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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1968
Page
3
In Beckenham England the Kent Championships finals feature an amateur Margaret Smith of Australia against Ann Haydon Jones of Britain for the women’s title while Australians Jed Stolle and Roy Emerson vie for the men’s crown.
Ken Harrelson homered three times but Don Wert crushed a 14th inning seventh homer to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Harrelson’s five inning burst boosted Boston past Cleveland 7-2. Other scores: Minnesota over Baltimore 5-2. California beat Washington 20-5. New York Yanks toppled Oakland 5-4 in 10 innings. Wert, 5-9 165, hit his seventh homer as Detroit silenced Chicago.
The Tigers, on a five game win streak, beat the White Sox in extra innings after Hart Wilson’s three run homer sparked a four run fifth. Harrelson powered the White Sox with 13 homers and 37 RBIs this season. Cesar Tovar and Tony Oliva highlighted Minnesota’s offense as Tom Phoebus allowed two infield hits in six. Jim Roland earned the win for California with Al Downing and Perranoski relief. Joe Pepitone homered for the Yankees as Mantle sealed the 10th inning comeback against Oakland.
National League results include Boston 7 Cleveland 2 Minnesota 2 Baltimore 1 California 2 Washington 0 New York 5 Oakland 4 in 10 innings Detroit 6 Chicago 5. Today Washington at Minnesota Baltimore at Minnesota Boston at Cleveland Detroit at Chicago New York at Oakland. Sunday's games New York at California Baltimore at Oakland Detroit at Chicago Monday New York at California Washington at Minnesota Baltimore at Oakland Cleveland vs Chicago at Milwaukee.
In Tulsa Open tennis finals, David C. Parker of Camanche beat Trey Walike of St. Louis 6-2 1-6 6-4 for boys 14 and under. Kim Hudson of Des Moines won the girls 18 and under final over Debbie Strickland of Shawnee 6-2 6-1, and Hudson paired with Beth Stock of Grundy Center to take the girls 11 under doubles 6-4 2-?
Bert Yancey, leading the U S Open after 36 holes with 135, says he would settle for 140 over the next two days as rivals Lee Trevino Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus pursue the all-time 275 Open record at Oak Hill. Trevino shot 68 to stay within two of Yancey while Casper and Nicklaus also posted strong rounds. Arnold Palmer struggled to a 147 and faces a difficult climb as the field tightens for the weekend.
Bob Moose of Pittsburgh failed to complete a no-hitter against Houston at Forbes Field, despite keeping the Pirates' long-standing jinx against the Astros alive. The rookie right-hander improved to 3 losses against Houston.
George Haines Jr a 23 year old from Far Hills New Jersey stunned in his first Open appearance by setting a new open record for spectators hit with a wayward tee shot. He joked about a saliva test and Washington bureau inquiry as fans scattered after a string of errant drives.
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