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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
13
The Western Golf Association announced the 1969 Western Open will be held at Midlothian Country Club on Chicago's far south side. Also noted were the 67th Western Amateur at Rockford's St. Country Club and the 52nd Western Junior at the University of Illinois.
Green Bay faces Baltimore in a pivotal Saturday game that could decide the division race. Zeke Bratkowski likely starts at quarterback with Bart Starr sidelined by rib injury. Earl Morrall leads the Colts who hold an 11 1 record and boast a stingy defense as Baltimore seeks a win to reach the conference final.
Major league baseballs winter meetings near end as talks delay key issues. The American League plans experimental spring training rules including a permanent pinch hitter and runner with a potential automatic intentional walk. The National League will test lighting in ballparks and consider realignment and playoff money questions for 1969.
Gene Felker, Wisconsin football assistant, resigns claiming administrators favored white staff and undercut Black players. He accuses John Coatta of unequal contracts and notes 18 Black varsity athletes boycotted the season banquet amid rising racial tensions and discussions by the athletic board.
Illinois Department of Conservation reports 6093 deer taken in the first half of the 1968 season from Nov 22 to Nov 24 with 1734 in northern, 1582 in central, and 2777 in southern Illinois. One fatality noted as a 16 year old hunter shot by a companion in Daviess County. Quail and pheasant hunting praised in Fairfield Albion Olney area and Central Illinois. Rabbit hunting described as favorable but spotty.
The New York Yankees announce Elston Howard and Dick Howser as 1969 coaches replacing Frank Crosettis and Whitey Ford. The move follows vacancies in top roles and rounds out the team’s coaching staff.
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