Rain shortened Peabody wins Teen Tierney ties for low score
18 year old Tierney Bob Tierney Jr wins the rain shortened Peabody Tournament at Saline County Golf and Country Club Eldorado with a 99 total after a 63 in Saturday's qualifying. Randy Lewis finishes second with 100 while Jansco Stevens and Tony Stevens tie for third at 101. Final 27 hole scores list multiple class leaders and senior divisions with Riggs and Knott winning their classes.
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Bob Tierney, Jr
Eldorado
Valdosta
Saline County Golf and Country Club
Tierney
Randy Lewis
West Frankfort
Jan Jansco
Johnston City
Tony Stevens
Murphysboro
Pat Riggs
Harrisburg
Jim Knott
Dudley Gutzler
Bill Connors
Jim Izett
Charles Elder
Fred Walker
Joe Wright
John Doyle
Lewis
Jansco
Stevens
Don Basso
Charles Norris
Harold Finnie
Dave Perkins
Ron Killman
Kraig Anthony
Bob Holman Jr
Riggs
Bill Pyle
Elmer Tice
Jerry Grace
Ed Bear
Steve Murray
Mel Shadowens
Bob Barger
Erick Perkins
Jim Higgins
Robert Esmon
Wilbur Fowler
Gary Cody
Mike Tregonning
Fannie Hendrix
Sam Jenny
Larry Harris
Ron Zeigler
Knott
Rex Scott
Ethiopia Kenya poised in Munich Games walkout threat
Ethiopia and Kenya loom as pivotal nations in the walkout threat at the Munich Games as Africa’s Olympic committees press the IOC over Rhodesia. Kenya awaits President Kenyatta’s decision while Ethiopians book flights to Addis Ababa amid the standoff with Rhodesia.
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Kenya
Ethiopia
Olympic Village
Jomo Kenyatta
Rhodesia
Jomo
Addis Ababa
National Olympic Committees of Africa Rem
International Olympic Committee
South Africa
United States
Illinois Duck Season Opens With Point System Rules
Duck season opens October 28 and runs to December 16 with sunrise to sunset shooting hours. Illinois uses a point system to set daily bag limits, banning canvasback and redhead due to habitat changes. Coats of 15 per day and 30 in possession for coots. Canada geese quotas apply in Southern Illinois with a two per day limit plus white fronts, and a five bird daily cap across other geese. Canada goose population high last year. federal stamps up to $5 required for migratory waterfowl hunting. A new state record spotted bass weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces was caught by Ron DeHollander in Coles County, surpassing Gary Chamness’s previous record.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Jim Lockart
Division of Wildlife Resources
U.S
Sporting Goods
Atother
Ron DeHollander
Charleston
Coles County
Gary Chamness
Carterville
Write-In Vote For Frank Broyles Shocks Northwest Arkansas
Arkansas football fans show political interest as Frank Broyles, Razorbacks coach, receives a write-in Democratic nomination in Northwest Arkansas District. The second game of the scheduled double header was rained out and moved to 2 p.m. Saturday at Jacob.
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Arkansans
Frank Broyles
University of Arkansas Razorbacks
Northwest Arkansas
Musso
Huffman
Weinstein
Wittlich
Reeder
Bovaldi
Horn
Koehn
Jacob
Johnson vows social work return to Akron for ghetto youth
Gus Johnson, 33 and a nine season NBA veteran, says he would take a $100000 pay cut to return to Akron as a social worker after his playing days, hoping to relate to inner city children whose parents knew him. Johnson cites knee issues and a hoped Phoenix title bid, and notes strong averages of 17.4 points and 12.7 rebounds before injuries. He plans to relocate back to The Town if health permits.
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Gus Johnson
National Basketball Association
Johnson
Baltimore Bullets
Phoenix Suns
Akron
Trou
Zeigler Raiders fall short of state softball tourney
Zeigler 18-1 against state qualifiers could not reach the Class B state meet after a regional loss to West Frankfort. Manager Marion Poggas lamented the timing as Frankfort pitcher Whitey Fitzgerald threw a perfect game in the semi finals. Zeigler returns home tonight to host Makanda in a 7:30 p.m. twin bill with their 60-15 record at stake.
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Zeigler Raiders
Raiders
Southern Illinois
Danville
du Quoin
Murphysboro Elks
Carbondale McDonalds
Frankfort
Whitey Fitzgerald
Poggas
Zeigler
Royalton
Martin Oilers
Makanda
Legionnaires head to SIU amid eligibility disputes
Two Arlington Heights American Legion players eye Southern Illinois University scholarships as Barneys Elser questions eligibility and protests the Illinois state meet results. The dispute follows allegations of rule violations and criticism of hair length and participation limits in a program framed as for the boys but accused of gatekeeping.
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Arlington Heights American Legion
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Mark Newman
SIU
LIU
Itchy’ Jones
Newman
Arlington Heights
Belleville
Barney Elser
Elser
Arlington Club
Mlinois
Richmond
Ind
Legion
Barrington
Giles
Carbondale
Metro-East
American Legion
Devlin Wins USI Classic. declares plans to pace golfing career
Bruce Devlin won the $200,000 USI Classic at Pleasant Valley CC with a 13 under par 275. The Australian plumber turned pro triumphed by three strokes, earning $40,000 and signaling he may retire from full‑time tour play after another season of success. Elder, Mahaffey, and Aaron chased but fell short as Trevino, Nicklaus, Palmer, and Player did not compete.
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Kathy Whitworth
Jocelyne Bourassa
Miss Bourassa
Miss Whitworth
Gag
Devlin
Armidale
Australia
Hills and Dales
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Vino
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
United States Industries
Elder
Foyt Finishes Second in Bettenhausen Memorial Race
A. J. Foyt Jr. pours ice water on a swollen ankle after placing second in the Tony Bettenhausen Memorial 100 mile race in Springfield. Al Unser won the event as Foyt, still recovering from June Du Quoin injuries, aimed to finish strong and planned to race at Du Quoin again on Labor Day with a championship car entry filed.
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A. J. Foyt Jr
Tony Bettenhausen
Springfield
Foyt
Quoin
al Unser
du Quoin
Veterans Pearson and Unser Back In Form In Stock Car Racing
David Pearson, nearing 39, wins the Yankee 400 at Michigan International Speedway beating friend Lee Allison to claim his fifth major win of the season. Al Unser, fresh from back-to-back Indy 500 titles, wins a USAC stock car race at Springfield and a dirt-track feature the next day.
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David Pearson
al Unser
Pearson
Allison
Michigan International Speedway
Mercury
A. J. Foyt
Glen Wood
Foyt
Unser
United States Auto Club
Springfield
Brett Lunger
Pomona
Calif
Redman
Lunger
Skip Barber
Carlisle
Mass
John Morton
Torrence
Jack Bowsher
Ohio
Milwaukee
Gordon Johncock
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Little Rock, Ark
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Monmouth Park
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