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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1968
Page
4
Al Lopez guides the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 and 6-5 doubleheader sweep, lifting the pennant race mood. Detroit falls 7-3 to California while Baltimore upends the Yankees 6-4 as Cleveland, Boston, and Philadelphia win. St Louis, Atlanta, Houston also notch victories.
Princessnesian ridden by Don Pierce and carrying 117 pounds upstaged Gamely and nine males to win the $162,100 Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park. The victor beat Rac ing Room by eight lengths in 1 59 4 5 with Bally Hour and Damascus following as Bold Hour wins the Haskell. Stage Door Johnny set a record weight and captured the Dwyer in 2 01 265.
The Solunar Tables show Major and Minor periods sourced from Richard Alden Knight. Plan days around peak fishing or hunting times, using Central Daylight Saving time. Major periods start at listed times and last about one and a half to two hours, while Minor periods are shorter.
Don Wilson tied modern records with 18 strikeouts in nine innings and eight straight as Houston split with Cincinnati. Hank Aaron hit his 500th home run for Atlanta in a 4-2 win over San Francisco. Chicago, St Louis, Philadelphia and others won as Detroit, Baltimore and Boston posted scores in the day’s National and American League results.
AP reports a chaotic mix of motorsport and golf news. Ford GT40s dominated the Watkins Glen Six Hours, with Wyet and an English entries taking first and second, a Howmet turbine third. Ford leads the World Championship standings as Donohue wins USRRC at the Glen. In Milwaukee, Dave Stockton secures a one stroke win after an errant spectator and a head injury to Donald O Burn, boosting his Open total to 13 under par 275 as various minor league games and Pacific Coast League results appear.
Lee Roy Yarbrough captured the North ern 300 at Trenton New Jersey in a Ford Torino posting 3 hours 22 minutes 4 seconds. David Pearson finished second from Spartanburg South Carolina driving a 1968 Ford and Bobby Allison of Hueytown Alabama was third in a 1966 Chevelle. Weiskopf finished strong while Marr stumbled late as the race faced several accidents slowing Speedway pace.
Carol Mann, the 6 foot 3 Towson, Maryland star, captured the Pabst Classic at Columbus on Sunday. Her final round 65, seven under par, marked a personal best in eight pro seasons and gave her the Ohio Classic title and a $28,009 purse.
The Perry Truck Stop baseball team split a doubleheader with Magnolia, losing 8-6 in game one and winning 11-4 in nightcap. Brint Odom, John Hendley and Wayne Lowe led hitters with two safeties each. Buddy Jordan took the loss in game one and Brint Odom earned the nightcap win. Perry owns a 9-2 record this season.
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