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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
12
Crashes continued as Run Dykes of Marina del Rey took the lead on lap 26 and held it for the rest of the 90 lap feature at Riverside International Raceway. Davey Jordan finished second and Scooter Patrick Shird placed third in the condensed summary of the Dayton race.
Dusty Boggess, 58, longtime umpire known for boisterous strikes calls and a controversial book titled Kill the Umpire, died today at Parkland Hospital after entering May 28 with chronic lung disease. A Parkas, Texas native, he retired after the 1962 season.
Veteran pitchers and hitters starred as St Louis captured their seventh straight win with Lou Brock driving in Flood and setting the pace. Jaster held a strong Houston lineup, while Aaron's homers kept Atlanta in contention. Arcia notched his first major league hit for Chicago as they split with Pittsburgh in a tense doubleheader.
Cleveland and Los Angeles split a doubleheader with the Angels winning the second game 9-7 after the Indians took the opener 8-8. Bill Rigney lamented bullpen fatigue as Detroit pulled away in the pennant race while Jose Cardenal fueled a late surge for Cleveland with a three RBI triple before a controversial play at the plate.
Don Mincher drove in four runs and hit a homer as the Angels defeated Cleveland 7 1 to 4 9 7 in a rough game. Tom Murphy of Euclid made his first start against the Indians and held them to one run in four innings. Luis Tiant earned the win for Cleveland with strong relief help from Franz Vilecente Romo. The Giants named Stu Miller as a Fresno farm team coach in the California League.
Bill Toomey of Santa Barbara captured his fourth national AAU decathlon title with 8,037 points in Santa Barbara. He said he may pursue the world record of 8,319, noting a Kassel meet in July 2021 as his next target. John Warkentin of Fresno State placed second with 7,370 points, and Dick Emberger of Oakland was third with 7,203.
Weiskopf wins after Hill misreads a five-foot par attempt at the 15th green costing $19,000 and shifting the title to Weiskopf. Rod Horn finishes third, Julius Boras tops it with birdie blitz, and a crowded leaderboard yields a $125,000 Buick Open victory for the Michigan event in Warwick Hills.
Long Beach will be well represented in the $15,000 Southern California PGA at Recreation Park starting Wednesday. Eight local pros plus Frank Cormaci of Meadowlark join 128 players in this large match play. Virginia Country Club’s Manly Blodgett heads the Long Beach group, with past winner credentials and a bid for the $3,000 top prize.
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