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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1968
Page
3
Dennis Klus pitched and won both games in 15 minutes as the Giants outlasted the Angels twice in sudden death majors playoffs in South Scottsdale. Kevins Joes belted a two run triple in game two and Don Brooks took the losses in both games.
Eddie Feigner racked up 15 strikeouts and showcased pitching wizardry as his King and His Court defeated the Scottsdale All-Stars 12-9 at Scottsdale Stadium. The Stars briefly led but the Court surged with five runs in the fourth and four in the seventh to seal the win. George Davis, Jerry Dawson, and Dale Hunter homered for the losers while Dick Coombs and GarrY Williams added extra-base hits. Kaibab Elementary edged Hopi 4-1 to close the season at 15-1.
Ray Jaska hit a grand slam in the eighth as the White Sox defeated the Giants 12-8 in East Scottsdale senior Little League. Cory Schucknecht earned the win with 16 strikeouts. John Piltz and Dan Gilroy led the losers’ offense. Angels beat the Soatans 6-1 in another Saturday game.
Phoenix Giants plan a 20 game home stand starting tonight against Seattle led by pitcher Nestor Chavez who is 2-1 on the mound. San Diego beat Phoenix 8-2 at their park Sunday to leave Phoenix at 14-14 on the season. At home the Giants are 10-10 and Sunday’s loss included wild pitching by Rich Robertson and a rare single hit in the opening frame.
A long column argues turbines, led by Granatelli, threaten piston cars in USAC racing. It cites safety, classing, and industry pushback alongside a tangential note on horse racing ethics and famous athletes using painkillers.
The American League standings show Detroit leading with a .638 mark and Baltimore at .574. Cleveland and Minnesota follow, with Boston and Oakland further back. Sunday results include Detroit 3 1 New York 8, Chicago 3 Minnesota 2, Baltimore 4 Boston 3 in the first and fifth innings with rain.
George Young, a 30 year old Arizona schoolteacher, edged Ron Clarke of Australia to win the two mile at San Diego’s Champions Meet. Young set an American mark of 8:22.0 while Clarke finished in 8:22.6, breaking Jim Ryan and Jim Grelle’s prior record. Clarke had paced the race with George Scott as the relay partner, but Young surged past with 400 yards remaining to claim the victory.
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