Lunn Leads Atlanta Classic After Third Round
Stocky Bob Lunn shot 70 to 211 total and led Atlanta Classic by one stroke over Paul Bondeson at Atlanta Country Club. Tommy Aaron faltered, Jack Nicklaus suffered major trouble on 18, while Lou Graham Bob Murphy Bruce Devlin Gary Player and Arnold Palmer remained near the top with 213 to 219 totals. Lunn described his surge as a groove he hopes to keep. Bondeson heated on the back with three straight birdies en route to 68.
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Tommy Aaron
Big Jack Nicklaus
Aaron
Nicklaus
Lunn
Atlanta Country Club
Atlanta
Paul Bondeson
Lou Graham
Bob Murphy
Bruce Devlin
Gary Player
South Africa
Arnold Palmer
Bob Charles
Doug Sanders
Memphis
Bondeson
Malawi Olympic Bid Denied Over Late Arrival
The International Olympic Committee rejected Malawi's bid to join the Mexico City Games citing late submission and missing Malawi Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association constitution. The decision comes amid Africa boycott threats over South Africa's racially restricted trials. Also noted is Ron Swoboda's four consecutive home runs for the Mets at Shea in April.
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Blantyre
Malawi
International Olympic Committee
Mexico City
South Africa
Ron Swoboda
New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Shea Stadium
Major League Standings and Today’s Matches
Baseball standings and today’s schedule list St Louis facing New York with Gibson and Hughes on the mound, Cardwell and Jackson for NY, plus two games at Philadelphia and Cincinnati, Atlanta at Pittsburgh, Chicago at Houston, and San Francisco at Los Angeles with listed pitchers Maloney Wise Niekro Giusti Marichal Singer and others.
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St. Louis
Gibson
Hughes
New York
Cardwell
Jackson
Cincinnati
Maloney
Philadelphia
Wise
Atlanta
Jarvis
Pittsburgh
Blass
Chicago
Niekro
Houston
Giusti
San Francisco
Marichal
Los Angeles
Singer
Wan E
Pet. G
Jersey Joe Walcott enters Camden sheriff race
former heavyweight champ Jersey Joe Walcott kicks off a bid for Camden County sheriff in New Jersey. listed as Arnold Cream on ballots, Walcott faces Spencer H. Smith Jr. and the county Democratic organization in the primary with the slogan Win With Walcott.
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Jersey
Joe Walcott
Carden County
Walcott
Spencer H. Smith Jr
Democratic Organization
Arnold Cream
Motorcyclists Hold Field Meet Today in Carbondale
The third of ten 1968 events sponsored by Cyclesport Inc. will be a motorcycle field meet at Speedo Service Cycle Center on Jackson County Club Road. Signups start at noon. first heat at 1:00 p.m. The event invites riders from 50 cc to 1200 cc classes and tests their skills. Carl Yastrzemski, 1967 athlete of the year, had one extra base hit in spring training and homered twice in the opening 1968 game.
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Carbondale
Cyclesport, Inc
Speedo Service
Jackson Country Club Road
Old Rt. 13
Carl Yastrzemski
Yaz
Cubs win in Astrodome ends long skid
Randy Hundley drove in two with a bases loaded single in the eighth and Phil Regan held Houston scoreless as the Cubs beat the Astros 3-1 for their first Astrodome victory in over a year. Cubs avoided a seven game slide since April 30, 1967.
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Houston
Randy Hundley
Phil Regan
Chicago Cubs
Astros
Cubs
Astrodome
Hundley
Billy Williams
Ron Santo
Chicago
Ernie Banks
Lou Johnson
Handley
Jaster Nearly Delivers No-Hit Bid For Cardinals
St Louis pitcher Larry Jaster retired 23 Mets in Shea Stadium before Greg Gossett doubled in the eighth. The Cardinals won 2-0 as Jaster left after a near perfect game with a strong outing.
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St. Louis Cardinal
Larry Jaster
New York Mets
Shea Stadium
Greg Goossen
State tourney opens Thursday in Illinois baseball finals
First round pairings delayed to Monday due to rain. DeKalb sectional undecided as Peru St Bede vs Guilford washed out for the fourth time. Winners meet Albion in the 2 p.m. Thursday opener. other quarterfinals list Morton West vs Peoria Manual, Niles East vs Lane Tech, Springfield Griffin vs Champaign Central.
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Peoria
DeKalb
Peru St. Bede
Rockford Guilford
Albion
Marion
Morton West
Peoria Manual
Niles East
Lane Tech
Springfield Griffin
Champaign Central
Hart rises as 1968 Cardinal in right place at right time
Jim Hart, 23, new St. Louis Cardinals quarterback, signed a 1968 contract boost, moved into a new home, and learned he will become a father this December. He spoke at the SIU all-sports banquet and credited chance and confidence for his rapid rise from SIU to NFL starter.
