Gullett back, Reds up Phils in tight win
Don Gullett returned from hepatitis to pitch eight shutout innings as the Reds beat the Phillies 3-0 in Philadelphia. Tony Perez delivered the first run with a single, and Bobby Tolan added an RBI. Dodgers, Mets, Giants, Padres, and Expos also won in NL action.
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Wayne Simpson
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San Francisco
Chicago Cubs
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Montreal
Houston
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Joe Morgan
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Astros
Red Sox top Rangers 3-0 as Harper mocks reporters
Boston beat Texas 3-0 behind John Curtis three hitters. Reggie Smith hit two homers but refused to talk to reporters while Eddie Kasko showed rare patience as the team’s tensions lingered. Minnesota rallied past Detroit 7-6 in 13 innings. Cleveland beat California 4-3 in 10. Kansas City topped New York 7-6. Chicago defeated Milwaukee 2-1.
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Reggie Smith
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Milwaukee Brewers
Prep grid equipment issue dates at Morris Minooka Seneca
Football gear distribution set with dates for Morris Minooka and Seneca High Schools. Morris varsity on Aug 21 at 9 am for varsity, sophomores 10 am freshmen 11 am. Minooka issues after physicals with 10 am for football and cross country players, 11 am for other sports. Seneca gear on Aug 22 at 1 pm with preissued equipment after physicals. Insurance and optional three in one jersey set offered.
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Illinois High School Association
Morris
Minooka
Seneca
MCHS
African nations quit Olympics over Rhodesia
Three more black nations Liberia Ghana and Ethiopia join Tanzania Sierra Leone and Zambia in withdrawing from the Olympics over Rhodesian participation for the Games starting August 26. Cairo Sudan Nigeria expected to join. Uganda and Guyana possible. Avery Brundage says no official word yet. The OAU opposes Rhodesia claiming discrimination in sport.
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Egypt
Sudan
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Uganda
Guyana
Olympic Organization
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
Rhodesia
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Organization of African Unity
Freshmen to Report for Illinois Football Training
Champaign Illinois AP Fall football practice will open August 28 with about 40 freshmen reporting to the Illinois varsity squad. The NCAA and Big Ten sanction freshman varsity play this year, but coach Bob Blackman plans to keep freshman practice separate and promote only after proving potential.
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Ill
University of Iinois
Illinois
NCAA
Big Ten
Bob Blackman
Blackman
Ottawa 14 Inch Softball Tournament Meeting Tonight
The Ottawa 32 team 14 inch softball event holds a meeting tonight at the Ottawa swimming pool. The single elimination tourney runs Aug 20 to Aug 27 with a $40 entry per team. First prize is 1000 dollars plus a trophy. other top teams share the prize fund.
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Ottawa
Illinois counties reach deer quota closing shotgun hunts
Five more Illinois counties have filled their deer quotas, bringing total counties closed to 44. The shotgun season runs November 17 to 19 and December 8 to 10, with hunting hours 6 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
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Illinois
Jack Calhoun
Illinois Department of Conservation
Tazewell
Woodford
Bond
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Effingham
Fayette
Jackson
Jasper
Johnson
Lawrence
Monroe
North Pope
Randolph
St. Clair
Union
Wayne and Williamson
Extend U of season ticket sale deadline
The University of Illinois extended the football season ticket deadline from August 15 to September 1, announced by ticket manager George Leggan. Public sales this week reached 9,919 as the 1971 figure was 6,826, with a preseason record of 10,500 for general public tickets. The goal of 30,000 season tickets across three categories appears within reach as the Illini open at Memorial Stadium on September 16 against Michigan State.
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Ill
University of Illinois
George Legg
Illini
Legg
Memorial Stadium
Michigan State
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