Gibson Sharp as Cardinals Beat Reds 1-0 in 10
Bob Gibson pitched 10 innings for St. Louis, notching his 20th win and a shutout as Cincinnati was held to five hits. Julian Javier belted a solo homer off reliever Ted Abernathy in the 10th, while Gary Nolan left with a pulled right ankle after nine. The Reds lost their fifth straight to the league leaders.
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Gibbie lifts St. Louis in rough DP showdown
In a high scoring game between St. Louis and Cincinnati, Flood delivered a three bagger and a home run by Javier marked his third of the season. Flood added two stolen bases while Brock swiped twice as St. Louis edged Cincinnati 7 to 6.
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Family Ties and Baseball Echoes From Local Times
Reader memory recalls Jim Shevlin Jr who played first base for Armco in the Ohio Indiana League after a Detroit Tigers signing and a Reds stint. Lloyd Gearhart, Xenia star, managed Mets rookie club at Marion Virginia, as the Gearhart clan’s dugout taunts sparked a trio of ejections including batboy Bruce and Steve Gearhart.
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Murphy captures Thunderbird Golf Classic at Upper Montclair
Bob Murphy earned 30000 for winning the Thunderbird Golf Classic at Upper Montclair Country Club with a final 68 277 total. He held a one stroke lead over Bob Lunn late as Lunn missed a putt on the 15th. Murphy sealed victory with a six iron approach.
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Andretti Holds Off Foyt For Ted Horn Memorial Win
Mario Andretti of Nazareth Pennsylvania edged A J Foyt of Houston by 1 7 seconds to win the 100 mile Ted Horn Memorial Auto Race at the Du Quoin State Fair before 18400 spectators Andretti led from the eighth lap and held the margin most of the way with Foyt right on his tail pipe for 14 of the final 15 laps The victory moved Andretti into second in the national point standings behind Bobby Unser with Unser leading at 3 250 and Al Unser third in the standings
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Lightning Wave Finishes Second in Hoosier Futurity Heat
Lightning Wave trained by Ronnie Stokley of Middletown finished second in the second heat of the 32nd Hoosier Futurity at the Indianapolis fairgrounds. The two year old pacer owned by P. and Double Z Stables of Franklin was nosed out in 2 03.4 for a $15 900 race. Driven by Howard Beissinger of Hamilton.
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Falcons Elect Tri Captains
Fenwick High's football team elected tri captains Louis Agoston Dan Jurkowitz and Bob Svarda in a special vote yesterday morning Jurkowitz will play both ways at end Svarda lines up as guard on offense and linebacker on defense all three are seniors
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Cale Yarborough Wins Southern 500 In Tight Finish
Cale Yarborough drove his Mercury to a bumper to bumper victory over David Pearson in the Southern 500 at Darlington. The race carried a purse of $102,000 and was dominated by factory backed Ford and Mercury machines.
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Frank Howards six hit spree ignites Senators rally
Frank Howard drilled six hits fueling a comeback sweep for the Washington Senators in a doubleheader against Chicago. The 6-foot-7 slugger drove in two runs to raise his season total, as Detroit and Baltimore split their twin bill while Freehan and Robinson provided late power for the Tigers and Orioles.
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National League Standings and Monday Results
NL standings show San Francisco leading with 88 51, Cincinnati 71 64, Chicago 72 68, Atlanta 70 69, Pittsburgh 67 72, Philadelphia 65 73, Houston 64 76, New York 63 78, Los Angeles 59 79. Monday results include Pittsburgh 6 Houston 4, Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 2, San Francisco 8 Chicago 1 in 9 innings, St Louis 1 Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia 5 Los Angeles 7-4.
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Detroit and Baltimore Rival in Monday Baseball Results
Monday results show Detroit losing 0-4 to Oakland while Baltimore beat New York 4-2. Cleveland edged California 4-2, Minnesota topped Boston 5-1, and Chicago swept Washington 3-0. Other scores include Detroit 0-4 Oakland and New York 4-3 Baltimore 2-4.
Yesterday's Stars in Baseball From the AP
Pitching by Bob Gibson the Cardinals won a 10 inning four hit game for his 20th victory over Cincinnati. Frank Howard led the Senators with six hits in eight plate appearances as they swept Chicago 10 and 11 3 for their first double header sweep of the season.
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Poor Weather Cuts Crowds in Labor Day Baseball
Heavy rain and a pennant race absence trimmed attendance across major leagues on Labor Day. A total of 156 250 fans attended 17 games, down from 251 469 in 1967 for 18 games. In the NL 82 635 fans watched four doubleheaders, versus 118 368 last year. the American League drew 73 615 with three doubleheaders, down from 113 101. Chicago’s 35 061 crowd at Wrigley Field led the day, while Los Angeles 5 240 at Philadelphia and Detroit Oakland 20 464 provided the largest AL attendance.
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