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Merle Jones
Jim Hart
St. Louis Football Cardinals
SIU
Larry Wilson
Hart
St. Louis University
Buddy Brehmer
Billiken
Phillies explode past Reds 12 0 behind Frymans four hitter
Phillies batter Milt Pappas and three relievers for 12 runs on 11 hits in three innings. Johnny Callison drives in four with a homer and double, Cookie Rojas adds a homer and two singles, Tony Gonzalez three straight hits as Philadelphia routs Cincinnati 12 to 0. Fryman earns his seventh win with eight strikeouts in a four hitter.
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Philadelphia
Johnny Callison
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Woody Fryman
Phillies
Cincinnati
Milt Pappas
Callison
Bob Lee
Cookie Rojas
Tony Gonzalez
Phils
Innning
Fryman
Rosers
Ruiz
Pins
Rojas
Gonzalez If
Lock Rf
White
Taylor
Dalrymple
Peness
Lock
Sf—Pena
SO Pappas
Gonzalez
Illinois State earns Interstate Conference all sports trophy
Illinois State, led by athletic director Milt Weisbecker, captured the Interstate Conference all-sports trophy for the first time in 18 years after winning five of 10 league championships. The conference reduced members to Eastern Illinois Western Illinois Central Michigan Northern Illinois and Eastern Michigan. The league also approved a rule allowing freshmen to compete in all sports except basketball and football, while rejecting Eastern Illinois proposal for full ride scholarships for athletes.
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Illinois State
LIU
Milt Weisbecker
Redbirds
Eastern Illinois
Western Illinois
Central Michigan
Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan
NCAA
Odom Shuts Out Angels in Four Run Oakland Burst
John Odom pitched three hits over seven innings to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 4-0 win over the California Angels. Oakland broke the game open with a four run first inning as Sal Bando, Jim Pagliaroni, Danny Cater and Floyd Robinson provided the early scoring. Odom improved to 4-4 on the season with his second shutout, while George Brunet took the loss as he fell to 5-5 after the rough first.
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Detroit Tiger
Earl Wilson
Detroit
John
Blue Moon
Odom
Oakland Athletics
California Angels
A’s
California
George Brunet
Sal Bando
Jim Pagliaroni
Danny Cater
Floyd Robinson
Marty Pattin
Brunet
Caters
RBI
Oakland
Pagliaroni
Pattin
Weaver
Fata
Belbas Leads Bunny Bread Golf Midway at Anna
Belbas of Carbondale holds a two stroke edge over defending champion Bill Johnson of Marion at the 36 hole Bunny Bread Golf tournament midway. 120 players entered the fifth annual event as weather limited play and the final 18 holes are set for today.
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Bill Belbas
Carbondale
Bill Johnson
Marion
Anna
Bill Blewitt
Jan Jansco
Johnston City
Randy Sanderson
la Grange
Grant Kelley
Parachutists Gather at Sparta for Awards
Parachuters visit Sparta for awards at Hunter Field with 21 trophies and cash prizes of 300 200 and 100 for top overall performers If rain delays the event will move to next weekend Al Meyers of Sparta cites 109 parachutists registered and 539 jumps last year with similar turnout expected this year This marks the third year Sparta hosts the event Also noted is Bob Goalby winning the Masters title and Brandon Tartikoff to captain Yale fencing in 1968 69 as a sophomore.
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Hunter Field
Sparta
al Meyers
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Chuck Benson
Henry Hinkley
Bob Odaniell
Bob Lunn
Olympic Committee
Baltimore
Cleveland
Minnesota
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Washington
Minneosta
Jamiegrd
Bertania
Hannan
Siebert
Rohr
Hoebus
McNally
Stange
Stantago
Peterson
Barber
McLain
Hiller
Perry
Boswell
Horlen
Fisher
McGlothlin
Nash
Joe
Dave Adlesh
Bob Watson
Johnson
Dow
Ron Davis
Regan
E Kessinger
Beckert
Williams
Santo
Banks
Phillipse
Rbi Davis
Menke
Staub
Thomas
Wynn
Aspromonte
Adiesh
Torres
Wilson P ' Coombs
Ray P Watson
Ph Buzhardt
Philips
Niekro Oom
Wilson L
Coombs
Ray Buzhardt
Wilson
Bill Cullen
Wake Forest
West Point
Columbia University
Christopher
Dave Harris
Dave
Don Shroyer
Cardinals
Charley Johnson
Charley
Lake Forest
New Orleans
Charley Warner
Los Angeles Rams
Larry
Jake
Recap, Inc
E. Main
C Dale
N. Court
E. Madison
Econolease Corporation
North Illinois Ave
Vogler Motor Co
Ill
Bunny Bread
Bob Kimbro
Fort Worth
Texas
Carl Meyer
Carl Davis
Evansville
Merrill Strickland
Eldorado
Bob Martin
Cape Girardeau
Jim Mowry
Fred Speers
Bill Otrich
George Patterson
Curt Adams
Landis Mills
Murphysboro
Jim Frazier
Tom Bacon
Sandy Sanderson
Charles Herbert
Clyde Webb
Morephysboro
Merrill Thomas
Pinckneyville
Roy Chenoweth
Bob Goalby
YALE
Brandon Tartikoff
Main
Hwy
West Carbondale
University Bank
Swindell
OLDS
Illinois
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