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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1968

Page

4

Twins Rally Past Yankees as Chance Dominates

Dean Chance pitched his fifth shutout of the season, scattering eight hits and fanning 10, in a 10-0 win over the Yankees after umpire John Rice banned Bobby Cox’s altered bat. Cesar Tovar’s third inning pop fly double plated the lone run, while Stan Bahnsen took the loss despite six other hits.

Dick Couch Minnesota New York Yankees Chance Baltimore Jim Hardin Twins Dean Chance Yankees New York Ralph Houk John Rice Bobby Cox Hardin California Orioles Angels Boston Dave Morehead Cleveland Washington Oakland Detroit Chicago White Sox Rice Cox Houk Stan Bahnsen Cesar Tovar Tom Tres

Baseball scores and standings from Monday and upcoming games

Monday results show Chicago 5 Atlanta 1 St Louis 2 Philadelphia 0 Cincinnati 8 Pittsburgh 3 Houston 8 Los Angeles 5 San Francisco 1 New York 0. Upcoming games include Atlanta at Chicago San Francisco at New York Pittsburgh at Cincinnati St Louis at Philadelphia Los Angeles at Houston. Baseball standings show American League teams with wins and losses, but no clear narrative beyond results and schedule.

Chicago Atlanta St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh Houston Los Angeles San Francisco New York St. ‘Louis W.L. Pet Petroit Baltimore Boston Cleveland Oakland Minnesota California Washington Detroit Associated Press National League Ww. L. Pet SL. Louis San Fran Atlanta Seenee Phila Houston Sry Cardinals

Eureka advances in NBC Tourney with 4-2 win

Eureka, California defeats Grand Rapids, Michigan 4-2 in Wichita, advancing in the NBC Baseball Tournament. Eureka rallied for all four runs in the eighth as Steve Kausen drove in two with timely hits. Mexico, Missouri eliminated Weiser, Idaho 9-0 in the same round, with John Herzing allowing four hits in seven innings before the game ended early under the six-run rule.

Eureka Mexico Wichita Kan Calif Grand Rapids Mich Weiser Idaho Steve Kausen Singling Bill Kirkpatrick Ken Crosby Mike Noonan John Herzing

Graebner survives tense opening at U S National

Clark Graebner a U S Davis Cup star battles nerves to beat Sherwood Stewart in five sets 6 2 6 3 3 6 5 7 7 5 at Longwood in the 88th U S National Championships As top American Arthur Ashe awaits his first test on the grass courts after Davis Cup victory and flight to Brookline Mass for the tournament opening day.

Brookline Mass Clark Graebner U.S Graebner Longwood Sherwood Stewart Lamar Tech Baytown Tex Stewart J Graebner Spain Arthur Ashe Ashe Cleveland

Chargers sign Erland on waivers from Miami

Escondido California AP reports the San Diego Chargers signed linebacker Tom Erland on waivers from Miami for an undisclosed draft choice. The piece also notes boxing results from Tokyo and St Louis with several bouts and outcomes.

Escondido Calif San Diego Chargers Tom Erland Miami

Bowling Standings and Highs From Week’s Scratch Meet

Standings show George's Steak House fourth, Miller's High Life, Drewry's Sear's, Burns All Stars, Massey's, and others. High individual game by Tim Taylor 223, high series 810. Larry Roberson 741. High team game Drewry's 726 and George's 715. high team series George's 2762, Drewry's 2751.

George's Steak House Miller's High Life Drewry’s Sear Massey’s Ind Yior Tim Taylor Larry Roberson Drewry's George’s Steak House George's Steakhouse Drewry’s

22nd Annual World Series For Little League Begins

The 22nd Little League World Series opens in Williamsport Pa with Nicaragua making history as the first Latin American entrant and Canada aiming for its first title. The new 4500 seat stadium will be dedicated before the Saturday final as Terre Haute Ind faces Richmond Va in the second game.

Williamsport Nicaragua Canada Terre Haute Ind Richmond Chinendaga Managua Neuvo Leon Mexico Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Que Stoney Creek Sherbrooke Terre’ Haute

Pair Represents Iowa In Softball Tournament

DES MOINES AP Lange Ford of Cedar Falls and Welty Way Products of Cedar Rapids will represent Iowa in the mid central regional softball tournament at Cedar Rapids Aug 30 through Sept 2. Lange Ford defends its state title and will face Wichita Boosters opening night. Welty Way meets Omaha Metropolitan champion in the opening game, with Missouri and Kansas champs in the other opener. Richie Stephen pitched Lange Ford to four state wins, striking out 13 in the final.

