Carson House and Grundy Exports win in Morris Fast Pitch
Carson House swept a doubleheader and Grundy Exports won a single game in the Morris Fast Pitch Softball League. Carson House improved to 3-1, beating Friendly Top-Twin Liquors 5-2 and LaSalle County Farm Bureau 4-3 as Dick Parker allowed six hits and two wild pitches helped a two run third. Denny Price pitched a four hitter in game two with Mick Severson collecting two hits. Grundy Exports won its first game 5-0 behind Dick Lohan four-hitter. Jim Johnson and Gary Stangland each had two hits.
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Carson House
Grundy Exports
Morris
LaSalle County Farm Bureau
Dick Parker
Denny Price
Mick Severson
Russ Battersby
Dick Lohan
Kristich Sports
Jim Johnson
Gary Stangland
Finley vows multimillion suit after Kuhn veto on star sales
Oakland owner Charlie Finley orders lawyers to seek an injunction blocking Commissioner Bowie Kuhn from voiding the sale of Vida Blue Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers. Finley contends restraint of trade and estimates damages up to 10 million dollars. He bars the trio from playing while disputing Kuhn’s rulings as the A's win two more games.
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San Francisco
UPI
Charlie Finley
Bowie Kuhn
Finley
Vida Blue
Joe Rudi
Rollie Fingers
Neil Papiano
Los Angeles
Oakland
Oakland A
Chicago
Kuhn
Village
Rudi
Fingers
Boston Red Sox
Blue
New York Yankees
Three Stars
Babashoff Sets American Record at Trials in Long Beach
Shirley Babashoff, 19, from Mission Viejo, Calif., tops the U S Olympic swimming trials with American marks in four events. She swam 56.96 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle, aims for Montreal glory, and could swim seven events if she qualifies for the medley relay.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Shirley Babashoff
Mission Viejo
U.S
Brian Goodell
John Naber
Babashoff
East Germany
Montreal
Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool
America
Canada
Lou Klein Cubs coach and executive dies at 57
Lou Klein, longtime Chicago Cubs instructor scout and former College of Coaches head coach died at East Jefferson Hospital Metairie Louisiana after a stroke and brain blood clot surgery. Klein played in the majors for St Louis and Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland between 1943 and 1951.
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Chicago
UPI
Lou Klein
Chicago Cubs
East Jefferson Hospital
Metarie
Cubs
Klein
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland
Bethlehem Lutheran Meets United Methodist On Morris High Diamond
In Church League softball tonight Bethlehem Lutheran faces United Methodist at 5 45 p m on the Morris High School diamond. Standings show Immaculate Conception and Stavanger Lutheran both 4 0, First Baptist 4 1, First Christian 0 3, Assembly of God 0 3, Chan Nahom Boys Camp 0 4.
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Bethlehem Lutheran
United Methodist
Morris High School
Immaculate Conception
Stavanger Lutheran
First Baptist
First Christian
Assembly of God
Channahon Boys Camp
Fast Pitch Softball Schedule for Friday Sunday
Friday games include Carson House versus Morris Stags at 7 p.m. and Grundy Exports against Joe's Place at 8 30 p.m. Sunday action features Grundy Exports versus Safeway Electric at 1 p.m. Friendly Tap faces Safeway Electric at 2 30 p.m. LaSalle County meets Friendly Tap at 4 p.m.
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Carson House
Morris Stags
Grundy
Joe’s Place
Safeway Electric
Friendly Tap
LaSalle County
LaSalle County Farm Bureau
Kristich Sports Grundy
Safeway
Dairy Queen Tops Marben's In Morris Women's League
Dairy Queen beat Marben's 12 to 3 after scoring eight runs in the seventh inning. Sherri Garling and Peg Garling each had three hits to pace Dairy Queen now 6-0, while Patti Olson delivered a go ahead fifth inning single. Nancy Steele earned the win allowing eight hits as Kim Kramer led Marben's with two hits in a 3-3 season.
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Dairy Queen
Marben
Morris
Sherri Garling
Peg Garling
Patti Olson
Marben’s
Holly Butterfield
Nancy Steele
Kim Kramer
L.K. Comstock
Farmer’s Insurance
McKinley Park
L. K. Comstock
Tastee-Freez
Red Sox Top Astros 8 2 Behind Funk Two Run Double
Jeff Funk slugged a two run double in the first and a three run triple in the fourth as the Red Sox defeated the Morris minor league Astros 8 2. Rick Witherington and Mike Anderson added triples, supporting Funk's two hit effort.
