Royals Aim to Break Bronx Bounce in New AL Series
Kansas City seeks a different ending as it meets the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series again. Frank White leads Royals confidence citing tiring Yankees after a dramatic division race, disoriented pitching, and Royals Stadium speed on its artificial surface as key advantages.
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Championship Series schedules and opening World Series note
United Press International lists the championship series best of five with dates and times for the Dodgers or Phillies and the Yankees and Royals series. It notes the World Series will open October 10 at 8 30 p m in the home park of the National League champion.
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MCHS Sports Schedule Highlights Weekly Lineup
Tuesday girls tennis hosts Geneva at 4 30 p m and girls volleyball at MVE at 6 30 p m Wednesday golf hosts Streator at 4 p m Thursday golf at Waubonsie Valley at 4 15 cross country at Geneva at 4 30 girls tennis at Joliet East at 4 and volleyball at Ottawa at 6 Friday soph and varsity football host Geneva at 6 and 8 Saturday golf at Oswego Conference
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Dwight Trojans fall to Plano 14 0 in NEC clash
Dwight suffered a 14-0 defeat as Plano built a second quarter one yard rushing TD by Greg Mathieu and a fourth quarter nine yard TD by Scott Hill. Hill rushed 105 yards on 20 carries and Plano had eight first downs to Dwight's two. Dwight outgained Plano 12 0 in the air and will face Wilmington next in NEC play.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Stats
Summary of top 10 in final American and National League categories for batting runs batted in stolen bases and pitching wins and earned run averages. Names include Rice Baylor Hisle Thornton Foster Parker Garvey Luzinski Staub Moreno Taveras LeFlore Cruz Wills Dilone Wilson Perry Grimsley Hooton Niekro Blue Richard Figueroa Matlack Caldwell Palmer Goltz among others.
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Morris golfers take fourth at Princeton Invitational
Morris High School finishes fourth among seven teams with Greg Dunn tying for second at 76 on a 72 par course. Mickey Yarbee of LaSalle Peru shoots 74 to earn medalist honors as LaSalle Peru leads with 314. McHS teammates Scott Wilson 82 Randy Ryder 87 and Mike Samaj 89 contribute to the final tally.
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Morris Jaycees rout Romeoville in JV football
John O Hagan scored two touchdowns and made seven tackles as Morris Redskins JV defeated Romeoville 26 0 at Romeoville Morris had 12 first downs to Romeoville s two Randy Butler scored on a 19 yard TD pass from Don Davidson Burke PAT made it 7 0 at halftime Butler added a two yard TD run in the third quarter O Hagan recovered a fumble and ran 50 yards for a TD later added a 45 yard run to cap scoring Galloway had six tackles for Morris Romeoville totaled 86 rushing yards and 20 passing yards Morris hosts Braidwood Reed Custer next Monday at 6 30 p m
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Dodgers and Phillies ready for NL crown clash
Philadelphia and Los Angeles, both peaking in September, meet in the NL playoff series with key matchups set. Phillies ace Larry Christenson faces Burt Hooten in Game 1, while Dick Ruthven meets Tommy John in Game 2 as Philadelphia hosts the opener at Veterans Stadium.
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Redskins stay unbeaten with 95 win over Cowboys
Washington defeats Dallas 95 to 5 as Mark Moseley boots field goals from 52 42 and 27 yards while Joe Theismann adds a final play safety. Cowboys fail to score a TD, Staubach drives late and Dallas is held at 3-2.
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Morris Freshmen stumble in 10-0 loss at Batavia
Morris Redskin freshmen were held to 28 yards and lost a fumble at their own one yard line leading to Batavia's touchdown. A safety followed when a Morris receiver fell in the end zone. Morris coach Gehrig Derge praised defense but blamed multiple fumbles. They host Braidwood Reed-Custer at 5:30 p.m. next Monday.
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Rose turns down big offer from Reds in bid for free agency
Cincinnati fans learned Pete Rose rejected the Reds' top salary bid, reportedly around 400000 dollars per year, with Reds president Dick Wagner keeping the offer open through October 10. Wagner hopes Rose will accept after review, noting Rose has never played for another club in a 16 year career.
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