Hope Wins Area 6 Baseball Tourney Final
Hope defeats Arkadelphia 42 in the Area 6 tournament at Pine Bluff. John Henley hit a bases loaded double in the sixth, Ricky Pitman scored from third on an error, and Arkadelphia’s two runs came on a first inning walk and wild pitch. Hope had earlier beaten Murrayville or Freseboro 2-0 in semifinals. Hope faces Gillett or St Charles Monday at Taylor Field. Gal loway Brown battery for Hope. Manning Smith for Arkadelphia.
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Hope
Arkadelphia
Ricky Pitman
Ruthledge T
Mumfreesboro
Gillett Or
St. Charles
Taylor Field
Pine Bluff
Galloway
Brown
Manning
Smith
Little League Play Opens Tuesday at Park
The 1968 Little League season begins Tuesday night May 21 at Kpark with a 6 pm opening game. Six youth teams age 9 to 12 compete weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The Auxiliary runs the concession stand at all games and fans are urged to support it.
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K- Park
Little League
Qualifying Record Set at Speedway
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway the 52nd Memorial Day 500 may favor Lotus turbines after two Saturday record runs by Graham Hill and Joe Leonard. Metallurgist S A Silbermann cautioned weather could alter turbine performance, while piston cars and a heat race debate spark controversy among drivers led by Bobby Unser and AJ Foyt Jr. About 265,000 attended or estimated to have been present for the qualifying day as teams prepared for the main race.
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Vale Burgess
Indianapolis
Ind
Lotus
S.A. Silbermann
U.S
Auto Club
Graham Hill
London
AJ. Foyt Jr
Houston
Silbermann
Unser
Leonyard Ang Hill
Mario Andrett
Nazareth
Apdretti
Loyd Ruby
Wichitagar
Bobby Unser
Casper Is Winner at Fort Worth
Billy Casper won the Colonial National Invitation by five strokes, becoming the first golfer to exceed $100,000 in earnings early in the year. He finished at 275 with a 68 final round and collected $25,000, bringing his total to $103,868.64. Gene Littler was second at 280. Casper plans a two week rest and next plays in Indianapolis, the Canadian Open, and the British Open.
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Freeman
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Billy Casper
Casper
Colonial Country Club
Greensboro
Los Angeles
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Gene Littler
Tommy Aaron
Littler
Indianapolis
Ind
Stanky Concedes Sox Need Time To Grow
Chicago White Sox manager Eddie Stanky says the club has a long season ahead after sweeping the Oakland A’s 6-2 and 7-3 to run four straight wins. He cites inconsistent hitting and pitching, notes Pete Ward and Tommy Davis must lift their hitting, and recalls last year’s pennant race.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Eddie Stanky
Sox
Oakland A
Stanky
A’s
Washington
Pete Ward
Tommy Davis
Pye
Chisox in Twin Win Over A's
Eddie Stanky guides the Chicago White Sox to a Sunday doubleheader sweep of Kansas City 6 2 and 7 3 with a three run homer by a pitcher and three pinch runners scoring in one inning. Detroit, Cleveland, and New York also win, lifting standings and end Frank Howard's homer streak. Stanky’s moves heighten the AL chase as Detroit’s McAuliffe Kaline and Mathews pace the hitters.
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Associated Press
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Stanky
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Sox
Detroit
Washington
Frank Howard
Cleveland
Baltimore
California
Minnesota
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Boston
Atlanta
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Houston
Los Angeles
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Oakland
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Luis Aparicio
Ken Berry
Pete Ward
Buddy Bradford
Tommy Davis
Bill Voss
Wayne Causey
Sandy Alomar
Causey
Tim Cullen
A’s
Gerry McNertney
Tigers
Howard
Senators
Dick McAuliffe
al Kaline
Ed Mathews
Kaline
Hank Greenberg
Mathews
Mel Ott
Gates Brown
Sonny Siebert
Indians
Orioles
Tommy Harper
Tony Horton
Duke Sims
Steve Hargan
Sonny — Siebert
Curt Ble
Faryn
Andy Kosco
Yankees
Forward Pass foes Belmont dream and Derby disqualification tied
Calumet Farm pursues a Triple Crown triple if Forward Pass wins the Belmont Stakes after his Kentucky Derby victory and Preakness triumph. Dancer's Image faced a disqualification in the Derby and Preakness, with Urban tests negative. The Pimlico meet also notes profits from Fager and Amerigo Lady, plus other horse racing results.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Calumet Farm
Peter Fuller
Calumet
Forward Pass
Last Satureday
Pimlico
Fuller
Dancer
Martin
Ismael Valenzuela
Robert J. Kieberg
Bobby Ussery
Gene Goff
Nodouble
James Skinner
Willie McKeever
Goff
Gene Sonnier
Dr. Fager
California
Golden Gate Fields
Amerigo Lady
Aqueduct
I'm Smiley
Arington Park
Banks Smash Homer to Lift Cubs Over Giants
Ernie Banks hit a three run homer in the sixth as the Chicago Cubs defeated San Francisco 6 3 in the nightcap after Dick Nen slugged a two run homer in the fourth. Gaylord Perry echoed his early shutout in the opener as San Francisco won 1 0.
Arkansas doubles up El Paso in Texas League twin bill
Arkansas swept El Paso 12-7 and 5-1 to salvage a four game series split. Boots Day led the opener with three hits including a first inning homer and a double. Mike Christina belted a two run homer in the fifth of the nightcap to boost Arkansas to a 4-2 lead as Wally Wolff added a seventh inning RBI single. El Paso answered with a two run shot by Bobby Revilla in the seventh. Albuquerque outlasted Memphis 10-9 after a 15th inning Billy Grabarkewicz single. Marathon game lasted 4 hours 39 minutes. San Antonio blanked Shreveport 6-0 and Amarillo beat Dallas-Fort Worth 4-2.
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Associated Press
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Southern Cal Track Team Takes First
Southern California won the ninth Pacific Eight Conference track and field meet at Edwards Field defeating Oregon and others. Earl McCullouch and Lennox Miller led the Trojans with multiple wins and new meet and stadium records. Miller repeated 1967 sprint victories and set a 39.340 relay mark with McCullouch, Simpson and Kuller.
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Washington State
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Western Athletic Conference
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Tennessee
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Hardee McAlhaney
Flowers
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