DES Moines Lange Ford Cedar Falls Welty’ Way Products Cedar Rapids Iowa Birdland Wichita Boosters Welty Omaha Missouri Kansas Lang Ford Sioux City Park Des Moines Reames Lange

Minor League scores from three leagues

In the International League Syracuse beat Richmond 5 to 1 while Columbus defeated Buffalo 5 to 4 and Louisville topped Toledo 5 to 2. Jacksonville edged Rochester 2 to 1. In the Pacific Coast League Indianapolis downed San Diego 4 to 2 and Denver swept Tulsa 9 to 3 as Spokane defeated Vancouver 4 to 3 and Hawaii beat Tacoma 6 to 3.

Syracuse Richmond Columbus Buffalo Louisville Toledo Jacksonville Rochester Indianapolis San Diego Denver Tulsa Spokane Vancouver Hawaii Tacoma

NL Race Tightens at Bottom in Tight Division Battle

National League tightens with St Louis in first and five teams within 4 games for second. Pittsburgh leads slow pack while Houston and New York stumble. Monday and Tuesday results show Giants, Mets, Reds, Cubs winning. Gibson nets his 16th win as Cards top Phillies.

Muscatine Golf Tourney Announced

Muscatine Municipal Golf Course announces the first annual Amateur tournament on August 24 and 25 on the 6741 yard 18 hole course. Two flights plus a championship flight offer 10 prizes with a $10 entry. five flights of 27 holes pay eight prizes with $8 entry. Fifty golf prizes total worth $1200. Starting times reserved. all must tee off by 10 a.m. Sunday. entries by mail or phone to Larry Dwyer.

Larry Dwyer Muscatine Municipal Muscatine Municipal Golf Course Muscatine

Major League Stars Pitching and Slugging Highlight Wins

Jim Hardin fired a two hitter and struck out eight in a 1 0 win over California for his 16th victory. Fred Whitfield of the Reds slugged his fourth and fifth home runs driving in four as Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 8 3 to extend their streak to seven.

Hardin Angels Bobby Knoop Bob Gibson Phillies Gibson J. T. Keefer New York Giants Rube Marquard Giants Ron Davis Tim McCarver Davis St. Louis Mets Dave Giusti Rusty Staub Dodgers Giusti Danny Coombs Fred Whitfield Reds Whitfield Cincinnati Chris Cannizzard Tony Perez Donn Clendenon Pirates Ernie Banks Ron Santo Cubs Braves Ken Holtzman Associated Press Jim Hardin Orioles California Pittsburgh

Major League Leaders in Batting Runs and Fielding

A compact summary of top 10 players across batting and pitching categories from multiple teams. Key figures include Oliva and Carew for Minnesota in batting average at bats, McAuliffe with 73 runs, Harrelson leading RBIs, Campaneris and Aparicio high hits, Howard and Harrelson home runs, and notable pitching leaders McLain and Tiant with decisive records. Includes Rose and Brock leading batting averages and hits, plus notable stats for McDowell, Jenkins, Gibson.

Oliva Minn Carew McAuliffe Det K. Harrelson Bost F. Howard Wash Campaneris Oak Aparicio Chic Uhlaender R. Smith B. Robinson Balt Yas‘trzemski McCraw Fregosi Calif Rose Cin M. Alou Pitts Brock St. L McCovey Perez F. Alou Atl Staub Houst

New Golf Setup: Players Form Independent Tour Group

In New York AP report, 52-year PGA split leads to American Professional Golfers forming to negotiate tournaments and TV contracts. Key members include Nicklaus, Rosburg, Palmer, and Sikes. 1969 deals to honor existing commitments. PGA pledges to keep tour business, with 6,000 club pros still under its umbrella.

Bob Green Associated Press NEW York PGA Sam Gates Max Elbin Gates Tour Elein Tion Jack Nicklaus Bill Casper Gardner Dickinson Frank Beard Doug Ford Bob Goalby Lionel Hebert Dave Marr Jerry Barber Bob Rosburg Kermit Zarley Dave Eichelberger Dan Sikes Philadelphia Elbin Leo Fraser

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