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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1968

Page

14

Mantle Drives Yankees Past Senators in Memorial Day Clincher

Mickey Mantle finished a 5 for 6 day with two home runs a double and three singles driving in five as the Yankees beat Washington 13 4 in the opener of a doubleheader. The Senators won the nightcap 6 2.

Washington Mickey Mantle Oakland Boston Red Sox Mickey New York Yankee Yankees Senators Mantle Pede Ramos Yankee Stadium Bronx Red Sox Oakland A’s Lew Krausse Sox Boston Detroit California Baltimore Chicago White Sox Cleveland Minnesota Jimmy Foxx Camilo Pascual Darold Knowles Yanks Fred Valentine Ed Stroud Bernie Allen Jim Northrup Bill Freeham Tigers

Major league standings update and upcoming games

Major league standings show California, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and Baltimore in night action kitchens with varied pitchers. Saturday slate lists New York at Detroit, Minnesota at Chicago, Washington at Cleveland, Baltimore at Oakland, followed by Sunday games including California at Oakland and New York at Detroit among others.

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Weiskopf Leads as Miles Shines in Atlanta Classic

Texan Eldridge Miles, 34, shoots 69 to chip near the leaders in the Atlanta Classic. Weiskopf tops the field with a 69 as big names like Nicklaus and Palmer trail in tough Atlanta Country Club conditions. Miles, a former Dallas teacher and stock broker, trails by one stroke with about $4,000 in earnings so far this year.

Eldridge Miles Miles Dallas Tom Weiskopf Atlanta Country Club Weiskopf Jack Nicklaus Tommy Aaron Ray Floyd Chris Blocker Bert Yancey Don January Arnold Palmer Bob Charles Gary Player Doug Sanders Bob Galby Gay Brewer

Memorial Day Attendance Drops National and American Leagues

Attendance fell across the National and American leagues on Memorial Day with 167,714 fans nationwide. The largest crowd occurred in New York with 28,197 as the Yankees split a holiday doubleheader with Washington.

Associated Press New York Yankees Washington

Carlton leads Cardinals to 6-0 win over Giants

Steve Carlton pitched his fourth straight win and third shutout of the season as the Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0. Homers by Shannon, McCarver, and Cepeda fueled the offense, with Brock and Javier driving runs in later innings. The Mets swept the Pirates in a doubleheader, the Astros blanked Atlanta 11-0, and the Dodgers beat Cincinnati 5-3.

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Area athletes receive MAC MURRAY letters

Six area athletes received letters at MacMurray College over the past year. Dave Berst of Carbondale earned in basketball and baseball. Dave Woodland of Benton and Mike Zimmers of Vienna earned basketball letters. Ron Upshaw of Cairo, Mark McCutcheon and Steve Norman of Benton earned baseball letters.

MacMurray College Dave Berst Carbondale Dave Woodland Benton Mike Zimmers Vienna Ron Upshaw Cairo Mark McCutcheon Steve Norman

100th Belmont Stakes Set With Crowded Field at Belmont

New York AP reports the 100th Belmont Stakes features nine contenders including Call Me Prince Stage Door Johnny and others. Estimated purse 161 450 with 117 700 to the winner and a 430 p m post time on CBS coverage marking Belmont Park return to racing after 1962 due to renovations.

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