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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1968
Page
1
Golf's touring pros, breaking from the PGA, organize as American Professional Golfers. Sam Gates, their attorney, says the group lists 205 clients and will negotiate tournament and television contracts. They plan announcements as deals are completed.
Army Captain Margaret Thompson of Topeka led the women's rifle competition at CAMP PERRY Ohio with a 758 score after Monday. In golf news the PGA split continues as Max Elbin says touring pros face retirement from the PGA if they join a rival group. Gates counters with plans for a new organization and a 13 member players committee. The new group will be chaired by未 announced head, with headquarters in New York and meetings set in Philadelphia.
The Green Bay Packers, under rookie coach Phil Bengtson, lost 10-7 to the Chicago Bears in an exhibition game, dropping to two straight defeats in the NFL preseason. Bears coach Jim Dooley celebrated as Gale Sayers opened with a 76 yard TD, while Packers QB Bart Starr connected with Boyd Dowler for their lone sustained drive. Timmy Brown and Emerson Boozer began workouts with new teams as the league deadline set rosters at 49 players.
The National League contest tightens at the bottom as five teams are separated by 414 games. Pittsburgh leads the pack with a two game edge on Philadelphia and three on Houston, New York, and Los Angeles, while St. Louis dominates the standings. Major results include Gibson’s two-hitter for his 18th win, Houston routing Los Angeles, and Cincinnati backing Whitfield’s two homers in a seventh straight Reds win.
Top seeded Boulder Colorado eliminated Honolulu Hawaii 6 0 as Giallella hit a grand slam in the eighth inning. Darryl Thomas struck out nine for the winners. Eureka California knocked out Grand Rounds Michigan 4 2. Mexico Missouri ousted Weiser Idaho 9 6. In winners bracket Levittown Pennsylvania beat Midlothian Alabama 9 3 and Wichita Kansas defeated Staunton Indiana 9 4. Tonight games include Halstead Kansas vs Gomer Ohio Lubbock Texas vs Greeley Colorado and Liberal Kansas vs Midlothian Illinois.
Garden City Telegram reports on the start of a tournament golf story with coach quotes. Elbin promises perseverance as the event begins and Leo Fraser of the PGA notes about 6,000 clubs producing potential stars for the circuit.
National League standings show St Louis atop with 80 wins, San Francisco 65, Chicago 65, Cincinnati 64, Atlanta 63, Pittsburgh 59, Philadelphia 56, New York 57, Los Angeles 54. Monday results include Chicago 5 Atlanta 1, St Louis 2 Philadelphia 0, Cincinnati 8 Pittsburgh 3, Houston 8 Los Angeles, San Francisco 1 New York 0. Davis Cup Interzone: Arthur Ashe defeats Manuel Santana to give the United States a 4-1 series lead over Spain after rain-delayed action.
AP reports Snowball a year old white dog in Creston sucks her hind paw when sleepy or nervous. Owner Fred Hohneke says she crawls away to suck in corners or under chairs, a habit begun six to eight months ago after being noisy or startled.
In Louisville fourth grade, Barbara Hen and her pet rabbit Cotton Patch share a classroom. The rabbit is kept in a pen and the class competes to care for it, with Cotton Patch earning report cards full of A grades.
Garden City team Welders Supply finishes fourth in the state men’s slow-pitch softball tournament at Winfield, amid heavy rain and muddy fields. They go 6-2, defeating Topeka Recreation, Hill City, Kuhlman Motors, Council Grove, Davis Salisbury, and Forbes Air Force Base, while losing to Sherry's Carry-Out, Cliff's of Emporia, and Dighton. Winfield State Hospital claims the title 5-1 over Cliff's. Kinney Glass finished fourth last year, and Welders end the season 31-13 with standout players including Earle, Stegman, and Rupps.
In Minnesota Monday night the Yankees fell 1-0 to the Twins as Cesar Tovar's third inning pop fly double plated the lone run after umpire John Rice banned Bobby Coxs sawed off bat. Ralph Houk protested, later withdrawn, while Dean Chance threw a five hit shutout for Minnesota.
Washington AP reports that after Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination riots in eight American cities were most effectively contained by early curfews and helicopter use. The International Association of Chiefs of Police says shooting to kill is a last resort and urges standardized dawn curfews and early alerting of National Guard units to be ready if needed.
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