Cain wins Region weightlifting title
Mike Cain, 16, of Morris wins the Region VI Junior Olympics in the 148 pound senior intermediate division with a 335 pound total from a 145 pound snatch and 190 pound clean and jerk. His mark is a regional best and qualifies him for the national championship in Charleston, Illinois.
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Morris
Louisville
Cain
Wilbur Cain
Prairie Lane
Charleston
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Maryland
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Morris Community High
Peoria
Ill
Baseball Standings and Schedules From Monday Night Action
Standings show American League leaders New York and Baltimore with Oakland and Kansas City scuffling. Regional games scheduled include St Louis at Montreal and Chicago at Philadelphia, plus late night matches in Oakland at Kansas City and California at Minnesota.
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St. Louis
Falcone
Montreal
Warthen
Pittsburgh
Candelaria
New York
Koosman
Eas
W. L. Pet
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston
Milwaukee
Detroit
Wes W. L. Pet
Kansas City
Texas
Chicago
Minnesota
Oakland
California
Miln
Bird
Bahnsen
Ryan
Decker
Redfern
Singer
Brett
Broberg
Bare
Coleman
Figueroa
Pole
Legion ball opens Sunday with Gardner hosting Pontiac
Gardner coached by Don Tjelle will start American Legion baseball with a Sunday doubleheader at 1 p.m. Pitchers Chuck Chaney and Ralph Countryman open for Gardner as eight teams compete in a 21 game schedule ending July 18. Players must be 16 by June 30 and under 19 by August 1. A post season meeting is planned in Dwight Wednesday.
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Gardner
Pontiac
American Legion
Don Tjelle
Chuck Chaney
Ralph Countryman
Morris
Marseilles
Dwight
Mazon
Minooka
Coal City
Streator
Tirelle
the Legion
Colonial House tops Marthens in slow pitch opener
Colonial House defeated Marthens 7-4 in the Morris Women's Slow-Pitch League opener as Barb Gill powered a four run fourth inning with a second inning homer and a fifth RBI single. Kay Mullaney doubled for Marthens who had 15 hits and three errors. Marseilles Tastee Freez meets Boggs Dairy Queen at 6 p.m. tonight at McKinley.
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Barb Gill
Colonial House
Marthens
Morris
Gill
Clausel
Kay Mullaney
Marseilles Tastee-Freez
Boggs
Dairy Queen
McKinley
Morris opens Tri-County Pony League with Marseilles clash
Morris Community High hosts the season opener Wednesday at 6 p.m. against Marseilles, the defending tournament champions, at Morris diamond. The team travels to Channahon Thursday and visits Minooka Saturday for a 13 and 14 year old non conference doubleheader starting at 1.
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Morris
Marseilles
Morris Community High
Channahon
Minooka
Morris Girls Softball League Opens Season At Goodwill Park
The Morris Girls Softball League begins Wednesday with junior ages 8 to 12 and senior ages 13 to 16. O'Brien Construction faces Lions II at 5 45 p.m. and Pizza Hut meets Hideaway Jr Shoppe at 7 p.m. at Goodwill Park. About 140 girls participate. Junior and senior leagues differ in pitching distance and base distance. Next Monday H R Block plays B H Smoke Shop in juniors and Eagles face Lions in seniors at Goodwill Park.
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Morris Girls
O’brien Construction
Lions II
Goodwill Park
Pizza Hut
Hideaway Jr
Goodwill
Bill Brayton
H & R Block
B & H Smoke Shop
The
Eagles
Lions
Shockey and Drinan Place Fourth in IHSA State Finals
In Class A at Charleston Illinois Shockey of Seneca and Drinan of Dwight both finished fourth in their events. Shockey cleared 6 3 in high jump after indoors due to rain and added a 150 foot discus toss. Drinan’s best season mark was 161 feet 4 inches in discus. Putnam County won Class A with 23 points ahead of Kaneland and Farmington. East St. Louis led Class AA with 30 points as Ron Wartgo and Tom Graves set new marks in mile and two mile. Minooka totaled 11 entries across seven events with a top sixth in the two-mile relay.
