohlford scoring on a passed ball in the 10th. Orioles 7 Rangers 1 and White Sox 9 Red Sox 2 highlighted the day.
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Dave Duncan
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Deron Johnson
Bob Coluccio
Jim Kaat
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Coluccio
Jim Burton
Burton
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Tigers
Ed Figueroa
Joe Lahoud
Book Center tops Behlens in Women’s Softball League
Book Center defeated Behlens 21 to 5 in a Women’s Softball League game. S Wielgus collected multiple hits supporting winner S Aiken. Abbott added two hits for Behlen Hospital, the losing side.
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Behlen Hospital
S. Wielgus
S. Aiken
Abbott
Blue Ribbon Tops Hinky Dinky Hustlers in Slow Pitch
Pabst Blue Ribbon moved to 5-0 in the Columbus Men's Slow Pitch League by routing Hinky Dinky Hustlers 15-3 at the Family Y Field. Dave Schell led the attack with an inside-the-park grand slam and four other runs.
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Columbus
Hinky Dinky Hustlers
Family Y Field
Dave Schell
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