College Baseball USC Favored In Series Play
USC opens its bid for a fourth straight title in the eight team College World Series as top-ranked Arizona State and defending champion USC loom as the teams to beat. Oklahoma meets Minnesota. Penn State faces Arizona State. USC plays Harvard. Texas vs Georgia Southern.
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Omaha
Neb
Arizona State
Southern California Toom
USC
Rod Dedaux
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Penn State
Southern California
Harvard
Texas
Georgia Southern
Dedaux
Trojans
Daryl Arestein
Randy Scarberrry
Russ McQueen
Gophers
Dick Siebert
Southern Illinois
Khoury League Games Rescheduled For Tomorrow
The four Khoury League baseball games postponed by rain will be played tomorrow starting at 1 PM. First Bank vs Register-News at that time, UTC and Security Bank at 3, Mt. Vernon Savings and Loan vs Bank of Illinois at 5:30, and Amvets against American Legion at 8 PM.
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First Bank
Register- News
UTC
Security Bank
Mt. Vernon Savings and Loan and Bank of Illinois
Amvets
American Legion
Records fall as pitchers walk many in ISHSB tourney
In Peoria Illinois Hubbard Chicago defeated Galesburg 10-8 as six pitchers combined for 23 walks setting a record. Mike Politikas hit a two run homer in the fourth to push Hubbard into the finals against Willowbrook Villa Park. Aurora West beat Belleville West 5-1 as Gary Krattenmaker struck out 11 with 12 walks.
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Peoria
Ill
Hubbard
Chicago
Galesburg
Mike Politikas
Willowbrook
Villa Park
Aurora West
Belleville West
Aurora
Blackhawks
Lincoln
Gary Krattenmaker
Krattenmaker
Gary Hunley
Tom Domin
Lincolnwood Raymond
Domin
Joliet West
Steeleville Defeats Mt. Vernon In Legion Baseball
Steeleville built a 4-0 lead and led 7-0 after three innings to beat Mt. Vernon 10-4. Mt. Vernon used three pitchers, Gerald Richard taking the loss, Rocky Pasquino and Don Hill also appearing. Mark Kiehna earned the win for Steeleville, allowing five hits. Mt. Vernon coach blamed walks and errors, with 15 walks and six errors. Mt. Vernon to face Salem at Rend Lake College at 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Steeleville
Mt. Vernon
American Legion
Gerald Richard
Richard
Rocky Pasquino
Pasquino
Don Hill
Mt. Vernion
Mark Kiehna
Mike McClure
Salem
Rend Lake College Field
Providence sells ABA team to Lynch group for 1.3 million
Providence based group led by Paul Lynch completes a 1.3 million purchase of the Memphis Tams, reversing an earlier stance about buying the team. Finley pressured negotiations, ABA officials schedule vote, outgoing coach Bass considers next steps.
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Providence
R.1
Paul Lynch
American Basketball Association
Memphis Tams
Lynch
Charles O. Finley
Chicago
Finley
ABA
Robert Carlson
Tams
Bob Bass
Stan, Legion Nab Khoury League Wins
In Khoury League action Stan the Tire Man beat First Bank 9 7 with a seven run third inning. Carl Kennedy earned the win with 5 hits allowed and 11 strikeouts while Terry Schaubert took the loss. Dave Hampton homered and tripled to pace Stan's offense.
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Stan
Legion
Calvin Kirk
Tire
American Legion
First Bank
Carl Kennedy
Terry Schaubert
Dave Hampton
Doug Creel
Steve Bond
Clay Jenkins
Doug Pettit
Brent Morlan
Steve Walker
King City Federal
Brian Lewis
Glenn Spiller
Bob Thomas
Mark Price
Tim Pigg
Lewis
Gary Ross
Keith Kramer
Scott Wagner
Jeff Jenkins
James Snider
Zeigler Merchants upset Mt. Vernon Ranmar in tourney
In West Frankfort, Zeigler Merchants defeated Mt. Vernon Ranmar 15 to 6 in the West Frankfort Invitational. Deannie Williams took the loss for Ranmar, Terry Litton earned the win for Zeigler. Ranmar, now 16-7, will host Scott Field in a doubleheader tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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W. Frankfort
Zeigler Merchants
Mt. Vernon Ranmar
West Frankfort
Deannie Williams
Ranmar
Terry Litton
Zeigler
Scott Field
Knicks star dismisses Unsung Hero label in 1973 honor
Phil Jackson of the New York Knicks rejects being called unsung, receiving a plaque and a $500 gift from a New York clothier. He plays 20 to 25 minutes of frantic basketball off the bench, praising teammates DeBusschere and Bradley while discussing their futures.
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NEW York
Phil Jackson
National Basketball Association
New York Knickerbockers
Knicks
Jackson
Dave DeBusschere
Bill Bradley
DeBusschere
New York Nets
Two Teams Post Y Wins In YMCA Softball Night
The Inn Crowd defeated H and Plumbing 15 to 2 as Larry Grothoff Art Bresling and Carl Wilson each had three hits for H and H. Jim Wilbanks led the Inn Crowd with three hits. General Radiator shut out Jim Martins Carpet World 11 to 0 with Edward Fields pitching a no hitter and earning the win. Dave Wilson added three hits and Jim Anderson Mike McKee hit home runs for Radiator.
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Inn
General Radiator
YMCA
H&h Plumbing
Larry Grothoff
Art Bresling
Carl Wilson
H&h
Jim Wilbanks
Edward Fields
Jim Martins
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