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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1968
Page
16
Rick Riddle ranked No 1 and the Titans sixth going into this morning's final 18 holes of the 36 hole Grass AA State Golf Tournament at San Marcos Golf Course.
Te ee a Te ee Riddle shot a 69 to top medalists with seven birdies and two bogeys. Palo Verde sits sixth in team standings at 302 nine behind co-leaders Central and Maryvale, as West and Arcadia follow, with finals at Maryvale Arena and state prelims in track and swimming upcoming.
Arizona State quarterback Rick Shaw leaves his senior year to pursue CFL play with the Calgary Stampeders. Shaw says he wants to finish college someday but grew weary of ASU and wants to play football for money. He has attended five colleges including San Diego City College and San Diego State.
Clausen Lewis, a longtime Tucson trapshooter and pioneer member of the Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, died at 68. He led the club’s first squad for 15 years after coming from Chicago in 1950 and was an Elks Club member. Services will be held at 4:30 tomorrow at Arizona Mortuary with interment in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The St. Louis Cardinals drop from NL lead after a 3-2 11 inning loss to the Dodgers. St. Louis outhit L A 13 to 10 but left 15 men on base as Willie Davis doubled and Bob Bailey singled for the deciding run in the 11th. John Purdin earned the win, Dick Hughes the loss. Cardinals stranded bases loaded twice and could not cash in.
Tickets remain for the Tucson Daily Citizen Classic Bowling League banquet to be held Saturday June 1 at the Redwood Gay Nineties. Price is 3.75 dollars, obtainable from Bob McMillin at 623-0743.
The readable OCR lists numerous entries across grades 1 to 6, including horses and riders with associated numbers. Names such as Amado C., Winnie Cole, Nancy Tip, and Silver Topsy appear alongside multiple entries and odds figures, reflecting a catalog-like race entry sheet. The material resembles a historical race card with various paired horse and driver entries and odds.
A partial racing card lists horses and connections with race order notes. Notable entries include Jackie’s Dana Squirtey G’s Medea PH’s Prudence Gorgons Commendable and a projected BEST BET Whiskerton in the first race. BEST QUINIELA pairs Lefty Bog with Lurcher Boy in the ninth race.
The Oakland Oaks of the ABA signed 6-11 center Jim Eakins from Brigham Young to a contract today.
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