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Charleston
Chuck Shockey
Seneca
Dennis Drinan
Dwight
Illinois High School Association
Shockey
Drinan
Engstrom
Putnam County
Kaneland
Farmington
Lebananon
St. Bede
Gilman
Paxton
Walter Lutheran
Polo
Minooka
Joe Reische
John Underhill
Bruce McMillian
John Thorsen
Reed Perry
Proviso East
Thorton
Rockford East
Lyons
Sandburg
Chicago King
Joliet East
Chicago Harlan
Ron Wartgo
Belvidere
Tom Graves
Lebanon
Perdeyn
Rich Burton
Viano
Gillespie
McAllister
Sandwich
Barth
St Bede
Smith
Gateley
Clif. Central
Miller Homer
Scheckler
Safranski
Pvt
Cry Claypool
Billington Saunemin
Pond
Liberty
Hartz
Buda Western
Allen
Normal
Brown Kingston
Brooks
Shockey Seneca
Groom
St. Woodland
Polk
St Anne
Blackard Argenta
van Fleet
Alexis
King
Yorkwood
Natziger
Carlinville
Thompson
Mahomet
Seymour Dunn
Luther S
Jorgensen
Kanel
Jane Dwight
Krey
Karey
Welch Atwood
Miller Kincaid
Trenton Weselin
Elmwood
Hoopeston East
Mario Andretti
Sweden
Lotus
Billy Vukovich
David Hobbs
Jerry Grant
Rutherford
Milwaukee
Speedway
Foyt
Gordon Johncock
Wally Dallenbach
Pancho
Sox win over Rangers in fog at Comiskey Park
In a fog shrouded game at Comiskey Park the White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 9 to 4. A first inning three run triple by Chet Lemon, aided by a Grieve misplay, set the tone as Pete Vuckovich and Dave Hamilton combined on seven hits.
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Fred McMane
UPI
Texas Rangers
Chicago White Sox
Texas
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Ralph Garr
Jorge Orta
Jim Spencer
Chet Lemon
Tom Grieve
Toby Harrah
Grieve
Toby
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White Sox
Pete Vuckovich
Dave Hamilton
Yankees
Red Sox
Jim “Catfish
Hunter
Thurman Munson
Fenway Park
Baltimore
Indians
Orioles
Larvell Blanks
Cubs
Phillies
Mick Kelleher
Rick Reuschel
Reuschel
Steve Carlton
Jim Kaat
Phils
Braves fall to Padres. Turner offers free admission until win
Atlanta owner Ted Turner announced free entry for Tuesday’s game to 2,994 fans after San Diego rallied to a 10-7 victory. The Braves had endured a 13-game losing streak, with a costly eighth inning error and walks fueling the Padres’ comeback.
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UPI
Ted Turner
Atlanta Braves
San Diego Padres
Braves
Turner
Atlanta Stadium
Padres
Adrian Devine
Jerry Turner
Merv Rettenmund
Marty Perez
Rutherford wins rain-shortened Indy 500 in record purse year
Johnny Rutherford captured the rain-shortened Indianapolis 500 earning $256,121 for his share of a $1,037,775 purse at the Speedway banquet. The event stopped after 102 laps, with Rutherford praising the race as one of the best and safest.
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UPI
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Johnny Rutherford
McLaren
Rutherford
Speedway
al Unser
Unser
Tom Binford
Binford
Tony Hulman
A.J. Foyt
Elmer George
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Morris, Illinois
Rod Engstrom
Illinois Valley Community College
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Bloom
Putnam Cty
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Chgo. Univ
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Greenfield
Lee
Cooper
Mounds Meridan
McCain
Chgo
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Gahibeck
Bur
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Boyle
Moore
Erie
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Rorem
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Hogg
Sox
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Pat Dobson
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A’s
Mike Torrez
Paul Splittorff
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Ed Sprague
Mark Fidrych
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Frank Tanana
Tanana
Bert Blyleven
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Wayne Garrett
Mike Phillips
John Milner
Roy Staiger
Jon Matlack
Jerry Reuss
TIME
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G. W. Berkheimer Co
Westinghouse Distributors
General Electric Company
Lennox Industries, Inc
Or Temperature Equipment Corp
Carrier Distributors
Commonwealth Edison
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