Dennis misses Olympic berth in UCLA trials
Dennis of Southern Illinois University placed 9th with 105.40 points, narrowly missing a spot on the U.S. men's Olympic team as Cohen of Penn State led with 109.60. Hug, a late entrant from Chatsworth, California, impressed by reaching the eight-man team with a 9.35 on parallel bars.
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Los Angeles
Fred Dennis
Southern Illinois University
Dennis
Steve Cohen
Penn State
Cohen
South Lake Tahoe
Calif
Mexico City
Ucla
Pauley Pavilion
Steve Hug
Chatsworth
Hug
U.S
America
Dave Thor
Michigan State
Sid Freundenstein
University of California, Berkeley
Fred _ Roethlisberger
Wisconsin
Richard Loyd
Northwestern Louisiana State
Kanati Allen
Jim Culhane
New York Athletic Club
Yankees clip Indians 3-1 in tight win
Roy White slugged a two run homer and Stan Bahnsen allowed four hits as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1. Mickey Mantle opened the fourth with a single and White hit his 15th homer. The Yankees added another run in the eighth on Horace Clarke's single and Mantle's hit to left after a sacrifice bunt.
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Stan Bahnsen
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Mickey Mantle
White
Yanks
Horace Clarke
Mantle
Danville Family Among 4 Dead In Minnesota Crash
AP reports three Danville residents, Robert Underwood 67 Mary 67 and Paula 19, plus David Munstertwiser 61 of Buffalo Minnesota died in a head on collision of two station wagons on Minnesota 55 near Rockford.
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Minnesota
Rockford
Minn
Robert Underwood
Mary
Paula
David Munstertwiser
Buffalo
ABC Championships Set for Madison in 1969
The annual American Bowling Congress championships will be held in Madison Wisconsin in 1969. Any male bowler with an ABC membership card is eligible to compete.
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Madison
Wis
ABC
Player rockets to Thunderbird lead with 57 in second round
Gary Player shot a blistering 57 five under par to seize the second round lead at the Thunderbird Golf Classic with 137. He sits one stroke ahead of Bob Murphy who had a 70 and Bruce Crampton who carded 68 for 138.
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Crampton
Upper Montclair Country Club
Murphy
Creeks
Bruce
Billy Casper
Mason Rudolph
Casper
Lionel Hebert
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Bob Goalby
Raceway winner Ihle takes winter series at R J Raceway
Robert Ihle won the winter series of weekly races at the R J Raceway in Murphysboro. Thomas Ihle presented the winner's trophy and Brad Renshaw placed second as races ran from January through April.
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Robert Ihle
R. J. Raceway
Murphysboro
Thomas Ihle
Doctor's patience pays off with first hole in one
Dr. Fred Wood of Carbondale, a longtime golf enthusiast, carded his first hole in one at Jackson County Country Club. Playing with C. E. McNeil, Wood struck a seven iron on a 171 yard, fourth hole drive.
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Fred Wood
Carbondale
Jackson County Country Club
C. E. McNeil
Wood
Wallace Wins Hard Crab Derby Maryland Race
Wallace the crab wins the Race for the White House at the 21st Hard Crab Derby in Crisfield. Nixon finishes second and Humphrey trails. Juneau from Alaska wins the Governors Cup Race with Tallahassee of Florida runner up. Mac Mathias, representing Rep Charles Mathias, Md, is judged fastest among 114 crabs.
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Nixon
Humphrey
White House
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Alaska
Tallahassee
Florida
Hartford
Connecticut
Mac Mathias
Charles Mac Mathias
R Md
Trevino Withdraws From Thunderbird After Creek Injury
U.S. Open winner Lee Trevino pulled out of the $150,000 Thunderbird Golf Classic on Saturday after injuring his right ankle in a slip at creek No. 12. He carded a first round 74 before quitting.
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Trevino
Clifton
N.J
Lee Trevino
Quarterhorse Races Attract 500 Fans At Du Quoin
Eight winners highlighted Friday's quarterhorse card drawing a slim crowd of about 500 at the Du Quoin State Fair. Winners include Pines Hand and Uproar Jr among two year olds, Bobs Traveler and Bay Dials Browns in open stakes, with Illinois bred and ownership distinctions noted for several events.
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Illinois
Pines Hand
Royal Barreta
Berta Marble
Bobs Traveler
Miss Pajamas
Miss Our Way
Raw String
MacKay’s Lynn
Miss America
Etta Chucks
Rose Dun It
Osage Rust
Uproar Jr
Speedy Meyers
Pa Van’s Dust
Bar Mondey Honey
Charge O Brandy
Ventura Twist
Bay Dial’s Brown
Mr. Levan
Double Whiz
Olympians Crack Two World Records In Exhibition Meet
Vince Matthews lowered the 490 meter world record to 44.4 seconds for the New York Pioneer Club at the Olympic intrasquad meet in South Lake Tahoe. Lee Evans also set a new 600 meter best with 1 14.3, breaking Tom Farrel’s 1 16.5 record. Matthews attends Johnson C. Smith College in Charlotte and competes for the New York club.
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Vince Matthews
Matthews
Tommie Smith
San Jose
Johnson C. Smith College
Charlotte
N.C
New York Pioneer Club
Lee Evans
San Jose State
Evans
Army
Tom Farrel
Foy's Grand Slam Caps Five-Run Rally in Sox Win
Boston Red Sox toppled the Washington Senators 6 4 as Joe Foy hit his second grand slam of 1968 in a five-run fifth inning. Frank Bertaina allowed one hit while Jim Lonborg earned the win despite eight hits and Frank Howard's 39th homer. Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli contributed with a key pair of hits and walks.
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Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Frank Bertaina
Russ Gibson
Red Sox
Reggie Smith
Jerry Adair
Rico Petrocelli
Mike Andrews
Foy
Jim Lonborg
Frank Howard
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