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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1968
Page
23
Hancock County adopts a policy limiting coaches to one head sport and one assistant in a second major sport starting fall. A coach may head one major and minor sport but cannot coach more than two sports in a year. All coaching positions open with a May 31 re-application deadline.
West Virginia finished last with 10 points as Penn State dominated the Big Four meet in Syracuse. Jim McMillan won WVU’s sole event, the pole vault, with 13 feet, while Carl Hatfield placed third in the two mile. Rain and cold hampered performances as Penn State posted multiple event wins and set an archbold stadium discus record.
East Carolina swept William & Mary to win the Southern Conference baseball title 5 to 1 in the second game of the best-of-three series. The Pirates opened playoffs Friday with an 11 to 0 win and advance to the district 3 NCAA tournament on May 30 in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Gary Player sunk a four foot birdie on the final hole to share the third round lead at the Colonial National Invitation with Billy Casper at three under 207. Casper surged ahead early with a 25 foot birdie on two and a long putt on five, but bogeyed nine while Player capitalized to regain a tie. Earl Stewart Jr. and Tommy Aaron trailed at 211 as others faltered under tough conditions.
Calumet Farms Forward Pass, with Milo Valenzuela aboard, surged to a six length victory in the 93rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico worth 142,700 to the winner. Dancer's Image, initially first in Kentucky Derby, was disqualified for interference, moving Out Of The Way into second and Nodouble into third.
Morgan Town advanced seven entries at regional trials in Elkins West Virginia for the state high school track and field championship in Charleston. Bob White scored the only individual win and led the effort.
Hubie Bryant of Minnesota led a tight three way battle to win the 1967 Big Ten track title at Memorial Stadium as Minnesota 50, Michigan 49 and Wisconsin 48. Mike Mondane of Iowa and Mike Butler of Wisconsin starred, with Ohio State and Michigan posting notable marks in the muddy, 46 degree afternoon.
The Class AAA and Class AA regional high school track meets at Fairfield Stadium were moved to 10 am Monday because the track is muddy and proms are planned at several competing schools. Officials said starting Saturday would conflict with prom schedules.
Hurdler Skip Mason sparked Charleston to 78 percent points and the Class AAA regional meet crown on the Laidley Field track. Mason ran 120 yard high hurdles in 14.7 seconds a meet record and 180 yard low hurdles in 19.7 seconds. Charleston qualified 12 individuals and all five relays including a meet record 43.5 in the 440 relay.
Wheeling Central faces Huntington St. Joseph at 7 p.m. in the West Virginia state Catholic High School Baseball Tournament first round. Other Friday games include McMechen Bishop Donahue versus Fairmont Central at 1 p.m. Madonna against Charleston Catholic at 3 p.m. Parkersburg Catholic vs Morgantown St. Francis at 9 p.m. The final is slated for 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
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