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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1968
Page
29
West Virginia football players Roy Stanley and Rick Martin must attend summer school to remain eligible due to hour and honor point deficiencies. Stanley is a sophomore wingback and Martin a sophomore defensive lineman.
Chicago White Sox beat Oakland 1 to 0 as Wilbur Wood relieved Joe Horlen with bases loaded and shut down the A’s in the seventh. Horlen allowed three hits through six, while Wood earned his second win of the season. An unearned run scored on an error and a pop double in the third gave the Sox their margin.
Montreal defeats St Louis 3 2 to complete a four game sweep and capture the 15th Stanley Cup. Coach Toe Blake announces retirement after the victory, thanking fans and noting the season's nerve crushing tension.
Morgantown High golfers defeated Grafton 311 to 313 in rain. George Dadisman and Bob Loudermilk each shot 76 to share medal honors. Teammates Randy Jones and Gil Dyer supported the win as Morgantown sits at 11-1 and travels to West Fairmont Monday.
Ron Santo hit a two run homer in the first inning and Randy Hundley drove in a run with a second inning single as the Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets 3-1 behind four hit pitching from Bill Hands. Billy Williams left with an ankle injury after a Seaver pitch in the first.
Pitt Panthers closed spring drills with a rain soaked scrimmage dominated by the defense. White team scored 32 on four interceptions and two fumble recoveries while holding the Blues on downs 18 times. Junior Dave Havern passed for 97 yards and Mike Bannan added 56. Dennis Ferris led rushing with 37 yards. Coach Hart praised the improvement.
Tom Weiskopf and Miller Barber both posted 67 and 68 respectively to reach 203 and 206 in the Greater New Orleans Open. Archer, Cole, Blocker, and others trailed by one to two strokes as weather cleared over Lakewood Country Club after three rounds.
Charleston High School swept the Parkersburg Invitational led by Francis Scott with 177 points and Melvin Riggins second with 14. The meet featured a rain soaked track and a 44.4 second 440 yard relay by Charleston Ivy Green Riggins Inge. Parkersburg South Beckley Stonewall and Parkersburg placed behind.
Five high school coaches and two sports writers organized two all-star basketball games in early June. One match will feature Monongahela Valley against Marion County in Fairmont, the other pits All-Big Ten against Monongahela Valley in Harrison County. Graduating seniors selected by coaches will vie for college scholarships in West Virginia. Jim Cale of East Fairmont was named president, with Crescenzi, Ross, Stoneking, Mearns and Veasey on the board.
East Fairmont defeated Fairmont West 622 to 56 at Hite Field to claim the Big Ten track and field title. Morgantown finished fourth, Washington Irving third, with six firsts for EF and four for FW in a rain soaked meet. Bob White led Morgantown with a discus win as EF swept multiple events.
George Davis of William & Mary won the three mile in a record 14 04 2 to dethrone Carl Hatfield of West Virginia who finished second. Davis led W M to a 1242 points title with 12 of 18 event wins and 10 records.
St Albans won the fifth Huntington East Invitational at Fairfield Stadium with 85 points, eight meet records, and five individual marks led by Mike Gibson in discus 153 feet and Tyrone Taylor in the 440 yard dash 50.6 seconds. Logan finished second with 64 points followed by Huntington East 35, Huntington 28, Barboursville 19, Ceredo Kenova 17, and Ashland-Vattey 4.
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