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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1968
Page
8
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway braces for pole position as Mario Andretti seeks the top spot with a 168.982 mph qualifying average and a 169.779 mph lap in a piston powered car.
A 36 hole best ball tourney begins May 14 at the Norwalk Elks Country Club with players listed for the May 14 pairings including Nancy White Ivalene DeBolt Mae Bus semey and Jean Barr Nip Angell Leona Schneider Annis Johnson and Midge Sawyer Evelyn Fauber Mary Jo Antrim Lydia Wyatt and Jean Sizemore Larry Dudley Thelma Kimmel Caroline Spaar and Miriam Dawley and Meta Price Ann …
South Central's baseball team defeated Plymouth 6-3 on Friday at North Fairfield to avenge an earlier loss that knocked them out of the sectional tournament. Trojans ace Lester Honeycutt earned the win.
Mickey Wright, leader at Tall City Open after round one, fired a three under par 66 to move Mary Lou Daniel who led after day one, into second place.
Anglers report a prolific three weeks with Kenny Kinnel catching over 300 jumbo perch mainly from Huron. They shared excess with pier anglers while noting strong catches of red-eyed rock bass and smallmouth bass in the Huron Vermilion rivers and on riverside spots. One heated encounter over egg-laden smallmouths led to tempers flaring and a threatened land ban for a violator.
St Louis veteran reliever Stu Miller 40 returns to the Cardinals system as a member of the Tulsa farm club in the Pacific Coast League. Miller, signed by St Louis in 1949, has MLB service with the Cards Phillies Giants Orioles and Braves across 15 seasons.
Robin Waples of Palo Alto Calif elected captain of Yale University swimming team for the 1968 69 season. Waples is a member of Yale NCAA championship 400 yard freestyle relay squad.
Cleveland slugged Baltimore 12-0 as Sonny Siebert won his fourth. Vic Davalillo homered twice with Joe Azcue also going deep, boosting a 12-hit attack while Cleveland pitchers blanked eight opponents this season. Orioles fall to second in the AL, a half game behind Detroit.
In Fremont the Flyers push toward Toledo Districts as Amato and Smith win their singles matches and Hug Schaffer upset Bellevue's top doubles pair to reach the semi finals. Norwalk High’s Calhoun and Good defeated Wiedemann Potts in straight sets. Action resumed at 10 a.m. at Roger Young Park.
Carl Wiseman, newly appointed golf pro at Elks Country Club, builds a robust junior program at Westbrook and Mansfield area schools. He has directed Richland County tournaments since 1940 and led numerous golf efforts, while previously running a Steel and Iron Scrap business until 1967. He recalls caddying for presidents and pros, and emphasizes devoting two weekly hours to free junior lessons, aiming to nurture young talent alongside his golf career.
New York beat Boston 2-1 and Cleveland defeated Baltimore 12-0 with Detroit 12 Washington 1 and Minn 6 Calif 5 in two early meetings. Sunday's schedule includes Chicago at Oakland and Minnesota at California with Cleveland at Baltimore and Boston at New York. San Francisco beat Cincinnati 6-4 while Pittsburgh edged Phila 2-1 and Atlanta won 2-1 at Los Angeles in night games. Marichal 4 2 at Cincinnati Maloney 22 7 p.m. Sunday games feature New York at Chicago and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh amid rain delays.
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