VEW Wins and Pavo Falls in Monday Jr. Pony Action
Monday night Jr. Pony play saw VEW defeat Lewis Enterprises 11-5 with Eason four hits and Still homer. Davis Meter beat Pavo 12-9 as Singletary led with three hits and a homer. Flowers Sunbeam edged Ellis 3-1 behind Allen Shiver’s four hits. Coats & Clark beat Sunnyland 12-9 with Flowers’ late rally. Saturday highlights ExChange won 10-9 over VFW and 3-2 over Sunnyland, Williams delivering in the tenth and Ted Elliott homering for ExChange.
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VFW
Lewis Enterprises
Davis Meter
Pavo
Eason
McCorkle
Keith Singletary
Singletary
Reffern
Matthews
Flowers Sunbeam
Ellis
Allen Shiver
Coats
Clark
Sunnyland
Flowers
Gaston
Scott
Allen Richard
Coats & Clark
Graham
Moncrief
Exchange
Williams
Red Baxter
Jerry Wilford
Ted Elliott
Kelly Day
Elliott
Tourney Set For Finks In N. Texas
Fink, a Houston sports writer with no golf experience, joins the Fink Invitation Golf Tournament at Tanglewood Hills Country Club near Finks, Texas. Organizers seek more Finks to form a foursome as National Fink Week begins. about 125 visitors attended last year’s festivities.
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FINK
Tex
David Fink
Houston
Tanglewood Hills Country Club
North Texas
The
Houston Post
Monday's Fight By The Associated Press
The report lists boxing results with names Sebastian Nacimi ento and Kakizawa in Japan, showing a stoppage at 13314 with Brazil noted, but OCR fragments obscure full details of the bout and outcomes.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Sebastian Nacimiento
Brazil
Atar Kakizawa
Japan
Aaron Ties Gehrig as Braves Hit Seventeen-Second Home Run Milestone
Hank Aaron belted his 493rd career homer, tying Lou Gehrig for eighth in majors and tying Eddie Mathews as Atlanta's top home run hitter. The Braves beat Cincinnati 3 2 as Tony Perez error in the ninth sparked the decisive run, Pat Jarvis improving to 7 4.
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Atlanta
Henry Aaron
Cincinnati
Aaron
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Eddie Mathews
Braves
Tony Perez
Felipe Alou
Pat Jarvis
Jarvis
Pete Rose
Leo Cardenas
Jim Maloney
Reds
Millan
McBean
Dave Giusti
Houston
Pittsburgh
Pirates
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cardinals
Ted Abernathy
Felix” Millan
Alou
Hank Aaron
Lou Gehrigef
Pirates Sweep Astros In five games at Forbes Field
The Pirates defeated the Houston Astros 4-3 to complete a five game sweep, pushing Houston to last place as Willie Stargell hit his 11th homer and Roy Face closed the game. Matty Alou added a bases clearing double in the first inning.
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Pittsburgh
Pirates
Astros
Houston
Atlanta Braves
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Forbes Field
San Francisco
Willie Stargell
Roy Face
Jimmy Wynn
Matty Alou
al McBean
Face
Cairo Nips Legion 8 7 In ALA Baseball Thriller
Cairo edged Thom asville 8 to 7 in American Legion play. A five run sixth inning propelled Cairo to the lead with Gordon driving in the decisive run on Bishop's single. Thomasville rallied from an 8 5 gap but Cairo held on as Strickland and Beene led their respective teams with two hits.
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Cairo
Thomasville
American Legion
Gordon
Bishop
Strickland
Brant Beene
Two-Run Pinch Hit Triple Lifts White Sox Over Cleveland
Monday's Stars report Bill Voss of the White Sox hit a two-run pinch hit triple in the seventh to give Milwaukee a 2-1 victory over Cleveland. Stan Bahnsen of the Yankees held California to one run and three hits for 11 innings before Jim Fregosi's 12th inning homer off Joe Verbanic.
