Joint Venture Ridgway ousted in state slow-pitch meet
Two Southern Illinois teams were eliminated Sunday in the Class A state slow-pitch softball tournament in Jacksonville. Joint Venture of Carbondale lost 8-7 to Avon, and Ridgway Pee Wees fell 15-2 to Aston Chuck's Mobile Homes of Carbondale. WRW Construction defeated Ridgway 5-1 in the first game of the double elimination. The First National Bank of Woodlawn won twice, beating Bloomington Shanigan's 14-1 and Danville Fury Inc. 5- link's New Moon Chester beat Wherli Brothers 13-8, and the Metlis Roberts Relators downed Miller High Life 19-9. Tournament ends next weekend.
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Coal Belt meet opens this week in eight-team tourney
The eight-team coal belt baseball tournament begins this week with first-round home-and-away SerieS. West Frankfort hosts Anna, Marion visits Herrin, Harris to Mount Vernon, and Vienna to Vienna's rival as teams chase best records for two-out-of-three series. Winners advance August 12 to a double-elimination event at Herrin.
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Leverie wins Super-pro race at 157 Drag Strip
Du Quoin rider Leverie captures the Super-pro race at 157 Drag Strip near Benton on Saturday night. Centralia’s Steve Beckmeyer places second, with Sikeston’s Jerry Dock and Mount Vernon’s Jim Simmons rounding the top four. Pro race goes to Jack Camden of Murphysboro, followed by Clarence Greeney Johnston City and Kevin Wilson Centralia. Motorcycle eliminator winner Mark Cutrell Herrin defeats Tom Pullum, while Ed Pursell Du Quoin takes third and Mike Phillips Murphysboro finishes fourth. Johnson Carbondale wins trophy eliminator over Roy Sloan Salem. Racing continues Saturday at I-57 with gates at 5:30 p.m. Eliminations start 8:30 p.m.
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Steve Beckmeyer
Centralia
Jerry Dock
Sikeston, Mo
Jim Simmons
Mount Vernon
Jack Camden
Murphysboro
Clarence Greeney
Johnston City
Kevin Wilson
Cen
Tralia
Rob McCurdy
West Frankfort
Mark Cutrell
Herrin
Tom Pullum
Ed Pursell O du Quoin
Mike Phillips
Johnson
Carbondale
Roy Sloan
Salem
Benton Broncos eliminated in Riverton sectional final loss
The Benton Bronco League All-Star team, aged 11 and 12, were knocked out of the Riverton sectional by Canton 41. Benton managed one hit, a single by second baseman Jim Moake, and losing pitcher Seat Kerley allowed four runs. Canton advances to the Midwest Regional Tournament next weekend at Belton, Missouri.
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Cardinals Scrimmage Slips as Chiefs Hold Edge in Missouri
St Louis Cardinals coach Jim Hanifan shrugged off an 18 0 scrimmage loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at the University of Missouri. Quarterbacks Rusty Lisch and Neil Lomax completed 15 of 31 passes for 131 yards, but the team faced drops and minus 31 rushing yards without Ottis Anderson and Jim Hart sat out.
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Steeleville, Anna, and Mount Carmel in district fastpitch standings
Baseball and softball results from the AMERICAN LEGION 25th District include Steeleville at 26-8 and advancing to the Fifth Division from Marissa, with Anna finishing 21-17. Mount Carmel leads a best of three series 1-0 over Carlyle, with a potential game tonight in Mount Carmel to decide the champion. The page also lists NHL-like hockey-like scores and a Canadian Open golf money list with Oosterhuis leading at 76,500 and multiple players earning 31,733 to 16,150 dollars.
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Bruce Lietzke
Andy North
Jack Nicklaus
David Graham
Mark Hayes
Bob Eastwood
Tom Kite
Leonard Thompson
Jerry Pate
Scott Hoch
Jim Thorpe
Tom Purtzer
Owners set to ratify season ending baseball deal Chicago
Chicago AP Owners expected to ratify the 50 day baseball strike ending pact at a Chicago meeting where plans to resume the season and a Cubs sale to the Chicago Tribune Co are on the agenda A split season option could start Aug 10 with top half leaders facing second half winners if adopted and requires votes by leagues The Major League Players Association backed the agreement and a sale to Tribune Co valued at 20 million is expected to close with Andrew McKenna likely to become Cubs chairman
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Amateur athletes become businessmen
American track star Jay Virgin of Lebanon Illinois treats amateur status as a business. He uses his running fame to build Front Runner Inc. and earns money while training for Caracas 1983 Pan American Games and the 1984 Olympics. Other athletes like Elaine Zayak and world class competitors are turning endorsements and acting roles into income, aided by USOC job opportunity programs and recent sponsor interest.
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al Feuerbach
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Lewis Sr Captures Bankers Invitational Golf Title
Randy Lewis Sr of West Frankfort carded 3 under par 67 Sunday to win the 13th Bankers Invitational at Chester Country Club. Belleville’s Chuck Eckley was runner up at 70 in championship flight. Richard Kammann, also of Belleville, won a scorecard playoff over Bob Brown of West Frankfort for the low net championship title, both at 70.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Eyes Lakers Trade Over Respect
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was set to meet Lakers owner Jerry Buss amid talk he seeks a trade. Named destinations include the New York Knicks or New Jersey Nets. Magic Johnson recently signed a long contract with Los Angeles. Jabbar, 34, has two years left on a 1 million per year deal after six seasons with Milwaukee and six with the Lakers.
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Mets Activate Leary and Move to Tidewater
Baseball notes show Tim Leary activated by the Mets and optioned to the Tidewater Tides. Keith Pennelis also agreed to terms as a pitcher. The broader schedule lists ESPN and USA network programming across the day with baseball, football, tennis, and other events.
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