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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1968
Page
6
Juan Marichal, 13-2 on the season, pitched the San Francisco Giants to a 5-1 victory over Philadelphia, delivering his ninth straight win as Willie Mays drove in two with two triples. Carlton blanked Chicago for St Louis, while Koosman and Reed also won for the Mets and Braves respectively.
Harmon Killebrew drove in the 1000th hit of his major league career, giving Minnesota a 4-0 win over Washington as Dean Chance pitched a three-hitter for his 100th victory. Oakland topped Baltimore 5-3, California beat the Yankees 3-2, Boston defeated Detroit 8-5, and Cleveland edged Chicago 3-1. Uhlaender doubled, Hernandez and Uhlaendez homered, and Chance struck out 10 in the shutout.
Boston’s Ken Harrelson drove in four runs in an 8-5 Boston win amid Detroit crowd disturbances in the ninth inning. Firecrackers beer bottles and other objects rained onto the field delaying the final at bat as fans clashed with security. Tigers manager Jim Campbell acknowledged the problem while noting stadium proximity and patrols attempted to curb the uproar.
The National League standings show St. Louis leading with 40 wins and 34 losses, followed by San Francisco 35-32, Philadelphia 34-33, Los Angeles 34-33, Pittsburgh 30-31, New York 30-33, Chicago 30-33, Cincinnati 30-33, and Houston 25-39. Recent games include New York 8 Houston 2 and St. Louis 4 Chicago 0.
Jerry Koosman threw five hits over seven innings to earn his 11th victory as the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 8-2. New York added a 19-hit attack to move to 30-33, tied with Chicago and Cincinnati for seventh, two games out of the first division. Koosman noted learning to throw more off speed, while posting a 1.52 ERA through eight of 14 starts.
Amvets rout Lincoln Heritage 19-4 as David Laird earns the win with a four hitter and Steve Troutt MVP hitting a homer. UCT tops Elks 6-4 behind Randy Lemay nine strikeouts while Bill Nelson and Montfort pace the winners. Tonight features Junior League Hahn's Oil vs Register News and Juvenile League Bank of Illinois vs Amvets then American Legion vs Lincoln Heritage.
Jim Ten Broeck of Chicago seized a three stroke lead after a 73 in the second round at Preswick Country Club, totaling 144 and tying par for the 6,990 yard course. Dave Gurley of Northfield slipped to 147 with a 76, while Jim’s brother Richard Ten Broeck from Chicago posted 73 to stay near the lead.
St Louis pitcher Steve Carlton earned an 8-2 record with a 4-0 one hit victory over the Chicago Cubs. He struck out nine, walked none, and delivered his fourth shutout of the season as Orlando Cepeda hit a three run homer. Cubs’ Glenn Beckert had the lone hit.
Dorothy Webb of Murphysboro won the 1968 Southern Illinois Golf Association women’s championship by one stroke after a 43 34 77 on Crab Orchard. Ruth Ann Mann of Herrin and Ferris Kasten of Centralia were runners up. Mt. Vernon and Elks CC entrants posted top showings among 82 competitors across four flights.
Gene Mauch said there was no graceful way to dismiss him as Phillies manager and refused to criticize Richie Allen. He noted the firing occurred while he was caring for his ailing wife Maud and said he hopes to remain in baseball, though he has not discussed future job opportunities.
Don Weiss compiles 1967 NFL results showing home teams won 55 games, visitors 48, with nine ties across 112 regular season games. Baltimore led home play with a 6 0 1 record while Los Angeles enjoyed the best road mark at 6 0 1.
Brehm Hanna Yankees explode for 12 runs in the fifth after scoring once early, led by Raney four hits and a 13-0 shutout of winless First National Bank Tigers. Griffin and Upton add baselines while Campbell and Richerson hold Tigers to four hits. Elks Lodge Giants beat Cubs 4-2 as Hill pitches a one-hit complete game with seven strikeouts.
Southern Illinois University experts tested 593 students across 20 schools on wildlife and conservation. Results show low understanding, with boys scoring 38 percent and girls 35 percent, and only 12 percent citing teachers as their primary learning source.
Jack Nicklaus arrives for the Canadian Open at St George's Golf Club and argues that tour layouts are too easy. He says courses should be tougher so the best golfers prevail, noting the Open offers 125000 total prize money with a 25000 first prize. Also in the field are Arnold Palmer Gary Palmer Tony Jacklin Sam Snead Doug Ford and Jim Ferrey.
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