Let’s play two double-headers fade from memory
AAP report notes the decline of baseball twinbills as a relic of past eras. It cites hall of famer Ernie Banks and executives from the White Sox Dodgers and Angels discussing the changing pace of games. Attendance comparisons show narrower gains from double-headers today versus single games.
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Howard Ulman
Associated Press
Ernie Banks
Wisconsin
Sox
Frank Lane
California Angels
al Campanis
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Road Runners Plan Summer Finale At SIU Carbondale
The final summer mini meet at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at McAndrew Stadium. Sponsored by the SI Road Runners, events include 100 yards, 440 yards, one mile, two miles and a joggers mile. Entry is free. In last week’s meet Chris Scott won the 11.5s 100 and 53.7s 400, Steve Landis took the 3,000 in 9:49, Bodo Schneider won the 1,500 in 4:24.8, Ella Reilly led the women with 13:58, and Norman Doorenbos was the top joggers’ mile predictor.
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Southern Illinois Unversity
Carbondale
McAndrew Stadium
Southern Illinois Road Runners
Chris Scott
Hgh School
Steve Landis
Bodo Schneider
SIUC
Ella Reilly
Norman Doorenbos
Crab Orchard Sees Three Aces This Week At Course
Holes-in-one are becoming common at Crab Orchard Country Club near Carterville. Carterville’s shot on No. 10 came with a No. 4 iron on a 200-yard par 3. Ron Kreid of Elkville aced No. 4 with a No. 6 iron on a 150-yard par 3. Ed Leonard of Columbia struck his first ace of the week on No. 7 with a No. 5 iron at 185 yards.
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Crab Orchard
Carterville
Ron Kreid
Elkville
Ed Leonard
Columbia
Little Egypt selects girls' all-star softball team
The Little Egypt Baseball Association sophomore division announces its girls' all-star softball team for a double-elimination tournament at Marion from Monday to Wednesday. Squad members include Tammy Cavitt Kristi Clark Brenda Dahmer Debbie Davis Chris Furlow Mary Glasco Sheliah Gray Rhonda Ham Trevia Hastings Pam King Robyn Ozment Tammy Parks Kathy Parrott Kalia Pate and Kellie Winemiller.
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Little Egypt Baseball Association
Marion
Tammy Cavitt
Kristi Clark
Brenda Dahmer
Debbie Davis
Chris Furlow
Mary Glasco
Sheliah Gray
Rhonda Ham
Trevia Hastings
Pam King
Robyn Ozment
Tammy Parks
Kathy Parrott
Kalia Pate
Kellie Winemiller
Angry Walton pursues Knicks and San Diego offers
Portland dispatch reports Bill Walton, the 1978 NBA MVP, will meet San Diego representatives on Sunday and Knicks on Monday as he weighs a trade from the Blazers. Walton, sidelined by foot injuries, has voiced interest in teams with stronger medical plans and possible legal action looms if talks stall.
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San Diego National Basketball Association
Portland
Bill Walton
Jack Scott
Walton
NBA
San Diego
Knicks
Scott
New York
Portland Trail Blazers
The
Blazers
Jor Concern
UCLA
Seattle
John Bassett
Alydar Wins 76th Whitney at Saratoga by Ten Lengths
Alydar sprinted clear around the final bend to win the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga by ten lengths before a crowd of 31,034. Jorge Velasquez rode the Calumet Farm horse, timing 1 27 25 for 1 1/8 miles, two-fifths of a second off the track and stake record. Buckaroo was second, a head ahead of Father Kogan.
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Calumet Farm
Alydar
Saratoga
Jorge Velasquez
Greentree Stable
Buckaroo
Sea Spray Farm
Kogan
Clark dies former Lions star and Hall of Famer
Football Hall of Famer Karl H. Dutch Clark, a charter NFL member and former Lions coach, died in Canon City, Colorado. A 1928 Colorado College star, he led the 1935 Lions to the NFL title, topping the league in scoring with 50 points. Also noted was Hall of Fame pitcher Pop Haines, who died at 85 in Dayton, Ohio, after a 1918 1937 major league career with 210 wins and 158 losses.
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Dutch
Clark
Detroit Lions
National Football League
Hall of Fame
Wyoming
Portsmouth
Ohio
Spartans
Detroit
Lions
Dayton
Jesse
Pop’ Haines
St. Louis Cardinals
Gas House Gang
Haines
Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N.Y
Hill nets 19 second win at Talladega race
Bruce Hill of Union City Georgia wins the 200 mile ARCA stock car race at Alabama International Motor Speedway with a 19 second margin over Jim Sauter Necedah Wisconsin and Grant Adcox Chattanooga Tennessee. Hill averaged 156.041 mph in a Chevrolet and earned 5300 dollars after leading 60 of 76 laps. Adcox exited with clutch problems and Sauter struggled after a pit stop. John Rezek Alvin Texas took third ahead of Joe Frasson Pauline South Carolina and Bobby Davis Lagrange Kentucky.
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Ala
Bruce Hill
Jim Sauter
Automobile Racing Club of America
Alabama International Motor Speedway
Hill
Union City
Sauter
Necedah
Wis
Grant Adcox
Chattanooga
Tenn
Adcox
John Rezek
Alvin
Tex
Joe Frasson
Pauline
S.C
Bobby Davis
Lagrange
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C’dale
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Reed Station Road
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