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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1968
Page
10
Baseball's frustrated sluggers demand trades as heat baked Crosley Field. Cards rally from 8 down to beat Reds 10-8 in opener while Reds win 7-6 in 12 innings in the nightcap. Dodgers extend seven game streak by overtaking Phillies 4-3.
In Milwaukee on Sunday Ronnie Duman, 36, died within three minutes after his car crashed at the south wall on the third lap of the Rex Mays Classic. Lloyd Ruby of Wichita Falls, Texas won the 150 mile race, as Norman Brown was critically injured and Ray Darnell escaped with minor burns. Six spectators were hurt.
Dodgers star Don Drysdale finally saw his scoreless innings streak end in a 5-3 victory that extended Los Angeles seven-game win streak. Howie Bedell drove in a fifth inning run for Philadelphia, while Drysdale had previously broken Walter Johnson’s 1913 record with 58 and two-thirds consecutive scoreless innings across six shutouts.
In Montreal AP report on the NHL annual meeting, Vancouver Canucks owners from the Western League planned to apply for an NHL franchise as the Canadiens prepared a news conference at 9:30 a.m. EDT to discuss replacing retired coach Toe Blake with Floyd Curry during the four day gathering.
Howmet TX turbine powered car driven by Ray Heppenstall of Philadelphia wins the Heart of Dixie sports car race in Huntsville Alabama with a 91 mph average over the 2.3 mile course. Heppenstall leads early and builds distance on the back straightaway.
Eduardo Ratan Mojica aged 116 outpointed Chart chai Chonio 116 in NicAragua while Brubey Car mona 133 percent stopped Joe Brown 134 in Mexico City New Orleans pairing shows varied results across venues and contestants.
Larry Conjar former Notre Dame football standout and Cleveland Browns player married Donna K McManus of Lunenburg on Saturday in Lunenburg Massachusetts AP report notes the ceremony and identities of the couple with Conjar’s NFL affiliation.
Cincinnati Reds manager Dave Bristol, troubled by a persistent cough and frequent colds, will undergo a battery of tests at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. Coach Vern Benson serves as acting manager as the Reds fly to Chicago to begin a four game series with the Cubs. Bristol expects to join the team in St Louis this weekend. Dr George Ballou said the tests were advised.
Alvin Dark uses two catchers Duke Sims and Jose Azcue in a Sunday win over Detroit as Tiant blanked the Tigers 2 0. Sims homered after a fifth inning double and scored on Azcue's single. Other AL results include Washington over Minnesota 7 4 and the Yankees sweeping California 8 1 and 3 2.
Cleveland ace Luis Tiant hurled a four-hitter with six strikeouts and no walks to blank AL-leading Detroit 2-0. It marks Tiant's fifth shutout of the season. Paul Popovich belted his first major league homer to spark a Dodgers rally that edged the Phillies 4-3.
Tuesday results show 4-1 Los Angeles over Philadelphia and 4-3. Almanac lists American League standings with Detroit leading. Cleveland, Baltimore, Minnesota, Boston, Oakland, New York, Washington, California, Chicago, and others. Pacific Coast League, International League note no games scheduled.
Memphis AP reports Larry Mansfield, a 6 foot 8 inch first baseman drafted by Houston, reached terms with the Astros Sunday night. The exact bonus was not disclosed but reports say it surpassed twenty five thousand dollars, among the largest for a Class A draft choice.
Major league examples of confusion and delay marked the weekend mourning for Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Five games were postponed Saturday and three Sunday while several players faced fines or possible trades. Pappas resigned as Cincinnati spokesman after an argument over the St Louis game timing, and Staub Aspromonte and Wills faced discipline for not appearing in Houston Pittsburgh. Houston and Oakland postponed doubleheaders, Mets backed off, Yankees and Cubs also canceled games, as clubs tumbled through unofficial memorial pressures and economic concerns.
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