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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1968
Page
11
The Tucson Daily Citizen Cup highlights eight area clubs in a revived interclub event. Saguaro tops this year with medalist Frank Felix posting 76 72 76 74 while rivals like Davis Monthan and Randolph field strong teams under pressure from winds at Oro Valley and Tucson National.
Rumors and quotes cite AL players and officials weighing a Chicago to Milwaukee move for the White Sox. Reichardt says players favor Milwaukee for fan base, while Haney notes no league talks and prefers visiting Milwaukee. Expansion plans push Milwaukee as a NL candidate alongside Buffalo, San Diego, Dallas Fort Worth and Montreal.
A fragmented league scoreboard lists numerous teams including Santa Rita Parakeets, Ozarks, Knights, Spartins, Mission, Palo Verde BAP, and Arizona Auto Ref. details show mixed results with scores and player pairings such as Valenzuela, Soto-Steiner, Polston, Faranchi-Burquey, Ochoa-Leon, Raimedes, and many others. The page reflects dense line-by-line results, seedings, and matchups across multiple districts and schools.
Dennis Ralston, a former Davis Cup star, will head the U S team in a Davis Cup final round against Mexico set for May 24-26 at the Berkeley Tennis Club. The appointment was announced by the Northern California Tennis Association, sponsor of the U S Mexico ties.
Pro football owners begin talks to select the site for the 1969 game with Miami and New Orleans viewed as the leading candidates. Commissioner Pete Rozelle says both cities are strong possibilities though no edge is declared, while other locations may still be considered. Mayors Schiro and Clark attend the meeting.
Dr Harry Fontanova and Jack Donaldson each scored a hole in one at 49ers Country Club Fontanova aced the 156 yard 10th on a six iron Donaldson landed the 162 yard 8th with a seven iron It was Fontanova s second ace and Donaldson s first Reg Davis defeated Leon Levy 3 and 1 to win the club championship at Tucson National Levy finished as runner up for the second year and trailed Burr Udall last year.
Russ Winer of Phoenix drew 2-2 with 1964 Olympian Jerry Conine of San Bernardino in the opening Greco Roman wrestling trial. The trials continue through Tuesday night’s finals.
Arizona State University blanks Grand Canyon College 5 to 0 as Grangaard and Dolinsek spark a decisive two inning rally. Sun Devils move to 37-12 and climb in national rankings while Grand Canyon sits at 35-11.
Jim Bunning, traded to Pittsburgh, still suffers 1-0 losses as Nelson Briles shuts out the Pirates on four hits. St. Louis beats Pittsburgh, 1-0, in a game that extends Bunning’s early-season frustration despite a solid, low-hit effort. Curt Flood drives in a run with a double, while Roger Maris adds a single.
Alexander Metreveli of the Soviet Union and Juan Gilbert of Spain upset Americans Cliff Richey and Marty Riessen to reach the quarter-finals. Other sports notes include boxing and bowling results with multiple local winners and prize money across venues like New Jersey, San Antonio, and Baltimore.
Listings show multiple baseball games on KCUB KTUC and KOLD with matchups Angels Chisox Dodgers Cubs Giants Astros and Giants Astros repeated with various times including 5 55 7 55 and 12 55 P M for the Giants Astros game on KOLD.
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