1968 National League Schedules Night Game
The 1968 Major League Baseball season schedules for the National League are listed with a focus on night games. Details cover game timing and venues across the league.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1968
Page
9
The 1968 Major League Baseball season schedules for the National League are listed with a focus on night games. Details cover game timing and venues across the league.
A 1968 American League schedule notes the All Star Game set for July 9 in Houston. The announcement highlights a twilight night doubleheader and marks the prominent event for baseball fans.
Local notice advertises a shopping center theatre at Tinbara’s Gateway with phone contact 3531 and operation from now through Wednesday.
Ray Mears devised a plan to limit Pete Maravich as Tennessee handed LSU a 87 67 defeat in Baton Rouge. Maravich scored 21 on 34 shots, his lowest output of the star guard’s career, while Bill Justus led the Vols with 29 points. Tennessee’s win sharpens SEC race. Kentucky Florida and Vanderbilt also won.
Jacksonville State crushed Florida 100 to 64 in Monday action while Alabama, in a different result, faced a high scoring contest. Tuesday wrap notes Moulton J as part of the ongoing college basketball roundup.
Stallworth hit 2 field goals and 6 of 8 free throws as MCTS improved to 14 2. Humphrey averages 35 points and 20 rebounds per game. West End scorers included Ike Johnson 16 Owen 2 Bobby Rose 7 and William Knowles 4.
Grenoble France hosts the 10th Winter Olympics as controversy erupts over ski makers brands. IOC chief Avery Brundage calls an emergency meeting after the International Ski Federation reverses a ban on trademarks. Soviet Delegates condemn American actions in Vietnam, tying politics to sport discourse.
Earl Monroe led Baltimore with 32 points as the Bullets beat San Diego 121 108 in a May date. Seattle edged Cincinnati 132 129 in OT, Houston beat New Jersey 109 107, and Kentucky defeated Minnesota 98 86. Hazard scored 45 for Seattle in Phoenix, Royals erased big deficit to beat Seattle late. Tom Arsdale fueled the Royals comeback with 24 second half points. Adrian Smith led Seattle with 28.
Houston leads the latest Associated Press college basketball poll with 25 first place votes and 322 points eight ahead of UCLA. North Carolina third, St Bonaventure fourth, Tennessee fifth with New Mexico sixth and New Mexico State tenth in the Top Ten.
Arnold Palmer will face Bear Bryant and Joe Namath in a Sunday golf exhibition at Montgomery Country Club on March 3. Auburn's Shug Jordan will referee as proceeds benefit the Chapel Fund at Tuscaloosa’s Partlow Sloan To Aid Tide. Steve Sloan attends Tuscaloosa to study for a masters and rooms with Paul Crane while aiding Alabama quarterbacks.
In Louisville the Kentucky Colonels stunned the Minnesota Muskies 95-86 to pull within one game of first place in the Eastern Division. Darel Carrier scored 31 points and Louie Dampier added 22 as Minnesota’s Mel Daniels led with 31. Houston upset New Jersey 109-107 in the West.
Gilmer Elliss posted 18 points and Glasscox 11 as the Bears had multiple scorers in a double figure performance. The next game for the Bears is not specified.
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