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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1968

Page

17

Determined Nervous Rose Wins Hit Title

Rose edged Pitts burgh’s Matty Alou for the National League batting title after a 3-0 Reds win over San Francisco. He collected five hits in a doubleheader, with Helms urging him to keep swinging as manager Dave Bristol praised his pennant pursuit.

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Yaz Above .300 in AL Batting Title Win

Carl Yastrzemski wins the American League batting title with a .301 average the lowest winning mark in major league history. Danny Cater of Oakland trails at .290 as Boston loses to New York 3-2 to end the season.

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Forty Niners trade Dwight Lee for Clem Daniels

San Francisco trades running back Dwight Lee to Atlanta to clear space for veteran halfback Clem Daniels. Daniels, AFL rushing leader, was cut by the Raiders and joined the 49ers after ankle injury limited him in 1967. Lee had shown promise as a backup in 1968.

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How Top Ten Teams Fared

New York UPI report lists results for the top ten small college programs. San Diego State beat Montana State 34-22, North Dakota State defeated Northern Illinois 31-13, Northern Michigan beat Central Michigan 28-24, Eastern Kentucky beat East Tennessee State 23-20, Texas A&I beat Long Beach State 35-7, West Chester State lost to East Stroudsburg 21-14, Texas Arlington fell to New Mexico State 21-20, Eastern Washington State defeated Western Washington State 30-13, Montana State lost to San Diego State 34-22, and Southwest Texas State lost to Trinity Texas 13-12.

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Yaz’s Hitless In ’68 Finale Lifts Batting Crown

Boston outfielder Carl Yastrzemski clinched the American League batting title in a historically low average of .301 after going hitless in five at bats in the final game against New York. His season average slipped from .303 to .301 in the season closer.

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Bay Meadow horse racing results and payouts list

Bay Meadow hosted a crowded card with multiple $2,200 to $4,000 purses. Sugar Host and Longstone led early wins, while Kissing Ring and Laurie's Turn posted top times. Attendance reached 7,187 with handle around $790,223, and a Daily Double paid $56.20.

Wildcats Claw Rams 8-1 in prep tennis

Las Vegas Wildcats defeated the Rancho Rams 8-1 in Southern Conference tennis at Rancho High School. Phil Roberts of Rancho defeated Howard Glicken of Las Vegas in the lone Rams win, with the Wildcats sweeping the rest of the singles and doubles matches.

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