Wilhelm Sparks White Sox One-Run Victory Over California
Hall of Fame reliever Hoyt Wilhelm preserved a 1-0 win for the Chicago White Sox over California Thursday night. His knuckleball baffled hitters as Gary Peters escaped a jam in the eighth, boosting Chicago to its 24th one run victory and narrowing the AL lead behind Minnesota to two games.
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Two Arkansans in Tourney
SEATTLE Washington AP Don Rambo Jr of North Little Rock posted a 151 total after 36 holes in the National Public Links golf tournament and Charles Honeysuckle of Little Rock stood at 158. Rambo shot 83 in the second round, following a 78 first round, while Honeysuckle had a second straight 79.
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Wilhelm Has a Problem Only Old Age Fears Him
Hoyt Wilhelm the Chicago White Sox reliever dominates the Angels 1 0. He strands threats in the eighth and ninth, lowering his ERA to 0.66 over 43 innings with a 4 1 record and eight saves. Wilhelm jokes about dieting and aiming for two to three more years, while GM Eddie Short teases a senior citizens night and a possible 40 year old Burgess catch on his 44th birthday.
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Cleveland
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Cubs End Slump With 2-0 Win Over Dodgers
Cubs pull out of a seven game skid with a 2-1 ninth inning edge over the Dodgers as Paul Popovich drives in the deciding run and Hartenstein preserves the win. Durocher notes pennant talk while Louisville Cardinals win elsewhere and a late rally by the Pirates and Mets shapes the pennant race.
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Damascus Makes Race Interesting at Saturday Thoroughbred Meet
Damascus and Dr. Fager headline a pair of 400000-plus races for yearling contenders and top older horses. The feature promises a strong showdown as Damascus and Dr. Fager vie for championship positioning in the year’s key event.
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Solunar Tables Schedule From Knight's Tables
Solunar Periods listed from John Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. Plan days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during Major periods shown in boldface, lasting about 1.5 to 2 hours. Minor periods follow with shorter duration. Times shown in Central Standard Time.
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John Alden Knight
Hoosier State nickname origin tied to hills and history
The article notes it is unclear how Indiana earned the nickname Hoosier, suggesting it may derive from the Saxon word hoozer meaning hill dweller, with no definitive origin given. It mentions various baseball standings and games but the final remark focuses on the Hoosier term’s uncertain origin.
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First National Pony League Team Names List
A roster segment lists players Rickey Hart Jerry Pruden Jim my Purtle Ricky Lumpkin Stan James Randy Wright Tommy Miller Ronnie Brown Jack Bas erling Jimmy Pruden David Chance and Billy Jackson for a local First National Pony League team.
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Jimmy Purtle
Ricky Lumpkin
Stan James
Randy Wright
Tommy
Pony League
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David Sanders
Phil Butler
Jack
Nicklaus Joins Open Lead Tie After 36 Holes
At Hoylake Jack Nicklaus shares the British Open lead at four under par after a 69, with Bruce Devlin at 140 and a group around 141-144. Other notable scores include Phil Rodgers 147 and Gay Brewer limp 80. 58 players advance past 149. Josephine Ford mentioned as the North Pole flight pioneer.
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Australia
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Philadelphia
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Bethesda
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Palm Beach
Fla
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Los Angeles
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North Pole
Ex Water Ski Champ Killed In Train Collision
Sarasota Florida former water ski champion Joe Cash aged 30 was killed when his car collided with a Seaboard Coast Line passenger train west of Sarasota on Thursday.
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Sarasota, Fla
Joe Cash
Sarasota
Graduates Arrive for Grid Drills in 1966 All-Star Clash
Swanston Illinois AP reports 51 graduates arrive to begin drills for the 34th All-Star game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on August 4. Experts say this may be among the last crops for the series as they seek revenge for last year’s 38-0 loss. John Sauer returns for a second year as head coach with staff including Bill Fisher Thureman McGraw Howard Hopalong Cassady Galen Fiss and Warren Lahr.
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Thureman McGraw
Howard “Hopalong’ Cassady
Galen Fiss
Kingsbackers
Warren Lahr
Pinson One of Best Steadiest Reds Players
AP reports Vada Pinson, a steady California outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds since 1958, has played 1,334 games with 26 misses. He had four perfect seasons, a 508 game streak ending May 31, 1962, and his longest absence was seven games in 1962. Through 1961 he batted .343 in a pennant year. now he sits at .299 for his career and has over 200 hits in four seasons.
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Vada Pinson
Cincinnati Red
Pinson
City Park Stars Meet Tonight
The first annual Little League All Star game is set for tonight at 8 under D G Burk att North versus South players. Notable pitchers Jimmy Smith and Dwain Jackson of Wire Products Versus hitters James Loudermilk Alonzo Nelson and Jimmy Smith. Managers Bill Turner and Douglas Dennis expect the early run to decide the game.
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Jimmy Smith
Dwain Jackson
Wire Products
William Benton
Hardee
Track Training Site to Be Recommended
Los Alamos New Mexico Flagstaff Arizona and Alamosa Colorado will be recommended to the U S Olympic Committee as track and field training sites in July and August 1968 two high U S Olympic officials disclosed Thursday Hilmer Lodge chairman of U S Olympic and AAU Men s Track and Field Committees and Oregon track and field coach Bill Bowerman chairman of the U S Altitude Site Selection Committee visited 7300 foot Los Alamos Lodge and Bowerman told
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Hilmer Lodge
Oregon
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U. S
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Bowerman
Baseball Attendance Declines At All Star Break
New York AP report shows total major league attendance at 12,000,781 at the All Star break, down 351,634 from 1966. National League 6,710,446 off 316,773. declines hit Houston and Los Angeles hardest. Mets down 124,369. Reds up 168,301. Cubs up 125,146. Cardinals up 117,954. American League off 32,861 with five clubs up and five down.
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