Gretencord Trips Stags to Win Marseilles Tourney
Gretencord Realty defeated the Morris Stags 6-3 to capture the Marseilles Fast Pitch Softball Tournament on Wednesday. Hank Norell earned the win with four shutout innings, while Russ Battersby had three hits. The Stags, losers bracket champions, pushed a late run, but Gretencord built a 4-0 lead by two innings and secured its 10th first place trophy in three years.
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Morris Stags
Marseilles
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Russ Battersby
Hank Norell
Jack Farber
Severson
Norell
Battersby
Denny Price
Thorson
Warren Overman
NFL and AFL Player Moves Amid Roster Shuffles
United Press International reports multiple football moves. Buffalo signs free agent QB David Mays while Cleveland releases QBs Terry Luck and others. Denver and Detroit shuffle hearts with Montler trade and cuts. Jets, Oakland, New Orleans and San Francisco make further waivers, releases, and IR designations affecting numerous players.
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Buffalo
David Mays
Cleveland
Terry Luck
Rolly Woolsey
Keith Fimian
Dennis Fenton
Ronnie Swoopes
Jon Kramer
Ronald Hodge
Mike Budrow
Dallas
Kenny Randle
Skip Butler
Charles Young
Brian Billick
Darrel Davis
Devon Ford
Greg Peters
Harold Randolph
Kimmie Weaver
Tom Randall
Denver
Mike Montler
Detroit
Brad Weirda
Ron Smith
David Steven
John Huddleston
Chris Pane
Vince Kinney
Dick Jauron
Larry Walton
Jim Breech
Ron Crosby
Stan Winfrey
Hubie Ginn
Bill Larson
Ken Mullens
Mark Markovich
New England
Tom Neville
New York Jets
Don Fenner
Oakland
Bobby Douglass
Bob Glazebrooke
San Francisco
Willie Harper
New Orleans
Miami Dolphins
Don Reese
Cause of fire still unknown at Ellis Park barn blaze
Officials say it may take days to determine the cause of the $400,000 fire that swept through Barn B at Ellis Park in Henderson Kentucky early Wednesday killing 31 Thoroughbreds and injuring five. Fire investigators and track officials note the blaze began about 1 15 a.m. CDT and took three hours to control. there were no sprinklers and security had checked the barn minutes before the fire.
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UPI
Ellis Park
Kentucky
Mike Owens
Owens
Ruth Atkins
Barn B
Minooka falls short in junior high baseball semis
In the Morris Daily Herald report Minooka lost 4-3 to Beecher in the semifinals of the Minooka Junior High Baseball Tournament and had earlier fallen 2-0 to Troy, with the paper noting the misprint of the semifinal opponent.
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Minooka
Troy
Beecher
Astros Dominate Home Stand with 3-0 Win Over Cubs
Houston's Astros roll to a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs at the Astrodome, sweeping a three game series. Ken Forsch pitched seven scoreless innings improving to 7-4 as Houston extends home dominance amid four Cubs errors and unearned runs. Terry Puhl and teammates cite the indoor fast surface and spacious outfield as key factors in their strong home form.
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Verne Ruhle
Mel Wright
Tim Blackwell
Ivan DeJesus
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
White Sox blank Royals 3 0 as Kravec shines
Chicago southpaw Ken Kravec stopped Kansas City on four hits over nine innings, striking out nine as the White Sox defeated the division leaders 3 0. Claudell Washington fueled the offense with an eighth inning run producing single driving in Greg Pryor and Bob Molinaro, then scoring on Mike Squires' hit. Washington and Kravec both praised the plan and execution, with Sox manager Larry Doby lauding Kravec for handling pressure spots. Amos Otis tripled to open the fifth but was left at third as Kravec retired Wathan Porter and Hurdle.
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John Wathan
Darrell Porter
Clint Hurdle
Otis
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Mike Nichols
Norm
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Toby Sanders
Williams
Feeney
Frank Zink
Sanders
Mick Johnson
Mitchell Traded to Chargers Amid Discrimination Case
San Diego seeks Lydell Mitchell after Colts trade him for running back Joe Washington and a fifth round pick. The deal hinges on Mitchell signing with the Chargers and Washington passing a physical. Arbitration will hear Mitchells racial discrimination charges after the NFL committee referred them to arbitration. Colt coach Marchibroda indicated they would consider trading him per his request.
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Tommy Prothro
Prothro
James Scearce
Ted Marchibroda
Baseball Standings and Schedules From The League
East and West divisions shown with team records and games behind. Results from Wednesday include San Diego over Philadelphia and San Francisco over New York. Pittsburgh beat Atlanta in extras while Los Angeles defeated Montreal. Today’s probable pitchers list and Friday’s schedule cover matchups across major teams with times in EDT.
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Playoffs Begin Friday After Weekend Softball Finishes
Prombo Realty crushed Bonanza 21-3 and Mortgage Inn edged Norms Lounge 12-10 to cap the regular season at John B. Roth Lighted Ballpark. Playoffs start 6 p.m. Friday, best of three through Sunday, with games at 1 p.m. Sunday for the finals. Wayne Greenbeck opened with a grand slam as Prombo rolled to 21 hits, while Mortgage Inn rode five homers to their 12-10 win.
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Norm's Lounge
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Harry Metzen
Kenn Petry
Steve Maas
Steve McGee
Norm
Playoff schedule for Morris Men's Slow Pitch Softball
The Morris Men slow pitch softball playoff runs Friday with four games Wepplers Shock s Steele Minooka Newark Prombo Mortgage Inn Norms. Saturday features two semifinal pairs and a third place game. Sunday hosts the championship best two of three starting 1 PM.
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Steele's
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Newark
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Mortgage Inn
Norm's
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