Bass Fishing At Rend Lake Pro Guides Set Easy Bass Limits
Wayne Wend ling operates Sportsman Bait Shop and guiding on Rend Lake Illinois. He guarantees limits and consistently lands 30 to 40 bass daily for clients, as Tom Rizzo from Oak Lawn learns the lake’s scrappy large mouth bass near north access. The day features 90 degree heat, worm lures, and a celebration of the sport. Wayne notes northern pike have grown to 10 to 12 pounds but few anglers target them.
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Rend Lake
Ill
UPI
Wayne Wendling
Wayne
Murphysboro
Tom Rizzo
Oak Lawn
Sportsman
Sandusky
Rerid Lake
Wimbledon
Michigan
Wisconsin
Linois
Tom
Borg New Idol at Wimbledon sparks youthful uproar
Bjorn Borg the 17 year old Swede captivates Wimbledon crowds with long blond hair and fan adulation. Despite pressure his form slips in a five set loss to Karl Meller, then recovers to win. Fellow seeds Roger Taylor and Jan Kodes advance to the last 16. Nastase awaits return from back troubles.
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Wimbledon
England
Bjorn Borg
Foise
Borg
Karl Meller
Lilie Nastase
Toshiro Saki
Japan
Roger Taylor
Britain
Jan Kodes
Czechoslovakia
Vukovich Seen As Favorite In Pocono Schaefer 500
Mount Pocono Pennsylvania AP Billy Vukovich, 28, son of Indy winners, starts 13th in a 33 car field for the 374000 Schaefer 500 at Pocono International Raceway. He qualified at 184.228 mph for the 244 mile race scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT. Former Indy star Freddie Agabashian calls him a comer and likely future driving champion.
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Mount Pocono
Billy Vukovich
Indianapolis
Freddie Agabashian
Agabashian
Vukovich
Pocono International Raceway
Vuky
Indy
Gordon Johncock
Agabashion
Ranmar Splits With Coffeen In Doubleheader
The Mt. Vernon Ranmar softball team split a doubleheader with Coffeen last night. Ranmar won the opener 3 2 as Gene Howard allowed nine hits and the defense made six errors. Steve Chapman was 2 3 at the plate and Dave Montfort hit a homer. Ron Thouvenin earned the win for Coffeen in game two.
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Mt. Vernon
Ranmar
Coffeen
Gene Howard
Steve Chapman
Dave ‘Montfort
Ron Thouvenin
Savings-Loan, UCT Nab Wins
Mt. Vernon Savings and Loan and UCT captured Khoury League victories last night. Casey Overturf pitched 15 strikeouts and two hits in a 14-2 win for Loan as Kevin Tolley took the loss. Overturf added two triples, a double and a single. Kim Pigg, Brad Scroggins and Rich Wallace each had two hits.
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Calvin Kirk
Mt. Vernon Savings and Loan
UCT
Casey Overturf
Kevin Tolley
Overturf
Kim Pigg
Brad Scroggins
Rich Wallace
Steve Chiapelli
Jamie Winkler
Clinton Peek
Bobby Martin
Bill Jones
Jimmy Hall
Bruce Curless
Billy King
Carl Kennedy
Stan
King
Kennedy
Mark Stables
Jeff McDaniel
Vinnie Hughey
Mark Hampton
Randy Johnson
Dave Hampton
Two Teams Post Big Wins In Slo-Pitch Action
In Wednesday YMCA slo-pitch, two five inning games ended early under the 10 run rule. Linkon Auto Supply defeated Jaycee's 17 0 as Mark Bevis went 4 4, Clyde Scott and Dick Young homered, with Henry Mannen credited. Consulting Enterprises rolled past Valley Electric 18 1, Jerry Neal went 4 4 and Tom Smithpeters hit two homers for the winners.
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YMCA
Linkon Auto Supply
Jaycee
Linkon
Mark Bevis
Clyde Scott
Dick Young
Cubs Tie Expos as Monday Sparks Chicago Power
In Chicago, Rick Monday made a pivotal defensive play and hit two homers to lift the Cubs to a 4-2 win over Montreal. The Expos, led by Bailey and Santo, had surged in a prolonged 18 inning game with key homers, but Monday's late clutch shots sealed the victory and tied his season high with 18 homers.
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Chicago Ar
Rick Monday
Montreal Expos
Chicago Cubs
Ron Santo
Montreal
Bob Bailey
Bailey
Santo
Nto
Cubs
Bill Stoneman
Expos
Ron Hunt
Boots Day
Ron Fairly
Ken Singleton
Hunt
Standings and schedule update from the major leagues
American League standings show New York leading with 41 wins and 33 losses while Baltimore sits at 36 30 and Milwaukee 37 36. West division lists Oakland 41 34 and California 39 33. Boston and Detroit both 35 35 and 36 37 respectively. National League standings feature Chicago at 45 31 and San Francisco at 44 33. New York 38 38 and Philadelphia 35 38 follow. Friday through Sunday matchups include Cleveland at New York and Milwaukee at Boston among others. Chicago visits Oakland and Minnesota hosts California in key divisional games.
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Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
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Oakland
California
Chicago
Minnesota
Kansas City
Texas
New York
Perry
Medich
Bell
Curtis
Alexander
Littell
Bibby
Bahnsen
Holtzman
Blyleven
Ryan
Montreal
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Houston
Cincinnati
Atlanta
San Diego
Islame
Seaver
Reuschel
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AMA
Bluford
Illinois
Mit
Vernon
Laura Baugh
Long Beach
Calif
U.S
Bill Vukovich
Star of
Parnelli Jones
Gulf
Sunoco
STP
Jones
al Unser
Mario Andretti
Joe Leonard
United States Auto
AIR Tools
Pneumatic
Pickard Industries Inc
Central Mine Supply Co
8Th & Opdyke Sts
Henry Mannen
Credite
Consulting Enterprises
Valley Electric
Jerry Neal
Tom Smithpeters
Jose Cardenal
Randy Hundley
Adrian Garrett
Oakland A’s
MT. Vernon Township High School
J.D. Shields
Salem
Marion Jefferson Service CO
MT. Vernon, Ill
Nason Estates
Central
College
Brocka S. Broadway
Crest Cabinetry Supply
Tuesa
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