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Newspaper
Lovington Daily Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1968
Page
4
The Cardinals beat the Astros 3-1 for their eighth straight win as Curt Flood Roger Maris and Cepeda delivered consecutive eighth inning hits after a tense 1-1 game. Jaster limited Houston to six hits in a strong start.
Iowa State University athletic council said an investigation found no basis for claims that coaches discriminated against Negro athletes. It warned ISU Black Students Organization members that a boycott would lead to removal from teams and forfeiture of scholarships. The group demanded trainer Bob Billins and baseball coach L C Timms be fired and called on basketball coach Glen Anderson to end alleged prejudices.
MLB standings show St Louis leading with 30 wins and 21 losses, Philadelphia 25 21, San Francisco 27 25, Cincinnati 25 24, New York 22 27, Houston 21 29, Pittsburgh 19 27. Wednesday results include New York over Chicago 4 2 and Philadelphia over San Francisco 2 1. Cincinnati 10 Atlanta 0. St Louis 3 Houston 1. Los Angeles 2 Pittsburgh 1 in 10 innings. Today's schedule lists multiple cross divisional games with several late starts and N denotes night games. Sugar mill activity notes 275 mills and sugar cane economy at 2 percent of GNP.
Joe Pepitone powered the Yankees to a 7-2 win over Minnesota with a grand slam and six RBIs, while Dave Johnson also homered grand slam for Baltimore in a 7-1 victory over California. Buddy Bradford drew a $5 fine after violating Eddie Stanky's Gold en Rules in Chicago's 10-3 loss to Cleveland.
CHICAGO AP Murray Warmath of Minnesota heads a five man staff named by Norm Van Brocklin for the College All Stars who meet the Green Bay Packers in Soldier Field Aug 2 Warmath is the first college coach on the staff in years He led Minnesota to a Big Ten title last season Joining him are Carl Taseff Bob Toneff Gordon Smith and Duane Putnam all former NFL players
A tour of the University of Alabama athletic complex shows a $3,294,000 headquarters for Coach Paul Bear Bryant. The facility features a domed exterior, a richly decorated foyer, panelled walls, and mahogany furnishings as Bryant leads a record-breaking program with top ten rankings since 1959.
The American League leaders include F Howard of Washington leading in batting with .355 and runs with 30. Howard also tops RBIs with 46 and hits with 66, while Campaneris and Yastrzemski hold multiple high marks. In the National League Rose leads batting at .356 with 74 hits and 38 runs, Perez of Cin leads RBIs with 34, and Rose also has 15 doubles. Pitching highlights show Selma 4-0 and Carlton 7-1 in wins, with Singer and Marichal each at 82 strikeouts.
Warren Vanderbush an airman first class from Closter New Jersey reached the fourth round of the British Amateur golf championship at Troon Scotland joining two other Americans Robert Millen of Piping Rock New York and Ed Meister of Cleveland in the late stage amid a 39 man American contingent and a 236 player field.
Lions extend unbeaten streak to four with a 9-5 win over Oilers as Kenny Lemond earns his second win with nine strikeouts. Oilers’ David Brown suffers the loss. Lions explode with five runs across the fifth and sixth innings.
Mothers of the Little League formed an auxiliary to support the program. They met to approve a constitution, establish committees, and appoint team mothers to coordinate each squad. A garage sale on 1110 W Aspen raises funds, with the sale set for 9.
Little League action saw the Braves beat the Cardinals 8 to 5 with Jackie Hill earning the win and Duffy and Hollis collecting Braves hits. The Dodgers edged the Pirates 11 to 10 as Danny Guinn pitched the win and Lynn Hardaway took the loss.
Advertising text promotes a weight loss product called Galaxon a tabiet claimed to be easily swallowed and free of thyroid dangers. It urges readers to use B and J Drug Store Lovington for mail orders and asserts refunds if results aren’t achieved.
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