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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1968
Page
21
Winnie Palmer notes crowds at the U S Open burdening sightlines as she contemplates a quieter life with daughters. Jeanne Ruth Weiskopf and Barbara Nicklaus share similar pressures, balancing family with following husbands on the tour for the Oak Hill event and its prize pool.
Bert Yancey held the early lead but 32 year old John Felus from Gallitizin PA stunned the gallery with a 67 to grab a three under par stroke lead at the U S Open in Rochester. Trevino Farrell Balding Marr Bies Harris joined Felus in the top scores as Casper Nicklaus Palmer Player struggled with 75 72 73 76. ABC-TV will televise the final rounds.
All-Star game in Marion features Fraley, former Middletown star, with tickets $2.50 and $1.50 available by mail to Dan Baker. The piece also notes Middletown High’s 1958-59 team reaching the state tournament and praises Dave Bristol’s health and leadership with the Reds.
San Diego City Manager Walter Hahn said extensive talks with San Diego baseball franchise owners produced a mutually satisfactory stadium occupancy agreement. The plan ties city payments to attendance, with the club paying 1.35 dollars for each spectator after the first million attendees annually.
Montreal's baseball entry in the National League struggles with time and publicity issues. Chairmen Levesque and Saulnier urge careful planning for a domed stadium in East End Montreal and delays to enlarging Autostade from 25,000 to 40,000 seats. Officials warn costs may rise toward 45 million dollars with a 55,000 seat venue planned for 1971. Meetings with city hall are needed to clarify implications.
Ohio high school football and basketball coaches inch toward state approval of all star games while awaiting a September decision. The Board of Control directed a review of all star criteria and set an August 14 meeting for submissions, with a fall sanction likely. A separate proposal to extend the basketball tournament to three days faced principals opposition.
Ernie Banks Willie McCovey Ron Santo and other sluggers hit their first 1968 homers as St Louis beat Atlanta 3 1 in 13 innings Carlton homered for the Cardinals Dalrymple powered Philadelphia over Houston 3 2 Watson homered for the Astros in a losing cause Banks and Santo led Chicago past Cincinnati 8 4 McCovey could not stop San Francisco 8 7 loss to Pittsburgh Schofield hit a go ahead 12th inning homer off Phil Niekro to lift St Louis to a four game lead in the NL over the Giants Dodgers and Braves }
Sam McDowell pitched superbly for Cleveland until Chico Salmon slipped in a hole chasing Sal Bando’s hit in the 11th. Danny Cater scored the only run as Oakland won 1-0. Detroit beat Minnesota 3-1. California defeated Boston 4-2.
Denny McLain pitched six innings to earn his 10th win as Detroit defeated Minnesota 6 to 1 and widen the AL lead to five games. Ernie Banks hit his 12th homer and drove in four as the Cubs beat the Reds 8 to 4 in Chicago.
Results list California 4 Boston 1 2nd game suspended 5 innings Detroit 3 Minnesota 1 Oakland 1 Cleveland 0 All games scheduled Tonight New York at Oakland N Washington at California N Detroit at Chicago N Boston at Cleveland N Baltimore at Minnesota N Saturday Boston at Cleveland Detroit at Chicago Baltimore at Minnesota Washington at California New York at Oakland twi light
Scores from multiple leagues show Pittsburgh over San Francisco 8 to 7 and Chicago defeating Cincinnati 8 to 4. Other results include Philadelphia 3 over Houston 2 and St. Louis 3 over Atlanta 1 in a 12 innings game. International League and Pacific Coast League results feature Richmond 6 Syracuse 2 and Seattle 3 Oklahoma City 0 respectively.
Cincinnati pitcher Tony Cloninger admitted the tough start after Chicago beat the Reds 8-4. Ernie Banks homered and drove in three as Cloninger struggled with high pitches in his first start since April. Johnny Bench homered for Cincinnati, while manager Dave Bristol lay undergoing tests. Purdue star Jim Beirne signed with the Houston Oilers.
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