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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1968
Page
10
Kathy Whitworth grabbed the lead from Carol Mann on the 10th hole and shot a second straight 69 to defend her Ladies World Series of Golf title by four strokes in Springfield Ohio.
Brooks Robinson delivered a two out single in the eighth to drive in Boog Powell for a 3-2 Orioles win over the Boston Red Sox in sixteen innings. The victory moved Baltimore within five games of Detroit for second place.
Coach Collier recalls multiple injuries this season including Tug Dick Hudson and Art Powell while Charley Ferguson sat out. He plans an eight to nine man rookie influx led by Haven Moses Dick Trapp Gary McDermott Ben Gregory Max Anderson and Bub Kalsu aiming to boost depth and push for starting roles.
Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 66 to 6 in an interleague exhibition as Warren led two drives, Sherman and Trumpy connected on key plays, and Smiley scored on a late two yard run. Pitt played without regular wide receivers and running backs due to injuries.
Floydada tournament concluded with Lub bock's Jim Conine shooting 72 Sunday for a 212 total to win the title. He defeated Jim Fullingim of Petersburg who had 205 and Ted Watts of Abernathy with 217 in a tight finish.
C P Mosley aged 80 former Baylor University head football coach 1914 1919 died Sunday after a long illness at a Tyler area hospital Funeral services set for 2 pm Monday at Brown Memorial Chapel Jacksonville burial in Jacksonville City Cemetery Mosley a native of Sulphur Springs coached and taught at Jacksonville High School for many years Survivors include wife a daughter Mrs George Brown of Tyler a sister Mrs Mary Roundtree of Dallas and three grandchildren
Paul Popovich delivers a sacrifice fly in the ninth as Los Angeles spoils Juan Marichal's bid for win number 24. Dodgers erase a late San Francisco rally, with Tom Haller starting the ninth and Len Gabrielson scoring on a walk and a bunt.
Ruidoso Downs finalizes Sunday racing results with multiple maiden and feature divisions. Purses listed include Uncle Links at 7.80 5.40 4.00, Miss Strobe at 7.40 5.00, Bar Me Joe at 9.00 3.80, Lady Gates Son at 9.60 4.90, and Irish Nick at 7.80 4.60 5.20. Mutual pool totals reach 222,259 with attendance 5,600.
Green Bay and the Browns met in a pre season clash while Dick Gordon grabbed three touchdown passes fueling a 45-13 victory over the Washington Redskins. The AFL San Diego Chargers shocked the NFL Los Angeles Rams 25-13 led by John Had two TD passes. Raiders were crushed by the Kansas City Chiefs 91-21 as Chiefs sealed it with two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Green Bay edged Dallas 217 in a grudge setting, but the Packers dominated late.
Results across leagues include New York and Detroit in a 9-5 and 4-5-4 split, Baltimore down Boston 5-2, Washington over Cleveland 10-4, Minnesota 10-5 over Chicago California, and St. Louis 4-2. Nightgames list Twins at Senators, Oakland at Baltimore, and Cleveland at Boston among others.
In Wichita Kansas the NBC quarterfinals open with Rip Griffin's Lubbock Hubbers facing Eureka Crabs after Dallas Dodgers star Dizzy Dean attends the event. Milwaukee and Liberal clash in the feature night game while Jackson Mississippi meets Wichita Cessna. Milwaukee leads 5-0 in tournament play. Gilbreth has pitched 13 2 3 innings with four runs allowed and 19 strikeouts.
Philly Golf shot rounds of 71 67 70 68 to close level with Murphy at 275 after a tense final round. Murphy, who started one stroke ahead, finished three under on Sunday to end one behind Wysong and in a three way tie for second with Dan Sikes and Jack Nicklaus. Wysong, Makaha Valley Hawaii pro, finished one back after a 32-38-70 final round for 277, with Nicklaus, Beard, and Coody all at 278 in a four way behind.
Johnny Callison homered and sing led in two runs marking his first game in eight days as the Phillies defeated the Braves 4-1. Larry Jackson allowed five hits in a strong pitching performance for Philadelphia.
Nevele Pride trained by Stanley Dancer captured the Hambletonian with two swift heats in Du Quoin Illinois. The 3 year old trotter posted 1:59 3-5 and 1:59 2-5 as Dart Hanover driven by Sanders Russell pressed Keystone Spartan in both legs.
New York Yankees win 6-5 and 5-4 over Detroit to complete a four game sweep. Rocky Colavito earns his first major league pitching win in relief and homers in the nightcap after returning to the outfield. Steve Hamilton and Dooley Womack finish strong to seal the victories.
Tim Cullen delivered a pinch triple with the bases loaded to break a seventh inning tie and power the Washington Senators to a 10-9 win against the Cleveland Indians in a high scoring Sunday game.
Ferguson Jenkins pitched a four-hitter to beat the Houston Astros 2-0, ending Larry Dierker's two-month loss drought and snapping a six-game Astros winning streak. Jenkins earned his 15th win and drove in Chicago's first run with a second inning ground ball after Al Spangler reached on a walk and moved to third on Randy Hundley's single.
George Brunet pitched a six-hitter and Bobby Knoop drove in three as the California Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1. Brunet improved to 13-12, snapping a four-game skid for the Angels and halting the A’s four-game win streak. Knoop drove in two with a bases-loaded single in the sixth and added a triple in the eighth.
Tom Seaver fired five hits allowed and no walks as the Mets defeated Cincinnati 7-1. Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky hit solo blasts while Seaver improved to 12-9, with the Reds scoring only on an eighth inning wild pitch.
Lubbock High School invites youths inside the school boundaries to try out for the 1968 Westerner golf team. Meetings are at Meadowbrook golf course on Tuesday or Thursday at 10 a.m. Students must reside within Lubbock High limits.
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