Nevele Pride wins Hambletonian at DuQuoin in straight heats
Dancer drives Nevele Pride to decisive 1st and 2nd heat victories earning 116000 for the win. The three year old rises to 511400 career earnings, eyeing a million-dollar milestone as fans see a dominant performance despite fast times not matching records. Keystone Spartan places twice for 28466, Dart Hanover and Sanders Russell take 13663.
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Stanley Dancer
Nevele Pride
DuQuoin
Dancer
Billy Haughton
Haughton
Keystone Spartan
del Miller
Snow Speed
Carolyn Sue
Super Horse Dancer Wins Hambletonian in Easy Fashion
Stanley Dancer skies to his first Hambletonian with Nevele Pride nicknamed Super Horse as the two year old trotter blazes to victories in 1:59.3 and 1:59.2 amid windy conditions. Dart Hanover drives in third as Dancer plans Lexington records later in the season.
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Larry Odell
Southern Illinoisan Super Horse
Stanley Dancer
Nevele Pride
Victory Lane
Dancer
New Jersey
Billy Haughton
Pride
Nevele
Jet Time sinks in Castleton Farm Stake heat
Harness owner Charles Lerner watches Jet Time finish eighth in a Castleton Farm Stake heat as driver Billy Rouse stays patient from the rail. Co owner Bill Hayes cites a possible issue while Lerner recalls how he entered the venture via a stock talk.
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Charles Lerner
Carbondale
Jet Time
Castleton Farm
Hambletonian
Billy Rouse
Bill Hayes
Billy
Lerner
Bill
Tom Eaton
New York
Eaton
Dancer limps through Hambletonian Day at Du Quoin
Dancer trails three seconds to finish behind three second-place threats as Nevele Major Parula and Lindy's Pride shine in Casleton Farm Stake heat races. Nevele Major wins heat one, Lindy's Pride wins heat two, with a photo finish deciding the final heat. Geers Stake yields four starters and close finishes as Dancer clings to a rare Sunday double using Haughton guiding Rum Customer to the front.
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Stanley Dancer
du Quoin
Dancer
Nevele Major
Parula
Casleton Farm
Lindy’s
Pride
Lindy
Price
Joey O’brien
Armbro Jet
Billy Haughton
Nardin
Gayblade
Stake
Sheer Speed
Tarport Farr
Lou Huber
Sandy Lobell
R. D
H. A. Ricketts
Houston
Geers
Bill Haughton
Rum
Nevel
Marion captures Coal Belt title with 5-3 win over Herrin
Marion. Southpaw Steve Malone struck out 19 Herrin batters as Marion defeated Herrin 5-3 Sunday night to claim the Coal Belt Baseball League championship. Herrin pitcher Ron Shelton fanned 13 with 7 walks and 3 errors, but Marion built a 3-0 lead by capitalizing on walks and miscues. Marion finishes 11-3, Herrin 10-4.
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Herrin
Steve Malone
Ron Shelton
Shelton
Bill Wade
Bill Diaz
Mike McDaniel
McDaniel
Sears
Hays
Worthen
Hickey
Stotlar
Barnes
Wilson
Hudgens
Malone
RH Luckey
Gordon
Kuehner
Wade
Dial
Franklin
Stearns
Neunert Wins Bi State Title With 11 2 Victory
Neunert clinched the Bi-State League Baseball championship with an 11 to 2 win over Fredericktown, Mo. Ed Reeder struck out 14 in a complete game, adding a bases loaded triple as Jim Shields led a 13 hit attack. Next Sunday the title run continues at Altenburg, Mo.
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Fredericktown
Altenberg
Jim Shields
Ed Reeder
Reeder
Neunert AB
Deppe
J. Shields
Mileur
Hollman
Sok
M. Shields
Sit
Ohlau
Crain
N. Quillman
Slusher
Fredrickstown
Stanfill
D. Harper
Pipes wins Hambo golf to claim second straight title
Pursie Pipes won the Hambletonian golf title at Perry County Country Club by six strokes over Connie Connell. Pipes shot 71-69-140, with Bob Davis third at 147 and Steve Heckel and Dave Perkins tied for fourth at 148. Additional class winners listed include Noakes, Gore, Jansco, Phelps, Stricklin, Qualls, Jackson, Davis, Bailey, Zeidler, and senior divisions led by Whitten, Frank, Thomas, and Wright.
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Nevele Pride
Phil Noakes
Carterville
Jake Gore
Carbondale
Jan Jansco
Johnston City
John Phelps
Merrill Stricklin
Eldorado
Jim Qualls
Spariia
Roy Jackson
Lesser
Jim Davis
Anna
Lyle Bailey
du Quoin
Ross Zeidler
Dr. C. B. Whitten
Salem
Milton Frank
St. Louis
Merrill ‘Thomas
Pinckneyville
C. E. Wright
Cards Use Errors To Beat Pirates 4-2 In NL Action
The St Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 as Pirates errors fuelled four runs. Nelson Briles earned the win with support from Joe Hoerner who shut down a late Pirates threat. Other NL results included Cubs over Astros 2-0, Dodgers 5-4 over Giants, Phillies 4-1 over Braves, and Mets 7-1 past Cincinnati.
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Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Pirates
Cardinals
Nelson Briles
Joe Hoerner
Maury Wills
Julian Javier
Gary Kolb
Lou Brock
Donn Clendenen
Dock Ellis
Bob Tolan
Shannon
Javier
Matty Alou
Oilers sweep three to reach Class B softball quarterfinals
The Martin Oilers advanced to the Illinois State Class B Softball Tournament quarterfinals at Casey with three one run victories. They edged Buckingham 1-0, beat Peoria 3-2, and defeated Bloomington 1-0. Endres struck out 14 in Sunday win and Sandoval’s team opens Wednesday, next game Saturday at 8 30.
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Martin Oilers
Casey
Buckingham
Peoria
Bloomington
Carbondale Fidelity Union
Jack Herring
Gary Endres
Oilers
Endres
al Royal
Bloomingon
Rich Spiller
Jim Pribble
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