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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1968
Page
7
Local Frederick daily issue dated Friday August 16 1968. Front and inside pages cover city news, regional events, society notices, and service advertisements with brief world and national summaries.
In warm weather more than 60 candidates show up for Brunswick High School’s first ever football practice. Head coach Herb Daugherty leads three groups through drills as players sweat under the sun. Citings note expectations of conditioning and team formation, with salt tablets advised and a focus on fundamentals. The day marks the program’s baptism and a quiet campus as other sports also run.
Mexican students, angered by government actions, threaten demonstrations during the October Olympic Games. Thousands gathered near the National Palace, demanding firings in police leadership and the riot squad’s dissolution, while banners linked the Olympics to a mass killing and opposed the Games.
The South Frederick Minor League All-Star Game will be held Saturday at 2 90 pm at the South Frederick field. Players from the first and second half league winners will face the four remaining teams in the game.
Baltimore overcame a three-run first by Minnesota with a fifth inning homer by Larry Haney and a key error on a Curt Blefary sacrifice fly. Jim Hardin earned the win with a complete game effort, improving to 15-8, while Curt Blefary and Brooks Robinson supplied early offense. Rod Carew and Tony Oliva had 1-for-3 nights for the Twins, who stranded nine.
Baltimore star Johnny Unitas meets Theofilides of Washington in NFL exhibition action Friday night with limited playing time for Unitas. Washington aims to test quarterbacks alongside Jim Ninowski and Gary Beban as Sonny Jurgensen recovers from elbow surgery.
Frederick athletes Jane Hill and Diane Waters earned national junior Olympic titles while Hill won the 880 yard dash at 2 14.8 and Waters claimed the high jump title at Knoxville. Ambush may run both 100 and 220 yard dashes in Eugene tried entry.
Jane Hil finished sixth in the 880 yard run at the National AAU Women and Girls Track and Field Championship held in Aurora Colorado last night.
More than 200 candidates attended football practice across Thomas Johnson Frederick and Brunswick high schools on Thursday amid 80 degree weather. Thomas Johnson led with about 120. coach Jack Molesworth said 20 to 30 were lettermen. Frederick drew 75 prospects with 16 lettermen under rookie coach Adam Craven. Brunswick had 60 prospects. All teams will run two drills daily until school starts.
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