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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
9
Congress and the President sign a bill creating four extra Monday holidays alongside Labor Day. Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Columbus Day and Veteran's Day will shift dates to suit long weekends while affecting sports schedules and outdoor activities.
AL hurlers logged heavy workload with seven starters Sunday or Saturday raising questions about Tuesday a starter. Denny McLain and Mel Stottlemyre indicated potential to pitch. NL replaces injured players and Willie Mays named starter as Rose sidelined. Nationals lead 2-17 in recent series.
Sparta shot 455 to win the Southern Illinois Golf Association Eight Man Team event at Saline County Salem. Terry Rohlfing led with 69 despite a 34 35 double round while Greenview-Castellari and other teams trailed. Individual scores show a wide field with morning and afternoon rounds and varied totals across the region.
The St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco 2-0 to extend their NL lead to 10 games before the All-Star break. Houston edged Atlanta 5-4 and Cincinnati lost 6-5 at Los Angeles, tightening the chase with 4.5 games separating second place.
The 25th District American Legion baseball race saw Lesser beat Carbondale 9-0 while Steeleville defeated Murphysboro 3-0 and Du Quoin edged Marion 4-3. Steeleville leads with 12-3, Carbondale 11-3, Du Quoin 10-4. final records may tie after weekend results and league tournament. Carbondale dropped three of five after a 7-2 eight inning loss to Du Quoin.
The latest MLB standings show New York at 3-2, Baltimore 1-3, Boston 4-6, Minnesota 3-3, Cleveland 8-7, California 3-9, Detroit 57, Oakland 4-6. No games scheduled today.
Verona reports that Ugo Frigerio, an Italian long distance runner and three time Olympic gold medalist, died at Garda near his northern hometown. He captured two golds in Antwerp 1920 at 3000 and 10000 meters and earned a third in Paris 1924.
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