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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 17 Ryun streaks to win in mile with 3 55.9 time Fojut Calir Apica s Premier Miler Jim Kvuei. Raced to Victory in Hisk Phack from an attack Olson Cleosis in winning the m�.nnv.,. Test saturday at a Imp c Tes Oak Ira san Antonio College in minutes 55.9 seconds. It was the first competitive mile for Ryun since he suffered the illness in May and missed both the National collegiate championship and the los an Geles olympic trials. Billy Mills the 1964 olympic Champion Al 1,000 meters was a Surprise entry in the event and won in 28 minutes 43.6 seconds fastest for an american this year. A month ago an ail ing Back threatened to put Mills out of action for the year. Ryun was timed at 1,500 me ters in 3 40.5.his showing when he stood off Oregon s Roscoe divine with a55.1 final Quarter mile indicated the 20-year-old Kansan will be giants upset packers 1.7-11. 011 late rally but he hold sat 3 51.1 for Green Bay wis. A fran Tarkenton threw touch Down pusses to Homer Jon Sand Joe Morrison to Lead the new York giants to a 15-14 up set National football league exhibition Victory Over Green Bay saturday night. Morrison s three Yard touch Down grab came with 14 seconds remaining in the game. A first Downs  yardage phases punts fumbles lost Yards penalized gland packers 10 16 153 187 224 81 41 15-27-1 16-1s-03- n 3-43 0 0 15 38 Jim Ryun. Regains form i last ditch Packer bid was throttled when a Field goal attempt was blocked. Stung by a 9-0 new York Lead the packers struck Back quickly with Jim Grabowski cracking Over from the one foot line. The 75-Yard drive was keyed by a 41-Yard pass from Bart Starr to Carroll Dale. Fran Tarkenton. Hurls 2 to passes Cash Home run in 8th lifts Detroit past surging Boston Detroit up Norm Cash ripped reliever Bill Landis first pitch in the eighth inning off the facing of the upper right Field deck for his 17th Home run to give the Detroit tigers a 4-3 Victory Over the resurgent Boston red sox saturday. The win was the ninth for the Pace setting tigers in their last 12 games while Boston lost Only its second in its last 11. Mickey Lolich came out of the bullpen to raise his record to -7 by retiring Boston in the top of the eighth after John Wyatt who surrendered Joe Foy s game winning grand slam Fri Day night had put runners on first and third and retired a Batter. Lolich struck out Pinch hitter George Scott and sox advantage to 3-2. Detroit scored in the first when Dic Mcauliffe stretched a single retired Jerry Adair on a soft Fly j into a double went to third on a to right to set the stage for j passed Ball and scored on a Cash s dramatic Home run. Mickey Stanley had tied the game with two out in the seventh inning with a single to right off Sparky Lyle after Dick Tracewski walked to open the inning off Lee Stange and was wild pitched to second by Lyle. Singles by Stanley and Cash plus a walk to Willie Horton loaded inning the bases in the sixth Bill Freehan then greeted Stange with a sacrifice Fly to left which Cut the red cardinals sock it to braves in 9th groundnut by Jim Northrup. Rookie Daryl Patterson Mak ing his first major league Start was charged with All three Boston runs. Dalton Jones doubled in the third and scored on a single by Ken Harrelson. Boston starter Dave Morehead was hit by Patterson in the fifth and Jones doubled him Home after Mike Andrews had walked moving Morehead to second. Andrews scored on a sacrifice Fly by Harrelson. Atlanta a the  cardinals broke open a get game with a five run ninth ining burst saturday and blast j we Atlanta braves 74, behind int Nander Nelson Briles for 9 of 12 for tigers Boston Detroit Ai r h Leir fourth consecutive Victory. The Victory gave the National Over the braves in season , the losing Pitcher in Only two games won by at scattered nine hits in his season Mark to 15 the cardinals scored twice Isminy when Lou Brock. Flood laced doubles Tolan of owed with Ang single before Milt 8-8, could retire a Bat 12ihrli"ldo Cepeda belled his  ninth off rec he i Upshaw and the added four More runs on Kund singles by Mike Shannon Julian Javier. Maxvill Briles Brock flood. Briles1 revenge 8t. Louis Atlanta All Broi a if flood of Tolizin of Cepeda Bedwards u Slinn Iuni 3bjavier 2h maxvill us Berllus p total  k Shannon 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 18  vat h a run. 11h . Briles ,5pappaa 8 r1 1 0i 11 01 1 7 1. Lii 3 i u 1 01 a i 13 in i o 11 0 0 1 1 1 7 Meta c t i pm. 