Gibson Mclain duel shifts to civil sides in World Series
Cardinals pound Detroit 10 1 as Gibson adds another five hitter to his Series record. McLain exits with shoulder pain after 74 minute rain delay. Humphrey visits both clubhouses and McLain plans to back the candidate while Gibson says he is a Democrat not a politician.
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Tiger
Nelson Briles
Lolich
Briles
Gibson
McLain
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Washington
McLain Shoulder Dilemma Faces World Series Closer
Detroit pitcher Denny McLain battles a sore right shoulder as the Tigers trail St Louis 3 1 in the World Series. Manager Mayo Smith says McLain could pitch again if doctors approve, but McLain doubts and plans rest after a 10 1 defeat.
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Detroit
Denny McLain
Mayo Smith
Denny
McLain
Tigers
St. Louis
Tiger
Joe Sparma
Smith
Series Facts And Figures Fourth Game Attendance and Receipts
The text lists financial figures from baseball series games including attendance 53 634 for the fourth game and total attendance 216 652 for four games. It shows net receipts 431930.00 and 1725022.00, with shares allocated to commissioners players clubs and leagues.
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St. Louis
Detroit
Gibson Adds World Series Records In Tigers Win
Detroit lost 3 1 as Bob Gibson claimed his second win in the series. He matched records for most 10 strikeouts in a game and tied for most consecutive complete games, also homering in the win while enduring rain and Tigers protests.
Brock steals third to break World Series stolen-base record
In Detroit, Lou Brock hit a three-run double and later stole third as the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Tigers 10-1 in game four. Brock tied the single-season World Series record with his 14th steal, noting he would break it if given a chance, though the club doesn’t advocate stealing third.
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Julian Javier
Cardinal
Red Schoendienst
Javie
Schoendienst
Tiger
Mayo Smith
Bill Kinnamon
Kinnamon
Gibson
Jim Price
Dick McAuliffe
Mickey Stanley
Brock
Eddie Collins
Tigers
McLain
Detroit
Lou Brock
Bob Gibson
Joe Schulz
St. Louis Cardinal
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
Hill End once a boom town now a sparsely populated ghost site
Hill End in Australia, once a thriving gold rush town with about 30 000 residents in the 1850s, has dwindled to roughly 200 people today.
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Hill End
Australia
Royals Extend Celtic Streak
In Columbus, the Cincinnati Royals defeated the Boston Celtics 124 to 114 in an NBA exhibition. Former OSU teammates Connie Dierking and Oscar Robertson led the Royals with 31 and 28 points, while Jerry Lucas added 13. Larry Siegfried and John Havlicek led Boston with 25 and 17. The Royals improved to six straight exhibition wins and five wins in eight starts. A 4,500 crowd watched at the state fairgrounds coliseum.
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Cincinnati Royals
Royals
National Basketball Association
NBA
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Oscar Robertson
John Tresvant
Adrian Smith
OSU
Jerry Lucas
Lucas
Buckeyes
Larry Siegfried
John Havlicek
Bailey Howell
Sam
Don Nelson
Celtics
Boston
Americans Bowed Out In South Africa Tennis Opener
Earl Bucholz of St Louis and Marty Riessen of Evanston Illinois lost in the first round of the National Province Professional Tennis Tournament in Jurban South Africa. Bucholz was defeated by Ray Moore 6 3, 2 6, 10 8 and Riessen fell to Roger Taylor 6 3, 11 13, 8 6.
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South Africa
Earl Bucholz
Marty Riessen
Sunday
Ray Moore
Bucholz
St. Louis
England
Roger Taylor
Riessen
Evanston
Ill
Alcan Champion To Coast New
Gay Brewer, winner of the season's largest golf purse for the second year, says he will not play much in 1968 after winning the Alcan Golfer of the Year Tournament. He plans to go to Australia with few commitments and doubts he will play much real golf for the rest of the year. He collected a $55,000 payoff.
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Southport
England
Gay Brewer
Secon
Australia
Brewer
Weekend Fights Across Several Cities
In Genoa Bruno Arcarri, 142, stopped Dave Wyatt, 142, from Washington DC. In Bilbao Jose Legra, 126, defeated Bob Allotey, 120, from Gahan. In Tokyo Hiroshi Kobayashi, 124, outpointed Jaime Valladares, 12942, Ecuador, retaining the world junior light weight title.
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Italy
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Dave Wyatt
Washington, D.C
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Spain
Jose Legra
Bob Allotey
Gahan
Tokyo
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Japan
Jaime Valladares
Ecuador
Scot Takes U S Road Classic
Jackie Stewart won the 10th Grand Prix of the United States at Watkins Glen on a 248 mile course with a record average speed of 124.89 mph. He finished over 24 seconds ahead of Graham Hill with John Surtees third and Dan Gurney fourth. Stewart moved to 36 world driver points, Hill to 39, with Mexican Grand Prix remaining. Dennis Hulme crashed on lap 93 but was unhurt.
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Watkins Glen
N.Y
Jackie Stewart
United States
Graham Hill
John Surtees
Enland
Honda
Dan Gurney
Costa Mesa
Calif
Stewart
Hill
Dennis Hulme
New Zealand
State Bowling Tourney Opens March in Mansfield
The 65th annual Ohio State Bowling Association Tournament opens March 1 at Park Lanes in Mansfield. It runs 11 weekends through May 18, excluding Easter weekend, and may surpass the 1967 record of 1,097 teams in Akron.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Ohio State Bowling Association
Park Lanes
Mansfield
Akron
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