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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1968
Page
9
Detroit right hander Denny McLain says his arm feels stiff and tired late in games after pitching 250 innings. He improved to 25-3 with a 4-0 shutout of Boston, extending his win streak to seven and keeping pace with history as he eyes a 30th victory.
The PGA Executive Committee abolishes the PGA fee and dissolves the Tournament Committee after players push for full control. Gardner Dickinson Jack Nicklaus Frank Beard and Max Elbin say a rival tour will run next year with Joe Black named tournament manager by August 29.
Manuel Santana defeats Clark Graebner in three sets to put Spain ahead in the Inter-Zone finals stage of the Davis Cup. Arthur Ashe ties the tie 1-1 by sweeping Juan Gilbert, setting up a Sunday dramatic finale with Graebner and Gilbert looming.
Cincinnati beat Chicago 11 to 7 while Atlanta won 5 to 1 against St. Louis and San Francisco defeated Philadelphia 7 to 5. Los Angeles topped Pittsburgh 8 to 4 as Houston edged New York 3 to 1 in 12 innings. Today's games include Houston at New York and Cincinnati at Chicago. Sunday matchups feature Atlanta at St. Louis and San Francisco at Philadelphia.
Carol Mann, a 6 foot 3 Buffalo native, opened with a 69 at Norwood Hills to take a one stroke lead in the Holiday Inn Invitational. Sandra Haynie, Judy Kimball, Peggy Wilson and Marilynn Smith tied at 70. Kimball shot a 33 on the back nine. Mann aims for season goal as tour money leader eyes more after this round.
The Boston Celtics, nine time in ten years NBA champions, were sold to P. Ballantine & Sons Brewery of Newark New Jersey for about 3.5 million dollars. Officials said the purchase price was over 3 million and that Boston would remain the team’s home. Red Auerbach will stay as executive VP and GM and Bill Russell, still unsigned, is expected to coach. The sale must be approved by the NBA Board of Governors at its August 22 meeting.
Lancaster prepares for a championship showdown with undefeated Cincinnati Bentley in Athens Ohio. Lancaster, a tournament dark horse with one loss, must upset Bentley in the morning game to force a title shot after sweeping Worthington 8 3 and Steubenville 6 3 in semis.
Clayton Street Church of God edges Yankee Road COG 4 3 in Class A finals at Goldman Park. Nazarene beats Oxford State Road COG 17 16 in 10 innings to claim Class B title as Shrine homers and Taber tops the hit chart.
In Vandalia Ohio on opening day Kurt Disher 15 of Malvern Pa won the handicap event with 99 of 100 targets from 20 yards then captured a shootoff with 25 straight. His father John Disher tied 100 straight in the 16 yard event and won Class B while losing the main title in the shootoff. Hilda Matthews of Mansfield won the ladies 96 of 100.
Detroit leads with 77 43. Baltimore 96 51 and Boston 66 56 chase. Friday results: Detroit 4 Boston 0. Minnesota 5 Baltimore 2. Washington 4 California 2. New York 2 Oakland 1. Cleveland 2 Chicago 1. Upcoming games include Detroit at Boston and New York at Oakland twi light. Pacific Coast and International League scores also listed with multiple city matchups and tallies.
Connie Capozzi of Middletown reached the semifinals of the U S S T A Girls 18 National Tennis Championship in Philadelphia before losing to Linda Tuero of Metairie La 6 2 6 1 The 17 year old had upset several higher ranked players including Stephanie Grant and Denise Carter during the week highlighting a strong run in a field of mostly 18 year olds.
Cincinnati built a 11-7 lead at Chicago's Wrigley Field aided by a windy day as Jim Maloney earned the win to move to 11-7. Mack Jones and Fred Whitfield hit two run homers in the first inning while Pete Rose collected two hits to sustain his NL batting lead.
Milt Pappas finally beat the St. Louis Cardinals in Atlanta 5-1 with relief from Claude Raymond securing the save after Pappas struggled into the ninth. The night also featured San Francisco, Cincinnati, Houston, and Los Angeles posting wins while Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and the Mets fell short in separate NL games.
Carlisle Middletown Elks No 257 in the Minor Division won again to stay unbeaten 6 to 5 over Miamisburg. Tim Adkins and Kirby Morris combined on a two hitter and Steve Craft led the batting with two hits.
Ohio Division of Wildlife reports most state lakes and streams are normal with zones of high water where heavy rains occurred. Buckeye Lake remains clear and normal with bass carp and catfish. Indian Lake clear and normal with bluegill catfish and crappie. Acton Lake clear and above normal at 84 degrees with crappie bluegill channel catfish and bass. Lake Saint Marys clear and normal with crappie catfish bluegill and some bass. Outlooks vary from fair to good across locations.
The NBA announced the season starts Tuesday October 15 with Chicago visiting New York. The regular season runs 82 games per team and ends March 23.
Rookie Bob Murphy led by two at the Westchester Golf Classic after a 69 that left him 133 total. He rued a second round double bogey on 17 as a demanding field stacked at 135 threatened his margin with stars like Julius Boros, Jack Nicklaus, and Dan Sikes chasing.
Stan Hayward outpointed Johnny Brooks in New Orleans after ten rounds. In New York Jose Nieves stopped Gabe Mamarca in nine rounds at the National Marine Union Hall.
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