Lions' Club Fete Caps Fine Year for Morris Athletes
Nearly 200 attendees at the Morris Community High School banquet heard athletic director Bob Ferguson and coaches recap a strong year. Larry Kane touted an undefeated varsity football and track season sharing the Illinois Valley Conference crown with Ottawa. star seniors Mark Bates and Dan Darlington signed with the University of Illinois. The event honored seniors and noted 315 athletes earned awards, including 76 varsity, with highlights across football, track, basketball, baseball, wrestling, cross country, and golf.
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Judith Heifner
Giants Beat Braves 5-4 to Seize NL Lead
Giants win 5-4 over the Braves to move into first place as the Cardinals drop 8 of 11. Marty Martinez scores on a passed ball in the ninth after Ron Hunt opens with a single and advances on a sacrifice and ground out. Dodgers beat Cardinals in 11th. Cleveland routs California 9-2 as Siebert earns win.
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Walt Alston
Orlando Cepeda
John Purdin
Phil Gagliano
Jose Cardenal
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Max Alvis
Tommy Harper
Jose Vidal
Detroit
Sonny Siebert
Rain Threatens Indy Time Trials Before 500 Miles
Rain has disrupted practice for the Indianapolis 500 and limited last weekend’s qualifying to one day. Only 16 of 33 starting spots are filled as forecasters predict scattered showers. IMS officials have not announced plans if Saturday and Sunday trials are rained out, potentially pushing qualification runs near race start.
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Major Standings and Schedule Shifts in Rain Affected Card
The standings show Cleveland leading California by seven runs while Chicago trails Washington. Rain forces postponements and night games across multiple matchups including Detroit at Oakland Cleveland at California Boston at Minnesota and Chicago at New York. Additional games note Twilight settings and doubleheaders with Los Angeles beating St Louis 3 2 in 11 innings and San Francisco edging Atlanta 5 4. New York visits Philadelphia as rain affects schedules.
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Double Card At Bob-Jo Speedway in Illinois
The season opening double card at Bob-Jo Speedway east of Sycamore on Illinois 64 features time trials at 7:30 p.m. and racing at 8:30 p.m. Sunday events start at 6:30 p.m. with the first race an hour later. 39 drivers entered last Sunday as Mel Dorland and others prepare for weekend action amid skydiving cancelation and a red flag restart incident.
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Bob-Jo
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DeKalb
Dorland
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Naperville
Bob Roper
Melrose Park
Joe Berna
South Elgin
Gil Rein
Woodstock
Eldon de King
Cheerleaders Named at Morris Community High School
Morris Community High announces next year’s squads with varsity members Laurie Ford Diane Darin Cheryl Larson Theresa Pellegrini Ellen Bossert. junior varsity includes Karen Ava los Barb Mitchell Barb Edmundson. sophomores Jane Haas Linda Sjostrom Helen Taylor Rhonda Frisby Carolyn Kopezick.
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Laurie Ford
Diane Darin
Cheryl Larson
Theresa Pellegrini
Ellen Bossert
Karen Avalos
Barb Mitchell
Barb Edmundson
Jane Haas
Linda Sjostrom
Helen Taylor
Rhonda Frisby
Carolyn Kopezick
Sharon Enrietta
Ella Walker
Foster Makes Weight Advantage Count in MSG Title Bout
Dick Tiger and challenger Bob Foster meet in a 15 round light heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. Foster, 29, from Washington, holds a 12-5 odds edge and taller, longer reach, while Tiger, 38, from the Republic of Biafra, defends the crown with a 58-15-3 record and 26 knockouts. betting may shift as fight time nears. The Garden targets 15,000 fans and a $150,000 gate, with Foster taking 60 percent of net and guaranteeing Tiger $100,000. The bout airs in some areas. New York is blacked out.
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Republic of Biafra
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Air Force
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LaGrange Loses, Morton West Advances In Baseball Tourney
LaGrange Lions fell 4-2 to Morton West in the Morton East Regional ending the Lions' title run from 1967. Morton West will face Kankakee next at Lockport West as seven sectional survivors move toward the state finals in Peoria on June 6-7.
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Bets Up Crowds Down Denver
Colorado racing betting reached 67.3 million dollars in 1967, up from 1966 by about 1 million, while attendance fell by nearly 50 thousand.
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