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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
4
Cubs endure a fourth straight shutout loss tying a major league record while Bob Gibson dominates with a 1-0 win for St. Louis. Cubs’ BulLet Bob’s 38 scoreless innings pace the streak. Durocher remains grim as Cairo’s bats stay cold. Cardinals gain 19th win in 23 games.
Jefferson County Shrine Senators beat Moose Lodge Indians 6-3 as Steve Lively hit a bases loaded three run triple. Hefner earned the win with six strikeouts on four hits while Richard took the loss allowing seven strikeouts and two hits from Lively and a single by Bruce.
The Chicago Bears signed two sprinting backs on defense and offense today. Major Hazelton of Florida A and M and Cecil Turner of California Polytechnic joined the Bears roster to bolster speed and receiving depth.
Tom Seaver fanned 12 and sparked two rallies with an infield single and a surf double as the Mets beat Houston. Cleon Jones drove in four with a third‑inning sacrifice fly and a five‑run night including a three‑run homer off Larry Dierker. Art Shamsky contributed for New York, while Pittsburgh’s nine‑game win streak ended when Jim Fairey hit his first major league homer in the 10th inning.
National League table lists St Louis leading with 41 25 record, Atlanta 35 30, Philadelphia 31 29, San Francisco 35 33, Los Angeles 35 33, Pittsburgh 31 32, New York 31 33, Chicago 30 34, Cincinnati 30 34, Houston 21 5 04. Thursday results include New York 5 Houston 3 and St Louis 1 Chicago 0. Today Los Angeles at New York, Chicago at Cincinnati, Atlanta at St Louis, San Francisco at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Houston.
Jim Ten Broeck of Chicago and his brother Rick finished first and second in the Illinois State Amateur Golf Tournament at Preswick Country Club. Jim shot 74 75 for a 293 total five over par, while Rick opened 78 then 70 for 292. Dave Gurley of Northfield was third at 298. four tied for fourth at 299.
Bank of Illinois outhit Silver Streaks and led 4-2 entering the seventh before Larry Bliffen tied the game with a two bagger and Terry Swan scored on Bliffen's double as the Streaks won 5 to 4. Gene Mullins pitched the complete game for the Silver Streaks.
Bob Gibson improved to 8-5 with a five-hitter as St. Louis blanked Chicago 1-0, extending his scoreless streak to 38 innings and matching a third consecutive Cubs shutout. Cubs set NL record with 46 straight innings without a run. Gibson brushed off talk of breaking Don Drysdale’s 58 2 3 inning mark while planning to face Atlanta’s Larry Jaster next.
Chicago Cubs struggle continues as a 1-0 loss to St. Louis marks their fourth straight shutout and ties the major league record for consecutive scoreless games. Fergy Jenkins absorbed the defeat, notching his eighth loss to six wins in a season light on offense. The slide heads to Cincinnati where Joe Niekro is slated to start against George Culver.
Optimist Little League Commissioner George Swingle asks for volunteer drivers to carpool Mt Vernon players to the St Louis Cardinal game. Five buses are already chartered. boys meet Casey High on the west side at 9 45 tomorrow for a 10 a m departure. Call 242-2636 to volunteer.
Waterbury Indians manager Phil Cavarretta resigns due to serious family illness, effective after Friday’s game. Ray Mueller, 56, will replace him. Mueller is a former National League catcher and longtime Cleveland scout. Cavarretta previously led the Chicago Cubs. TOKYO Figo Takagi defeated Ramiro Nides in bantamweight boxing in Tokyo.
Hahn's Oil rallied in the sixth to defeat Register-News 5-3 as Donoho threw all nine innings with 13 strikeouts. Salyer, Sargent, and Do noho led the offense with multiple hits. Amvets toppled Bank of Illinois 10-6 behind Troutt's nine strikeouts and three extra-base hits. Lincoln Heritage crushed American Legion 14-4 with Farley yielding four runs. Tonight Stan the Tire Man faces Eagles. Lincoln Heritage meets Bank of Illinois. First National plays UCT.
German middleweight champion Jupp Elze dies at 28 after collapsing in the 15th round of his European title bout with Carlo Duran. Duran appeals for Elze’s funeral as Cologne University Clinic cites circulatory collapse as the cause. Ring Magazine notes one other boxing fatality this year and four last year. Mando Ramos outpoints Hiroshi Kobayashi in Long Beach.
The LPGA tournament began amid medical withdrawals and a major suit. Carol Mann retired with neck spasms after 11 holes, Kathy Whitworth, Sandra Haynie and LPGA officials were served summonses in a 144 million suit filed by Beverley Klass. Haynie tied for par at 38-35-73. Mickey Wright led with a 78.
Jean De Kat, 27, was found fit aboard the Norwegian freighter Jagona after three days adrift in a rubber life raft when his three hulled Yaksha broke up in a storm during the single handed trans Atlantic race. Fourteen entrants are unaccounted for as leaders pace toward Newport with conventional yachts leading.
Dark Mirage, coached by Lloyd Miller, seeks the first fillies Triple Crown by winning the 1 1/16 mile Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont Park. She tops a field including Moss Gay Matelda Syrian Sea Parida, each carrying 121 pounds, with two other major races on the card the Arlington Classic and the Queen's Plate.
Casper trails early leaders Bruce Devlin and Ken Still by two strokes at the Canadian Open after a 34 putts round 69. Moe Norman and Moe Norman of Gilford join Casper at one under as the 72 hole event unfolds at St George's with a $25,000 first prize.
Kiamesha Lake New York AP reports Joe Frazier, the partially titled world heavyweight champion, is counted as capable of beating Manuel Ramos at Madison Square Garden. Coached by Yancey Durham, Frazier mirrors Rocky Marciano in build, tenacity, and self belief, with a record of stopping foes and absorbing punishment. Ramos trained Thursday, showing power with a sharp right hand, while Frazier and Ramos prepare for a decisive bout.
Paris AP America's golfing girls won the Curtis Cup then lost the Continental Cup 10 4 7 14 to a European team. They return to England Friday to prep for the British Amateur. The U S squad includes Shelley Hamlin Ann Wells Roberta Albers Phillis Preuss Peggy Conley Jean Ashley and Mary Loy Dill.
Pitcher Bob Gibson hurled his fourth straight shutout and extended scoreless innings to 38, guiding St. Louis to a 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs. Mickey Stanley drove in four for the Detroit Tigers, including a three run homer and a double, in a 5-1 victory over Boston to widen the American League lead.
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