Doubtful Openers Mark 1968 Baseball Opener Schedule
Opening day for the 1968 major league season faced postponements and doubts due to civil unrest in Washington Baltimore and Detroit. The presidential opener at D C Stadium was doubtful with National Guard in place while several games shifted to Wednesday and other forfeit threats were resolved with schedules adjusted.
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Casper's 267 Wins At Greensboro Open
Gilly Casper claiming the Greater Greensboro Open with a record tying 267 after rounds of 65 67 64 71 at Sedgefield. Archer finished 271 for runner up, Nichols and Littler tied for third. each player earned 11,229. Casper aims for his first Masters championship after the victory.
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Stanky Denies Image and Sticks With Bosox
CHICAGO AP Eddie Stanky, White Sox manager, rejects an image of single minded dedication, says family comes first though he loves to win. Sox drill before rescheduled opener vs Cleveland moved for MLK funeral. Also Jarrell D. Olson named head football coach at University of North Dakota.
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Local Bowling Honors Highlight Strong Scores Across Leagues
Ed Hajec posted the high game with a 27 in last night’s local bowling. John Woodard led the three game series at 672 with 208 234 230. Other top scores include Wes ton 223 and a field with Hajec 24 percent, Mick 211, Watrous 214, Stock ton 210, Ross 208. Bowl-Aire and other league results feature Woodard 208 254 230 and 634, plus multiple 200s from Hand, Weeks, Elehynski, Bradford, Eddy, Doan, Douglas, Dundon, Jungfleisch, Stewart, Kelsey. Moose’s shows 1013 1049 3022.
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Bernie Ross
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Bob Hand
Tab Weeks
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Don Bradford
Bob Eddy
Shorty Doan
Lafe Douglas
Walt Dundon
Joe Jungfleisch
Ford Stewart
Doc Kelsey
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Elmer Stover
Kim Wagner
Dick Culver
Bill Morton
Melnnes Steel
Fishing License Push Ahead of Trout Season Opener
Harrisburg. Robert J. Bielo, executive director of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, stressed that trout season opens Saturday with Good Friday and Easter Sunday nearby. County treasurers and many sporting goods stores will be closed on Good Friday and Saturday, advising anglers to obtain licenses and tackle early. District wardens can identify agents open on Good Friday, Saturday, and Easter Sunday.
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Robert J. Bielo
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
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Jim Clark to be buried in native Scotland
The body of Jim Clark, famed racing driver and 1964 65 world champion, arrived in Scotland by chartered plane from Frankfurt early today. Thousands of mourners are expected at his funeral Wednesday after his car left the track at Hockenheim in West Germany, when it skidded off the track and somersaulted into a woods.
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Wildlife Makes Odd Bedfellows on a Farm
AP report from LA Moll describes Suzy a fox terrier eighteen months old and a German White duck under a year old forming unlikely sheltering companions on Andrew Nave's farm after winter snows forced them together in a dog house. The item mixes light animal anecdote with a skiing quip from Louisville.
Ex-Steeler Charged in Bank HoldUp in New York
A former Pittsburgh Steeler guard George Nicksich, 39, from Monessen PA, was arrested in CLEAN, N.Y. and charged with robbing the National Bank of Olean of about 5200. He was identified by the FBI and arraigned on a federal bank robbery charge. Nicksich, 6 feet tall and 275 pounds, had played one season with the Steelers in 1960 61. The bank holdup occurred around 2:30 p.m. local time and marked the first bank robbery in Olean in memory. An Oakland team, the Raiders, signed Charlie Smith, a 210 pound Utah halfback, as their fourth round draft choice.
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Bradford
PBI
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St. Bonaventure College
Busti Eriez Speedways Announce 1968 Openings and Entries
Busti Speedway Inc announces opening dates for 1968 at Stateline Speedway May 1 and Eriez Speedway May 12. A 14 race format with three features per night will run at both venues despite driver boycotts, with 35 late model entries and a new hooligans class for 1955 to 1961 cars. Chevys get a $200 purse, other makes $400, and notable entries include a 1968 Camera driven by Squirt Johns and a 1988 Javelin led by Bob Schnars, plus various 1968 models and diverse makes across the fields.
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Wea Wut
Busti Speedway’s Inc
Stateline Speedway
Eriez Speedway
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Tom Dill
Onevelle
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Fred Knapp
Jim Scott
Marty « Rater
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John Mason
Ron
Blackmer
Lyle Brown
Jim Sloan
Skip Furlow
Jim Ruhlman
Masters On But Big Names Yet To Come
AUGUSTA GA AP The 1968 Masters opens with 76 players, the smallest field in years, as top stars stay away after the Greensboro Open. Defending champion Gay Brewer expects the field to pick up when the rest arrive. tributes unfold for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while caddies and staff continue work. Graebner defeats Maud in a quarterfinal with Riessen advancing in Johannesburg.
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Hideyo Sugimoto
Augusta National
Gay Brewer
Record Holder May Boycott Olympics
Ralph Boston world record holder in the long jump said he may boycott the Olympics over the death of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He had planned to compete in Mexico City but questioned using the Games as a political crutch and said he might not represent people who killed King. He spoke from Nashville Tennessee.
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Los Angeles
Ralph Boston
Martin Luther King Jr
Los Angeles Times
Boston
Mexico City
Nashville
Hawaii Snow Blocks Skiers at Hauna Kea Meet
Hawaii ski enthusiasts reached Hauna Kea for the second annual State Ski Meet but snow drifts and gale winds forced cancellation. A four wheel drive caravan headed to the summit while organizers ruled out a reschedule this year.
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Sunny Hawaii
Hauna Kea
Bruins Face Canadiens In Night of Crucial Playoff Harp
Stanley Cup playoffs resume with Boston Bruins eager to regain momentum after two straight losses. Coach Harry Sinden demands skating and hitting as Montreal visits Boston for a pivotal best of seven. Other games feature Rangers at Chicago, Kings at Minnesota, Flyers at St. Louis amid adjusted dates for national mourning.
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TL Wins Third-Round Match in South African Championship
TL defeated Fred McMillan of South Africa in the third round of the South African Tennis Championships on Monday.
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