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Jeff Funk
Red Sox
Morris
Astros
Rick Witherington
Mike Anderson
Funk
White Sox
Yankees
Bob LeBeau
Brent Dite
Colin Carter
Yanks
Pate Wins U S Open in Pro Debut Like Nicklaus
Jerry Pate, 22, former U S Amateur champion, won the U S Open at Atlanta Athletic Club by two strokes over Tom Weiskopf and Al Geiberger. He birdied the final hole for a 3 under 277, earning $42 000 and marking his first year as a touring pro with a major title. He matched Nicklaus by winning in his rookie season, and the Open featured delays from rain and a tense finish among top rivals.
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Duluth
UPI
Jerry Pate
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
U.S
Pate
Sunday
Tom Weiskopf
al Geiberger
Weiskopf
John Mahaffey
Geiberger
Butch Baird
Mahaffey
Hubert Green
Tom Watson
Ben Crenshaw
Lyn Lott
Johnny Miller
Rod Funseth
Ray Floyd
Lou
Graham
Atlanta Athletic Club
Highlands
Lavezzi Plumbing Wins Carbon Hill Softball Title
Lavezzi Plumbing rallied for 17 runs in the seventh inning to beat Steele's Murphy's 17-8 and claim the Carbon Hill Softball Tournament championship. Butch Skubic earned the win as Lavezzi improved to 20-4. two Steele’s players were ejected in the title game and Zingre Construction defeated Boodler’s 12-2 for third place. Darrell Zingre started the third place win with a homer, backed by Max Benson on the mound.
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Carbon Hill
Bob Sayers
Lavezzi Plumbing
Steele
Murphy’s
Lavezzi
S- Murphy’s
Butch Skubic
Gardner-South Wilmington
Jake Olson
Steele’s- Murphy’s
Zingre Construction
Boodler’s
Darrell Zingre
Max Benson
Pontiac Gains In Legion Race With Twinbill Sweep
Pontiac defeated Minooka 3-1 and 6-1 to remain undefeated at 8-0 atop the Legion standings. Minooka fell to 5-3 as Bill Dunham and Steve Leininger pitched six and two hitters respectively. Coal City moved to 6-1 after a 1-0 win over Mazon, Gardner swept Dwight 6-5 and 2-0, and Morris fell to Marseilles 5-4 in nine innings.
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Pontiac
Minooka
American Legion
Bill Dunham
Bob Evans
Steve Leininger
Steve Mauk
Dwight
Kevin Pollizi
Gardner
Roger Crossman
Brad Wepprecht
Dwight Howard
Conkling
Tim Halloran
Morris
Marseilles
Mazon
Coal City
Opdyke Wins Gardner Invitational With 8 5 Victory
Opdyke defeated Ransom 8-5 to claim the Gardner Invitational. Brian McTague hit a two run homer and two doubles as Greg Mace pitched seven innings for the win. Ransom’s Doug Sharp and Jamie Hagi had two hits each. Gardner finished third and Odell fourth.
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Brian McTague
Opdyke
Ransom
McTague
Greg Mace
Mace
John Wray
Darin Terry
Doug Sharp
Jamie Hagi
Gardner
Odell
Bob White
Dan Bell
Wray
Todd _ Horrie
Donahue Field
Dwight No. 2 blanks Odell in TCPL matchup
Dwight No. 2 defeated Odell 6-0 as Pat Halloran pitched a one hitter with 14 strikeouts. Dwight No. 2 improves to 3-2 in league play while Morris split a non league doubleheader with Minooka, with Minooka winning 4-3 and Morris taking the nightcap 11-1.
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ODELL
Pat Halloran
Dwight No
Morris
Minooka
Bill van Ashlen
Schuler Extends Winning Streak At Grundy Speedway
Larry Schuler, a 23 year old from Lockport Illinois, stretched his season win streak to five at Grundy County Speedway. Friday night’s program was rained out by bad weather with time trials set for next Friday at 7 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m.
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Grundy County Speedway
Larry Schuler
Schuler
Lockport
Illinois
Grundy Oval
Fairgrounds
American League Standings and Monday Schedule Highlights
East leaders New York and Cleveland clash in the pennant race as Boston, Baltimore and Detroit vie for Wild Card spots. West table tops Kansas City and Texas face late games and a packed Monday night schedule across Oakland, Minnesota, California and New York venues.
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Texas
Oakland
Minnesota
Chicago
California
Blyleven
Mitchell
Goltz
Slaton
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Liberty Master
Legion
Dave Mitchell
Chris Underhill
Joel Micetich
Chuck Kolotka
Mooney Johnson
Chuck Chaney
Ty Klover
Dennis Drinan
Bob Zumbahlen
Jim Tabler
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Ruud Central Air Conditioning
Bedford Rd
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St. Louis
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Atlanta
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Underwood
Andujar
Moret
Ray
Zachry
Koosman
McGlothen
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Freisleben
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