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Ryun s Best previous mile this year was 4 04,world s records that distance and 3 31.1 for the metric mile run which is run in the  faced eight foes and took the Lead immediately lost it briefly to Dave Wilborn on the second Lap then took it Back for  took second at 3 58.1 followed by Pat Traynor 3 59.0,Bob Day 3 59.6, Terry Mccalla 4 03.3 and Brian Kivlan 4 03.7.Wilborn faded to a 4 16.4. Ryun ran the first Lap in 60.5seconds and the runners reached the Midway Point with the Kan san a step behind Wilborn who was at 2 00.7. Ryun led the third Lap in 3 00.8 and then turned on his top Speed with divine doggedly hanging on until the  established a new stadium record for both the mile and 1,500 meters. Vaughn wins pole vault George Young the 31-year-old schoolteacher from Casagrande ariz., set another when he continued undefeated for the season by winning the 5.000 me ters in 13 minutes 38.8 seconds. Steve Stageberg of George town took second in 13 40.8.ucla Sophomore Jon Vaughn cleared the top height of his Ca reer with a winning pole vault of 17 feet 5 , a 22-year-old 6-footer, missed three tries to better the world record of 17-734 but was close on his second Effort. His i winning Mark was the ninth Best winning vault in track an nals and third Best of this sea  Urcla vaulter. Dick Railsback took second at 17-0. While former world record Holder John fennel assaying a comeback and a place on the . Olympic team was third at 16-4. Bob Seagren. Winner in july s olympic trials did t compete. Evans upset Arizona state s Ron Freeman handed san Jose state s Lee Evans his first setback of the year at 400 meters. Freeman built up an Early Lead and then stood off the patented Evans Rush in the dash to the  Freeman was timed in 45.7 i seconds and Evans in 45.8.j Urcla freshman Wayne col Lett captured the other 400 in 45.9.i Veteran javelin thrower Frank Covelli an olympian in 1964, set a stadium record be i fore the crowd of about 7,500a toss of 270 feet 6 inches.  members of this upset top seeded Bob Hewitt of Vears squad for the Mexico South Africa 6-1, 7-5 to join Ron site olympics who have been i Altitude train South Lake Tahoe. Calif., came Down 519 feet above sea seeded second had i even for these competitions semifinal program Gary Stenlund. Former Orego Nian took second in the javelin Green Bay took Over the Lead at 14-9 with 6 33 showing in the third stanza when tight end Marv Fleming grabbed a 14 Yard pass from Starr. The nine play to drive was sparked by Grabowski s 36-Yard Romp and passes to Donny an Derson Boyd Dowler and Gra Bowski. Defense scores it was the new York defens that put the first Points on the scoreboard. Bob Lurtsema dropped Starr for a nine Yard loss then the Green Bay quarterback was tackled in his own end zone by Roger Anderson for a safety. The next time the giants got the Ball Tarkenton connected with Jones for an 82-Yard scor ing bomb. Jones getting behind defender Tom Brown grabbed the 48 Yard pass and rambled the remaining 34 Yards with ease. Now York 2 7 0 61.1 Green Bay o 7 7 0-14 by safety r. Anderson tackled Sirr in end zone. By Jones 82 pass from Tarkenton i unlock kick go Grabowski 1 run Souza kick go Fleming 14 pass from Starr i Souza kick by Morrison 3 pass from Tark Miton run failed attendance 50,961. Top seed Hewitt upset by Scott in Tennis tourney Southampton . A Igene Scott of St. James ., Andrews 21, 3 i o o Maui Iffe 2b 3 i i o Holmberg of Highland Falls i j Ojones it 1 2 1 Stanley of 4 1 2 1 a y in the i Lull of the Meadow Una us a yer ski if 201 0  of 4001 v m in a duo it Stu .,., i Liik 1v\r�iiij i in i ii i in int i4 i 3 i club Tennis tournament. Holmber0 4010 opened the i o o o by eliminating Ray  o o o. Hewitt s Davis cup teammate. Competition at 250-5. 1000 Comer i 1. 0 0 0 0 1-Aslier p 1 0 0 0 u Brown pm 0000 Kaline pm Wyatt p  p 1000 0000 0 0 0 0 1000 0000 1100 Mcmahon p o o o o g-1, 6-3. The victories by Holm Berg ranked fifth nationally and Scott ranked eighth were surprisingly easy and took Only oooo one hour 38 minutes of playing time. Holmberg and Scott a pair of 30-year-Olds, gained the final for the third time. Scott won in 1064, and Holmberg lost in his so  at two previous efforts. Another stadium record fell in the two mile relay whore thei continue j on p lir 6 3 total 29 4 g 4 .001 020 0003 .100001 1 1 x 4 Fash. Lob Boston 10, 2 i Auliff  s Hill 11 Fimi it 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 4 1-3 4 0 0 23 0 2 0 1-3 1 1 2-3 1 r Kkt by s 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 i Rutte Sun i Lislie i 27 h�4 stokers top Mustangs 2-0 a Cleveland a Hank 0  both Ted Home a goal from i 25 Yards out saturday night to " Start the Cleveland stokers to-1 Ward a 2-0 Victory Over the Chi o Cago Mustangs in a north4 american soccer league game. Enrique Mateos scored the other goal. Measles take youth out of olympic trials University Park.  i a sixteen Star old stove hug. The youngest gymnast to qualify for the second round olympic trials this weekend Al Penn state was unable to com j Pete because of  at the trials said the teen Ager from Northridge. Cal if., High school had contracted  said his status would be determined by the olympic committee  
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