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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
9
Atlanta AP report quotes Pete Rozelle asserting owners and players see football as a sport and are willing to sacrifice for it. He says owners would rather lose money and win the Super Bowl than place third or fourth in their division. Rozelle spoke after a lengthy owners meeting amid player salary disputes and strike threat rumors.
Dick Nen of the Cubs hit a single to climax a three run rally in a 5-3 win over the Dodgers. Steve Carlton of the Cardinals limited the Pirates to four hits and struck out six in a 10 run victory.
An Associated Press survey shows Major League Baseball attendance 3.7 percent below 1967 and nearly 40 percent below the 1961 peak. National League declines outpace the AL, with Atlanta Braves suffering the largest drop at 111,307. Several clubs report weather, unrest, and fewer doubleheaders as factors. rumors persist about the Chicago White Sox shifting games to Milwaukee as they run about 7,000 per game in Chicago.
Cardinals second baseman Javier hits a solo homer at Forbes Field to honor six year old Mark Sandusky, who suffered crushed legs in a car crash. The hit helped St Louis defeat Pittsburgh as Carlton earned his fourth win. Other NL games see Cubs, Mets, Dodgers, Reds, Giants, and Astros winning or losing. Worsley collapses at a Montreal sports dinner. no update on condition.
American League standings show Detroit Cleveland Baltimore Minnesota Oakland and Boston in pursuit with varied records. Wednesday results include Boston over Washington 6-4 and Baltimore defeating Detroit 10-3 while New York tied Cleveland 2-2 in a rain extended game. National League leaders San Francisco Chicago and St Louis posted wins with several rain postponed clashes and Friday schedules listed.
In Indianapolis 15 top drivers say qualifying for the Memorial Day 500 can exceed 170 mph to win pole. Mario Andretti, the previous record holder, forecasts a top average of 170.6 mph and a best lap near 172.3 mph in Saturday's runs, as pole position is earned by the best first lap average.
At Hayes Catholic High School the 1967 68 Evie Lange MVP trophy went to Marty Beckey during the awards banquet at MHCHS gym. Beckey scored 268 points in 18 games for 14.9 per game while shooting 48.2 percent from the field and 63.8 percent free throws. Lange also donated 1200 to Hayes from his independent league.
Minnesota leads the Big Ten baseball race at 10-2 with a home set against seventh place Iowa. The schedule features several Friday and Saturday doubleheaders across Michigan State Purdue Northwestern Ohio State Indiana Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin as teams chase the title. A separate boxing note confirms Joe Frazier versus Manuel Ramos for Madison Square Garden on Monday.
Len Duncan, aged 57, remains an active midget car racer in Philadelphia and on weekends. He has raced against stars like Eddie Sachs, Tony Willman, Dutch Schaefer, Henri Guraard, and Johnny Riter between 1953 and 1957 at tracks including Indianapolis. Duncan, a mechanic, continues racing despite injuries since starting at Ascot Speedway in 1929, claiming 19 championships across the ARDC, AAC, and Garden State associations.
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