Tarkenton Signs 60 000 Dollar Giants Deal
Fran Tarkenton receives a contract worth about 60 000 a year as he backs the Giants toward a Capital Division bid and serves as player representative. He led in 1967 with 3 088 passing yards and 29 TDs as pre season drills begin in Fairfield Connecticut with 68 players.
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Fran Tarkenton
Giants
Gary Kale
UPI
New York Giants
Tarkenton
NFL
Bob Crespino
Fairfield
Conn
Disappoints Menaker in Draft To Orioles Farm Club
Eddie Menaker a 22 year old Chicago pitcher signed with the Baltimore Orioles Aberdeen South Carolina Class A affiliate for 450 dollars a month after not being chosen in the first 45 rounds of the draft. He has a 20-2 high school and college record and vows to prove his claim with resilience and hard work despite tough early pro experiences.
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Ira Berkow
Chicago
NBA
Don Quixote
Eddie Menaker
Eugene McCarthy
Baltimore Orioles
Aberdeen
S. C
Eddie
Louis Menaker
Rogers Park
Winner
S. D
Oriole
Harry Wise
Wise
Baltimore
Orioles
Thillens
Mather High School
University of Denver
Sidered
Louisiana
Tigers Lead Ride Spurs Of Comedy And Caviar Season
Detroit struggles and triumphs mix as the Tigers, led by strong pitching and late-inning closers John Hiller and Pat Dobson, push a wire-to-wire pennant chase. Accidents at the plate and locker-room banter underscore a season of resilience with Kaline back at first and McLain reflecting on past misfortune.
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Tigers
Bill Freehan
Don Wert
Kaline
John Hiller
Pat Dobson
Denny McLain
Mickey Lolich
Joe Sparma
Earl Wilson
McLain
Allen Tosses Shutout In Softball Play
Wilkes Insurance routs Raleigh County Bank 10 to 0 at Caseino Stadium as Allen nearly no hits the Bank in slow pitch. Scoring comes early with two runs in the first inning and a sequence of three, one, two, and two runs in subsequent frames. Fireco faces Calloway Heights and Armed Forces Entrance Examining Station meets C and W Wrecking in today’s City Softball action.
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Sidney Allen
Raleigh County Bank
Wilkes Insurance
Caseino Stadium
Wilkes
Insurancemen
Fireco
Calloway Heights
Armed Forces Entrance
Wilkes Spadaro Lf
Baradlass
B. Ball
Bolen
Collier
Hurt
Spadarop
B. Spadaro
Sophia High opens 1968 football season at home vs Park Central
Sophia High School schedules six home games and four away for 1968 with 8 p.m. kickoffs in August and September and 7 30 p.m. starts in October and November. Head coach is Jess Lacy with assistants Robert Douglas and John Kerzie. The 1969 schedule lists August 30 Park Central home and a string of away and home games through November 1 Peterstown at home.
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Sophia High School
Park Central
Sophia
Jess Lacy
Robert Douglas
John Kerzie
Mullens
Sherba Leads Tri-State Open at Nemacolin Country Club
Valley Brook’s Russ Sherba shot a two under par 70 to hold a one stroke lead over four pursuers after the first round of the Tri-State Open in Washington Pennsylvania. With 131 entrants, 73 survived the 80 cutoff, and defending champion Willy Beljan withdrew due to illness. Other top scores include Roy Shreaves 71, Tom Smith 71, Joe Taylor 71, Joby Connor 72. Amateurs noted with a.
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Washington
UPI
Russ Sherba
Valley Brook Country Club
Nemacolin Country Club
Sherba
Willy Beljan
Roy Shreaves
Moundsville
W. Va
A Tom Smith
Greensburg
Joe Taylor
Charleston
Fred Nonnenberg
North Park
Joby Connor
Green Oaks
Tony George
Seven Springs
Little League In Action Drama Free To See
Jim Crossley extols Little League baseball as a universal, free summer show run by volunteers in communities across the country. While noting exaggerated parent behavior, the piece frames the movement as a genuine public-spirited effort that fosters talent from age nine onward and connects local leagues to national structures in Williamsport.
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Jim Crossley
Little League Baseball
Williamsport
Little League Baseball, Inc
National Baseball Congress of America
Little League, Inc
America
Tel
Trevino Honored as June Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year
UPI reports Lee Trevino, Open champion, named the June winner of the S Rae Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year award. The golf star earns the monthly honor for his performance and standings in 1960s era recognition.
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Lara Mishoff
Lake Havasu City
Ariz
Allie Sherman
Fe Ge
Green Bay Packers
Ernie Kay
Peter Case
Atlanta
Jim Colvin
Lynn Hoyem
Fred Brown
Fred Hill
al Nelson
Aaron Martin
Redskins
Carlisle
Joe Namath
New York
Jets
Hofstra College
Hempstead
N.Y
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Lou Saban
Bo Hickey
California
San Francisco Bay
Merlin Olsen
Rams
Menaker
Pesha
Gina Lollobrigida
Gina
Detroit
Fred
Oakland
White Sox
Mayo Smith
Wert
Hal Kurtz
Cleveland
Lolich
Denny
Marion Brando
Tiger Stadium
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AL Lea
Allen
Jim Masserio
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
Alley
Horton
Pagan
Hiller
Northrup
Taylor
Minshall
Setae
Eweee
Brown
Kolb
Cash
Price
Watt
Stanley
Bunning
Henry Teem
Sener Ellis
Ribant
Evision
Colt
Nancy Richey
Western, Union Telegram
Dowa
Sie
Waite
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