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Associated Press
Bill Voss
White Sox
Sox
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Stan Babnsen
Yankees
California
Jim Fregosi
Joe Verbanic
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota
Washington
Jim Kaat
Tigers
Red Sox
Bando
Oakland
John “Blue Moon” Odom
Orioles
Don Buford
Fred Valentine
Boog Powell
Paul Lindblad
John Donaldson
Moe Drabowsky
Rick Monday
Husky
Voss
Steve Hargan
El Torito Trevino Captures Open Glory with Flair
New Open champion Lee Trevino blends Hagen Sarazen and Hogan roots with a bold, earthy persona. The Mexican American pieced together a rags to riches tale from Dallas to El Paso, matching swift play and a sharp wit with ruthless pursuit of wealth and success.
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New York
Hagen
Sarazen
Hogan
Palmer
el Torito
Brash
Lee Trevino
United States
Trevino
Ben Hogan
Arnold Palmer
Florida Golfer Picked To Take NCAA Meet
Steve Melnyk of the University of Florida is the favored contender to win the 1968 NCAA Golf Championships. The junior from Brunswick, Georgia, posted a 68 in practice as temperatures reached 94 degrees at New Mexico State University.
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Florida
Pat Thompson
Associated Press
Las Cruces
N.M
Steve Melnyk
University of Florida
Melnyk
New Mexico State University
Brunswick
Jack Nicklaus
Oklahoma State
Mike Holder
New Mexico State Course
Ben Kern
New Mexico State
Sports results and schedule for Monday and Wednesday
Monday results show Atlanta 3 Cincinnati 2 and Pittsburgh 4 Houston 3 with Los Angeles at Philadelphia rained out. Today’s games include Cincinnati at Atlanta and San Francisco at Philadelphia both set for twi night.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Houston
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
San Francisco
Associated Press
National League
W. L. Pet
San Fran
Los Ang
Philadel
Tuesday to Saturday Sports Calendar Notes
A compact listing of junior pony league and other league games scheduled Tuesday through Saturday, with times and matchups across Kiwanis Elks Farm American Legion Church Industrial and related leagues at Thomas County venues and Remington Avenue. Authorities include Dawes Coolidge Pavo Thomas County Federal Ga Crate Spence Sunnyland Ted Wilkes and Coca Cola.
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Elks
Sunnyland
Dawes
Coolidge
Crate
Thomas County Federal
Robinson Smith
Thomas County
Federal
Dawson Methodist
Boston
Presbyterian
Davco
Meigs
Spence
Remington Ave
Ted Wilkes
Coats and Clark
Coca Cola
Flowers
Bank of Thomas County
American Legions
Cairo
Thomasville
Exchange
McIntyre & Edwards
Ga. Crate
Jaycees
OK Tires
Boston Presbyterian
1St Baptist
East Side Baptist
Church of God
Church League
Dawson _ Baptist
Industrial League
Spence Olds
Davce
Coats & Clark
American Legion
Albany
Beban Signs Washington Contract After Heisman Fame
UCLA star Gary Beban, 1967 Heisman winner, signed a no-cut NFL contract with the Washington Redskins. He warns against immediate success, saying rookies need an apprenticeship. Redskins acquired Beban from the Rams, who received the Redskins first-round choice next year. The deal reportedly totals $200,000 spread over several years.
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Gary Beban
UCLA
Beban
Washington Redskins
National Football League
Redskins
Los Angeles Rams
Rams
Bando Drives A's To 3-2 Win Over Orioles In Ninth
Bando three hits and three RBIs pace Oakland as they sweep Baltimore with a ninth inning single. Odom ears the win for the A's while Buford, Valentine, and Powell contribute for the Orioles in a loss that drops them eight games back in the AL.
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Dick Coach
Associated Press
Sal Bando
Baltimore
Oakland Athletics
Orioles
Bando
Oakland
Detroit
A’s
Boston
Greyhound Racing Card Highlights Ten Races
The day’s card reports results from eleven races with grades and times. Notable payouts include Lill's Daughter and Montague entries in the upper grades, plus Big Q multiway wagers and quinielas across races.
Stewart Announces Candidacy for Thomas County Tax Collector
W S Stewart declares run for Tax Collector of Thomas County thanking citizens for support and pledging continuous improvement and courteous service if re elected. He notes attendance at state courses for tax officials and requests votes. This is paid political advertising.
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Thomas County
W. S. Stewart
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