Indians Rally Past Twins Behind Williams Sevenths Hit
Cleveland's Stan Williams delivered a two run seventh inning single to push the Indians to a 3-1 win over Minnesota as Williams improved his line, while rookie Mike Paul closed out the game with 2 2 innings of one hit relief. Ed Mathews slugged a homer for Detroit in a 7-6 12 inning loss to California.
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Dancer's Image Retired After Derby Disqualification
Dancer's Image, the controversial 1968 Kentucky Derby winner, will retire after a career ending at Belmont Park. Owner Peter Fuller of Boston announced the horse will not race in the Belmont Stakes and will be unwound at Runnymede Farm in North Hampton, N.H. The decision follows a urinary test showing anti inflammatory treatment and years of misfortune after the Derby disqualification.
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Blevins II Team to Play at Nashville
Blevins Little League will again play in a league at Nashville with Virgil Bobo as coach. Scorekeepers are Mrs. Bobo and Mrs. Arnold Linzy. The roster includes Mark Parson John Yates Tim Gregory Gary Bobo David Johnson Randy Sands Sidney Zimmer Danny Stone Mark Spears Arnold Linzy Jr Jersey White Joe Bobo Danny Broomfield Kevin Linzy and Larry Clendenin. Ors indrubbing the Dodgers behind Don Wilsons eight hitter and moving onto ninth place in the NL half game ahead of the idle Mets.
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Solunar Tables By Richard Alden Knight
The schedule of Solunar Periods from Knight's Solunar Tables guides daily plans for fishing or hunting. Major periods begin at shown times and last about one-and-a-half to two hours. minor periods are shorter. War Central Daylight Savings Time.
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Hurtubise finally qualifies for Indy 500 in tough trials
Turbo powered entry driven by Jim Hurtubise earned a spot in the 500, surviving a rain shortened final day of time trials. Injuries hit practice as rookie Bob Hart suffered serious spinal injuries and Rick Mather escaped with a concussion after wall impacts on the first turn. Other qualifiers included Ronnie Bucknum, Larry Dickson, Mario Andretti, Mike Mosley, Carl Williams, George Snider, Sammy Sessions, and Arnie Knepper ensuring a 33-car field for Thursday’s race.
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San Diego Wins National League Franchise Bid
San Diego's long gamble paid off as the city was awarded a National League baseball franchise. The drive began over a decade ago, with 1965 stadium bond approval fueling plans for a 50,000 seat venue and major league occupancy. Leaders from government and business, plus C Arnholt Smith, championed the push, which included a formal franchise application in 1967 and a preliminary market analysis funded by the city.
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Tennis players arrive by bike amid transport strike in Paris
Danish star Torben Ulrich arrives at Roland Garros on a bicycle with racquet over shoulder as a transportation strike hits the Open French Championships. The French Federation directs players to hotels. no cars after today due to gasoline shortages. Only four women's singles matches played as rain and travel woes reduce field. Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle reach Paris after flying in.
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Reunite Baun and Brewer Sought by Red Wings
Detroit trades six players to Oakland Seals for Bobby Baun and Ron Harris as Sid Abel retires from coaching to join the general manager’s office. The move aims to revive Detroit’s shaky defense with former Maple Leafs standouts Baun and Brewer, amid another March trade season.
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Baseball Standings and Scores From The National League
The National League standings show San Francisco 24 19 and St Louis 22 19 trailing, with Atlanta 23 20 and Philadelphia 20 18 in pursuit. Monday results included Houston 10 Los Angeles 1, and tonight’s schedule lists New York at Pittsburgh and San Francisco at St Louis among others. Led by F Howard Washington leads batting with .359 and 56 hits, while defensive leaders include Rose and Staub for runs and RBIs.
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Home Run Slump Hits Major Leagues Broadly
Major league baseball sees a near ten percent drop in home runs midseason led by stars Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Wynn. Through week four of 1968, NL batters slugged 235 homers, far below 1967 totals, while AL pace approaches parity with last year. Several sluggers regress due to injuries or illness, with Frank Robinson and Don Mincher among those sidelined. Washington’s Frank Howard leads with 19 homers, but overall pace lags across both leagues.
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Assistant UCLA Coach Resigns
Jerry Norman resigned Monday as assistant basketball coach at UCLA. He leaves after serving in the role under the Bruins program with no further details provided.
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Papa Bear Halas Steps Down From Bears After 39 Seasons
Chicago Hu dation boss George Halas, 73, announces retirement from coaching due to a failing hip after 39 seasons with the Bears. He names Jim Dooley, 38, as likely successor while Halas remains Bears chairman and owner with son George Maguire Halas Jr. as president and GM.
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National League expands to 12 with San Diego and Montreal
NL president Warren Giles announced a major expansion selecting San Diego and Montreal as new members for 1969 while Buffalo Dallas Fort Worth and Milwaukee were rejected. Each new team pays 10 million and joins national and World Series TV contracts.
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