Grundy County Olympics mark county sports milestone
The first Grundy County Olympics held in Morris on June 3 drew over 100 boys from fifth grade to 1972 graduates. Ken Dimke of Morris dominated with six firsts and one second in the Junior Senior Class earning 41 points, while Bill Martin of Mazon placed second. Organizers Elton Monson Don Varner and Bob Pinkstaff led planning and donated ribbons and trophies. The event united the county as a community and will return next year with continued youth sportsmanship and support from local officials and businesses.
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Ken Dimke
Morris
Ken
Bill Martin
Mazon High School
Dimke
Martin
Grundy County
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Rick
Greg
Kevin
Elton Monson
Monson
Don Varner
Bob Pinkstaff
Varner
Pinkstaff
Dick Steele
WCSJ
Bob Purdue
Ron Jackson
Larry Anderson
Bruce Sklut
Dan Olson
Jerry Berens
Cookie Varner
Dick Barra
Bob Crane
Chuck Male
Gordon Lear
Marvin Fannin
Kent Daley
Wilson Sporting Good
John Hendrickson
Morris Fire and Police Departments
City of
Morris Community High School
Bernie Parent signs with Philadelphia Blazers in WHA
Bernie Parent, the first NHL star to switch to the WHA, signs a five year contract with the Philadelphia Blazers. The 27 year old goalie returns to Philadelphia but not to the Flyers, after leaving them for Toronto in 1971. The Blazers announce the deal as the WHA debuts in the league.
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Naugatuck Falls Short Of National Baseball Streak Record
Naugatuck High School saw its 64 game winning streak end with a 4-2 loss to Shelton, preventing a chance to tie the national consecutive victory mark of 65 set by Waxahachie High between 1925 and 1927.
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NEW Haven, Conn
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Shelton High
Naugatuck
Waxahachie High
Texas
Siebert Shuts Out White Sox For 2-0 Victory
Sonny Siebert improved to 5-2 with a 2-0 win over Chicago as Boston pushed across two sixth inning runs after two out. Wilbur Wood took the loss, while Tommy Harper and Luis Aparicio delivered key hits to back Siebert’s rapid, grounder-ball defense aided by strong inward wind.
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Doug Griffin
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Luis Aparicio
Baseball Standings and Upcoming Schedule Digest
American League standings show Detroit leading with 25 wins and Cleveland third with 20. Tuesday results include Detroit 8 California 0 and Minnesota 5 Baltimore 4. National League tables list New York atop the East at 32-13, with Pittsburgh 27-16 and Los Angeles 29-18 in the West.
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Turk's seventh inning homer seals Morris win over Mazon
Steve Turk hit a three run homer in the bottom of the seventh to lift Morris Moose to a 5 4 victory over Mazon. Turk allowed five hits and struck out 14 as Morris erased a 4 2 deficit. Rick Barnett added a double for Morris while Snyder took the loss. Mazon's Hartman Summers and Summers provided offense with two and two singles respectively. Morris next plays June 13 at home against Ransom.
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Aurelio Rodriguez
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Leroy Stanton
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Angels
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California
Leo Cardenas
Steve Turk
Morris Moose
Mazon
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Morris
Moose
Rick Barnett
Snyder
Hartman
Summers
Ransom
Islanders Flames trade favors spark NHL expansion signings
At the NHL meetings in Montreal 21 players with near 300000 price tags linger as Bill Torrey and Cliff Fletcher shop for help. Expansion-draft paybacks are hinted as Minnesota transfers Bob Paradise to Atlanta and Gordon Labossiere to New York. Montreal may owe favors for Denis Dejordy and other picks.
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New York Islanders
Cliff Fletcher
Atlanta Flames
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Flames
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Minnesota
Bob Paradise
Atlanta
Gordon Laboissiere
New York
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Charlie Burns
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Phil Myre
Canadiens
Gerry Desjardins
Chicago
Dan Bouchard
Boston
Bill Smith
Los Angeles
Springfield
Bart Crashley
Bob Murdoch
Dejordy
Kerry Ketter
Dale Hoganson
Sam Pollock
Ed Westfall
Westfall
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New York Raiders
World Hockey Association
Torrey
Norm Ferguson
Fletcher
Bill Speer
Raiders
Orr rests after left knee surgery
Boston Bruins star Bobby Orr, MVP in the NHL for three straight years, rests at Massachusetts General Hospital after a three hour operation described as an overall cleanup. Dr Carter Rowe led the surgery removing cartilage portions and bone spurs and foresees no problems with a September return to skate.
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B.T tablets advertised for daily nervous tension relief
An advertisement urges readers to ask their local druggist for B.T tablets claiming safe non habit forming relief for everyday jitters with a money back guarantee. It offers a buy one small size get one free introductory deal at Liberty Walgreen's 309 Liberty St Morris worth $1.50.
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