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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1968
Page
6
Tony Conigliaro delivered a 400 foot double to spark Boston to a 3-2 victory over St. Louis in St. Petersburg Florida. Manager Dick Williams praised Conigliaro while signaling a comeback for Blanchard whose bid to return to the majors ended with a cut from Atlanta.
UCLA and Houston prepare for a high stakes rematch in Los Angeles as NCIT semi finals loom. Kansas and Duke win their NIT quarterfinals with Villanova and St Peter's advancing respectively.
The Associated Press reports Sunday results from exhibition games. Washington defeated Atlanta 9 to 8 while Cincinnati beat Baltimore 7 to 5. Houston topped Minnesota 7 to 6 and New York A lost 3 to Los Angeles. Oakland beat New York N 3 to 2. Pittsburgh shutout Philadelphia 5 to 0. Boston edged St Louis 3 to 2. Detroit beat Chicago A 8 to 4. San Francisco and Chicago N tied 4 to 4. Cleveland won 3 to 2 against California.
Dan Sikes, 37, winner of the Citrus Open, pursues a top ranking and a $100,000 annual goal. He captured $111,000 in 1967 and this week posted a 274 total to win by one stroke over Tom Weiskopf. Weiskopf finished second, Nicklaus third, as Sikes led late with a birdie on the 15th.
Reports say the American League may split into two six team divisions next year prompting NL owners to discuss a 1969 expansion. Cities named include San Diego Dallas Fort Worth Milwaukee and Buffalo with NL committee meetings planned ahead of the spring Executive Council session.
In the Hockey East standings Montreal leads with 88 points, New York 80, Boston 80, Chicago 79, Toronto 66, Detroit 61. Saturday results include Montreal 6 Pittsburgh 4 and Toronto 3 Boston 0. Philadelphia 7 Toronto 4 and New York 8 Pittsburgh 0.
Nancy Greene of Canada dominates the women's events with downhill slalom and giant slalom wins to claim the Rech Cup and Aspen Cup, boosting her World Cup lead. Bill Kidd of Stowe earns the Rec Cup for best combined performance with a slalom win and a fourth in downhill. In the men’s race, Reinhard Tritscher wins the giant slalom and Gerhard Nenning takes the downhill as Killy clocks 1 54.99 behind Kidd.
Sectional results list numerous matchups with final scores from Arlington to Chicago Public League. Notable outcomes include DeKalb over Elgin 69 65 and Danville Schlarman defeating Bisomar 68 56.
Scores show Boston 136 over Baltimore 111 and Philadelphia 144 over Chicago 122. St Louis 124 beat Seattle 106. Los Angeles 135 over Detroit 108. Baltimore 147 over Boston 139. New York 130 over San Francisco 104. Los Angeles 120 over Detroit 116. Chicago 129 over San Diego 121. Dick Penrod of Elkhart Indiana is WVU's tallest at 6 foot 7.
The Immaculate Conception Knights of Morris beat Elmhurst 33 to 28 in the MCHS gym before about 800 fans. It was Morris 25th straight win under Coach Ed Connor, with Tom Sokolinski scoring 16 and Larry Lutz 15. Elmhurst’s first loss in 21 outings. The Squires lost prelim 28-18.
Strampe of Warren Michigan defeated Team Semiz of River Edge New Jersey 246 to 201 to win the $45 000 Greater Buffalo PBA Open tourney in Buffalo New York. He previously beat Therm Davis of Chicago 224 172 and Nelson Burton Jr of St Louis 249 204 in the televised event earning a 6000 prize. Semiz earned 3000 Burton 2000 Davis 1800 and Moe Millin 1600.
Kathy Whitworth birdied the 18th hole to win the Orange Blossom Women's Open in St Petersburg Florida. It was the opening event of the 1968 Ladies PGA Tour.
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