Major League Leaders By United Press International
National League batting Foster Cin Luzinski Smith Valentine Clark American League batting Rice Hisle Baylor Thornton Thompson Thomas. Runs Batted In Clark Winfield Montanez Garvey Staub Hisle Thompson Thornton. Stolen Bases Moreno Lopes Richards Taveras Cabell Cedeno Wilson Dilone Cruz Wills. Pitching Victories Guidry Tanana Flanagan Torrez Caldwell Sorensen Palmer. Earned Run Average Vuckovich Rogers Swan Reuschel Matlack Caldwell Keough. Strikeouts Richard Niekro Seaver Montefusco Blyleven Ryan Guidry Flanagan Leonard Underwood
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Pony League Tournament Opens With Eight Teams Intent
The Tri-County Pony League Tournament starts Wednesday with Marseilles at Odell Morris All-Stars at Morris Moose and Opdyke at Dwight Minooka receives a first round bye Semifinals and finals are set for Minooka on Saturday and Sunday both games start at 2 p.m.
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Odell
Morris All-Stars
Morris Moose
Opdyke
Dwight
Minooka
Tenacious Leads Chicago Mackinac Race Near Finish
Tenacious piloted by Ted Turner led the 333 mile Chicago Mackinac yacht race off Ray's Reef about 36 miles from the finish as winds slowed progress. Race officials expected a first place finish around 1 p.m. Sunday night the fleet stretched along the Michigan shoreline near Manistee Ludington with sightings of Encounter Scaramouche Ranger Bonaventure Foxfire Icefire Wind Dancer and other challengers lingering behind.
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Eagles Acquire Punter Rick Engles From Steelers
Philadelphia Eagles trade for punter Rick Engles from Pittsburgh Steelers for a future draft choice. Engles, 23, was cut by the Seahawks before last season and inactive most of the year until Steelers signed him as a replacement for the injured Bobby Walden.
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Newark and Steele's share Division I top spot in slow pitch
Newark staged a late rally to tie Bonanza 12-11 in eight innings at John B. Roth Lighted Ballpark, moving into a 10-2 record and sharing first with Steele's. Bonanza erased a 3-0 Newark deficit, led 11-3, but Newark tied in the seventh and won in the eighth on an error and a run by Ron Gabrielson.
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Jim Johnson
Merchants bow out of Illinois Valley softball tournament
Coach Spike Meagher notes a major rebuilding program after the Illinois Valley Merchants were eliminated 4-1 in extra innings by the Granite City Crickets in the Women’s Major Slow Pitch Softball state tournament. The Merchants finished 22-14 after inconsistent hitting and failed run movement. The rainout halted the event, with the tournament to resume this weekend.
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Spike Meagher
Granite City
Meagher
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Steele's second in Mendota 12'' Softball tourney finale
Steele's finished runner up in Mendota 12 inch softball double elimination, dropping 14-4 to champion Dick's Place in the seventh game. Earlier Steele's beat Coachman Inn 10-7 with Olson brothers tops, edged Family Feed 12-11, and lost to Sip & Snap 14-8 before rallying to win four straight games to finish third and fourth. Skubic earned the tournament hitting trophy after finishing 19-24 overall while Wills hit 16-21.
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Dave Olson
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Jay Roth
Brett Thetard
Sip & Snap
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Depot
George Dare
Skubic
Roth
Dick’s
Wills
VFW splits doubleheader with Spring Valley in conference loss and win
Morris VFW baseball split a Sunday doubleheader with Spring Valley losing 7 to 0 on a one hitter by Jim Swingle and winning 6 to 5 to hand Spring Valley its first Stan Musial Conference loss. Randy Sampson took the loss in game one. Andy Niewinski had Morris only hit in game one. In game two Niewinski was 2 for 2 with an RBI while Rich Foster and Jay Zumbahlen were each 2 for 3 with an RBI. Dave Sergenti earned the win in relief of Roger Eddy. Earlier the Morris VFL won two forfeits from Princeton and Friday topped LaSalle 19 to 6 as Sergenti won. Foster went 3 for 4 with two home runs and four RBI while Eddy Callahan Watts all went 3 for 4. Struck had two doubles and four RBI on a 2 for 4 day. Morris sits 5-6 and visits Putnam County in a rain makeup at Mazon.
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Spring Valley
Jim Swingle
Randy Sampson
Andy Niewinski
Morris
Niewinski
RBI
Rich Foster
Jay Zumbahlen
Princeton
LaSalle
Dave Sergenti
Roger Eddy
Kevin Callahan
Steve Watts
Indiana on the rise in 1978 football prospects
Indiana coach Corso asserts the 1978 team will be the strongest in six years, citing progress in the Big Ten, recent wins over Purdue, experienced backs Burnett and Harkrader, a solid backfield platoon plan, and a defense led by Abrams and Leake. He notes depth concerns, injury risks, and a schedule including LSU, Washington, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Ohio State.
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Best hitting pitcher and old card values revealed
Murray Olderman answers reader questions on top pitchers and Honus Wagner card values. He notes the 1910 Sweet Caporal Wagner card fetches around 3000 dollars, while standard Wagner reprints or fakes may bring modest sums. He also discusses Fidrych as the losing pitcher in a Detroit game and offers football insight and James Harris’s pay with the Chargers.
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Joseph Prokop
Wilber
Ned
Wagner
Honus
Sam Snead Keeps Swing in the Right Groove
Golf legend Sam Snead explains guarding the swing by throttling to about 80 percent and keeping legs relaxed to avoid tension. He notes that smoking the ball should not feel like hitting hard, and if he hooks, he slows down by visualizing keeping the club at the same angle as at address.
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Sam Snead
Snead
Minooka Junior High Hosts Wednesday Athlete Physicals
Minooka Junior High offers student athlete physicals for grades five through eight on Wednesday at the school from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The $5 fee covers a one year physical for both boys and girls.
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Minooka
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