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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1968
Page
4
Chicago fans saw hustle pay off as the Cubs, fined for loafing earlier, delivered a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. It marked Chicago’s second victory in three games, narrowing NL pennant tension as Cincinnati and Los Angeles won elsewhere. Carlton allowed a three-run first inning before leaving after five.
United Press International reports NL standings with St Louis leading at 46 20 and Atlanta at 46 21, followed by San Francisco 40 37 and Los Angeles 40 48. Sundays yielded Chicago 6 St Louis 2, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 3 San Francisco 3, New York 1 Houston 0, Los Angeles 3 Atlanta 2. Monday action lists Philadelphia at Chicago and others with several night games.
Milwaukee officials report 24 people rescued from Lake Michigan when winds gusting to 30 mph overturned a 42-boat canoe and kayak race. No injuries occurred as responders reached survivors a mile from shore using power boats.
CHEROKEE VILLAGE Ark AP Four Arkansans qualified Saturday for the National Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament at Tulsa next month The leaders were Lane Chilcott Crossett with two over par 74 for 150 total Mike Craven Texarkana 716-75 161 Tom Schrader Hot Springs 75-77 152 and Jack Young Fayetteville 76-78 154 Also a note explains a chronometer Swiss watch must not lose more than three seconds daily or gain 12 seconds.
Chicago 12 0 Detroit as Tommy John earned his seventh win and Tort McCraw added three hits with two doubles. Bill Voss hit a grand slam for his third major league homer in two days against Detroit. Eddie Stanky era marked by service duty, with Stankey and Alomar contributing four runs in the blowout. Local AL results: New York over Oakland 4-2. California over Washington 8-4. Cleveland over Boston 7-5 in 10. Baltimore over Minnesota 6-4. In NL: New York beat Houston 1-0. Pittsburgh over Philadelphia 5-2. Chicago over St Louis 6-2. Los Angeles over Atlanta 3-2. Cincinnati over San Francisco 5-3.
The Little Rock Racquet Club won the boys title while the Fayetteville Youth Center’s Cheryl Darling led in girls, as the Arkansas Bay swimming meet wrapped up. Pat Miles set three records plus one in a meteric mile. Darling matched three records on Saturday. Boys scoring placed Racquet Club first with 487.4 points, Little Rock Boys Club second, Hot Springs third. girls scoring had Little Rock YWCA first, Racquet Club second, Little Rock Boys Club Girls third.
Jack Connaughton 22, the La Crosse State graduate and national collegiate bowling champion, has toured Portland Fresno and Tucson after winning the International Masters Championship in Paris as the American amateur representative. Raised by grandparents after his father’s death, he rebuilt his game in college while financing school with work. He averaged 215 at 16, 191 freshman year, 201 senior year, and now pursues success in a hectic summer schedule.
ROCHESTER NY NEA The well turned blonde in blue and white suit watched Bob Dickson line up a putt under gusty skies. Carolyn Dickson, his wife and former paleontology technician, travels on the tour while jokingly handling laundry and clothes in motel rooms.
Dave Stockton, 26, of California, won the Cleveland Open with a 246 total, two strokes ahead of rookie Bob Dickson. He battled heat and posted a final round 72 after earlier rounds 69 68 67. Prize money boosts his year total to 46,159 as he pursues more tour success.
New York NBA notesey with Ray Sadecki of the Giants reflecting on a season of few runs and near misses. He recalls a 6-8 stretch after a 6-3 start, notes the team’s scoring woes, and predicts more offense as hotter months arrive. He stresses pitching integrity in tight games and cites a hoped streak alongside Marichal and Perry.
Perry's Trucker baseball squad won three games over the weekend to improve to seven wins and one loss. Saturday they defeated De Kalb Texas 10 3 with Wayne Johnson earning the win and multiple players collecting two or three hits. Sunday at Texarkana they beat the F C I of Liberty Euleau 9 5 as Wayne Lowe starred with three hits and Gaylord Solomon added three safeties. In the final game Perry's beat Northeast Texas Legion All-Stars 6 1 behind Buddy Jordan pitching and three Jim Jordan hits. Next game is July at 2 pm against DeKalb at Legion field.
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