Grundy County Speedway hosts combined stock cars and demolition derby
Friday night at the Grundy County Fairgrounds features late models and a 20-lap six-cylinder main plus a 25-lap late model feature, ahead of double point 50-lap events. Demolition derby debuts at the new track with stock cars, while Whitey Gerken and Lee Schuler clash for late model lead as Tom Jones notches his fifth Morris win.
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John Snyder
Morris
Grundy County Speedway
Snyder
Grundy County Fairgrounds
Villa Park
Whitey Gerken
Speedway
Gerken
Lee Schuler
Lockport
Tom Jones
Northbrook
Ed Hoffman
Lyndell Bumgardner
Larry Morris
Jim Horrie
Bob Roper
Chuck Kline
Bob Dotter
al Weinrich
Dick Nelson
Don Marmor
Bob McKay
Doe Yard
Rich Sandling
Thursday and Friday baseball games for multiple teams and a cancer fund ad
The schedule lists Thursday and Friday games across the majors involving Chicago Montreal Philadelphia New York San Diego Atlanta Pittsburgh St Louis San Francisco Los Angeles and Houston Oakland California Texas Minnesota and Milwaukee with results from recent midweek contests. An afterword notes a Long Island cancer fund golf day selling flagstick ads at 1000 dollars per hole.
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Chicago
Hands
Reuschel
Montreal
McAnally
Morton
Philadelphia
Lersch
New York
Gentry
San Diego
Grief
Atlanta
Reed
Pittsburgh
Blass
St. Louis
Wise
San Francisco
Reberger
Los Angeles
Singer
Cincinnati
Twinight Houston
Cancer Fund
Long Island
W. L. Pet. G.B. Detroit
Baltimore
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
West Oakland
Minnesota
Kansas City
California
Texas
Detroit
Oakland
Klimkowski
McGlothen
Cuellar
Hilgendorf
Perry
Stanhouse
Bosman
W. L. Pet. G.B
West Cincinnati
Houston
Rainy halt saves Cubs win over Expos 5-4
Montreal rain halted the first game of a doubleheader, and Chicago Cubs held a 5-4 lead when play was stopped. The storm arrived as Montreal struggled to close the gap in the later innings.
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Montreal
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Expos
Milt Pappas
Ron Fairly
Pappas
Tim McCarver
Dan McGinn
Ken Singleton
Whitey Lockman
Tom Phoebus
Phoebus
Frank Pulli
Lockman
Bill Hands
Rick Reuschel
Carl Morton
Steve Renko
Moose PL defeats Ransom to start Tri County tourney
Morris Moose Pony League beat Ransom 4-1 at Centennial Diamond to advance to Friday’s semifinal against Dwight No 1, who won by forfeit over Mazon. Fannin struck out 14 and allowed four hits. Zozak took the loss for Ransom.
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Seneca
Dave Fannin
Morris Moose Pony League
Ransom
Centennial Diamond
Moose
Dwight No. 1
Mazon
Dwight No. 2
Odell
Marseilles
Fannin
Zozak
Werden's rout YMCA as top lineup mauls league foe
Werden's 16th straight win in Morris 14 Inch Softball League beat YMCA 14-0. Jerry Enger allowed three hits over seven innings while Werden's teammates pounded 14 hits. Verden's Tom Olson Greg Harper and Steve Stangland each had two, Terry Hiles slugged a triple and single driving in three. Hamerding took the loss.
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Jerry Enger
YMCA
Werden
Tapsmen
Morris
Tom Olson
Greg Harper
Steve Stangland
Verden’s
Terry Hiles
Forster Carries White Sox Past Angels 10-9
In Chicago, 20-year-old reliever Terry Forster pitched three innings allowing three runs on five hits. He drove in two insurance runs with a seventh inning single and earned the win and a save as the White Sox beat the California Angels 10-9. Del Rice was ejected for arguing a strike call, his fourth of the season.
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Chicago
White Sox
Terry Forster
Chuck Tanner
Tanner
Forster
California Angels
California
Sandy Alomar
Ken Berry
Angels
Berry
Leroy Stanton
Vada Pinson
Leo Cardenas
Mike Andrews
Ance
Sox
Five Sox
del Rice
Billy Parker
Rice
George Maloney
Merle Anthony
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Schuler
Rockford
Niles
Charlie Brown
Mme
Cub Victory
Hamerding
Zenith
Ee “Carlyle
Zenith Doele
Carlyle
Bex
Joliet Optical Hearing Aid CO
Scott and van Buren
Joliet
Omy Digital Clock Radio
Jas
Kashmir
XL Radio
Liberty
Aed
Maurice R. Marchello
Hornsby’s
Family Center
Waverly St
M. R. Marchello
Hornsby's
Coal City
Braidwood
Wilmington
Carter
Cash & Carry
Crestwall
Royaiote
Contemporary
Ashway Bran
Cashway Carter
U.S. 6
Manor Inn
MACCO
Glidden
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