Peoples Team Beats Elks 12 2 in Postponed League Game
The Peoples team defeated Elks 12 to 2 in the first game of a postponed boys league schedule, showcasing strong offense and solid pitching.
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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1967
Page
4
The Peoples team defeated Elks 12 to 2 in the first game of a postponed boys league schedule, showcasing strong offense and solid pitching.
Hale Irwin of the University of Colorado captures the NCAA golf title finishing with a 72-hole 286. Other items include Dr. Fager winning the Arlington Classic by 10 lengths at Arlington Park, Quillo Queen in the Coaching Club American Oaks at Aqueduct, Nancy Richey and John Newcombe claiming London grass court titles, Jammed Lovely taking the Queens Plate in Toronto, and Texas Marty Fleckman posting a 68 to win the Northeast Invitational Amateur Golf Tournament.
Mark Donohue of Stony Brook New York drives a Lola Chevrolet to victory in the 200 mile Watkins Glen Grand Prix with a time of 1 hour 53 minutes 24.4 seconds. Joe Schlesser and Guy Luer win the 12 hour Reims endurance in a Ford Mark II at a record average speed 127.214 mph. Phaeton takes a two length win in the 99th Grand Prix of Paris for three year olds.
Carol Mann captures the Buckeye Invitational in Cincinnati finishing at nine under par for 54 holes, totaling 207 strokes to win the $14,000 event.
Baseball schedule lists BOYS LEAGUE games across Monday to Thursday with Elks Sarris Peoples Western Auto Linton Iron G E Legion Citizens Peeples Elis Western Auto. Saturday card features Central Eastern Shakamak Crane Linton L and M Worthington Bloomfield. Babe Ruth and Legion games note Bloomington Southport Sunday 2 pm.
Hale Irwin of Colorado captured the NCAA golf title with a 72-hole total of 286 despite an upright finish of 79 in the final round. He led by two strokes over Rosse Randall San Jose State Drue Johnson Florida and Bunky Henry Georgia Tech who each shot two under 70 or 71.
The Lee-Sherrard park horse show in Linton Saturday night drew 251 entries with awards in 12 events. Notable winners include Lynette Hall Terre Haute yong class Jimmy Terrell Bedford Western pleasure Susan Leach Terre Haute children's horsemanship Mike Noel Danville junior saddle bending Larry Barnes Vincennes pole bending Beckie Perry Bruceville junior cloverleaf Pete Brown Terre Haute cloverleaf Larry Petak Terre Haute rescue ace Wes Bedwell Carlisle key race and Wes Bedwell Carlisle key hole.
Don White of Keokuk Iowa won the 100 mile Indiana Classie stock car race at the Indiana State Fair grounds. He led the final 28 laps after a back and forth duel with Parnelli Jones of Palos Verdes Estates California finishing about six car lengths ahead in a 1967 Dodge. A. J. Foyt Houston Texas dropped out a lap earlier with a blown engine.
Veteran golfer Dickinson, age 39 and a 16 season pro, captured the $103,500 Cleveland Open at Aurora Country Club. He finished at 271, nine under par, four strokes ahead of Wayne Yates, with Slim Yates sharing top early rounds and Jack Nicklaus finishing lower in the field. Dickinson collected $20,700 and projects his best tour year yet.
National League leaders include St Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Pittsburgh with mixed results. Notable Sunday scores feature Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis, and Cincinnati games. American League shows Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Minnesota, and Cleveland near the top with several Sunday outcomes and upcoming Tuesday fixtures.
In Louisville Indiana’s all-star quintet erased a seven-point gap midway through the second half to edge Kentucky 78-76 in a summer charity game. Weatherford scored 23 for Indiana while Kentucky’s Jim McDaniels posted a record 42 points.
Mark Spitz, 17, from Santa Clara Calif, lowered the world 400 meter freestyle mark to 4 10.6 at the 15th annual San Leandro Relays at Chabot College. He eclipsed Frank Wiegand's 4 11.1 record set last August in East Germany.
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