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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
4
Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson blanked the Chicago Cubs in a 1-0 victory, extending his scoreless streak and tying a club note with three other pitchers for consecutive shutouts. Lou Brock’s third inning triple produced the lone run as Ferguson Jenkins took the loss.
ANAHEIM Calif cover on the Jim Bouton case shows a troubled three seasons for the Yankees. Bouton’s 8–24 record with New York over 1965 66 and 67 highlights a career with the club marked by outspoken activism and controversial letters.
In Sacramento the 100 meters produced fast times as Charlie Greene and Jim Hines led a wind aided dash with 9.8 in heats and 9.9 in semis. Hines won the final as Greene pressed. the event highlighted a meet with record marks in shot put, long jump, and 5,000 meters and other top performances across track.
Jefferson City American Legion nine travels to Dixon for a Saturday night non league contest after a week of inactivity due to Boys State activities. Manager Bob George likely starts Jerry Allen, with Steve Cheshire possibly to start against Mexico, as the team eyes another 2-1 league record before Mexico visits Capital City.
Senior League dent Cole 7 Tiki 3 Girls League Calvary Baptist 17 Chick's 7 February Sweethearts 18 Siegeman Foundation 3 Church League First Baptist 6 Immanuel Lutheran 2 Union Hill Baptist 7 Presbyterian 3
The Chicago Cubs were blanked by Bob Gibson and the St. Louis Cardinals as Chicago extended its scoreless innings streak to 46, tying a National League mark and closing in on a major league record. Lou Brock scored the lone run for St Louis while Milt Pappas earned a win for Atlanta in relief as other NL games produced mixed results.
Missouri lake and stream reports show water conditions ranging from fair to good as temperatures rise. Fishing remains fair overall with many waters described as clear or dingy, and several species such as black bass, channel cat, and crappie noted as fair to good in various locales.
In Kansas City AP report, 18 year old Tom Watson defends as Rich Ziegler 27 of St. Louis remains the elder statesman. Ziegler upset Jim Jack 2 and 1 to reach round two. veterans Garrity Patton and Stewart survive first round. Daw son eliminated by Charles Morgan Jr. Ludwig and Farmer win to reach second round.
Jefferson City’s Ban Johnson Bears hammer Boonville 13 to 2 to move to 3-1 in Central Missouri Ban Johnson League play. Denny Alberts leads with four hits, Mitchell Calvin dominates on mound with key RBI hits, while Charley Crede and Charlie Ratz add multi hit nights as Alberts throws out a runner at home to end a Boonville threat. The Bears match up Sunday with Tipton at home to extend a two game win streak.
Standings show Detroit beats Boston 5-1 and Chicago over Cleveland 8-4. A full slate lists Washington at Oakland, Baltimore at California, New York at Minnesota, Boston at Chicago, Detroit at Cleveland, and others with twi night games. Saturday features several matchups including New York at Minnesota and Baltimore at California. Sundays include Washington at Oakland and Boston at Chicago with Detroit at Cleveland. Today schedules include Los Angeles at New York and Chicago at Cincinnati among others in a dense list of interleague games.
Sean Wagner's first homer of the season sparked an eight to four White Sox rally to beat the Indians, his former team, as Detroit crushed Boston behind Denny McLain's three-hitter and a four-run Tigers lead. Wagner called it a big day, his first since last summer.
Atlanta Braves second baseman Felix Millan is out until at least Sunday with a painfully swollen left hand after being hit by a pitch in the eighth inning Wednesday night from Cincinnati reliever Clay Carroll. Millan, the Braves' second leading hitter, carries an .806 average.
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