City baseball program opens season with multiple leagues
The Morris chamber sponsored summer baseball program begins Monday June 9 with minor major and pony leagues. Games are at Goodwill McKinley parks and at lighted ballparks with scheduled matchups including Braves Astros Mets White Sox and Cubs Cardinals teams. Contact baseball director Don Warner at 942-2662 for roster and details.
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Seneca 1975 Baseball Schedule Opens June 5
Seneca Summer Baseball announces 1975 schedule under Stan Johnson. Opening doubleheader Thursday at Centennial diamond features Braves vs Orioles in minor league and Mets vs Cards in little league at 6 p.m. Pony league starts June 10 at 7 30 p.m.
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Centennial Diamond
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Orioles
Mets
Morris Legion Sweeps Mazon in Legion Baseball Doubleheader
Morris defeats Mazon 7 6 in game one with five first inning runs as Rick Carlson earns the win and Jeff Snyder takes the loss. In game two Morris dominates 9 1 with Carlson tossing a three hitter and Tim Brehm delivering six hits across the two games.
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Mazon
American Legion
Rick Carlson
Steve Seaman
Jeff Stangland
Jeff Snyder
Rick Pinder
Corey DeGrush
Marlin Hartman
Randy Poole
Tim Brehm
Brehm
Tom Finland
Pat Vint
Carlson
Hartman
Snyder
Dan Carey
Steve Turk
Poole
Tim Durkee
Steele's Murphys rout Boren's Realty in softball clash
Steele's wins 14-5 over Boren's Realty in 12 inch softball Monday. They led 8-0 after four innings as Denny Knapp sparked with a two run triple. Six run sixth inning began with a Jim Olson double. Denny Steele earned the win allowing five hits. Knapp, Olson, Roth, Rick Olson and Don Knapp each had two hits for Steele's Murphy's who totaled 16 hits.
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Steele
Tom Sanders
Murphy’s
Rick Olson
Jay Roth
Don Knapp
Jim Olson
Feeney's Liquors Open Season With 18 10 Win
Feeney's Liquors opened their 12 inch softball season with an 18 to 10 victory over Mortgaged Inn on Monday. Larry Swanson and Chuck Butterfield had three hits each in a 17 hit attack while Angelo Coduto added a triple. Denny Neary earned the win and Angel Manguel took the loss.
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Feeney
You Can Sell an Item Fast in a Classified Ad
Local classified offers quick sale of item at low cost. Advert says simple posting attracts buyers, moving goods swiftly with minimal expense and effort.
Lewis battles in NAIA series
In St Joseph Missouri the second day of NAIA World Series action saw Eastern Connecticut State hold off Birmingham Southern 3 to 1 while La Verne routed North Carolina Wilmington 8 to 0. Lewis University Oklahoma? meets Sam Houston State today as La Verne and Eastern Connecticut seek a matchup. Missouri Western plays the loser of La Verne Eastern Connecticut tonight.
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Missouri Western
Connecticut
Pele Indicates Signing with New York Cosmos
Pele told reporters he would sign a multimillion dollar contract with the New York Cosmos of the NASL. He said he has begun to look for a house in New York and would announce Tuesday the exact signing date for a reported 4.7 million dollar three year deal.
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New York
Two rising stars and a golf chief: Siron Dawkins Mann
Jon Siron, a 20 year old Morris product and Illinois player, earned MVP honors after a .394 season while splitting time at second and third base. Darryl Dawkins, 18, signed a seven year deal with the 76ers and spent proceeds on a car and home plans. Carol Mann, LPGA president, argued women’s golf is more entertaining than men’s and needs no gimmicks.
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Fla
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National Basketball Association
Atlantic City
N.J
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Carol Mann
Ladies Professional Golf Association
Wisconsin
Illini
Linda Wills
MCHS
Coal City
United van Lines
Siron and DeChausse lead Morris baseball and girls softball efforts
The article profiles Siron, an Illini alumnus with 50 hits and a 25 13 1 season, discussing college speed and field decisions. Jim DeChausse starts a Morris girls softball program drawing 65 players, forming five teams with 20 game season and volunteer coaches to teach basics and tagging up on fly balls.
