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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
12
Cleveland waited months for Leon Wagner to homer then traded him to Chicago for Russ Snyder. Wagner belted his first home run with the White Sox, delivering a timely breakthrough after joining the club last week.
Braves second baseman Felix Millan sidelined with a painfully swollen left hand after being hit by Cincinnati reliever Clay Carroll Wednesday night. He projects missing action until at least Sunday.
Major League standings and results listed with scores for Detroit Boston Chicago Cleveland New York Minnesota Washington Oakland Baltimore California and other matchups. Schedule highlights include twinbill games, extra innings, and a mix of day night slots across multiple parks.
VHSL added seven VIA schools to the state association amid merger talks. New members include Peabody Petersburg Crestwood Chesapeake Armstrong Richmond Kennedy Richmond Carver Chesapeake Northampton Mary N Smith. The group discussed creating one state activities body and reviewed membership policies.
AP report tracks current MLB skippers under pressure as four teams Montreal Kansas City Seattle San Diego open jobs next season. Names include Red Schoendienst Lyman Harris Herman Franks Walter Alston Bob Skinner Leo Durocher Gil Hodges Dave Bristol Larry Shepard Harry Walker Mayo Smith Hank Bauer A Win Dark Cal Elmer Dick Williams Jim Lonborg Bob Kennedy Ralph Houk Bill Rigney Eddie Stankey Jim Lemon and others with varying contract statuses and team struggles.
In Hagerstown Maryland Don Davis 24 year old barber from Fairfax leads the supermodified standings with 241 points after a double point weekend George Weaver of Alexandria rises to second with 229 points both in their third year behind the wheel Veteran racers mix in top positions as Rick Schmelgan Milt Miller Charlie Johnson Bailey and John Haberback fill the top 10 The semi-late chase starts anew with Doug Bailey leading after a strong early season start
New York AP reports jockey Manuel Yccaza rode three winners at Belmont Park on Thursday, adding a sharp middle legs score to a promising meet.
The first five men draftedjoines 21 rookies slated for both All-America at Atlanta June 28 and Tribune All Star at Chicago August 2. Notables include Ron Yary USC tackle, No. 1 bonus pick by Minnesota, and Bob Johnson Tennessee center signed with Cincinnati.
The list shows top performers by category including batting leaders such as Yaz and Rose with averages from 0.325 to 0.368, runs by McAuliffe and Rose, and RBIs led by F Howard and McCovey. Pitching highlights include John’s 6 0 record and McLain’s 12.2 wins with .857.
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