Senators power past Indians 4 1 in Thursday game
Frank Howard slugged his 13th and 14th homers tying an AL record and drove in all Washington runs as the Senators defeated Cleveland 4-1. The night also saw the Yankees rally to an 11-10 win over the Red Sox despite a strong Red Sox comeback in Boston.
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Talladega to host new gold stock car track and jetport
Talladega Alabama will break ground next week on a 1.6 million dollar automobile racetrack jetport complex near Interstate 20 fifty thousand grandstand seats planned for opening with a target race in September 1969. The Daytona International Speedway Corp led by Bill France will operate the facility set on a 1000 acre site 40 miles east of Birmingham and include a 6000 foot runway and 2 1/2 mile speedway. A first contract was awarded to Moss Thornton Co of Leeds for basic construction with future work planned on grandstands fences and buildings.
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Major League Standings and Weekend Schedule
Major league standings listed with games Saturday and Sunday results across cities including Los Angeles Philadelphia Pittsburgh and San Francisco. College baseball Greenville improving to 6-1 and McKendree at 5-5 after early season play.
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Marquette Walkout Tests Racism Breakup Threat
Six Marquette players including George Thompson withdraw amid protests over the university's stance on hiring a Negro administrator. Dean Meminger and others join the walkout, signaling possible disruption to a team that had been climbing in rankings.
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De Kalb Star Voreis Signs With Illinois
De Kalb High School star Mark Voreis 6-7 signed a University of Illinois tender announced by Mini Coach Harv Schmidt. Voreis helped De Kalb post a 29 4 record last season and was the fourth highest scorer in the state finals with 67 points over four games.
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Flamboyant Wins Hilltop Trot At Yonkers
Flamboyant the 4 year old mare driven by Billy Haughton captured the $100,000 Hilltop Trot at Yonkers Raceway. The entry with Keystone Pride moved from fifth to win by 1% lengths over Dazzling Speed with Murray Mir third. Time was 2 36 for 1 1 4 miles.
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