George Halas Retires From Bears After Injury End Career
George Halas, 73, announces retirement as Chicago Bears coach due to an arthritic hip from a 1919 Yankee injury. Jim Dooley eyed as successor as Halas vows to coach from the stands. Halas remains Bears chairman with Mage Sie? Halas Jr. as president. His 39 Bear seasons yield 321 wins, 142 losses, 31 ties and six world titles.
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Chicago
New York Yankee
George S. Halas
Chicago Bears
Halas
Dooley
Papa Bear
George Allen
Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Allen
George ‘‘Magesie
Halas, Jr
NFL
Canton
Ohio
NHL
Hurtubise Qualifies For 500 In Indianapolis Drive
Indianapolis AP Hurtubise finally earns a spot in the Indianapolis 500 amid a rain disrupted time trial. He posts 162.191 mph in a Fenhauser roadster after a month of mechanical woes. The day also sees two injuries during 18 attempts as drivers push to fill the 33-car field. Rookie Bob Hart sustains severe neck injuries and paralysis from a wall crash. he remains in satisfactory condition post surgery with uncertain prognosis.
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Ind
Jim Hurtubise
Ant
Hurtubise
Bob Hart
Potoemac
Kansas City Sports Complex Cost Set At 64 Million
Kansas City officials announced the Jackson County sports complex will cost 64 million dollars including access roads. County judge Charles B. Wheeler cited a March road-work estimate reaching 17 million by 1980 to move crowds efficiently. The bond plan remains tied to a 43 million dollar complex.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Charles B. Wheeler
Wheeler
Dutton Brookfield
Uniform Return Notice for Summer Leagues
All boys not playing in the Junior or Senior League this summer must return their suits if not already done. Junior League coaches must return their candy money before their team's suits can be distributed. All suits and money should be returned to Orelis Cox.
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Orelis Cox
Bowling Scores From Monday Night Ladies Meet
Ottawa Bowl, United Government Workers Local 453, Osburns Flowers, Ottawa Savings, Nitcher Floor Service and Lee's Cafe list top scores. Meador led Monday night ladies with 195 and Whitacre posted 503 series at Lee's Cafe. Other 10 and 30 high scores included Hamerickhouse Cromwell Everhart Emerson Gorton Stevenson Higdon and Warhurst.
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Lee’s Cafe
L. Meador
G. Whitacre
Ottawa Bowl
M. Hamerickhouse
E. Cromwell
U.G.W.U
J. Warhurst
Everhart
Osburn
Baseball Scoreboard Houston 10 Los Angeles 1
Houston dominates Los Angeles 10 to 1 in the lone game on the schedule. Other results list Monday and Wednesday matchups across the American League and National League with Boston Oakland Cleveland Minnesota California Detroit and more.
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National Football League
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Los Angeles
New York
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Cincinnati
Atlanta
San Francisco
St. Louis
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Philadelphia
Boston
Oakland
Cleveland
Minnesota
California
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Associated Press
W. L. Pet
L. Pet
G.B
San Fran
Philaphia
Senators Demand Apology Over USTFF Accusation
Three senators Warren Magnuson Howard Cannon and James Pearson urge Father Wilfred Crowley to apologize for a false accusation about Theodore Kheel chairing the Sports Arbitration Board. The letter defends Kheel s lack of NYAC membership and calls for reconsideration of the NCAA and USTFF rejection of the arbitration award under a Senate resolution.
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Washington
Wilfred H. Crowley
U.S. Track and Field Federation
Warren G. Magnuson
DeWash
Howard W. Cannon
D.-Nev
James B. Pearson
Rehan
Crowley
Sports Arc Bitration Board
New York
Theodore Kheel
New York Athletic Club
Amateur Athletic Union
Senators
Kheel
Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
AAU
USTFF
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Senate
NCAA
Williams Adds Hitting To Pitching Prowess
Cleveland’s Big Stan Williams lowered his ERA to 0.76 and tripled as a hitter, driving in two runs with a seventh inning single to beat the Twins 3–0. Ed Mathews slugged his 511th and 512th home runs as Detroit lost 7–6 in 12 innings to California. The Angels topped the Tigers, Red Sox beat Athletics, and other AL NL actions noted.
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Dick Coach
Associated Press
Big Stan Williams
Williams
Minnesota
Braintrust
Cleveland Indians
Twins
Indians
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Yankees
Mike Paul
Detroit
Ed Mathews
Mel Ott
Tigers
California Angels
Boston
Oakland
Houston Astros
Dodgers
Dean Chance
Tony Horton
Max Alevis
Chance
Vic Davalillo
Larry Brown
Brown
Horton
RBI
Cesar Tovar
Bob Allison
Paul
Frank Kostro
Rod Carew
Mathews
Sammy Ellis
California
Norm Cash
Minnie Rojas
Bubba Morton
The
Angels
Rick Reichardt
Rel Liever
Daryl Patterson
Tom
Slugger Sputter as Home Run Totals Fall in 1968 Start
New York AP reports a near 10 percent drop in major league home runs through the early 1968 season. Stars like Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Wynn show marked declines while others such as Don Mincher and Curt Blefary also endure reduced counts. With about a quarter of the schedule in, NL pace suggests a total well below 1967’s 1,102 and AL totals hover near 1,200.
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Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Jim Wynn
Houston
Yastrzemski
Wynn
Don Mincher
California
Curt Blefary
Baltimore
George Scott
Frank Robinson
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