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Jim DeChausee
Morris Jaycees
Derby Dolls
DeChausse
Price
the Herald
Morris
Goodwill Park
Dave Lund
Chuck Moore
Bill Brayton
John Davis
Tom Gordon
Seneca tops Opdyke 11 7 in Quad County baseball clash
Seneca defeated Opdyke 11 to 7 in minor league action behind pitcher Bobby Johnson and key hits from Schmanski and Haynes. Opdyke used six walks and five errors to rack up runs, while Seneca's three three run frames highlighted the win.
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Quad County
Bobby Johnson
Dave Johnson
Jeff Schmanski
Bob Osmond
Lloyd Bentz
Schamnski
Mark Harrington
Travis Katzenmeier
Dan Bell
Harrington
Jason Haynes
Dave Barla
John Brewe
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Ed Cepiel
Scott Cheshareck
Mark Hulbert
Randy Ryder
Jeff Heffern
Sheldon Sobol
Dave Krug
John O’hagen
Bob Pommier
Tim Dyer
Jim Murray
John Roseland
Tod Enger
Dan Snow
Steve Paulson
Brian Feeney
Jim Allen
Brian Helgeson
Tim Kukman
Jim Tabler
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Mark Collins
Dan Sanchez
Mardy Schmitke
Jeff Cockream
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Keith Murphy
Dave Cepiel
John Boma
Randy Sampson
Paul Chamberlain
Randy Gordon A’s
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Jim Bell
Steve Ciota
Bob Howen
Brian Lear
Tracy Stott
al Siron
John Zwiers
Les Enger
Bill Cockream
Jeff Workman
Tom Haynes
Greg Gudenrath
Paul Magama
Pat Durkee
Chris McCarter
Chris Prombo Major League
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Frank Warner
Trent Funte
Mark Holbrook
Randy Campbell
Mike Yard
Andy Buelo
Smiley Reta John Barry Westley Partridge
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Scott Stewart
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Mike Peterson
Tim Wahl
Gehrig Robinson
Joel Torbeck
John Peacock
Jerry Schrini
Mark Ciota
Tom Morral
Rick Johnson
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Joe Craig
Steve Kendrick
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Tony Niewinski
Dave Sampson
Greg Dunn
Scott Hummel
Randy Larson
Jim Lloyd Scott Gordon
Steve Covey
Ted Berry
Dave Zumbahlen
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Scott Bartella
Paul Pitkins
John Alles
Tracy Stump
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Glenn Petty
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Frank Perucca
Steve Thompson
Brian Gordon
Mark Mettille
Mike Anderson
Jim Hobbe
Brian Yard
Rick Humphrey
Jerry Witherington
Troy Funte
Terry Torkelson
John Martin
Rick Stutzki
Ricky Witherington
Jeff Funk
Dave Witherington
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Mike Lohen
Greg Sutter
Daryl Brayton Astros
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Joey Clark
Dan Lyons
Paul Prindiville
Mike Lutz
Alvin Young
Mike Royce Jordan Sklut
Stuart Cartwright
Ron Button
Chris Borgstrom
John Johnson
Collin Carter
Terry Carter
Brian Wills
Mark Thompson
Darrell Lear
Richard Moore
Ralph Hobbs
Steve Kjellesvik
Rodney Thorsen
Jeff Kaldheim
Brad Dite
Danny Waggoner
Paul Peterson
Mark Waggoner
Bruce Ryder
Scott Kjellesvik
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Bob le Beau
Steve Carter
Steve Owens
Pete Schongard
John Roundtree
Peter Resler
Paul Dunn
Scott Roudis
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Scott Ferguson
Scott Dunn
Dennis Wordinski
David Lyons
Judson Partridge
Mark Borgstrom
Steve Boone
Chris Willeford
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Dave Graham
Eddie Johnson
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