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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1968
Page
12
Sulfred Basco of the Philippines defeats Kiyohide Yuzudo of Japan in Tokyo. Basco lands a 122 percent strike advantage while Yuzudo suffers a 123 point loss in a high profile match.
John Schlee winced as a 15 foot putt failed to drop on the No 17 hole at Firestone Country Club Akron Ohio on Thursday. The miss prevented a new course record and left Schlee seeking another chance.
John Schlee fired a five under par 65 at Firestone Country Club to hold a two stroke lead in the American Golf Classic. Bob Lunn shot 67, with veterans Art Wall Jr and Gardner Dickinson three behind as Julius Boros and Lee Trevino faltered. The field of 127 pros and three amateurs would be cut to the low 70 scores after today’s round.
Pittsburgh meets St Louis and Cleveland hosts Los Angeles as four day exhibition play opens. The canceled Detroit versus Philadelphia Mexico City game creates confusion but NFL officials work to find a replacement while other NFL AFL matchups proceed across Saturday and Sunday.
Arnold Palmer shot 21 over par during the 1968 Open and may have to compete in sectional qualifying rounds for the 1969 Open at Houston Texas.
In a tense night at Dodger Stadium the Pirates broke a 3 3 tie in the ninth when Matty Alou singled with one out and Donn Clendenon drove in a run with a single after Roberto Clemente was intentionally walked. Clendenon’s hit gave reliever Ron Kline his ninth win. Dennis Menke homered.
Rick Wise pitched a one hitter and Rich Allen hit his 23rd homer to lift Philadelphia past Los Angeles 14 to 4. Pittsburgh topped Houston 4–3 and St. Louis edged Cincinnati 1–0 as Bristol’s relief allowed a hits spree. Chicago blanked Atlanta 4–0 behind Bill Hands, matching a two hit shutout.
David Pearson of Spartanburg South Carolina surged to a one length victory in the Sandlapper 200 Grand National race at Columbia Speedway. Charlie Glotzback of Georgetown Indiana finished second and was followed by Lee Roy Yarborough of Columbia Elmo Langley of Charlotte and Neil Castles of Charlotte in the top five.
The redear sunfish resembles the pumpkin seed but has a scarlet ear on the gill cover. It matures at one year, spawns in late spring with 2 000 to 10 000 eggs, nests in colonies near vegetation, and males guard fry. Snails are a preferred food. the redear is the largest Illinois sunfish besides bass and crappie. Tony Doyle outpointed Joe Hemphill in Los Angeles.
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