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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1968
Page
5
The Jaycee track meet, announced by Bill Hartsfield, will be held at Tiger Stadium. Entry fees shift from 50 cents to a lateentry policy. contestants may enter additional events until 6 p.m. Saturday. Extra charges apply once the meet begins.
In Towle Park Thursday night the Braves held a 5 4 win over the Bullets after a late rally attempt. The Rebels defeated the Sports 6 1 with Harless allowing two singles. Neal Starnes led the Braves with a double and two safeties in three trips. The meet also featured track and field events with schedules for Javelin golf and tennis in Abilene on June 27 28 29 and note on entry fees.
Bruce Crampton of Australia holds a two stroke edge at the Speedway Open with a four under 68 after the first round. Billy Casper sits tied for second at 70 despite a two stroke penalty for a caddy raking a sand trap. John Lively and Masters champ Bob Goalby also figure prominently as seven players chase the leader. A memorial service for Senator Robert F. Kennedy will precede Sunday's final round with players wearing black armbands.
Coach Wayne Tyrone announces more participants are needed for the Boys Club swimming team. Interested individuals may report to the Towle Park pool at 8 am Monday. The team practices daily from 8 to 10 am, Monday through Friday. Baseball letter men may pick up jackets at Ballaras Athletic Center.
The Snyder Flames will host the Ballinger Chicks at 8 30 p m Saturday in Winston Park. Nathan Small, team manager, announced 13 year old boys not in Teenage League baseball may pick up registration papers at Bullard's Athletic Center. They meet at 5 30 p m Monday at the Teenage field and new movers may pick up papers and attend the meeting.
In Towle Park Thursday night the Braves edged the Giants 15 14 in a late inning comeback. Spivey belted a double and Brad Francis and Chucky Anderson scored key runs as Atlanta held a 9 5 lead, Giants answered with a late rally but fell short despite four Giants tallying three hits. Jackson, Spivey and Brown led Braves with multi hit nights while Prescott Head Caddell led Giants with three hits apiece. The A s beat the Indians 12 3 backing seven runs in the second inning on hits from Waller Lewis Rice Gutierrez and Voss helped by Womack.
San Antonio Highlands pitcher Richard Guerra struck out 16 in a 3-0 no hitter against Arlington as El Campo advances to the AAAA final. Lamesa edges South San Antonio 2-1 in AAA semifinal. Pasadena tops Tyler 2-0 and La Vega falls to El Campo in eight innings.
Steve Holder fired a brilliant one hitter in a 6 1 Senior Teenage League win for the Snyder Clippers over the Jets. Ronnie Lewis singled for the Jets lone hit and scored their only run as Holder struck out 17. Terry Holt Randy Levens and Wesley Bishop led Clippers with two hits apiece. The Reds shut out the Blacks 10 0 in Colorado City.
Georgia, not California, touched off the United States first gold rush in 1828. The discovery drew attention to Georgia’s mining prospects and set a precedent for later mineral booms.
In Strangely last night the National League Braves crushed the Giants 15 to 9 while the American League Athletics routed the Indians 16 to 6. S. Montgomery led the Braves with a homer and three hits, supported by Steve Talbot, Tim Jones, and John Boren. For the Giants, Steve Wittie and Herman McAnelly had two hits apiece. The A's offense exploded with 11 runs in the first inning as the Tribe managed all runs in the 3rd and 4th frames, with notable doubles from David Wilson and Jimmy Taylor.
Promoters of a major wrestling event at Scurry County Coliseum clarified that the matches are scheduled for Friday, June 14, not today as previously reported. The correction notes the event date and location without additional changes to lineup or start time.
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