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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1969
Page
10
Walter Alston, Carrtown native and Dodgers manager, commented after Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan homered in the first inning against Don Drysdale. The Dodgers rallied to beat Cincinnati 3-2 in the opening game at Crosley Field.
Like Series Again DRYSDALE, the 6 6 Hill ace who has drawn about $100 000 annually for five years, reacted to memories of the 1966 World Series when Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson hit successive home runs off his pitching. Rose’s drive was an opposite field homer, Tolan’s inside pitch cleared the park, and Cincinnati’s new player appeared to spark a rally before the bats went silent.
Drysdale exited after six with a shoulder tightness, claiming he felt fine and would have continued if allowed. Alston used Bill Singer for work, noting his long layoff and a blister on his right hand, as Cincinnati visits after rainouts. Dave Bristol noted beating Dodgers pitching is key, but Reds failed to capitalize.
Philadelphia Phillies send veteran shortstop Bobby Wine to Montreal to replace the retired Larry Jackson. Owner Bob Carpenter says a player of experience was offered to Expos as a moral obligation. Wine, 30, played seven seasons with Philadelphia batting .216 but was long regarded as the NL's finest defensive shortstop.
Ted Williams’s Washington Senators opened the season with an 8 4 defeat to the New York Yankees as President Nixon attended the opener. Clyde King’s debut with the Giants ended in a 5 4 loss to the Braves in Atlanta after a ninth inning rally.
Baseball scores from Mondays NL action show Los Angeles edging Cincinnati 3 2 and Atlanta beating San Francisco 5 4. Houston and San Diego faced 0 0, with Montreal at New York and Philadelphia at Chicago among tonight's fixtures.
In the American League New York beat Washington 8 to 4. Other results show Boston at Baltimore and Cleveland at Detroit among the day’s action. Wednesday’s slate includes Chicago at Oakland and Minnesota at Kansas City with New York visiting Washington.
Cincinnati manager Dave Bristol praised rookie Gary Nolan after a 4-2 opening day defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nolan allowed two runs in eight innings, striking out 12, while Pete Rose and Boby Tolan homered for Cincinnati. The game previewed a hopeful Reds season as the club prepared for Dodger Stadium ceremonies marking the Dodgers’ 101st year.
The Boston Patriots of the American Football League are on the threshold of moving to Seattle, the Boston Herald Traveler reported. Their departure from Boston appears imminent and could happen within a few days as Fenway Park is unavailable until late October and prospects for a new stadium are dim.
Columbus AP Stanley Dancer, who bought Cardigan Bay for 100000 and built a harness racing million, now purchased 200000 stallion Adaptor for owner I W Berkmeyer. He plans to test Adaptor in a Philadelphia Liberty Park qualifying race this week for an American campaign.
Practice rounds at Hattiesburg Country Club for the Magnolia Classic drew 155 pros and seven amateurs on a 72 hole, par 72 layout. The $35,000 satellite event runs Thursday for PGA Tour players without Augusta invitations.
Milwaukee promoters gain access to prefabricated steel buildings that span four tennis courts at about 100000 dollars. A 120 by 206 foot structure features cork or rubber courts, fluorescent lighting, and gas infrared heaters to maintain winter warmth, per the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association.
Juan Pablo Diaz a 29 year old Mexican jockey sustained a concussion after his horse fell in the ninth race at Golden Gate Filed Doctors called in a specialist to assess possible serious head injuries at the Albany California track.
Oakland Athletics announce the signing of right handed pitcher John Wyatt who was released by Detroit earlier this spring. Wyatt will join the club in time for Tuesday's opener after appearing in 37 games for the Tigers last season with two wins four losses and a 2.76 ERA.
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