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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1968
Page
3
Giants erupt for a big fourth inning led by Alou, Dietz, Lanier and McCovey as Ron Herbel gains the win. Durocher confronts umpire Steiner over spitball rulings and a dugout photo incident triggers a tense scene with the Cubs.
Major League baseball agreed to amend the rule banning a pitcher from touching his mouth after a warning. The change labels the act as a ball with bases empty and a balk with runners on, aiming to curb nervous spitting while avoiding harsher penalties.
Labatt's of British Columbia says it is negotiating with Oakland Seals owners to purchase the club and relocate it to Vancouver. Oakland sits last in the Western Division with 15 wins and 14 ties in 67 games and faces $700,000 in debts, with a May 15 deadline. A Labatt spokesman calls talks preliminary and promises further comment in coming days.
NHL two teams Los Angeles and Detroit tied 2 all. NBA results include Philadelphia 139 over Chicago 115 and New York 107 over Baltimore 104. Detroit 139 topped Seattle 123 while Cincinnati and St Louis had an indoor weather note. ABA games New Jersey 126 beat Pittsburgh 112 Dallas 122 over Minnesota 107 Denver 112 over Oakland 92 and Kentucky 130 defeated Houston 109. WHL action San Diego 5 Portland 1.
The 1965 Cubs draft yielded Ken Holtzman and Dick James, a 20 year old who pitched for Tacoma and started the season finale for the Cubs at 19. James posted 101 strikeouts in 112 innings for Quincy in 1966 and later appeared as both starter and reliever for Chicago. Ted Savage, acquired May 14 from St. Louis for Don Young, became the club’s top right fielder with 33 RBIs in 75 runs, a .273 average as a pinch hitter, and a 317 batting mark with 80 RBIs and 18 homers for the PCL in 1966. Savage played for the Phillies in 1961, graduated from Lincoln University, and served two years in the army. He is married, with two children, and spent the off season in St. Louis. A training accident injured Savage when a pitching machine blade momentarily struck his hand, delaying his return by about ten days.
A city committee and Mayor Joseph Alioto weigh Candlestick Park improvements versus a downtown stadium. Hearing yields no formal decision, but signals point to a downtown stadium with estimates from seven to twenty million dollars for Candlestick upgrades. Mel Swig notes potential business benefits downtown.
A weekend oriented note reports current fishing conditions across the Upper and Lower Colorado River systems and Central Arizona lakes. Lake Powell and Lake Mead show good bass and trout fishing while Willow Beach and Lake Mohave offer mixed results for bass and trout. Parker Blythe Martinez Lake Imperial Yuma canals and Saguaro Roosevelt areas show varied bass bluegill and catfish activity with windy conditions and rain impacting effort.
Baseball coverage highlights events in San Francisco and Cleveland with focus on spring training developments. Teams in the Cactus League region are preparing rosters and evaluating players ahead of the season, including workouts and exhibition games.
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